Abner Spafford (1704 - 1777)

Born 21 Aug 1704 in Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Colman) Wood — married 23 Dec 1734 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 12 Sep 1777 at age 73 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

DEACON ABNER SPOFFORD and SARAH COLMAN. Married Dec. 23, 1734; lived on "the hill," in Georgetown, Mass. He was a husbandman and millwright by occupation; chosen deacon of First Church, March 4, 1755; commissioned captain of militia, by Governor William Shirley, Nov. 22, 1743; killed by a fall in his mill, Sept. 12, 1777. A special permit "that the solemnities of the funeral be attended on the Lord's day after the public exercises of the day are over," signed by John Cushing, justice of the peace, is preserved by the writer. His will bears date March 1, 1773, probated April 6, 1778, his son Eleazer executor. Inventory of estate, œ1,230 18s. 2d.

His widow, Sarah (Colman), a native of Byfield, Mass., married Jonathan Wood, of Boxford.

CHILDREN.

1. RACHEL, b. Sept. 23, 1735; m. David Nelson.
2. ELEAZER, b. Aug. 12, 1739; m. Mary Flint.
3. SARAH, b. Mar. 4, 1741; m. Dudley Tvler.
4. JOHN, b. Feb. 20, 1742; m. Susanna Dow.
5. HULDAH, b. Nov. 11, 1744; m. Moody Spofford, Esq. #ABRAM, b. Feb. 3, 1748; died young.
6. PHEBE, b. Jan. 6, 1751; m. David Adams.
7. ISAAC, b. Apr. 10, 1752; m. Mary Ayer.
8. JACOB, b. Feb. 26, 1755; m. Mary Tenney.

Name

Name: Abner (Deacon) /Spafford/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 21 AUG 1705

Place: Georgetown, Essex, Massachusetts, USA^{[8][9][10][11]}

Death

Death: Age: 73

Date: 12 SEP 1777

Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA^[12]

Burial

Burial:

Date: SEP 1777

Place: Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA^[13]

Marriage

Husband: Abner (Deacon) Spafford

Wife: Sarah (Spafford) Colman

Child: Phebe (Adams) Spafford

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 23 DEC 1734

Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA^{[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}

Husband: @I2336@

Wife: @I741@

Child: Abner (Deacon) Spafford

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 15 FEB 1700

Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA^{[21][22][23][24][25][26]}

Sources

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25. ↑ Source: #S193
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