Danford Abbott (1770 - 1854)

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Biography

Danford was born in 1770. He was the son of Aaron Abbott and Mary Ayers.

He died in 1854. At the time of his death, he was married to a woman named Mary (birth surname unknown) and had six children

1. James
2. Amasa
3. John
4. Hannah
5. "Unis" (Eunice)
6. Mary

Will

Will^[1]

”I Danford Abbott of Warren in the County of Herkimer and state of New York considering the uncertainty of life & being of sound & disposing mind & memory Blessed be Almighty God for the same do make publish & declare this my last will & testament in manner & form following

First I give devise & bequeath unto my son James C. Abbott all – certain home farm situate in said town on which I now reside to have & to hold the same to him his heirs & assigns forever & I charge upon & upon the farm devised to him the comfortable support & maintenance of his mother during her natural life which provision I make for her in lieu of dower & I also charge upon my said son the payment of the same of two hundred dollars to my daughter Mary Starr which I give & bequeath unto her & payable one year after my decease. I also give & bequeath unto my said son all my farming tools that I may have at the time of my decease.

”Secondly I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Mary the use of all my household furniture during her life & at her death what may be left & remaining I give to my son James C. Abbott.

”Thirdly All the rest & residue of my personal estate I give & bequeath unto my sons Amasa Abbott & John Abbott & my daughters Hannah Bloomfield & Unis (Eunice) Huntington & Mary Starr equally to be divided between them share & share alike. For the bequest of farming tools to my son James C. Abbott I mean to include my one horse waggon sleigh cutter caldron kettles pot -?- kettle & sap buckets which he is to have.

”Lastly I hereby appoint my sons Amasa Abbott & James C. Abbott executors of this my last will & testament witness my hand & seal this 25th day of January 1854. – Danford Abbott

Witnessed by: James Hyde, Richfield; Tyler(?) Phipps, Warren

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Danford Abbott in "New York Probate Records: Herkimer, New York, United States records, Aug 6, 2018," images, FamilySearch ([1] Mar 14, 2024), Volume I-J; image 433 of 510; New York. Surrogate's Court (Herkimer County).
   Will dated dated 25 January 1854. Proved 17 June 1854

• Abbott, Lemuel Abijah, Descendants of George Abbott Title: Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass. : of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass., of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R.I., of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass., of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct., of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct., with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States Boston: Abbott, 1906.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Abbott-2377 created through the import of Oct 14 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012 by Pam Carter. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Pam and others.