John Abbott (1663 - 1739)

Born 1663 in Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Mauleverer) Abbott — married 26 May 1696 in Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1739 at about age 76 in Crosswicks, Burlington, New Jersey [uncertain]

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Biography

John Abbott, yoeman ^[1] of Nottingham, Burlington County, New Jersey was born in 1663 in Farnsfield, Nottingham, England to parents John Abbott and Jane ____. He married Anne Mauleverer, daughter of Edmund Mauleverer and Anne Pearson, on 26 May 1696 at Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey in a Quaker ceremony at the home of Anne's step-father, Matthew Watson.

Children of John Abbott and Anne Mauleverer:

Mary 1696-1739 married (1) Benjamin Ellis (2) George Williams

Ann 1698-1767 married Jonathan Biles

Jane 1701-1780 married Joseph Burr

Rachel 1703-1705

Rachel (2nd of name) 1706-1777

John 1708-1795

Elizabeth 1712-1753 married George Williams

Timothy 1717-1776 married Ann Satterthwaite

Sarah 1719-1746 married Hezekiah Willliams

Samuel 1721-1751 married Elizabeth Hastings

John Abbott came from England to Philadelphia in 1684 as 'servant' to William Watson, who was from Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire, and it is presumed that Abbott came from the same place. They settled almost at once in Nottingham, Burlington, styling the settlement 'Farnsfield.' [1]

The first reference to John Abbott on New Jersey records is dated 20 Nov 1689, when George Hutcheson deeded to William Blanch and John Abbett [sic] of Burlington Co., wheelwrights, 100 acres of land to be taken up in 'the Indian purchase.' [2]

On 21 Feb 1692/3, John Abott [sic] of Nottingham, planter, bought from Thomas Budd of Philadelphia 1/32 of a full share of the Province of West Jersey, excepting certain town lots already laid out on account of the fractional share. (NJA 21:466). He owned several large tracts on Crosswicks Creek and in a deed of 1695 was described as of 'Crosswicks Creek, husbandman.' [3]

On May 3, 1693, a six-acre lot next the burying ground was deeded to John Abbottt and three others, and the same day the four grantees acknowledged that they held the same in trust for the Quakers belonging to the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting. [4]

On 3rd Mo. (May) 26, 1696, John Abbott of Nottingham, husbandman, was married to Anne, daughter of Edmund and Anne Manleverer of Chesterfield, at the house of Matthew Watson there. [5]

In 1698 he was named as an executor in the will of John Rogers of Nottingham. [6]

In 1706 he signed a petition from the Proprietors and Purchasers of West Jersey to Gov. Cornbury asking the revocation of an order prohibiting the Proprietors from granting any warrants for lands. [7]

On 24 Apr 1710, Matthew Watson, son and heir of Matthew Watson, deceased, of Chesterfield, conveyed, for love and 5 [pounds], to his brother-in-law John Abbott 7 acres of meadow on the south side of Crosswicks Creek, in Chesterfield, being part of the meadow belonging to grantor's plantation. [8]

John Abbott is mentioned in the old Nottingham township records 1692-1711 and served as Overseer of Highways 1695 and Assessor 1704, 1709, and 1711. [9]

He died 16 Oct 1739 in Crosswicks, New Jersey, and his widow Anne 19 Apr 1754 in Chesterfield, New Jersey. [10]

The will of John Abbott of Nottingham, yeoman, undated, but executed after 1737, was proved 12 Apr 1740, and names wife Ann [sic] and nine children. [11]

Data Source: Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 Page: 9; Name: John Abbott; Date: (Not dated); Location: Nottingham Township, Burlington Co.yeoman; will of. Children--John, Timothy, Samuel, Mary Williams, Ann Biles, Jane Burr, Rachell Abbott, Elizabeth Williams and Sarah Abbott. Servant boy Arthur Woolard. Land adjoining Robert Pearson on the south side of Crosswick Creek. Wife Ann sole executrix. Witnesses--Robert Pearson, Rachel Pearson, Thomas Pearson. Proved April 12, 1740.Lib. 4, p. 228.

At the time of his death, his plantation consisted of 810 acres, extending from Crosswicks creek at the bridge on the Bordentown and Hamilton Square road to Pond Run on the same road, westward toward Nottingham (later Hamilton) Square. [12]

Footnotes

[1] Pennsylvania Magazine of History & Biography 6:122

[2] New Jersey Archives 21:473

[3] ibid 21:375,465

[4] ibid 21:447-8

[5] ibid 22:650

[6] ibid 22:393

[7] ibid 3:165

[8] New Jersey Deeds U:537

[9] New Jersey Historical Society Magazine, Hutchinson B:126-130

[10] (CfdQR)

[11] New Jersey Archives 30:9

[12] A. Van Doren Honeyman, Editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey: Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administrations, Etc., Volume II, (The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, Somerville, NJ).) Will 2: Lib. 4, p. 228

Sources

1. ↑ Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, vol. IV. (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013):65.

• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, vol. IV. (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013):65. note: death date of 16 Oct 1719 is in error.

• The American Genealogist vol. 69 (1994):160-164. Anne (Mauleverer) Abbott, Quaker Immigrant to New Jersey: Confirmation of her Gentry Descent, By Col. Charles M. Hansen, FASG.

• American Marriages Before 1699

• Colonial Families of the USA 1607-1775

• US and Canada Passenger and Immigration Lists Index

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105092352