Rev
Abishai
"Abisha"
Colton
Born in Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of George Colton III
and Sarah Colton
Brother of
Nathan Colton, Julius Colton, Alpheus Colton, Demas Colton Sr, Sarah Colton and Experience (Colton) Patterson
Husband of
Abigail (Denison) Colton
— married
20 May 1792 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lyman Colton, Alonzo Colton, William Denison Colton, Calvin Swan Colton, Rufus Colton, Amanda Colton and Aldolphus Colton
Died
at age 61
in Sandgate, Benton County, Vermont, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Sep 2014
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Biography
Abishai Colton was the son of George Colton and Sarah Colton, born 4 May 1761 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. [1]
He married 20 May 1792 Abigail Denison; they had 7 children, as profiled.
Abishai Colton died in 1823 and is buried in Sandgate, Bennington County, Vermont: Find A Grave: Memorial #16689736
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQM-D9V : 10 February 2018), Abishai Colton, 04 May 1761; citing , SPRINGFIELD, HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, 2:178D8ZC; FHL microfilm 185,416.
- Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison Author: E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus Publication: Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 Note: Originally published, Pequot Press 1963 Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993; no. 1058: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/76/mode/1up
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 February 2021), memorial page for Rev Abishai Colton (4 May 1761–12 Jan 1823), Find a Grave Memorial no. 16689736, citing Sandgate Center Cemetery, Sandgate, Bennington County, Vermont, USA ; Maintained by Nancy D (contributor 46812519) .
- Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,4661::0
- Colton, George Woolworth. A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton. Wickersham Print. Company, 1912. pg 6-67.
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,7836::0
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,2495::0
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
- Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut; p. 351, no. 364: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n373/mode/1up
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abishai by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abishai:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abishai by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abishai:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
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