Ruth (Hollister) Abbey (1781 - 1868)

Born 25 Oct 1781 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Died 20 Feb 1868 at age 86 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

• Fact: Burial (1868) Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

SAMUEL (4) ABBE, son of Benjamin (3) and Mary (Tryon) Abbe, born 1726; died August 10, 1806, buried in Eastern Cemetery, Portland, Conn. He received property by deed from his father, April 24, 1749, land on the "east side of the Great River" at Middletown, Conn.; was also party to deeds, 1758 and 1759. He was a store-keeper and kept the old "Abbey Tavern." In the Census of 1790, he is given in Chatham, Conn., 3 males over 21, 1 male under 21, 3 females in family. In 1800 he has 2 males and 1 female over 45, 1 male and 1 female between 16 and 26. His will, made May 16, 1806, probated August 30, 1806, is recorded in Middletown. The inventory amounted to ,292.61. Will of Samuel Abbe of Chatham, Middlesex County, Conn., mentions: wife Sarah; son Samuel, now residing in Genesee; son David, now residing at New Orleans; son John, now residing at Middlebury, N. Y.; daughter Jemima, wife of George Cooper; son George; surviving children of daughter Damaris Hurlbut, deceased; daughter Mary Wilcox; daughter Rachel Treat; sons Thomas, Benjamin, Asaph, Reuben; appraiser, Nathaniel Cornwell. A Samuel and Sarah Abbey, with many other parties, all formerly, and some now of Connecticut, signed a land transfer in 1789, dividing a lot known as "Lottania." Albany Deeds.)

Married (1) RACHEL MASSON.

Married (2) April 4, 1776, MRS. SARAH WARREN LELAND of Grafton, Mass. She had eleven children by her former marriage so that her son by this marriage had the distinction of having had twenty-two half brothers and sisters.

Children of first wife (order not known):

• 150 Benjamin Abbey, b. 1752; m. ______.
• Thomas Abbey, was a Revolutionary soldier and pensioner. He is perhaps the Thomas Abbey who d. in Portland, March 24, 1824, aged 72.
• 151 Samuel Abbey, b. about 1760; m. (1) _____; (2) Margaret Lee or Miller.
• David Abbey, resided in New Orleans in 1806.
• 152 John Abbey, resided in Middlebury, N.Y., in 1806; probably married Ruth Risley.
• Jemima Abbey, m. before 1806, George Cooper.
• 153 George Abbey, b. Jan. 17, 1763; prob. m. Mary Brooks.
• Damaris Abbey, d. before 1806; m. June 27, 1776, in Chatham-Portland, Conn., Hurlbut. Children survived in 1806.
• Mary Abbey, m. in Chatham-Portland, Dec. 16, 1772, Darius Wilcox of Middletown.
• 154 Rachel Abbey, m. Charles Treat.
• 155 Reuben Abbey, b. April 11, 1770; m. (1) Eunice (Goodell) Williams; (2) Mrs. Reeves; (3) Mrs. Mary Tryon.
• 156. Asaph Abbey, b. Aug 26, 1776, m. Ruth Hollister.

Abbe-Abbey Genealogy, In Memory of John Abbe and His Descendants on page 93 and 94 states: 156. ASAPH (5) ABBEY, son of Samuel (4) and Sarah (Leland) Abbe, born August 26, 1776; died December 17, 1831, in Portland, Conn.; buried in Eastern Cemetery, Portland. He was a farmer and tavern keeper in the north part of Portland, and was captain in one of the old militia companies. Married June 1, 1800, RUTH HOLLISTER, born October 25, 1781, in Glastonbury, Conn.; died February 20, 1868, in Cleveland, Ohio, and was buried there. She was daughter of David and Prudence (Miller) Hollister.

Children:

• 318 Anson Abbey, b. March 9, 1801; m. Clarissa Taylor.
• 319 Pamelia Abbey, b. July 19, 1S02 : m. Russell Pelton.
• Asaph Abbey, jr., b. Jan. 26, 1804; d. in Cleveland, Ohio, April 1, 1859. He was a peddler of Yankee notions, traveling over the whole central west. Married in Pennsylvania, Anna Mary _______. Child (perhaps others): Samuel, lives in Pueblo, Colo.; not m.
• David Abbey, b. Sept. 9, 1805; d. in Cleveland, Ohio, June 30, 1856. He was a hardware merchant and had also been in business in Akron, Ohio, and in Pittsburgh, Pa. Married Sarah ______, and had six children, of whom one is living, Charles, of Isle of Pines.
• Russell Abbey, b. Feb. 3, 1807; d. in Chicago, Aug. 28, 1888. He was a peddler, later a merchant, lost heavily in the fire in Chicago, where he was in business. During the gold excitement he went to California overland and was one of the two survivors of the party. Married Emily Bruce. Children: i. Milton, d. ____; i. Eldorado, d. ______; iii. Emily, m. ________ Bruce and lives in Chattanooga, Tenn., has a son Russell Abbey.
• Ruth Abbey, b. Oct. 27, 1808; d. in Concord, Minn., Feb. 16, 1883. Married Charles L. Shepard, of Portland, Conn., b. 1799, probably in Chatham, Conn., son of Andrew and Deliverance (Leland) Shepard. No children.
• 320 Prudence Miller Abbey, b. March 18, 1811; m. Edwin Bell.
• 321 Sarah Ann Abbey, b. Jan. 29, 1813; m. Charles Bartlett.
• 322 William Warren Abbey, b. Oct. 18, 1814; m. (1) Sophronia Tryon; (2) Emily Anderson; (3) Charlotte Taylor.
• Henry Augustus Abbey, b. Nov. 10, 1816; d. in Portland, Nov. 5 (or 25), 1820.
• 323 Grove Nelson Abbey, b. Aug. 19, 1818; m. Sarah Goodale.
• Samuel Abbey, b. April 13, 1820; d. in Sandwich, Ill., July 17, 1889. He was a peddler, and, later, traveling salesman for his two brothers. He m. twice. He is probably the Samuel Abbey who m. Mary E. ______, b. about 1823 and had child: Henry Earl, b. May 16, 1848, in Glastonbury, Conn. Child by second marriage: Ruth, m. _____ Lewis; lives at Oak Park, Ill., has four children: Jean, Frances, Elizabeth, and _______.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols page 43 and 44 states: 61.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 June 2021, 00:25), entry for Ruth Hollister (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7XY-9K9 ); contributed by various users.
• No. 582, pg 107 and 187 - Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayette Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1