Born 18 Aug 1757 in Quaker Hill, Dutchess, New York

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Abraham was a Friend (Quaker)

Abraham was born 18d 8mo 1757 [18 Aug 1757] at the Oblong monthly meeting in Dutchess County, New York.^[1] He was the son of Abraham and Anstes Wing.^[1]

He accompanied his family when his father was granted a certificate to the Queensbury monthly meeting on 16d 1mo 1766 [16 Jan 1766].^[2]

In 1779, Abraham married Polly McKee of White Creek, Washington, New York.^[3] He was disowned by the Easton monthly meeting on 12d 7mo 1781 [12 Jul 1781] for marrying out of the society.^[4]

Abraham was forced to quit his 150 acre farm on lot 29 in Queensbury during the American Revolution.^[5] In 1789, he was discharged for paying all past and future quit-rent on the property.^[5]

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Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Monthly meeting records, Vital records 1745-83, Society of Friends, Oblong Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Pawling, N.Y.), p 205.
2. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Men's minutes 1788-1795, Society of Friends, Oblong Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Hicksite : Pawling, N.Y.), p 35.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} The Owl Vol. 18-21 : Wing, George W. The Wing Family of America. p 1660.
4. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Men's Minutes 1778-1782, Society of Friends, Easton Monthly Meeting of Friends (North Easton, N.Y.), p 44.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Holden, A. W. (Austin Wells). A History of the Town of Queensbury, In the State of New York: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Distinguished Men, And Some Account of the Aborigines of Northern New York. Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell, 1874, p 504.

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