Abbott George b. ABT 1631 England, U.K. d. 22 MAR 1689

1631 - 1689

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Birth Abt 1631 England, U.K. [1, 2, 3]

Gender Male

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Died 22 Mar 1689 [1, 3, 4]

Person ID I1818 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Father Abbott George, d. 1647, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Family ID F835 Group Sheet

Family Farnum Sarah, b. Abt 1638, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA , d. 12 May 1728

Married 26 Apr 1658 Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts or Andover, Essex, Massachusetts [1, 2, 4]

Children

1. Abbott Samuel, b. 30 May 1678, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

, d. 17 May 1739, Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Family ID F834 Group Sheet

Notes	GEORGE ABBOT settled in Andover, 1655, where he m. May, 1658, Sarah Farnum, and lived near the North Meeting-house, served as sexton, and was respected ; he d. 22 Mar. 1689 ; she d. 1728, a. 90, the widow of Henry Ingalls, who d. 1719, a. 92. (II) George (2), son of George (1) Abbott, was born in England, about 1631, and came to New England with his father's family, probably about 1642. He lived in Rowley, Essex county, Massachusetts, about fourteen years, and in 1655 he settled in that part of Andover afterwards North Andover, but now Andover Center. He was a husbandman and tailor, very thrifty and industrious, and for that day was financially well-off, being, according to the tax list, one of the five wealthiest men in Andover. He was a member of Sergeant James Osgood's militia company, 1658-59. He was made a freeman, May 19, 1669, and was elected constable, June 3, 1680: He was much respected, and for many years had charge of North Meeting House, Andover. He was married, in Ipswich, Essex county, Massachusetts, by "Mr. Bradstreet," April 26, 1658, to Sarah Farnum, who was probably born in Massachusetts about 1638, youngest of five children of Ralph and Alice Farnum, of Andover. George Abbott and wife had ten children, born in Andover, Essex county, Massachusetts. George, January 28, 1659; Sarah, September 6, 1660; John, August 26, 1662; Mary, March 20, 1664-65 ; Nehemiah, July 20, 1667 ; Hannah, September 22, 1668 ;Mehitable, February 17, 1671; Lydia, March 31, 1675; Samuel (see forward) ; Mehitable, April 4, 1680. (II) George (2), son of George (i) Abbott, was born in England, about 1631. .After coming to New England he lived at Rowley about fourteen years, and in 1655 moved to the part of Andover, later called North Andover, and now Andover Center. He was a farmer and tailor, and was well-to-do for the times, being very industrious and thrifty. There were but four men in the town who had higher taxes thanhe. In 1658-59 he was a member of Sergeant James Osgood's militia company, and had been before that a member of Sergeant Stevens' company, according to the Essex county court records. On May 19, 1669, he was made freeman, and was chosen constable June 5, 1680. He very likely held many other offices, but the records are too confused to tell correctly. For about thirty years he was in charge of theNorth meeting house at Andover, and received thirty shillings a year for ringing the church bell. The first grant of land which he received from the town consisted of two parcels of about four and six acres each, the first including a house and orchard. The first record of his land at Salem is June 10, 1662, for land which his son John inherited. The Andover committee assigned many other lots of land to him at various times, and there are many deeds on records made by him. He became a large land-owner and very well-to-do. He died at Andover, intestate, March 22, 1688-89, aged about fifty-eight years, according to a deposition that he made in 1657, when he said he was twenty-six, and one in 1676 when he said he was about forty-four years old. His property was divided between the widow and the children, the agreement being signed January 20, 1689-90. George Abbott married in Ipswich, Massachusetts, April 26, 1658, Sarah Farnum, who was probably born in Massachusetts, about 1638; she wasdaughter of Ralph and Alice Farnum, of Andover, who sailed from Southampton, England, April 6, 1635, in the brig "James"', arriving at Boston, June 3, 1635, he aged thirty-two and his wife twenty-eight years. It is thought that they were of Welsh ancestry; they went to Dracut, Massachusetts, after leaving Andover, and were the ancestors of a prominent family. Sarah Abbott married (second), AugustI, 1689, Sergeant Henry Ingalls, who was born in England about 1627, son of Edward and Anna Ingalls, probably of Lincolnshire, England, who settled in Lynn, Massa- chuetts, in 1629. They both died atAndover, he February 8, 1718-19, aged ninety-two years, and she in 1728, aged ninety years. Ingalls' son James, who married Hannah, daughter of George and Sarah (Farnum) Abbott, was given his homestead by will of July 5, 1714, being charged with the care of the widow. Children, born in Andover: George, mentioned below ; Sarah, born September 6, 1660; John. August 26. 1662; Mary, March 20, 1664-65; Nehemiah, July 20, 1667: Hannah, September 22, 1668 ; Mehitable, February 17, 1671, died young; Lydia, March 31. 1675; Samuel, May 30, 1678; Mehitable, April 4, 1680.

Sources

[S144] History of the Town of Rindge, New Hampshire, from the Date of the Rowley, Ezra S. Stearns, (Name: 1875;), 423 (Reliability: 3).
[S146] Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, William Richard Cutter, (Name: 1912;), 568 (Reliability: 3).
[S145] One Branch of the Booth Family, Charles Edwin Booth, 4 (Reliability: 3).
[S141] A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of George Abbot, of Andover, Abiel Abbot, Ephraim Abbot, 147 (Reliability: 3).