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(V) Jedediah Abbot, son of Joseph Abbot (4), was born August 20, 1780. According to the Abbot Genealogy he lived at Smithville, Chenango county, New York, and in Upper Canada. Jedediah settled on a farm in Ossi- pee, New Hampshire, containing one hundred and twenty acres through which the Boston & Maine railroad was built. He was a man of great physical strength and high character. His children: Ezekiel, mentioned below, and Lemuel.
(VI) Ezekiel Twombly Abbott, son of Jedediah Abbot (5), was born in Ossipee, New Hampshire, May 22, 1801 ; died October 27, 1862. He received a common school edu- cation in his native town, and then learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed until his marriage, at the age of twenty-two, to Hannah Messer. He then removed to And- over, Massachusetts, and went into business as a carpenter and builder. In 1835 he made his home in Boston, where he continued in the
contracting and building business. In his shop on Salt Lane, he made coffins and various other cabinet work. In 1838 he engaged in the manufacture of wall paper by machinery and had a large place of business on Water street, being the first to print wall paper by the roll. At the end of three years he gave it up and returned to his former business at the old stand. In 1850 he removed to West Wellington, Franklin, Ohio, but soon return- ed; in 1853 he located at Albany, New York, and built the freight depot of the New York Central railroad. He was back in Boston in 1855 in his old business. He removed finally to Somerville, where he died October 27, 1862. He was a member of the Methodist church; a Democrat in politics. He was a fifer in the militia when a young man, and enlisted for the war of 1812. He married first, April 6, 1823, Hannah Messer, born June 25, 1801, died April 24, 1829; married second, Novem- ber 26, 1829, Frances Pettingill, born January 13, 1802, died September 18, 1863, daughter of Captain Pettingill, of Haverhill, Massachu- setts. Children: I. Hannah Frances, born September 25, 1830; died December 29, 1880 ; married Silas Goss, of Vermont. 2. Charles Morse, born September 20, 1832, mentioned below. 3. William Henry, born May 12, 1834 ; married August 9, 1858, Caroline Winn March, of Boston; children: i. Minnie I., born No- vember 12, 1863, married Guy W. Britt; ii. Emma E., born October 14, 1865; married George C. Penton. iii. Lillian G., born De- cember 2, 1870; married John G. Mason. iv. William H., born September 22, 1872; married Marie Hastings. 4. Jesse Barker, born March 9, 1836; died February 18, 1873; married Elizabeth Friend, of Nova Scotia; served in civil war, Company E, Thirty-ninth Massa- chusetts Infantry ; children : Emma and Fan- nie. 5. John Pettingill, born April 24, 1838; died May 31, 1840. 6. John Pettingill, born July 8, 1840; married April 28, 1861, Mary Ann Cassidy ; served in civil war, Company A, Second Vermont Infantry; children: i. John William, born May 10, 1862; ii. Charles James, born February 9, 1866; iii. Mary Ellen, born February 26, 1868; iv. Annie Ger- trude, born June 19, 1877. 7. Nathaniel Twombly, born October 2, 1842; served in Company B, Fifth Massachusetts Infantry ; one child, Maud.
(VII) Charles Morse Abbott, son of Eze- kiel Twombly Abbott (6), was born at Andover, Massachusetts, September 20, 1832. He removed with his parents to Boston when
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a young boy, and attended the Boston public schools. He learned the trade of carpenter of his father, and worked for him a number of years. While the family was living at Rox- bury he entered the employ of O. P. Paine, driving an express team from Roxbury to Boston, but later returned to his father's busi- ness. He was later in the railroad business for five years, in the employ of the Old Colony railroad, and lived at Roxbury. When the Boston water works were constructed at South Framingham, Mr. Abbott was employed as a carpenter in charge of the bridge work on the aqueduct, and in making forms for construction of dams. After several years in this work he accepted a position on the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, at South Framingham. While holding this posi- tion he was injured, and had to retire from active labor. He has since lived at 99 Beacon street, South Framingham, and has consider- able real estate. in that village. He attends the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he is a Republican. He married, February 14, 1856, Elizabeth Sanford, who was born August II, 1835, daughter of John and Anna (Langley) Sanford, of Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. John Sanford was a farmer. Chil- dren : I. Fred Wales, born January 16, 1857; mentioned below. 2. Charles Edwin, born August 27, 1859 ; died May 29, 1860. 3. Em- ily M., born July 28, 1861 ; died October 23, 1884. 4. Georgianna, born October 3, 1863; married October 10, 1883, William Cripps of England, now residing in Framingham; chil- dren: I. Alvin Edward, born August 28, 1884; ii. Elmer Lyle, born August 6, 1886; iii. Merriam Elizabeth, born September 15, 1887. 5. Nina May, born December 16, 1874; married June 16, 1897, Eugene Sargent, of Wolfborough, New Hampshire ; children : i. Gladys May, born September 20, 1898; ii. Ed- win Lyle, born June 2, 1900; iii. Esther, born July 13, 1903. 6. Charlotte H., born May 7, 1877 ; died January 30, 1878.
(VIII) Fred Wales Abbott, son of Charles Morse Abbott (7), was born at Cambridge, Massachusetts, January 16, 1857. He . was educated in the public schools of Boston and Ipswich, Massachusetts. He began his busi- ness career in the employ of F. A. Howard & Co., 34 Kilby street, Boston, as clerk, and had charge of their receiving the imported goods. In 1879 he entered the employ of Hollings- worth & Whitney, paper dealers, and is still connected with that firm in a position of responsibility and trust. He resides at Matta-
pan, Massachusetts, in the town of Milton. He attends the Methodist Episcopal church at Milton. He is a Republican. In 1884 he went into the Massachusetts State Infantry, serving in Company A of the Ninth Regiment until 1887. In 1885 he became a member of Washington Lodge, No. 10, Knights of Pyth- ias, of Dorchester, of which he is a past chan- cellor. In the uniform rank, Knights of Pythias, of which he is also a member, he worked his way through the different posi- tions until he was appointed major on the staff of the brigadier-general, which position he held under four different generals. On Octo- ber 15, 1907, he was appointed assistant adju- tant-general with the rank of colonel, in which position he assists the brigadier-general com- manding the Massachusetts Brigade, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias. In 1897 he became a member of Macedonian Lodge of Free Masons at Milton. He married, October 30, 1879, Eva Flynn, of South Rawdon, Nova Scotia. They have one son, Charles Burton, born September 25, 1880.
(For first generation see preceding sketch).
(II) Benjamin Abbott, son ABBOTT of the immigrant ancestor George Abbot (I), was born December 20, 1661, at Andover, Massa- chusetts. He married, 1685, Sarah Farnum,* daughter of Ralph Farnum, an early set- tler in Andover. (See Farnum sketch). He cleared and lived upon a farm in Andover, near the Shawshin river. The place is now known as the James Abbott farm, having remained to the present time in possession of the family and lineal descendants of Benjamin Abbott. The Indian Ridge Association have charge of thirty or more acres of this grant, bought at an expense of thirty-five hundred dollars by private subscription. It is to be pre- served forever as a forest reservation for the use of the public, and is a memorial of the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Andover. Since the purchase in 1896, fifteen hundred dollars more have been contributed as a permanent fund for its care. Benjamin Abbott was an active, enterprising and estimable citizen. Children : I. Benjamin, born July 1, 1686; mentioned below. 2. Jonathan, born Septem-
*There were two George Abbots in Andover. The George of this family was a yeoman; the other George, a tailor, came later, from Rowley. The last named George also married a Sarah Farnum, May, 1658. Much confusion has arisen from these facts.
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ber, 1687; died March 21, 1770. 3. David, born January 29, 1689; died November 14, 1753. 4. Samuel, born May 19, 1694; died October 29, 1762; resided in Merrimac Cor- ner ; married, 1735, Mary Lovejoy, widow; no children.
(III) Benjamin Abbott, son of Benjamin Abbott (2), was born in Andover, Massachu- setts, July 1, 1686; died there December 8, 1748. He assisted his brothers in clearing and making their farms. He was active, upright and useful. He married first, 1717, Elizabeth Abbott, daughter of George Abbott, and granddaughter of the immigrant, George. She died in 1718. He married second, Octo- ber 23, 1722, Mary Carleton, who died Janu- ary 19, 1726. He married third, 1729, Abigail Abbott, daughter of Deacon Nehemiah Abbott (3), of the George of Rowley. ("Abbott Register," pp. 64, 151). She died December 8, 1753, aged fifty-four. Children of Benjamin and Elizabeth Abbott: I. Sarah, born August 13, 1718; died March 5, 1778. Children of Benjamin and Mary Abbott: 2. Benjamin, born November 1, 1723; mentioned below. 3. Daniel, born January 9, 1726; died April 1793. Children of Benjamin and Abigail Ab- bott : 4. Abigail, born April 8, 1731; died October 21, 1733. 5. Mary, born August I, 1731; died August 9, 1798. 6. Abigail, born January 24, 1734; died February 1, 1807; married Captain John Abbott. 7. Abiel, born August 4, 1735 ; died June 24, 1764. 8. Jacob, born February 13, 1737 ; died February, 1760, near Albany, of fatigue, cold and hunger. 9. Elizabeth, born November 8, 1738; died Octo- ber 12, 1789. IO. Anna, born October 23, 1739; died January 15, 1810. II. Joel, born November 6, 1742; died April 3, 1743. 12. Dorcas, born August 12, 1744; died February 23, 1829; married Abiel Abbott, Esq. of Wil- ton, New Hampshire. The "Abbott Register" notes the fact that Abigail, Elizabeth, Anna and Dorcas had many college graduates among their children and grandchildren.
(IV) Captain Benjamin Abbott, son of Benjamin Abbott (3), was born in Andover, November I, 1723, and died in Hollis, New Hampshire, January 5, 1770. He removed from Andover to Hollis, New Hampshire, in 1756, and was taxed there in 1750; was select- man there in 1760. He was lieutenant of Cap- tain Powers' company in the expedition to Crown Point. He married, April 2, 1747, Elizabeth, daughter of George Abbott (3). Children: I. Benjamin, born April, died in July, 1748. 2. Benjamin, born April II, 1749;
died September 5, 1839. 3. Elizabeth, born February 22, 1751 ; died February 19, 1836. 4. Samuel, born April 13, 1753; died Febru- ary 1794. 5. Mary, born December 31, 1754; died January 23, 1755. 6. George, born December 29, 1755 ; mentioned below. 7. Joel, born December 4, 1757; died April 12, 1806. 8. Jacob, born April 12, 1760; died April II, 1815.
(V) George Abbott, son of Captain Benja- min Abbott (4), was born in Hollis, New Hampshire, December 29, 1755, and died Sep- tember 15, 1818. He married, in 1784, Naomi Tuttle, of Littleton, Massachusetts. She died in 1833, aged sixty-eight. She was descended from Roger Tuttle, an early proprietor of Lit- tleton. Children: I. George, born October 17, 1788; lived in Danvers; died November, 1841; married, 1817, Betsey Goldthwait. 2. Naomi, born February 1, 1790, in Hollis; married, in 1810, Samuel French, of Clymer, New York. 3. Elizabeth, born January II, 1792; married, December 23, 1817, Ebenezer Blood, as his second wife. 4. Mary, born March II, 1796. 5. William, born June II, 1798; mentioned below. 6. Harriet, born July 24, 1802; died July 1820, by lightning.
(VI) William Abbott, son of George Ab- bott (5), was born in Hollis, New Hampshire, June II, 1798. He married, 1819, Rachel (Cochran), widow of Joseph Abbott, of George Abbot of Rowley (George 2, Nehe- miah 3, Nehemiah 4, William 5, Bigsby 6). No issue. She was the daughter of James Cochran, of Amherst, New Hampshire, and Andover, and his wife, Salome (Knowlton) Cochran. Her father was a soldier in the revolution, and late in life had a pension. Salome Knowlton was a remarkable woman, and from her, it is said, this line of Abbotts developed unusual business ability. Her daughter, Polly Cochran, married Herman Richardson, of Methuen, and was ancestor of the Miss French whose nom de plume is Octave Thanet. Abbott died in December, 1827 ._ He is supposed to have been murdered at Millbury, Massachusetts. He had just fin-, ished work on the Blackstone canal, and had his money with him. He was never heard from afterward. Children of William and Rachel Abbott :
I. William, born February 29, 1820; died young.
2. George Lewis, born October 27, 1821 ; died May 24, 1889, in Andover, Massachu- setts ; married, January 1, 1845, Sarah Mor- rill Stevens, by whom he had three children:
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i. Sarah Augusta, born January 20, 1846; married April 28, 1870, Albert Gallatin Martin, of Wilton, New Hampshire. No issue. ii. Ellen Jeanette, born January 25,
1848; unmarried. iii. Salome Jane, born October 16, 1850; married October 20, 1870, Major William Marland, for many years post- master at Andover, Massachusetts; he served in the "Old Sixth" and Second Massachusetts Battery Light Artillery from April 15, 1861, to August, 1865, not only marching through the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, April 19, 1861, as color guard, but received a medal of honor for distinguished gallantry during his service as officer of the battery. They have three children. Mr. Abbott was mostly self- educated, only attending Phillips Academy a short time. He continued to tutor after estab- lishing himself in business as a contractor and builder. He was noted for his honesty, Chris- tian character and benevolence. Many
churches, schools, private residences, railroad structures, mills and mill villages were built . by him, but his greatest work was doubtless the rebuilding and extension of the old Hay- market Square station, Boston, Massachusetts, in such manner that the railroad did not lose its title to the land. Mr. Abbott was select- man, assessor and overseer of the poor for many years, as well as director in the Merri- mack Mutual Insurance Company. His wife died in February, 1851, and in 1852 he mar- ried Mary A. Billings, who died October 30, 1880. There was no issue.
3. James Cochran, born June 30, 1823; mentioned below.
4. Walter, born 1825, in Andover, Mass- achusetts, died at Concord, New Hampshire, in June, 1868. He was a merchant and highly respected, although his feeble health prevented any active part in public life. He married Emily Jane Burnham, of Antrim, New Hamp- shire, but they had no children.
5. Salome Jane, born October, 1827; died 1850; married Thomas Barnes; their daugh- ter, Ada Barnes (changed by adoption to Ab- bott), married James E. Sewall, and resides at Warren street, Concord, New Hampshire.
(VII) James Cochran Abbott, son of Wil- liam Abbott (6), was born in Andover, June 30, 1823. He attended the public schools of his native town and Phillips Academy, also of Andover, and was a student for two years in Dartmouth College. He then began the study of law in the offices of Isaac S. Morse, of Lowell, and continued at the Harvard Law School. Upon his admission to the bar he
formed a partnership with Harrison G. Blais- dell. Mr. Abbott practised his profession in that city for a period of fifty years, and during that time he gained the reputation of being a most careful and conscientious student of the law, a faithful and learned counselor. Few men were more scrupulous and punctual in the discharge of their duties or more faithful and painstaking in their exertions in the trusts confided to them. He enjoyed the confidence and respect of his fellow attorneys at law, as well as of his clients and friends. In politics Mr. Abbott was an old school Democrat. He was elected by his townsmen to many positions of trust and honor. He was a member of the board of aldermen in 1880, and mayor of the city in 1886 and 1887. His administration reflected great credit on his good judgment, and displayed to advantage his great executive ability. He was a state senator in 1878, and served six years on the Lowell school board. His public service was very creditable; he was conscientious, faithful and high-minded in his administration of his official duties. He was a director of the First National Bank from its organization, and for more than twenty years its president. He was president of the Lowell Mutual Fire Insurance Company. His judg- ment in financial affairs was sound, and he was an acknowledged leader in the banking and financial circles of the city. He married December 16, 1863, Philena Mixer. Children : I. Katharine M., member of the American Historical Association; recognized as a chief authority on traditions of New England ; author of "Old Paths and Legends of New England," "The Eastern Coast," "Old Paths and Legends of the New England Border," and "The Fascinating Washington," published by the G. P. Putnam Sons, New York and London. 2. William H., died in early boy- hood. 3. Rachel W. 4. James Marland, mentioned below.
(VIII) James Marland Abbott, son of James Cochrane Abbott (7), was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, September 15, 1875. He was educated in the public and high schools of Lowell, at Phillips Academy, Andover. and in Harvard College, where he was grad- uated in 1898. He began the study of law, but altered his mind and engaged in the bank- ing business. He has an office in Lowell and conducts a prosperous business as a broker and banker, representing a prominent banking firm of Boston and New York. In January, 1908, he was elected a member of the corpora- tion of the Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank.
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In politics he is a Republican, but has never sought public office. He was one of the found- ers and the first treasurer of the Lowell Har- vard Club; he is an enthusiastic Harvard man, and while at college was well known in athletic circles, especially baseball and track games. He is known locally as a writer of financial articles. Mr. Abbott is unmarried.
(For early generations see Benjamin Abbott 4).
(V) Joel Abbott, son of Cap-
ABBOTT tain Benjamin Abbott (4), was born at Hollis, New Hamp- shire, December 4, 1757, and died in 1806, in Westford, Massachusetts. He settled in Westford on the place lately occupied by Mrs. Catherine Abbott. He was a soldier from Westford in the revolution, a private in Captain Aaron Jewett's company, Colonel Job Cushing's regiment, at the battle of Ben- nington in 1777. He married, in 1786, Lydia Cummings, who was born November 26, 1769, and died March 5, 1813, daughter of Isaac Cummings. She married (second) Captain Francis Kidder, of Littleton. Children, born at Westford: I. Elizabeth, born January 22, 1787 ; died April 30, 1837 ; married Rev. Jon- athan Cogswell, professor in Theological Sem- inary at East Windsor, Connecticut. 2. Joel, born and died June 29, 1789. 3. Lydia, born November 27, 1790, died August 20, 1791. 4. Joel, born January 18, 1793; mentioned below. 5. Walter, born September 17, 1795, died July 12, 1825, of a wound received in the Chesapeake; lieutenant in the United States navy. 6. Lydia, born July 5, 1798; married Daniel W. Lord, of Kennebunkport. 7. Mary Phillips, born November 23, 1801 ; died 1831. 8. Isaac Houghton, born January 18, 1804.
(VI) Captain Joel Abbott, son of Joel Ab- bott (5), was born January 18, 1793, and died December 14, 1855. He rose to the rank of captain in the United States navy ; his brother Walter was a lieutenant. The records show that his intention of marriage with Hannah Bowman was published at Charlestown, Massachusetts, where he was then living, December 15, 1816, with Hannah Bowman. He married, January 1, 1820, Mary Wood, of Newburyport, and she died April 15, 1821, aged twenty-four years. He married (second) or (third), November 29, 1825, Laura Wheat- on, of Rhode Island. Child (by Mary Wood) :
I. Joel Augustus, born October 2, 1820; men- tioned below. Children (by Laura Wheaton) : 2. Lydia Lord, September 14, 1826. 3. John Pickens, June 26, 1828. 4. Charles W., November 18, 1829. 5. Trevett, July 2, 1831. 6. Mary, December 29, 1832; died October 12, 1837. 7. Laura W., March 10, 1835. 8. Na- than M. W., December 25, 1836. 9. Mary, May 1, 1839. 10. Walter, October 14, 184I. (VII) Joel Augustus Abbott, son of Joel Abbott (6), was born at Charlestown, Massa- chusetts, October 2, 1820. (Also given Feb- ruary 24, 1821, perhaps the date of his bap- tism). He made his home in Lowell, Massa- chusetts, and engaged in the commission busi- ness, dealing in general merchandise. He died January 1, 1903. He married, November 25, 1847, Sarah Ann Parker, of North Reading, Massachusetts. She was born May 5, 1826, and died February 2, '190I. Children : Frances Augusta, Clarence, Arthur, Henry, Ida, Henry Fletcher, mentioned below ; Nellie, Charles Lincoln, Blanche.
(VIII) Henry Fletcher Abbott, son of Joel A. Abbott (7), was born in Lowell, April 22, 1855. He was educated there in the public schools, and became associated with his father in his commission business. After some years he formed a co-partnership under the firm name of Ferrule & Abbott, retail dealers in boots and shoes, Lowell. Later he was in business alone until he retired in 1902. He was a Republican in politics, interested in pub- lic affairs, but never cared to hold office him- self. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and was especially interested in the charitable and benevolent work of the church. He was occupied during the last years of his life in the care of his large real estate holdings in Lowell, from which he derived a large in- come.
He married, August 22, 1885, Emma Co- burn, who was born in Pelham, New Hamp- shire, June 4, 1849, a descendant of the Coburns of Dracut, Massachusetts. (See sketch). She was a daughter of Joseph Sperry and Rhoda Coburn, widow of Aaron Jacques, whom she married February 1, 1869. Children of Aaron and Emma (Coburn) Jacques : I. Mabel Jacques, born August 23, 1870. 2. Alice Maud, January 2, 1876; mar- ried Perry D. Thompson, of Lowell; child : Perry Jacques Thompson.
Children of Henry Fletcher and Emma (Coburn) (Jacques) Abbott: Eleanor M. Abbott and Blanche Ardelia Abbott.
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(I) Francis Davis, the immi-
DAVIS grant ancestor, according to the
family history, was born in England ; came over in the ship "Confidence" in 1638; married, about 1650, Gertrude Emer- son at Salisbury, Massachusetts. The History of Amesbury is in doubt as to his name, call- ing it Francis or Philip, while the History of Warner, New Hampshire, (page 452) says he was a native of Wales, and his christian name Willi or William; he came over in 1640, and was admitted a freeman at Amesbury in 1645 and that his sons, Francis and Samuel Davis, with a large number of the sons of other first settlers took the oath of fidelity and allegiance December 2, 1677. Still another record states that Francis was the son of Philip Davis, and was born in Southampton, England, in 1620, and had a brother Gideon, born 1615, and Philip, born 1617; all three of them coming in the ship "Confidence," 1638.
(II) Francis Davis, son of Francis Davis (I), was born according to family records June 1, 1655, and died April 12, 1710. He married, January 20, 1673-74, Mary Taylor, daughter of Walter Taylor, and resided at Amesbury and Salisbury. He took the oath of fidelity and allegiance at Amesbury, December 20, 1677, and was a member of the Train Band in 1680. Another record gives as his wife Mary Wells, whom he married October 20, 1680. She was apparently his second wife. (See Vol. II Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury). It is said that she was born in Newfoundland, June 12, 1658, and died at Amesbury, May 21, 1733. Francis's estate was administered in 1710; inventory filed May II, 1710. Children: I. John, born September 2, 1674, resided in Amesbury, administered his father's estate. 2. Gertrude, born November 13, 1676, probably married (published Novem- ber 2, 1700) Jacob Sargent. 3. Thomas. 4. Francis, born September 29, 1687, mentioned below. 5. Samuel. 6. Philip, not mentioned in settlement of estate. 7. Ephraim, not found in public records.
(III) Francis Davis, third son of Francis Davis (2), was born in West Amesbury, Massachusetts, September 29, 1687. He resid- ed in Amesbury between 1720 and 1730, and died there October 9, 1753. His will was made at Amesbury, January 6, 1745, and proved November 12, 1753, shortly after his death. He married in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 6, 1716, Joanna Ordway, who was born in Haverhill, September 6, 1693, and died at Amesbury, December 3, 1775. The three
brothers named in the tradition as the immi- grants may be those of this family. Most of the similar traditions are based on similar facts. Children: I. Gideon, born June 5, 1718, married, June 7, 1744, Elizabeth Hoyt. 2. Gartreet (Gertrude), born January 20, 1719-20, married Nichols.
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