Individual Details
Lt. Joseph ABBOTT
(8 Jun 1727 - 1793)
Events
| Birth | 8 Jun 1727 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  |  | |
| Baptism | 11 Jun 1727 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Marriage | 24 Mar 1752 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Hannah WHITE | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1754 - 1794 | (Lincoln was formed from Lexington and others in 1754) - or near the Spaulding place, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America - Hannah WHITE | | ||
| Property | 8 May 1755 | 70 acres purchased from John Hoar - Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Property | 24 Feb 1756 | 200 acres of land, mansion, barn, etc, partly in Lincoln, partly in Lexington, purchased from father for 1000 pounds - Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | | |
| Military | 1757 - 1771 | (list dated Apr. 19, 1757, Capt. Ebenezer Cutler's Co., of Lincoln; Ens. May, 1768, Capt. Abijah Pierce's (Lincoln) Co., Col. Elisha Jones's 3d Middlesex Co. Regt. ; Lieut. 1771, Capt. Eleazer Brooks's (Lincoln) Co., same Regt.) | | ||
| Election | 1762 - 1790 | constable, highway surveyor, select-man - Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Military | 19 Apr 1775 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | | |
| Property | 1 Apr 1785 | 50 acres of upland and meadow sold to son Nehemiah - Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1790 | Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | | |
| Death | 1793 | aged 66 | | ||
| Property | Dec 1793 | about 9 acres of "English mowing and meadow" with half a house and barn, sold to son Joseph for "Love and Afection" and 20 shillings - Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Death | 23 Jun 1794 | age 67 - Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Death | 23 Jun 1794 | Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | |||
| Probate | 17 Sep 1794 | Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | | |
| Alt name | Joseph ABBOTT Lt. | ||||
| Occupation | farmer | | |||
| Miscellaneous | mentioned in old deeds at "gent." | |
Families
| Spouse | Hannah WHITE (1728 - 1784) |
| Child | Sergt. Joseph ABBOTT Jr (1752 - 1832) |
| Child | Nehemiah ABBOTT (1754 - 1839) |
| Child | Hannah ABBOTT (1757 - 1785) |
| Child | Abiel ABBOTT (1759 - 1817) |
| Child | Abigail ABBOTT ( - ) |
| Child | Sarah ABBOTT (1762 - ) |
| Child | Abigail ABBOTT (1765 - 1784) |
| Child | Asa ABBOTT (1768 - 1834) |
| Child | (Possible unnamed child) ABBOTT (1770 - 1770) |
| Child | Mary ABBOTT (1773 - ) |
| Spouse | [unknown 2nd wife of Lt. Joseph Abbott] HOAR ( - ) |
| Father | Dea. Nehemiah ABBOTT (1692 - 1767) |
| Mother | Sarah FOSTER (1692 - 1755) |
| Sibling | Nehemiah ABBOTT (1715 - ) |
| Sibling | Dr. Nehemiah ABBOTT 2d (1716 - 1785) |
| Sibling | Sarah ABBOTT (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | Abigail ABBOTT (1721 - 1784) |
| Sibling | William ABBOTT (1724 - 1798) |
Notes
Birth
Consistent with age at deathHe was born in the part of Lexington that later became Lincoln.
Property
Source cites: E. Cambridge, Mass., Deeds, lxxii : p. 189.Military
Footnote of source reads:The following deposition by Joseph5 Abbott and Benjamin Tidd, discovered after the MSS. for this week had been completed, was made Apr. 25, 1775, by order of the Congress" for press publication : Deponents slated “That on the morning of the nineteenth of April, instant, about five o'clock, being on Lexington common and mounted on horses, we saw a body of regular troops marching up to the Lexington company which was dispersing: soon after the regulars fired first a few guns which we took to be pistols from some of the regulars who were mounted on horses : and then the regulars fired a volley or two before any guns were fired by the Lexington company. Our horses immediately started and we rode off; and further say not." (Journals of Each Provincial Congress of Mass., 1774-5, p. 166.)
Residence
Two Joseph Abbotts are listed, presumably referring to father and son.Probate
Abbott genealogy states:His estate settled, Sept. 17, 1794, for [pounds sterling]623: 6s.: 2d. Samuel Hoar, bro. of Joseph's second son's wife, is named as admr.
[footnote] E. Cambridge Prob. Rec.
Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Lexington," database index with page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: transcribed 28 February 2016), vol 1, p 1, Abbott family births and christenings.
2. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
3. Charles Hudson, History of the town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: from its first settlement to 1868, with a genealogical register of Lexington families (Boston: Wiggin & Lunt, 1868), 2nd part of book (genealogical register), p. 6; digital page images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofl00hudso : viewed 20 January 2018).
4. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Lexington," database index with page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: transcribed 28 February 2016), vol 1, p 1, Abbott family births and christenings.
5. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Lexington," database index with page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: transcribed 28 February 2016), vol 1, p 94, Abbott family marriages.
6. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
7. Charles Hudson, History of the town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: from its first settlement to 1868, with a genealogical register of Lexington families (Boston: Wiggin & Lunt, 1868), 2nd part of book (genealogical register), p. 6; digital page images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofl00hudso : viewed 20 January 2018).
8. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
9. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
10. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
11. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
12. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
13. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
14. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
15. "1790 U. S. census," database index (no images), New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/: accessed 1 June 2016), entries for Joseph Abbott on lines 34436 and 34437; citing index from FamilySearch; data from NARA, Series M637, Origin 4, Archive Roll # 568144.
16. 1790 U. S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts||Middlesex Co, MA, population schedule , Lincoln, p 331, Joseph Abbott, Jr.; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5058 : downloaded page 22 October 2016); First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
17. Charles Hudson, History of the town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: from its first settlement to 1868, with a genealogical register of Lexington families (Boston: Wiggin & Lunt, 1868), 2nd part of book (genealogical register), p. 6; digital page images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofl00hudso : viewed 20 January 2018).
18. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
19. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Lincoln," database of images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: transcribed 29 February 2016), vol 1, p 151, Lincoln deaths of Abbot and Abbott families; citing "Vital Records of Lincoln, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, 1908.
20. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
21. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
22. "Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871," index and images, New England Historical Genealogy Society, American Ancestors (http://americanancestors.org: accessed 2 June 2016), case # 34, note p 1 of 18, vol Middlesex cases 1-1999, p 34:1, Abbot, Joseph; citing records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.
23. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.
24. Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott, compiler, Descendants of George Abbott, of Rowley, Mass., of his joint descendants with George Abbott, sr., of Andover, Mass.; of the descendants of Daniel Abbott, of Providence, R. I.; of some of the descendants of Capt. Thomas Abbott, of Andover, Mass.; of George Abbott, of Norwalk Ct.; of Robert Abbott, of Branford Ct.; with brief notes of many others of the name, original settlers in the United States, (Two vols., consecutive pagination) (Boston, MA: T. R. Marvin & Son [printer], 1906), pp 216-224; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2016; genealogical sketch of Lt Joseph Abbott.