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1. 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).

2. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Lincoln," database of images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (AmericanAncestors.org: accessed 28 February 2016), vol 1, p 11, Lincoln Births of Abbot and Abbott families; citing "Vital Records of Lincoln, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, 1908.

3. 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.

4. Frank Warren Coburn, The Battle of April 19, 1775 in Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington, Cambridge, Somerville and Charlestown, Massachusetts, Special limited edition with the muster rolls of the participating American companies (Lexington, MA: F. L. Coburn & Co (printer), 1912), pp. 13-14; digitial images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/battleofapril19100cobu : accessed 2 July 2016; Corp. Joseph Abbot and Nehemiah Abbot are included in the muster roll of Capt. William Smith's company from Lincoln in Col Abijah Pierce's regiment; citing Lexington Alarms, XIII, 97.

5. 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..

6. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database index with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-HXKP: accessed 4 July 2016), p 164, handwritten entry "May 27th 1790 Mr. Nehemiah Abbot and Miss Sarah Hoar both of Lincoln their intention of marriage hath been duly published in Lincoln and certificate given by Samuel Hoar, Town Clerk"; citing Middlesex > Lincoln > Births, marriages, deaths 1745-1845 > image 124 of 266; town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 771,077.

7. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database index with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-HXN6: accessed 4 July 2016), p 239, handwritten entry "Mr. Nehemiah Abbot and Miss Sally Hoar both of Lincoln were married Feb 17th 1791 by Revd [?] Stearns"; citing Middlesex > Lincoln > Births, marriages, deaths 1745-1845 > image 173 of 266; town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 771,077.

8. "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 187, marriages of Abbot and Abbott families; citing "Vital Records of Lincoln, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, 1908.

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. "Massachusetts and Maine 1798 Direct Tax," transcription and images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://americanancestors.org: accessed 2 June 2016), Lincoln, Middlesex, MA, vol V.9, p 627, Joseph Abbott; citing original manuscript "Direct Tax List for Massachusetts and Maine, 1798", R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, NEGHS, Boston, MA.

11. 1800 U. S. census, Middlesex County, Massachusetts||Middlesex Co, MA, population schedule , Lincoln, p 1270 (pencilled), Abbot residents; database index with images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7590 : downloaded page 22 October 2016); Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..

12. "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.

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. 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).