Individual Details
Sergt. Joseph ABBOTT Jr
(18 Jul 1752 - 30 Nov 1832)
Joseph Abbott, Jr, was born 18 July 1752 in Lexington, Massachusetts to Joseph Abbott, Sr. and Hannah White. Aside from the Jr/Sr distinction, many writers also differentiate the two by indicating their military ranks. The younger Abbott was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War and the elder was a Lieutenant in the French and Indian War.
There is some confusion regarding birth place. During Joseph’s lifetime, the town of Lincoln was created and incorporated parts of Lexington. The Abbott property straddled the border and Abbott insisted that he was a resident of Lexington. The courts eventually ruled otherwise, rendering him a resident of Lincoln. Therefore, some have concluded that he was born in Lincoln, despite the fact that Lincoln did not exist at the time. The Lincoln confusion goes further. Beside he died in Maine, some writers have concluded that he must have been born in Lincoln, Maine.
There is also some disagreement about the birth date. The “Illustrated History of Kennebec County,” give his birth year as 1743, based on hearsay. The family history written by the aforementioned Lemuel Abbott gives his birth date as 10 July 1752. The most likely date is given in the town records—18 July 1752, with baptism occurring on the following day.
Abbott was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, as described in pension records.
In 1775, Abbott enlisted in the militia of Lincoln, under Capt. Smith. As we all know, the British fought a confused engagement with the militia of Lexington in the early morning hours of April 19 and then marched on to Concord. As they returned toward Boston, the road led back through Lexington and perhaps 2000 militia, including Capt. Smith’s company and, presumably, Joseph Abbott, were there waiting. In the ensuing hours, a militia force growing to perhaps 4000 harassed the British during their withdrawal. Approximately 80 British soldiers were killed.
Some family have stated that Abbott served at the battle of Bunker Hill, but there is no evidence of this.
In spring 1776, George Washington fortified the Dorchester Heights in a maneuver that resulted in expelling the English from Boston. In March 1776, Abbott served one month as an orderly sergeant in Capt. Hartwell’s company of Col. Eleazar Brook’s regiment at Dorchester.
Later in 1776, the American stationed troops at upstate New York’s Fort Ticonderoga to block any invasion from British-held Canada. Abbott served six months there as a sergeant in the company of Capt. Asahel Wheeler of Col. Eleazar Brooks’s regiment, mustering out in Albany.
An undated entry (other nearby entries are in 1777 and 1778) in the Middlesex Town Clerk’s record states the intention of Joseph Abbott “of Lincoln” and Ruth Buckman “of Lexington” to marry. Ruth was the sister of Joseph Buckman, the owner of Buckman’s Tavern, the unofficial headquarters of the rebel militia in Lexington. Joseph Abbott and Ruth Buckman married in Lexington on 30 April 1778. The precise date becomes important later in this narrative.
Joseph and Ruth owned property and lived in Lincoln until 1804, where he held various positions such as highway surveyor, field-driver, constable, deer-reeve, and fence-viewer. Apparently, he was also prominent in his church because he served on a committee to consider the expense of an ordination.
During this time, Joseph and Ruth had 11 children, plus 3 more later.
In 1804, the family moved to Sidney, Kennebec County in Maine (then part of Massachusetts). He purchased 1000 acres of land. Until his death, he made numerous land transactions, including one in the amount of $10,000.) Perhaps his intent in moving to Maine was to be a dealer in land. He also worked as a miller and a farmer. In 1818, the family moved to Livermore, Maine.
Joseph began receiving a pension of $20.31 for this Revolutionary War service, with an effective start date of 4 March 1831. He died a year and a half later, 30 November 1832. Ruth applied for the continuation of his pension but was declined because their date of marriage occurred after his service. The pension file includes some sad attempts to suggest that the marriage occurred earlier or his service occurred later. Eventually, Congress passed a law easing the eligibility requirements for widows and Ruth was awarded his pension in 1838. She died about a year later.
Events
| Birth | 1743 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  | ||
| Birth | 10 Jul 1752 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America |  | ||
| Birth | 18 Jul 1752 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Birth | 18 Jul 1752 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Baptism | 19 Jul 1752 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1753 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Military | Bet Prob 1775 and 1776 | served in the Massachusetts State Troops | | ||
| Military | 1775 - 1776 | in the Lincoln militia - Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America | | ||
| Marriage Bann | 1777 - 1778 | Ruth BUCKMAN | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Apr 1778 | Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - Ruth BUCKMAN | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1778 - 1804 | Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - Ruth BUCKMAN | | ||
| Election | 1780 - 1781 | highway surveyor in Lincoln, 1780, 1784, 1792; field-driver, 1781, 1787, 1800; constable, 1782; deer-reeve, 1784; fence-viewer, 1789; and was a mem. of the com. on expenses at the ordination of Rev. Mr. Stearns, 1781 - Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | 1790 | 1 adult male, 3 minor males, 3 females - Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - Ruth BUCKMAN | | ||
| Residence | 1790 | Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1790 | Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Residence | Oct 1798 | and owned property - Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1800 | Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Residence | 1800 | Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Removed | 1804 | Sidney, Kennebec, Province of Maine, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Property | 1804 | 1000 acres of land "on what is now known as the Pond Road, near the George D. Swift place", purchased - Sidney, Kennebec, Province of Maine, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1804 - 1833 | "seems to have been a considerable speculator in real estate; a transaction for $10,000 worth of land was not a common occurrence" - Sidney, Kennebec, Maine, United States | | ||
| Property | 1804 - 1833 | traded considerable property in Augusta, Me., (deeds show that his purchases and sales of real est. in Maine were unusually numerous, one sale being for $10,000) - Sidney, Kennebec, Maine, United States | | ||
| Removed | 1818 | Livermore, Oxford, Province of Maine, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Death | 30 Mar 1832 | Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States | | ||
| Death | 30 Nov 1832 | of drowning - Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States | | ||
| Death | 1834 | aged 82 | | ||
| Alt name | Joseph ABBOTT Sgt. | ||||
| Occupation | miller, farmer, dealer in land | | |||
| Burial | Strickland Cemetery, Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States | | |||
| Burial | Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth BUCKMAN (1755 - 1839) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Betsey" ABBOT (1778 - 1803) |
| Child | Hannah ABBOT (1781 - ) |
| Child | John ABBOTT ( - 1871) |
| Child | William ABBOT (1786 - ) |
| Child | Samuel ABBOT (1788 - 1794) |
| Child | Joseph ABBOT (1791 - ) |
| Child | Sarah ABBOT (1793 - ) |
| Child | Abigail ABBOTT (1795 - ) |
| Child | Samuel ABBOTT (1798 - ) |
| Child | Mary ABBOTT (1801 - 1890) |
| Child | Evelin ABBOTT (1803 - 1803) |
| Child | Gilbert ABBOTT ( - ) |
| Child | Abiel ABBOTT (1804 - 1825) |
| Child | Nehemiah ABBOTT (1778 - ) |
| Father | Lt. Joseph ABBOTT (1727 - 1794) |
| Mother | Hannah WHITE (1728 - 1784) |
| Sibling | Nehemiah ABBOTT (1754 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Hannah ABBOTT (1757 - 1785) |
| Sibling | Abiel ABBOTT (1759 - 1817) |
| Sibling | Abigail ABBOTT ( - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah ABBOTT (1762 - ) |
| Sibling | Abigail ABBOTT (1765 - 1784) |
| Sibling | Asa ABBOTT (1768 - 1834) |
| Sibling | (Possible unnamed child) ABBOTT (1770 - 1770) |
| Sibling | Mary ABBOTT (1773 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Source for date: "Illustrated History of Kennebec County, Maine: 1625-1799-1892," Henry D. Kingsbury, Simeon L. DeyoSource for place: Marriage record states that he is "of Lincoln".
Marriage
Joseph Abbott "of Lincoln"Ruth Buckman "of Lexington"
Residence
Two Joseph Abbotts are listed in the 1790 census in Lincoln, Middlesex. They would be father Lt Joseph Abbott and son Sergt. Joseph Abbott.Endnotes
1. 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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
2. 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).
3. "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.
6. "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.
7. "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50015/: accessed 27 May 2024) , "Abbott, Joseph, formerly of Lincoln, Mass., d. in Livermore, Me., aged 80", referencing Columbian Sentinel dated 9 Jan. 1833; ( https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/425596:50015 ); citing Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.
8. "U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60514/: accessed 27 May 2024) > The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. I > 4 Maine, image 123 of 164, Joseph Abbot; ( https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60514/images/pensionroll1835i-002048 ); citing United States Senate.The Pension Roll of 1835.4 vols. 1968 Reprint, with index. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992.
9. "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files," database with digital images, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/1/10940512 : accessed 3 June 2016), file for Joseph Abbot and widow Ruth Abbott, Massachusetts, W.26,972; citing Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, M804 (Washington D. C.: National Archives [n.d.]), roll 0002.
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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
11. "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files," database with digital images, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/1/10940512 : accessed 3 June 2016), file for Joseph Abbot and widow Ruth Abbott, Massachusetts, W.26,972; citing Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, M804 (Washington D. C.: National Archives [n.d.]), roll 0002.
12. 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.
13. /Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth/, (compiler), Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (17 vols.) (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing, 1896–1908), vol. 1, p. 11; database index to page images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62337/ : accessed 2 July 2016; entry for Joseph Abbot from Lincoln.
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), p. 225; digital page images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofl00hudso : viewed 20 January 2018). "... these depositions taken under oath ... go directly to confirm the fact that the fire was returned by the Americans ... Joseph Abbott, of Lincoln, [said] 'The regulars fired a few guns, which we took to be pistols, and then they fired a volley or two, before any guns were fired by the Lexington company.'".
15. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database index with images, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-31538-13088-59: accessed 1 June 2016), p 105, handwritten entry "Joseph Abbott Junr of Lincoln and Ruth Buckman of Lexington"; citing Middlesex > Lincoln > Births, marriages, deaths 1745-1845 > image 94 of 266; town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 771,077.
16. "Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850: Lexington," database index with page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (: accessed 28 February 2016), vol 1, p 94, Abbott family marriages.
17. 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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
18. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCH-QPV: accessed 4 July 2016), Joseph Abbott and Ruth Buckman, 30 Apr 1778; citing FHL microfilm 0962818 IT 2.
19. 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).
20. "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850," database index with page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, AmericanAncestors (https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/13776/103/245573617: downloaded 28 May 2018), Lexington, vol. 1, p. 103, Buckman.
21. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850," database of transcription, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Provo, UT, 2005, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7853: accessed 27 May 2024), Joseph Abbott, Jr. , Buth [sic, Ruth] Buckman, m. 30 Apr 1778, Lexington ( https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1222:7853 ).
22. 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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
24. 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..
25. "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.
26. Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1790; Census Place: Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 331; Image: 370; Family History Library Film: 0568144.
27. "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.
28. "1800 U. S. census," database index (no images), New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/: accessed 2 June 2016), Middlesex, Lincoln, Joseph Abbot (also Abiel and Nehemiah); citing NARA series M32, roll 17 (Mass V.5) p 1270, film # 205615, image 19, origin 17.
29. 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..
30. Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1800; Census Place: Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 17; Page: 1270; Image: 19; Family History Library Film: 205615.
31. 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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
32. 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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
33. 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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
34. 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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
35. "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files," database with digital images, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/1/10940512 : accessed 3 June 2016), file for Joseph Abbot and widow Ruth Abbott, Massachusetts, W.26,972; citing Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, M804 (Washington D. C.: National Archives [n.d.]), roll 0002.
37. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : downloaded image 22 October 2016), Joseph Abbott, #130725519, "departed this life Nov. 30, 1832: aged 80 yrs.".
38. "U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60514/: accessed 27 May 2024) > The Pension Roll of 1835, Vol. I > 4 Maine, image 123 of 164, Joseph Abbot; ( https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60514/images/pensionroll1835i-002048 ); citing United States Senate.The Pension Roll of 1835.4 vols. 1968 Reprint, with index. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992.
39. "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files," database with digital images, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/image/1/10940512 : accessed 3 June 2016), file for Joseph Abbot and widow Ruth Abbott, Massachusetts, W.26,972; citing Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, M804 (Washington D. C.: National Archives [n.d.]), roll 0002.
40. "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930," database index with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50015/: accessed 27 May 2024) , "Abbott, Joseph, formerly of Lincoln, Mass., d. in Livermore, Me., aged 80", referencing Columbian Sentinel dated 9 Jan. 1833; ( https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/425596:50015 ); citing Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.
41. 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).
42. 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 416-418; online image, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo01abbo and https://archive.org/details/descendantsofgeo02abbo : accessed 17 May 2017; genealogical sketch of 277 Sergt. Joseph Abbott.
43. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : downloaded image 22 October 2016), Joseph Abbott, #130725519, "departed this life Nov. 30, 1832: aged 80 yrs.".