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A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri
by Wm. S. Bryan and Robert Rose

p. 127 Charles Co., Missouri
Abington. — John Abington, of Scotland, came to America and settled in Montgomery county, Maryland, sometime before the revolution. His wife was Mary Watson. Sho died, leaving him a widower, after which he moved to Henry county, Va. The names of his children were, Bowles, Lucy, John, Elizabeth, and Henry. Bowles, at the age of 18 years, joined the American army and served during the revolutionary war. He married Sarah Taylor, daughter of William Taylor and Sarah Scruggs, of Virginia, and they had seven children — William N., John T., Susannah, Taylor, Bowles, Henry, and Lucy. William N. was a Meth- odist preacher, and died in North Carolina. John T. married Rebecca Taylor, and settled in Tennessee. Susannah married Thomas Travis, and settled in St. Charles county. Mo., in 1830. Taylor married Amanda Penn. Bowles married Mary Baldridge, and died ten days after. Hon. Henry Abington, the only one of the family now living, married Maria Smith, and settled in the western part of St. Charles county, where he now resides. He is an influential, public-spirited citizen ; has served three terms in the Legislature of his State, and has held the position of Justice of the Peace for many years.


p. 379 Callaway Co., MO
Taylor. — William Taylor, of Stokes Co., N. C, married Sarah Scruggs, and they had a son, Isaac, who married Catharine Vaughan, a sister of Martin Vaughan, of Audrain Co., Mo. Their children were — Carter, Fountain, and Mary. The mother died while they were young, and their father having married again to a widow lady of Indiana, they were adopted by their uncle Martin, who came to Missouri in 1830. Carter, the eldest, married Minerva Callock, and settled in Howard county, where they lived and died. Mary married James Danean, who settled in Monroe county. Fountain settled in Callaway county. He married Anna Wilburn, and they had a large family of children. Mr. Taylor is a stone mason by trade, and once while blasting rock be was blown up and badly burnt with powder. The marks of the powder are still plainly visible on his hands and face.

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