Family Group Sheet

FATHER Benjamin Abbott

Birth20 Dec 1661Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Paramour1683Naomi Hoyt
Marriage22 Apr 1685Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Sarah Farnum
Death30 Mar 1703Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Probate26 Apr 1703Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

MOTHER Sarah Farnum

Birth14 Jan 1661Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage22 Apr 1685Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Benjamin Abbott
DeathBef 1726Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

CHILDREN

Benjamin Abbott
Birth11 Jul 1686Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage24 Dec 1716Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Elizabeth Abbott
Marriage23 Oct 1722Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Mary Carleton
Marriage25 Jun 1729Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Abigail Abbott
DeathBef 5 Dec 1748Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Probate5 Dec 1748Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Jonathan Abbott
BirthSep 1687Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage6 May 1713Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Zeruriah/Zerviah Holt
Death21 Mar 1770Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
David Abbott
Birth18 Jan 1688/89Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage20 Mar 1717/18Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Hannah Danforth
Death14 Nov 1753Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Probate24 Nov 1753Essex, Massachusetts
Samuel Abbott
Birth19 May 1694Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Marriage8 Aug 1735Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Mary Preston
Will1762Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Death29 Oct 1762Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Notes

Probate

Benjamin Abbott did not leave a will. His widow Sarah is administrator. There is also a guardianship case for the minor children: David, Benjamin, Jonathan, and Samuel. Sarah Abbott is named guardian in each case.

Probate

Benjamin Abbott did not leave a will, but he does have an 81 page probate record. The probate settlement dated 18 February 1754 includes the following heirs: eldest son Benjamin, second son Daniel, daughter Mary, daughter Sarah the wife of James Holt, daughter Abigail, son Abiel, son Jacob, daughter Elizabeth, daughter Anna, and daughter Dorcas. Jacob, Elizabeth, Anna, and Dorcas have guardians who represent their interests, so these youngest four children are under age.

Probate

The will of David Abbott, written 7 November 1753, has the following bequests: beloved wife Hannah receives the widow's third; beloved son Solomon receives land and meadows above the brook, and "all the rest" of the children receive the rest of the estate. These children are David, Josiah, Jonathan, Benjamin, Hannah, and Sarah. The four boys share equally while the two daughters get half as much as each of the boys. The bequests to the younger children do include bequests of land. David calls on his "trusty friends" Ebenezer Abbot, Samuel Abbot, and Thomas Abbot to divide the land. David goes into detail about how the division of the land should proceed. The sons are to buy out the value of the portion of the daughters.

Will

In his will, Samuel makes bequests to his three "sons-in-law" (stepsons) who were the sons of his deceased wife Mary Lovejoy (widow): Christopher, Nathan, and Isaac Lovejoy, a bequest to Nathan's wife Apphia. He also makes bequests to the six daughters of his deceased brother Benjamin (Sarah, Mary, Abigail, Elizabeth, Anna, and Dorcas), three sons of his brother Benjamin (Benjamin, Daniel, and Abiel), the sons of his brother Jonathan (Jonathan, David, Nathaniel, and Samuel), three sons of his deceased brother David (David, Solomon, and Jonathan), Zuriah daughter of brother Jonathan, Hannah and Sarah daughters of brother David, and the children of deceased Job Abbott (Job being a son of Samuel's brother Jonathan).

Endnotes

1. , For , , Massachusetts Vital Records Project; http://ma-vitalrecords.org/. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), marriage record, Essex County, Andover.

2. , For , , Massachusetts Vital Records Project; http://ma-vitalrecords.org/. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), birth record, Essex County, Andover.

3. , For , , Massachusetts Vital Records Project; http://ma-vitalrecords.org/. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), marriage record, Essex County, Andover.

4. , For , , Massachusetts Vital Records Project; http://ma-vitalrecords.org/. (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), marriage record, Essex County, Andover.

5. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts.

6. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts.