Individual Details
David Abbott
(22 Sep 1772 - 2 Dec 1856)
He was a house-joiner. He went to New York 11 Mar 1794.
There is information in his pension application file about military service. Achieved the rank of Major by the end.
There may be more children (older) -- one of them might be Mary Jane who was the second wife of Leticia's husband.
http://rutherfordtnhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Pioneers-before-1800.pdf
David Abbot b. 1772 in New Hampshire - d. 2 Dec 1856 Gibson Co., TN, son of Nathan and Elizabeth Farnum Abbott. In Mar 11, 1794
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he was living in NY. The Abbott Register says “a house-joiner”. He m. 15 Oct 1811 (Rutherford Co. Marriages), Elizabeth Cummins,
b. 1782, d. 31 May 1877 Gibson Co.,TN, the daughter of John Cummins and Elizabeth (Waller?). He ended up owning and operating
the Cummins mills after the Cummins family left for MO (John Cummins d. in 1804). [information from Frances G. Trimble, Houston,
TX]. He received a Rutherford Co. Militia Commission of Capt. on Apr 2, 1808 and Second Major on Dec 27, 1810. He appeared
on a list of letters remaining at the post office in Jefferson Feb 15, 1811 [GATN]. He was found in the 1809 & 1811 Rutherford Co.
tax lists. and the 1810, 1820 & 1830 census. David Abbott’s Mill is mentioned Oct 21, 1831 [DB 2, p. 236]. He received a pension
for service in the War of 1812 [National Archives].
There is information in his pension application file about military service. Achieved the rank of Major by the end.
There may be more children (older) -- one of them might be Mary Jane who was the second wife of Leticia's husband.
http://rutherfordtnhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Pioneers-before-1800.pdf
David Abbot b. 1772 in New Hampshire - d. 2 Dec 1856 Gibson Co., TN, son of Nathan and Elizabeth Farnum Abbott. In Mar 11, 1794
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he was living in NY. The Abbott Register says “a house-joiner”. He m. 15 Oct 1811 (Rutherford Co. Marriages), Elizabeth Cummins,
b. 1782, d. 31 May 1877 Gibson Co.,TN, the daughter of John Cummins and Elizabeth (Waller?). He ended up owning and operating
the Cummins mills after the Cummins family left for MO (John Cummins d. in 1804). [information from Frances G. Trimble, Houston,
TX]. He received a Rutherford Co. Militia Commission of Capt. on Apr 2, 1808 and Second Major on Dec 27, 1810. He appeared
on a list of letters remaining at the post office in Jefferson Feb 15, 1811 [GATN]. He was found in the 1809 & 1811 Rutherford Co.
tax lists. and the 1810, 1820 & 1830 census. David Abbott’s Mill is mentioned Oct 21, 1831 [DB 2, p. 236]. He received a pension
for service in the War of 1812 [National Archives].
Events
| Birth | 22 Sep 1772 | Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire | |||
| Marriage | 15 Oct 1811 | Rutherford County, Tennessee - Elizabeth Cummins | |||
| Page 14 - War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applicatio | 1850 | The War of 1812 pension files resulted from a man's service during the war, 1812-1815. They were granted to the veteran, his widow, or his heirs. - Tennessee |  | ||
| Will | 24 Aug 1855 | Gibson County, Tennessee |  | ||
| Death | 2 Dec 1856 | Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee | |||
| Probate | Feb 1857 | Gibson County, Tennessee | |||
| Property | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Cummins (1795 - 1877) |
| Child | Elizabeth V. Abbott (1812 - 1883) |
| Child | Matilda C. Abbott (1813 - 1906) |
| Child | Stephen Decatur Abbott (1816 - ) |
| Child | Oliver H. P. Abbott (1818 - 1850) |
| Child | Letitia Abbott (1824 - 1850) |
| Child | Mary Jane Abbott (1826 - 1899) |
| Child | Lafayette "M.D." Abbott (1831 - 1880) |
| Child | James Abbott (1833 - ) |
| Child | Samuel M. Abbott (1837 - ) |
| Child | George W. Abbott (1838 - 1904) |
| Father | Nathan Abbott (1736 - 1805) |
| Mother | Betty Farnum (1743 - 1821) |
| Sibling | Betty Abbott (1767 - 1774) |
| Sibling | Jacob Abbott (1769 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Asa Abbott (1770 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Henry Abbott (1774 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Anna Abbott (1776 - ) |
| Sibling | Betty Abbott (1778 - 1831) |
| Sibling | Anna Abbott (1781 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Chloe Abbott (1783 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Esther Abbott (1789 - 1850) |
Notes
Will
Tennessee. Probate Court (Gibson County); Probate Place: Gibson, Tennessee, Will Books, Vol D-F, 1846-1862, p 32In his will, David Abbott made the following bequests: to beloved wife Elizabeth, he leaves "all my black people and servants" during her natural life and on her death, these same to be divided equally among his four youngest sons Fayette, James, Samuel, and George. All the remainder of his property is to be equally divided among his four sons and son Fayette is named executor.
Property
RutherfordCounty deedsG:193,W:484, U:443 – volume G is missing of course
Iwonder if this Stephen D.C. Abbott is a son – W:484
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ7-V94X-M?i=572&cat=358486
There are a couple of more children who can beadded
Don’t see any deeds in Gibson County
Endnotes
1. , War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files (Tennessee: The National Archives, 1850), Page 14 - War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files 1850.