Individual Details
James Abbott
(9 Mar 1753 - 2 May 1830)
DAR Ancestor #: A000087
Veteran Revolutionary War
SGT, CAPT Clark's Co., COL Sage's Regt, Conn Line
James Abbott was born in Windham, Connecticut in 1753. His father, Abiel, was a grantee in the Susquehana Purchase of 1754. Abiel gave half of this right to James' older brother Philip. Philip was allotted lot #34 in the town plot, lot #44 in the first division, lot #37 in the third division and lot #11 in the fourth division. These lots he owned until September 23, 1777 when he conveyed them to his brother James, who June 13, 1787 sold them to Matthias Hollenback. ( Taken from History of Wilkes-Barre by Oscar Jewell Harvey.)
James came from Wyoming [Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania - site of the Wyoming Massacre July 3,1778] to the Canisteo Valley [New York] and settled near Arkport about 1806. His tombstone bears the following inscription: "To the Memory of James Abbott, one of the patriots of 1776, who died May 2, 1830. Aged 77 years." (See also an Historical Sketch of Arkport, written by William Hurlbut, printed in the Canisteo Valley Times in 1876.)
James and his wife Phoebe operated a linen weaving mill.
James and Hannah had a third child, a daughter, who died young.
Veteran Revolutionary War
SGT, CAPT Clark's Co., COL Sage's Regt, Conn Line
James Abbott was born in Windham, Connecticut in 1753. His father, Abiel, was a grantee in the Susquehana Purchase of 1754. Abiel gave half of this right to James' older brother Philip. Philip was allotted lot #34 in the town plot, lot #44 in the first division, lot #37 in the third division and lot #11 in the fourth division. These lots he owned until September 23, 1777 when he conveyed them to his brother James, who June 13, 1787 sold them to Matthias Hollenback. ( Taken from History of Wilkes-Barre by Oscar Jewell Harvey.)
James came from Wyoming [Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania - site of the Wyoming Massacre July 3,1778] to the Canisteo Valley [New York] and settled near Arkport about 1806. His tombstone bears the following inscription: "To the Memory of James Abbott, one of the patriots of 1776, who died May 2, 1830. Aged 77 years." (See also an Historical Sketch of Arkport, written by William Hurlbut, printed in the Canisteo Valley Times in 1876.)
James and his wife Phoebe operated a linen weaving mill.
James and Hannah had a third child, a daughter, who died young.
Events
| Birth | 9 Mar 1753 | Windham, Windham, Connecticut | |||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1778 | Windham, Windham, Connecticut - Hannah Denison | |||
| Marriage | 17 Jan 1798 | Kingston, Luzerne, Pennsylvania - Phebe Howe | |||
| Divorce | Aft 1813 | Phebe Howe | |||
| Death | 2 May 1830 | Cornell, Steuben, New York |
Families
| Spouse | Hannah Denison (1757 - 1784) |
| Child | Daniel Abbott (1778 - 1824) |
| Child | Elijah Abbott (1781 - 1821) |
| Spouse | Phebe Howe (1763 - 1842) |
| Child | James Abbott (1799 - 1846) |
| Child | Edmond Austin Abbott (1801 - 1861) |
| Child | Stephen Joseph Abbott (1804 - 1843) |
| Child | Eleazer Abbott (1808 - 1887) |
| Child | Abiel Abbott (1810 - ) |
| Father | Abiel Abbott (1726 - 1772) |
| Mother | Abigail Fenton (1730 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Philip Abbott (1751 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Abiel Abbott (1754 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Abigail Abbott (1763 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Anna Abbott (1765 - 1846) |