Individual Details

Timothy Abbott

(12 Mar 1769 - 23 Jan 1819)

Due to "irregular habits" he was placed under guardianship. In 1818, his property was conveyed to the town which supported him. After his death, widow Lydia continued to be supported by the town in her old age. After a fall, she suffered a fracture and was infirm in her old age.

Bouton's History of Concord, p 366

Events

Birth12 Mar 1769
Marriage16 Jan 1801Fryeburg, Oxford, Maine - Sarah Bradley
Marriage17 Apr 1811Concord, New Hampshire - Lydia Abbott
Probate11 Jun 1817Rockingham, New Hampshire
Guardianship11 Sep 1817Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Death23 Jan 1819Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire

Families

SpouseLydia Abbott (1771 - 1853)
SpouseSarah Bradley (1778 - 1810)
ChildEsther Abbott (1802 - )
ChildPhilbrick Bradley Abbott (1804 - 1844)
ChildGeorge S. Abbott (1809 - 1893)
FatherEdward Abbott (1730 - 1801)
MotherDeborah Stevens (1738 - 1817)
SiblingMary Abbott (1761 - 1843)
SiblingMehitable Abbott (1763 - 1838)
SiblingSusannah Abbott (1765 - 1841)
SiblingEdward Abbott (1767 - )
SiblingSamuel Abbott (1771 - 1822)
SiblingDeborah Abbott (1773 - 1773)
SiblingDeborah Abbott (1774 - 1861)
SiblingEsther Abbott (1777 - 1824)

Notes

Guardianship

Timothy was placed under guardianship as non compos in 1817. Benjamin Kimball, Jr. was named his guardian. The inventory included about 12 acres with buildings valued at $900.00 and a personal estate valued at $24.50. The guardianship of Benjamin Kimball was revoked 16 February 1818. That petition was made by the selectman of Concord as they thought the misdemeanors (which seem to be intemperance) of which Timothy Abbott was guilty were far removed and that he no longer needed a guardian. The original request for a guardian dated 19 May 1817 notes excessive drinking, neglect and wasting of his estate and causing his family want and suffering circumstances as a consequence.

New Hampshire. Probate Court (Rockingham County); Probate Place: Rockingham, New Hampshire, Estate Papers, No 9494-9576, 1817, Case 9549, accessed through ancestry.com

Endnotes

1. Ancestry,com, New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947.

2. Ancestry,com, New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947.

3. Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Rockingham County); Probate Place: Rockingham, New Hampshire.