Individual Details
Darius Abbott
(16 Oct 1734 - 1817)
The Darius Abbot house in Andover: http://preservation.mhl.org/142-hidden-road
Historical significance:
Darius Abbott was b. in 1736 of Pomfret, and married Mary Holt of Andover, intention recorded on Nov. 1, 1757. Most likely built his own home. The deeds have a Samuel Holt & Darius Abbott, housewright, purchasing a small parcel of land together on May 7 1760 from Joshua Holt for 20 pounds. (b.107 lf. 103). Darius Abbott then buys a 1/2 acre lot behind his barn on April 21, 1763 from Benjamin Holt. Probably originally part of Holt homestead.
Darius Abbot, housewright sells the farm to Jacob Jones of North Wilmington on April 16,1776, reads "our homestead land with dwelling house thereon - lyes on road leading from John Fiske (now 331 So. Main/Turner Farm) to meeting house". Jacob, a yeoman, paid 480 pounds for the farm. The deed was recorded two years later on March 17, 1778. The Homestead remained in Jones family until 1895.
Historical significance:
Darius Abbott was b. in 1736 of Pomfret, and married Mary Holt of Andover, intention recorded on Nov. 1, 1757. Most likely built his own home. The deeds have a Samuel Holt & Darius Abbott, housewright, purchasing a small parcel of land together on May 7 1760 from Joshua Holt for 20 pounds. (b.107 lf. 103). Darius Abbott then buys a 1/2 acre lot behind his barn on April 21, 1763 from Benjamin Holt. Probably originally part of Holt homestead.
Darius Abbot, housewright sells the farm to Jacob Jones of North Wilmington on April 16,1776, reads "our homestead land with dwelling house thereon - lyes on road leading from John Fiske (now 331 So. Main/Turner Farm) to meeting house". Jacob, a yeoman, paid 480 pounds for the farm. The deed was recorded two years later on March 17, 1778. The Homestead remained in Jones family until 1895.
Events
Birth | 16 Oct 1734 | Pomfret, Connecticut | |||
Marriage | 1 Nov 1757 | Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - Mary Holt | |||
Death | 1817 | New Hampshire |
Families
Spouse | Mary Holt (1739 - 1787) |
Child | Anna Abbott (1758 - 1775) |
Child | Henry Abbott (1761 - ) |
Child | Elizabeth Abbott (1763 - ) |
Child | Hannah Abbott (1765 - 1775) |
Child | Paul Abbott (1767 - ) |
Child | Tryphena Abbott (1769 - 1836) |
Child | Calvin Holt Abbott (1771 - 1841) |
Child | Luther Abbott (1773 - 1773) |
Child | Asa Abbott (1774 - 1775) |
Child | Mary Abbott (1779 - ) |
Child | Nancy Abbott (1780 - 1842) |
Child | Hannah Abbott (1783 - 1804) |
Father | Paul Abbott (1697 - 1752) |
Mother | Elizabeth Gray (1700 - 1765) |
Sibling | Nathan Abbott (1721 - 1804) |
Sibling | William Abbott (1723 - 1805) |
Sibling | Benjamin Abbott (1724 - 1807) |
Sibling | Elizabeth Abbott (1726 - 1736) |
Sibling | Mary Abbott (1728 - 1769) |
Sibling | Sarah Abbott (1730 - 1811) |
Sibling | Isaac Abbott (1732 - 1800) |
Sibling | Elizabeth Abbott (1737 - 1828) |
Sibling | Harriet Abbott (1740 - 1740) |
Sibling | Hannah Abbott (1741 - 1763) |
Sibling | Asa Abbott (1743 - 1754) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).
2. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999).