Individual Details

John Betts

(Abt, 1627 - 1690)

John Betts was the 2nd husband of widow Abigail Smith Adams. John married 1st Abigail Eldrekin in 1660, maybe in Hartford, Ct. Abigail was a schoolteacher who said Christ was a bastard, blasphemy, she was set to be hung, defended by Thomas Burnham, she wasn't hung, she and John tried to work it out couldn't he was given a divorce then Married widow Adams.

Events

BirthAbt, 1627England
MarriageAbt, 1660Abigail Elderkin
CivilMarch 10, 1661Wethersfield, British America
Divorce1672Abigail Elderkin
Marriage1673Abigail Smith
Death1690British America

Families

SpouseAbigail Smith (1638 - 1689)
SpouseAbigail Elderkin (1641 - 1700)

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