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
| Birth | Abt, 1627 | England | |||
| Marriage | Abt, 1660 | Abigail Elderkin |  | ||
| Civil | March 10, 1661 | Wethersfield, British America | | ||
| Divorce | 1672 | Abigail Elderkin | | ||
| Marriage | 1673 | Abigail Smith | | ||
| Death | 1690 | British America |
Families
| Spouse | Abigail Smith (1638 - 1689) |
| Spouse | Abigail Elderkin (1641 - 1700) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA, Page 66.
2. Adams, Sherman W, The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut (Name: Grafton Press; Location: New York; Date: 1904;), Volume 2 page 98.
3. Adams, Sherman W, The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut (Name: Grafton Press; Location: New York; Date: 1904;), Volume 2 page 98.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA, Page 66.
5. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA, Page 4.