Ebenezer Abbey Sr.

Ebenezer Abbey Sr. was born July 31, 1683, in Salem Village, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, and died December 5, 1758, Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut , at age 75. Buried in Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT. He is the son of Samuel Abbey of Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, and Mary Knowlton of Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Mary Allen was born June 10, 1688, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut, and died August 25, 1765, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut, at age 77. Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT. She is the daughter of Josiah Allen of Barnstable, MA, and Mary Crowell of Salem Village, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony .

Ebenezer Abbey Sr. and Mary Allen were married October 28, 1707, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut .

Ebenezer Abbey Sr. and Mary (Allen) Abbey had twelve children:

  1. Ebenezer Abbey Jr.: Born July 27, 1708, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died April, 1758, in Colony of Connecticut (age 49). Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT. Married February 7, 1730, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut, to Abigail Goodell: Born about 1714, in Salem Village, Essex Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay ; D ied about June 21, 1745, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut (about age 30). Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT.

  2. Elizabeth Abbey: Born September 11, 1709, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died Unknown. Married November 13, 1735, in Mansfield, Colony of Connecticut , to Daniel Cross Jr.: Born July 20, 1713, in Mansfield, Colony of Connecticut ; Died 1796 in Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., VT (about age 83).
  3. Joshua Abbey: Born January 20, 1711, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died January 13, 1807, in Windham, Windham Co., CT (age 95). Buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT. Married April 14, 1736, in Unknown to Mary Ripley: Born November 16, 1716, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died October 13 1770, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut (age 54). Buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT.
  4. Mary Abbey: Born September 21, 1712, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died March 4, 1735, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut (about age 22). Buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT. Married May 9, 1734, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut , to Jonathon Bingham Jr.: Born August 17, 1712, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died February 16, 1800, in Windham, Windham Co., CT (age 87). Buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT.
  5. Nathan Abbey: Born May 6, 1714, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died April 26, 1807, in Connecticut. Buried in Old Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield Center, Tolland Co., CT. Married (1) December 4, 1746, in Mansfield, Colony of Connecticut , to Silence Ames: Born Unknown; Died February 6, 1776, in Connecticut. Married (2) October 17, 1776, in Connecticut, to Lucy Hovey: Born Unknown; Died Unknown.
  6. Gideon Abbey: Born February 13, 1716, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died 1784 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT (about age 68). Buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT. Married (1) March 15, 1737/1738 or 1735, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut , to Mary Wood: Born about 1715 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died October 1742 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut (about age 27). Married (2) December 8, 1742, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut , to Keziah Walker: Born about 1718 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died 1746 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut (about age 28). Married (3) 1747 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut , to Bathsheba Smith: Born about 1720 in Ashford, Colony of Connecticut ; Died after 1790 in probably Colony of Connecticut .
  7. Samuel Abbey: Born October 30, 1717, in Colony of Connecticut ; Died March 1, 1718, in Colony of Connecticut (age Infant).
  8. Samuel Abbey: Born April 24, 1719, in Colony of Connecticut ; Died Unknown. Married July 8, 1766, in Mansfield, Colony of Connecticut , to Temperance Lincoln: Born about 1725 in Windham, Colony of Connecticut ; Died Unknown.
  9. Zerviah Abbey: Born March 17, 1721, in Colony of Connecticut ; Died 1774 , in New Milford , Litchfield Co . , CT ( about age 64 ) . Buried in Center Cemetery , New Milford , Litchfield Co . , CT. Married May 10, 1736, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut , to Elihu Marsh: Born about 1718 in Colony of Connecticut ; Died Unknown.
  10. Jerusha Abbey: Born October 22, 1722, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died April 1, 1820, in Connecticut (age 97). Married March 31, 1842, in Colony of Connecticut, to Samuel Wood: Born March 31, 1722, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died January 27, 1807, in Connecticut (age 84).
  11. Abigail Abbey: Born August 1, 1724, in Colony of Connecticut ; Died Unknown. Married November 10, 1743, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut , to Benjamin Corey: Born Unknown; Died Unknown.
  12. Miriam Abbey: Born August 31, 1726, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died December 2, 1823, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT (age 97). Married October 5, 1745, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut , to William Cross: Born May 25, 1720, probably in Colony of Connecticut ; Died June 1, 1801, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT (age 81).
  13. Solomon Abbey: Born May 29, 1730, in North Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut ; Died 1799 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT (about age 69). Married (1) June 17, 1751, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut , to Sarah Knight: Born about 1730 in probably Colony of Connecticut ; Died Unknown. Married (2) to Elizabeth (Unknown) Burnham.

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The "Warwick Patent" is dated the "Nineteenth day of March in the Seventh/ yeare of ye reigne of our Sovergne Lord Charles by ye grace of God/ Kinge of England Scotland Ffrance and/ Ireland defender of ye ffaith &c Anno Dom/ 1631." Although not double dated, the historical context indicates that the date as recorded was "Old Style."  If double dated, it would have been recorded as March 19, 1631/2; if recorded "New Style," it would be March 19, 1632. 

Some Ebenezer Sr. Abbey family Records.

The Massachusetts Bay Colony (more formally The Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1628�1691) was an English settlement on the east coast of America in the 17th century around the Massachusetts Bay, the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay. 

Essex County was created by the General Court of the  Massachusetts Bay Colony  on May 10, 1643, when it was ordered "that the whole plantation within this jurisdiction be divided into four  sheires ." Named after the  county in England , Essex then comprised the towns of  Salem ,  Lynn ,  Wenham ,  Ipswich ,  Rowley ,  Newbury ,  Gloucester , and  Andover .

Massachusetts Bay Colony reverted to rule under the revoked charter until 1691, when a new charter was issued for the Province of Massachusetts Bay. This province combined the Massachusetts Bay territories with those of the Plymouth Colony and proprietary holdings on Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Sir William Phips arrived in 1692 bearing the charter and formally took charge of the new province.

The Province of Massachusetts Bay was a crown colony in British America which became one of the thirteen original states of the United States from 1776 onward. It was chartered on October 7, 1691 by William III and Mary II, the joint monarchs of the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The charter took effect on May 14, 1692 and included the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Plymouth Colony, the Province of Maine, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the direct successor.

Ebenezer Abbey Sr. was born July 31, 1683, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut .

Mary Allen was born June 10, 1688, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut.

Ebenezer Abbey Sr. and Mary Allen were married October 28, 1707, in Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut .

           

Ebenezer Abbey Sr. created his final Last Will and Testament on June 3, 1750, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut . Thanks to Kay Koslan for locating these records.

This is the transcription of the Ebenezer Abbey Sr. final Last Will and Testament dated June 3, 1750, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut .

In the name of God Amen the 3d day of June anno domini 1750. I Ebenezer Abbe of Windham in the County of Windham & Colony of Connecticut in New England being sick & weak in body but of perfect mind & memory Thanks be given to God therefor calling to mende the mortality of my body & knowing that it is apointed for al men once to die do make & ordain this my Last will & Testament that is to say prinsipaley first of all I give & recomend my Soul into the hands of God that gave it hoping through the merits death & passion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and to have full and free Pardon and Forgiveness of all my Sins & to Inherit Everlasting life & my body I comit to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my excet hereafter named nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God – and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it  hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give donate & disposal of the Same in the Following manor & form viz.

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I will that those debts & debters which I do owe in right or Consionce to any manor of person or persons what socumbe will & Truly paid or ordaind to be paid in convenient time after my decease by my Excer. hereafter named

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Items I give & bequeath unto mary abbe my dearly beloved wife all my household & Furniture & one good cow & one good horse to be All her own use & dispose forever & also the use & improvement of one third part of all my lands the use & improvement of the westerly end of my dwelling house & Sufficient Cellar room & barn room During her natural life in law of dowr

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Item I give & bequeath to my well beloved Son Ebenzr Abbe besides wht I have already given him Five Shillings in bills of Credit of the old Tender or the Equivalent thereto to be raised & Levied out of my Estate & paid in convenient time after my decease by my Execr herein after named

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Item I give & bequeath unto my well beloved son Joshua Abbe besides what I have already given him Five shillings in bills of Credit of the old Tender of the the Equivalent thereto to be raised & Levied out of my Estate paid in convenient time after my decease by my Execr hereafter named

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Item I give & bequeath to Nathan Abbe my well beloved son besides what I have already given him Five shillings in bills of Credit of old Tender of the the Equivalent thereto to be raised & Levied out of my Estate paid in convenient time after my decease by my Execr hereafter named

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Item I give & bequeath unto to my well beloved son Gideon Abbe besides what I have already given him Five shillings in bills of Credit of old Tender of the the Equivalent thereto to be raised & Levied out of my Estate paid in convenient time after my decease by my Execr hereafter after named

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Item I give & bequeath unto my well beloved son Saml Abbe besides what I have already given him Five shillings in bills of Credit of the old Tender of the the Equivalent thereto to be raised & Levied out of my Estate paid in convenient time after my decease by my Execr hereafter named

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Item I give & bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Elizabeth Cross besides what I have already given her Five shillings in bills of Credit or old Tender or the Equivalent thereto to be raised & Levied out of my Estate paid in convenient time after my decease by my Execr hereafter named

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Item I give & bequeath unto my well beloved daughter Zerviah Marsh besides what I have already given her Five shillings in bills of Credit of the old Tender of the the Equivalent thereto to be raised & Levied out of my Estate paid in convenient time after my decease by my Execr herefter named

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Item I give & bequeath unto my beloved daughter Jerusha Wood besides what I have already given her Five shillings in bills of Credit of the old Tender or the Equivalent to be raised & Levied out of my Estate & paid in convenient time after my dcease by my Execr hereafter mentioned

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Item I give & bequeath unto my beloved daughter Abigail Cary besides what I have already given her Five shillings in bills of Credit or old Tender or the Equivalent thereto to be raised & Levied out of my Estate & paid in convenient time after my decease by my Execr herein after named

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Item I give & bequeath unto my beloved daughter Miriam Cross besides what I have already given her Five shillings in bills of Credit or old Tender or the Equivalent thereto to be raised & Levied out of my Estate & paid in convenient time after my decease by my Execr herein after named

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Item I give & bequeath unto my well beloved grandchild Jonathan Bingham the only surviving son & heir of my well beloved daughter Mary Bingham deceasd besides what I gave to my daughter in her Lifetime Five Shillings in bills of Credit of the old Tender or the equivalent thereto to be to be raised & Levied out of my Estate after my decease by my Execr hereafter named which I will that he shall receive when he shall attain to the age of twenty one years

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Item I give & bequeath to my well beloved son Solomon Abbe to be & remain unto him his heirs & assigns forever all my lands lying & being in the Township of Windham & Mansfield together with all my Tenements and buildings in manor & form following (viz) Two third parts of my sd lands The easter part of my dwelling house & such part of the Celler room under the sd dwelling house & such part of the room in My Barn as my sd Wife Mary shaI the sd t need during her natural life to be by him possessed & injoyed upon my decease and the remainder in my sd Land & building upon the Decease of my Sd wife Mary I also give unto my Sd Son Solomon Abbe all my stock & creatures my outdoor moveables & utinsels for farming business together with all my tools for every sort of work.

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I will that all my wearing appariel be equally divided of amongst all of my Surviving Sons. (S.S.)

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Finally I will, Constitute ordain & make Col. Shubael Conant of Mansfield in the County of Windham & Colony of Connecticut my only & Sole Exec. of this my Last any Last Will & Testament & I do hereby of my utterly disallow revoke & disannul all & leaving other former wills Testaments Legacies & bequests or Executors Whatsoever by me before This Time in any who named willed or bequeathed ratifying & confirming this and no other to be my Last Will & Testament  in confirmation whereof  I the sd Ebenr Abbe have hereunto sett my hand and affixed my Seal the day & year first First above written

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Signd Seald Publishd remanded & Declared by sd Ebenr Abbe as his Last Will and Testament in Presence of us Witnesses                 Ebener Abbe (S.S.)

Daniel Cross

Samuel Flint

Mary Flint

Windham County fst  Decr 14t 1758. Then came Mr Samuel Flint & Mrs Mary Flilnt Two of the Witnesses Subscribing to the foregoing Instrument & made solemn oath that they  sd Mr. Ebenezer Abbe, the testator Deceasd sign seal & Publish the foregoing instrument as his last Will and Testament , & that they together with Mr Deniel Cross Sett to their hands as Witnesses in the presence of the sd Testator & that they Judged him to be of Sound Mind & Memory according to the best of their discerning

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Sworn before me Jona Trimble Just

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At a court of Probate held at Lebanon 2d January  1758. Then the foregoing will was exhibited into sd Court by the Exectr who accepted that trust in Sd County and Sd will is by this Sd Court proved & allowed sd & orderd to be recorded & kept on file & Sd Execr took the oath in Sd Court according to law

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Test Ichd Robinson Regr

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Ebenezer Abbey Sr. died December 5, 1758, Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut , at age 75. Buried in Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT.  

Mary (Allen) Abbey died 1766 in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut, at about age 78. Buried in Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT.  

From Jeromey Ward's Web Site:

Ebenezer was born in 1683, in Salem Village, Mass., baptized in Wenham before 1685; died in Windham, Conn., December 5, 1758. He removed with his father to the locality known as "Bricktop" in 1698; worked in Norwich for a time, about 1705; was at Windham in 1706 and later lived at North Windham and Mansfield. November, 1705, were recorded two deeds showing an exchange of property between Samuel Abbe and Ebenezer of Norwich, a lot upon Bushnell's Plain. He received a deed from Samuel, July 17, 1707, and sold land to Abraham Mitchell and William Slate in 1709 and 1711. October29, 1713, John Abbe, now resident at Hartford, in Hartford County," sold to his brother Ebenezer land he had received from his father, Samuel Abbe of Windham. In a deed of November 2, 1713, he alludes to his deceased father, Samuel Abbe, January 11, 1714, land bought from his brother, Samuel Abbe, and calls Abraham Mitchell father." He is found frequently in the records of Windham down to late in life. September 8, 1743, he sold to his son, Samuel, land on the east side of Nauchaug River in Windham. In 1715, Ebenezer Abbe was one of the settlers who formed Canada. Parish at Hampton Hill in the northeast part of Windham, and was one of those who on May 9, 1717, signed a petition to the General Assembly asking to be made a separate parish. In October of the same year another petition was sent to the assembly, asking that the taxes on property in this parish should be used for the establishing of their church. This petition was signed by Ebenezer Abbe, for the rest," and William Durkee.
His will, dated June 3, 1750, probated December 14, 1758, names these heirs: wife Mary; children Ebenezer, Joshua, Nathan, Gideon, Samuel,Elizabeth Cross, Zeruiah Marsh, Jerusha Wood, Abigail Cary, Miriam Cross; grandson Jonathan Bingham, only surviving son and heir of his daughter Mary, deceased. (Windham Probate Records, Vol. 5, page 513.)
Ebenezer Abbe married at Mansfield, October 28, 1707, MARY ALLEN, who died 1766, daughter of Joshua and Mary ( ) Allen, early settlers of Mansfield, who lived near what is now North Windham.

Ebenezer married Mary Allen daughter of Joshua Allen and Mary Crowell on Oct 28 1707 in Windham, Connecticut. Mary was born on Jun 10 1688 in Windham, Connecticut. She died in 1766 in Windham, Connecticut.