_George ABBOTT __________+
| (1550 - 1618) m 1570
_George II ABBOTT ___|
| (1587 - ....) m 1615|
| |_Bridget Miller? WYLLEY _+
| (1551 - 1625) m 1570
|
|--George III ABBOTT
| (1615 - 1681)
| _________________________
| |
|_Elizabeth __________|
m 1615 |
|_________________________
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No picture or physical description of George Abbott has been handed down. He was a man of some education; a deeply religious Puritan; and a successful businessman and farmer. At his death on December 24, 1681, at the age of 66, his estate was
appraised at 587 pounds, besides the gifts of land that he had already made to his sons. His will, dated December 12, 1681, twelve days before his death, is on record at the Essex County Court House at Salem. He left all of his estate to his wife,
Hannah and paid her a remarkably tender tribute; "Considering the great love and affection I bear unto my loving wife Hannah Abbott and also considering her tender love and respect she hath had to me and also considering her care and diligence in
helping to get and save what God hath blessed us withal and also prudence in management of the same, I do therefore leave my whole estate to her and for her use during the time of her natural life and at her death my will is that my overseers shall
dispose of my estate that her necessity doth not enforce her to spend among my children." It was also his will that "If any of the sons should be guilty of disobedient carriage toward their mother, they shall be cut short in their portions." The
overseers were "My loving brothers Thomas and William Chandler and my loving friend John Barker."(jw)
Andover was incorporated May 6, 1646. It was named for the town of Andover, in Hants County, England, which had been the home of some of its principal settlers. The following extract from a letter written by a resident of Andover, England, to a
gentleman of our town a few years ago, gives an idea of the mother town as compared with the daughter:--
"I find that Andover, in America, is of more importance than the same place in England. We have no institutions that can be named that in any way approach those in America, nothing of more note than an old endowed Grammar School...."
Speaking, of the "South Church Manual," which he had
received, he says:--
"I have been much interested in the minute particulars of the customs of the Congregational church ..... They differ but little from the old Congregational churches in England .....
The name of Abbot is not common here, but rare; Holt is often
heard, but not common; Osgood is not known in our locality;
Faulkner, Barnard, Ballard, Lovejoy but seldom; Stevens, Poor, and Chandler, are those oftenest occurring."
In the earliest book of the town records now existing is
a list of names, which purports to be "the names of all the
freeholders [householders is written above, as if by another
hand, in explanation] in order as they came to town":--
MR. BRADSTREET, JOHN OSGOOD, JOSEPH PARKER, RICH-
ARD BARKER, JOHN STEVENS, NICHOLAS HOLT, BENJAMIN
WOODBRIDGE, JOHN FRYE, EDMOND FAULKNER, ROBERT
BARNARD, DANIEL POOR, NATHAN PARKER, HENRY JACQUES,
JOHN ASLETT, RICHARD BLAKE, WILLIAM BALLARD, JOHN
LOVEJOY, THOMAS POOR, GEORGE ABBOT, JOHN RUSS, AN-
DREW ALLEN, ANDREW FOSTER, THOMAS CHANDLER.
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GEORGE ABBOTT
ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS
(1615-1681)
George Abbott, the venerable ancester of a vast line of descendants, is believed to have come from Yorkshire, England about 1640. He
was one of the first settlers of Andover, Massachusetts, in 1643, and one of the towns proprietors. He lived and died on a farm which in
1847 was owned by John Abbott, one of his descendants of the seventh generation.
During the period of Indian troubles his house was a garrison and was used as such many years after his death. A garrison house was a
home that was built a bit larger and more secure than the average homes of the time. The towns people would flock to garrison houses when
under attack.
On 12 Dec 1646 he married Hannah Chandler, daughter of William Chandler and sister to Thomas and William Chandler who were
also very influencial men in the community. George and his wife were both industrious, frugel, and of pious mind. He died December 24
1681, and his widow married a second husband, Rev. Frances Dane. She died June 11 1711, aged eighty-two years.
They had 13 children, all born in Andover. John, b 1648; Joseph, b 1649; Hannah, b 1650; Joseph, b 1652 ( said to have been the first
person in Andover who fell a victim of Indian murder.) George, b 1655; William, b 1657; Sarah, b 1659; Benjamin, b 1661; Timothy, b
1663; Thomas, b 1666; Edward, b 1668; Nathaniel, b 1671; and Elizabeth, b 1673.
Many of his heirs were influencial. Some of them were; John Abbott, deputy to the General Court, 1701; Deacon Isaac Abbott, graduate
of Harvard College, 1723; Abiel Abbott, graduate of Harvard, 1737 who died while fitting for the ministry; Dr Abiel Abbott, surgeon in
the French and Indian Wars; Capt. John Abbott of the French and Indian War, and Revolutionary war; Capts. Henry and Stephen
Abbott and Lt. Josiah Abbott of the Revolutionary War. The list goes on.
The descendants of George Abbott on the two hundredth anniversary of the settlement of the town of Andover, erected a monument to his
memory in the South Church Burying Ground. It reads:
George Abbott
Born in England,
Was one of the first settlers
of Andover A.D. 1643
Where in 1647 he married
Hannah Chandler.
He died Dec. 1681 age 66
She died June 1711 age 82
Their descendants
in reverence for their moral
worth and Christian virtues
Erected this monument
A.D. 1843
Submitted by Roni McFadden of Willits, California
The Children of George Abbott and his wife Hannah Chandler Abbott, were:
1. John, b. 2 Mar 1648, m. 17 Nov 1673 Sarah Baker d.19 Mar 1721.
2. Joseph, b. 11 Mar 1649, d. 24 Jun 1650. Infant. First recorded death in Andover.
3. Hannah, b. 9 Jun 1650, m. 20 Dec 1676 John Chandler.
4. Joseph,(2nd) b. 30 Mar 1652, d. 8 Apr 1676.
5. George, b. 7 Jun 1655, m.c. 1677 Dorcas Graves,.
6. William, b. 18 Nov 1657, m. 19 Jun 1682 Elizabeth Geary, d. 24 Oct 1713.
7. Sarah, b. 14 Nov 1659, m. 11 Oct 1680 Ephraim Stevens.
8. Benjamin, b. 20 Dec 1661, m.22 Apr 1685 Sarah Farnam, d. 30 Mar 1703.
9. Timothy, b. 17 Nov 1663, m. 27 Dec 1689 Hannah Graves, d. 9 Sept 1730.
10. Thomas, b. 6 May 1666, m 7 Dec 1697 Hannah Gray, d. 28 Apr 1728.
11. Edward, b. 15 Oct 1668, died young.
12. Nathaniel, b. 4 Jul 1671, m 22 Oct 1695 Dorcus Hibbert d. 1 Dec 1749.
13. Elizabeth, b. 9 Feb 1673, m. 24 Nov 1692 Nathan Stevens.
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George and his bride went to live in a house in Andover, which had been originally called Cochichawiche. The house was built of rough hand-hewn, or sawed logs that George had spent two years in building. Old records indicate that the house stood on
a plot of about four acres on the east side of what is now Court Street, North Andover, a short distance north of the old burial place and meeting house. In this area, the houses were built close together to afford protection for each other in case of
Indian attacks.(jw)
Later, George and Hanna lived in a garrison house on their farm land, two or three miles to the southwest on what is now Central Street in Andover. This house was built of heavy hewn or sawed logs with the corners securely fastened, the eaves
extending out over the walls by two feet or more, so that in case of attack, the defenders could fire down upon the enemy or pour water to put out a fire if started.(jw)
George and Hannah had thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters. Their first child, John was born March 2, 1648. The second child, also a son, Joseph, died when little more than a year old. This was the first recorded death in the town of
Andover. Eleven survived to maturity.
The fourth child, also named Joseph, was the first settler at Andover to be killed by Indians. He and a younger brother, Timothy, were at work in the fields when the Indians attacked one morning in April, 1676 during what is now known as King Philip's
War. The brothers defended themselves with firearms but were overwhelmed before they could reach the safety of the garrison house. Joseph was killed and Timothy, a boy of eleven, was carried off as a prisoner. After suffering great hardships at the
hands of his captors, he was returned some months later near the point of starvation. (jw)
The garrison house was the home of the family until 1704 when it was replaced by a structure which later became known as "The Old Red House." This stood until 1858 when it was torn down to be replaced with the first section of a fine, large house
which is still occupied by Abbotts descended from George's eldest son, John.(jw)
At the time of her husband's death, Hannah was fifty-two, had been married thirty-five years and borne thirteen children, four of whom were still under age.
George and Hannah, as well as the Reverend Dane, undoubtedly were buried in the "old burial place" at North Andover Center. Time and the elements, with some help from vandals, have completely obliterated all markers in the older part of the cemetery;
so, their actual resting places are unknown. Hannah's will, dated February 10, 1707, is also on record and is considered as remarkable since it is said to be the only will of the time on record in which a woman alone conveys real estate after the death
of her husband.
_______________________
|
_Elizabeth FOSS _______|
| |
| |_______________________
|
|
|--Phineas FOSS
|
| _Nathaniel BATCHELDER _+
| | (1630 - 1709) m 1656
|_Nathaniel BATCHELDER _|
(1659 - 1745) |
|_Deborah SMITH ________+
(1645 - 1675) m 1656
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Father: Amos Edgar SNYDER
Mother: Harriett M. Emma BEAVER
Family 1
: Jennie Mabel BLANCHARD
_William A. SNYDER _____
| (1819 - 1896) m 1841
_Amos Edgar SNYDER _______|
| (1850 - 1945) m 1873 |
| |_Belinda Matilda HASTY _+
| (1821 - 1919) m 1841
|
|--William SNYDER
| (1879 - ....)
| ________________________
| |
|_Harriett M. Emma BEAVER _|
(1853 - ....) m 1873 |
|________________________
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Family 1
: Jakob WIEDMER
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