Jacob Abbott (1746 - 1820)

Born 9 Feb 1746 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Stevens) Abbott — married 1 Dec 1767 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 5 Mar 1820 at age 74 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Abbott Name Study.

Hon. Jacob Abbott served with Civil Service, New Hampshire during the American Revolution.

Jacob Abbott is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000111.

JACOB ABBOTT, b. at Andover, 9 Feb 1745/6 son of Joseph Abbot and Deborah Blanchard ;^[1] Jacob d. at Brunswick, 5 Mar 1820;^[2] m. at Andover, 1 Dec 1767,^[3] LYDIA STEVENS, b. at Andover, 3 May 1745 daughter of John and Lydia (Gray) Stevens;^[4] Lydia d. at Brunswick, ME, Jun 1821.^[5]

Jacob was a Justice of the Peace and Town Clerk in Wilton during the Revolution, and this civil service is credited in the Revolutionary effort.^[6]

Jacob began his adult life as a farmer, but sold his farm in Wilton, New Hampshire to his brother in 1776. He lived in the town of Wilton involved in trade goods. He also built the first mill on the Souhegan River. He returned to Andover for a time and served on the board of Phillips Academy. He returned to New Hampshire and was later in Maine where he served on the board of Bowdoin College.^[7]

Jacob and Lydia’s grandson, Jacob Abbott (1803-1879), was a writer of children’s books, the most well-known being the Rollo books.

Children

Jacob and Lydia had ten children, five of whom died in childhood. A sixth child, John, graduated Harvard in 1801 but died in 1809.

i LYDIA ABBOTT, b. and d. 1 Jun 1769

ii LYDIA ABBOTT, b. 1 May 1771; d. at Temple, ME, 20 Jun 1855; m. 10 Feb 1789, a fourth cousin, THOMAS RUSSELL, b. at Andover, 5 Jun 1765 son of Thomas and Bethia (Holt) Russell; Thomas d. 9 Jul 1863.

iii HANNAH ABBOTT, b. 31 Jul 1772; d. 10 May 1786.

iv PHEBE ABBOTT, b. 25 Jun 1774; d. 18 Apr 1857 (buried at Andover); m. at Andover, 17 Jan 1793, her third cousin once removed, BENJAMIN ABBOTT, b. at Wilton, 17 Mar 1770 son of Abiel and Dorcas (Abbott) Abbott; Benjamin d. at Temple, ME, 10 Sep 1823.

v JACOB ABBOTT, b. 20 Oct 1776; d. at Farmington, ME, 21 Jan 1847; m. at Hallowell, ME, 8 Apr 1798, his second cousin, BETSY ABBOTT, b. at Concord, NH, 6 Aug 1773 daughter of Joshua and Eliza (Chandler) Abbott; Betsy d. 30 Jul 1846.

vi DORCAS ABBOTT, b. 6 Sep 1778; d. 29 Dec 1778.

vii SALVA ABBOTT, b, 6 Sep 1778; d. 16 Sep 1778.

viii JOHN S. ABBOTT, b. 25 Sep 1779; d. 9 Jun 1809. John graduated from Harvard in 1801.

ix LUCY ABBOTT, b. 19 Apr 1781; d. at Grafton, NH, 1 Apr 1866; m. DANIEL CAMPBELL, born about 1777 whose origins are not yet known; Daniel d. Oct 1849. Lucy and Daniel did not have children. In his will, Daniel left his estate to his wife Lucy as long as she was his widow and also had bequests to his brothers.

x DORCAS HIBBERT ABBOTT, b. 21 Feb 1784; d. 14 Aug 1784.

Sources

1. ↑ Abbot, Jacob, s. Dea. Joseph and Deborah, Feb. 9, 1745-6. Andover Vital Records, volume 1, p 17
2. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-SL5N : 1 March 2021), Jacob Abbot, 1820; citing Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States, Pine Grove Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,314,437.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZC-SR5H : 19 April 2021), Jacob Abbott and Lydia Stevens, 1 Dec 1767; citing Marriage, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010678.
4. ↑ Stevens, Lydia, d. John, jr. and Lydia, May 3, 1745. Andover Vital Records, volume 1, p 348
5. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-SL5P : 1 March 2021), Lydia Abbot, 1821; citing Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States, Pine Grove Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,314,437.
6. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 Jan 2024), "Record of Jacob Abbott", Ancestor # A000111.Meehan-411
7. ↑ Abbot and Abbot, Genealogical Register of Descendants, p 131

• Abbot, Abiel, and Ephraim Abbot. 1847. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of George Abbot of Andover, George Abbot of Rowley, Thomas Abbot of Andover, Arthur Abbot of Ipswich, Robert Abbot of Branford, CT, and George Abbot of Norwalk, CT. Boston: James Munroe and Company.