Ezra Abbott (1756 - 1837)

Born 24 Aug 1756 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Andrews) Abbott — married 21 Nov 1782 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire

Husband of Anner (Choate) Abbott — married 10 May 1795 in Boscawen, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Husband of Jane (Jackman) Abbott — married 15 Nov 1798 in Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1837 at age 80 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

EZRA ABBOTT,^[1] b. 22 Aug 1756 son of George and Sarah (Abbott) Abbott;^[2] d. 21 Feb 1837;^[3][4] m. 1st 21 Nov 1782,^[5] BETTY ANDREWS, b. 12 May 1762 daughter of Thomas and Mary (Burnham) Andrews; Betty d. 25 Aug 1794. Ezra m. 2nd at Boscawen 10 May 1795,^[6] ANNER CHOATE, b. at Ipswich 12 Jan 1758 daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Proctor) Choate;^[7] Anner d. 21 Mar 1798. Ezra m. 3rd at Boscawen, 15 Nov 1798,^[8] JANE JACKMAN, b. at Boscawen, 20 Dec 1767 daughter of Benjamin and Jane (Woodman) Jackman; Jane d. 2 May 1847.

Ezra resided in Concord where he farmed and owned a small property. According to his son, George, Ezra Abbott served as surveyor of highways for the town of Concord for a number of years. ^[9]

As part of his Revolutionary War pension application, Ezra provided a statement of his circumstances on 18 July 1820. The total value of his estate was appraised at $162 with $80 in real estate and $82 in personal estate. He had debts of $50. His household in 1820 was his wife aged 52 and children Betsy aged 20, Ann aged 19, George aged 17, Jane aged 14, Benjamin J. aged 12, and Sarah aged 5. The real estate was sold in 1821. Ezra reported that he suffered a rupture due to his hard labor in farming and was no longer able to work.^[10]

In 1830, the household of Ezra Abbott was six persons at Concord: one male 70 to 79, one female 60 to 69, two males 20 to 29, one female 15 to 19, and one female 20 to 29.^[11]

Military

Private Ezra Abbott served with Bedel's New Hampshire Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Ezra Abbott is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000072.

On 6 October 1819, Ezra Abbot aged 63 years and resident of Concord made application for a pension based on his service in the Revolution. He made a second statement of 18 July 1820 and a third statement on 9 April 1823.

On 1 March 1776, he enlisted as a private in the company of Capt. James Osgood in Col. Timothy Bedel’s regiment for a term of ten months. During this enlistment, he was taken prisoner at the Cedars in Canada^[12] and was released at the end of his ten-month term. He was discharged on 1 January 1777. He next enlisted in July 1777 under Col. Thomas Stickney in a New Hampshire militia company. ^[13] He was discharged after two months. Ezra Abbott's name is listed on the official rosters of those at the Battle of Bennington 17 Aug 1777. ^[14] Ezra was awarded a pension based on his service.^[15]

Relevant Probate

Jane and Ezra’s daughter Jane Woodman Abbott married but did not have children. In her will dated 19 October 1887, she made bequests to the following persons: stepdaughter Eliza Sanborn; sister Sarah Tewksbury; nephews Amos H. Tewksbury and Charles E. Tewksbury; niece Betsey Jane Sawyer wife of Alva Sawyer; niece Martha G. Owens wife of Alanson Owens; niece Louisa Jane Runnels; niece Almira R. Lang wife of M. E. Lang; niece Anner A. Chase wife of Frank B. Chase; nephew Elbridge Dimond; niece Sarah A. Shattuck wife of Lemuel Shattuck; niece Harriet Taft wife of Isaac Taft; niece Rose Anner Hoit; nephew George A. Hoit; nephew Sylvester G. Hoit; niece Ruth A. S. Tenney wife of D. C. Tenney; nephew George Abbot of Concord; niece Betsey Jane Abbot; niece Marian Swain wife of Stephen Swain; nephew George B. Abbot of Stewartstown; and nephew Cyrus Runnels. Gilbert H. Dimond was named executor.^[16]

Children of Ezra Abbott and Betty Andrews

Ezra and his first wife Betty Andrews had four children whose births are recorded at Concord New Hampshire.

i. LUCY ABBOTT, b. 5 Apr 1784; d. at Warner, Nov 1869; m. 17 Feb 1835, OBADIAH/DIAH HUTCHINSON, b. 2 Nov 1776 son of Jonathan and Mehitable (Lovejoy) Hutchinson; Diah d. at Warner, NH, 22 Aug 1843. Lucy did not have any children.

ii. HARRIET B. ABBOTT, b. 12 Apr 1786; d. at Hartford, VT, 1 Apr 1862; m. 20 Jun 1816, JOHN CHAMPION, b. at South Lyme, CT, 12 Dec 1792 son of Ezra and Lucretia (Tubbs) Champion;^[17] John d. at Hartford, VT, 27 Oct 1879. They had four children.

iii. ROBERT BURNHAM ABBOTT, b. 27 Apr 1791; d. at Concord, 22 Aug 1830; m. 1st, at Hopkinton, 25 Dec 1817, RACHEL BURNHAM, b. 2 Sep 1796; Rachel d. 19 Jun 1823. Robert m. 2nd, 11 May 1823, ELIZABETH FOX, b. 2 Jun 1794; Elizabeth d. 7 Apr 1840. Robert did not have children. His will leaves his estate to his wife Elizabeth and to his sister Champion, sister Lucy, and sister Rose Dimond.^[18]

iv. ROSE B. ABBOTT, b. 26 Oct 1796; d. after 1860 (still living at the 1860 U.S. Census, but deceased before 1870); m. 11 Dec 1816, JACOB DIMOND, b. at Concord about 1790 son of Reuben and Mary (Currier) Dimond; Jacob d. at Concord, 28 Apr 1879.^[19]

Child of Ezra Abbott and Anner Choate

Ezra and Anner Choate had one child

i. ANNER ABBOTT, b. 2 Mar 1798; d. 12 Jun 1798.

Children of Ezra Abbott and Jane Jackman

Ezra and his third wife Jane Jackman had six children whose births are recorded at Concord NH.

i. BETSY ABBOTT, b. 9 Aug 1799; d. 8 Aug 1856; m. Apr 1822, AMOS HOIT, b. 20 Feb 1800 son of Joseph and Polly (Elliot) Hoit. Amos m. 2nd, 6 Apr 1858, Asaneth Swain widow of Henry Swain.

ii, ANNER ABBOTT, b. 8 Feb 1801; d. 23 Jan 1872; m. 13 Jun 1827, SAMUEL RUNNELS, b. at Boxford MA, 6 Dec 1796 son of Samuel and Anna (Hardy) Runnels; Samuel d. at Concord, 22 Nov 1864. They had 7 children.

iii. GEORGE B. ABBOTT, b. 27 Jan 1803; d. 8 May 1887; m. 1st, 22 Aug 1836, ELIZA DIDO SPAULDING, b. 6 Dec 1807 daughter of John and Elizabeth (Wheeler) Spaulding; Eliza d. 11 Oct 1856. George m. 2nd, 31 Dec 1861, CLARISSA CARTER, b. about 1815; Clarissa d. 14 Mar 1882.

iv. JANE WOODMAN ABBOTT, b. 15 Sep 1805; d. at Warner, 30 Nov 1891; m. 9 Oct 1850, as his second wife, STEPHEN SANBORN, b. 21 Jun 1807 son of Daniel and Betsey (Whitcomb) Sanborn; Stephen d. 24 Jul 1869. Jane did not have children.

v. BENJAMIN JACKMAN ABBOTT, b. 4 Feb 1808; d. 4 Mar 1869; m. about 1833, DOROTHY TEWKSBURY, b. about 1813 possibly the sister of Daniel who married Sarah, but no records have been located. They had 9 children.

vi. SARAH ABBOTT, b. 22 Jan 1815; d. at Stewartstown, 26 Feb 1889; m. DANIEL TEWKSBURY, b. at Warner, 1 Oct 1810 son of Stephen and Sally (Flanders) Tewksbury; Daniel d. 6 Mar 1874.

Sources

1. ↑ Family summary taken from Abbott, The Descendants of George Abbott of Andover and Hannah Chandler, pp 141-142
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL26-F5L : 8 April 2020), Ezra Abbott, 24 Aug 1756; citing Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,480.
3. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSLX-WJ3 : 10 March 2018), Ezra Abbott, 21 Feb 1837; citing Concord, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,058.
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLT-2LD3 : 13 December 2015), Ezra Abbott, 1837; Burial, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States of America, Horse Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 107673809, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ Bouton, History of Concord, p 623; https://archive.org/details/historyofconcord00inbout/page/622/mode/2up
6. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDVN-JWG : 24 January 2020), Ezra Abbot, 1795.
7. ↑ Jameson, The Choates in America, p 90; https://archive.org/details/choatesinamerica00jame/page/90/mode/2up
8. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6J-B8T : 1 August 2022), Ezra Abbott and Jane Jackman, 1798.
9. ↑ New Hampshire Historical Society Guide to the George Abbott (1803-) Papers, 1776-1889, Collection Number: 1965008; Gift of V. Bruce David in February, 1965. (https://tinyurl.com/Abbott-Papers)
10. ↑ U. S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, Case S45489
11. ↑ Year: 1830; Census Place: Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Series: M19; Roll: 76; Page: 150; Family History Library Film: 0337929
12. ↑ The Battle of the Cedars was from 18 May 1776 to 27 May 1776
13. ↑ This company served at the Battle of Bennington 17 August 1777, although Ezra does not relate that in his pension application statements; Bouton, History of Concord, p 623; https://archive.org/details/historyofconcord00inbout/page/622/mode/2up
14. ↑ Gilmore, Roll of New Hampshire Soldiers At the Battle of Bennington, August 16, 1777, p 10; https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002071225610&view=1up&seq=21; "Abbott, Ezra, Residence Concord (NH), Regiment Stickney's Regiment, Rank: Private, Kimball's Company, Enlisted July 20.
15. ↑ U. S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, Case S45489
16. ↑ New Hampshire Probate, Merrimack County, Volume 73, pp 472-473
17. ↑ Trowbridge, The Champion Genealogy, p 121
18. ↑ Probate Records, 1832-1972; Probate Indexes, 1823-1973; Author: New Hampshire Probate Court (Merrimack County): Probate Place: Merrimack, New Hampshire. Will of Robert B. Abbott, 5 Jun 1830.
19. ↑ Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949

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• Jameson, Ephraim Orcutt. 1896. The Choates in America, 1643-1896. Boston, MA: A. Mudge & Son, printers.

• New Hampshire Historical Society Guide to the George Abbott (1803-) Papers, 1776-1889, Collection Number: 1965008; Gift of V. Bruce David in February, 1965. (https://tinyurl.com/Abbott-Papers)

• Trowbridge, Francis Bacon. 1891. The Champion Genealogy: A History of the Descendants of Henry Champion, of Saybrook and Lyme, Connecticut, Together with Some Account of Other Families of the Name. New Haven, CT: Printed for the author by Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor.