Abraham Coon UE (1753 - 1831)

Born 1753 in Rhode Island

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Died 8 Sep 1831 at about age 78 in Leeds, Upper Canada

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Abraham Coon was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

Biography

Abraham was born about 1748 in Washington, Dutchess, New York Colony. OR Alternate Birth United Empire Loyalist Abraham Coon was probably born 1753 in Rhode Island as Abraham Maccoon to Nathan Maccoon/Coon and Anna Hall.

In August 1777, when Francis Pfister of nearby Hoosick recruited about 318 local men to support the approaching General Burgoyne, it appears that Abraham was among the recruits.

Abraham was taken prisoner according to the Samuel Mackay October 1777 militia roster for Loyal Volunteers, possibly at Bennington, Vermont. Under a "Return of Men formerly belonging to Lt Col John Peters (who have returned from imprisonment)", Abraham received backpay from October 1777 through October 1780.

In 1780 and 1781, he was in hospital per rosters by Capt Robert Leake and Col. John Peters but is later active and listed on rosters of Capt John W Meyers, Capt William Fraser and is eventually discharged under Jessup's Loyal Rangers in 1784.

He received the UEL designation on the supplemental list. There is no record of his receiving a land grant.

In 1789, Abraham was back in New York where he purchased land in Kingsbury, Washington County, New York. According to one family report, his sons Abraham and Isaac and four daughters were all born in Kingsbury. He sold the property in 1794.

He married Patience Wells.

He was in Canada in the Elizabethtown census and the Johnstown District jury duty records in 1801 and purchased land from William Allen in 1803 for 40 pounds. [7th Concession, Lot 33] He sold the land in 1813 to his son Isaac's brother-in-law or father-in-law, Nathaniel Brown for 250 pounds. Baptism records for children of Abraham Jr and Isaac appear in 1809. In 1810, Abraham Jr. purchased land in South Crosby. [3rd Concession, Lot 10]

Abraham Sr was listed on Elizabethtown census as late as 1819. A joint tombstone at South Crosby's Halladay cemetery reports that Abraham Sr. died about 8 Sep 1831 in Ontario Canada and Abraham Jr died in 1859.

Children: (names and dates from online tree - no sources)

• Isaac Coon 1775–1843
• Esther Coon 1780–1860
• Sarah Coon 1784–1873
• Lois Coon 1784–1825
• Mary Coon 1786–1865
• Abraham Coon 1788–1859
• Justus Coon 1791–

Sources

United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada

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War of 1812

Abraham Coon and sons Abraham and Isaac

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1812 Canadian Census Elizabethtown Twp, Leeds

Abraham Coon

1 Males

3 Females

Ontario GenWeb Census Project

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Find A Grave: Memorial #171997966 for Abraham Coon (1748–8 Sep 1831) citing Halladay Burial Place, Elgin, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

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