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He was a farmer and held various minor town offices. He was a SergeantApril 8 to December 3 , 1761, in Captain Robert Durkee's Company, 1stRegiment; also Sergeant
March 17 to December 4, 1762 in 10th Company, 1st Regiment, under CaptainHugh Ledlie. (Connec ticut
Historical Society Collections, X, pages 252, 315.) This Richard Abbeserved as Lieutenant o f Militia in the Lexington Alarm, commissioned asEnsign in the Connecticut Continental line , January 1, 1777; resignedFebruary 6, 1778. Richard Abbe was Ensign in Captain Abner Robinso n'sCompany, Colonel McLellan's Regiment, March, 1778, for one year'sservice, which seems to h ave served in Tyler's brigade under Sullivan inRhode Island, August and September, 1778. Serg eant Richard Abbe joined,May 29, 1781 Captain James Dana's Company, in service at Horseneck a ndnear by, and joined Washington in July when he encamped at Phillipsburg.He was appointed b y the assembly in 1779, Captain of the third company ofmilitia.

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SAMUEL2 ABBE, son of John1 Abbe, born probably at Wenham, Mass., about1646, or soon after hi s father's settlement there; died in Windham,Conn., March, 1697-8. His name first appears i n the Wenham records at thetime of his marriage. "Samuel Abby and Mary Knowlton Married the 1 2thOctober 1672." He received a grant of ten acres of land in Wenham, andland to set his hous e upon, from his father, John Abbey, and wife, Mary,April 3, 1675, his brethren to have the r efusal of the place if he shouldsell (Essex Deeds, 15:150). Samuel and his wife, Mary, were c ommunicantsof the church in Wenham in 1674. He was a land surveyor in 1676 andappears upon th e town records as a husbandman, made freeman, October 3,1680 (Massachusetts Records, 5:540) . He was named in his father's will,1683.
A map of Salem dwellings in 1692, published in Volume I of Upham'sSalem Witchcraft, shows t he location of Samuel Abbey's house, number 114on a plot in the south-west part, east of Bal d Hill, within the 500 acreslaid out to Robert Goodell in 1652 and its subsequent additions.
On November 1, 1682, Samuel Abbey bought of Lott Killam and wife,Hannah, of Salem, he bein g then of Wenham, 6 acres in Salem on Norrice'sBrook (12:112), and also bought of James Stimp son and wife, Priscilla,who had been the widow of Isaac Goodell, at the same place, some lan d in1684 (2:113). On April 3, 1697, he and his wife, Mary, sold those landsdescribed as a dwe lling house, two orchards, and seventeen acres inSalem, bounding Anthony Needham, John Walcot t, Isaac Goodale, SamuelGoodale, Abraham Smith, Abel Gardner, Joseph Flint, and also six acre s onNorrice's Brook, and two acres bought of James Stimpson, to ZachariahWhite of Lynn, all f or �130 (12:147). The above James Stimpson was ofReading and had married the widow of the eld er Issac Goodell. At the timeof Goodell's death in 1680, the widow was administrated and Samu el Abbeywas one of her sureties. He was then probably of Salem or possiblyTopsfield.
He was admitted freeman of Salem Village, March 22, 1689-90. He and hiswife were dismisse d from the Salem Church September 15, 1689, to unite informing one at Salem Village; the dat e of its formation being
November 15, 1689. Salem Village is now Danvers. On July 1, 1690, he wastaxed at Salem Villag e, and again, January 18, 1694-5, he and his sonwere taxed there.
Samuel Abbey of Salem bought of Benjamin Howard of Windham, Conn., for�22. 10s. current mon ey, half an allotment of land (500 acres), beingnumber 2 at the Center, at or near the locali ty known later as Bricktop.He probably removed to Windham about that time as he was admitte d aninhabitant of that town December 21, 1697, and died there March of thefollowing year.
His estate was settled in 1699. The inventory, taken May 9, 1698, givesas legatees, the fol lowing: wife, Mary; daughter, Mary, aged 25; son,Samuel, aged 23; son, Thomas, aged 20; Eleaz er, aged 16 (the land recordsprove that this is a mistake for Elizabeth); Ebenezer, aged 16 ; Mercy,aged 14; Sarah, aged 13; Hepsibah, aged 10; Abigail, aged
8; John, aged 7; Benjamin, aged 6; Jonathan, aged 2. One record says heleft a son, Eleazer, a nd a daughter, Abigail, each 8 years old at hisdeath. This is doubtless an attempt to rectif y the error noted above.
Samuel Abbe was living in Salem during the days of witchcraft and wasone of those opposed t o its fanaticisms. One Rebecca Nourse, on trial asa witch, produced a paper signed by severa l "respectable inhabitants" ofSalem, among whom was Samuel Abbe. This document as to her goo d charactercaused her to be set at liberty but the sentence was later changed forsome reaso n and she was put to death as a witch. Only a few years ago amonument to her memory was erect ed by her descendants.
Samuel Abbey testifies as to Mercy Lewis, May 20, 1692, she being atthe house of her neigh bor, John Putnam, jr., and accused of witchcraft.
Samuel Abbe and his wife, Mary, were witnesses in a witch trial inSalem in 1692 against Sar ah Snow, a woman of vicious temper who had livedin their home for a time but was dismissed o n account of her disagreeableways. She vowed vengeance upon them and when several of their co ws andhogs were taken sick, the blame was laid to her as a witch.
The following are taken from Records of Salem Witchcraft, copied fromthe original document s, Volume 1, pages 24 and 25.

Samuel Abbey Et ux vs. Sarah Good
Samuel Abbey of Salem Village aged 45 years or thereabouts andMary Abbey his wife age d 38 years or
thereabouts, Deposeth and saith.
That about this Time Three Years past Wm Good and his wife SarahGood being destitute o f a house to dwell in these Deponents out ofCharity; they being Poor lett them live in their s some time untill thatthe said Sarah Good was of so Turbulant a Sperritt, Spitefull and soMa llitiously bent, that these Deponents could not suffer her to Live intheir howse any Longer a nd was forced for Quiettness sake to turne she yesaid Sarah with her husband out of their how se ever since, which is abouttwo years 1/2 agone, the said Sarah Good hath carried it very Sp itefullyand Mallitiously, towards them, the winter following after the said Sarahwas gone fro m our house we began to Loose Cattle and Lost several afteran vnvsall manner, in a drupeing c ondition (sic) Condition and yett theywould Eate: and your Deponents have Lost after that man ner 17 head ofCattle within this two years besides
Sheep and Hoggs, and both doe believe they Dyed by witchcraft, the saidWilliam Good on the la st of May was twelve months went home to his wifethe sd Sarah Good and told her, what a sad A ccident had fallen out, sheasked what, he answered that his neighbovr Abbey had lost two Cowe s, bothdyeing within halfe an hower of one another, the sd Sarah good said shedid not care i f he the said Abbey had Lost all the Cattle he had as yesaid Jno Good told vs. Just that ver y Day that the said Sarah Good wastaken up, we yr Deponents had a Cow that could not rise alo ne, but sincepresently after she was taken up, the said Cow was well and could rise sowell a s if she had ailed nothing. She the said Sarah good ever sincethese Deponents turned her ou t of their howse she hath behaved herselfevery crossely and mallitiously to them and their Ch ildren calling theirChildren vile names and hath threatened them often.
Jurnt in Curio.
Warrant for Sarah Good was given at Salem, February 29, 1691-2, inresponse to complaints o f Sarah Vibber, Abigail Williams, ElizabethHubbard, Ann Putnam, and Jno. Vibber. Among the ma ny depositions inwitness to her malign practices were those of Samuel Abbey and wife.
Records of Salem Witchcraft, copied from the original documents, Vol.2, pp. 41-2, old serie s.

Samuel Abby v. Mary Easty
The Deposition of Samuel Abby aged about 45 years who testifieth andsaith that on the 2Ot h of May 1692 I went to the house of Constable Jnoputnam about 9 a clock in the morning and w hen J came there: Mircy leweslay on the bed in a sad condition and continuing speachless fo r about anhour: the man not being at whom: the woman desired me to goe to Tho:putnams to brin g Ann putnam to se if she could se who it was that hurtMercy lewes: accordingly J went: and f ound Abigail williams along withAnn putnam and brought them both to se mercy lewes: and as th ey ware agoeing along the way both of them said that they saw the Apperishtion ofGoody Estic k and said it was the same woman that was sent whom the otherday: and said also that they sa w the Apperishtion of
the other woman that appered with gooddy Estick the Other day, and bothof them allso said tha t the Apperishtion of gooddy Estick tould them thatnow she was afflecting of mircy lewes an d when they came to Mircy lewesboth of them said that they saw the Apperishtion of gooddy Est ick and Jnowillard and Mary witheridge afflecting the body of mircy lewes: and Jcontinueing a long with mircy who contineued in a sad condition thegreatest part of the day being in such t ortors as no toungue can express;but not able to spake: but at last said Deare lord Receive d my soule andagaine said lord let them not kill me quitt, but at last she came to hirself fo r a little whille and was very sensable and then she said thatgoody estick said she would kil l hir before midnight because she did notcleare hir so as the Rest did, then againe presentl y she fell very badand cried out pray for the salvation of my soule for they will kill me.Jur at in Curia Sepr 9th 92.

Inventory of the Estate of Samuell Abby late of Windham who died inMarch 1697, apprized and o rdered to be recorded.
Administration granted unto Abra. Mitchell who hath married Mary theRelict of the said Abby . July 5,1699. (Hartford Probate Office, Volume 6,page 93.)
An inventory of the Estate of Samuell Abby late of Windham deed asmoney.
His wearing Cloths�2
a feathr bed bolster 2 pillows wth beirs�3 �05-00 -00
a bedsted curtaines wth a rug and blanket�02-10-d00
3 pr Cotten and lining sheets02-10-11
more beds wth 2 coverlids & blankets02-00-00
2 pillow beires 3 pr lining sheets02-00-00
3 table cloths 2 doz napkins�2 -10s
a great Iron pott20s-03-10-10
a little Iron pott 10s/2 iron kettles 10s/ tramell pot hooks and
tongs 15s01-15-00
pewter and earthen ware22s
a frying pan 5s01-07-00
dishes spoons and trenchers 5s/ box and irons6s00
chest, box, tubs, and payles20s
a gun15s
3 knives3s
two axes10s
hoes 6s beetle, rings and wedges10s
two pitchforks wth 3 hooks and old Iron00-05-00
Horse tackling, cart, wheels, boxes, & hoops02-05-00
a plough and Irons6s
an old spade shovell & mattock3s
a syth and tackling6s
2 horses & a mare wth bridle & sadle05-12-00
a little quantity of wool wth Old bags 6s00-06-00
Lands�25-00-00
two Swine12s

Total�58-08-00
This Inventory taken May the 9th 1698 Pr us Joseph Cary
Jeremiah Ripley
Townsmen.
(Hartford Probate Office, Volume 6, pages 125, 126.)

Mary the Relict appeared in Windham the 2d of May 1699 and gaveoath that she had made presen tmen of the estate of her decd husband, andif more comes to her knowledge she will cause i t to be added to theInventory, before me
Willm Pitkin, Assistant.

Debts due from the estate is �5- 0-0 Cash
Debts due to the estate is �l-10-0 Cash
The children's names and age.
Mary 25 years Samll 23 Thomas 20 Eleazr 18 Ebenezr 16 Mary 14Sarah 13 Hipzibah 10 A bigaile 8 John 7 Benj 6 and Jonathan 2 years ofage. (The names appear as here given but i t is apparent that Eleazr is amistake of the copyist for Elizabeth and that the second Mar y should beMercy.)

Samuel2 Abbe married in Wenham, Mass., October 12, 1672, MARY KNOWLTON,born 1653, daughter o f William and Elizabeth ( ) Knowlton. She married(2), April 27, 1699, Abraham Mitchell an d had by him a son, Daniel, whowas born and died December 10, 1700. Mary Mitchell, formerly M ary Abby,was dismissed from the Salem Village Church to Windham, Conn., September14, 1701.
The following notes are from the Knowlton Ancestry," compiled by Rev,C, H, W. Stocking of F reehold, N, J., published 1897: The name Knowltonreaches back traditionally to the time o f William the Conqueror,1066-87. Richard Knowlton was born 1553, probably at Knowlton Manor ,which is situated about six miles from the great cathedral atCanterbury, Kent County, Engla nd. He married, July 17, 1577, ElizabethCantize. The last of their four children was W illiam, commonlycalled Captain William, born 1584, married Ann Elizabeth Smith. They hadsi x children, two of whom died young. Captain William with his remainingfamily sailed for Amer ica about 1632. He died on the passage and wasprobably buried at Nova Scotia, as an ancien t grave stone bearing thename of William Knowlton, 1632, was discovered there by a land-surv eyorin 1839. The family appear to have moved to Massachusetts the next year,probably to Hingh am, later to Ipswich. William, second son of CaptainWilliam, born in England, 1615, was a mem ber of the first church inIpswich and a freeman, 1641-2. He was a brick-layer by trade, marr iedElisabeth -, and died l655. The youngest of their seven children wasMary, born 1649, wh o married Samuel Abbe.

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Taken from "Abbe-Abbey Genealogy" by Cleveland Abbe and Josephine Nichols.

John Abbe, born in England about 1613; died in Salem, Mass., about1689-90. The place of birt h of John Abbe, the founder of the Abbe and Abbey families, is unknown, but every indicatio n points to oneof the interior and central counties of England as the home of the ancestors o f the emigrant. It is not improbable that he was connected with the Abbye family of Staverton , Northampton. The parish registers of Stoke Bruerne, Northampton, show that there were man y marriages of Abbyes recorded there during the 16th and 17th centuries.
John Abbe, from the age given approximately at his death, was born about 1613. The first me ntion which seems to be of this John Abbe is on aregister of the names all of all ye passenge rs which passed from ye Porteof London for a whole yeare endinge at Xmas 1635 - Those underwr itten areto be transported to Virginia imbarqued in ye Mercht bonaventure JamesRicrofte Mr bo und thither have taken ye oath of allegeance - Jo: Abbyyeares 22 Although this statement say s bound for Virginia, it is awell-known fact that many of the early ships destined for Virgin ia landedmany or all of their passengers at other ports, even in New England, andrecords of t he name John Abbe begin in New England about that time. Theabove Jo: Abby does not appear i n the records of Virginia, nor in theHead Rights for lower Norfolk from 1637 to 1666. The abb reviation Jo:sometimes stood for Joseph, but there are proven instances where it wasused fo r John.
The first reference to the name in the Salem records is on page 11,volume 1, in 1637, or, a ccording to the old method of marking time, 2d ofthe 11th month, 1636. John Abbie is Recd. f fer Inhabitant & is to haueone acre lott for a house next beyond the Gunsmiths, and 3 acres o fplanting ground where the Towne hath appointed beyond Castle Hill.
There has existed some confusion regarding the various freemen of thename Abbey and Alby. B enjamin Albye was admitted freeman, May 18, 1642,and John Albye in Salem, May 10, 1643. Thes e were, without doubt, the twoAlbys, John and Benjamin, mentioned in the early records of Bra intreeabout this time. Benjamin Alby removed to Mendon and had numerousdescendants, whose nam es occasionally appear in printed records as Abbey.John Abbey, sen., of Redding, freeman in 1 634, may have been an Alby
On the 21st, 11th month, 1638, John Abby had a further grant of fiveacres, location not spe cified, but, as on the 15th, 2nd month, 1639, thisrecord occurs, Granted unto John Abby 5 acr es neere to Mr Throgmortonshoggehouse, it may be that the first was the grant and the secon d thelocation. Under date of the 25th, 10th month, 1637, it was agreed themarsh and meadow la nds that have formerly been laid in common to thistown shall be appropriated to the inhabitan ts of Salem, proportioned outto them according to the heads of families. To these that have t hegreatest number an acre thereof, and to these that have least not abovehalf an acre, and t o these that are between both three quarters of anacre, always provided and it is agreed, tha t none shall sell away theirproportions of meadow, more or less, nor lease them out to any ab ovethree years, unless they sell or lease out their houses with their meadow.
Under the above division a list of the inhabitants was taken, and theland divided. Jo. Abb y is named in 1638 as having three in his family,and he receives half an acre.
On the 23d, 11th, 1642, ten acres are granted to John Abby togetherwith several other ten-a cre grants, all to be laid out near to Kings lot.This was on the Beverly side near Bass River , and on the 15th of the 12thmonth, 1642, it is voted �Oordered that John Abby shall have 1 0 acres ofland at Enon in exchange of 10 acres of land bounded out near BasseRiver. The lo t near Bass River was afterward granted to Michael Sallows.
The record of the grants to Abbey show that he was of the same standingin the community as th e great majority of the early inhabitants. Thegrants were in a great measure made with an ey e as to the ability of thegrantee to develop the land so granted, small grants to the poore r andthe larger grants to the richer sort. In 1642, Mr. Fiske organized achurch at Enon an d the following year the name Enon was changed toWenham, while a permanent church organizatio n was effected in 1644.
In 1644, under the date of the 13th, 6th month, it was agreed that JohnAbby shall have al l that wastground which lyeth between ye end of ye lottwhich he lives upon and ye meadow whic h blelongs to ye town, leaving apoles bredth most convenient for a way. (Wenham town records , Worcester.)
Under the date of 1653 is a list of engagements with Goodman Haws aboutthe mill, and John A by gives a day and a half of his labor toward itserection, and others contributed in a like m anner, some also giving theuse of oxen.
Mr. Fiske left the town in 1655 followed by a number of the church, andin 1657 Mr Newman wa s procured as pastor. Under date of November, 1657,in a total rate of �42, 19, divided amon g twenty- four persons, of whomfive paid a total of �14, John Abey is assessed �1, 5, which w as aboutthe sum paid by eleven others, but two being less. In 1659, twenty-sevenpay a rate o f �46, 2, of whom sixteen pay �1 or a trifle over. Of theseJohn Abey pays �1, 5, as before, i n corne or cattle.
In 1660 he was assessed as Goodman Abey at eight shillings toward a newmeeting house or rep airing the old one. The new house was built in 1663.
Under date of 6th, 11 month, 1661, John Abbey, Sr., and Edward Waldronhad a town grant of l and to be equally divided between them. The use ofthe title Senior at this time helps to plac e the birth of the son John.
In 1663 Goodman Abey, Sr., and John Clarke are chosen to join with theselectmen to make the m inisters rate for the present year.
In 1669 and in 1671 John Abbey appears as constable, an office of greatlocal power and respo nsibility.
April 3, 1675, John Abbe deeded 10 acres of land to his son Samuel,Thomas, John and Mary Ab be, being witnesses. John Abbe, sen., was awitness to the will of Edwd Walden of Salem, 4th m onth, 1679.
In 1683, John Abbey, who had been supporting his son Thomas, who livedwith him and cared fo r him, dismissed Thomas on account of his badbehavior and called his son John, junior, to tak e charge of him and hisaffairs. The son, John, proceeded early to build a new house, as the o ldone was unfit to live in.
Know all men By these prsents that I John Abbey (Scnjr.) of Wenhamin the County of Ess ex being sensible of my owne & my wives inability toCarry on my affaires So as to provide f or our Comfortable Livelyhood byreason of our age & weakness of Body Attending vs by reason t hereof Doemake Choice of & Request my son John Abbey as my ffeiofe in trust to takeinto his h ands my house & all my Lands in Wenham together wth wt right Ihave in that Land which was som etime Richard Gooldsmiths. to ocquipie &improue for myn & his muttuall Benifit So long as m y wife & I or eytherof us shall live: & for his incouriagment to maniage my affaires asaboves aid & he provide Comfortably for my owne & my wives maintenance Idoe hereby Give and Bequeat h to him my afforesaid ffeiofe all my houses &Lands fforeuer Except wt I doe hereby Give ou t of it to the rest of myChildrin viz Samuell Sarah Marah Rebeca Obadia & Thomas & to each o fthem as followeth viz to Samuell I haveing alridy Given him a Lell ofLand I give him one Shi lling more & to all the rest of my Childrin abovementioned viz Sarah Marah Rebeca Obadia & Th omas two Shillings a peice orto so many of them as shall sirviv at the deacease of my self e & wife: &in Case God shall take awaye my Son John abovesaid before the Decease ofmy self e & wife if his Heires Shall Continue to maniage & Carry on myaffaires as my abovesaid ffeiof fe ought to doe then they Shall have thehouses & Lands abovesaid as therin ordvard & in Confi rmation of what isabove written I have here vnto set to my hand & Seale Signed Seald &Deliver d August the 3 1683 in the presence of
Thos ffiske Senjr: John Abbey Senjr
martha ffiske his marke

John Abbey Senjr ded acknowledg this writing above written to behis act & deed August ye 3d : 1683 before
me
Samuel Appeton
Assistant.

On the outside of the above document is the inscription:
John Abbey's Disposale of his Estate 1653 Record In Ips in ye Regroffice for ye probat e of Will for sd County
of Essex Decr 1702 p mee Danl Rogers Regr

Administration on the Estate of John Abbey senjr of Wenham. JohnAppleton Esqr. Comissionate d by his Excellency Joseph Dudley Capt.Generll and Governr in Cheif in & over her Majess Prov ince of yeMassachtt Bay in New England, with the advice and Consent of her MajestesCounsell o f said province for the Probate of Wills and Granting Lettersof adminstro. Within the said Co unty of Essex &c. To Thomas Abbey ofEnfield in ye County of Hampshire son to John Abbey senj r ofWenham-Deceased
Intestate-Greeting-Trusting in yr Care and ffidelity I doe by Thesepresents Comitt unt o you full power to administer all & singular theGoods, Chattells, Rights & Creditts o f the said Deceased & well &ffaithfully dispose of ye same according to law which to him whil e heLived & att ye time of his Death did appeartain & belong, to aske sue fordemand Levy Rece ive & Recover and to pay all Debts in which the Deceasdstood bound so farr as his Goods Chatt ells Rights & Creditts Can extendaccording to the value thereof, and to make a true &
prfect Inventory of all & singular the Goods Chattells Rights andCreditts of the Deceas d and to Exhibit the
same into the Registry office of ye sd County att or before the LastDay of ffebruary nex t Ensueing, and to
render a plain & true accott of ye said adminjo upon Oath att orbefore ye Twentieth Da y of Decembr which
Will bee in ye year of or Lord God One Thousand Seven hundd &Three-and I doe by These pr sents Ordaine
Constitute and appoint you administratoer of all & singular theGoods Chattells Right s & Creditts of ye
Deceasd aforesd.-In Testimony Whereof I have herunto Sett my hand &caused the Seale of s aid office to be
affixed-Dated in Ipswich the 12th Day of Decembr anno. 1702. Annoq.R: Reginae Annae Ang liae &c primo.
Examd-11 John Appleton.
Daniel Rogers Regr.
Recorded Book 307, Page 456. Essex Probate Office.

Know All men by these presents, That We Thomas Abbey of Enfield inye County of hampshire as p rinciple and Waltar ffairfeild Senj & ThomasEdwards both of Wenham as sureties within His Maj esties Province of theMassachusetts Bay in New England are holden and stand firmly bound ando bliged unto John Appleton Esqr Judge of the Probate of Wills andgranting Administration with in the said County of Essex in the full sumof Two hundred Pounds Currant Money in New England . To be paid unto thesaid John Appleton Esquire his
Successors in the said Office or Assignes. To the true payment whereof.We bind our selves, an d each of us, our, and each of our heirs, Executorsand Administrators, joyntly and severall y for the whole and in the wholefirmly by these presents Sealed with our Seals. Dated the Ele venth day ofDecembr Anno Domini. One thousand 702 Annoque Regni Reginae Annae primo.
The condition of this present Obligation is such, That if theabove-bounden Thomas Abbey adm inistrator to all & singular the Goods,Chattells, Rights & Credits of his ffather John Abbe y Senjr Late ofWenham Deceased to make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventoryof al l and singular the Goods, Chattells, Rights and Credits of the saidDeceased, which have or sh all come to the hands and possession orknowledge of him the said administrator or into the ha nds and possessionof any other person or persons for him. And the same so made, do exhibito r cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Court of Probate forthe aforesaid County o f Essex at or before the Last day of ffebruary nextensuing. And the same Goods, Chattells, Ri ghts and Credits of the saidDeceased, at the time of Death, which at any time after shall com e intothe hands and possession of any other person or persons for him do welland truly admini ster according to Law. And further do make, or cause tobe made a just and true Accompt of hi s said Administration upon Oath, ator before the Twentieth day of Decembr which will be in th e year of ourLord, One thousand 703. And all the rest & residue of the said Goods,Chattells , Rights & Credits which shall be found remaining upon the saidAdministrators Accompt (the sa me being first examined and allowed of bythe Judge or Judges for the time being of Probate o f Wills and grantingAdministrations within the County of Essex aforesaid) shall deliver andpa y unto such person or persons respectively as the said Judge or Judgesby his or their Decre e or Sentence pursuant to Law shall limit andappoint. And if it shall hereafter appear, Tha t any last Will andTestament was made by the said Deceased: And the Executor or Executorsther ein named do exhibit the same into the Court of Probate for the saidCounty of Essex making re quest to have it allowed and approvedaccordingly. If the said administrator within bounden be ing thereuntorequired do render and deliver the said Letters of Administration(Approbation o f such Testament being first had and made) unto the saidCourt. Then the before written obliga tion to be void and of none effect,or else to abide and remain in full force and virtue.
Thomas TA Abbey (mark &
seal)
Walter fayerfield (seal)
Thomas O Edward (seal)
Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
francis Crumpton
Daniel Rogers.

This Inventory of the Estate of John Abee Senor formerly of Wenhamdecesed about thirten yer e since Intestate we whos names are her vntosubscribed on this twentey-fovrth of febuary in t he yere of our lord 17did at the Request of thomas Abee one of the sons of the decesed andAdm inistrator of his fathers estat or by his order vallew and aprise thesaid decesed his house a nd land in Wenham on which to our certain knowleghe lived for many yers and dyed seased of th e same as his owne Estat ofInheritance as we ever understod we being his nere neighbors for m anyyers the sayd decesed his homsted being about twenty and three acers ofvpland and medow to gether with the housing and fences ther on theapertenances ther onto belonging together wit h his Right in the Comon allwhich we vallewed at ninety and two pounds �92-s00-d00. We also b eingInformed that the sayd decesed in his lifetime did to acomodate his sonObadiah acordin g to his desire with a trad for his futer benifett whenthe sayd Obadiah was eighten yers ol d give to Richard Goldsmith threeyers sarvit of his said son Obadiah and vntill he was one an d twenteyyers ould to learne him to be a shoemaker and all the sayd time his saydfather did f ind his sayd son meat and drink and Clothes washing andLodging which we doe Judg to be wort h thirtey pounds. the acount wassettled betwen thomas Abee and his fathers Estat by the Chil dren of thesayd decesed in our presents as witness our hands this 24 of the 12thmonth 1703/2
Richard RH Hutton ( his
mark)
Joseph ffowler Aprisers.
the estate debtor to his sonn thomas Abee for severall things for whichour said father Joh n Abee Senor was Indebted to his son thomas Abeebefore the death of our sayd father John a bee Senor the acount whereofwas settled and alowed by vse vnderwritten which debt is thirte y and twopounds �32--s00-d00.
as wittnes our hands this 24th febuerary 1702/3
Richard kimball for himself & Rebecc his wife (his mark)
mary killam (her mark)
Thomas Abbe (his mark)
May 18th 1703
Then ye above sd Thomas Abbe made oath to this Inventory
Before John Appleton

John Abbe married (1) MARY -. She was born in England about 161520, anddied in Wenham, Mass. , September 6, 1672. "Mary, the wife of John Abbey,senr. dyed the 9 Sept. 1672"; Wenham recor ds. She was doubtless themother of all of his children. Her name is given as Mary Loring, byF rederick Orr Woodruff, who says that the name was found on Enfieldrecords by one who made res earches for him there. John Abbe married (2)November 25, 1674, MRS. MARY GOLDSMITH, widow o f Richard Goldsmith, whowas killed by lightning, May 18,
1674. She was living in 1683. "John Abbie and Marah Goldsmith maryed 25of Novemb, 1674"; Wenh am records.

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JOHN2 ABBE, son of John1 and Mary ( ) Abbe, born in 1636 or 1637,
probably in Salem, Mass., died suddenly, December 11, 1700, in
Windham, Conn. As early as 1663, he was one of three to oversee the
Town's Common and to resist encroachments on the timber. He may be the
John Abbe who was constable in 1669. He is first described as a yeoman
of Wenham, and was admitted to freedom by the court at Boston, May 11,
1670. In a document of 1683, his father designated him as the heir to
his estate in Wenham upon the condition of his caring for his
father and mother in their old age. He apparently resided upon this
estate until about 1696.
The following items from the inventory of Robert Macklaflin of
Wenham, September 19, 1690, doubtless refer to this John Abbe:
To Jno. Abbe for nursing-�1
To Jno. Abbe more for tending the swine
for fatting-s16-d3
To John Abbe due for worke to save the
corne & thresh the ry & killing the swine & carrying
them to Salem & about fencing, �1-s18-d6.

March 9, 1694-5, he sold to Francis Wainwright a house and lands
in Wenham, 50 acres in all; and in the following year, February 21,
he had a. deed of the same property back from Wainwright. In 1696
he disposed of his property in Wenham and purchased of Lieutenant
Exercise Conant, July 13, 1696, for �70,
silver money, home lot number 7, at Windham Centre, with the 1000
acre right belonging, dwelling house, etc. May 23, 1895, Jo. Abbey
was a witness to a deed of Exercise and Sarah Conant of Beverly
(Essex Deeds, Volume 2, page 101). He sold his farm in Wenham, 30
acres with buildings, to Nathaniel Wainwright, October 19, 1696,
for �130. He probably soon after removed to Windham, Conn., for on
December 9, 1696, he was admitted a freeman of that town as John
Abbe, Senr, of Windham. He and his wife, Hannah, were dismissed
from the Wenham Church to that of Windham by a letter of October
28, 1700, and were both original members of the first church in
Windham at its organization, December 10, 1700.

Wenham Oct. 29th, 1700.
Revrd: Sr.
Yours I received of 22d instant: in behalfe & att the request
of our beloved Brethren, John Abbee & Robert Hibberd both
members in full communion & good state with the church of
Christ att Wenham, signifying their desires off Letters of
dimission from sd church, in order (the Lord favouring) to
join with others, in gathering & erecting a church att Windham
& to call and ordain an officer to adminster the holy things
of ChristOs Kingdom unto them, which their desires, have
accordingly been propounded to sd church, & readily complied
withall: & to sd good worke have voted their dimission. As
also we have dimissed their wives Hannah Abbe & Mary Hibberd
unto such church when erected: & also all their children as
iff named to your watch & discipline: And we here signify our
rejoicing, that the Lord hath been pleased to make way for
your Comtortable settlement in church order, according to the
rules of the gospell: the elders & messengers of Neighhor
churches yielding their approbation thereto, & accepting you
as a sister church with them: bound up in the bond of thatt
holy ffellowship, which ought to according to gospel rules
observed between the true churches of the Lord Jesus Christ:
We comend you with your pious & christian design, to the
Guidance & conduct of the blessed & effectunly quickening
spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ, praying he would be with you
in that weighty work: helping you to build up & to be further
built up in the Kingdom of his grace here, being preserved
blameless & brought to his Kingdom of Glory hereafter: The
Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all; Amen.
Yours in the Lord,
Joseph Gerrish, pastor, with
Consent off the
Brethren of the church of
Christ at Wenham.

Documents pertaining to the settlement of the estate of John Abbe
are found in the Probate Office at Hartford, Volume 6, page 17;
Volume 7, page 27.
Hannah the Relict of John Abby late of Windham deceasd
presented this Court with a paper called the Last Will of her
husband. But the Court not being Sattisfied there- with doe
defer the matter to some other time and order that the
witnesses be present att the Probation of the said Will.
She also did Exhibit an Inventory of his Estate and made
Oath that She truely presented the Estate to the apprizers.
September 4, 1701.
Hannah the Relict of John Abby late of Windham deceasd
presenting to this Court an Explanation of the Last Will of
the said Abby the persons that were witnesses to the said
Will which was given upon Oath, The Court having considered
the will with the explanation thereof doe so cause to accept it as
the Last Will of the said Abby deceasd-(The widow was appointed
administrator, giving a bond of �50).
Windham the 10th of December l700.
The Will of John Abby. That his wife should enjoy the house
and Homestead and the meadows that are already laid out, with
the moveables dureing her life, and to dispose of it to them
of her children as shee shall see cause. And the rest of the
unlaid out land to be divided amongst his children and not to
be sold away from my family not any of the Lands and the
thirty acres adjoyning to Goodman Binghams and Goodman
Larrabees Land to be at my wives dispose and to give deed and
to make sale of according to Law. Witness our hands. Robert
Hebard senior and John Reed senior, both of the Same Town.
Windham Aprill 8th 1702. The said Robert Hebard and John Reed
gave oath that they were present when John Abbey that is
deceased did give this direction to make his will as is above
written, and when it was read to him he said, just so he
would have it, and that they did judge him to be in a
disposing frame, and right understanding of mind. Before mee
Joshua Ripley Justice
Wee Robert Hebard and John Reed being Witnesses to the Last
Will of John Abby of Windham do Testifie, That whereas 'tis
said in the Will, the Lands and meadows that are already laid
out shall be at his wives dispose to give to them of her
children as Shee shall soe cause-That they did understand it
and are fully persuaded said Abbey did mean the Children she
had by him-and further that the Intailment extend no further
than to the Lands that are yett to be laid out to the best of
their Judgment-Taken upon Oath in Windham November 6th 1701.
Before mee Joshua Ripley
Justice.
An Inventory of the Estate of John Abbey of Windham, who
deceased December, 1700. vallned as money by us the
subscribers
vizt to-
Imps his wearing apparell at �1-18-00
2 small beds and coverlids, sheets, in the Little room02-0000
a feather bed and the furniture in the great room06-00-00
Table linnen 7s Iron pott, Iron kettle & frying pan 20s 0107-
00
Iron pott, tramell & tongs 11s box Iron heaters and hamer 5s
00-16-00
a sith & tackling 2 augurs and an axx 12s 2 sickils cart boxes &
hoops 01-10-00
horse harness & chaines, 4 howes and a pitchfork00-13-00
a plow & Irons, 2 beetle rings & wedges & plow cops (?) 00-
14-06
a drawing knife & staple for a yoak 3s/6d pewter dishes 22s/9d
01-06-03
morter & Iron pestle & 2 bells 9s/6d, tubs, beer barrels,
pails, dishes, spoons 01-16-06
2 tables, a chest, box, chairs and spinning wheels01-05-00
His House, homelott and part of his first division30-00-00
pasture lott 10� 4 acres meadow at Nachaug 4� 14-00-00 6
acres of Land of the 10 acre division 03-00-00 30
acres of Land between the Lines 07-00-00 the 100
acre Lott 10� the unlaid out Land 15� 25-00-00
2 steers 5� 2 cows 6� one heiferr 50s 2 young creatures
5Os 16-00-00
one horse, saddle, bridle and pillion 25s a warming pan 6s
01-11-00
Gun, a mould and ammunition 01-02-00 two
bibles and other books 10s swine 24s 01-14-00
Totall is 118-13-03
This Inventory was Taken by us
Joshun Ripley, Jonathan Crane.
The said Estate is Indebted about �14-3-2.
September 4, l701.

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OBADIAH2 ABBEY, son of John1 Abbey, born probably in Wenham,
Mass., between 1647 and 1652; died in Enfield, Conn., October 28,
1732. From the inventory of his father's estate we learn that he was
apprenticed to Richard Goldsmith to learn his trade of shoemaker, and
that he served Goldsmith three years from his eighteenth year. As
Goldsmith died in 1673, this places the date of Obadiah's birth
approximately. He was an early settler of Enfield on the eighth lot
from the south corner, east side, one of the original proprietors in
1682. He seems to have been a prominent and influential man of the
community, was constable between 1682 and 1717, surveyor of highways
in 1692, assessor in 1702. In 1685 he was engaged in a law suit with
Isaac Meacham. At Northampton is the will of Obadiah Abbey, dated
September 22, 1732; probated November 14, 1732. He names as legatees
his wife, Sarah, to whom is given maintenance, all household goods and
moveables; his cousin (nephew) Thomas, son of his brother Thomas, to
whom is given his Scantic lot, and to the former Thomas' son, Obadiah,
house and land, with reversion to his youngest son, Thomas, if the
said Obadiah should die; to the last-named Thomas, he gives farm lands
at the Mountains; his wife's daughter, Phebe Heal; his cousin John
Abbey's oldest son, John. His cousin, Thomas Abbey, and Elizabeth
Warriner are made executors. This Elizabeth Warriner was presumablv
the step-daughter of his wife, who was born in 1686.
Obadiah Abbe's holdings in Enfield are described in the Enfield
records: Home lot of 12 acres; 23 acres in the South Field, eastern
division; 7 acres upon Schantuck River, 5 acres of it upland and 2,
meadow; 2 acres of meadow upon a small brook easterly from the "grate
meadow"; 4 acres of meadow by grant of March 5, 1700; and on November
17, 171[ ], a farm lying west of Schantuck grate meadow" consisting of
168 acres, some of the boundaries of which were designated as �wht Oak
Tree marked with the letters O A" and a "Pine Tree marked with the
letters O A."
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THOMAS2 ABBE, son of John1 and Mary ( ) Abbe, born probably in
Wenham, Mass., about 1650 to 1656; died in Enfield, Conn., May 17,
1728. He was a witness to a deed made by his father conveying
property to his brother Samuel, March 29, 1675. At first he took care
of his parents and lived on the homestead, but about 1683 some
complaint was made by his father who then turned him away and had his
son John assume the charge of the place for himself and his aged wife.
Thomas doubtless went immediately to Enfield, Conn., as he was one of
the original proprietors of that town in 1683, with the 11th lot, east
side, north of the south corner as his home lot. He at once became one
of the prominent men of the settlement and is mentioned frequently on
the records of Enfield: selectman in 1686, 1689, 1706, 1707, 1709,
1710; fenceviewer repeatedly; assessor in 1705. He was administrator
of his father's estate in 1703, and made his father-in law, Walter
Fairfield of Wenham, his attorney. There are several documents in the
files at Essex pertaining to a law suit arising out of this.
The case is that of Thomas Abbey of Enfield vs. Peter Legro of
Wenham for trespass and the defendant is allowed to substitute his
landlord as the defendant. So the case really is vs. Nathaniel
Waldron, who held the lands formerly belonging to John Abbe, senior,
and by him given to his son John, who in 1696 sold to Waldron. Some of
these papers help prove various relationships and distinctly call
Thomas of Enfield the son of the older John of Wenham.
Thomas Abbe was active in the military life of the day. He was a
soldier in King Philip's War and was wounded at the Great Swamp Fight.
He was sergeant in 1711 and lieutenant of the Enfield Trained Band in
1713. Upon the organization of the army for the expedition against
Narragansett Fort, Major Samuel Appleton was appointed to the command
of the Massachusetts forces and on a list of the soldiers whom the
Court, in May, 1676, voted to repay for losses of those who were
"damnified" by the burning of Major Appleton's tent at Narragansett,
appears the name of Thomas Abbe, �3, s.16. His name is also on the
roll of Major Appleton's Company in the Narragansett Campaign. Thomas
Abbe's will, made December 12, 1726, probated August 30, 1728,
mentions the following: wife Sarah; son Thomas, executor and to
inherit the homestead and 57 acres; son John, to inherit land at
Scantic Bridge; daughters Sarah Geer and Tabitha Warner to have the
cattle. Witnesses were Obadiah Abbee, John Pease, jr., and Joseph
Sexton. He styles himself Thomas, senior, a husbandman.
The following passages are taken from the records of Enfield:

Thomas Abbe is Possessed by Grant and measuring out to
Him (viz) a Home lot as it is in page 25 which is 11 acres be
it more or less length from the Street westward & ye Common
land East bounded North on the Ministers lot South on A lot
Called Peletiah Glovers.
Also he is possessed of A lot in the west division in ye
south Field it Being 8 acres more or less, it being bounded
East on the Country Highway Simeon Booth South, west by the
Grate River North with Pease length 80 rods bredth 17.
Also another lot in the south Field in the 3d devision it
Being 261/2 acres be it more or less Bounded North on the
Highway that runneth between the 3d and 2d devision bounded
West on Wd Bancroft South by the Highway that runs Between 3d
and 4th devision, Wm Simons on the East.
Also a lot at schantuck the ends Bounded by the banks The
North with Saml Terry, south with John Burroughs it being 2
acres more or less.
Also 31/2 acres of meadow Bounded on the sides and west end
By upland Easterly end by a Pine Tree, this meadow lyeth upon
a Brook called Braud Brook.
Another lot lying upon Schantuck River above the saw Mill
which land he hath insted of 1/2 an acre of meadow and in
stead of Land the Town had for a Highway over Schantuck this
land is 7 acres more or less, it being bounded East by the
river, west by the upland and by a wht Oak Tree.
June 1700 he is possessed of A peace of meadow by Grant of
the Town on the 15 of March 1700 and it is measured to
Him lying in Freshwater Brook Containing 4 acres more or Less
Bounded on Obadiah Abbe west and by the upland south 16 rods
North 20.
Thomas Abbe senr is possd of a Farm or tract of land lying
In the Mountains Near the North East Corner of the Township
of Enfield Lying 160 rods in length, and 150 rods in wedth
Easterly and westerly and is butted and bounded south East
Corner on a Chestnut Tree near A mountain with A Heep of
Stones at ye root of sd. Tree, Northeast Corner with A rock
and A Heep of Stones upon it with A bush marked by
it, North west Corner with a Chestnut and A heep of Stones,
The afore sd Land as it is butted and Bounded is 150 Acres be
it more or less. Laid out by Tom Jones Town Measurer-June 22d
1723.
There is laid out to Thomas Abbe 2 peaces of sd devision
Land, the one lying near the old sawmill, and bounds westerly
by a Red Oak Tree a path, Southerly and Northerly on Highway
or Common Land, Easterly on the sd Abbes own Land this land
lyeth for 12 acres more or less being 55 rods in length
Easterly and westerly, and 35 rods wide.
The other peace or Tract of land lyeth in the East precinct
near a sawmill Called Hampshire and is bounded Northerly on
Abbes Brook or meadow and runs 100 rods as sd Brook or meadow
runs, and 32 rods wide and bounds Southerly on Common land
and westerly on A pine Tree marked with the letters T A and
Easterly with Timothy Roots meadow, this Peace of land is 20
acres more or less. laid out by Thomas Jones Town Measurer
June 11th 1724.
Acct of a meeting held Apr. 7, 1684. The Com. met at
Enfield. The house lot of Thomas Abbe was next to the
ministers. Next on the South Side thereof and adjoining there-
to lies the house lot of Thomas Abbe 11 rods in breadth
Southward and running in length Eastward as the lot for the
ministry doth 160 rods.
Next to the lot of Thomas Abbe southward lies the house
lot and home lot of Mr Peletiah Glover Jun 12 rods in breadth
and runs in length eastward from the street on the west 160
rods.
Next was Daniel Collins' lot of 12 rods.
Next adjoining to Daniel Collins aforesd on the north lies
Southward the home lot of Obadiah Abbe 12 rods in breadth and
in length from the Street on the west back eastward 160 rods.
Next was John Ferman's lot.
April 10, 1683. At a meeting of the Committee for
freshwater Plantation is given list of names and amounts of
land held. No. 18 Thomas Abbe, 3 acres meadow, 4 fieldland.
No. 42 Obadiah Abbe 4 acres meadow, 3 field land.
At a meeting of the Committee for Enfield March 8, 1687,
John Pease Senr, Isaac Gleason and Thomas Abbe were Selectmen
for the following year. Thomas Abbe was also one of the
Selectmen chosen May 20, 1689, viewer of fences February 11,
1689.
January 7, 1691, it was "ordered also that those persons
returned who neglected their days in cutting bushes in August
last according to warning, shall make good and perform a days
work for the same in cutting bushes on the commons where the
selectmen shall appoint them, some time about this full of
the moon, in June next or otherwise shall pay 2s/6d which
shall be levied upon each person that neglects and hath not
done his days work accordingly, by the 24th day of June next
the persons that did not work last year, who are unless they
pay the fine of 2s/6d to do and perform each of them a days
work. At the time afore mentioned are Thomas Hale, Lieut.
Meacham, Isaac Meacham Jur, Thomas Geer, Wm Simons, Zachariah
Booth, Wm Booth,
Thomas Howard, Jonathan Pease, Abraham Pease, John Pease,
Simon Rumril, Elisha Kibbe, Isaac Morgan, Jonathan Bush,
Ephraim French, Thomas Bishop, Nathaniel Horton, Benjn
Jones, Thomas Abbe, Obadiah Abbe, Isaac Gleason, John
Bement, Joseph West, Benjn West Samuel Orsborne and that
none may escape the penalty in case of neglect, the select
men are ordered to return the names of any of the afore sd
mentioned persons, under their hands who have not performed
their respective days works before the 24th of June next,
unto Mr. Pynchon, who is then forthwith to issue out
warrants to the Constable for levying two shillings and
sixpence on each person then returned defective."
at a meeting of the Committee for Enfield Granted to
Henry Abell an allotment of 50 acres and homelot 10 or 11
acres and meadow in proportion. To Thomas Abbe 35 acres
Meadow 4 acres and a homelot of 11 acres. To Joseph West a
homelot of 12 acres of field land 26 acres, and meadow four
acres. To Samuel Averill an allotment of 30 acres 10 or 11
acres of home lot and four acres of meadow provided they
settle at Enfield by micalstide come two years each one of
them or else such grant to be void.
July 18th 1683.
Present
John Pynchon
Lieut. Stebbins
Dean J. Burt
Dean Bn. Parsons

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She was the daughter of Walter and
Sarah (Skipper) Fairfield, and had previously been married to Needham.
The Wenham records give this record of the marriage, "Thomas Abby and
Sarah Fairfield of Wenham were married the 17th day of December, 1683,
being lawfully published with the consent of her parents Walter
Fairfield, and his witness with Moses Maverick and Elizabeth
Fairfield." The marriage is recorded in both Marblehead and Wenham.
Walter Fairfield was son of John and Elizabeth ( ) Fairfield, who
came to America, in 1638. According to tradition he sprang from the
Huguenot Beauchamp family that left France for England shortly before
St. Bartholomew's Day.

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