Jonathon Abbe 
Jonathon was born about 1696 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Jonathon's father was Samuel Abbe and his mother was Mary Knowlton. His paternal grandparents were John Abbe and Mary Loring; his maternal grandparents were William Knowlton and Elizabeth Balch. He had six brothers and eight sisters, named Samuel, Thomas, Eleazar, Ebenezer, John, Benjamin, Jonathon, Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Abilgail, Nancy, Mercy and Hepzibah. He died on May 3rd, 1757 in Willington, Connecticut.General Notes
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BIOGRAPHY
JONATHAN3 ABBE, son of Samuel2 and Mary (Knowlton) Abbe, bor n
in Wenham, Mass., about 1697; settled in Willington, Conn., where
he died M ay 3, 1757. The following records from the Ashford land books
probably refer t o this Jonathan Abbe: 1719, 100 acres of land from
John Follett; 1721, 10 acre s from Joseph Orcutt, adjacent to land of
previous deed; 1761 and 1764, refere nces to holdings of land; 1764,
land from Azariah Sanger, Elizabeth Sanger and Joseph Abbe. (Ashford
Deeds, B, 133; E, 119; K, 272, 433.)
The inventory of his estate was entered in Hartford, June 2, 1757, by
William Arent, James Comi ns, and Abner Barker, appraisers.
(Hartford Probate Records, 17; 32, 18; 86.)
The estate consisted of 106 acres of land, with utensils and
household goods to the amount of
381-5-4. The Court granted
administration upon the estate to Jonathan Abbe of Willington, who was
also appointed guardian for Mary, aged a bout 11 years, and Rebekah,
aged about 3 years, minor children of said Jonatha n Abbe. The estate
was ordered to be distributed March 4, 1760, the widow havi ng quitted
her right to any of the estate. "To Jonathan Abbe eldest son a Doub le
Shair of sd Estate and to Samuel, Anna, Mary and Rebekah Abbe an
equall si ngle Shair."
Married (1) MARY JOHNSON, probably daughter of Caleb Johnson of
Willington. She died in Willington, January 19, 1742-3.
Married (2) in Brookly n, Conn., September 19, 1745, REBEKAH
WEDGE. The date of this marriage is reco rded in Willington as
September 19, 1747.
Children by first wife
63 Jonatha n Abbe, jr., b. about 1725; m. Allice Johnson.
64 Samuel Abbe, b. March 21, 1 727-8; recorded in Ashford; m.
Lucie Persons.
Isaac Abbe, b. July 2, 1730; d. Sept. 18, 1753, recorded in
Willington.
Thomas Abbe, b. Feb. 17, 1733; d. Ap ril 13, 1733, recorded in
Willington.
Mary (1) Abbe, b. April 11, 1734; d. No v. 7, 1740, recorded
in Willington.
65 Anne Abbe, b. July 25, 1737; recorded in Willington; m. James
Weston.
Jeduthan Abbe, d. in Willington, Sept. 12, 1 743.
Children by second wife, recorded in Willington
Mary (2) Abbe, b. Sept. 1, 1746.
John Abbe, b. Oct. 16, 1750; d. July 10, 1753.
Rebekah Abbe, b. abou t 1754. Jonathan Abbe was appointed her
guardian in 1757.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1585 in London, England
- b.1613 in London, England d.1689 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1638 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts d.MAR 1697/98 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1578 in England
- b.1599 in Axminster, Devonshire, England d.04 Apr 1661 in Hull, New Plymouth colony, Massachusetts
- b.1615 in England d.09 Sep 1672 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1575 in Colyton, Devonshire, England
- b.1603 in England d.25 Aug 1672 in Hull, New Plymouth colony, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1696 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts d.03 May 1757 in Willington, Connecticut
- b.~ 1527 in Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England
- b.1553 in Knowlton Manor, Canterbury, Kent, England d.~ 1633 in Canterbury, Kent, England
- b.1584 in Knowlton Manor, Sandwich Parish, Chiswick, Kent, England d.06 Jun 1639 in at sea near Shelburn, Nova Scotia, Canada
- b.1515 in Birchington, Kent, England
- b.17 Apr 1550 in Birchington, Kent, England d.1632
- b.~ 1520 in Birchington, Kent, England
- b.1615 in Knowlton Manor, Chiswick, Kent, England d.17 Jul 1655 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.1533 in Kent, England
- b.1586 in Kent, England d.08 Oct 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1543 in Kent, England
- b.1649 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts d.> 1699 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1525 in Somerset, England
- b.~ 1550 in Horton, Somerset, England d.~ 1600 in Somerset, England
- b.1579 in Horton, Somerset, England d.May 1648 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1520 in Somerset, England
- b.~ 1554 in Somerset, England
- b.1626 in Kent, England d.> 1688 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1581 in Wells, Somerset, England d.1682 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts
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Jonathon and Mary were married in a religious ceremony about 1724 in Willington, Connecticut.
Jonathon and Rebekah were married in a religious ceremony on September 19th, 1745 in Brooklyn, CT.
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