Ebenezer Abbey Jr.

Ebenezer Abbey Jr. was born July 27, 1708, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut, and died April, 1758, in Connecticut Colony, at age 49. Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT. He is the son of Ebenezer Abbey Sr. of Salem Village, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, and Mary Allen of Windham, Windham Co., CT.

Abigail Goodell was born about 1714, in Salem Village, Essex Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay, and died about June 21, 1745, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut, at about age 30. Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT. She is the daughter of Isaac Goodell Jr. of Salem Village, Essex Co., MA, and Mary Abbey of Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Ebenezer Abbey Jr. and Abigail Goodell were married February 22, 1730, in Wenham, Essex Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Ebenezer Abbey Jr. and Abigail (Goodell) Abbey had eight children:

  1. Mary Abbey: Born March 26, 1731, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut; Died Unknown. Married to Lester Bill: Born in Chaplin, CT; Died August, 1881, in CT.
  2. Isaac Abbey Sr.: Born July 25, 1733, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut; Died April, 1788, in North Windham, Windham Co., CT (age 54). Married April 5, 1752, in Ashford, Windham Co., CT, to Eunice Church: Born August 8, 1729, in Groton, New London Co., Colony of Connecticut; Died about 1800 in Connecticut (about age 71).
  3. Ezekiel Abbey: Born July 27, 1735, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut; Possibly died after 1757, in Unknown.
  4. Abner Abbey: Born August 26, 1737, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut; Died September 19, 1756, Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut (age 19). Buried in Abbe Cemetery, Mansfield, Tolland Co., Colony of Connecticut.
  5. Ebenezer Abbey III: Born June 10, 1739, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut; Died Unknown.
  6. Jacob Abbey: Born August 23, 1741, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut; Died Unknown. Married to Sarah Richardson: Born Unknown; Died Unknown.
  7. John Abbey: Born August 23, 1743, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut; Died 1832 in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua Co., NY (about age 89). Buried in Arkwright Summit Cemetery, Arkwright, Chautauqua Co., NY. Married 1764 in Topsfield, Essex Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Abial Averill: Born November 26, 1738, in Topsfield, Essex Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay; Died February 15, 1832, in Arkwright, Chautauqua Co., NY (age 93). Buried in Arkwright Summit Cemetery, Arkwright, Chautauqua Co., NY. Possibly married April 27, 1768, to Dorothy Bugbee.
  8. Samuel Abbey: Born June 21, 1747, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut; Died January 15, 1786, in Willington, Tolland Co., CT (age 40).

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Molly Shannon's website: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58047097/person/290247563407/facts

Wendy Mulligan's The TreeDR website: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/89316435/person/430025106130/facts

The "Warwick Patent" is dated the "Nineteenth day of March in the Seventh/ yeare of ye reigne of our Sovergne Lord Charles by ye grace of God/ Kinge of England Scotland Ffrance and/ Ireland defender of ye ffaith &c Anno Dom/ 1631." Although not double dated, the historical context indicates that the date as recorded was "Old Style." If double dated, it would have been recorded as March 19, 1631/2; if recorded "New Style," it would be March 19, 1632. 

The Barbour collection of Windham Town birth records, pre. 1870, Connecticut.  

March 3, 1636: Connecticut Colony was established.

1662: Colony of Connecticut was established.

Connecticut Colony, known as the River Colony, was organized on March 3, 1636, as a place for Puritan nobleman. Early on, the English settlers under John Winthrop Jr. struggled with the Dutch for possession of the land, but the English eventually gained control of the colony and set up a permanent settlement there. After the era of the Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell had passed, Charles II took the throne. John Winthrop Jr., the governor of the Connecticut Colony went to England to secure a charter for the colony. Charles II granted his request in 1662. The charter of the colony covered both the Connecticut Colony and the New Haven Colony and they were permitted to choose their own assembly, their own governor, and rule themselves with minimal interference. New Haven was reluctant to give up their independence and deliberated for some time before coming to a decision to merge with the Connecticut Colony. Once merged the colony was called the Colony of Connecticut.

                   

Various Isaac Goodell records. Thanks to Kay Koslan for locating these records.

Ebenezer Abbey Jr. was born July 27, 1708, in Salem Village, Essex Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Abigail Goodell was born about 1714, in Salem Village, Essex Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Ebenezer Abbey Jr. and Abigail Goodell were married February 7, 1730, in Salem Village, Essex Co., Province of Massachusetts Bay.

Ebenezer Abbey Jr. and Abigail Goodale Marriage Record. The 1730 year is correct since it refers to the now commonly used Gregorian calendar which has the beginning of a new year starting on January 1st.

On October 30, 1739, Ebenezer Abbey Jr. and Abigail (Goodale) Abbey Land Sale Record which proves the parentage of Abigail Goodale. Thanks to Kay Koslan for locating this record.

Abigail (Goodell) Abbey died about June 21, 1745, in Windham, Windham Co., Colony of Connecticut, at about age 30. Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT.

Justification for Ebenezer Abbe, Jr (born 27 Jul 1708) married to Abigail Goodale, daughter of Isaac Goodale:

An Abigail Goodale, who was the daughter of Isaac R Goodale and Mary Abbe, and who married Ebenezer Abbe, Jr. To date, I have not found a birth record for this Abigail Goodale.

What provides us with the connection for Abigail Goodale, daughter of Isaac R. Goodale and Mary Abbe, married to Ebenezer Abbe are the following:

1. Marriage Intentions:

a. Ebenezer Abbe and Abigail Goodale "intended" to get married according to the Salem, Massachusetts record, Feb. 7, 1729/30. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui- content/view/29453662:2495. (Source Information: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).)

b. A record for the intention to be married gives the same Feb. 7 and is supposedly on FHL # 0761210, according to the Ancestry source but where oh where on that FHL microfilm? (I have reviewed it more than 3 times.) The Ancestry location/citation is: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/301751:7853; and the FHL location is: Records of marriage, birth and death - v. 3-5 1650-1865 FHL# 761210; Salem, Massachusetts. City Clerk.

c. Finally, there is the 3rd documentation of intention to marry for Ebenezer Abbe and Abigail Goodale. This was prepared in 1894 by Salem Publishing Company, Salem, MA with all the intention of marriage in Salem, Essex, MA; https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/549215-publishments-of-the-intentions-of-marriage-of-the-town-of-salem-vol-1-1708-1760?offset= Page 13 of 50, Line 4; IDENTIFIER 228293

2. Marriage:

Ebenezer Abbe and Abigail Goodale were married on Feb. 22, 1729/30, as recorded by the Windham Clerk of Court. The Windham Clerk of Court probably asked Ebenezer for his wife's maiden name and wrote it afterwards (Windham, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, v. A-I, 1692-1893, FHL 1376454; Vol A; Image 81 of 818; P. 121; Town Hall, Windham, Connecticut, Windham County Clerk; 1376454).

The "marriage intentions" for Ebenezer Abbe and Abigail Goodale along with the actual date of the marriage Ebenezer gives the Windham, CT City Clerk are only part of the justification for Abigail Goodale, daughter of Isaac Goodale.

3. Isaac Goodale's will

Abigail Goodale is listed as Abigail Abbe:

Isaac's will can be found: Essex, Massachusetts, Essex County, Massachusetts, probate records and indexes 1638-1916, FHL 875131; vols. 320-322, Book 20-22, 1732-1781; P. 503-504; Image 750-751 of 784; Massachusetts. Probate Court (Essex County), Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County).

4. Sale of land from Ebenezer Abbe and Abigail Goodale

The land sale states Abigail Abbe is the daughter of Isaac Goodale. The land is sold to Jacob Goodale, Abigail's brother. So not only can we verify Abigail through her father, but her brother, Jacob.

Essex County, Massachusetts, FHL866047; Volume 78; P173; Image 474 of 586. Record of Ebenezer and Abigail Goodale Abbe, daughter of Isaac Goodale, dec'd, land sale to brother Jacob Goodale. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9ZZ-BC4L?i=473&cc=2106411&cat=209907

5. Probate court record for Isaac's inheritance goes to Abigail Abbe's heirs (this gives us a date of Abigail's death)

Massachusetts, Essex County, probate records, 1538-1880, FH4481675; Image 43 of 217; Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County), Essex County Supreme Judicial Court. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YSQH-HVD?i=42&cat=1931591

Why? Because the date for Abigail Abbe death is closely related to a Salem probate record filed 24 Jun 1745 where there is a change of assignments for Isaac Goodale's will. It includes several of Isaac Goodale's children. For Abigail Goodale Abbe it is stated as "Abigail Abbe heirs" not Abigail Abbe. This tells us Abigail Abbe has died. In fact, on 21 Jun 1745, a son, Samuel Abbe was born. One can surmise Abigail Abbe died in childbirth or soon after, as the probate record assigned to her heirs was only 3 days after the birth of her son, Samuel Abbe. 1796/1797 death is not the death for Abigail Goodale Abbe.

(There been a date for the other Abigail Goodale's death of 1796 on Find A Grave with the correct birth of 03 Jul 1714 for daughter of David Goodale. This is Abigail Goodale Wilkins, wife of Jonathan Wilkins, as there is a will for this Abigail Goodale Wilkins about the 1796-1797.)

This, then, is the final documentation and justification that Abigail Goodale is the daughter of Isaac Goodale Goodale and Mary Abbe and wife of Ebenezer Abbe, Jr. It is NOT Abigail Savage or Abigail Cary or Abigail Goodale born 03 Jul 1714.

Kay Koslan 23 Apr 2024.

On October 25, 1757 "Clement Neff’s deed of gift to Ebenezer Abbe, John Bond, Oxenbridge Dains, and other inhabitants of Windham, a parcel of land 112 rods, being part of the farm I now dwell on--- thence on a line between my own land and land of Aaron Geer--where several persons are already buried." Land Rec. Windham, Vol."L", p.436.

Ebenezer Abbey Jr. died April, 1758, in Colony of Connecticut, at age 49. Buried in Windham Center Cemetery, Windham, Windham Co., CT.

From Jeromey Ward's Web Site:

EBENEZER ABBE, JR., son of Ebenezer and Mary (Allen) Abbe, born July 27,1708; resided in Windham or North Windham, Conn.
Married February 22, 1729-30, ABIGAIL CARY, probably daughter of Joseph Cary, Jr. One account gives her name Abigail Soale and still another says she was Abigail Goodale, daughter of Isaac Goodale of Salem.

Ebenezer married Abigail on February 22, 1727/1728, in Massachusetts. Abigail was born about 1705 in Massachusetts. She died about 1770, probably in Massachusetts.