Born about 1760 - perhaps earlier at the age of 18 (we think he was actually younger) he joined Captain William Reed's Company - part of Col. John Bailey's regt. of Minute-men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; his service of 1 week & 1 day; also, Capt. William Reed's co.served Gen. John Thomas's regt.; he mustered roll call dated Aug. 1, 1775; he enlisted April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos., 1 week, 5 days; also, company return dated Camp at Roxbury, Oct. 6, 1775; also, Capt. Edward Cobb's co., Col. Edward Mitchel's regt., Gen. Cushing's [p.713] brigade; service, 1 week 6 days; company marched from Abington to Bristol, R. I., Dec. 9, 1776, on an alarm; also, Capt. Edward Cobb's co., Maj. Eliphalet Cary's regt.; marched July 30, 1780; discharged Aug. 9, 1780; service, 11 days; company marched from Abington to Tiverton, R. I., on an alarm. This is all I have found so far - it is likely he served longer and with other companies and or regiments.
In the account or recordings of the headstones at this cemetery it is noted that there was a headstone found at the first visit by Mary Johnson McElhiney prior to her publishing the collection of Old Historic Cemetery's in 1935 Called "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" - that headstone was not found in 1970 or in 1988 or by my wife or I in 2011 - we strongly believe that headstone was of Bowles Abington and perhaps his wife Sarah Taylor.
In the account or recordings of the headstones at this cemetery it is noted that there was a headstone found at the first visit by Mary Johnson McElhiney prior to her publishing the collection of Old Historic Cemetery's in 1935 Called "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" - that headstone was not found in 1970 or in 1988 or by my wife or I in 2011 - we strongly believe that headstone was of Bowles Abington and perhaps his wife Sarah Taylor.
Born about 1760 - perhaps earlier at the age of 18 (we think he was actually younger) he joined Captain William Reed's Company - part of Col. John Bailey's regt. of Minute-men, which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; his service of 1 week & 1 day; also, Capt. William Reed's co.served Gen. John Thomas's regt.; he mustered roll call dated Aug. 1, 1775; he enlisted April 27, 1775; service, 3 mos., 1 week, 5 days; also, company return dated Camp at Roxbury, Oct. 6, 1775; also, Capt. Edward Cobb's co., Col. Edward Mitchel's regt., Gen. Cushing's [p.713] brigade; service, 1 week 6 days; company marched from Abington to Bristol, R. I., Dec. 9, 1776, on an alarm; also, Capt. Edward Cobb's co., Maj. Eliphalet Cary's regt.; marched July 30, 1780; discharged Aug. 9, 1780; service, 11 days; company marched from Abington to Tiverton, R. I., on an alarm. This is all I have found so far - it is likely he served longer and with other companies and or regiments.
In the account or recordings of the headstones at this cemetery it is noted that there was a headstone found at the first visit by Mary Johnson McElhiney prior to her publishing the collection of Old Historic Cemetery's in 1935 Called "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" - that headstone was not found in 1970 or in 1988 or by my wife or I in 2011 - we strongly believe that headstone was of Bowles Abington and perhaps his wife Sarah Taylor.
In the account or recordings of the headstones at this cemetery it is noted that there was a headstone found at the first visit by Mary Johnson McElhiney prior to her publishing the collection of Old Historic Cemetery's in 1935 Called "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" - that headstone was not found in 1970 or in 1988 or by my wife or I in 2011 - we strongly believe that headstone was of Bowles Abington and perhaps his wife Sarah Taylor.
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