From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
RICHARD ABBEY, 3d, son of Richard jr., and Dolly (Ellis) Abbey, born November 16, 1805, in Genesee County, N. Y., 16 miles west of the present site of the city of Rochester; died 1891 in Yazoo City, Miss.
His early life was spent in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Missouri. At the age of 15 he was mail carrier from Jackson, Mo., to Goleonda, IL., working half the year to defray the expenses of his schooling the other half. At 19 he went to Natchez, Miss., and became a clerk in a dry-goods store, of which he soon became partner and sole manager. In 1833 the partner died and after a few years Mr. Abbey closed out the business and went to Natchez, where he purchased
a cotton plantation. Since early life he had been a Methodist and about tliis time he felt impressed with a call to preach.
He was for some years a local preacher in tlie Methodist Episcopal Church South and in 1856 joined the Mississippi Conference and was appointed agent of the book and tract establishment of that Church in Vicksburg. From 1858 to 1862 he was financial secretary of tlie Southern M. E. Publishing House at Nashville and sole agent of that house until after the war.
In 1867 he was appointed Presiding Elder of the Jackson District, Mississippi Conference. The last four years of his stay at Nashville, by his courage and vigilance he prevented the confiscation or destruction by the government or the army of the property of the Church in that city. From 1872 to 1878 he spent much of his time in Washington, D. C, prosecuting a claim against the United States in favor of tlie M. E. Church South.
In 1876 failing health compelled him to retire from active service and to be put upon the supernumerary list. He made his home thereafter in Yazoo City, Miss. He was always a hard and industrious student and is the author of many books and articles, chiefly of a doctrinal or scientific nature. Among his best-known works are the following: End of the apostolic succession; Creed of all men; Diuturnity; Ecee ecclesia, a reply to Ecee homo; City of God; The Church makers.
Married 1831, JULIA BATES of Natchez, who died in 1882.
Children
Julia Abbey, b. July, I836 : m. Dr. Augustin Freeland Magruder.
Charles Abbey, d. in childhood.
RICHARD ABBEY, 3d, son of Richard jr., and Dolly (Ellis) Abbey, born November 16, 1805, in Genesee County, N. Y., 16 miles west of the present site of the city of Rochester; died 1891 in Yazoo City, Miss.
His early life was spent in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Missouri. At the age of 15 he was mail carrier from Jackson, Mo., to Goleonda, IL., working half the year to defray the expenses of his schooling the other half. At 19 he went to Natchez, Miss., and became a clerk in a dry-goods store, of which he soon became partner and sole manager. In 1833 the partner died and after a few years Mr. Abbey closed out the business and went to Natchez, where he purchased
a cotton plantation. Since early life he had been a Methodist and about tliis time he felt impressed with a call to preach.
He was for some years a local preacher in tlie Methodist Episcopal Church South and in 1856 joined the Mississippi Conference and was appointed agent of the book and tract establishment of that Church in Vicksburg. From 1858 to 1862 he was financial secretary of tlie Southern M. E. Publishing House at Nashville and sole agent of that house until after the war.
In 1867 he was appointed Presiding Elder of the Jackson District, Mississippi Conference. The last four years of his stay at Nashville, by his courage and vigilance he prevented the confiscation or destruction by the government or the army of the property of the Church in that city. From 1872 to 1878 he spent much of his time in Washington, D. C, prosecuting a claim against the United States in favor of tlie M. E. Church South.
In 1876 failing health compelled him to retire from active service and to be put upon the supernumerary list. He made his home thereafter in Yazoo City, Miss. He was always a hard and industrious student and is the author of many books and articles, chiefly of a doctrinal or scientific nature. Among his best-known works are the following: End of the apostolic succession; Creed of all men; Diuturnity; Ecee ecclesia, a reply to Ecee homo; City of God; The Church makers.
Married 1831, JULIA BATES of Natchez, who died in 1882.
Children
Julia Abbey, b. July, I836 : m. Dr. Augustin Freeland Magruder.
Charles Abbey, d. in childhood.
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
RICHARD ABBEY, 3d, son of Richard jr., and Dolly (Ellis) Abbey, born November 16, 1805, in Genesee County, N. Y., 16 miles west of the present site of the city of Rochester; died 1891 in Yazoo City, Miss.
His early life was spent in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Missouri. At the age of 15 he was mail carrier from Jackson, Mo., to Goleonda, IL., working half the year to defray the expenses of his schooling the other half. At 19 he went to Natchez, Miss., and became a clerk in a dry-goods store, of which he soon became partner and sole manager. In 1833 the partner died and after a few years Mr. Abbey closed out the business and went to Natchez, where he purchased
a cotton plantation. Since early life he had been a Methodist and about tliis time he felt impressed with a call to preach.
He was for some years a local preacher in tlie Methodist Episcopal Church South and in 1856 joined the Mississippi Conference and was appointed agent of the book and tract establishment of that Church in Vicksburg. From 1858 to 1862 he was financial secretary of tlie Southern M. E. Publishing House at Nashville and sole agent of that house until after the war.
In 1867 he was appointed Presiding Elder of the Jackson District, Mississippi Conference. The last four years of his stay at Nashville, by his courage and vigilance he prevented the confiscation or destruction by the government or the army of the property of the Church in that city. From 1872 to 1878 he spent much of his time in Washington, D. C, prosecuting a claim against the United States in favor of tlie M. E. Church South.
In 1876 failing health compelled him to retire from active service and to be put upon the supernumerary list. He made his home thereafter in Yazoo City, Miss. He was always a hard and industrious student and is the author of many books and articles, chiefly of a doctrinal or scientific nature. Among his best-known works are the following: End of the apostolic succession; Creed of all men; Diuturnity; Ecee ecclesia, a reply to Ecee homo; City of God; The Church makers.
Married 1831, JULIA BATES of Natchez, who died in 1882.
Children
Julia Abbey, b. July, I836 : m. Dr. Augustin Freeland Magruder.
Charles Abbey, d. in childhood.
RICHARD ABBEY, 3d, son of Richard jr., and Dolly (Ellis) Abbey, born November 16, 1805, in Genesee County, N. Y., 16 miles west of the present site of the city of Rochester; died 1891 in Yazoo City, Miss.
His early life was spent in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Missouri. At the age of 15 he was mail carrier from Jackson, Mo., to Goleonda, IL., working half the year to defray the expenses of his schooling the other half. At 19 he went to Natchez, Miss., and became a clerk in a dry-goods store, of which he soon became partner and sole manager. In 1833 the partner died and after a few years Mr. Abbey closed out the business and went to Natchez, where he purchased
a cotton plantation. Since early life he had been a Methodist and about tliis time he felt impressed with a call to preach.
He was for some years a local preacher in tlie Methodist Episcopal Church South and in 1856 joined the Mississippi Conference and was appointed agent of the book and tract establishment of that Church in Vicksburg. From 1858 to 1862 he was financial secretary of tlie Southern M. E. Publishing House at Nashville and sole agent of that house until after the war.
In 1867 he was appointed Presiding Elder of the Jackson District, Mississippi Conference. The last four years of his stay at Nashville, by his courage and vigilance he prevented the confiscation or destruction by the government or the army of the property of the Church in that city. From 1872 to 1878 he spent much of his time in Washington, D. C, prosecuting a claim against the United States in favor of tlie M. E. Church South.
In 1876 failing health compelled him to retire from active service and to be put upon the supernumerary list. He made his home thereafter in Yazoo City, Miss. He was always a hard and industrious student and is the author of many books and articles, chiefly of a doctrinal or scientific nature. Among his best-known works are the following: End of the apostolic succession; Creed of all men; Diuturnity; Ecee ecclesia, a reply to Ecee homo; City of God; The Church makers.
Married 1831, JULIA BATES of Natchez, who died in 1882.
Children
Julia Abbey, b. July, I836 : m. Dr. Augustin Freeland Magruder.
Charles Abbey, d. in childhood.
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