JONATHAN ABBEY, III, son of Jonathan, jr., and Alice (Johnson) Abbey, born February 26, 1753, in Willington, Conn.; died October 5, 1807, at Olive (Shokan), N. Y.
Both Jonathan Abbey and his wife were buried in a cemetery at the site of the Ashokan Dam, and their remains were in 1910 removed to the Montrepose Cemetey in Kingston, by their descendants, Charles Augustus Abbey and Henry Abbey. The inscriptions read as follows:
In Memory of Jonathan Abbey Died Oct. 5th, 1807 55th year of his age.
In Memory of Lucy Abbey wife of Jonathan Abbey Died January 21, 1828 in the 76th year of her age.
Married 1778, MRS. LUCY (KNOX) ROBBINS, born April 19, 1753, in Ashford; died January 21, 1828, in Ulster County, N. Y. She was connected with the family of the celebrated John Knox and was the widow of Samuel Robbins, by whom she had a son, Samuel.
Children of Jonathan Abbey, last three recorded in Ashford (at Warrenville) , Conn.
1 - David Abbey, b . Feb. 8, 1779 ; m. Nancy Farnham.
2 - Mary Abbey, b. Dee. 19, 1780, in Ashford ; was living in 1863 ; m. Remilton Jones and settled near Worcester, Mass.
3 - Sarah Abbey, b. Aug. 1, 1784 ; m. John Brown.
4 - John Abbey, b. Nov. 18, 1789; m. Catherine North.
JONATHAN ABBEY, III, son of Jonathan, jr., and Alice (Johnson) Abbey, born February 26, 1753, in Willington, Conn.; died October 5, 1807, at Olive (Shokan), N. Y.
Both Jonathan Abbey and his wife were buried in a cemetery at the site of the Ashokan Dam, and their remains were in 1910 removed to the Montrepose Cemetey in Kingston, by their descendants, Charles Augustus Abbey and Henry Abbey. The inscriptions read as follows:
In Memory of Jonathan Abbey Died Oct. 5th, 1807 55th year of his age.
In Memory of Lucy Abbey wife of Jonathan Abbey Died January 21, 1828 in the 76th year of her age.
Married 1778, MRS. LUCY (KNOX) ROBBINS, born April 19, 1753, in Ashford; died January 21, 1828, in Ulster County, N. Y. She was connected with the family of the celebrated John Knox and was the widow of Samuel Robbins, by whom she had a son, Samuel.
Children of Jonathan Abbey, last three recorded in Ashford (at Warrenville) , Conn.
1 - David Abbey, b . Feb. 8, 1779 ; m. Nancy Farnham.
2 - Mary Abbey, b. Dee. 19, 1780, in Ashford ; was living in 1863 ; m. Remilton Jones and settled near Worcester, Mass.
3 - Sarah Abbey, b. Aug. 1, 1784 ; m. John Brown.
4 - John Abbey, b. Nov. 18, 1789; m. Catherine North.
Inscription
In Memory of Lucy Abbey wife of Jonathan Abbey Died January 21, 1828 in the 76th year of her age.
Family Members
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- Find a Grave Robbins Abbey or Knox
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