From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
JOHN ABBEY, son of Jonathan Abbey and Mrs. Lucy (Knox) Robbins, born November I8, 1789, in Ashford, Conn.; died October 5, 1841, at the home of his son, Stephen, in Rondout, N. Y.
He was living near Rockdale on the Unadilla River about 1822. He had a first-rate team that was admired by everyone who saw it. Knowing about this team, the two Assemblymen of the vicinity engaged Mr. Abbey to take them from Unadilla to Albany, a distance of a hundred miles. On the day appointed Mr. Abbey met them at the village inn. When the hostler brought the team around to the door, and the party came out to start on their journey, the Assemblymen complained to Mr. Abbey about the general appearance of the turn-out. They said that the horses were fine, but the sleigh was a miserable, old-fashioned affair, and the harness was worse. "Well, gentlemen," said Mr. Abbey, "I am much mistaken if you are more ashamed of me along the road than I shall be of you when you get to Albany." Dominie Mason of Rondout liked a fine horse, and, knowing that John Abbey did too, drove up where he was standing one day, and said, ''There, Mr. Abbey, what do you think of my horse?" "I think," said Mr. Abbey, "that he is in strong contrast with the one your Master rode into Jerusalem on."
Married CATHERINE NORTH, born 1789; died May 19, 1866.
Children
1 - David Abbey, b. Oct. 25, 1809; m. (1) Margaret Mary Adams; (2) Elizabeth Cornelia Adams.
2 - Lucy Abbey, b. Dec. 3, 1811; m. (1) Zachariah Mosher North; (2) D. C. Crawford.
3 - Stephen Abbey, b. March 13, 1814; m. Caroline Vail.
4 - Gordon Craig Abbey, b. Dec. 14, 1816; m. Angeline Lynch.
JOHN ABBEY, son of Jonathan Abbey and Mrs. Lucy (Knox) Robbins, born November I8, 1789, in Ashford, Conn.; died October 5, 1841, at the home of his son, Stephen, in Rondout, N. Y.
He was living near Rockdale on the Unadilla River about 1822. He had a first-rate team that was admired by everyone who saw it. Knowing about this team, the two Assemblymen of the vicinity engaged Mr. Abbey to take them from Unadilla to Albany, a distance of a hundred miles. On the day appointed Mr. Abbey met them at the village inn. When the hostler brought the team around to the door, and the party came out to start on their journey, the Assemblymen complained to Mr. Abbey about the general appearance of the turn-out. They said that the horses were fine, but the sleigh was a miserable, old-fashioned affair, and the harness was worse. "Well, gentlemen," said Mr. Abbey, "I am much mistaken if you are more ashamed of me along the road than I shall be of you when you get to Albany." Dominie Mason of Rondout liked a fine horse, and, knowing that John Abbey did too, drove up where he was standing one day, and said, ''There, Mr. Abbey, what do you think of my horse?" "I think," said Mr. Abbey, "that he is in strong contrast with the one your Master rode into Jerusalem on."
Married CATHERINE NORTH, born 1789; died May 19, 1866.
Children
1 - David Abbey, b. Oct. 25, 1809; m. (1) Margaret Mary Adams; (2) Elizabeth Cornelia Adams.
2 - Lucy Abbey, b. Dec. 3, 1811; m. (1) Zachariah Mosher North; (2) D. C. Crawford.
3 - Stephen Abbey, b. March 13, 1814; m. Caroline Vail.
4 - Gordon Craig Abbey, b. Dec. 14, 1816; m. Angeline Lynch.
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
JOHN ABBEY, son of Jonathan Abbey and Mrs. Lucy (Knox) Robbins, born November I8, 1789, in Ashford, Conn.; died October 5, 1841, at the home of his son, Stephen, in Rondout, N. Y.
He was living near Rockdale on the Unadilla River about 1822. He had a first-rate team that was admired by everyone who saw it. Knowing about this team, the two Assemblymen of the vicinity engaged Mr. Abbey to take them from Unadilla to Albany, a distance of a hundred miles. On the day appointed Mr. Abbey met them at the village inn. When the hostler brought the team around to the door, and the party came out to start on their journey, the Assemblymen complained to Mr. Abbey about the general appearance of the turn-out. They said that the horses were fine, but the sleigh was a miserable, old-fashioned affair, and the harness was worse. "Well, gentlemen," said Mr. Abbey, "I am much mistaken if you are more ashamed of me along the road than I shall be of you when you get to Albany." Dominie Mason of Rondout liked a fine horse, and, knowing that John Abbey did too, drove up where he was standing one day, and said, ''There, Mr. Abbey, what do you think of my horse?" "I think," said Mr. Abbey, "that he is in strong contrast with the one your Master rode into Jerusalem on."
Married CATHERINE NORTH, born 1789; died May 19, 1866.
Children
1 - David Abbey, b. Oct. 25, 1809; m. (1) Margaret Mary Adams; (2) Elizabeth Cornelia Adams.
2 - Lucy Abbey, b. Dec. 3, 1811; m. (1) Zachariah Mosher North; (2) D. C. Crawford.
3 - Stephen Abbey, b. March 13, 1814; m. Caroline Vail.
4 - Gordon Craig Abbey, b. Dec. 14, 1816; m. Angeline Lynch.
JOHN ABBEY, son of Jonathan Abbey and Mrs. Lucy (Knox) Robbins, born November I8, 1789, in Ashford, Conn.; died October 5, 1841, at the home of his son, Stephen, in Rondout, N. Y.
He was living near Rockdale on the Unadilla River about 1822. He had a first-rate team that was admired by everyone who saw it. Knowing about this team, the two Assemblymen of the vicinity engaged Mr. Abbey to take them from Unadilla to Albany, a distance of a hundred miles. On the day appointed Mr. Abbey met them at the village inn. When the hostler brought the team around to the door, and the party came out to start on their journey, the Assemblymen complained to Mr. Abbey about the general appearance of the turn-out. They said that the horses were fine, but the sleigh was a miserable, old-fashioned affair, and the harness was worse. "Well, gentlemen," said Mr. Abbey, "I am much mistaken if you are more ashamed of me along the road than I shall be of you when you get to Albany." Dominie Mason of Rondout liked a fine horse, and, knowing that John Abbey did too, drove up where he was standing one day, and said, ''There, Mr. Abbey, what do you think of my horse?" "I think," said Mr. Abbey, "that he is in strong contrast with the one your Master rode into Jerusalem on."
Married CATHERINE NORTH, born 1789; died May 19, 1866.
Children
1 - David Abbey, b. Oct. 25, 1809; m. (1) Margaret Mary Adams; (2) Elizabeth Cornelia Adams.
2 - Lucy Abbey, b. Dec. 3, 1811; m. (1) Zachariah Mosher North; (2) D. C. Crawford.
3 - Stephen Abbey, b. March 13, 1814; m. Caroline Vail.
4 - Gordon Craig Abbey, b. Dec. 14, 1816; m. Angeline Lynch.
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