From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
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.
He was probably living at Ashford, Conn., at the time of the 1790 Census, 2 males over 18, 3 males under 18, 5 females in the family. In the 1800 Census he is recorded with 1 male and 1 female over 45, 1 male and 2 females between 16 and 26, and 1 male between 10 and 16. He removed to Shokan, Ulster County, N. Y., in 1802.
The story is told in the family that Jonathan Abbey was in the company of patriots with General Israel Putnam when, on February 26, 1779, General Putnam escaped from 1500 English and Tories by running his horse down a hundred steps in the rock at Horseneek Hill, Greenwich, Conn. Jonathan said that Putnam told his men to look out for themselves, to retreat as best they could, and that he, being mounted, would take care of himself. The British broke in upon the company, who ran into a swamp, and Putnam started off, closely pursued by dragoons. Presently pistol shots were heard, Putnam dashed down the rocky steps, and the company never expected to behold him alive again, but soon they were delighted to see him come cantering back as if nothing had happened, and with no wound greater than a bullet-hole through his three-cornered hat.
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.
He was probably living at Ashford, Conn., at the time of the 1790 Census, 2 males over 18, 3 males under 18, 5 females in the family. In the 1800 Census he is recorded with 1 male and 1 female over 45, 1 male and 2 females between 16 and 26, and 1 male between 10 and 16. He removed to Shokan, Ulster County, N. Y., in 1802.
The story is told in the family that Jonathan Abbey was in the company of patriots with General Israel Putnam when, on February 26, 1779, General Putnam escaped from 1500 English and Tories by running his horse down a hundred steps in the rock at Horseneek Hill, Greenwich, Conn. Jonathan said that Putnam told his men to look out for themselves, to retreat as best they could, and that he, being mounted, would take care of himself. The British broke in upon the company, who ran into a swamp, and Putnam started off, closely pursued by dragoons. Presently pistol shots were heard, Putnam dashed down the rocky steps, and the company never expected to behold him alive again, but soon they were delighted to see him come cantering back as if nothing had happened, and with no wound greater than a bullet-hole through his three-cornered hat.
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.
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
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.
He was probably living at Ashford, Conn., at the time of the 1790 Census, 2 males over 18, 3 males under 18, 5 females in the family. In the 1800 Census he is recorded with 1 male and 1 female over 45, 1 male and 2 females between 16 and 26, and 1 male between 10 and 16. He removed to Shokan, Ulster County, N. Y., in 1802.
The story is told in the family that Jonathan Abbey was in the company of patriots with General Israel Putnam when, on February 26, 1779, General Putnam escaped from 1500 English and Tories by running his horse down a hundred steps in the rock at Horseneek Hill, Greenwich, Conn. Jonathan said that Putnam told his men to look out for themselves, to retreat as best they could, and that he, being mounted, would take care of himself. The British broke in upon the company, who ran into a swamp, and Putnam started off, closely pursued by dragoons. Presently pistol shots were heard, Putnam dashed down the rocky steps, and the company never expected to behold him alive again, but soon they were delighted to see him come cantering back as if nothing had happened, and with no wound greater than a bullet-hole through his three-cornered hat.
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.
He was probably living at Ashford, Conn., at the time of the 1790 Census, 2 males over 18, 3 males under 18, 5 females in the family. In the 1800 Census he is recorded with 1 male and 1 female over 45, 1 male and 2 females between 16 and 26, and 1 male between 10 and 16. He removed to Shokan, Ulster County, N. Y., in 1802.
The story is told in the family that Jonathan Abbey was in the company of patriots with General Israel Putnam when, on February 26, 1779, General Putnam escaped from 1500 English and Tories by running his horse down a hundred steps in the rock at Horseneek Hill, Greenwich, Conn. Jonathan said that Putnam told his men to look out for themselves, to retreat as best they could, and that he, being mounted, would take care of himself. The British broke in upon the company, who ran into a swamp, and Putnam started off, closely pursued by dragoons. Presently pistol shots were heard, Putnam dashed down the rocky steps, and the company never expected to behold him alive again, but soon they were delighted to see him come cantering back as if nothing had happened, and with no wound greater than a bullet-hole through his three-cornered hat.
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.
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In Memory of Jonathan Abbey Died Oct. 5th, 1807 55th year of his age.
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