Brief Life History of Sarah
Sarah Abbott was born from 16 June 1699 to 31 December 1700, in Suffolk, New York, United States. She married Obadiah Wood in 1724, in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 7 July 1754, in Salem Center, North Salem, Westchester, New York, United States.
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- Sarah Abbott, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Sarah Abbott in entry for Paul Keeler and Sarah Wood, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Sarah Abbott in entry for Whitlock and Molly Wood, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
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Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .
History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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