James Abbott

1678–15 July 1721 (Age 43)
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of James

When James Abbott was born in 1678, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America, his father, John B Abbott, was 30 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Hepworth, was 29. He married Susannah Lear in 1708, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died on 15 July 1721, in his hometown, at the age of 43.

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Family Time Line

James Abbott
1678–1721
Susannah Lear
1680–1753
Marriage: 1708
male Abbott
1709–
male Abbott
1711–
male Abbott
1713–
Michael Abbot
1724–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1708Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Abate
    Abbot
    Abbitt
    Abbett
    Abbotts

    Sources (3)

    • James Abbot in entry for Michael Abbot, "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
    • Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire
    • James Abbott - Ancestry

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