When Rev. Jeptha Abbott Sr. was born about 1752, in Gloucester, New Jersey, United States, his father, James Abbott I, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Burroughs, was 29. He married Ann "Nancy" Ayars in 1777, in Aura, Elk Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. His occupation is listed as yeoman and methodist minister in Aura, Elk Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States. He died on 3 July 1826, in Franklin Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Aura Methodist Cemetery, Aura, Elk Township, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States.
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Historical Boundaries and Names: 1764: Gloucester, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Gloucester, New Jersey, United States 1863: Unionville, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States 1892: Aura, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States
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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.
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