Abraham Plummer (1768–1813) • FamilySearch

Abraham Plummer

1768–1813 (Age 45)
Virginia, United States

The Life of Abraham

When Abraham Plummer was born about 1768, in Virginia, United States, his father, Isaac Plummer, was 28 and his mother, Sarah McGuire, was 28. He married Nancy Nelson in 1790. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Flemingsburg, Fleming, Kentucky, United States in 1810. He died in 1813, in Fleming, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 45.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Abraham Plummer

1768–1813

Nancy Nelson

1770–1820

Marriage: 1790

Abraham Plummer

1792–1860

Nelson Plummer

1793–

Rebecca Plummer

1812–

Anne PLUMMER

1795–

Solomon Plummer

1796–1870

Betsy PLUMMER

1800–

Sarah PLUMMER

1803–

Nelly Plummer

1805–

Cynthia Ann Plummer

1806–1875

Elizabeth Plummer

1809–

Spouse and Children

Abraham Plummer

Male1768–1813Male

Nancy Nelson

Female1770–1820Female

MARRIAGE
1790

children

(10)

Male1792–1860Male

Male1793–Male

Female1795–Female

Male1796–1870Male

Female1800–Female

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Parents and Siblings

Isaac Plummer

Male1740–1805Male

Sarah McGuire

Female1740–1805Female

siblings

(17)

Male1766–1843Male

Male1768–1813Male

Male1770–1798Male

Female1774–Female

Male1775–Male

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World Events (8)

1776

Age 8

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

Age 12

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1781

Age 13

The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown Virginia.

Name Meaning

Plummer

Abraham

English:1. occupational name for a worker in lead, especially a maker of lead pipes and conduits, from Anglo-Norman French plom(m)er, plum(m)er ‘plumber’, from plom(b), plum(b) ‘lead’ (Latin plumbum). 2. variant of Plumer 1, 3. 3. occasionally, a habitational name from a minor place name, such as Plummers in Kimpton, Hertfordshire, which was named with Old English plum ‘plum(tree)’ + mere ‘pool’. The name is also established in Ireland, taken there from England in the 17th century.

Possible Related Names

Plumer

Sources (2)

Abraham Plummer, "United States Census, 1810"
Legacy NFS Source: Abraham Plummer - Published information: birth-name: Abraham Plummer

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