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Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE 1755–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1755

Birth Location: Bennington, Vermont

Death Date: 12 MAY 1833

Death Location: South Cemetary, North Hero Is. Franklin County, Vermont

Father: Edmund Towne

Mother: Abigail Brewer

Spouse(s): John Jr.

Children(s): Abigail Knight, Augustus Knight, Chloe Knight, Deiadaima KNIGHT, Edmund Knight, Fanny Knight, Capt III, Olive Knight, Mary Knight, Sarah Knight, Chloe Knights

The story of Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE began in 1755 in Bennington, Vermont. In 1810, Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE resided in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE married John Knight Jr, and had children including Abigail Knight, Augustus Knight, Capt John Knight Iii, Chloe Knight, Chloe Knights, Deiadaima Dame Knight, Edmund Knight, Fanny Knight, Mary Butler Polly Knight, Olive Knight, Sarah Sally Knight. Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE passed away in 1833 in South Cemetary, North Hero Is. Franklin County, Vermont.

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Biography

  • The story of Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE began in 1755 in Bennington, Vermont.
  • In 1810, Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE resided in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE married John Knight Jr, and had children including Abigail Knight, Augustus Knight, Capt John Knight Iii, Chloe Knight, Chloe Knights, Deiadaima Dame Knight, Edmund Knight, Fanny Knight, Mary Butler Polly Knight, Olive Knight, Sarah Sally Knight.
  • Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE passed away in 1833 in South Cemetary, North Hero Is. Franklin County, Vermont.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Towne
1724–1779
Birth Location: Oxford, Suffolk, Massachusets
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Abigail Brewer
1724–1772
Birth Location: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
AB

Spouses(s)

John Jr.
1754–1833
Birth Location: Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
JJ

Children(s)

Abigail Knight
1775–1847
Birth Location: Bennington, Vermont
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Augustus Knight
1799–1876
Birth Location: North Hero is,Lake Champlain, Vermont
AK
Chloe Knight
1791–
Birth Location: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, USA
CK
Deiadaima KNIGHT
1785–
Birth Location: North Hero is,Lake Champlain, Vermont
DK
Edmund Knight
1780–1811
Birth Location: Bennington, Vermont
EK
Fanny Knight
1793–1813
Birth Location: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, USA
FK
Capt III
1787–1878
Birth Location: North Hero Is.Lake Champlain,Vermont
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Olive Knight
1782–1858
Birth Location: Bennington, Vermont
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Mary Knight
1789–1875
Birth Location: North Hero is,Lake Champlain, Vermont
MK
Sarah Knight
1778–1847
Birth Location: Bennington, Vermont
SK
Chloe Knights
1774–1851
Birth Location: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
CK

Abigail TOWNE's Ancestors

Self
Abigail TOWNE
1755–1833
Birth Place: Bennington, Vermont
Parents
Edmund Towne
1724–1779
Oxford, Suffolk, Massachusets
Abigail Brewer
1724–1772
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim Towne
1688–1779
Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts
Sarah Kenny
1694–1727
Topsfield,Essex,Massachusetts
Jonathan Brewer
1698–1758
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Towne
1658–1740
Mary Smith
1660–1726
John Kenny
1651–1718
Elizabeth Look
1656–1695
Jonathan Brewer
1669–
Hannah Jones
1672–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Towne
1632–1704
Katharine Symonds
1630–1704
Robert Smith
1626–1693
Mary French
1634–1684
Henry Kinne
1623–1696
Ann Putname
1629–1679
Thomas Luke
1622–1675
Sarah Mary
1624–1666
John Brewer
1642–1690
Elizabeth Rice
1648–1739
Josiah Jones
1643–1714

Abigail TOWNE's Descendants

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Abigail ("Nabby") TOWNE (16 Jun 1755–12 MAY 1833) m. John (Knight) Jr. (10 FEB 1754–23 APR 1833)
  1. 1. Abigail Knight 1775–1847
  2. 2. Augustus Knight 1799–1876
    1. 1. Byron (Mordant) Knight 1824–1901
      1. 1. Myrtle (Tory) Knight 1870–1942
        1. 1. Lydia (F) Cantine 1896–1957
        2. 2. Marinda (Knight) Cantine 1892–1974
        3. 3. Martin (A) Cantine 1898–1971
    2. 2. Orris (Pierre) Knight 1841–1915
      1. 1. George (Armstrong Custer) Knight 1876–1951
    3. 3. Merrill (Augustus) Knight 1831–1891
      1. 1. Edson (C. Knight) 1 1870–1910
        1. 1. Hugh (Carroll) Knight 1906–1992
    4. 4. John (S. Knight) 2 1833–1870
      1. 1. Homer (Augustus) Knight 1870–1937
        1. 1. Sidney (Milton) Knight 1906–1967
  3. 3. Chloe Knight 1791–
  4. 4. Deiadaima ("Dame") KNIGHT 1785–
  5. 5. Edmund Knight 1780–1811
  6. 6. Fanny Knight 1793–1813
  7. 7. Capt (John KNIGHT) III 1787–1878 m. Prudence Cady 1789–1847
    1. 1. Charles (Carroll) Knight 1827–1879
    2. 2. Edmond (A) Knight 1816–1855
    3. 3. Guy (Kinsley) Knight 1831–1900
    4. 4. Hannah Knight 1818–1878
    5. 5. Hiram (A.) Knight 1825–1912
    6. 6. Sara (Jane) Knight 1829–1916
    7. 7. Julia Knight 1815–
    8. 8. Maria (L) Knight 1820–1878
    9. 9. Perthenia (Belle) Knight 1812–1875 m. Joshua (Wingate) Shaw 1795–1860
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Shaw 1850–1930 m. Charles (Allen) Martin 1851–1917
        1. 1. Fidelia (Bernice) Martin 1880–1966 m. George (Graeme) Smith 1876–1964
        2. 2. Maude (Louise) Martin 1878–1940 m. Albert (R) Weber 1878–
        3. 3. Perthenia (Belle) Martin 1879–1968 m. J (W) Ocker 1854–
      2. 2. John (Knight) Shaw 1834–1910 m. Lucena Hazen 1836–1903
        1. 1. Flora (Lucena) Shaw 1868–1956
        2. 2. May Shaw 1863–1890
      3. 3. Marie Shaw 1833–1913
    10. 10. Judson Knight 1823–1827
    11. 11. Benjamin (Franklin) Knight 1833–1893
    12. 12. Harriet Knight 1835–1866
    13. 13. Daniel (E.) Knight 1849–
    14. 14. Harriet Knight 1824–1866
    15. 15. George Knight 1833–
  8. 8. Olive Knight 1782–1858
    1. 1. John (Knight) Wescott 1809–1881 m. Elizabeth Dunlap 1817–1896
      1. 1. Joseph (B.) Wescott 1847–1902
        1. 1. Louisa (Abigail) WESCOTT 1875–1946
        2. 2. Curtis Wescott 1872–1936
      2. 2. Joseph (B.) Wescott 1847–1902 m. Mary (E.) Turner 1852–1879 m. Amanda Albright 1857–1927
        1. 1. Curtis Wescott 1872–1936
        2. 2. Minnie (E.) Wescott 1877–1900
        3. 3. Oscar (Winfred) Wescott 1872–1967
        4. 4. Louisa (Abigail) Wescott 1875–1946
        5. 5. Nelly (Ethel) Wescott 1891–
        6. 6. Lewis Wescott 1887–1961
        7. 7. John (Willis) Wescott 1884–1915
        8. 8. Elizabeth Williams 1877–1900
      3. 3. Samuel (Whitmer) Wescott 1842–1874
      4. 4. Abigail (Towne) Wescott 1838–1923
      5. 5. Rebecca (Olive) Wescott 1841–1923
      6. 6. Hannah (A) Wescott 1844–1882
      7. 7. Daniel (Kinsley) Wescott 1850–1924
      8. 8. Joanna (Wealthy) Wescott 1855–1915
      9. 9. Joseph (B.) Wescott 1847–1902
        1. 1. Curtis Wescott 1872–1936
        2. 2. Louisa (Abigail) WESCOTT 1875–1946 m. Jesse (E.) Dupler 1875–
      10. 10. Joseph (B.) Wescott 1847–1902
        1. 1. Curtis Wescott 1872–1936
    2. 2. Anson Wescott 1800–1877
    3. 3. Ira (Lewis) Wescott 1806–1879
  9. 9. Mary (Butler (Polly)) Knight 1789–1875
  10. 10. Sarah ('Sally') Knight 1778–1847
  11. 11. Chloe Knights 1774–1851 m. Adonijah Barns 1772–1841
    1. 1. Jonas (Lee) Barnes 1799–1878
      1. 1. Emeline Barnes 1849–1890
    2. 2. Chloe (Knight) Barnes 1799–1881
    3. 3. Adonijah Barnes 1804–1888
    4. 4. William (Sumner) Barnes 1811–1893

Abigail TOWNE's Timeline

5 Records

1755
16 Jun 1755
Birth of Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE in Bennington, Vermont
Bennington, Vermont
1775
20 Jun 1775
Age 20
Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE was married in South New, Vermont, USA
South New, Vermont, USA
1810
1810
Age 55
Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE resided here in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1833
12 MAY 1833
Age 78
Death of Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE in North Hero Is.Lake Champlain,Vermont
North Hero Is.Lake Champlain,Vermont
1848
1848-1868
Age 93
Abigail "Nabby" TOWNE resided here
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1755
    Event Place: Bennington, Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1775
    Event Place: South New, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Vermont, U.S., Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 22; Page: 559; Image: 00060; Family History Library Film: 0205630

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848-1868
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1833
    Event Place: North Hero Is.Lake Champlain,Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South Cemetary, North Hero Is. Franklin County, Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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