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Sterling H Abbott 1795–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1864

Death Location: Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Father: Benjamin Abbit

Mother: Mary Hudgens

Spouse(s): Nancy Merrill

Children(s): Irenna Abbott, James Sr

In 1795, Sterling H Abbott entered the world in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Benjamin Abbit And Mary Hudgens. Sterling H Abbott married Nancy Merrill, and had children including Irenna Abbott, James Madison Abbott Sr. Sterling H Abbott passed away in 1864 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Sterling H Abbott entered the world in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Benjamin Abbit And Mary Hudgens.
  • Sterling H Abbott married Nancy Merrill, and had children including Irenna Abbott, James Madison Abbott Sr.
  • Sterling H Abbott passed away in 1864 in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Abbit
1750–1816
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Mary Hudgens
1764–1816
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Merrill
1798–1850
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
NM

Children(s)

Irenna Abbott
1821–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
IA
James Sr
1816–1864
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
JS

Sterling Abbott's Ancestors

Self
Sterling Abbott
1795–1864
Birth Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Benjamin Abbit
1750–1816
North Carolina
Mary Hudgens
1764–1816
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Abdom) Abbott
1690–1756
Newtown, Livingston, New York, United States
Elizabeth Blows
1702–1759
New Jersey, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Frederick Abbott
1650–1725
Martha Osborne
1673–1725
John Blew
1680–1729
Elizabeth Shute
1683–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Abbott
1636–1707

Sterling Abbott's Descendants

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Sterling (H) Abbott (1795–1864) m. Nancy Merrill (1798–1850)
  1. 1. Irenna Abbott 1821–1860 m. John Swinford 1804–1881
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin "Frank") Swinford 1856– m. Celica (Jane) Towry 1863–1917
      1. 1. Viola Swinford 1904–
  2. 2. James (Madison Abbott) Sr 1816–1864

Sterling Abbott's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Sterling H Abbott in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1864
1864
Age 69
Death of Sterling H Abbott in Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
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