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     (?) Abbott was born in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ (?) Abbott died on 3 March 1759.¹

     Aurelia Abbott was born on 27 June 1755 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married first Oliver Wells M.D.¹ She married second Samuel Cooley M.D. on 7 September 1780 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 3 November 1829 in Bolton, Tolland Co., Connecticut, at age 74.¹
     After their marriage, she and her second husband Samuel lived in the Quarryville section of Bolton, Tolland Co., Connecticut.¹
     She and her first husband Oliver had one known child, Oliver (b 24 May 1774, d 9 July 1836).¹ She and her second husband Samuel had the following known children: Horace (d 3 April 1793), William (d 1839), Abiel Abbott (b 25 December 1782, d 18 August 1858), Samuel, Tryphena (b abt 1786, d 9 July 1868), Horatio.¹

     Abiel Abbott was born on 19 February 1762 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹

     (?) Abbott was born in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ (?) Abbott was buried on 2 March 1769.¹

     Oliver Wells M.D. married Aurelia Abbott, daughter of Abiel Abbott and Tryphena Mills.¹ He died in 1778 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹
     He and Aurelia had one known child, Oliver (b 24 May 1774, d 9 July 1836).¹

     Samuel Cooley M.D. married Aurelia Abbott, daughter of Abiel Abbott and Tryphena Mills, on 7 September 1780 in East Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹
     After their marriage, Samuel Cooley M.D. and his wife Aurelia lived in the Quarryville section of Bolton, Tolland Co., Connecticut.¹ They had the following known children: Horace (d 3 April 1793), William (d 1839), Abiel Abbott (b 25 December 1782, d 18 August 1858), Samuel, Tryphena (b abt 1786, d 9 July 1868), Horatio.¹

     Nehemiah Abbott was born on 20 July 1667 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He was married by Capt. Jonathan Danforth to Abigail Lovejoy, daughter of John Lovejoy and Mary Osgood, on 9 April 1690 (the Abbott genealogy says 6 April 1691) in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,3 He died on 16 September 1750 at home in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 83.¹
     In the settement of his father's estate on 20 January 1689/90, Nehemiah Abbott accepted 80 acres of upland and some meadow land in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, as well as some livestock and household effects. He and his brother John agreed to pay 20s to each of their sisters Sarah, Mary, Hannah, and Lydia. They also agreed to pay all debts owed by the estate, and were to receive any amounts due to the estate. He added to his land holdings during his life, accumulating a total of 160 acres, which made him quite prosperous.⁴
     After their marriage, he and his wife Abigail lived on the west bank of the Shawsheen River, about three miles west of the Theological Seminary Campus in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     In Andover he was chosen tithingman in 1693/94 and 1698/99; fence-viewer in 1695; selectman in 1704/05, 1712/13, 1715/16, 1721/22, and 1722/23; town meeting moderator on 11 October 1720, 26 September 1722, and 4 May 1723; highway surveyor in 1716 and 1717/18; and representative to the G. C. (General Counsel?) from 1717-1720 and in 1726. He also was a member of the proprietor's committee for allotting land more than 320 times, and a member of a committee charged with levying £60 on the town for current town expenses.¹ In 1707 he was a member of the committee that located the site for the South Church in Andover, and was one of the original 14 founders of the South Church in 1709. He was chosen deacon on 22 September 1720, and held that office the rest of his life.¹ In 1707 he was also a Corporal in the Colonial Militia.¹
     On 15 October 1747 he gave all his land to his son Zebadiah, for a bond of £1,000. The deed was recorded on 13 February 1752.¹

     Abigail Lovejoy was born on 20 August 1669 (the Abbott genealogy says 29 August 1669) in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^3,2 She was married by Capt. Jonathan Danforth to Nehemiah Abbott, son of George Abbott Jr. and Sarah Farnham, on 9 April 1690 (the Abbott genealogy says 6 April 1691) in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^2,3 She died on 2 May 1747 (the Abbott genealogy says 21 May 1747) in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 77.^3,2
     After their marriage, she and her husband Nehemiah lived on the west bank of the Shawsheen River, about three miles west of the Theological Seminary Campus in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.²

     John Lovejoy was baptized on 14 July 1622 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England.³ He was married first, by Rev. Mr. Simons, to Mary Osgood, daughter of Christopher Osgood and Mary Everatt, on 1 January 1651 (other sources say 1 June 1651) in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,4,2 He married second Hannah (?) on 12 February 1676/77 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 7 November 1690 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 68.¹
     Most sources, following the 1930 Lovejoy genealogy by Clarence Earle Lovejoy, list the immigrant John Lovejoy's father as Rowland Lovejoy of London, and trace his English ancestry to Johannes Lovejoy, who was married in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, in 1487. Recently published research by James Henderson, however, shows that his father was actually William Lovejoy of Caversham, Oxfordshire.³
     John Lovejoy and his sister Grace came to New England from Caversham, Oxfordshire, England, on the ship Confidence in 1638, as servants in the family of John Stephens.³ On the passenger list their surname is listed as "Lowgie."³
     He was one of the first settlers of Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, which was incorporated in 1646. His name is seventeenth in the list of settlers, recorded in order of their arrival.¹ In 1658 he was listed among those petitioning the court for relief from other towns that had been expanding into the area around Andover.⁵ Various sources say that he became a freeman in Andover in 1662, 1669, 7 May 1673, and 20 December 1673. One or both of the 1673 dates may apply to his son John, however.¹
     He served as fence viewer in 1669, and was also selected to assist in selling various tracts of land to help pay for a new meeting house (i.e., church).¹ In 1674 he was part of a committee chosen to determine whether or not the town should cede more land, and if so to decide how and to whom.⁵ He is probably the John Lovejoy who was constable in 1674, as his son John was just 19 at the time.¹ And in 1687, his name was listed first in a petition requesting that William Chandler be allowed to run an inn.⁵
     During King Philip's War against the Narragansetts from 1675 to 1676, he served in the first company of Salem Militia led by Capt. Joseph Gardner, and later under Capt. Samuel Brocklebank at Sudbury.¹
     Some secondary sources say his second marriage was to Hannah Hoyt, on 23 March 1678, without citing the primary source of this information. However, the Lovejoy genealogy, citing Essex Co. Quarterly Court records, says he married the widow Hannah Pritchard on "12:11m:1676" (i.e., 12 February 1676/77), and that it was his son John who married Naomi (not Hannah) Hoyt on 23 March 1677/78.^6,1
     His will was dated 1 September 1690, and proved on "March 31, 1691/92 [sic]." To his wife Hannah he left the east half of his house, and half the cellar (which half was her choice), for her use as long as she remained a widow. His sons Christopher, Nathaniel, and Joseph were each to supply her with two bushels of corn, one bushel of wheat, one bushel of rye, forty pounds of pork, and two loads of hay (one from Joseph and 1/2 from both Christopher and Nathaniel) each year. For as long as she lived in his house, his son Ebenezer was to provide her with twelve bushels of apples and two barrels of cider each year, a new milk cow every May 1, £5 each year for clothing, etc., and a horse and driver to take her to meeting. Ebenezer was also charged with maintaining a fire for her, and for caring for her in sickness. All of this was to be null and void, however, should she choose instead to be provided for according to an agreement they made at the time of their marriage.
     He left nothing additional to his oldest living son William, as he had already received his share. Christopher received 30 acres of land, plus some meadow land, and was to provide his sister Sarah with £5 in corn or cattle within nine years. Joseph received 20 acres of land, plus some meadow land, and was to provide his sister Anne with £5 in corn or cattle within nine years. Nathaniel received land that had originally been intended for his brother Benjamin, plus meadow land, and was to provide his sister Abigail with £5 in corn or cattle within nine years. His youngest son Ebenezer received his house, barn, orchard, adjoining lands, meadow land, livestock, and movable goods, and was to provide his sister Deborah with £5 in corn or cattle within nine years.
     An additional 20 acres of land was left to his sons Christopher, Joseph, and Nathaniel to divide as they pleased, provided they pay each of their sisters £5 in corn or cattle within 12 months plus a day of his death. If a payment wasn't made, that sister could seize 1/4 of the land.
     An addendum to the will was made on 23 October 1690. In it he stipulated that his household goods were to be divided equally between his son Ebenezer and daughter Deborah. Ebenezer was also to pay £3 each in cattle or sheep to his sisters Abigail and Deborah within a year of their marriage. His granddaughter Frances, who was then living with him, was to continue living in his house, and be supported by his wife Hannah and son Ebenezer until age 18, when Ebenezer was also to provide her with clothing.
     In the addendum, he named his brother-in-law Thomas Osgood and sons William and Joseph as overseers of his son Ebenezer until he became of age, and of his granddaughter Frances until her marriage. His wife Hannah and son Ebenezer were named as executors.⁷

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     Mary Osgood was baptized on 17 March 1632/33 at St. Mary's in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.² She was married by Rev. Mr. Simons to John Lovejoy, son of William Lovejoy, on 1 January 1651 (other sources say 1 June 1651) in Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^3,4,1 She died on 16 July 1675 at age 42.³

     Christopher Osgood was baptized on 17 April 1606 in Newton Tony, Wiltshire, England.² He married first Mary Everatt on 21 April 1632 at St. Mary's in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.³ He married second Margery Fowler, daughter of Philip Fowler and Mary Winslow, on 28 July 1633 at St. Mary's in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.³ He died between 19 April 1650 and 10 October 1650.⁴
     He emigrated to New England in March 1633/34 (the passenger list is dated 24 March 1633) from Southampton, England, in the ship Mary and John, and settled in Ipswich, Massachusetts.^2,1 He was admitted as a freeman in Massachusetts on 6 May 1635, and took the oath ten days later.^3,4
     His will was dated 19 April 1650 and proved on 10 October ("10th of the 8th m") 1650. He left £10 to his daughter Mary, and £5 to his daughters Abigail, Elizabeth, and Deborah, each to be paid on their marriage day. His son Christopher was to receive his house and land at age 22. His wife Margery was named executrix, and John Norton and his father-in-law Philip Fowler were named as overseers. In an addendum he said that his oldest daughter Mary was not to marry without the desire of his wife Margery and the consent of his overseers, and that his other daughters were not to marry without the consent of their mother and the advice of the overseers. His daughters were also to receive their share of his estate at age 22 if they had not married by then.⁴

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• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration
  
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     Margery Fowler was baptized on 25 May 1615 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.³ She married first Christopher Osgood, son of Thomas Osgood and Margaret Skeat, on 28 July 1633 at St. Mary's in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England.¹ She married second Thomas Rowell of Andover on 26 February 1650 in Salisbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^2,4 She married third Thomas Coleman before 1670.² She married fourth Thomas Osborn.³
     She and her third husband Thomas Coleman moved from Newbury to Nantucket, Massachusetts, before 1673.² On 27 May 1673 she deeded the house and land where she had lived with her second husband Thomas Rowell, and then in the possession of her son Christopher Osgood, to her son Thomas Osgood of Newbury. In return, he was to pay certain sums of money to her son Jacob Rowell, and daughters Abigail Wilson and Deborah Ross (or Russ).³

     William Lovejoy was born on 21 April 1656 or 1657 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.³ He married Mary Farnum, daughter of Thomas Farnum and Elizabeth Gibbons, on 29 November 1680 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.³ He died on 9 July 1748 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 92.³
     He became a freeman in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, on 18 April 1691.³ He served as grand juryman in 1691, surveyor from 1694 to 1697, and selectman in 1715.³ In 1711 he was also a founder and one of the first two deacons of the South Church.³ He owned a grist mill in Andover, and may have founded the Lovejoy Iron Works.³ He became a sergeant in the militia in 1696, and later a lieutenant.³

     Nehemiah Abbott was born on 19 June 1692 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^1,4 He married first Sarah Foster on 2 November 1714.² He married second his first cousin Joyce Abbott, daughter of Samuel Abbott and Joyce Rice, on 1 July 1756.² He died on 16 February 1767 in Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, at age 74.² He was buried in the new cemetery, about 3/4 mile from Lincoln on the road to Lexington in Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.²
     On 11 May 1714 Nehemiah Abbott bought 30 acres of land with a house in Weston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, from Thomas Woodson for £25. At the same time he bought an additional 16 acres adjoining the property, and, from Thomas Cutler, about 18 acres of upland for £30.² He and his first wife Sarah lived there for the first five years of their marriage.²
     On 8 February 1719/20 he sold his original homestead in Weston, totaling about 46 acres, and his house, to Joshua Child for £270. This also included 1 3/4 acres of meadowland in Weston, and about 3/4 acre in Watertown.² Shortly afterwards, on 20 February 1719/20 he bought two parcels of land in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, totaling about 100 acres with buildings, plus a strip of land connecting the two parcels, from Jonathan Stone for £400.²
     He and his wife Sarah moved to the southwest part of Lexington in 1719 (1719-20?).² On 23 February 1724 he joined the church in Lexington.² On 5 September 1725 he bought an additional 44 acres in Lexington for £225 from Benjamin Stone.² On 22 August 1730 he sold his rights to the land in Lexington owned by Samuel Stearns, deceased, to Nathaniel Whittemore, M.D., for £142.²
     In Lexington he was fence-viewer in 1721 and 1741; tithingman in 1723, 1730, and 1733; highway surveyor in 1724 and 1736; constable in 1731; member of the school committee in 1738 and 1744; assessor and town treasurer in 1741; and member of the road committee in 1745. In the winter of 1743/44, his house was used for teaching school.²
     In 1746 the southeast part of Lexington, the east part of Concord, and the northwest part of Weston were incorporated as the second precinct of Concord. Nehemiah and 30 or so others refused to sign the petition for incorporation, and were not part of the new precinct. Nevertheless, when the precinct was incorporated as the town of Lincoln in 1754, it included the southwest part of Lexington where he lived. On 8 March 1760 a petition he and others submitted to have their land returned to Lexington was voted down by the town of Lincoln.²
     On 24 February 1756 he sold to his son Joseph the 200-acre family homestead, including the house and buildings, for £1000. This land was partly in Lincoln and partly in Lexington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, and was the location of the Shawsheen River's source.⁵
     He was a grand juror in Lincoln, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1756; town meeting moderator in 1758; and a member of the road committee in 1762.²
     On 12 January 1762 he bought 2 acres of land in Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, from Edward Harrington for £3.²
     He and his second wife Joyce had no children.²

     Zebadiah Abbott was born on 6 April 1695 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married Anne Lovejoy, daughter of William Lovejoy and Sarah Frye, on 2 June 1728.² He died on 9 September 1769 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 74.²
     On 15 October 1747 Zebadiah Abbott received all his father's land in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, for a bond of £1,000. The deed was recorded on 13 Feb 1752.¹

     John Abbott was born on 4 November 1697 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Abigail Abbott was born on 7 October 1699 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Mary Abbott was born on 24 March 1701 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married James Bridges Jr., son of James Bridges and Sarah Marston, on 31 August 1738 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She died in 1774 in North Parish, Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     On 8 November 1720 she joined the South Church in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ In her husband's will, dated 6 June 1747 and probated 10 Aug 1747, she was left one third of the estate.¹

     Joseph Abbott was born on 10 November 1704 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 1 November 1725 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 20.¹
     He was a private in Col. Ebenezer Tyng's Regiment from 25 August 1722 to 29 November 1722.¹

     James Bridges Jr. was born on 16 February 1695 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married first Eleanor Moody, daughter of Caleb Moody and Ruth Morse, on 2 October 1721.^1,2 He married second Mary Abbott, daughter of Nehemiah Abbott and Abigail Lovejoy, on 31 August 1738 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He died on 17 July 1747 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 52.¹
     He was the executor of his father's estate, which was inventoried at £1517 on 5 July 1739, and received a large share.¹
     His own will was dated 6 June 1747 and probated 10 August 1747. His son Moody was executor. His estate, valued at £1,140 15s 9d, was divided as follows: one third went to his widow Mary; land and buildings on the Merrimac and Shawsheen Rivers went to his sons Moody and James; land and buildings previously owned by Moody went to his son John; £211 20s went to each of his daughters Mary, Abigail, and Elinor; and £200 went to each of his daughters Sarah and Chloe. A large portion of his land had been previously deeded to his oldest son Moody.¹

     Eleanor Moody was born on 17 October 1700.² She married James Bridges Jr., son of James Bridges and Sarah Marston, on 2 October 1721.^1,2 She died on 5 May 1736 at age 35.¹
     She lived in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Sarah Bridges was born on 21 December 1739 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married John Dane on 6 October 1778 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     She was named in her father's will, dated 6 June 1747 and probated 10 Aug 1747, and received £200.¹

     John Bridges was born on 6 September 1741 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He was named in his father's will, dated 6 June 1747 and probated 10 Aug 1747, and was to receive some land and buildings previously owned by his brother Moody.¹

     Chloe Bridges was born on 28 October 1743 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She married Timothy Osgood Jr. on 13 March 1765 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ She died on 5 December 1798 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 55.¹
     She was named in her father's will, dated 6 June 1747 and probated 10 Aug 1747, and received £200.¹

     John Dane married Sarah Bridges, daughter of James Bridges Jr. and Mary Abbott, on 6 October 1778 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He lived in Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire.¹

     Timothy Osgood Jr. married Chloe Bridges, daughter of James Bridges Jr. and Mary Abbott, on 13 March 1765 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹

     Moody Bridges was executor of his father's will, dated 6 June 1747 and probated 10 Aug 1747. He and his brother James received land and buildings on the Merrimac and Shawsheen Rivers, in addition to a large portion of his father's land that he had previously been deeded.¹

     He was named in his father's will, dated 6 June 1747 and probated 10 Aug 1747. He and his brother Moody received land and buildings on the Merrimac and Shawsheen Rivers.¹