George was born before 24 NOV 1586 in Chappel, Essex, England, the son of unknown parents.
He died on 11 NOV 1647 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
His wife was Mary Felstead. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their five known children were George (<1627-1689), Thomas (c1625-?), Mary (1628-<1634), Nehemiah (c1630-?) and Thomas (c1633-?).
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Note 1
Sickened and died from want and exposure in the early days of Rowley
my 10x great grandfather
Not the same as George Abbott, Il, of Bishop’s Stortford
There is newer information about George Abbott of Rowley that can be found in the following article: Leslie Mahler, "The English Origin of George(1) Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts" TAG Vol. 85(2011):26-28.
Some of the birth, death, marriage information provided in that article can be found at the following link. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/mn/m10932x30906.htm
2. George1 Abbott, in Mahler, Leslie. The English Origin of George1 Abbott of Rowley, Massachusetts. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (Jan 2011), 85:27-28. This article proves her was not the son of Marris Abbott. He was son of Thomas and Ann ____ Abbott. Thomas Abbott was buried at Chappel, co. Essex, on 30 May 1625. "2. George1 Abbott (ThomasA) was baptized at Chappel, co. Essex, on 24 November 1586. … was first of record at Rowley, Massachusetts, when he headed a registration of lots granted there date 10 January 1643/[4], by which he received a two-acre house lot. Hus nuncupative will does not survive, although it is mentioned in a court record dated 11 November 1647. The administration of his estate was granted to Marke Symonds [of Ipswich] on 28 7th month [Sept.] 1647. On 28 March 1654, the sons acknowledged that they had received their portions from their guardians, Humphrey Rayner and Thomas Mighill; £16 was given to son George, £21 to son Nehemiah, and £16 to son Thomas Jr. An inventory of the estate was taken on 30 August 1647, with a total value of £95 2s. 8d."
He sailed on the Mayfower in 1642 and is part of the John Alden Mayflower List.
Birth: June 14 1601 - Ipswich, Essex, England Death: Nov 11 1647 - Rowley, Esssex, Massachusetts, USA Parents: Morris or Maurice Abbott, Margaret Abbott (born Barnes) ??? Siblings: Anthony H/B Abbott, Richard H/B Abbott, Robert H/B Abbott, Morris H/B Abbott, Bartholomew H/B Abbott, Bartholomew Abbott, Anna Abbott, Mathew Abbott, Maurice Abbott, Edward Abbott, Margaret Abbott, Martha Abbott, Mary Harnett (born Abbott), Daniel Abbott Wife: Mary Abbott (born Hill) Children: George Abbott, Nehemiah Abbott, Thomas Abbott
George E. and wife, Mary Hill, came to the New World on the Mayflower as part of the John Alden Mayflower list. Records show this voyage was made in 1642.
Life was difficult at best for these pioneers. According to a book entitled Descendants of George Abbott of Rowley, Mass., written by Major Lemuel Abijah Abbott about the early Abbott's, " they were literally in the wilds of a new continent, surrounded by want, suffering, sickness, wild beasts, hostile Indians, and with none of the comforts of life which they had been used to in England, nor could these be obtained. It is no wonder, then, that George Abbott, and possibly his wife, soon sickened and died from want and exposure, in the early days of Rowley. In accordance with custom, George probably deeded most of his estate to his eldest son, Thomas Abbott, Sr. The estates of his sons indicate that he owned much more land than there is any record of in his day."
Note 2
Found as son of Sir Maurice Abbot, Lord Mayor of London & Margaret Barnes, with no supporting evidence.
From THE LIFE OF Sir MORRIS ABBOT, LORD-MAYOR OF LONDON. "He had a son whose name was George, fellow of Merton college in Oxford, and who took the degree of Bachelor of Law in 1630."
That George Abbot does not seem to be the same person as the immigrant to Rowley, Massachusetts. Disconnected May 2014.
Note 3
The 1644 survey of Rowley suggests that George Abbott had received land in each of the initial divisions of land when Rowley was founded in the spring of 1639. Perhaps George and his sons came to Massachusetts with Ezekiel Rogers and the members of his Rowley, Yorkshire, parish. Ezkeiel Rogers' father Richard and older brother Daniel were nonconformist clergy in Wethersfield, Essex, about 16 miles west of Chappel. A Timothy Rogers (son of Vincent Rogers) was vicar of Great Tey at the time George Abbott and Mary Felsted were married there. Timothy Rogers' brother Nehemiah Rogers was rector of Great Tey in the 1630s.
1643/4 A survey of the town of Rowley, Massachussets, taken on January 10, lists the house lot on Wethersfield Street and the agricultural lands that had been granted to George Abbott since the founding of the town in 1639. Since he is listed among those receiving a house lot and other lands in the first division, he was likely among the original settlers of Rowley in 1639.