tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post6149420403551410057..comments2023-10-11T23:46:08.194-04:00Comments on West in New England: 'EXKSEDINGLY TORMENTED''... BENJAMIN ABBOTT VS. MARTHA CARRIERBill Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-18658582718585897702019-10-13T23:42:00.128-04:002019-10-13T23:42:00.128-04:00Hi cousin!
I;m descended from Jonathan 4th was the...Hi cousin!<br />I;m descended from Jonathan 4th was the brother of my 4x great grandmother Zerviah (Abbott)Ellingwood.<br /><br />I;m glad the post helped your reaearch!Bill Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-73187663462328926972019-10-13T15:38:37.335-04:002019-10-13T15:38:37.335-04:00Thank you for this blogpost and finding the origin...Thank you for this blogpost and finding the original testimony from Benjamin and his wife. Fascinating! Benjamin was my 7th great grandfather (through his son Jonathan 1st). Handed down to my father are Abbott family letters dating back to the early 1800s, including a letter written by Jonathan 4th (Benjamin's 2nd great grandson). Studying the letters led me to trace my ancestry back to Benjamin and your post helped illuminate the situation in Andover. Hopefully someday I'll have a chance to travel there and see the house. Now I'm excited to look up the History Detectives episode. Thanks again!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125898222923421511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-62781507464252015262019-05-10T22:45:25.593-04:002019-05-10T22:45:25.593-04:00Hi cousin!Hi cousin!Bill Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34182491.post-5635883671950065842019-05-09T15:20:18.107-04:002019-05-09T15:20:18.107-04:00MY NAME IS GRAY ABBOTT, AND BENJAMIN ABBOTT IS MY ...MY NAME IS GRAY ABBOTT, AND BENJAMIN ABBOTT IS MY 9TH GREAT UNCLE, AND I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT HE WAS VERY SELFISH ABOUT EXTENDING HIS LAND, AND BLAMING HIS NEIGHBOR MARTHA CARRIER OF BEING A WITCH. I HAVE ANOTHER ANCESTOR WHO WAS BLAMED FOR BEING A WITCH, HIS NAME WAS NEHEMIAH ABBOTT JR. I HAVE SEEN THE BENJAMIN ABBOTT HOUSE, AND HAVE READ ABOUT ALL THE GENERATIONS THAT WERE BORN IN THAT HOUSE.gray abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12762096308805250670noreply@blogger.com