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York, the son of llcndrick and Phebe
(Skidmofe) Suydam. He died at Buffalo,
New York, March 23, 1851, and was buried
in Trinity vanlt. Trinity Church, New
York, of which parish he and his wife
were members. Mr. and Mrs. Suydam
resided at No. 3 Bowling Green, New
York, on the site of the present Custom
1 1 ..use in New York City. Eliza Underbill
Suydam died at her home in New
York City, June [6, 1^44. and was buried
in Trinity vault
ABBE, Albert Parker,
Business Man.
There are many and varied spellings of
the name Abbe, among them the following:
Abba, Abbe, Abbee, Abbie, Ab-
baye. The Enfield branch of the family
has used the spellings Abby and Abbey
as well as the present Abbe. The name is
undoubtedly derived from some location
at or near an Abbey from which an early
ancestor took his name, as was the olden
custom. The Abbe coat-of-arms is as
follows
:
Arms—Gules five fusils in fesse between three
scallop shells.
Crest—On a wreath of the colors of the shield,
gules and argent, an eagle's head erased or.
(I) John Abbe, the ancestor of the
family, was born in England, about 1613,
and died in Salem. Massachusetts, about
1689-90. He became an inhabitant of the
town of Salem, January 2, 1636-37, and
was allotted land for a home. He re-
ceived a further grant of ten acres, in
1642, in that part of Salem which later
became the town of YVenham. John Abbe
was a prominent and influential citizen of
the latter town, and was constable there
in 1669. John Abbe married (first) Mary
Loring, who was born in England about
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161 5, and died in Wenham, September 6,
[672. He married (second) November
25, 1074, Mr-. Mary Goldsmith. I lis
youngesl son and seventh child was
Thomas, of whom further.
(II) Thomas Abbe, son of John and
Mary (Loring) Abbe, was born probably
in Wenham, about 1050-56, and died at
Enfield, Connecticut, May 17, 1728. He
was an original proprietor of the town in
1683, and held many office-, selectman,
fence viewer, and assessor. He held the
rank of sergeant in 171 1, served in King
Philip's War, and was lieutenant of the
Train Band in 1713. He married, at
Marhlehead, Massachusetts, December 16,
1683, Sarah Fairfield, born December 24,
1655, at Reading, died at Enfield, Novem-
ber 2j, 1 74 j, daughter of Walter and
Sarah (Skipper) Fairfield. They were the
parents of John, of whom further.
(III) John (2) Abbe, son of Thomas
and Sarah (Fairfield) Abbe, was born
September 27, 1692, and died in 1790,
near or in Hartford, Connecticut. He
was a farmer by occupation, and held
many high offices in the town. He mar-
ried Hannah Boardman, of Wethersfield,
born December 18, 1693, daughter of
David and Hannah (Wright) Boardman.
They were the parents of John, of whom
further.
(IV) John (3) Abbe, son of John (2)
and Hannah (Boardman) Abbe, was born
in Enfield, April 18, 1717, and died there,
August 1, 1794. He settled near Scantic,
on the east side. He served from April
14, to October 5, 1755, in the First Regi-
ment, Second Company, under Lieutenant-Colonel
John Pitkin, a company
raised for the defense of Crown Point,
and also served in Captain Slapp's com-
pany, in May, 1755. He was a soldier of
the Revolution and marched on the Lex-
ington Alarm, a member of the Third