Re: ABBEY's from Yorkshire to N.Y. ca. 1805
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In reply to:
Re: ABBEY's from Yorkshire to N.Y. ca. 1805
3/12/00
Mary Lee was of course born 1802 & not as stated in my note. I would appreciate any information on William & Hanna as our "positive" links stop with them. The church of St John the Babtist at Kirk Hammerton near York, has a plaque relating to a charity set up following the death of Thos. Abbey the will was dated 21st May 1731 regrettably no documentation exists regarding the charity or the will other than the plaque referred to within the church and a reference to the charity in a booklet produced and sold by the church. There is, apparently a bell still in the belfry which bears the initials R.A. for Richard Abbey. No further information on that as yet. It's pretty obvious that there will be some connection to William referred to earlier but we have not been able to make that connection (yet)
kindest regards to all & apologies for the error & correction.