Abraham Jaquith is believed to have landed in Boston June 18, 1643 with Huguenots from L
a Rochelle, France, who stopped at Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia, where Charles de la Tour a
nd Madame La Tour boarded their vessel. They proceeded to Boston where La Tour persuaded Gove
rnor Winthrop and his council that they could stay. (Jaquith Family in America - forward).
DEATH: Abraham died during the smallpox epedemic which swept Charlestown in 1676 but th
e actual cause of death and place of burial are not known. (Jaquith Family in America - by Ja
quith & Walker).
Abraham was admitted into the First Church in Charlestown, Massachusetts on Oct 9, 1643.
WILL OF ABRAHAM JAQUITH
16 Nov 1676 Woburn; Middlesex; Massachusetts
This 16: of the 9th mo 1676. I Abram Jaquith of the Towne of Oburne in the Coun of Midd
. in New Engld. being weake in body, but perfect in memory, and understanding, do make this m
y last will & testamt. I
do bequeath to my beloved wife Hannah, all my houseing & y3 orchard
during her life, & two Cows, & their maintenance, winter & sumer, during her life, and Tw
enty bushels of corne to be yearly pd to her during her life in kind as followeth. Ten bush
. of Indian 3. of Ry, 2. of wheate, five of barly, Also I do bequesth to my sonne Abram, al
l my housing, & houselott, at my wifes decease, but thirty acers of land lying in a lott call
ed Cutlars lott, I give to my sonne Abram in prsent possession to by layd out to him on the n
orth side of the lott from end to end, and besides this also I give to Sonne Abram, halfe o
f all my meadow lands, also halfe of all my other lands and wood lands with the priviledges
. Also I give to my sonne Jno and to my Daughter Lidea, the other halfe of Cutlers lott, wc
h is thirty acres and the other halfe of my meadow land to be equally divided between them, E
xcepting one eight pt of the woodland, wch I give to my daughter Sarah. Also I give to my dau
ghter Deborah Six pounds, to be payd to her at my wifes decease, and my will is that my sonn
e Abram, my sonne Jno and my daughte Lidea, the possessors of ye Arrable lands, shall pay t
o my wife the Twenty bushels of corne yearly, and also find her with firewood yearly, durin
g her life as above specifyed. I make my wife Anna & my sonne Abram Executors of this my wil
l Witnes Abram Jaquith Jno Wright
his marke Allen Convars Jno Russell
Attested on oath by Allen Convars and Jno Russell.
Decemb. 19, 1676, at Charlstowne Court. As attests.
Tho: Danforth. Record Entred by Tho: Danforth. R.
Abraham came to America in 1640. He lived at Charleston, Connecticut and Dedham, Norfolk
, Massachusetts. He became a freeman in 1656. He died in 1675 or 1676 in 1675 or 1676 in th
e King Phillips War.
NAME: Possible surname spellings - Jackewish, Jaques, Jaquith
Other possible father's are John or George, Richard's brothers.