Born, Resided & Died of consumption in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Buried at Cotton Cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Married on 31 May 1803 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire by Mr. George Richards [Source 95]
Wife: (about 1788 - 13 January 1867) died at age 79 [Source 137: Cotton Cemetery (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) Records]
A Mariner [Source 86 and others]
NOTE: his birth date matches the day Abe0296 was baptized - one is probably an error
After his death his wife married his cousin (?) Henry (prob. #930 which see)
Was a mate on the ship 'BRUTUS' of New York on a trip to St. Petersburg. He was 'b. New Hampshire, age 27, 5' 8 in. tall.' Dated 09 April 1807 [Source 129]
In his will he states he is 'weak in body' and leaves 'all the whole of my estate' to his wife. To his son Abraham TREFETHEN0854 all his estate after the decease of Abigail. Dated 31 August 1811 and proved 16 October 1811. [Source 129]
An inventory of his estate included a 'mansion house', barn, and land; a lot of land in the 'field'; and a 1/3 interest in the Schooner 'Tracy' [Source 129] (Source 36: LDS film 16202, pg. 364 has '1/3 of the Schooner Peace). Total: $2561.83
A 'Mrs. Abigail TREFETHEN' died 13 January 1867 in Portsmouth at age 79. This was probably his (& Henry’s) wife. [Source 36: Dover New Hampshire Newspaper Extracts]
86. Portsmouth, New Hampshire Deeds, Volume 162; page 339
93. Portsmouth, New Hampshire; First Church of - Records
94. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. New Hampshire Vital Records.
95. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Cemetery Inscriptions - Cotton Cemetery (1907); & John Locke Place Cemetery, New Castle, New Hampshire
129. BAILEY, Glenn R.- His references are marked as follows:
1. Rockingham County, New Hampshire Deeds 63:408, 64:237, 129:295, 130:97
2. Dover, New Hampshire Cemeterty Inscriptions
3. Dover Vital Records
4. York County, Maine Deeds 54:84, 95:17, 54:83, 59:45, 69:149, 128:127
5. Lincoln County Deeds 41:176 and/or Massachusetts Tax Valuation List of 1771, Betty H. Pruitt; Boston, Massachusetts 1978
6. Strafford County, New Hampshire. Deeds 26:61, 24:240, 29:173,30:32, 35:57,36:269
7. York County, Maine. Probate Docket #19153
8. Federal Census (assorted)
9. Strafford County Probate 5:121
10. New Castle Vital Records
11. Monhegan Island Cemetery Inscriptions
12. Bristol, Maine Vital Records
13. 1st Parish Church Records, Kittery, Maine
14. Petition to Selectman of Kittery, Maine; June 17, 1799
15. Strafford County, New Hampshire Probate Docket #5:121
16. Lincoln County Deeds 149:6, 41:177, 41:178,44:32, 64:25+, 148:332, 148:393, 109:220
17. Columbian Centinal, 'Deaths' - July 13, 1816, November 19, 1823
18. Windham, Maine Vital Records
19. Maine Monthly Magazine - July, 1836
20. Friendship, Maine. Cemetery Inscriptions
21. Friendship, Maine Vital Records
22. Lincoln County, Maine Probate 24:117
23. Pond Grove Cemetery, Portland, Maine Inscriptions
24. Portland, Maine Vital Records
25. Pourtsmouth, New Hampshire Vital Records
26. Maine, Genealogy & Family History Of the State of, George Thomas Little, A.M., Litt. D. Vol. IV; Lewis Historical Pub. Co., N.Y.- 1909 (same as Source 42)
27. Monhegan Island Plantation Records
28. Portland City Directory - 1894,1897 - 1927
29. Bremen Maine Vital Records
30. Maine Home Journal, ‘Cronicles of Cushing & Freindship’, Rockland, Maine 1892
137. Mary MORGAN DEFELICE- Correspondence ; 40-5 Middleton Rd., Bohemia, NY
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Cotton Cemetery (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) Records
