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- Thomas is the son of Mary & John (Jonathan) Abbe.
> At an early age, their uncle, in order to obtain possession of their property, arrange to ship the 2 boys to America.
George & brother Thomas were left orphans hen quite young & were brought up by their uncle, and as they were heirs to a considerable estate it was the desire of their uncle to remove them out of the way that the inheritance might be his. To enable him to realize his wishes without hindrance, he wrote to the captain of a ship about to sail for America, requesting him to take the lads with him. George and his brother were sent with the letter, with orders to remain on board until they received an answer. They remained as directed, but to their surprise, while waving, found themselves victims of deception & carried on their passage without the possibility of returning.
The above facts I received from meatier, Thomas Geer, but mostly from Joseph Geer, grandson of George, when I was 15 y of age. Signed, Jephthan Geer.
The boys were then put on shore in a new country without money or friends.
In his old age Thomas w was a steady & worthy inhabitant. The property of Thomas remained in the same name until 1796 when, as appears from record, Elihu Geer disposed of his house & lands and removed, since which time there is no record of any descendants residing in Enfield.
Ref: The Geer Genealogy, Walter Geer, NYC, 1923.
. Thomas Geer first settler on Lot 4 North of the lower end of the Town of Enfield Plat, west side, died 1722, aged 99y, left 1 son: Shubael Geer who married Sarah Abbe, daughter. Thomas Abbe 1706 Second wife & settled on the west side of the upper end of the South field, now called Kings St, Enfield, died 17, & had 2 sons & 7 daughters, viz.
Sarah Geer, b 1704, married John Simons, 1723;
Deborah, b 160, m. Ezekiel Prior, 1732;
Mary, b1710, m. Roger Griswold, 1731;
Tabitha, b 1712, m. Edward Collins 1736;
Bathsheba, b 1715, m. 1745 Charles Sexton, b 1707 s/o Captain Jos. Sexton;
Shubael Geer, b 1717, descendants removed out of town.
. 1712 May 12, Commons Meeting:
Thomas Geer besides his home lot is possessed by grant and measuring it out to him in the South field in the west division there of 15 acres more or less breadth 31 rods length 80, bounded north Thomas Howard south Simeon Booth, east end The Country road west ye Great river. [Conn. R.]
In the north Field 13 acres more or less in the 1st division breadth 26 rods length 80 bounded east Thomas Howard, West Benj. Jones north by the Highway that runs between the 1st & 2nd. division, south end by the land of John Pynchon Esq'.
. 1687 - Also at Schantuck river of 2 acres of upland and 2.5 acres of meadow more or less breadth 20 rods length 36 bounded north Simon Booth south John Pease, Junr. the ends by Banks hills or high lands off from the river on both sides thereof.
Ref: Historical Sketch of Town of Enfield.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -
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1626 - 1722 (95 years)