Histories of the Martin, Wilson, Bloom, & Ahola Families

Janes, Abel

Male Abt 1644 - 1718  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name Janes, Abel  [1
    Birth Abt 1644  New Haven, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Property 1691 - 1705  Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    24 Apr 1691, Abel Jeanes was granted a home lot in Northampton.
    25 Aug 1705, Abell Janes and Mary his wife of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay sold for 215 pounds to Nathaniel Dwight of the same place the house and land where they now live in Northampton and several other parcels of land.
    Witnesses: William King, Samuel Allen and Joseph Hauley.
    Recorded 16 May 1738.  
    Relocation Prob 1706  Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    After the sale of his home and lands in Northampton, Abel moved to Lebanon.
     
    Property 20 Mar 1716  Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Abel Janes of Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut executed a quit claim deed surrendering his rights to Samuel Janes and Jonathan Janes in lands in Northfield, Massachusetts "that did formerly belong to My Honored Father William Janes Deceased and my Brother Joseph Janes Deceased".
    Witnesses: Obadiah Newcomb, William Clark.
    Recorded: 24 Sep 1734 
    Will 16 Sep 1718  Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Abel named the following heirs:
    Wife Mary
    Son William
    Son, Noah
    Daughter Mary King
    Daughter Ruth Chapin
    Grandson Waitstill Strong son of his daughter Sarah Strong (deceased)
    Daughter Elizabeth Phelps
    Daughter Mindwell Janes
    Daughter Rachel Janes
    Daughter Barsheba Janes
    Grandson Noah Chapin 
    Death 18 Dec 1718  Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I2270  Martin-Bloom
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2018 

    Father Jeanes (Janes), William,   b. Abt 1610, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1690, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Mary,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1662, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Judd, Mary 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1679  Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Children 
     1. Janes, Mary,   b. 8 Oct 1680, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Janes, Ruth,   b. 15 Jun 1682, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1736, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    +3. Janes, Elizabeth (Elisabeth),   b. 22 Jul 1684, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1757, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. Janes, Elisha,   b. Abt 1686, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Janes, Sarah,   b. Abt 1689, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1705, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 16 years)
     6. Janes, William,   b. Abt 1692, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Janes, Esther
     8. Janes, Noah,   b. 30 Nov 1697, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Janes, Rachel,   b. 26 Mar 1700, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Janes, Bathsheba (Barsheba),   b. 8 Apr 1703, Northampton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Janes, Mindwell
    Family ID F796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Nov 1679 - Northampton, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - 24 Apr 1691, Abel Jeanes was granted a home lot in Northampton. 25 Aug 1705, Abell Janes and Mary his wife of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay sold for 215 pounds to Nathaniel Dwight of the same place the house and land where they now live in Northampton and several other parcels of land. Witnesses: William King, Samuel Allen and Joseph Hauley. Recorded 16 May 1738. - 1691 - 1705 - Northampton, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocation - After the sale of his home and lands in Northampton, Abel moved to Lebanon. - Prob 1706 - Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProperty - Abel Janes of Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut executed a quit claim deed surrendering his rights to Samuel Janes and Jonathan Janes in lands in Northfield, Massachusetts "that did formerly belong to My Honored Father William Janes Deceased and my Brother Joseph Janes Deceased". Witnesses: Obadiah Newcomb, William Clark. Recorded: 24 Sep 1734 - 20 Mar 1716 - Northampton, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Abel named the following heirs: Wife Mary Son William Son, Noah Daughter Mary King Daughter Ruth Chapin Grandson Waitstill Strong son of his daughter Sarah Strong (deceased) Daughter Elizabeth Phelps Daughter Mindwell Janes Daughter Rachel Janes Daughter Barsheba Janes Grandson Noah Chapin - 16 Sep 1718 - Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Dec 1718 - Lebanon, New London, Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S278] Frederic Janes, The Janes Family, (John H. Dingman, New York, 1868), p. 80 ff, 929.2 J33.

    2. [S271] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Northhampton Town Records, p. 136 (img 271 of 379).

    3. [S164] Deed, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Book L, p. 64. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99ZD-N47F?cc=2106411&wc=MCBR-63V%3A361612401%2C362433401.
      Although Northampton is in Hampshire County, the deed is located with Hampden County deeds on familysearch.org.

    4. [S164] Deed, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Book H, p. 2, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9ZH-P3F6?cc=2106411&wc=MCBL-M68%3A361612401%2C361661001.
      Although Northampton is in Hampshire County, the deed is located with Hampden County deeds on familysearch.org.

    5. [S222] Connecticut Wills and Probate Records, New London Probate District, case number 2854, entered into probate 1719.
      Search on ancestry.com says the probate district was Hartford, but that is because early wills were transferred to Connecticut State Library in Hartford.

    6. [S178] Lorrain Cook White, Ed., The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore), Vol. 1, Lebanon, p.119, 974.6 C752 233-10925.

    7. [S271] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Northampton marriage record (images 497 and 644 of 2680).

    8. [S217] Clarence A. Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, USA, 2004), p. 415, 929.374 T694 85-27460.