John ALLBEE
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial, Vol. 3, (FHL#974 D2c)
NOTES: Married Groton/Townsend,Middlesex,Massachusetts
NOTES: of Northtown/Townsend,Middlesex,Massachusetts
SOURCES: 1. History of Rockingham Vt. page 572 2. First Families of America 3. DAR Lineage 4. Records of Family in poss. of Mrs. Dean G. Kentner 5. History of Townsend, Mass. 6. Births & Deaths Townsend, Mass (GS 868,716) 7. International Genealogical Index CHRISTENING: First Church Rockingham, Windham, Vermont NOTES: Ebenezer, b. Townsend Mass, June 9, 1743 was the progenitor of the Allbees of this town. His father John Allbee, and wife Abigail had six children born in townsend between 1733 and 1743. Ebenezer was the youngest, born June 9 1743. He married 8 Dec 1763 in Townsend, Mass, Rachel Avery of that town. They moved to Rockingham Vermont about 1770 coming into posession of what has of late years been known as the "Walter Wiley Place" on the "Upper Meadows." He felled the great trees of the almost unknown forest of which the farm was at that time a part. Ebenezer, his wife Rachel, and six eldest surviving children, were baptized and received into the first chunk of Rockingham Sept 15, 1776. He later became a deacon in the church. The records of Townsend, Mass, spell the name Albee and Albe, but Ebenezer changed the spelling to Allbee after coming to Rockingham, Vermont. From the History of Rockingham, Page 572.
He married Abigail Searle 25 Apr 1732 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts . Abigail Searle was born at Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts 2 Sep 1706 daughter of Jabez Searle and Thankful Topliff .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Elizabeth Allbee
born 9 Apr 1733.
John Allbee
born 14 Feb 1734.
Abigail Allbee
born 19 Dec 1736.
Benjamin Allbee
born 17 Dec 1738.
Eleazer Allbee
born 20 Feb 1740.
Ebenezer Allbee
born 9 Jun 1743.
John Allbee died 15 Feb 1744 at Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts .