Abraham Kimball b. 18 Apr 1742 Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire d. May 1828 Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont: Wm. L. Gann's Genealogy Site

1742 - 1828 (86 years)

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Name	Abraham Kimball [1]
Born	18 Apr 1742	Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire [1]
Gender	Male
Residence	1776	Hopkinton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire [2]
Census	1790	Hopkinton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire [3]
Residence	1790	Hopkinton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire [3]
	With three boys under age 16, a man over age 16 and three females
Census	1800	Hopkinton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire [4]
Residence	1800	Hopkinton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire [4]
	With a man age 26 to 44 and a woman over age 44
Census	1810	Peacham Twp., Caledonia, Vermont [5]
Residence	1810	Peacham Twp., Caledonia, Vermont [5]
	With a woman over age 45
Census	1820	Peacham Twp., Caledonia, Vermont [6]
Residence	1820	Peacham Twp., Caledonia, Vermont [6]
	With a woman over age 45
Died	May 1828	Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont [7, 8]
	Cause: "Old age"
	Original town record gives only the month and year.
Notes	Abraham was born in Hopkinton, NH on April 8 1742 and died in Peacham, VT in May of 1828. He married Phebe Runnells. She was born on May 8, 1739. He was the first white child born in Hopkinton, NH, and received a grant of five hundred acres of pine land from the proprietors on that account. He was captured by the Indians on April 13, 1753, but was rescued the next day. It is said he was in the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was wounded in the knee at the Battle of Bennington, and rendered the following account to the proper officers: "Abraham Kimball's account, Bennington, Aug. 28, 1777. Hired a horse to come to Hopkinton, 130 Miles £9. 0.0 To expenses on my way home 1.14.6 To a horse 2 journes from Hopkinton to Andover 5.10.6 To nursing while at Andover 1.16.0 Expenses going to and coming from Andover 4. 5.6 Paid Dr. John Clement 12.6 Dr. Thomas Kitteridge 4.16.0 -------------- £27.14.6 Loss of time about six months occasioned by said wound. A true account errors excepted Abraham Kimball." "To the Honorable Council and house of representatives. These may certify that Abraham Kimball of Hopkinton in the County of Hillsborough was a soldier in Capt. Bailies Company, in Col. Stickney's Regt. in the late expedition to Bennington. Being wounded at said Bennington in the Battle there Attest Thomas Stickney Col. Nov 13, 1778." State of New Hampshire Nov. 14, 1778. To John T. Gilman Officer Appointed to register wounded soldiers &c. Persuant to a vote of Council and Assembly you are to register Abraham Kimball a soldier in Capt. Bailey's Co. Col Stickney's Rgt who was wounded in the battle of Bennington and allow him half pay (Agreeable to the Resolves of Congress) two years commencing the 18, of Sept. A.D. 1777. M. Weare Prest." His bill for the Doctors, nursing, etc of £27.14s.6d was allowed. On November 18, 1779 he received £10. Not found in probate records of Caledonia Co., Vermont (21 Apr 2016)
Person ID	I2095	Wm L Gann Ancestors
Last Modified	2 May 2018

Father	Aaron Kimball, b. 7 Jun 1710, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts , d. 30 Jul 1760, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire (Age 50 years)
Mother	Susannah Smith, c. 10 May 1713, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	17 Dec 1730	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts [9]
Family ID	F924	Group Sheet

Family Phoebe Runnels, b. 8 May 1739, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts , d. 10 Feb 1830, Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont (Age 90 years) [8]

Married Yes, date unknown [8]

Children

	1. John Kimball, b. 7 Dec 1761, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire , d. Aft 1 Jun 1840 (Age 78 years)
	2. Aaron Kimball, b. 18 Apr 1763, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire , d. Aft 1 Jun 1820 (Age 57 years)
	3. Joseph Kimball
	4. Smith Kimball, b. 9 Jan 1765, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire , d. Aft 6 Aug 1810 (Age 45 years)
	5. Job Runnels Kimball, b. 19 Jan 1767, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire , d. Aft 6 Aug 1810 (Age 43 years)
	6. Abigail Kimball, b. 4 May 1768, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire , d. 18 Aug 1848 (Age 80 years)
	7. Phoebe Kimball, b. 20 Jan 1770, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire
	8. Abraham Kimball, b. 16 Mar 1772, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire
	9. Isaac Kimball, b. 9 Mar 1774, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire , d. Aft 1 Jun 1820 (Age 46 years)
	10. Jacob Kimball, b. 26 Feb 1776, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire , d. 1 Jun 1850 - 23 Mar 1852 (Age 76 years)
	11. Benjamin Kimball, b. 31 Aug 1778, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire , d. 5 Jul 1842, Brown Co., Ohio (Age 63 years)
	12. Sarah Kimball, b. 20 Aug 1780, Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire

Family ID F920 Group Sheet

Sources

[S26865] History of Brown County, Ohio 1883, (W. H. Beers & Co. (Chicago, 1883)), 248 (Reliability: 2), 28 Nov 2009.
[S26884] Inhabitants of New Hampshire, 1776, Wilson, Emily S, (Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993), 65 (Reliability: 2), 29 Sep 2010.
[S40184] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p. 338, Hopkinton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Reliability: 2), 20 Sep 2010.
[S40183] 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), p. 553, Hopkinton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Reliability: 2), 14 Sep 2010.
[S40182] 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p. 358, Peacham Twp., Caledonia, Vermont (Reliability: 2), 07 Sep 2010.
[S40181] 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), p. 52, Peacham Twp., Caledonia, Vermont (Reliability: 2), 02 Sep 2010.
[S168] Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, database with images, FamilySearch, (FamilySearch: 22 May 2014), Caledonia > Peacham > Marriages, deaths 1799-1950 > image 901 of 1502 (Reliability: 3), 2 May 2018.
[S26865] History of Brown County, Ohio 1883, (W. H. Beers & Co. (Chicago, 1883)), 245 (Reliability: 2), 28 Nov 2009.
[S11] Vital Records of Haverhill, MA, The Massachusetts Vital Records Project, (The Massachusetts Vital Records Project (http://ma-vitalrecords.org)), Marriages, p. 294 (Reliability: 2), 30 Apr 2014.