Sketch of the Abington Family, St. Charles County, Missouri >From "A History of the Pioneer Families of Missouri, with numerous sketches, anecdotes, adventures, etc., relating to Early Days in Missouri" by William S. Bryan and Robert Rose, Published by Bryan, Brand & Co., St. Louis Missouri, 1876. ********************************************************************** John Abington, of Scotland, came to America and settled in Montgomery County, Maryland, sometime before the revolution. His wife was Mary Watson. She died, leaving him a widower, after which he moved to Henry County, Virginia. The names of his children were: Bowles, Lucy, John, Elizabeth and Henry. Bowles, at the age of eighteen years, join- ed the American Army and served during the Revolutionary War. He was married to Sarah Taylor, daughter of William Taylor and Sarah Scruggs, of Virginia, and they had seven children: William N., John T., Susannah, Taylor, Bowles, Henry and Lucy. William N., was a Methodist preacher, and died in North Carolina. John T., married Rebecca Taylor, and sett- led in Tennessee. Susannah married Thomas Travis, and settled in St. Charles County, Missouri, in 1830. Taylor married Amanda Penn. Bowles married Mary Baldridge, and died ten days after. Hon. Henry Abington, the only one of the family now living, married Maria Smith, and settled in the western part of St. Charles County, where he now resides. He is an influential, public-spirited citizen; has served three terms in the Legislature of his State, and has held the position of Justice of the Peace for many years. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================