Abijah LOOMIS^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1743 - 1820  (76 years)

• Name	Abijah LOOMIS
  Born	10 Mar 1743	Taghkanic, Columbia, New York, British Colonial America   [6]
  Christened	23 May 1745	Zion Lutheran Church, Loonenburg, Greene, New York, British Colonial America   [6]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	14MS-CL6
  FamilySearch ID	L2F8-CS3
  _UID	D224033F6AC6483493A2BF2A0DBEACB32C82
  Died	1820	Greene, Chenango, New York
  Person ID	I3193	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Josiah LOOMIS,   b. 11 Mar 1708, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut ,   d. 1800, Taghkanack, Livingston Manor, New York  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Abigail BACON,   b. 3 Feb 1713, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut ,   d. 1 Mar 1775, Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America  (Age 62 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1732	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F1531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary KELLOGG,   b. 29 Nov 1749, Westfield, Chautauqua, New York ,   d. 4 Dec 1815, Greene, Chenango, New York  (Age 66 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1768	Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Mephibosheth LOOMIS,   b. 6 Jan 1769, Greene, Chenango, New York, British Colonial America ,   d. 28 Feb 1769, New York, British Colonial America  (Age 0 years)   2. Elias LOOMIS,   b. 20 Nov 1769, Greene, New York ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Abijah LOOMIS,   b. 15 Apr 1774, of Greene, N.Y. ,   d. 12 Apr 1842  (Age 67 years)   4. Daniel LOOMIS,   b. 26 May 1776, Greene, Chenango, New York ,   d. 11 Feb 1846, East Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania  (Age 69 years)   5. Eunice LOOMIS,   b. 17 Oct 1778, Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Nov 1859, Greene, Chenango, New York  (Age 81 years)   6. William LOOMIS,   b. 1 Mar 1783, Greene, New York ,   d. 1856  (Age 72 years)   7. Tryphena LOOMIS,   b. 14 May 1785, of Greene, Chenango, N.Y. ,   d. 1844  (Age 58 years)   8. Thomas LOOMIS,   b. 28 Feb 1790, Maine, Broome, New York ,   d. 30 Aug 1832, Maine, Broome, New York  (Age 42 years)   9. Andrew LOOMIS,   b. 22 Jan 1793, New York ,   d. 20 Apr 1875, Ottawa, Michigan  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F1532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abijah Loomis may well have been a "Regulator", that is a rebel during Shays' Rebellion in 1786. "In Berkshire County, the Loomises, Nobles, and Dodges of Egremont helped stop the court at Great Barrington." (8) After the collapse of the Rebellion he may have gone to New York and ultimately to Chenango County. He left Egremont, Massachusetts in 1795-96 and went to Smithville, Chenango County, N.Y. Later he moved to Greene. (1) Revolutionary War Vet? "Abijah son of Josiah and Abigail (Bacon) Loomis born Mar 10 1743 Married 1768 Mary Kellogg who was born 1749 died 1815. He died 1819. They had three children. 1- Abijah (have some data on him) 2. Daniel born 1776 3 Your Eunice born 1778, died 1859. Married Jesse Barton. Kellogg born 1775 in Egermont, Mass. son of Silas and Mary (Kitchen) Kellogg. He died 1823." (5) First Town Meeting of Greene, Chenango County, New York "By a late Act passed by the people of the State of New York represented by the Senate and Assembly that all that part of the town of Union and Jericho (bounded thus and so) should be and remain a separate Town by the name of Greene." The first Town Meeting was held the first Tuesday in April 1798 at the house of Conrad Sharp and the following officers elected:... Superviser: Benajah Loomis... Poor Master: Abijah Loomis" (2) Cemetary north of Brisben has a tomstone of Benaiah Loomis "who died March 8, 1836 aged 86 years." "I have information on your Joseph Loomis. His parents are John and Agnes (Lyngwood) Loomis. He married Mary White who is the daughter of Robert and Bridget (Allgar) White. I have the following references: 1. LDS Ancestral File 2. The Compendium of American Genealogy Vol. V, 1933 3. Loomis Legacies; by Lorell Loomis 4. The American Genealogist Vol 63, No. 1 5. The New England Ancestry of Albert Savage, Vol II 6. A Genealogy of the Church Family 7. Descendants of Joseph Loomis 8. Savage-Stillman-Rogers-Lindsey 9. NEHGRS Nexus, Vol VII #3-4 Jun-Aug 1990 10. 17th Century Colonial Ancestors"(3) "Joseph's parents are John and Agnes (Lyngwood) Loomis of Shalford Parish, Messing, County Essex, England. Joseph married Mary Allgar there June 30, 1614. Her parents were Robert and Bridget White. Robert White's parents are unknown... Bridget (Allgar) White's father is William, buried Shalford Parish Aug 2, 1575... his wife and parents unknown."(4) "Lieut. Stephen (Kellogg) m. 7 Aug 1746, in Westfield, Mass., Mindwell Belden... He d. 9 Aug 1767 in Egremont, Mass... She m. (2) Abijah Loomis, of Egremont, and had several children." (6) "883. Abijah Loomis, b. Conn., 10 Mar 1743/44; m. 30 Mar 1768, Mary Kellogg. He d. 1820, Greene, N.Y. 12 children. 2287. Mephibosheth, b. 6 Jan 1769, d. 28 Feb 1769 2288. Elias, b. 20 Nov 1769. Burlington, PA. 2289. Abigail, b. 2 Nov 1771, d. 9 Nov 1794 2290. Abijah, b. 15 Sep 1774 Conn 2291. Daniel, b. 26 May 1776 Conn 2292. Eunice, b. 17 May 1778; m. Jesse Barto, who d. 1850. She d. 1868. Greene, Chenango Co., N.Y. 2293. Olive, b. 31 May 1780; 2294. William, b. 1 Mar 1783 2295. Tryphena, b. 14 May 1785; m. Stephen Mead, who d. 1854. She d. 1844. Greene, N.Y. 2296. Sarah b. 3 Aug 1787 2297. Thomas, b. 28 Feb 1790 2298. Andrew, b. 22 Jan 1793.... (Daniel, Benajah and Reuben were his brothers 885, 886, 896.) (7) 1) Arlene Whiteman 2) Cochrane, Mildred English, From Raft to Railroad: A History of the Town of Greene, Chenango County, New York: 1792-1867 p. 27 3) Karen Cherry (Prodigy-AWYG81A) 4) Richard Boell (TRGH72A-Prodigy) 5) Jean McGowan (BFKJ13A) 6) The Kelloggs (see Nathaniel) p. 122 7) Loomis, Elisha S., Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America and his Antecendants in the Old World (1909) p. 210 8) Szatmary, David P.; Shays' Rebellion: The Making of and Agrarian Insurrection (Amherst 1980) p. 62 Other Loomis Researchers: Julia Joaquin (Prodigy-XRSV23A) Ruthanne Witterman (Prodigy-SNUA51A)

  
  

• Sources

  [S406] 128938, Frank Evans. [S407] Imported GEDCOM file 2. [S408] 440250, Sheila Stewart. [S511] brucewoodworth. [S512] ftw13-1354. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Abijah LOOMIS, person ID L2F8-CS3. (Reliability: 3).