Abraham Busby1

M, b. before 7 September 1618, d. 20 March 1686/87
FatherNicholas Busby II b. c 1582, d. 28 Aug 1657
MotherBridget Cocke b. c 1584, d. 20 May 1659
     Abraham was born in Norwich, County Norfolk, England. He was christened there on 7 September 1618 in St. Mary Coslany Church. Abraham was apprenticed to Edmund Shipham as a baker for a term of 7 years as per indenture dated 29 September 1634, and enrolled 18 November 1634. (Norwich Enrolled Indentures, Vol. E., p. 73d). He came to New England with his parents in 1637; he became a member of the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Co. in 1647; he was made a freeman in 1650.2 Abraham married Abigail Compton on 25 September 1659 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She was 1st married 30 January 1652 to Joseph Brisco who drown 1 January 1658. Abraham was styled “linen-weaver” as late as 1661, but in a deed dated 2 July 1683he was described as a baker.2
Abraham departed this life on Thursday, 20 March 1686/87 in Boston.

Family

Abigail Compton

Citations

  1. [S1108] Anna Kingbury, An Historical Sketch of Nicholas Busby, the Emigrant, pages 18-19.
  2. [S1108] Anna Kingbury, An Historical Sketch of Nicholas Busby, the Emigrant,





    ST. MARY COSLANY, NORWICH
    This parish, as will be seen by the plan of Norwich, herewith, is located in the northern part of that city. The tower which is round, at the west end of the church, is believed to be the oldest portion of the edifice, dating back possibly to 1298. The rest of the church dates, probably, to 1477. It is described as a "fine perpendicular church, cruciform, with tall round tower at the west end, built of
    flint in the usual manner      The chancel has large arches re
    cessed in side walls with the windows under them." There are six stalls remaining in chancel. The font, octagonal, has painted shields of arms in the upper panels. The belfry contains six bells besides a little bell above, some of which are ancient. "The Nave is recorded to have been built in 1477 and the whole church is nearly of the same date." The church was flooded several years ago, badly injuring the registers, making some of the old records difficult to decipher.
    ST. PETER PERMOUNTERGATE, NORWICH
    (Written also Permontergate)
    This parish is located southeast of the Castle. There are two theories as to the origin of the name. The one is that there was a gate placed near the churchyard, at the foot of the castle-mount. The other theory is supported by the way in which the name invariably appeared upon the earliest documents, "St. Peter de Parmentergate." "Parmenter was the occupation meaning tailor or skinner. Gate was the Danish word for a way or street. St. Peter de Parmentergate therefore meant 'the Church of St. Peter in the street of the tailors or skinners.' " It is known that rebuilding was done in 1486 but whether the present church dates to that period or somewhat later is uncertain. At the east end is a chapel dedicated to St. Mary. The tower at the west end has a clock and five bells. In the long windows are images of saints, etc. In the chancel are short pitchers bedded in mortar in a trough. These are supposed to have been intended to assist in the distribution of sound.
    St. Clement’s Norwich
    This is one of the oldest churches in the parish of Norwich. It belonged originally to the manor of Tokethorp, which received its name from its owner Toke in the time of Edward the Confessor. It has a nave, chancel and north vestry. The tower is square and has a clock and three bells. In the churchyard, opposite the south porch, is an altar tomb to the parents of Archbishop Parker. Another tomb is known as Leper's tomb.
    In this parish churchyard were buried the two sons of Nicholas Busby, Livewell, 2 Aug. 1629, and Thomas, 28 Jan. 1635/6. It is probable that St. Clement's was the latest residence in England of Nicholas Busby.