Abiel or Abial Abbott was born on March 3, 1726 at Windham, Hampton Connecticutt, son of Phillip Abbott (1699-1749) third generation from Andover, Essex, Massachusetts and Abigail Bickford or Bigford (1703-?).
Abiel married Abigail Fenton on June 5, 1750. Abigail was born on August 27, 1728 at Windham, Hampton, Connecticutt to Francis Fenton Sr. (1690-1781) and Ann Berry (1697-1785) both of Connecticutt.