Abigail "Nabby" Delvee

1780 - 1824  (43 years)

• Name	Abigail Delvee
  	Founder of the Clan of Abigail
  Relationship	with Peter Delva
  Birth	Jun 22, 1780	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 6]
  Death	May 30, 1824	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [4]
  	Death Record of Abigail Delvee Why her last name is listed as "Delvee" rather than "Sylvester" is unknown.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Bathsheba Delvee,   b. Nov 14, 1766, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. May 17, 1858, Windham, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 91 years) ▻ Jacob White;   Joel Elmer + 2. Lucy Delvee,   b. Oct 8, 1768, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1818, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 49 years) ▻ Jonathan Shepardson + 3. Jonathan Delvee,   b. Aug 21, 1770, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. Dec 14, 1850, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 80 years) ▻ Hannah Johnson,  m. Oct 18, 1792 + 4. Mary "Polly" Delvee,   b. May 4, 1773, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. May 9, 1851, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 78 years) ▻ Benjamin Moore,  m. Apr 30, 1793 + 5. Hannah Delvee,   b. Apr 6, 1776, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. Dec 15, 1805, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 29 years) ▻ Phinehas Stiles,  m. Jan 1796 > 6. Abigail "Nabby" Delvee,   b. Jun 22, 1780, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. May 30, 1824, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 43 years) ▻ James Sylvester,  m. Aft 3 Apr 1803   7. Samuel Town Delvee,   b. May 18, 1784, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. After 1790  (Age 6 years)
  Person ID, Branch	I7	Clan of Abigail
  Last Modified	Jul 12, 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: The Gill Genealogies give her birth date as 22 June 1779. [2]

  
  

Father	Peter Delva,   b. 1744, Holland d. Feb 23, 1807, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Lucy Town,   b. Nov 2, 1744, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. May 29, 1824, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 79 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	Jul 10, 1766	Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 7 months - She : 21 years and 8 months.
Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	James Sylvester,   b. Oct 11, 1774, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. May 6, 1842, Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 67 years)
Marriage Intentions	Apr 3, 1803	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 5]
Marriage	Aft 3 Apr 1803	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 6]
They appear to have had no children.
	Marriage Record of James Sylvester and Abigail Delvee
Age at Marriage	She : 22 years and 10 months - He : 28 years and 6 months.
Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	Jun 27, 2020




• Event Map		Birth - Jun 22, 1780 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Marriage Intentions - Apr 3, 1803 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Marriage - Aft 3 Apr 1803 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Death - May 30, 1824 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S377] Allred, Paul W. Descendants of Peter Delvey, (Unknown place: manuscript, 11 November 2002). [S965] History of Gill Genealogies, (unknown). [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Marriage Record of James Sylvester and Abigail Delvee [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Death Record of Abigail Delvee [S152] Patterson, Shirley Drury. The Tale of Bathsheba Woods and Bathsheba Moore Woods, (Towne Family Association, About Town, volume XV, number 1, March 1995). [S20] Vital Records of Warwick, Massachusetts.