Anthony Abdy (1579–1640)

Anthony Abdy (18 October 1579 (baptised) – 10 September 1640), was a citizen and East India merchant of London.

On the death of his father in 1595 he inherited lands at Colliers Row, Havering atte Bower, Essex and property in Red Lion Gate, London.

He lived in Lime Street, London, in the house where William Dockwra’s Penny Post was established in 1680.

In 1630, he purchased the Felix Hall estate in Essex, which was bequeathed to his eldest son, Thomas.

Abdy had a small private book collection in his Lime Street home, valued at £12.