Daniel Abbott

Daniel Abbott (25 April 1682 – 7 November 1760)[1] was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

[1] In 1723, Abbott and his wife deeded a plot of land in Providence for establishing a church "in the Presbyterian or Congregational way.

"[1] Ten years later, he and two others were appointed by the Assembly to erect a new jail in Providence of the same size as the one in Kings County.

[1] In 1741, he and two others were appointed to set off a part of Warwick to establish the town of Coventry, Rhode Island.

[1] Daniel and Mary Abbott are buried in the North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island.