Neva: The only thing I have on Plummer Abbott is the following: 1846: Daniel Hazel was indicted for burglary w/Caleb Slankard, Hite/Hiram Green and Wm. B. Hazel (son of Rebecca), and Wm. B. Hazel (son of Samuel), Samuel C. Hazel and Plumer Abbott. "The Regulators and Flatheads in Southern Illinois" by James A. Rose, says the following about this case: "A man by the name of Henry Sides, with his wife, moved into Pope County and settled some miles northwest of Golconda, freed a number of slaves, bought a farm and worked side by side with them. Soon after this another man named Dobbs came from Tennessee with his slaves and set them free, left enough for their immediate wants and returned to Tennessee where he died, leaving all his estate to his former slaves and making Mr. Sides his executor. The money from the estate, amounting to $2,000 was shipped to Mr. Sides in two boxes, each containing $1,000 in silver half dollars. There being no bank in Golconda, he hauled the money home and put it in the loft in a bag of seed cotton. In July, 1846, a gang headed by Hite Green visited the residence of Mr. Sides, knocked him and his wife on the head, stole the money, set fire to the house and fled. Shortly after they left a heavy rainstorm came up and extinguished the fire. Dr. Wm. Simm was in the neighborhood and in some way was informed of the affair. Visiting the house, he found it splashed with blood and the old people insensible. Though mangled, bleeding and all but dead, they were finally revived and told the story of the outrage. The crime excited the people to something like madness. For days a search was kept up, in and around the house. Only a button and knife were found. Some proved to be friends and neighbors of the victim. Hiram Green, the leader, was the son of an old and respected citizen. The knife had been made by a local blacksmith for one Ned Hazel, who, when arrested proved that he had disposed of the knife to Dan Hazel. Dan Hazel was then arrested and put in jail, but he refused to say anything about the matter. . . . At this time the organization called the Regulators was formed. Their object in the beginning was to . . . see that the laws were executed through the courts. No bonds were to be taken from anyone charged with the crime on the Sides family. . . . It was learned that an effort was to be made to rescue the prisoners on the over-land trip from Golconda to Vienna (change of venue), the county seat of Johnson County. An army of more than a hundred Regulators, on horseback, marched the entire distance surrounding the prisoners who were heavily chained in wagons. The trial resulted in the conviction of six of the prisoners implicated. Four of them died in the penitentiary." Neva, I am not an Abbott, but am related to the Hazel line which is why I have this information. Hope this helps. Debbie Neva Abbott wrote: > I need some help......... > > I am researching the Abbott's of Pope County. My problem is this: > > Wilson Abbott and Sally "Lloyd" Abbott had six children: > William A. Abbott b. 1820 Granville County, NC > Martha M. Abbott b. 1821 Rowan County, NC > Plummer Green Abbott > Henderson Abbott b.1827 Tennessee > Shadrach Wilson Abbott b Abt 1832 Tennessee > Cornelius McGuire Abbott b. 1833 > > I am finding very little about Henderson Abbott, and what I am finding says that Henderson is the son of Sterling Abbott. According to records, both Henderson's were born on the same day, and died on the same day, therefore, I am assuming that they are the same person. My question: Who does he belong to? Wilson Abbott or Sterling Abbott? > > Does anyone have any information on Plummer Abbott? > Any help you can give me would be very appreciated. Neva Abbott [email protected] Thanks!