Abraham was the last of the original thirty settlers (“proprietors”) of Waterbury, Connecticut (established in 1674), when he died in 1729. He served as first townsman, or selectman, in 1681, 1690, 1692, 1706, 1707, 1711, and 1716. He was town surveyor in 1700 and afterwards; a deputy to the General Court, at the May session, in 1712; and a frequent member of important committees appointed by the town and proprietors. On the whole, he was a man of considerable note among the first settlers of Waterbury.¹