I realise there were a lot of weavers in Norwich, but I did wonder if this Abraham Bristow is at all significant in the ancestry of the chap in the 2nd Foot Regiment.
There's Abraham Bristow, an apprentice master, worsted weaver, in 1712 in Norwich. There's a burial in 1744 at St Andrew's Norwich which may or may not be the same person not many Abrahams though). The person who died in 1744 wrote a will which is at the Norfolk RO:
http://nrocat.norfolk.gov.uk/DServe/...obate%27%29%29
There's a marriage in 1716 too, but there don't seem to be any baptisms for children of Abraham. Maybe they belonged to a non-con church? (non-conformity was strong in Norfolk)
Abraham's wife was Ann Perkins. There's a will in 1753 for Ann Bristow widow which may or may not be the same person.
