Paul,
This is Hubert by the way...lol. I just did a quick online search because I knew Elizabeth Abbott took Jonah Newell to court over land disputes and I came across this site which may be of interest to you.
http://ngb.chebucto.org/Articles/abbott-family-history.pdfThis is just a little exerpt from that piece that deals with this whole mess...lol.
"pg 394 13 Oct 1757 Bailey's Cove Bonavista- Elizabeth Abbott, daughter of the late James Newell and grand daughter of Thomas Newell. Elizabeth Abbott vers Jonas Newell of Jonas.
pg 396 03 Oct 1757- Thomas Slate of Bonavista leaves property to his nephew Richard Abbott at Bailey's Cove. Joseph Randall vers Richard Abbott- Abbott won!
pg 454 Randell ordered to remove from Abbott's property.
Vole 3, pg 29, 27 Sep 1759. Randall's counter claim. He claims that since Thomas Slate was illegitimate then the property was not Slate's to bequeath to anybody. This Thomas Slate (Jr.) was illegitimate son of Thomas Slate (Sr.) begat by Elizabeth, wife of William Newell."