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Family: PATRIOT Captain John 'Hatter' Abney, Sr. / Isabella Van Lear (F7240)  [1, 2

m. 10 Jul 1769


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  • Father | Male
    PATRIOT Captain John 'Hatter' Abney, Sr.

    Born  1745  Albermarle County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1788  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  10 Jul 1769  [3]  Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony  [3] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother   

    Mother | Female
    Isabella Van Lear

    Born  Est 1750  Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1828  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Child 1 | Male
    + John II Abney

    Born  Est 1770  Amherst Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1838  Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Martha Pattman 'Patsy' Puckett | F7114 
    Married  24 Apr 1790  Amherst Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Sarah [Van Lear] Abney

    Born  1769  Augusta County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Sep 1853  Barren Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Robert to Kentucky McClanahan | F7202 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Male
    William Abney

    Born  1774  Augusta County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1828  Augusta Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth Parks McClanahan | F7085 
    Married  23 Dec 1794  Wilson Presbyterian Church, Old Stone, Augusta Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140671280/isabella-abney.
      Isabella Van Lear Abney

      Birth unknown Virginia
      Death 1828 Augusta County, Virginia
      Burial Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia
      Spouse: John-I Key Abney, 1745?1788
      Children
      Sarah Abney McClanahan, 1769?1853
      Margaret Peggy Abney North, 1770?1851
      William Abney, 1772?1828
      Nancy Abney Fackler, 1776 ? unknown
      John-II Key Abney, 1780?1820
      Lucinda Abney King, 1781?1846
      Martha Abney Hogg, 1781?1846


    2. [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=015-1849-047.
      Chancery Causes: Admr of John S. McClanahan vs Admr of Alexander McClanahan
      1849-047 Augusta Co., Virginia
      Participants: 231 Pages
      BRIGHT, ABNEY, AUSTIN, VAN LEAR, JOHNSTON, CAREY, SELERS, McPHEELERS

    3. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, file:///R:/Users/mfe/Downloads/early-virginia-marriages-p1.pdf.
      Early Virginia Marriages
      Augusta County, Virginia
      John Abney
      10 Jul 1769
      Page 87