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William Abney

Male 1774 - 1828  (54 years)


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  • Name William Abney 
    • Check 1790 Census for Augusta
    Born 1774  Augusta County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1828  Augusta Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19110  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2018 

    Father Captain John 'Hatter' Abney, Sr.,   b. 1745, Albermarle County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1788, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Isabella Van Lear,   b. Est 1750, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1828, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 10 Jul 1769  Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F7240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Parks McClanahan,   b. 2 Jun 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1854, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1794  Wilson Presbyterian Church, Old Stone, Augusta Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Her marriage to William Abney was on 23 Dec 1794 in Augusta County, Virginia. They had (at least) these known children:
      - Nancy Abney (1793)
      - Isabella Abney (1795)
      - William Austin Abney (1806)
      - Shelton Spillsbury Abney (1813)
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F7085  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [S82] Wikitree, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Abney_%282%29.
      William Abney was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
      Facts and Events
      Name William Abney
      Gender Male
      Birth: bef. 1774
      Marriage: 23 December 1794, Augusta Co., VA
      Elizabeth McClanahan
      Marriage Bond: 23 December 1794, m Augusta Co., VA Elizabeth McClanahan
      Children:
      William Abney, bef 1774 -
      Margaret Abney, bef 1775 -
      Sarah 'Sally' Abney bef 1780 -
      Martha 'Patsy' Abney, 1780 - 1846
      Nancy Abney, bef 1781 -
      Mary 'Polly' Abney
      John Abney, Jr., 1780 - 1820

    3. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=168226414.
      Elizabeth Parks McClenachan Abney
      Birth: Jun. 27, 1774, Augusta Co., Virginia
      Death: Jul. 7, 1854, Mint Spring, Augusta Co., VA
      Her marriage to William Abney was on 23 Dec 1794 in Augusta County, Virginia. They had (at least) these known children:
      - Nancy Abney (1793)
      - Isabella Abney (1795)
      - William Austin Abney (1806)
      - Shelton Spillsbury Abney (1813)
      Burial: Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Ceme. Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia
      The surname spelling for Elizabeth Parks McClenachan is recorded as 'McClanahan' for her siblings and their subsequent generations. Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of Irish immigrant and American Revolution officer Col. Alexander McClenachan, Sr. (1734-1797). Her mother was Eleanor "Sallie" Shelton (1741-1774) of the Virginia Colony.
      Records indicate her (known) siblings were:
      - Alexander McClanahan Jr. (1759?1824)
      - John McClanahan (1770??)
      - Letitia Washington McClanahan (1772?1823)
      - Alexander McClanahan (1775?1851)

    4. [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
      John S. McClanahan is named executor of his Father's estate; however, Wm Abney, husband of Alexander's daughter, Elizabeth, assumed the duty, but did not distribute portions to the heirs.[Claimed by Michael Bright who is executor of (now dec'd) John S. McClanahan, who it seems has died and left many debts that his estate is not able to pay because he has not been advanced his share of the proceeds of his father's estate.}

    5. [S82] Wikitree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Abney-761.
      Shelton Spillsbury Abney, Sr.
      Husband of Martha Jane (Davis) Abney ? married 3 Dec 1834 in Augusta County, Virginia
      Father of Sarah Minerva (Abney) Murrell, Elizabeth McClanahan (Abney) Ingram, John Hanger Abney, William Lycurgus Abney and Margaret Letticia (Abney) Wilhelm
      Died 1887 in Morgan County, Missouri