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Family: William Abney / Elizabeth Parks McClanahan (F7085)  [1, 2, 3

m. 23 Dec 1794


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  • Father | 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     
    Married  23 Dec 1794  [4]  Wilson Presbyterian Church, Old Stone, Augusta Co., Virginia  [4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Captain John 'Hatter' Abney, Sr. | F7240 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Isabella Van Lear | F7240 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Parks McClanahan

    Born  2 Jun 1774  Augusta County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jun 1854  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fishersville Augusta County Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Leut. Col. Alexander 'Breckenridge' McClanahan | F7075 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Eleanor Elizabeth Shelton | F7075 Group Sheet 

  • Notes  Married:
    • 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)

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [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)

    3. [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.}

    4. [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