William Abney

1774 - 1828  (54 years)

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

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Parks McClanahan,   b. 2 Jun 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony ,   d. 7 Jun 1854, Augusta County, Virginia  (Age 80 years)
  Married	23 Dec 1794	Wilson Presbyterian Church, Old Stone, Augusta Co., Virginia   [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

  [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 [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 [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) [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.} [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