Michael ABNEY
M, b. 1740, d. 1832
- Relationship
- 4th great-granduncle of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Michael ABNEY, son of George ABNEY and Unity Meredith, was born in 1740 in Henrico County, Virginia.
Michael married Ann TURNER, daughter of William TURNER and Ann _____, circa 1760 in Virginia. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Turner.
Michael ABNEY was named an heir in the will of his father, George ABNEY, dated on 13 October 1765 in Halifax County, Virginia. He was given the pllantation and stock upon his mother's death.1,2
From Leonardo Andrea files, compiled in 1946, S.C., p. 19, #144, is the will of William TURNER of 96 District signed 1 Feb. 1774. His heirs included his wife, Elizabeth, and children, including Ann ABNEY, will ag 19 July 1800 cocidile sg. 22 Dec. 1812, Will 7 Jan 1813 in Newberry Co., names added ch. incl. "my dead dau who was wife of Michael ABNEY, now also dead, and their ch; Nathaniel Abney, James Abney, Ann Buffington and William Abney... Wit. Thomas Davidson, John COLLIER, & Joseph COLLIER.
From Halifax county, Virginia deed book 7, page 364 on 29 Aug 1768, "Michael Abney of the Province of South Carolina have appointed my brother Samuel Abney of Halifax County, Virginia, my true and lawful attorney to sell a tract of land in County of Halifax and Parish of Antrim first granted to George Abney, 170 acres."3,4
Michael ABNEY was granted land 3 October 1771 in near the Saluda River, Ninety-Six District, South Carolina. After the war he moved to Newberry county.5
Michael ABNEY was granted land 30 October 1772 in Colleton County, South Carolina. The royal land grant was for 200 acres and the plat was certified 1 Sep 1772. This would have been along the Little Saluda River near his brothers: Dannett, Nathaniel, Samuel and William.6
Michael saw military service during the American Revolution. He served in the South Carolina militia under Captains John Wallace and Joseph Towles, of Col. Robert Anderson's Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment in the command of Gen. Andrew Pickett.5 He was buried in Bush River Quaker Cemetery, Newberry.
Michael ABNEY died in 1832 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
Michael married Ann TURNER, daughter of William TURNER and Ann _____, circa 1760 in Virginia. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Turner.
Michael ABNEY was named an heir in the will of his father, George ABNEY, dated on 13 October 1765 in Halifax County, Virginia. He was given the pllantation and stock upon his mother's death.1,2
From Leonardo Andrea files, compiled in 1946, S.C., p. 19, #144, is the will of William TURNER of 96 District signed 1 Feb. 1774. His heirs included his wife, Elizabeth, and children, including Ann ABNEY, will ag 19 July 1800 cocidile sg. 22 Dec. 1812, Will 7 Jan 1813 in Newberry Co., names added ch. incl. "my dead dau who was wife of Michael ABNEY, now also dead, and their ch; Nathaniel Abney, James Abney, Ann Buffington and William Abney... Wit. Thomas Davidson, John COLLIER, & Joseph COLLIER.
From Halifax county, Virginia deed book 7, page 364 on 29 Aug 1768, "Michael Abney of the Province of South Carolina have appointed my brother Samuel Abney of Halifax County, Virginia, my true and lawful attorney to sell a tract of land in County of Halifax and Parish of Antrim first granted to George Abney, 170 acres."3,4
Michael ABNEY was granted land 3 October 1771 in near the Saluda River, Ninety-Six District, South Carolina. After the war he moved to Newberry county.5
Michael ABNEY was granted land 30 October 1772 in Colleton County, South Carolina. The royal land grant was for 200 acres and the plat was certified 1 Sep 1772. This would have been along the Little Saluda River near his brothers: Dannett, Nathaniel, Samuel and William.6
Michael saw military service during the American Revolution. He served in the South Carolina militia under Captains John Wallace and Joseph Towles, of Col. Robert Anderson's Upper Ninety-Six District Regiment in the command of Gen. Andrew Pickett.5 He was buried in Bush River Quaker Cemetery, Newberry.
Michael ABNEY died in 1832 in Newberry County, South Carolina.
Last Edited=8 Aug 2017
Children of Michael ABNEY and Ann TURNER
- Martha "Patsy" ABNEY
- Maacah ABNEY+ b. 1763
- Pvt. Nathaniel ABNEY+ b. c 1766, d. 1812
- William "Uncle Billy" ABNEY+ b. 1772, d. 23 Jul 1812
- James D. ABNEY+ b. 1774, d. 27 Nov 1850
- Ann ABNEY b. 1776
Citations
- [S199] Abney Hintgen Brewer, "Abney Research," e-mail to John K. Brown, 25 January 2006.
- [S1008] Marian Dodson Chiarito, Halifax Co., VA Will Book O, #211 George Abney will, pg. 34.
- [S570] SCMAR, Volume IX, Number 4, Fall 1981, pg. 183, "Some Migrations from Virginia to South Carolina."
- [S1009] Marian Dodson Chiarito, Halifax Co., VA Deed Bk. 7, #162, pg. 28.
- [S150] Bobby Gilmer Moss, South Carolina Patriots.
- [S1003] Brent Holcomb, SC Royal Land Grants, Vol. 4 (1772-1775), pg. 118.
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