Martha ABNEY
F, b. circa 1776, d. 1852
- Relationship
- 3rd great-grandaunt of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Martha ABNEY, daughter of Samuel ABNEY Sr. and Martha Harriett HAMILTON, was born circa 1776 in Edgefield District, South Carolina.1 She was also known as Patsey.2
Martha married William KENNEDY, son of Alexander KENNEDY and Jane (?), circa 1794 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.2
She was probably the female age 26 to 45 listed in the household of her husband, William KENNEDY, in the 1820 Federal Census of Monticello, Jasper County, Georgia.
She was probably the female age 50 to 60 listed in the household of her husband, William KENNEDY, in the 1830 Federal Census of Greene County, Alabama, Martha would have been age 54.
She was probably the female age 60 to 70 listed in the household of her husband, William KENNEDY, in the 1840 Federal Census of Greene County, Alabama, Martha would have been age 64.
Martha ABNEY appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 12 October 1850 in Greene County, Alabama. The household was listed as Martha Kennedy, age 74, born South Carolina. She had real estate valued at $1000. Also in household was John Brown, a 28 year old farmer born in Georgia. He was probably her nephew, a son of Harriett Brown. Living next door was her son James Kennedy, age 47.
Martha ABNEY died in 1852 in Greene County, Alabama.3
Martha married William KENNEDY, son of Alexander KENNEDY and Jane (?), circa 1794 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.2
She was probably the female age 26 to 45 listed in the household of her husband, William KENNEDY, in the 1820 Federal Census of Monticello, Jasper County, Georgia.
She was probably the female age 50 to 60 listed in the household of her husband, William KENNEDY, in the 1830 Federal Census of Greene County, Alabama, Martha would have been age 54.
She was probably the female age 60 to 70 listed in the household of her husband, William KENNEDY, in the 1840 Federal Census of Greene County, Alabama, Martha would have been age 64.
Martha ABNEY appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 12 October 1850 in Greene County, Alabama. The household was listed as Martha Kennedy, age 74, born South Carolina. She had real estate valued at $1000. Also in household was John Brown, a 28 year old farmer born in Georgia. He was probably her nephew, a son of Harriett Brown. Living next door was her son James Kennedy, age 47.
Martha ABNEY died in 1852 in Greene County, Alabama.3
Last Edited=25 Sep 2021
Children of Martha ABNEY and William KENNEDY
- Harriett Jane KENNEDY b. 15 Jun 1798, d. 22 Apr 1859
- James Abney KENNEDY b. 1802, d. 24 Mar 1865
Citations
- [S697] In the 1850 Greene county, Alabama census she was 74 years old which would make her year of birth 1776.
- [S199] Abney Hintgen Brewer, "Abney Research," e-mail to John K. Brown, 22 Jan 2006.
- [S504] United Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 113 (1914) - Mrs. Frances May Threefoot 112759 and Mrs. May Threefoot Walker 112758, descendants of William Kennedy 1755-1827.
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