Joshua ABNEY
M, b. 1784, d. 3 August 1851
- Relationship
- 2nd cousin 4 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Joshua ABNEY, son of Sgt. George ABNEY and Sarah "Sally" GRIFFITH, was born in 1784 in Ninety-Six District, South Carolina.
He was probably one of the two males under age 16 listed in the household of his father, Sgt. George ABNEY, in the 1790 Federal Census of Edgefield District, South Carolina.
Joshua ABNEY and Sgt. George ABNEY were included on a tax list in 1805 in Warren County, Tennessee.
Joshua married Mary Ann Helms on 28 May 1806 in Jackson County, Tennessee.1
Joshua ABNEY and Sgt. George ABNEY were included on a tax list in 1812 in Warren County, Tennessee. Joseph Griffith was also living there. The county is southeast of Nashville.
During the War of 1812, Joshua ABNEY enlisted in Captain Wells' Company, 3rd Regiment Tennessee State Militia in 1812. He was a private. For his service he received a bounty land warrant in Hamilton County, Indiana.1
Joshua ABNEY appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Hamilton County, Indiana, 1 male <5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 female <5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 15-20, and 1 female 40-50.
Joshua ABNEY died on 3 August 1851 in Hamilton County, Indiana. He was buried in Highland Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana.2
He was probably one of the two males under age 16 listed in the household of his father, Sgt. George ABNEY, in the 1790 Federal Census of Edgefield District, South Carolina.
Joshua ABNEY and Sgt. George ABNEY were included on a tax list in 1805 in Warren County, Tennessee.
Joshua married Mary Ann Helms on 28 May 1806 in Jackson County, Tennessee.1
Joshua ABNEY and Sgt. George ABNEY were included on a tax list in 1812 in Warren County, Tennessee. Joseph Griffith was also living there. The county is southeast of Nashville.
During the War of 1812, Joshua ABNEY enlisted in Captain Wells' Company, 3rd Regiment Tennessee State Militia in 1812. He was a private. For his service he received a bounty land warrant in Hamilton County, Indiana.1
Joshua ABNEY appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Hamilton County, Indiana, 1 male <5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 female <5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 15-20, and 1 female 40-50.
Joshua ABNEY died on 3 August 1851 in Hamilton County, Indiana. He was buried in Highland Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana.2
Last Edited=12 Feb 2023
Children of Joshua ABNEY and Mary Ann Helms
- John ABNEY+ b. 7 Mar 1807, d. 26 Aug 1870
- George Rice ABNEY b. 1808, d. a 1873
- Hester Ann ABNEY b. c 1810
- Sarah ABNEY b. 15 Apr 1813, d. 24 Jun 1894
- Hezekiah Isiah ABNEY b. c 1814, d. 1852
- Samuel ABNEY b. 1824, d. 1880
- Amelia ABNEY b. 1828, d. 1892
Citations
- [S1030] Raymond Robert Abney Jr., Abney: Ancestry Vol. I, Pg. 262.
- [S696] Find A Grave (website), online http://www.findagrave.com, Joshua Abney, ID# 136664960, Highland Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton County, Indiana, USA, Access Date: 19 SEP 2022.
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