Matthew ABNEY
M, b. 14 August 1811, d. 1847
- Relationship
- 3rd cousin 4 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Matthew ABNEY, son of Pvt. Paul ABNEY and Rhoda NORMAN, was born on 14 August 1811 in Dickson County, Tennessee.
During the Black Hawk War 1832, Matthew ABNEY enlisted in Russell's Company D in Gallatin County, Illinois. The Black Hawk War brief but bloody war from April to August 1832 between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk (Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak), a 65-year-old Sauk warrior who in early April led some 1,000 Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo men, women, and children, including about 500 warriors, across the Mississippi River to reclaim land in Illinois that tribal spokesmen had surrendered to the U.S. in 1804. The band’s crossing back into Illinois spurred fear and anger among white settlers, and eventually a force of some 7,000 mobilized against them—including members of the U.S. Army, state militias, and warriors from various other Indian peoples. Some 450–600 Indians and 70 soldiers and settlers were killed during the war.
Matthew married second Leticia Burk on 12 November 1836 in Franklin County, Illinois.1,2
In 1847 Matthew died in Gallatin County, Illinois, leaving Leticia a widow.
During the Black Hawk War 1832, Matthew ABNEY enlisted in Russell's Company D in Gallatin County, Illinois. The Black Hawk War brief but bloody war from April to August 1832 between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk (Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak), a 65-year-old Sauk warrior who in early April led some 1,000 Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo men, women, and children, including about 500 warriors, across the Mississippi River to reclaim land in Illinois that tribal spokesmen had surrendered to the U.S. in 1804. The band’s crossing back into Illinois spurred fear and anger among white settlers, and eventually a force of some 7,000 mobilized against them—including members of the U.S. Army, state militias, and warriors from various other Indian peoples. Some 450–600 Indians and 70 soldiers and settlers were killed during the war.
Matthew married second Leticia Burk on 12 November 1836 in Franklin County, Illinois.1,2
In 1847 Matthew died in Gallatin County, Illinois, leaving Leticia a widow.
Last Edited=3 Sep 2021
Child of Matthew ABNEY and Leticia Burk
- James Henry ABNEY b. 3 Mar 1838, d. 22 May 1909
Citations
- [S696] Find A Grave (website), online http://www.findagrave.com
- [S1119] Mrs. John Edwards, "Mathew Abney FGS", Received in a group of group sheets from forgotten source,.
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