Pvt. Nathaniel ABNEY

     Pvt. Nathaniel ABNEY, son of Michael ABNEY and Ann TURNER, was born circa 1766 in Virginia.¹

Pvt. Nathaniel ABNEY leased and released a tract of land to Thomas Spearman on 3 February 1792 in Newberry County, South Carolina. Both were living in Newberry county. For 100 pounds sterling the transaction was for 100 acres, being part of a tract of land orginally granted to Enoch Anderson 3 Dec 1751 and conveyed by Anderson to Willam Turner, then Turner, deceased, bestowed the land to his beloved daugther, Mary, 250 acres on Little River and 250 acres to his beloved daughter Ann, the wife of Michael Abney, and now the said Nathaniel Abney, the eldest son of Ann Abney, conveys 100 acres to said Thomas Spearman on Saluda River. Signed by Nathaniel Abney (mark) and witnessed by Joseph Towles, Edward Taweatt, and John Atkinson.²

Pvt. Nathaniel ABNEY leased and released a tract of land to Joseph Goodman on 10 February 1792 in Newberry County, South Carolina. Both were living in Newberry County and District of Ninety Six. The transaction for 60 pounds sterling, 141 acres, being part of a tract of 500 acres orginally granted to Enoch Anderson 13 Dec 1751 and conveyed to William Turner, deceased, who willed to his daughter, Ann Abney, the one-half of that tract containing 250 acres, it being that part adjoining land of William Turner and Nathaniel Abney, the eldest son and heir of her body. Nathanel conveyed the plantation of 141 acres to said Joseph Goodman. It was signed by Nathaniel Abney (mark) and witnessed by William Caldwell, George Brown, Joseph Towles, and John Thweatt.³

Pvt. Nathaniel ABNEY appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1810 in Union County, South Carolina. The household was listed as 1 male under 10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44 [Pvt. Nathaniel 44], 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female26-44.⁴

Pvt. Nathaniel ABNEY died in 1812 in South Carolina. He was buried in Joel Abney Cemetery, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina.⁵