William Thomas ABNEY
M, b. 1799, d. December 1836
- Relationship
- 2nd cousin 4 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
William Thomas ABNEY, son of James "Wiley" ABNEY and Maacah ABNEY, was born in 1799 in Edgefield District, South Carolina. After his father's death in December 1802, William's mother was left with two little boys. William went to live with his maternal uncle, William "Uncle Billy" Abney. Wiley lived with William and Anna Abney Buffington, a paternal aunt and uncle.1
William married Charlotte Pope ABNEY, daughter of William ABNEY and Bathsheba POPE, circa 1827 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.
William Thomas and his brother Wiley were carpenters and builders. Wiley is listed in the Cobb County, Georgia Census in 1840 and in the Elbert County, Georgia Census in 1860. He is also listed in the 1860 Slave Census. William Thomas was also living in Elbert County at least by 1847. Wiley purchased land in Mississippi from Wesley Boler, who was also from Elbert County, Georgia and had moved to Mississippi prior to the Abneys.
William began military service on 7 February 1836 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, when he enlisted as first lieutenant in Capt. David Denny's company of the 10th South Carolina Militia to fight in the 2nd Seminole Indian War (1835-1842) in Florida. He had vowed to whip on sight Charles K. Johnson, a teacher at Mt. Enon School, who he believed had unfairly whipped his son, George. Instead when the two soldiers met they became friends for life. William mustered out 10 May 1836 at St. Augustine, Florida and returned to Edgefield county. He came down with the measles, developed pneumonia and pleurisy and died at the home of his father-in-law.
In December 1836 William Thomas died in Edgefield District, South Carolina, leaving Charlotte Pope a widow. He was buried in Chestnut Hill Church Cemetery.
William married Charlotte Pope ABNEY, daughter of William ABNEY and Bathsheba POPE, circa 1827 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.
William Thomas and his brother Wiley were carpenters and builders. Wiley is listed in the Cobb County, Georgia Census in 1840 and in the Elbert County, Georgia Census in 1860. He is also listed in the 1860 Slave Census. William Thomas was also living in Elbert County at least by 1847. Wiley purchased land in Mississippi from Wesley Boler, who was also from Elbert County, Georgia and had moved to Mississippi prior to the Abneys.
William began military service on 7 February 1836 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, when he enlisted as first lieutenant in Capt. David Denny's company of the 10th South Carolina Militia to fight in the 2nd Seminole Indian War (1835-1842) in Florida. He had vowed to whip on sight Charles K. Johnson, a teacher at Mt. Enon School, who he believed had unfairly whipped his son, George. Instead when the two soldiers met they became friends for life. William mustered out 10 May 1836 at St. Augustine, Florida and returned to Edgefield county. He came down with the measles, developed pneumonia and pleurisy and died at the home of his father-in-law.
In December 1836 William Thomas died in Edgefield District, South Carolina, leaving Charlotte Pope a widow. He was buried in Chestnut Hill Church Cemetery.
Last Edited=29 Jun 2020
Children of William Thomas ABNEY and Charlotte Pope ABNEY
- George Henderson ABNEY b. 15 Feb 1828, d. 19 May 1924
- Mary Helen ABNEY b. 12 May 1830, d. 17 Nov 1863
- Susan Elizabeth ABNEY b. 24 Mar 1832, d. 25 Dec 1886
- Dr. Lucien Bonaparte ABNEY+ b. 9 Apr 1835, d. 5 Nov 1913
- William Henry ABNEY b. 21 Jun 1837, d. 7 Dec 1915
Citations
- [S442] Carolyn J., "Wiley Abney Family," listserve message November 5, 2001.
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