Edward Abney

M, b. 8 February 1751, d. 26 June 1827
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5th cousin 6 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Edward Abney (1751-1827). Painting c1775 by Joseph Wright of Derby
     Edward Abney, son of William Abney and Catherine Wootton, was born on 8 February 1751 in Measham, Derbyshire, England.1

Edward married first Mary Sharpe circa 1775 in St. Martin's Church, Leicester, England.2

Mary died in August 1776 in Measham, Derbyshire, England, leaving Edward Abney as a widower. She died in childbirth and her baby died a couple of weeks later.

Edward married second Hephzibah Need on 17 November 1779 in St. Peter's Parish, Nottinghamshire, England. She was the daughter of Lt. Gen. Samuel Need, Esq. (1718-1781), a successful hoser in Fountain Dale, Nottingham. They were the parents of two sons and a daughter.3

Edward Abney willed the estates of Measham to his grandson, William Wootton Abney Jr., on his death in in 1827. Edward's son, William's father, had died before him.1

Edward Abney died on 26 June 1827 at Measham Hall in Measham, Derbyshire, England, at age 76. He was buried in St. Peter's Churchyard, Swepstone, Leicestershire, England.
Last Edited=19 Sep 2019

Child of Edward Abney and Mary Sharpe

Children of Edward Abney and Hephzibah Need

Citations

  1. [S777] John Burke, Commoners, Abney of Measham Hall, pg. 572-574.
  2. [S1054] "Leicestershire Marriages", Edwd Abney & Mary Sharpe, 1775.
  3. [S762] "Bayshawe Collection" , Nottingham Parish Registers, St. Peter's Parish.

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