Gilly Gentry1,2
F, b. 1769, d. April 1847
Gilly Gentry, daughter of Hezekiah Gentry and Catherine Reynolds, was born in 1769 in Lunenburg County, Virginia.
Gilly married first Joseph Trotter in 1784 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.
Gilly married second Samuel ABNEY, son of Dannett ABNEY and Cassandra Abney, on 8 May 1819 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. Gilly was the daughter of Hezekiah Gentry and was apparently rather well to do. On this was the date they signed a marriage constract agreeing that they would share equally during their marriage as long as they both lived. At the death of the other party they had the right to dispose of the property as they saw fit.3
Gilly ABNEY was named executrix and an heir in the will of Samuel ABNEY dated 25 December 1826 in Jones County, Georgia.
Gilly left a will dated 24 December 1846 in Russell County, Alabama. It named her son William Trotter executor. Hieirs included "my son Geremiah Trotter," "my daughter Elizabeth Adams," "my son Henry Trotter," "my son Hezekiah Trotter," and "my son William Trotter, Sen." Also named were "my son-in-law John Gentry,"my son-in-law Henry Emfinger," "my son-in-law George Emfinger," and "my son-in-law Jacob Westall." The will was filed in Russell county on 27 Apr 1847.1
Gilly Gentry died in April 1847 in Russell County, Alabama.4
Gilly married first Joseph Trotter in 1784 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.
Gilly married second Samuel ABNEY, son of Dannett ABNEY and Cassandra Abney, on 8 May 1819 in Edgefield County, South Carolina. Gilly was the daughter of Hezekiah Gentry and was apparently rather well to do. On this was the date they signed a marriage constract agreeing that they would share equally during their marriage as long as they both lived. At the death of the other party they had the right to dispose of the property as they saw fit.3
Gilly ABNEY was named executrix and an heir in the will of Samuel ABNEY dated 25 December 1826 in Jones County, Georgia.
Gilly left a will dated 24 December 1846 in Russell County, Alabama. It named her son William Trotter executor. Hieirs included "my son Geremiah Trotter," "my daughter Elizabeth Adams," "my son Henry Trotter," "my son Hezekiah Trotter," and "my son William Trotter, Sen." Also named were "my son-in-law John Gentry,"my son-in-law Henry Emfinger," "my son-in-law George Emfinger," and "my son-in-law Jacob Westall." The will was filed in Russell county on 27 Apr 1847.1
Gilly Gentry died in April 1847 in Russell County, Alabama.4
Last Edited=18 Sep 2022
Child of Gilly Gentry and Joseph Trotter
- Mourning Trotter5 b. 1792, d. 17 Nov 1866
Citations
- [S805] Abney Hintgen Brewer, Legacy of Samuel Abney, pg. 152.
- [S1162] Milton Slauson, "Gilly Gentry and Long Sam Abney," e-mail to John K. Brown, 2022, 25 May 2022.
- [S805] Abney Hintgen Brewer, Legacy of Samuel Abney, pg.152.
- [S805] Abney Hintgen Brewer, Legacy of Samuel Abney, pg. 152 - Gilly's will was made in Russell Co., AL dated 24 Dec 1846. It was filed in Russell Co. 27 Apr 1847 so I assume she died earlier that month.
- [S1162] Milton Slauson, "Gilly Gentry and Long Sam Abney," e-mail to John K. Brown, 2022, 30 May 2022 - Dates for Joseph Trotter.
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