Robert D'ABNEY1

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15th great-granduncle of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
     Robert D'ABNEY, son of Thomas De ABNEY, was born in Derbyshire, England.1

Robert D'ABNEY was Robert Abeny of Castleton, and Cecelia, his wife, gave 2 a. Holygippe to William fil Ralf of Ashulton. T. Robt. de Arthain, Rog. de Thornhill, Henry de Hally, Bateman Ch. in 1367 in Castleton, Derbyshire, England.2

William De ABNEY, Robert D'ABNEY, John D'ABNEY and Arabella D'ABNEY were included on a tax list in 1380 in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England. The Poll Tax of 1379-80 (which caused the Peasants Revolt of 1381) included William Abney and his grandsons Robert and John. Arabella was probably also a granddaughter. The Poll Tax of 4 Richard II [1380] includes William de Alboney and his wife, Robert and Arabella Abbony of Castleton, and John de Abbeny and his wife of Eyam (probably including Stoke.)
Last Edited=22 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [S1030] Raymond Robert Abney Jr., Abney: Ancestry Vol. I, pg. 9 & 12.
  2. [S1050] John Pym Yeatman, Feudal History of Derby V5, Vol. 5, chapter 14 Tideswell -- 40 Edward III (1327-1377).

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