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David Harwell Abernathy 1726–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1726

Birth Location: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Feb 1814

Death Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Father: Robert III

Mother: Mary VA-NC

Spouse(s): Martha Abernathy, Sarah Blackstone, Christina Forney

Children(s): Martha Abernathy

In 1726, David Harwell Abernathy entered the world in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States, born to Robert Abernathy Iii And Mary Miles 32 Harwell Abernathy Va Nc. David Harwell Abernathy married Christina Forney, Martha Ann Turner Abernathy, Sarah Blackstone, and had children including Martha Patsy Abernathy. David Harwell Abernathy passed away in 1814 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1726, David Harwell Abernathy entered the world in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States, born to Robert Abernathy Iii And Mary Miles 32 Harwell Abernathy Va Nc.
  • David Harwell Abernathy married Christina Forney, Martha Ann Turner Abernathy, Sarah Blackstone, and had children including Martha Patsy Abernathy.
  • David Harwell Abernathy passed away in 1814 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Abernathy's Ancestors

Self
David Abernathy
1726–1814
Birth Place: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Abernathy III
1695–1772
Poplar Run, Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Miles *32 HARWELL Abernathy) VA-NC
1700–1732
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Abernathy) Jr
1670–1738
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
CHRISTINE TILGHMAN(Tillman)
1670–1716
Virginia, United States of America
Samuel (Harwell Slave Owner?8th Ggf) II
1674–1767
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Mary (Coleman*8th) Ggm
1678–1700
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1633–1685
Sarah Abernathy
1628–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GEORGE II
1576–1633
Sarah Doolittle
1605–1652

David Abernathy's Descendants

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David (Harwell) Abernathy (29 May 1726–19 Feb 1814) m. Martha (Ann Turner) Abernathy (1727–1814) m. Sarah Blackstone (1742–1815) m. Christina Forney (1762–07 Dec 1842)
  1. 1. Martha (Patsy) Abernathy 1753–1814

David Abernathy's Timeline

13 Records

1725
29 May 1725
Birth of David Harwell Abernathy in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, Colonial America
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, Colonial America
1726
29 May 1726
Birth of David Harwell Abernathy in Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
1742
abt 1742
Age 16
David Harwell Abernathy was married in Brunswick County, Virginia
Brunswick County, Virginia
1748
1748
Age 22
David Harwell Abernathy was married in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States
1766
1766
Age 40
David Harwell Abernathy was married in Lunenberg, Virginia, United States
Lunenberg, Virginia, United States
1780
1780
Age 54
David Harwell Abernathy resided here in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 64
David Harwell Abernathy resided here in Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1800
1800
Age 74
David Harwell Abernathy resided here in Lincoln, North Carolina
Lincoln, North Carolina
1805
1805
Age 79
David Harwell Abernathy resided here in Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Grainger, Tennessee, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 84
David Harwell Abernathy resided here in Capt Rozeles, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Capt Rozeles, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
1814
19 February 1814
Age 88
Death of David Harwell Abernathy in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
1814
19 Feb 1814
Age 88
Death of David Harwell Abernathy in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1831
1831-1848
Age 105
David Harwell Abernathy resided here in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1725
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1726
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, Prince George, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1271.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: VNK
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0039

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1742
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: Lunenberg, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, Document: Series: General Assembly; Box: May 1779 [North Carolina State Archives]; Call Number: Folder: Petitions JP; Page Number: 2; Family Number: 21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 121; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 29; Page: 835; Image: 383; Family History Library Film: 337905

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Grainger, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Early Tax List Records, The Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Early Tax Lists of Tennessee
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Capt Rozeles, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Capt Rozeles, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 40; Page: 479; Image: Ncm252_40-0691; FHL Roll: 0337913

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1831-1848
    Event Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 February 1814
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1814
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Will Abstracts
    [2] North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1843-1939; Index to Wills, 1843-1966; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Catawba County)
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0039

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1843-1939; Index to Wills, 1843-1966; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Catawba County)

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