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john abernathy 1740–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Bristol Parish, VA

Death Date: 1816

Death Location: Denver, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Capt. abernathy

Mother: Sarah harwell

Spouse(s): susannah harwell

Children(s): dinah abernathy, Martha Abernathy

In 1740, john abernathy entered the world in Bristol Parish, VA, born to Capt Robert Or John Abernathy And Sarah Ann Nichols Alternate Is Lucy Harwell. john abernathy married Susannah Harwell, and had children including Dinah Diana Washington Abernathy, Martha Abernathy. john abernathy passed away in 1816 in Denver, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1740, john abernathy entered the world in Bristol Parish, VA, born to Capt Robert Or John Abernathy And Sarah Ann Nichols Alternate Is Lucy Harwell.
  • john abernathy married Susannah Harwell, and had children including Dinah Diana Washington Abernathy, Martha Abernathy.
  • john abernathy passed away in 1816 in Denver, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. abernathy
1710–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah harwell
1710–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

susannah harwell
1754–1838
Birth Location: Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

dinah abernathy
1768–1839
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co, VA
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Martha Abernathy
1776–1846
Birth Location: , North Carolina, United States
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john abernathy's Ancestors

Self
john abernathy
1740–1816
Birth Place: Bristol Parish, VA
Parents
Capt. Robert (or JOhn?) abernathy
1710–
Sarah (Ann Nichols alternate is lucy) harwell
1710–
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

john abernathy's Descendants

1.
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john abernathy (1740–1816) m. susannah harwell (1754–7 September 1838)
  1. 1. dinah (diana washington) abernathy 1768–1839 m. Zachariah Davis 1768–1855
    1. 1. benjamin (pollard) davis 1814–1855 m. mary (ann L fulcher H1c3b) [ELFRIDA] 1817–1883
      1. 1. mary (catherine davis H1c3b) [ELFRIDA] 1840–1907 m. henry (may) taylor 1838–1907
        1. 1. charlotte (belle lottie taylor H1c3b) [ELFRIDA] 1869–1959 m. john (henry) ward 1864–1956
        2. 2. sarah (Elizabeth) taylor 1866–1951 m. james (thomas) waugh 1863–1931
        3. 3. William (Robert) taylor 1859–1941 m. Sarah (Rebecca) Midkiff 1861–1939
        4. 4. Henry (Payton Pete) taylor 1861–1953 m. elizabeth (eliza ann earle \) earls 1866–1956
        5. 5. albert (jackson) taylor 1872–1967
        6. 6. harry (may) taylor 1879–1947
        7. 7. myrtle (ivey taylor) beuhring 1886–
        8. 8. Luella Taylor 1880–
        9. 9. Eva Shreves 1895–
      2. 2. sarah (jane) davis 1834–1927 m. george (washington) roach 1831–
        1. 1. mary (elizabeth) roach 1856–1905 m. Lewis (Washington) Gillispie 1841–
        2. 2. robert (henry) roach 1871–
        3. 3. edward (f) roach 1858–
        4. 4. nancy (alice) roach 1860–1947 m. William (Henry) Clark 1851–1935
        5. 5. George (Harrison) roach 1863–1944
        6. 6. john (william) roach 1865–1955
        7. 7. poindexter (C) roach 1868–
        8. 8. andrew (W) roach 1869–1924 m. Delia (Mary) Titus 1874–
        9. 9. Samuel (B) roach 1871–
        10. 10. isaac (creed) roach 1873–1939
        11. 11. lenora (L) roach 1875–1966 m. fleming (wylie) gillespie 1864–1944
        12. 12. Sarah (Ann) Roach 1865–
        13. 13. Henrietta Roach 1878–
      3. 3. Amanda Davis 1854–1930
      4. 4. jonathan davis 1840–1850
      5. 5. Jemimah (Ann) Davis 1834–1855
      6. 6. Benjamin (Francis) Davis 1841–1917 m. mary (jane baylous \) bias 1859–1929 m. sarah e 1850–
        1. 1. Wm. (F.) Davis 1864–1947
        2. 2. Samantha (K. bias) Pore 1868–1954 m. Walter Pore 1876–
        3. 3. Emily (F.) Davis 1870–1957
        4. 4. Mary (E.) Davis 1875–1935
        5. 5. Benjamin (J.) Davis 1877–1960
        6. 6. Abraham (S.) Davis 1879–1952
        7. 7. luther (wetzel) davis 1881–1953
        8. 8. Virgie (Huse) davis 1882–1971
        9. 9. Everett (maywood) davis 1886–1965
        10. 10. maude (e) davis 1894–
        11. 11. shilo davis 1884–
        12. 12. liberty (f) davis 1888–
        13. 13. arthur (b) davis 1891–
        14. 14. john davis 1879–
        15. 15. floyd (eliseworth) davis 1888–1958
        16. 16. william (T) davis 1876–1918
        17. 17. irene (olive) davis 1890–1974
      7. 7. Levena (A.) Davis 1844–1855
      8. 8. poindexter (p) davis 1846–1906 m. America (ann) wallace 1850–1934
        1. 1. Ida (Davis) Dennison 1888–1967
        2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Davis 1879–
        3. 3. Ollie Davis 1872–1942
        4. 4. Martha (A) Davis 1876–
        5. 5. Elecy Davis 1877–
        6. 6. Albert (M) Davis 1882–
        7. 7. Lewis (W) Davis 1884–
        8. 8. Reason Davis 1886–
        9. 9. Edna Davis 1891–
        10. 10. Rodesie (V.) Davis 1871–
        11. 11. Chestina Davis 1874–
        12. 12. Lewis Davis 1901–
      9. 9. susan davis 1851–1921 m. John (William) Davis 1840–1905
    2. 2. peyton (pollard) davis 1806–1880 m. Rebecca quarles 1810–1880
      1. 1. Levi (A.) Davis 1839–
      2. 2. America (A Adeline) Davis 1859–
      3. 3. john (d) davis 1832–1908 m. Sallie L. 1823–
        1. 1. sarah davis 1860–
        2. 2. William (L.) Davis 1861–
        3. 3. George (W.) Davis 1859–
      4. 4. catherine (enda) davis 1831–1877
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) ford 1854–1902 m. Charles Crump 1839–1911
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) ford 1856–1928 m. Soloman Colvin 1857–1940
        3. 3. Rebecca (Susan) Ford 1859–
        4. 4. Andrew (J.) Ford 1862–1894
        5. 5. Jessie (T.) Ford 1864–1912 m. Susie Worley 1863–
        6. 6. amanda (c) ford 1868–
        7. 7. Alvertie (Lee) Ford 1872– m. GA*Y Chapman 1862–
        8. 8. John (W. R.) Ford 1874–
      5. 5. thomas (l) davis 1834– m. Rebecca (H) Trayler 1820–
        1. 1. george (b) davis 1857–
        2. 2. harriet (s) davis 1861–
        3. 3. rebecca davis 1862–
        4. 4. Rosa (B.) Davis 1863–
        5. 5. Thomas (P.) Davis 1865–
      6. 6. jane (s) davis 1840–1913 m. elizabeth (e) joseph 1852–1935
        1. 1. Buena (Vista Davis) Angel 1880–1934
      7. 7. virginia (ann) davis 1842– m. R. (H.) Perry 1835–
      8. 8. Thomas (H) Davis 1850–
      9. 9. jane (l) davis 1837– m. Thomas Gellispie 1829–
      10. 10. lebon (c) davis 1842–
      11. 11. daniel (c) davis 1851–1872
      12. 12. zacharia (p) davis 1853–
      13. 13. mary (margaret) davis 1854–
    3. 3. John (William) Davis 1840–1905 m. susan davis 1851–1921
      1. 1. Wm (M) Davis 1871–
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Davis 1865–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Davis 1867–
      4. 4. Robt. (H.) Davis 1869–
      5. 5. Joseph (A.) Davis 1872–
      6. 6. John (A.) Davis 1875–
      7. 7. Idella Davis 1878–
      8. 8. Lottie (Davis) Johnson 1887–
      9. 9. Daniel (Webster) Davis 1891–
    4. 4. Paschal Davis 1790– m. nancy toone 1790–
      1. 1. rebececa (marie) davis 1817–1910 m. john (henry) taylor 1816–1850 m. thomas mynes 1815–
        1. 1. henry (may) taylor 1838–1907 m. mary (catherine davis H1c3b) [ELFRIDA] 1840–1907
        2. 2. Henrietta (davis) young 1830–
        3. 3. James (William) Taylor 1845–1920
        4. 4. nancy (lewis) taylor 1800–
        5. 5. missour (E) taylor 1843–
      2. 2. elizabeth Davis 1815–
    5. 5. matilda Davis 1815–
    6. 6. daniel (Davis starting here wrong) line 1824–
    7. 7. dinah Davis 1831–
    8. 8. samuel Davis 1833–
    9. 9. catherine Davis 1835–
    10. 10. allen Davis 1839–
    11. 11. mary (e Davis wrong line too old for this) couple 1846–
    12. 12. William davis 1783–1857
  2. 2. Martha Abernathy 1776–1846 m. james thompson 1767–1833
    1. 1. Lauson (Thompson) I 1807–1889
    2. 2. Royal Thompson 1803–1848
    3. 3. James (Nelson Thompson) Sr 1813–1894
    4. 4. John (A.) Thompson 1815–1882
    5. 5. Susannah (N) Mitchell 1815–1855

john abernathy's Timeline

6 Records

1740
1740
Birth of john abernathy in Bristol Parish, VA
Bristol Parish, VA
1746
1746
Age 6
Birth of john abernathy in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
1768
1768
Age 28
john abernathy was married in Brunswick County, VA
Brunswick County, VA
1810
1810
Age 70
john abernathy resided here in St Andrews, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
St Andrews, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
1816
12 May 1816
Age 76
Death of john abernathy in , North Carolina, United States
, North Carolina, United States
1816
1816
Age 76
Death of john abernathy in North, NC
North, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1747; Birth city: Bristol Parish; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Bristol Parish, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Brunswick County, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: St Andrews, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: St Andrews, Brunswick, Virginia; Roll: 66; Page: 702; Image: 0689; Family History Library Film: 0181426

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1816
    Event Place: , North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 199
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1747; Birth city: Bristol Parish; Birth state: VA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: North, NC

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Denver, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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