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William Abernathy 1786–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1786

Birth Location: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 January 1855

Death Location: Springfield, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Abernathy

Mother: Nancy Hopkins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Stump

Children(s):

William Abernathy was born in 1786 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Poplar Mound Bily Abernathy And Nancy Hopkins. William Abernathy married Elizabeth D W Stump. William Abernathy passed away in 1855 in Springfield, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Abernathy was born in 1786 in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William Poplar Mound Bily Abernathy And Nancy Hopkins.
  • William Abernathy married Elizabeth D W Stump.
  • William Abernathy passed away in 1855 in Springfield, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Abernathy's Ancestors

Self
William Abernathy
1786–1855
Birth Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William Poplar Mound Bily Abernathy
1769–1844
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Nancy Hopkins
1761–1842
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Liles (E.) Abernathy
1745–1814
Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsey") Edwards
1745–1814
Dinwiddie, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
David Abernathy
1706–1783
Ann Liles
1714–1770
Euria Edwards
1712–1782
Milley Edwards
1716–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert ll
1656–1730
Christine Tilgman
1660–1716

William Abernathy's Timeline

3 Records

1786
2 September 1786
Birth of William Abernathy in Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
1855
10 January 1855
Age 69
Death of William Abernathy in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1855
22 Jan 1855
Age 69
William Abernathy - Probate in Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
Hampshire, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1786
    Event Place: Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hampshire, Virginia
    Record Source: West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Hampshire County); Probate Place: Hampshire, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 January 1855
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Hampshire County); Probate Place: Hampshire, West Virginia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1855
    Event Place: Hampshire, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Hampshire County); Probate Place: Hampshire, West Virginia

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