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Zachariah Abney 1782 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1782

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 3 Feb 1838

Death Location: Bethany, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Abney

Mother: Martha Hamilton

Spouse(s): Tabitha Townsend

Children(s): Minervia Abney

The story of Zachariah Abney began in 1782 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. Zachariah Abney married Tabitha Townsend, and had children including Minervia Abney. Zachariah Abney passed away in 1838 in Bethany, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Zachariah Abney began in 1782 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.
  • Zachariah Abney married Tabitha Townsend, and had children including Minervia Abney.
  • Zachariah Abney passed away in 1838 in Bethany, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Abney
1745 – 1782
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, USA
SA
Martha Hamilton
1750 – 1812
Birth Location: , , , England
MH

Spouses(s)

Tabitha Townsend
1789 – 1868
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
TT

Children(s)

Minervia Abney
1821 – 1877
Birth Location: Edgefield SC
MA

Zachariah Abney's Ancestors

Self
Zachariah Abney
1782 – 1838
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel Abney
1745 – 1782
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Martha (Harriett) Hamilton
1750 – 1812
, , , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Zachariah Abney's Descendants

1.
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Zachariah Abney (10 Feb 1782 – 3 Feb 1838) m. Tabitha Townsend (12 May 1789 – 8 Oct 1868)
  1. 1. Minervia Abney (28 Jan 1821 – 15 June 1877) m. Andrew (H) Coleman (1818 – 1852) m. Robert (Jackson) Smith (1829 – 12 Apr 1886)
    1. 1. Zachariah Smith (1855 – Before 1900) m. Eunice Boulware (29 July 1857 – 8 Nov 1930)
      1. 1. Robert (Boulware Smith) Sr. (abt 1883 – May 17, 1951) m. Annie Plunket
        1. 1. Robert (Boulware Smith) Jr. (3 June 1910 – abt 1951) m. Mary Black (abt 1912 – 14 Dec 2001)

Zachariah Abney's Timeline

2 Records

1782
10 Feb 1782
Birth of Zachariah Abney in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1838
3 Feb 1838
Age 56
Death of Zachariah Abney in Bethany, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Bethany, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1782
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Bethany, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
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