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James D. ABNEY

M, b. 1778
James D. ABNEY|b. 1778|p2248.htm|Michael ABNEY|b. 1740\nd. 1832|p1454.htm|Ann TURNER||p1477.htm|George ABNEY|b. bt 1692 - 1695\nd. 1 Oct 1766|p1390.htm|Unity (?)||p1395.htm|William TURNER|||Ann _____|||
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1st cousin 5 times removed of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
     James D. ABNEY was also known as Jim.
     James D. ABNEY was born in 1778 in Edgefield District, South Carolina, son of Michael ABNEY and Ann TURNER.1 He was a merchant. He lived for most of his life in Edgefield county, South Carolina where he ran a country store and bought seed cotton. Late in life he moved to Chambers county, Alabama along with his brother Bill.
     James married Tabitha Towles circa 1798 in South Carolina.1
     James D. ABNEY and Tabitha Towles appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 17 November 1850 in Chambers County, Alabama. The household was listed as James Abney, 72 years old, a farmer, value of real estate $200; Tabitha Abney, age 72, and Elvira Abney, age 32. All three were born in South Carolina.1

Last Edited=10 Mar 2007

Children of James D. ABNEY and Tabitha Towles

Citations

  1. [S468] 1850 U. S. Census, Chambers County, Alabama, James Abney household 1274.
  2. [S397] World Connect, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com, Bryan Dwyght. <e-mail address>
  3. [S468] 1850 U. S. Census, Chambers County, Alabama, Joab Abney household 1323. Identify of James Abney as his father suggested by census.
  4. [S468] 1850 U. S. Census, Chambers County, Alabama, George W. Abney household 1443.

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