h/o Isabella ??? Abney and s/o Dannett Sr. & Mary Lee Abney. Need verification. May be unmarked. Possible cenotaph.
02 MAR 1740, after his marriage, he bought 100 acres of land in Goochland Co. from Anthony Pounay which became Albemarle in 1744....from Abney Book, p64.
In 1744, Albemarle was created, in part, from Goochland which put Paul's land in Albemarle Co. & Fredericksville Parish.
02 MAR 1750 Paul Abney, living in Albemarle Co., VA sold land to John GRAVES. Paul Abney of Albemarle planter to John Graves for 300 & 100a bounded beginning at a white oak in Charles LYNCHE'S line running thence on same W to pointers, thence on William RANDOLPH's line SW to pointers, thence SW to pointer on the Creek side, thence down said creek to a white oak, thence E to a white oak on the bank line, thence on the same N to the beginning/s/ Paul Abney/w/Benton, Will Whiteside.....p 65.
13 Nov 1760, Deed, William Gouge of Albemarle County to Ben Sneed for 5 lbs., 350 acres with plantation joining the River near Rock Ford, adj. to John Morris, Paul ABNEY, and W. Randolph line on Mountain Falls Creek, Charles Syncher nd Painter.
In 1761 , Amherst Co. was created from Albemarle. Paul's land was now in Amherst County, VA. Amherst Parish was established in 1781. In 1807 this area became Nelson Co., VA (and Lexington Parish which was established in 1778). Buffalo Springs Turnpike/635.
Children: 1)John, 1739, 2)Pvt. Paul, 1745. And, R.R. Abney believes a 3rd child to be Lucy ca 1725 who married Jonathan Witt.
**Updated to include another son, 4)Simon....(and possibly a 4th: Nathaniel ABNEY "The Loyalist" was born circa 1741 in Albemarle County, Virginia, son of Paul ABNEY.
Nathaniel ABNEY "The Loyalist" appeared in a newspaper article 20 November 1779 in the Virginia Gazette, published in Williamsburg, Virginia. "Charles Knight and Nathaniel Abney of Amelia, were lately taken together with a number of implements for making printing types, in order to counterfeit our treasury notes, and were yesterday committed to the publick jail in this city."
There is a related article in the Maryland Historical Magazine titled "Counterfeiting in Colonial Maryland." In it a man named DePriest confessed in May 1767 that Joseph Wilcox and John Cox, both of Frederick County, came to his home in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to have him counterfeit Maryland eight dollar bills. Nathaniel Abney procured the printing types and ink from Williamsburg. David Lyles did the printing.
R. Robert Abney responded to a query on the Abney surname board on Ancestry.com that he believes this to have been Nathaniel Abney "The Loyalist", who attempting to destabilize the colonial currency against the crown (England). Further he believes him to have been a son of Paul Abney, baptized 1699. His reasoning is that all of George Abney's sons were in South Carolina by this time leaving only the sons of Paul and Abner Abney stayed in Virginia.. and Abner left a will naming only two sons. Those sons did not name any of their sons, Nathaniel. That leaves the obvious choice to be Paul.1)
02 MAR 1740, after his marriage, he bought 100 acres of land in Goochland Co. from Anthony Pounay which became Albemarle in 1744....from Abney Book, p64.
In 1744, Albemarle was created, in part, from Goochland which put Paul's land in Albemarle Co. & Fredericksville Parish.
02 MAR 1750 Paul Abney, living in Albemarle Co., VA sold land to John GRAVES. Paul Abney of Albemarle planter to John Graves for 300 & 100a bounded beginning at a white oak in Charles LYNCHE'S line running thence on same W to pointers, thence on William RANDOLPH's line SW to pointers, thence SW to pointer on the Creek side, thence down said creek to a white oak, thence E to a white oak on the bank line, thence on the same N to the beginning/s/ Paul Abney/w/Benton, Will Whiteside.....p 65.
13 Nov 1760, Deed, William Gouge of Albemarle County to Ben Sneed for 5 lbs., 350 acres with plantation joining the River near Rock Ford, adj. to John Morris, Paul ABNEY, and W. Randolph line on Mountain Falls Creek, Charles Syncher nd Painter.
In 1761 , Amherst Co. was created from Albemarle. Paul's land was now in Amherst County, VA. Amherst Parish was established in 1781. In 1807 this area became Nelson Co., VA (and Lexington Parish which was established in 1778). Buffalo Springs Turnpike/635.
Children: 1)John, 1739, 2)Pvt. Paul, 1745. And, R.R. Abney believes a 3rd child to be Lucy ca 1725 who married Jonathan Witt.
**Updated to include another son, 4)Simon....(and possibly a 4th: Nathaniel ABNEY "The Loyalist" was born circa 1741 in Albemarle County, Virginia, son of Paul ABNEY.
Nathaniel ABNEY "The Loyalist" appeared in a newspaper article 20 November 1779 in the Virginia Gazette, published in Williamsburg, Virginia. "Charles Knight and Nathaniel Abney of Amelia, were lately taken together with a number of implements for making printing types, in order to counterfeit our treasury notes, and were yesterday committed to the publick jail in this city."
There is a related article in the Maryland Historical Magazine titled "Counterfeiting in Colonial Maryland." In it a man named DePriest confessed in May 1767 that Joseph Wilcox and John Cox, both of Frederick County, came to his home in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to have him counterfeit Maryland eight dollar bills. Nathaniel Abney procured the printing types and ink from Williamsburg. David Lyles did the printing.
R. Robert Abney responded to a query on the Abney surname board on Ancestry.com that he believes this to have been Nathaniel Abney "The Loyalist", who attempting to destabilize the colonial currency against the crown (England). Further he believes him to have been a son of Paul Abney, baptized 1699. His reasoning is that all of George Abney's sons were in South Carolina by this time leaving only the sons of Paul and Abner Abney stayed in Virginia.. and Abner left a will naming only two sons. Those sons did not name any of their sons, Nathaniel. That leaves the obvious choice to be Paul.1)
h/o Isabella ??? Abney and s/o Dannett Sr. & Mary Lee Abney. Need verification. May be unmarked. Possible cenotaph.
02 MAR 1740, after his marriage, he bought 100 acres of land in Goochland Co. from Anthony Pounay which became Albemarle in 1744....from Abney Book, p64.
In 1744, Albemarle was created, in part, from Goochland which put Paul's land in Albemarle Co. & Fredericksville Parish.
02 MAR 1750 Paul Abney, living in Albemarle Co., VA sold land to John GRAVES. Paul Abney of Albemarle planter to John Graves for 300 & 100a bounded beginning at a white oak in Charles LYNCHE'S line running thence on same W to pointers, thence on William RANDOLPH's line SW to pointers, thence SW to pointer on the Creek side, thence down said creek to a white oak, thence E to a white oak on the bank line, thence on the same N to the beginning/s/ Paul Abney/w/Benton, Will Whiteside.....p 65.
13 Nov 1760, Deed, William Gouge of Albemarle County to Ben Sneed for 5 lbs., 350 acres with plantation joining the River near Rock Ford, adj. to John Morris, Paul ABNEY, and W. Randolph line on Mountain Falls Creek, Charles Syncher nd Painter.
In 1761 , Amherst Co. was created from Albemarle. Paul's land was now in Amherst County, VA. Amherst Parish was established in 1781. In 1807 this area became Nelson Co., VA (and Lexington Parish which was established in 1778). Buffalo Springs Turnpike/635.
Children: 1)John, 1739, 2)Pvt. Paul, 1745. And, R.R. Abney believes a 3rd child to be Lucy ca 1725 who married Jonathan Witt.
**Updated to include another son, 4)Simon....(and possibly a 4th: Nathaniel ABNEY "The Loyalist" was born circa 1741 in Albemarle County, Virginia, son of Paul ABNEY.
Nathaniel ABNEY "The Loyalist" appeared in a newspaper article 20 November 1779 in the Virginia Gazette, published in Williamsburg, Virginia. "Charles Knight and Nathaniel Abney of Amelia, were lately taken together with a number of implements for making printing types, in order to counterfeit our treasury notes, and were yesterday committed to the publick jail in this city."
There is a related article in the Maryland Historical Magazine titled "Counterfeiting in Colonial Maryland." In it a man named DePriest confessed in May 1767 that Joseph Wilcox and John Cox, both of Frederick County, came to his home in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to have him counterfeit Maryland eight dollar bills. Nathaniel Abney procured the printing types and ink from Williamsburg. David Lyles did the printing.
R. Robert Abney responded to a query on the Abney surname board on Ancestry.com that he believes this to have been Nathaniel Abney "The Loyalist", who attempting to destabilize the colonial currency against the crown (England). Further he believes him to have been a son of Paul Abney, baptized 1699. His reasoning is that all of George Abney's sons were in South Carolina by this time leaving only the sons of Paul and Abner Abney stayed in Virginia.. and Abner left a will naming only two sons. Those sons did not name any of their sons, Nathaniel. That leaves the obvious choice to be Paul.1)
02 MAR 1740, after his marriage, he bought 100 acres of land in Goochland Co. from Anthony Pounay which became Albemarle in 1744....from Abney Book, p64.
In 1744, Albemarle was created, in part, from Goochland which put Paul's land in Albemarle Co. & Fredericksville Parish.
02 MAR 1750 Paul Abney, living in Albemarle Co., VA sold land to John GRAVES. Paul Abney of Albemarle planter to John Graves for 300 & 100a bounded beginning at a white oak in Charles LYNCHE'S line running thence on same W to pointers, thence on William RANDOLPH's line SW to pointers, thence SW to pointer on the Creek side, thence down said creek to a white oak, thence E to a white oak on the bank line, thence on the same N to the beginning/s/ Paul Abney/w/Benton, Will Whiteside.....p 65.
13 Nov 1760, Deed, William Gouge of Albemarle County to Ben Sneed for 5 lbs., 350 acres with plantation joining the River near Rock Ford, adj. to John Morris, Paul ABNEY, and W. Randolph line on Mountain Falls Creek, Charles Syncher nd Painter.
In 1761 , Amherst Co. was created from Albemarle. Paul's land was now in Amherst County, VA. Amherst Parish was established in 1781. In 1807 this area became Nelson Co., VA (and Lexington Parish which was established in 1778). Buffalo Springs Turnpike/635.
Children: 1)John, 1739, 2)Pvt. Paul, 1745. And, R.R. Abney believes a 3rd child to be Lucy ca 1725 who married Jonathan Witt.
**Updated to include another son, 4)Simon....(and possibly a 4th: Nathaniel ABNEY "The Loyalist" was born circa 1741 in Albemarle County, Virginia, son of Paul ABNEY.
Nathaniel ABNEY "The Loyalist" appeared in a newspaper article 20 November 1779 in the Virginia Gazette, published in Williamsburg, Virginia. "Charles Knight and Nathaniel Abney of Amelia, were lately taken together with a number of implements for making printing types, in order to counterfeit our treasury notes, and were yesterday committed to the publick jail in this city."
There is a related article in the Maryland Historical Magazine titled "Counterfeiting in Colonial Maryland." In it a man named DePriest confessed in May 1767 that Joseph Wilcox and John Cox, both of Frederick County, came to his home in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to have him counterfeit Maryland eight dollar bills. Nathaniel Abney procured the printing types and ink from Williamsburg. David Lyles did the printing.
R. Robert Abney responded to a query on the Abney surname board on Ancestry.com that he believes this to have been Nathaniel Abney "The Loyalist", who attempting to destabilize the colonial currency against the crown (England). Further he believes him to have been a son of Paul Abney, baptized 1699. His reasoning is that all of George Abney's sons were in South Carolina by this time leaving only the sons of Paul and Abner Abney stayed in Virginia.. and Abner left a will naming only two sons. Those sons did not name any of their sons, Nathaniel. That leaves the obvious choice to be Paul.1)
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