On 10 Jul 1769, John Abney, son of Abner Abney, applies for this marriage license in Augusta Co., VA.
unsure of burial location. It is in Augusta Co per family records:
John Abney "the Hatter"
b. 1745 Albemarle Co., VA
m. 1769 Augusta Co. Isabella Van Lear
sired 7 children in Augusta Co., VA
will dated 14 Jun 1788 in Augusta Co.
d. 1788 Staunton, Augusta Co., VA
probate 16 Sep 1788 Augusta Co.
Certainly buried in Augusta Co., VA
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John was a hat maker and haberdasher in Staunton.
Name John "Hatter" Abney
Date 08 Jul 1772
Location Augusta Co., VA
Property Lots 11, No. 16 and another joining No. 11; also 120 acres in Beverley Manor.
Notes This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks 300. Delivered to John Abney, May Court, 1774.
Description Grantee
Book 19-97
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Name John Hatter" Abney
Date 14 Jun 1788
Location Augusta Co., VA
Notes This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks John Abney's will - To wife, Isabella; to son, William; to the rest of the children; to son, John; son, William to carry on the Hatting Trade. Executrix, Isabella. Proved by the witnesses. Isabella qualifies.
Description Decedent's Son
Book WB7-86
Prove date 16 Sep 1788
John's will probated 16 September 1788 in Staunton, Augusta Co., VA. 275 acres on both sides of the Great Road that leads from Staunton to Jennings Gap. Grants 8, 1786/87, page 412.
Also, from the Annals of Augusta County, VA, 1726-1787:
"All Staunton people know of a cave in a hill, formerly known as Abney's Hill, along the base of which the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad passes. The entrance of the cave is near the top of the hill immediately opposite the termination of New Street and above the Virginia Hotel, where the Washington Tavern once stood." The current site is a parking lot adjacent to the Stonewall Jackson Hotel*.
*Annals of Augusta Co.
unsure of burial location. It is in Augusta Co per family records:
John Abney "the Hatter"
b. 1745 Albemarle Co., VA
m. 1769 Augusta Co. Isabella Van Lear
sired 7 children in Augusta Co., VA
will dated 14 Jun 1788 in Augusta Co.
d. 1788 Staunton, Augusta Co., VA
probate 16 Sep 1788 Augusta Co.
Certainly buried in Augusta Co., VA
***************
John was a hat maker and haberdasher in Staunton.
Name John "Hatter" Abney
Date 08 Jul 1772
Location Augusta Co., VA
Property Lots 11, No. 16 and another joining No. 11; also 120 acres in Beverley Manor.
Notes This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks 300. Delivered to John Abney, May Court, 1774.
Description Grantee
Book 19-97
****************
Name John Hatter" Abney
Date 14 Jun 1788
Location Augusta Co., VA
Notes This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks John Abney's will - To wife, Isabella; to son, William; to the rest of the children; to son, John; son, William to carry on the Hatting Trade. Executrix, Isabella. Proved by the witnesses. Isabella qualifies.
Description Decedent's Son
Book WB7-86
Prove date 16 Sep 1788
John's will probated 16 September 1788 in Staunton, Augusta Co., VA. 275 acres on both sides of the Great Road that leads from Staunton to Jennings Gap. Grants 8, 1786/87, page 412.
Also, from the Annals of Augusta County, VA, 1726-1787:
"All Staunton people know of a cave in a hill, formerly known as Abney's Hill, along the base of which the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad passes. The entrance of the cave is near the top of the hill immediately opposite the termination of New Street and above the Virginia Hotel, where the Washington Tavern once stood." The current site is a parking lot adjacent to the Stonewall Jackson Hotel*.
*Annals of Augusta Co.
On 10 Jul 1769, John Abney, son of Abner Abney, applies for this marriage license in Augusta Co., VA.
unsure of burial location. It is in Augusta Co per family records:
John Abney "the Hatter"
b. 1745 Albemarle Co., VA
m. 1769 Augusta Co. Isabella Van Lear
sired 7 children in Augusta Co., VA
will dated 14 Jun 1788 in Augusta Co.
d. 1788 Staunton, Augusta Co., VA
probate 16 Sep 1788 Augusta Co.
Certainly buried in Augusta Co., VA
***************
John was a hat maker and haberdasher in Staunton.
Name John "Hatter" Abney
Date 08 Jul 1772
Location Augusta Co., VA
Property Lots 11, No. 16 and another joining No. 11; also 120 acres in Beverley Manor.
Notes This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks 300. Delivered to John Abney, May Court, 1774.
Description Grantee
Book 19-97
****************
Name John Hatter" Abney
Date 14 Jun 1788
Location Augusta Co., VA
Notes This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks John Abney's will - To wife, Isabella; to son, William; to the rest of the children; to son, John; son, William to carry on the Hatting Trade. Executrix, Isabella. Proved by the witnesses. Isabella qualifies.
Description Decedent's Son
Book WB7-86
Prove date 16 Sep 1788
John's will probated 16 September 1788 in Staunton, Augusta Co., VA. 275 acres on both sides of the Great Road that leads from Staunton to Jennings Gap. Grants 8, 1786/87, page 412.
Also, from the Annals of Augusta County, VA, 1726-1787:
"All Staunton people know of a cave in a hill, formerly known as Abney's Hill, along the base of which the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad passes. The entrance of the cave is near the top of the hill immediately opposite the termination of New Street and above the Virginia Hotel, where the Washington Tavern once stood." The current site is a parking lot adjacent to the Stonewall Jackson Hotel*.
*Annals of Augusta Co.
unsure of burial location. It is in Augusta Co per family records:
John Abney "the Hatter"
b. 1745 Albemarle Co., VA
m. 1769 Augusta Co. Isabella Van Lear
sired 7 children in Augusta Co., VA
will dated 14 Jun 1788 in Augusta Co.
d. 1788 Staunton, Augusta Co., VA
probate 16 Sep 1788 Augusta Co.
Certainly buried in Augusta Co., VA
***************
John was a hat maker and haberdasher in Staunton.
Name John "Hatter" Abney
Date 08 Jul 1772
Location Augusta Co., VA
Property Lots 11, No. 16 and another joining No. 11; also 120 acres in Beverley Manor.
Notes This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks 300. Delivered to John Abney, May Court, 1774.
Description Grantee
Book 19-97
****************
Name John Hatter" Abney
Date 14 Jun 1788
Location Augusta Co., VA
Notes This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
Remarks John Abney's will - To wife, Isabella; to son, William; to the rest of the children; to son, John; son, William to carry on the Hatting Trade. Executrix, Isabella. Proved by the witnesses. Isabella qualifies.
Description Decedent's Son
Book WB7-86
Prove date 16 Sep 1788
John's will probated 16 September 1788 in Staunton, Augusta Co., VA. 275 acres on both sides of the Great Road that leads from Staunton to Jennings Gap. Grants 8, 1786/87, page 412.
Also, from the Annals of Augusta County, VA, 1726-1787:
"All Staunton people know of a cave in a hill, formerly known as Abney's Hill, along the base of which the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad passes. The entrance of the cave is near the top of the hill immediately opposite the termination of New Street and above the Virginia Hotel, where the Washington Tavern once stood." The current site is a parking lot adjacent to the Stonewall Jackson Hotel*.
*Annals of Augusta Co.
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