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Isabella Van Lear

Female Est 1750 - 1828  (~ 78 years)


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  • Name Isabella Van Lear 
    Born Est 1750  Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1828  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fort Defiance, Augusta Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I19456  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 9 Oct 2018 

    Family Captain John 'Hatter' Abney, Sr.,   b. 1745, Albermarle County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1788, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 10 Jul 1769  Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
    +1. John II Abney,   b. Est 1770, Amherst Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1838, Estill County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
     2. Sarah [Van Lear] Abney,   b. 1769, Augusta County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1853, Barren Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. William Abney,   b. 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1828, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 22 May 2022 
    Family ID F7240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140671280/isabella-abney.
      Isabella Van Lear Abney

      Birth unknown Virginia
      Death 1828 Augusta County, Virginia
      Burial Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery Fort Defiance, Augusta County, Virginia
      Spouse: John-I Key Abney, 1745?1788
      Children
      Sarah Abney McClanahan, 1769?1853
      Margaret Peggy Abney North, 1770?1851
      William Abney, 1772?1828
      Nancy Abney Fackler, 1776 ? unknown
      John-II Key Abney, 1780?1820
      Lucinda Abney King, 1781?1846
      Martha Abney Hogg, 1781?1846


    2. [S85] Virginia Chancery Records, http://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=015-1849-047.
      Chancery Causes: Admr of John S. McClanahan vs Admr of Alexander McClanahan
      1849-047 Augusta Co., Virginia
      Participants: 231 Pages
      BRIGHT, ABNEY, AUSTIN, VAN LEAR, JOHNSTON, CAREY, SELERS, McPHEELERS

    3. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate, file:///R:/Users/mfe/Downloads/early-virginia-marriages-p1.pdf.
      Early Virginia Marriages
      Augusta County, Virginia
      John Abney
      10 Jul 1769
      Page 87