Hugh Abernathy (abt. 1738 - 1826)

Born about 1738 in Cork, Ireland

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1826 at about age 88 in Franklin County, Indiana

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Biography

His birth was about 1738-1743

The Mary Hamilton that has been seen in many databases can not be the mother of most of these children. She would have been 3 years old when the marriage happened. She would also be less than 5 years old when John was born, before 1775. There are a lot of trees on the internet and data on Family Search, that all show how young she would have been if this was Hugh's first and only marriage. The thought is that the Mary that was Born about 1770 and died 16 Sept 1838 was a second if not a third wife. We all know that a 5 year old can not have children. There is NO real paper trail for either case, but the age of Mary must be a factor to be considered. Hugh had 17 children that we know of, starting with John B1775 and the last Samuel B1814. The listed sources the ancestry Member Tree has been made private, that are listed on her profile.

The will of Hugh Abernathy can be found at http://www.geni.com/people/Hugh-Abernathy/6000000002820033970 NOTE: the image of Hugh shown at the above link, is a photo of Hugh's son Hugh

The following is from said will: "To my two sons George and Samuel Abernathy I give and bequeath the farm on which I now live, it being a part of the East half of the north east quarter of Section Ten in Township Ten of Range two West of the Meridian line drawn from the mouth of the Great Miama River, but untill they both arrive to the age of twenty one years, I wish it to be destinctly understood, that their mother shall have the privilege of occupying the samd farm should she so long live, and to appropriate the rents and profits thereof to her own support and to the support and education of the said George and Samuel, whom I desire may remain with their said Mother until they arrive to the age of twenty one years respectively. In case either the said George or Samuel should decease previous to his arriving to the age of twenty one years if he should leave no children, his part shall accrue to one who survives. In case the said George and Samuel should both decease before they shall have arrived to the age of twenty one years and leave no children, the said farm is hereby given and bequeathed to my said Wife during her life time and to her heirs and their heirs and assigns forever."

All other children listed with in this will are referred to as " my son or daughter", while George and Samuel have their mother referenced. ^[1]

Name

Name: Hugh /Abernathy/^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1743

Place: County Downs. Ireland^[4][5]

Death

Death:

Date: 21 Feb 1826

Place: Franklin Co., Indiana^[6]

Sources

• Repository: R-2138413214 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com

• Source: S-1364560475 Repository: #R-2138413214 Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.Original data - Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genea Note: APID: 1,3599::0

• Source: S-2043514480 Repository: #R-2138413214 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=17964537&pid=1059

• Davd Abernathy, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Davd and others.

1. ↑ Entered by Davd Abernathy, Dec 5, 2012
2. ↑ Source: #S-1364560475 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=14191&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1750 Birth place: South Carolina APID: 1,3599::14191
3. ↑ Source: #S-1355549689 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=websearch-3902&h=1068481&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1738 Birth place: Death date: 21 Feb 1826 Death place: APID: 1,70510::1068481
4. ↑ Source: #S-1364560475 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=agbi&h=14191&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1750 Birth place: South Carolina APID: 1,3599::14191
5. ↑ Source: #S-1355549689 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=websearch-3902&h=1068481&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1738 Birth place: Death date: 21 Feb 1826 Death place: APID: 1,70510::1068481
6. ↑ Source: #S-1355549689 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=websearch-3902&h=1068481&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1738 Birth place: Death date: 21 Feb 1826 Death place: APID: 1,70510::1068481

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Valerie Hughes for creating WikiTree profile Abernathy-573 through the import of Smith Family Tree.ged on Aug 6, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Valerie and others.