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Elizabeth Parks (McClanahan) Abney (1774 - 1854)

Elizabeth Parks Abney formerly McClanahan aka McClenachan
Born in , Augusta County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 23 Dec 1794 in Augusta County, Virginia, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 80 in , Augusta County, Virginia, United States of Americamap
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Biography

The surname spelling for Elizabeth Parks McClenachan is recorded as McClanahan for her siblings and their subsequent generations.
Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of Irish immigrant and American Revolution officer Col. Alexander McClenachan, Sr. (1734-1797). Her mother was Eleanor "Sallie" Shelton (1741-1774) of the Virginia Colony.

Family of birth

Alexander McClanahan married Elisabeth Shelton and had these children:
  1. Alexander McClanahan, Jr. (1759–1824)
  2. Alexander McClanahan (1775–1851)
  3. John McClanahan, (1770–?)
  4. Letitia Washington McClanahan, (1772–1823)
  5. Abney McClanahan
  6. Elizabeth McClanahan
  7. Austin McClanahan
  8. William Augustine Abney (1811 - ____)
  9. Shelton Spillsbury Abney (1813 - 1887)

Marriage

Elizabeth McClanahan's marriage to William Abney was on 23 Dec 1794 in Augusta County, Virginia. :They had (at least) these four known children, two daughters and two sons:
  1. Nancy Abney (1793)
  2. Isabella Abney (1795)
  3. William Austin Abney (1806)
  4. Shelton Spillsbury Abney (1813).

1850 census

Elizabeth last appears in the U.S. census of Augusta County in September 1850 at the age of seventy-six,
Household Member Gender Age Birth place
Elizabeth Abney F 76 Virginia
Nancy Abney F 51 Virginia
John Grills M 17 Virginia Farmer
Byner Grills M 15 Virginia
Lycurgus Grills M 11 Virginia
Washington Grills M 7 Virginia

Death and burial

Elizabeth died of unknown causes on 27 June 1774, a few days before her eightieth birthday. She is buried at Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia.[1]

From Findagrave.com

Elizabeth Parks McClenachan Abney
Birth: Jun. 27, 1774, Augusta County, Virginia; Death: Jul. 7, 1854, Mint Spring, Augusta County, Virginia, USA.
The surname spelling for Elizabeth Parks McClenachan is recorded as 'McClanahan' for her siblings and their subsequent generations. Elizabeth was the youngest daughter of Irish immigrant and American Revolution officer Col. Alexander McClenachan, Sr. (1734-1797). Her mother was Eleanor "Sallie" Shelton (1741-1774) of the Virginia Colony.
Records indicate her (known) siblings were: Alexander McClanahan Jr. (1759–1824), John McClanahan (1770–?), Letitia Washington McClanahan (1772–1823), Alexander McClanahan (1775–1851).
Her marriage to William Abney was on 23 Dec 1794 in Augusta County, Virginia. They had (at least) these known children: Nancy Abney (1793), Isabella Abney (1795), William Austin Abney (1806), Shelton Spillsbury Abney (1813).
Elizabeth last appears in the U.S. census of Augusta County in Sep 1850.
Family links: Spouse: William Abney (1772 - 1828).
Burial: Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA. Plot: location of plot undetermined[2]

Slaves

Sucky Abney (bef.1818-)

Acknowledgments

  • WikiTree profile McClanahan-168 was created through the import of McClanahan-20121014.ged on Oct 15, 2012 by Anonymous McClanahan.
  • Michael Sean McClanahan imported the data for Elizabeth (McClanahan) Abney from McClanahan-20121014.ged on 16 Oct 2012.

Sources

  1. junior et Aliii, maintained by: ray&jay, "Elizabeth Parks McClenachan Abney," Findagrave.com. Record added: Aug 13, 2016. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=168226414. Accessed 22 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  2. junior et Aliii, maintained by: ray&jay, "Elizabeth Parks McClenachan Abney," Findagrave.com. Record added: Aug 13, 2016. URL: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=168226414. Accessed 22 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.




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McClanahan-563 and McClanahan-168 appear to represent the same person because: Elizabeth McClanahan, daughter of Col Alexander McClanahan is the same Elizabeth McClanahan that married William Abney. The father and the husband both match up.
posted by E Kippner