David Abernathy Jr. (1759 - 1838)

Born 29 Jul 1759 in Dinwiddie County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Christina Frances (Forney) Abernathy — married after 27 May 1782 in Lincoln County, North Carolina Colony

Descendants

Died 23 Aug 1838 at age 79 in Giles County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

David Abernathy Jr. served with Lincoln County Regiment, North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

David Abernathy was born July 29, 1759 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, Colony, North America, the son of David Harwell Abernathy and Martha Ann (Turner) Abernathy. He was the brother of Lucy Nancy Abernathy, Joseph Abernathy, Robert Abernathy, Martha Abernathy, John D Abernathy, Turner Abernathy, Elizabeth (Abernathy) Perkins, Nancy (Abernathy) Forney, Moses Abernathy, William D Abernathy and Miles David Abernathy. ^[1]

David married Christina Forney after May 27, 1782 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States.^[2]

David died August 23, 1838 in Giles County, Tennessee, United States.

DAVID ABERNATHY: Our Revolutionary Ancestor. Pension No. S1609 Fourth son of David, Sr., and Ann Turner; born in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, July 29, 1752. died in Giles County, Tennessee, in 1838 married Christina Forney May 27, 1780 in Lincoln County, N.C. Christina was the daughter of Jacob and Marie Forney, sister of Gen'l Peter Forney and Major Abram Forney. She was born in North Carolina in 1762 and died in Giles County, Tenn., 1842.

Children of David Abernathy and Christina Forney are: i. Rebecca Abernathy, born 1782; married George Kebler. ii. Dyonisia Abernathy, born 1784; died August 3, 1853; married David Yates Roper 1809 iii. Ephraim Abernathy, born March 23, 1785. iv. Sina Amamda Abernathy, born February 26, 1787. v. Sarah "Sally" Abernathy, born March 21, 1789; died January 26, 1847 in Perry Co. MO; married Peter Rudolph Conrad March 10, 1810 in NC. vi. Susan A. Abernathy, born 1792; married W. R. McGee. vii. Littleton Abernathy, born 1794. viii. John Young Abernathy, born November 27, 1798.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of David Abernathy William Perry Johnson, Wills of Tryon and Lincoln Counties, 1769-1824, copy in Gaston County, NC Library - 929.3/W/N.C.C., manuscript. Mr. Johnson's abstract of an unrecorded will
2. ↑ North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 database with images, FamilySearch, David Abernathy and Christina Forney, 27 May 1782; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, county courthouses, North Carolina; FHL microfilm 1,760,461

• Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Application # S1609, David Abernathy.
• from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 1609, David Abernathy was born July 29, 1759, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. While residing in Lincoln County, North Carolina, he served with the North Carolina troops, as follows: One month in Captain McLain's Company, no dates given; from August to October (year not stated), in an expedition against the Cherokee Indians, under General Rutherford; in 1781, three months in Captain Jack's Company. He was allowed pension on his application executed November 20, 1832, at which time he was living in Giles County, Tennessee. He helped capture Major Andre. The gun he carried on this occasion is the property of Rev. John Abernathy, pastor Epworth Methodist church South and a prominent Oklahoma Mason. Daughters of American Revolution Lineage Number for this David Abernathy is 269382.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #37852358
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9F-1MLV : 28 November 2018), David Abernathy and Christina Forney, 27 May 1782; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Joshua Storment for creating WikiTree profile Abernathy-663 through the import of blubaum.ged on Dec 18, 2013.