Born in Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Benjamin Watson Townsend
and Martha (Spraggins) Townsend
Sister of
Thomas Townsend, Elizabeth (Townsend) Bowling, Nathaniel Townsend, Saunders Alexander Ward Townsend, John J Townsend, Light Townsend, Benjamin F Townsend, Elizabeth (Townsend) Link, Nancy Townsend, Frances Townsend and Martha Ann (Townsend) Irby
Wife of
Zachariah Abney
— married
17 Sep 1809 in Edgefield District, South Carolina, United States of America
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel L Abney, Melinda (Abney) Gilder, Lucinda Abney, Harriet Hamilton (Abney) Schumpert, Benjamin T Abney, Martha Ann Abney, Minerva (Abney) Smith, Wilson Abney, Light Townsend Abney, Zachariah Taylor Abney and Samson Philip Newton Abney
Died
at age 79
in Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 5 Apr 2013
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Contents |
Biography
12 May 1789: born to Benjamin Townsend and Martha Spraggins in Greenville, South Carolina. [1]
17 Sep 1809: married Zachariah Abney in Edgefield District, South Carolina.
8 Oct 1868: died in Saluda County, South Carolina. buried at Zachariah Abney Cemetery. Saluda, Saluda, South Carolina. [2]
She was left slaves and property in the will of her husband.[3]
Slaves
Slaves of Tabitha (Townsend) Abney - Slavery Documentation Page
Research Notes
1830-1860 family censuses in Edgefield County, South Carolina mentioned on her Find A Grave page.
Sources
- ↑ "Edgefield Chapter South Carolina Genealogical Society, ABCDs of Edgefield, Zachariah Abney Bible, pg. 115"
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102356273 : accessed 18 May 2018), memorial page for Tabitha Townsend Abney (12 May 1789–8 Oct 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #102356273, citing Zachariah Abney Cemetery, Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8).
- ↑ Ancestry.com. South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Miscellaneous Probate Records, 1785-1868; Indexes to Records, 1785-1957; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Edgefield County); Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina; 1. Name: Zachariah Abney, Residence Date: Abt 1838, Residence Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, Will Date: 26 Feb 1838, Probate Date: 26 Feb 1838, Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Inferred Death Year: 1838, Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA, Item Description: Probate Records, 1827-1839, Ancestry Sharing Link; 2. Name: Zachariah Abney, Probate Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA, Item Description: Probate Records, 1827-1839, Ancestry Sharing Link; 3. Name: Zachariah Abney, Probate, Place: Edgefield, South Carolina, USA, Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA, Case Number: 11, Item Description: Probate Records, Boxes 1-2, Packages 1-64, Others Listed: Zachariah Abney, Table of Contents 30 images, Cover Page 1, Sales Paper 2–3, Account Papers 4–24, Administration Papers 25–30. Ancestry Sharing Link
- 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 6; Digital film/folder number: 004205405; FHL microfilm: 444815; Image number: 382; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01156-9
FamilySearch Record: M8QN-FSS (accessed 6 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-64L7-W1P
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tabitha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Tabitha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Tabitha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Tabitha:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Rodney Lewis 
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
C. (Dodson) Opstad :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A243064 [compare], Ancestry member Christiopstad
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~0.78%
Armando Holguin :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Marian Whitten :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
B B Sheppard :
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