William
Abernathy
Born in Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Young) Depoley
— married
1808 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jane (Abernethy) Tierney, John Abernethy, William Abernethy, James Abernethy, Margaret Abernethy, Mary Ann (Abernethy) Mitchell, William Abernethy, Robert Abernethy and Alexander Abernathy
Died
at about age 69
in Taymouth, York, New Brunswick, Canada
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Biography
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Willis-6230 William Abernathy was born in 1760 in Scotland, [1]. He married Mary Young in 1810 Nashwaak Bridge, York County, New Brunswick, Canada. She was the d/o John Young and Sarah Foss. After Williams death Mary his widow married on June 20,1831 Michael Depolo. [2]They had nine children in 18 years. He died on July 28, 1829, in York, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 69, and was buried in the 42nd Highland Memorial Cemetery, Nashwaak Bridge, York County, New Brunswick, Canada[3]
William Abernathy served in the 42nd Highland Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. He came to Saint John, New Brunswick, in the fall of 1783 and then to the Nashwaak where he was granted lots 38 and 57 of the Dugald Campbell grant. Later, he moved down river below Taymouth, about a mile north of the Dunbar Stream on Highway 8. 115 acres granted June 8,1787.
Residence
- 1783 Saint John, later known as Saint John New Brunswick, Canada
- 1785 Nashwaak
Land Grant
1787 Taymouth, New Brunswick, Canada, 42nd Highland Grant. [4]
Sources
- ↑ Source: Birth location is listed on sons Death Certificate Death certificate
- ↑ Nashwaak Bicentennial Association New Brunswick Provincial Archives MC315
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images Find a Grave, memorial page for William Abernathy (1760–28 Jul 1829), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156975814, citing 42nd Highland Memorial Cemetery, Nashwaak Bridge, York County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Marilyn Stewart-Evans (contributor 48574124) .
- ↑ New Brunswick Land Grants, 1784 - 1997 (RS686)Land Grant
See also:
- McNeil sourced Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree 11422786 by Marilyn Stewart-Evans Stewart-35389
- Information source: Faye Stewart and Ina Dodds-MacLaggan
- Saint Marys’ families Compilation of families who lived in the Parish of Saint Mary's York County, New Brunswick, Canada. New Brunswick Provincial Archives MC80/1728 Marilyn Evans’ Saint Marys’ families
- Book: 1785-1885 NASHWAAK FAMILIES; Ina MacLaggan., Faye Stewart;Published by Nashwaak Bicentennial Association (1986) ISBN 10: 0969164726 ISBN 13: 9780969164722
- Ron Cameron
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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Abernethy-286 and Abernathy-1977 appear to represent the same person because: This person Abernathy-1977 was grouped with members of the 42nd with unknown mother. He is William Abernethy and a duplicate to Abernethy-286. They both showed up as a possible match for my gedcom upload William Abernethy.
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Rejected matches › William Abernathy (1760-1829)
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