Ezekial Abney (bef. 1828)

Born before 1828 in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Ezekial Abney is a part of US Black heritage.

Ezekial was an enslaved person in Augusta county, Virginia. He is mentioned in the will of William Abney in 1828 as bequeathed to his daughter Lettitia. In the will, Ezekial was described as Ezekial, a boy, "now in possession of Bird S. Grils". Bird S Grils was William's grandson (the son of William's daughter Isabella).

Last name at birth is the name of his two known slave holders. Grils/Grills is added as an additional name based on the information above. Lettitia Abney possible married a man named Swink so this may be another last name of interest.

Slave Owners

1. William Abney
2. Letitia Abney

Research Notes

• This profile previously referenced Abney's will as transcribed in "Abney Metzger, C. A. 1978 In search of Kate, Abney, Geisinger, Davis, Parks, McClanahan, Shelton, Van Lear families" with a link that no longer works at http://labs.libhub.org/dallaspl/resource/kbfnT8Iy/. FamilySearch seems to have a copy of this book, but as of 8 Sep 2023, it was not available online due to copyright restrictions.

Sources

• Will of William Abney, dated June 16 1828. Will Book 16, Page 363, Augusta County, August 25 1828. Image copy, FamilySearch, film #7643872, images 189-190 of 607 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P7-3N5K?i=188 : accessed 8 Sep 2023).