Joshua
Abney
Born before in Virginia, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Apr 2021
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This enslaved ancestor's profile has a preliminary Last Name At Birth (LNAB) until a surname can be determined. Please see the US Black Heritage Naming Conventions for Slaves before merging or changing the LNAB.
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Biography
Joshua Abney is a part of US Black heritage.
Joshua was an enslaved person in Augusta county, Virginia. He is mentioned in the will of William Abney in 1828 as bequeathed to his son, Lycurgus. Joshua is described in the will as a boy.
Last name at birth is the name of his two known slave holders.
Slave Owners
- William Abney
- Lycurgus 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).
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