James Abney (abt. 1545 - 1620)

Born about 1545 in Willesley, Derbyshire, England

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James was the son of George Abney^[1] and Ellen Wolseley. He may have been born in Willesley, Derbyshire where his father had his residence.^[2][3] His birth date is not known and has been guesstimated.

James married Mary Milward.^[1] They had at least two children:

• George^[1]
• Ellen/Helen^[4]

James passed away in 1620. ^[5]

He inherited Willesley Hall from his father in 1578. He died 1620; will proved 7 April 1620

The Visitation of Derbyshire taken in 1662 and reviewed in 1663 recorded the family as Akney with Arms. — Or, on a chief Gules a lion issuant Argent {ye proper cote of Inwardby whose d. et c.-h. mar. Abney) (sic).

• George Akney de Willesley, father of
• James Akney who married the daughter of Milward. They were the parents of
• George who married the daughter of Charles Low. They were the parents of
• James who married the daughter of Manwaring de Whitmore. They were the parents of

1. Sr Edward Akney who married Damaris Andrews
2. George, et. 30,1662, ob. s.p.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} William Dugdale, The visitation of Derbyshire, taken in 1662, and reviewed in 1663 (London: Golding and Lawrence, 1879), page 17
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. I, p. 3, ABNEY 12, Google Books
3. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. I, p. 108, ABNEY 16
4. ↑ Staffordshire pedigrees based on the visitation of that county by Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. dn; King, Gregory, 1648-1712. cn; Rylands, William Harry, 1847-1922, joint ed; Armytage, George John, Sir, bart., 1842-1918, ed Page 3: Adderley
5. ↑ Abney (later Abney-Hastings) of Willesley Hall' [1]

• Colonial Families of the USA, Volume II, Abney Family p. 4, Ancestry.co.uk and Rootsweb