Abel Ansley (abt. 1761 - 1822)

Born about Aug 1761 in Monmouth, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Harrison (Morris) Ansley — married 1790 in Richmond County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 6 May 1822 at about age 60 in Warren County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Abel Ansley was born in 1761, in Monmouth, New Jersey, a son of Thomas Ansley and Rebecca Cox. ^[1] Abel is a Direct Ancestor of American President James "Jimmy" Carter.

In 1768, Abel's father, Thomas Ansley moved his family to the Quaker Community of Wrightsboro, Georgia. As a Quaker, Thomas did not fight during the war. However, he supported the war effort as a forager and drover. As a result, Ansley received land grants totaling 2,400 acres after the war ended. Thomas was a Justice of the Peace and a Member of the House of General Assembly. ^[2]

Abel's father is honored by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolutionary War as DAR Ancestor #A002852. DAR Records indicate that Thomas died June 14, 1809, in Warren county, Georgia and that his wife's name was Rebecca Cox. Applications for membership in the Society of the DAR have been made by the descendants of Abel Ansley and Lydia Morris. ^[3] Descendants of this family are eligible to join the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.

The Old Rock House, in Thomson, Warren county, Georgia, was built in 1785, by Thomas Ansley, and is the house that Abel grew up in. On the National Register of Historic Places, the house is heralded as the “oldest stone house in Georgia, with its original floor plan intact.” (A picture of it may be seen here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-rock-house) Abel lived and died in this home and is buried in the Ansley Family Cemetery, also known as Rock House Cemetery. Note: The home is in McDuffie County, which was created on October 18, 1870. ^[4]

Researchers Notes

• 1794 ANSLEY ABEL Warren County GA 185 Neals District Tax List GA 1792-1819 Tax Lists Index GAS1a81662
• 1794 ANSLEY ABEL Warren County GA 185 Neals District Tax List GA 1792-1819 Tax Lists Index GAS1a81666
• 1820 ANSLEY ABEL Warren County GA 283 No Township Listed Federal Population Schedule GA 1820 Federal Census Index GA32029032

Marriage

Husband: Abel Ansley

Wife 1: Lydia Morris b: 1770 in Monmouth Co, NJ, Usa

Married: 20 Jan 1790 in Richmond County, Ga

Children

1. Mary Polly Ansley b: ABT 1790 in , Warren, Ga, Usa
2. Jesse Morris Ansley b: 1794 in , Warren, Ga
3. Morris Ansley b: 1799 in , Warren, Ga, Usa
4. Ann Ansley b: 1801 in , Warren, Ga, Usa
5. Margaret Peggy Ansley b: ABT 1801 in , Warren, Ga, Usa
6. Asa Ansley b: 11 Jul 1804 in Warren County, Ga
7. Isaiah Ansley Rev b: 5 May 1806 in Warren County, Ga
8. John Thomas Ansley Rev b: 16 Nov 1808 in , Warren, Ga, Usa
9. Abel Ansley Jr b: 18 Apr 1810 in Warren County, Ga
10. Lydia Ansley b: 1811 in , Warren, Ga, Usa
11. Rebecca Ansley b: ABT 1813 in Warren Co GA

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K23V-J6B
2. ↑ CANDLER, REV RECS OF GA, VOL 3, PP 106, 115; HEMPERLEY, MIL CERTS OF GA, 1776-1800, P 5
3. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A002852
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98373923/abel-ansley

• https://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/abel-ansley-24-kzwpzb
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLW-HBS : accessed 28 July 2022), Abel Ansley, Hancock, Georgia, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm