Abner Dobyns (1787 - 1858)

Born 19 Jun 1787 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wilks) Dobyns — married 25 Dec 1809 (to 1 May 1858) in Bedford, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1 May 1858 at age 70 in Bedford, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Abner Dobyns, son of Griffin Dobyns and Mary Smith, was born in 1787 in Bedford, Virginia.^[1][2] Abner was recorded as a resident on 5 July 1788 in Warren, Virginia.^[3]

Abner married Elizabeth Wilkes on the 25 Dec 1809 in Bedford, Virginia.^[4] To this union were born four children; Samuel, Griffin, Thomas and Benjamin. In the 1810 census Abner was in Richmond, Virginia, United States.^[5]

In the 1830 census Abner was in Bedford, Virginia.^[6] In the 1850 census Abner (age 63), Farmer, was in Southern Division, Bedford, Virginia, United States.^[7]

Abner died (age 71) on 1 May 1859 in Bedford, Virginia.^[8]

Research Notes

F-A-G lists the parentage to be Griffin Dobyns and Mary Ann Smith.

Sources

1. ↑ The Daubin family genealogical history and descendants of Moore M. Daubin (1824-1898) / compiled by Meredith M. Daubin.by Daubin, Meredith M. (Meredith Mahlon), 1900- . Publication date 1952. Topics Dobbin family, p. 15.Publisher Washington, D.C. : M.M. Daubin, 1952. Collection allen_county; americana, Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive, Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Language English.[1]
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156544224/abner-dobyns : accessed 27 September 2021), memorial page for Abner Dobyns (1787–1 May 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156544224, ; Maintained by Victoria Taylor-True (contributor 47036752) Unknown, who reports a unknown burial location.
3. ↑ Residence: "U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935"
   Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2189 #1107113440 (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Name: Abner Dobin; Event Type: Removal; Residence Date: 5 Jul 1788; Residence Date on Image: 5 1788 Seventh; Residence Place: Warren, Virginia; Father: Griffin Dobin; Mother: Mary Ann Dobin; Monthly Meeting: Crooked Run Monthly Meeting; Religion Sect: Pre-Separation; Yearly Meeting: Baltimore Yearly Meeting; Meeting State: Virginia; Meeting County: Warren.
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCK-X2N : 6 August 2020), Abram Dobyns, 1809.
5. ↑ 1810 Census: "1810 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1810; Census Place: Richmond, Virginia; Roll: 70; Page: 339; Image: Vam252_70-0636; FHL Roll: 0181430
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7613 #709708 (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Abner Dobyns in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
6. ↑ 1830 Census: "1830 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1830; Census Place: Bedford, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 194; Page: 167; Family History Library Film: 0029673
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8058 #872339 (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Abner Dobbins in Bedford, Virginia.
7. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Southern Division, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: 935; Page: 224b; Line Number: 42
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #14863744 (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Abner Dobins (63), Farmer, in Southern Division, Bedford, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
8. ↑ Death: "Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917"
   FHL Film Number: 2056975
   Ancestry Record 2558 #127308 (accessed 28 February 2024)
   Abner Dobyns death 1 May 1859 (age 71) in Bedford, Virginia.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLC-RYJ : accessed 1 October 2021), Abner Dobyns, Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 68, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 133; FHL microfilm 193,692.

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRWJ-VWZM : 15 February 2020), Abner Dabyns in entry for MM9.1.1/MV82-DTJ:, 1850.

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCK-X2N : 6 August 2020), Abram Dobyns, 1809.

• "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5RR-VV8 : 29 January 2020), Abner Dobyns, 1858.

Also see: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-47TF : 10 July 2020), Abner Dobyns, 1858; Burial, , ; citing record Find A Grave: Memorial #156544224, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.