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Robert Abernathy (1752 - 1832)

Robert Abernathy
Born in Granville County, North Carolinamap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] in North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 80 in St. Clair County, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Robert Abernathy was a North Carolina colonist.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert Abernathy is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000246.

Robert Abernathy was born in 1752 in Granville county, North Carolina, the son of Miles Abernathy and Sarah Ann Ann Jones. He was the brother of Battee Abernathy, John Abernathy, Jones Abernathy, Elizabeth Betsy Abernathy and John Abernathy.

Robert wrote his will December 19, 1826 in St. Clair County, Illinois which was probated 1832.[1]

Researchers Notes

Disambiguation between Robert born 1750/52 in Granville county and Abernathy-242

According to records by the Daughters of the American Revolution, there are three separate Robert Abernathys living in Lincoln county, North Carolina at the time of the conflict. The Robert born in Granville county, is DAR Ancestor #A000246. This Robert Abernathy is husband of Sarah Nichols and the father of Turner Abernathy, who married Fannie Wedner/Whitener [2] Please use this DAR record for this profile!

Currently, on WikiTree, Robert Abernathy, born 1742, in Prince George county, Virginia and who married Anne Nance. There may also be another Anne Nance see Anna Nance. Find A Grave: Memorial #8349506 is also attached to Sarah Nichols (actually two of them) who should be attached to this Robert as husband. The Robert Abernathy who was born in 1742 is DAR Ancestor #A000245. He is listed as being a Jr when his Find A Grave lists him as a V. [3]

Sources

  1. ↑ The Abernathy DNA Project Run by Elizabeth Ferguson and Margaret Ogilvie.
  2. ↑ ABERNATHY, ROBERT Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 20 Jun 2022), "Record of ABERNATHY, ROBERT", Ancestor # A000246.
  3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 20 Jun 2022), "Record of ABERNATHY, ROBERT JR", Ancestor # A000245.
  • Abstracts of Early Deeds of Granville County, North Carolina 1746-1765 .... to ROBERT ABERNATHY for 20 pds. 444 acres in Granville
  • 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Chambers, St Clair, Illinois; Page: 125; NARA Roll: M33_12; Image: 123
  • Year: 1830; Census Place: St Clair, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 25; Page: 125; Family History Library Film: 0007650




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[Living Daly]
Abernathy-969 and Abernathy-421 appear to represent the same person because: Please check all related profiles. thank you
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[Living Daly]
DNA testing shows that Robert is very closely related to Miles Abernathy, both Miles and Robert called sons Battee. It is not short for Bartholomew, but a surname coming from a Marriage in the Harwell line. Batte pronounced Battee and an old English surname whos family group come from Skipton, Yorkshire, England and well documented as First settlers in the Southern Colonies by Liz Shifflett here on WikiTree.
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[Living Daly]
Robert did not marry Sarah Nichols, a Robert and Sarah Nichols were the Grand Parents of Rev Dr Laban Abernathy a famous Lincoln County educator and cousin of William Sherrill who wrote " The Annals of Lincoln County" and in which Sarah Nichols is mentioned and not connected to this family group nor is Rev Dr Laban Abernathy. Regards Eric
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Rejected matches › Robert Abernathy V (1742-1832)

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