Dannett
Abney
Born about in Colony of Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of George Abney
and Unity (Meredith) Abney
Brother of
Dorcas (Abney) Hill, Nathaniel Abney, Samuel Abney Sr., Rebecca Abney, William Abney and Michael Abney [half]
Husband of
Cassandra (Meredith) Abney
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Abney and Samuel Abney
Died
at about age 79
in South Carolina, USA [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Dannett Abney was a Virginia colonist.
Dannett Abney is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A131564.
Dannett Abney was born about 1730 in Virginia Colony. He was the son of George Abney and married Cassandra Abney (a cousin).
Dannett acquired lands in South Carolina and died there in 1809.
- Dannett, was devisee of his father of lands in Virginia, and obtained lands in South Carolina, where he d.; m. Cassandra ________.[1]
American Revolutionary War
Dannett Abney is a proved Patriot of the American Revolution. His Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) ancestor # is A131564 [2]. His DAR Service record:
- Service: SOUTH CAROLINA
- Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE
- Birth: CIRCA 1731 HALIFAX CO VIRGINIA
- Death: POST 12-30-1809 EDGEFIELD DIST SOUTH CAROLINA
- Service Description: 1) CONSTABLE
- RESIDENCE: 1) District: NINETY SIX DIST - State: SOUTH CAROLINA
- SPOUSE: 1) CASSANDRA X
Reportedly killed by "Bloody Bill Cunningham"[3]: More on "Bloody Bill"[4]
Research Notes
Witt-1888 18:03, 22 April 2021 (UTC): Dannett's birth date is given as about 1731 in Halifax County in the attached application for DAR membership; however, Halifax County was not formed until 1752[5]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 2016. Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, Volume II. Pg 5-6. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Lehi, Utah.
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 November 2023), "Record of Dannett Abney", Ancestor # A131564.
- ↑ Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. Original data: Moss, Boby Gilmer. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994.
- ↑ https://allthingsliberty.com/2021/07/william-blood-bill-cunningham-and-the-bloody-scout/
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia. Accessed 22 April 2021.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #72052545 (no marker photo, no sourced information, hearsay)
- Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
- Name: Dannett Abney
- Cemetery: Fam bur gr
- Location: Saluda Co SC 15
- Source Citation
- Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 1; Serial: 6924; Volume: 14
- Source Information
- Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. Vol. 1-4. Dallas, TX, USA: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Steve Abner
:
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued), Ancestry member stabner_1 +
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, FTDNA kit #A372975 - Bo Abney :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-FT44824, FTDNA kit #892507, MitoYDNA ID T10791 [compare]
- Robert Abney :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, FTDNA kit #248542
- Jerimy Abner :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-A16784
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~0.78%
Jeffery Abney :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Marianna Soots :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mSoots12
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.39%
Arnold Maudlin :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Bo Abney :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WG6856336 [compare], yourDNAportal WILe48eb536, Ancestry member BoAbney1965
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~0.39%
R Storey :
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