Zachariah Abney

1782 - 1838  (55 years)

• Name	Zachariah Abney  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	10 Feb 1782	Edgefield, Saluda Co., South Carolina   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Feb 1838	Bethany, Edgefield, South Carolina   [1, 3]
  	Buried in Zachariah Abney Cemetery, Saluda County, South Carolina
  Burial	Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I30750	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Abney, Sr.,   b. Abt 1742, Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Nov 1781, 96 District, South Carolina, USA (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Harriet Hamilton,   b. 1750   d. 1817, Edgefield District, South Carolina, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1771	Ninety-Six District, South Carolina, British Colonial America   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F10493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tabitha Townsend,   b. 12 May 1789, Virginia, United States of America d. 3 Feb 1838, Saluda County, South Carolina, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1809	, ,South Carolina, USA
  Children	1. Samuel Abney,   b. 20 Jul 1810, Edgefield district, South Carolina, USA d. 3 Jan 1816, Edgefield district, South Carolina, USA (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Melinda Abney,   b. 14 Nov 1811, Edgefield Dist,South Carolina,USA d. 29 Mar 1839, Edgefield dist, South Carolina, USA (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lucinda Abney,   b. 1 Aug 1813, Edgefield Dist,,South Carolina,USA d. 2 Nov 1839 (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Harriet Abney,   b. 29 Apr 1815, Edgefield Dist, South Carolina, USA d. 3 Nov 1884 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Benjamin Abney,   b. 15 Jan 1817, Edgefield Dist,South Carolina,USA d. 26 Mar 1849, Edgefield dist, South Carolina, USA (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Martha Ann Abney,   b. 13 May 1819, Edgefield Dist, South Carolina, USA d. 9 Jul 1882 (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Minerva Abney,   b. 28 Jan 1821, Edgefield Dist,,South Carolina,USA d. 25 Sep 1868 (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Wilson Abney,   b. 2 Jul 1824, Edgefield Dist, South Carolina, USA d. 23 Sep 1868, Edgefield Dist, South Carolina, USA (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Light Townsend Abney,   b. 18 Feb 1826, Edgefield Dist, South Carolina,USA d. 1 May 1851, Edgefield Dist,South Carolina,USA (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Zachariah Taylor Abney,   b. 24 Dec 1829, Edgefield dist, South Carolina, USA d. 9 Jun 1862, Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, USA (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Samson Philip Newton Abney,   b. 7 Nov 1833, Edgefield Dist, South Carolina, USA d. 2 Nov 1835, Edgefield Dist, South Carolina, USA (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

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