Tabitha Townsend

1789 - 1838  (48 years)

• Name	Tabitha Townsend  [1, 2]
  Birth	12 May 1789	Virginia, United States of America   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	3 Feb 1838	Saluda County, South Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  	Zachariah Abney Cemetery
  Burial	Saluda, Saluda County, South Carolina, United States of America   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I30917	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Townsend
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Spraggins
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F11762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Townsend
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Spraggins
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F10633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zachariah Abney,   b. 10 Feb 1782, Edgefield, Saluda Co., South Carolina d. 3 Feb 1838, Bethany, Edgefield, South Carolina (Age 55 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S3129] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;). [S163] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Date:2012 Place:Provo, UT, USA;;;;;).