Dorcas Abney

1732 - 1804  (72 years)

• Name	Dorcas Abney  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1732	Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Feb 1804	South Carolina, United States of America   [1, 3]
  Burial	Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I31198	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	George Abney,   b. 1695, Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1 Oct 1766, Halifax County, VA, British Colonial America (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Unity Meredith
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1730	Virginia, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F11769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	George Abney,   b. 1695, Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1 Oct 1766, Halifax County, VA, British Colonial America (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Unity Meredith
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1730	Virginia, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F10689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mattox Mays   d. 1772, Virginia, USA
  Marriage	Abt 1750	Halifax County, Virginia, British Colonial America
  Children	1. William Mays,   b. 1761, Edgefield, South Carolina, British Colonial America d. 11 Sep 1801, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Samuel Mays,   b. 23 Jul 1762, Halifax County, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 25 Jan 1816 (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Tabitha Mays  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Salley Mays  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Abney Mays  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	William Hill,   b. 1740, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1801, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1773	Halifax County, Virginia, British Colonial America
  Children	1. Dannett Hill,   b. 1774, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 18 Jul 1807, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States of America (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3123] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;). [S3690] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Will Books, 1753-1903; General Indexes, 1752-1949; Author: Virginia. County Court (Halifax County). [S2598] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;).