Albert Gallatin Dabney

1799 - 1855  (55 years)

• Name	Albert Gallatin Dabney
  Born	23 Nov 1799	Louisa County, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1855	Christian County, Kentucky
  Person ID	I168	Dabneys of Virginia
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Cornelius Dabney,   b. 7 Jun 1756, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 13 Oct 1821, Louisa County, Virginia  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Smith Winston,   b. 24 Dec 1766,   d. 11 Jan 1840, Hickman County, Kentucky  (Age 73 years)
  Married	17 Jan 1783  [1]
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Eliza Catlett
  Married	8 Dec 1820  [1]
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2010
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Scates
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F289	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Albert Gallatin Dabney was born to Cornelius and Elizabeth Smith (Winston) Dabney November 23, 1799, in Louisa County, Virginia. He married Ann Eliza Catlett, a sister of his brother Cornelius’ wife, December 8, 1820. They had five children: Edwin Winston, born September 28, 1821; Thomas Catlett, born Septmber 20, 1823; Albert Smith, born 1825; Cornelius Isaac, born November 24, 1826; and John Temple, who died in childhood. Ann died between 1828, when her last child was born, and 1832, when Albert remarried to Elizabeth Eggleston Scates. They had eight children: Ann Maria, born about 1832/33; Elizabeth, born 1834/35; Juliette O., born 1836/37; Walter Scates, born 1838; William Spotswood, born 1840/41; Louisa V. born 1844; Joseph Whorton, born 1845/46; Robert Owen, born 1847/48. Albert farmed in Louisa County and served in the militia, where he rose to the rank of Major, a title he carried for the rest of his life. In 1832 or 1833, when he was about 32/33, he migrated to Trigg County, Kentucky, where he was listed in the county tax list from 1833 through 1842. In 1843, he moved to neighboring Christian County and gave half of his Trigg land to his son Edwin W., who was listed until he moved to Texas in 1853. In the 1850 census, he was living in Christian County, Kentucky, aged 50, with land valued at $1,800. Albert continued to live in Christian County until 1855, when he died and his will was proved in Christian County Court. The will was written in 1844, marking him as an unusually prudent man, unlike the great majority of men who made their wills within a month or two of their deaths. It also suggests that he may have been experiencing some physical limitations when he moved from Trigg County to Christian County in 1843. In his will, Albert listed the value of the gifts that he had given to the four sons of his first marriage and expressed his desire that his remaining assets should be divided to benefit all of his children as equally as possible. In the 1860 census, Elizabeth was living in Christian County, aged 74, with land valued at $8,000 and personal property valued at $29,620. Another Albert Gallatin Dabney was born about 1803/04 to Humphrey Dabney of Richmond. Albert born in Louisa County was a grandson of William Dabney of King William County (1721/26-1767) and Albert of Richmond was a great-grandson of William, making them first cousins, once removed. [1, 2, 3, 4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S151] [S363] [S2053] [S38] p. 153.