William Dabney

1721 - 1767  (46 years)

• Name	William Dabney  [1]
  Born	1721	King William County, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1767	King William County, Virginia   [3]
  Person ID	I35	Dabneys of Virginia
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Cornelius Dabney,   b. 1690-98, King And Queen County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1738, King William County, Virginia  (Age < 164 years)
  Mother	Lucy Winston,   b. Abt 1710-20,   d. 1784, Hanover County, Virginia  (Age ~ 176 years)
  Married	Abt 1720  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Philadelphia Gwathmey
  Married	1745-1749	King William County, Virginia   [6]
  Children	1. Isaac Dabney, Sr.,   b. 1745-49, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 1784, King William County, Virginia  (Age 173 years)   2. Richard Dabney,   b. 1750/51, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 24 May 1800, King William County, Virginia  (Age 49 years)   3. Lucy Dabney,   b. Abt 1745-53, King William County, Virginia   4. Owen Dabney,   b. Abt 1754, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 1796/97, Hanover County, Virginia  (Age ~ 43 years)   5. Cornelius Dabney,   b. 7 Jun 1756, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 13 Oct 1821, Louisa County, Virginia  (Age 65 years)   6. Sarah Dabney,   b. Abt 1752-58, King William County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1794, King William County, Virginia  (Age ~ 173 years)   7. Philadelphia Dabney,   b. Abt 1757-62   8. William Dabney,   b. Abt 1757-62, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 1 Dec 1828, King William County, Virginia  (Age ~ 176 years)   9. Gwathmey Dabney,   b. 1762-67, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 1815/16, King William County, Virginia  (Age 174 years)
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2011
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  William Dabney was born to Cornelius and Lucy (Winston) Dabney about 1721-25 in King William County, Virginia. He married Philadelphia Gwathmey, a daughter of Richard and Diana (Moore) Gwathmey of neighboring King and Queen County, born about 1745-49 in King and Queen County. They had nine children. As listed in William’s will, they were: Isaac, born 1745-49; Richard, born 1750/51; Owen, born in 1754; Cornelius, born June 7, 1756; William, born 1757-62; and three daughters, Lucy, born 1745-56; Sarah, born 1752-58; and Philadelphia, born 1757-62. A sixth son, Gwathmey, was born about 1762-67, after the will was written. The three daughters were mentioned after all of the sons in William’s will, but probably because their legacies were different from those of their brothers. William was appointed a Justice of the Peace for King William County by the Council of Colonial Virginia in 1749. William’s home farm in King William County, which he left to his eldest son, Isaac, consisted of two tracts of exceptionally rich land (indicated by their later tax rates) originally patented in April, 1701, by his grandfather, James Dabney, and his great aunt, Sarah (Dabney) Winston, both children of Cornelius Dabney, the immigrant. This is the clearest evidence for a line of descent from the first Cornelius to the children of William Dabney of King William County. From his father, Cornelius Dabney of King William County, a grandson of the first Cornelius, William inherited two adjoining tracts on the north side of the South Anna River in Louisa County that were originally patented by his father in 1724 and 1729. In accordance with William’s will, this property was divided into two parts along a line different from the boundary between the two patents, and the two tracts were transferred by Isaac, William’s eldest son and administrator, to his brothers Richard and Owen when they reached 21 in 1771 and 1775. William made an effort to acquire comparable land for his fourth son, Cornelius. In October, 1760, he purchased a tract of 250 acres in Louisa County on the south side of the South Anna River for £200. In February, 1763, after the date of his will, he purchased a neighboring tract of 100 Acres for £55. These two tracts were transferred to Cornelius by Isaac in 1777. William, who was the youngest son when the will was written was left £400 to purchase a comparable piece of land. The youngest son, Gwathmey, was born after the will was written and the provisions of the land transfers suggest that the older brothers contributed toward a comparable inheritance for him when they received their tracts. Each of William’s children, both sons and daughters, inherited a bed and furniture, a horse and saddle, and an equal share of the slaves. The cattle, sheep, and pigs were divided among the sons and Isaac received William’s sword, pistol, cutlass, and silver watch. William bequeathed to his wife, Philadelphia, the remainder of his personal estate, 5 slaves, and the right to live in the family homestead for the rest of her life. William died in 1767, probably aged about 42-46 [2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

  
  

• Sources

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