Gwathmey Dabney

67 - 1815/16  (174 years)

• Name	Gwathmey Dabney  [1]
  Born	1762-67	King William County, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1815/16	King William County, Virginia   [3]
  Person ID	I55	Dabneys of Virginia
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	William Dabney,   b. 1721, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 1767, King William County, Virginia  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Philadelphia Gwathmey
  Married	1745-1749	King William County, Virginia   [4]
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Maddocks,   d. 1825/26
  Married	15 Jun 1786	Goochland County, Virginia   [5]
  Children	1. Sarah Dabney   2. James Dabney,   b. ca 1788/89   3. John Dabney,   b. ca 1791/92   4. Nancy Dabney   5. Elizabeth Dabney   6. Mordecai Dabney
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2010
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Gwathmey Dabney, the youngest child of William and Philadelphia Dabney, was probably born between 1762 and 1767 in King William County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Maddox June 15, 1786, in Goochland County. They had 6 children: Sarah, James, John, Nancy, Elizabeth, and Mordecai. Very little has been found concerning their children In the month of his marriage, he opened an account at William Winston’s store in Goochland, which he continued for a year. Over his lifetime, he appears to have been somewhat peripatetic, perhaps partly because he did not inherit any land from his father’s estate as his older brothers did. The details of the deeds to his brothers’ inherited land suggest that they may have contributed toward a compensatory fund for him. In 1787, he obtained 418 acres in Goochland County from Thomas Pollock, probably by lease, since deeds for its purchase and sale could not be found. He continued to pay taxes on it through 1790, but was listed as a non-resident landowner during the last two years. He moved to King William County and paid personal property taxes there during 1792. He was not listed again in King William until 1800, where he remained until 1807. By 1809, he had moved to Middlesex County, where he was listed in the land tax list as a co-owner (or co-taxpayer) of 727.5 acres with Robert Dabney of Gloucester County. This Robert Dabney has not been identified and may be a tax commissioner’s entry error. In 1810, his partner’s name changed to James Dabney of Gloucester County, probably Dr. James Dabney, son of Major George Dabney III of King William County. He continued to be listed in the Middlesex land tax list through 1813, but moved during 1812 or 1813 to King William County, where he witnessed 2 deeds March 1 and 2, 1812 and was listed in the King William personal property tax lists for 1813 - 1815, after which his tax entry changed to Gwathmey Dabney estate charged to his widow, Elizabeth Dabney, indicating his death in 1815/16. He did not leave a will. Elizabeth continued in the King William personal property tax list through 1825, indicating that she probably died in 1825/26 or moved out of the county to live with one of her children elsewhere. It has not been possible to find records of the lives of Gwathmey and Elzabeth’s children except for James, whose data is sparse. [2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] p. 162.. [S60] [S108] [S83] [S58] [S38] p. 162-163.. [S1065] [S1162] [S1066] [S90] [S126] pp. 157 & 278..