1751 - 1826 (74 years)
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Name |
Elizabeth Jennings Dabney [1, 2] |
Born |
18 Jun 1751 |
Hanover County, Virginia [2] |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
Jun 1826 |
Albemarle County, Virginia [2] |
Person ID |
I683 |
Dabneys of Virginia |
Last Modified |
14 Aug 2015 |
Father |
John Dabney, b. Abt 1715, New Kent County, Virginia , d. Bef 1771, Hanover County, Virginia (Age ~ 55 years) |
Mother |
Anna Harris, b. 31 Mar 1724, Albemarle County, Virginia , d. Aft Jul 1766, Hanover County, Virginia (Age > 42 years) |
Married |
Abt 1739/40 [3] |
Family ID |
F322 |
Group Sheet |
Family |
Bernard Brown, b. 28 Jan 1750, Albemarle County, Virginia , d. 26 Feb 1800, Albemarle County, Virginia (Age 50 years) |
Married |
22 Jun 1772 [1, 2] |
Last Modified |
18 Apr 2011 |
Family ID |
F480 |
Group Sheet |
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Notes |
- Elizabeth Jennings Dabney was born to John and Anna (Harris) Dabney June 18, 1751, in Hanover County, Virginia.
She married Bernard Brown of Albemarle County June 22, 1772. He was born January 28, 1750, to Benjamin and Sarah (Thompson) Brown in Albemarle County. Bernard and Ellizabeth had twelve children: Francina, born May 24, 1775; Robert Jennings and Reuben Dabney (twins), born January 16, 1777; Lucy, born November 7, 1778; Bernard, born March 15, 1781; Charles, born May 3, 1783; Thomas H., born April 16, 1785; Bezalleel, born September 22, 1787; Benjamin Hescott, born November 12, 1790; Sarah, born June 6, 1792; Ira Benajah and Asa Brightberry (twins), born June 5, 1794.
Bernard served in the Revolutionary War, carrying dispatches from New York to Charleston, South Carolina. He was trained as a lawyer and served as a Justice of the Peace in Albemarle County. THey lived on Doyles River located in the northwestern part of the county. He was listed in the Albemarle personal property tax rolls from 1782 (earliest surviving year) to 1799 with 3-16 slaves and 6-9 horses, followed by Bernard Brown estate in 1800, which continued through 1812.
Bernard was killed by a falling tree February 26, 1800, in Albemarle County. Elizabeth died in June, 1826. [2, 4, 5, 6]
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