Elizabeth Dabney

Abt 1744 - Abt 1820  (~ 76 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Dabney  [1]
  Born	Abt 1744	Hanover County, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Abt 1820  [1]
  Person ID	I824	Dabneys of Virginia
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Col. William Dabney, of Aldingham,   b. C1707-10, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 1773/74, Hanover County, Virginia  (Age ~ 176 years)
  Mother	Ann Barrett,   b. 1715,   d. Dec 1779  (Age 64 years)
  Married	1737-39  [3]
  Family ID	F153	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Morris,   b. 6 Feb 1735, Louisa County, Virginia ,   d. 26 Apr 1820, Hanover County, Virginia  (Age 85 years)
  Married	13 May 1763  [4]
  Children	1. William Morris, Jr.,   b. 5 Sep 1771,   d. 1830/31  (Age 59 years)   2. Susannah Dabney Morris,   b. 25 Dec 1773, Hanover County, Virginia ,   d. 28 Feb 1850, Campbell County, Virginia  (Age 76 years)   3. John Morris,   b. 1776, Hanover County, Virginia ,   d. 1860, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Kentucky  (Age 84 years)   4. Dr. Charles Morris,   b. 1778, Hanover County, Virginia ,   d. 1842, Caroline County, Virginia  (Age 64 years)   5. Richard Morris,   b. Abt 1780-84,   d. 1831  (Age ~ 174 years)   6. Sylvanus Morris   7. Catherine Morris   8. Ann Morris,   b. 14 Apr 1766, Hanover County, Virginia ,   d. 21 Jul 1852, Hanover County, Virginia  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F582	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth Dabney was born to Col. William Dabney of Aldingham and Ann Barrett Dabney abt 1744 in Hanover County Virginia. She married William Morris Sr. May 13, 1763. He was born February 6, 1735, the eldest son of Sylvanus and Catherine (Brodie) Morris of Hanover, later Louisa County. Wiliam and Elizabeth had eight children: Sylvanus (died early); William, born September 5, 1771; John, born 1775/76; Dr. Charles, born 1778; Richard, born 1780-84; Catherine; Ann, born April 14, 1776; and Susanna, born December 25, 1773. William Morris inherited a large amount of land from his grandfather William, father Sylvanus, and brother John. In the 1782 land tax lists (the earliest surviving records), William was charged with 2650 acres on Taylor’s Creek in Hanover County, where he lived, and 1527 acres near Green Springs in Louisa County. According to John Blair Dabney, a grandson, he was committed to farming rather than political or millitary activities, and was quite successful at it. In his latter years, a rift developed between him and his wife and they separated. Elizabeth moved to the house of her daughter, Ann (Morris) Fontaine. William moved into a small house on the upper part of his estate where he lived in seclusion. He persuaded his youngest son, Richard, to move into the main house from which he could visit his father now and then. William died April 26, 1820. Elizabeth died in the same year in the house of her daughter, Ann (Morris) Fontaine, the wife of Col. William Fontaine of Hanover County, with whom she had lived for many years. [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] p. 33.. [S551] , p. 27. Elizabeth (Dabney) Morris’s age at death was 76.. [S1320] [S190] [S1548] [S1538] [S320] [S1549] [S321] [S551] [S1547]