Cornelius, c. 1740-1792, was a direct descendant of a Cornelius Dabney, 1630-1694, who was in Virginia in 1649. He came an immigrant from England, learned the Indian tongues and was known as 'the Interpreter.' In 1664 he obtained a great deal of land in York county. In time, members of the family moved westward in Virginia until they reached Bedford county.
He was of the fourth generation in Virginia and had in his background distinguished forebeareres, who had fought in the Indians Wars and other of his generation that were prominent in the American Revolution. The Dabney family story is a complicated one, but is star-studded in Virginia history. This history extends down through the years through the Civil War into the present day, where in Virginia the name is still very important. The family inter-locks with many other families prominent in the state's history. It is a family story that is complicated by the attempt to link it with a historic past in England and with the formation of the famous Manakin-Hugenot colony in early Virginia.
Hall-Overstreet Families Book, VOL. 1
He was of the fourth generation in Virginia and had in his background distinguished forebeareres, who had fought in the Indians Wars and other of his generation that were prominent in the American Revolution. The Dabney family story is a complicated one, but is star-studded in Virginia history. This history extends down through the years through the Civil War into the present day, where in Virginia the name is still very important. The family inter-locks with many other families prominent in the state's history. It is a family story that is complicated by the attempt to link it with a historic past in England and with the formation of the famous Manakin-Hugenot colony in early Virginia.
Hall-Overstreet Families Book, VOL. 1
Cornelius, c. 1740-1792, was a direct descendant of a Cornelius Dabney, 1630-1694, who was in Virginia in 1649. He came an immigrant from England, learned the Indian tongues and was known as 'the Interpreter.' In 1664 he obtained a great deal of land in York county. In time, members of the family moved westward in Virginia until they reached Bedford county.
He was of the fourth generation in Virginia and had in his background distinguished forebeareres, who had fought in the Indians Wars and other of his generation that were prominent in the American Revolution. The Dabney family story is a complicated one, but is star-studded in Virginia history. This history extends down through the years through the Civil War into the present day, where in Virginia the name is still very important. The family inter-locks with many other families prominent in the state's history. It is a family story that is complicated by the attempt to link it with a historic past in England and with the formation of the famous Manakin-Hugenot colony in early Virginia.
Hall-Overstreet Families Book, VOL. 1
He was of the fourth generation in Virginia and had in his background distinguished forebeareres, who had fought in the Indians Wars and other of his generation that were prominent in the American Revolution. The Dabney family story is a complicated one, but is star-studded in Virginia history. This history extends down through the years through the Civil War into the present day, where in Virginia the name is still very important. The family inter-locks with many other families prominent in the state's history. It is a family story that is complicated by the attempt to link it with a historic past in England and with the formation of the famous Manakin-Hugenot colony in early Virginia.
Hall-Overstreet Families Book, VOL. 1
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