Historical records matching Col. William Dabney, of Aldingham
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About Col. William Dabney, of Aldingham
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Col William Dabney
BIRTH 1707
King William County, Virginia, USA
DEATH Aug 1773 (aged 65–66)
Montpelier, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Aldingham Cemetery
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 29227257 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 12
Colonel William Dabney of Aldingham, so called probably to distinguish him from others of the same name, was the second son of Elizabeth and George Dabney I. He married Anne Barret circa 1735 and had their first residence at "The Grove" near Rockville, Hanover County, where likely all eight of their children were born.
The land bequeathed by his father George in his will of 1729 is the exact location of "Aldingham", which William built about 1760, according to Hanover County records. The house is on a hill overlooking the South Anna River and the land runs down to the river with the house set back from the road with a row of boxwood trees near the home. It is a wood structure two stories high, a large parallelogram with two large chimneys at each end. An important tobacco plantation in its day, the home saw much entertaining and years of family gatherings. Aldingham and some out buildings on the property remarkably survived the ravages of the Civil War, which raged all around the vicinity.
Colonel William Dabney, according to his grandson the Rev. John Blair Dabney, was by all traditions and records "a striking exemplification of a Virginia gentleman of the time. He had the love of his kindred, the esteem and confidence of his neighbors and acquaintances". He served the Colony as a Commissioner, his County as Justice High Sheriff and Colonel of the Militia, and was vestryman and warden of St. Martin's Parish. William is believed to be buried alongside Anne in a corner of the garden, although there are no stones marking the graves today.
A special note of eternal love, thanks and admiration to my grandmother, Mildred Trussell Frye (1902-1995), for introducing me to the beloved Dabney family home that William built, Aldingham, and the love of genealogy.
Known as William Dabney, of Aldringham. He had property in the upper part of Hanover and the lower part of Louisa Counties, Virginia, on the South Anna River. He must have been born somewhere between 1725-1730, not after. He married Miss Barrett, a daughter of the Rev. _____ Barrett, one of the faculty of William and Mary's College. Both William Dabney and his wife were dead by the time the Revolutionary War commenced, though William Dabney's father was still living, a very old man.
William Dabney was born to George Dabney I and Elizabeth his wife about 1707-10 on the Greenville farm in King William County, Virginia.
He married Anne Barrett about 1737-39, a daughter of Charles B. and Mary (Leigh) Barret/Barrett. They had eight children: William, died young; George, born 1740; Mary, born bef 1741; Elizabeth, born abt 1744; Charles, born 1745; Samuel, born 14 Apr 1752; Robert (“Robinâ€), born 1763/64; and Susannah.
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Col. William Dabney, of Aldingham's Timeline
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1707
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Greenville, King William County, Province of Virginia
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January 6, 1735
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King William, King William, Virginia, United States
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1740
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1740
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Aldringham, Hanover, Virginia, United States
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1740
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Hanover Co, Virginia
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August 17, 1742
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Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia, Colonial America
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September 14, 1742
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Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
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September 14, 1742
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Hanover County, Virginia, British Colonial America
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December 3, 1745
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Aldingham Plantation, Hanover County, Virginia, USA,
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December 3, 1745
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Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
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