dabney

CORNELIUS DABNEY (Abt 1640-1689) Ancestry: The Dabney family apparently came from Dorset and Somerset counties in England. Cornelius Dabney was on land in New Kent County (now Hanover County) by 1664. The Dabneys were probably part of the Cavalier immigration that took place after the execution of Charles I; Daubeneys of England were loyalists.

Descendants: Dabneys intermarried with the Barrett, Fontaine, and Winston families. The son of Cornelius, George Dabney (1660-1729) established his home on the Pamunkey River, known as Dabney's Ferry or Greenville, home to Dabneys for four generations. George lived here and operated the ferry which was on a route to Williamsburg. Capt. George Dabney was in the first Commission for Peace for the county of King William and was later Sheriff of the county in 1715. He made his will in 1729. Cornelius' grandson Charles fought in the Revolutionary War and was an officer with General Washington at Monmouth, Valley Forge, and Yorktown.

My descent from Cornelius Dabney:
     Cornelius Dabney (abt 1640-1689) m. Eedeth
        George Dabney (1660-1729) m. Elizabeth (Lewis?)
           Sarah Dabney m. William Winston in 1730
              Elizabeth Winston (1734-) m. Peter Fontaine, Jr. (1724-1773)
                 William Fontaine (1753-1810) m. Anne Morris (1776-1852)
                     Sarah Rose Fontaine (1796-1863) m. Alexander Fontaine Rose (1780-1851)
                        Edmund Fontaine Rose (1817-1893) m. Elizabeth Murray (1834-1863)
                           Annie Brown Rose (1848-1900) m. Thomas Julian Skinker II (1849-1944)

References (supplied by Gladys Tate):

1. The Huguenot, published by The Huguenot Society, Publication No. 2, 1926, pp. 18-20.

2. Old New Kent County, Some Account of the Planters, Plantation and Places in King William County, Volume II, by Malcolm Hart Harris, pp. 883-884.

3. Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers, Vol. 4, pp. 2254-2255.

4. Tennessee Cousins by Worth S. Ray, 1950.

5. History of Louisa County, Virginia, by Malcolm H. Harris, 1936, pp. 305-307.

6. Cavaliers and Pioneers by Nell Marions Nugent, 1934.

7. Lost Virginia Records, English Duplicates of, by Louis des Cognets, Jr., 1699, pp. 57-59.

8. Will of George Dabney, dated 24 Oct 1729.

9. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. XLV, 1937, pp. 121-143.
The Origin of the Dabney Family of Virginia by Charles William Dabney.

10. Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. #15, Oct 1977, Number 4, pp. 142-148.

11. The Sketches and Reminiscences of John Blair Dabney, deposited at the University of Virginia and the Virginia State Library.