James Dabney

1735 - Abt 1805  (69 years)

• Name	James Dabney  [1]
  Born	6 Jan 1735	King William County, Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1805	Louisa County, Virginia   [3]
  Person ID	I301	Dabneys of Virginia
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	George Dabney, II,   b. 1697-1701, King William County, Virginia ,   d. 1782-84, King William County, Virginia
  Mother	Ann Anderson
  Married	Abt 1729  [4]
  Family ID	F148	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Judith Anderson,   b. 12 Mar 1741, Louisa County, Virginia ,   d. 13 Nov 1803  (Age 62 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1756  [2]
  Children	1. Ann Dabney,   b. 1757,   d. 1758  (Age 1 years)   2. George Dabney,   b. 1759,   d. 1759  (Age 0 years)   3. Elizabeth Dabney,   b. 1 Oct 1760/61, Louisa County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1830, Union County, South Carolina  (Age > 70 years)   4. Cecily Dabney,   b. 9 Aug 1765,   d. Between 1805 & 1809, Louisa County, Virginia  (Age 43 years)   5. Ann Anderson Dabney,   b. 24/26 Nov 1768   6. Capt. William Dabney,   b. 17 Sep 1771, Louisa County, Virginia ,   d. 9 Oct 1813, Albemarle County, Virginia  (Age 42 years)   7. Pouncey Dabney,   b. 1774,   d. 1780  (Age 6 years)   8. Mary Dabney,   b. 31 Jan 1777, Louisa County, Virginia ,   d. 5 Aug 1835, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia  (Age 58 years)   9. Charity Dabney,   b. 5 Mar 1779,   d. Bef Jan 1824  (Age < 44 years)
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2013
  Family ID	F211	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  James Dabney was born to George Dabney II and Ann (Anderson) Dabney January 6, 1735, in King William County, Virginia. W. P. Anderson’s Anderson Family Records gives James a middle initial M., but this researcher has not seen it in other sources. He married Judith Anderson, a daughter of Pouncey Anderson of Louisa County, February 26, 1756. They had nine children: Ann, born 1757, died 1758; George, born 1759, died 1759; Elizabeth, born October 1, 1760/61; Cicely, born August 9, 1765; Ann Anderson, born Nov 24/26, 1768; William, born September 17, 1771, died October 9, 1813; Thomas, a twin of William died early; Pouncey, born 1774, died 1780; Mary, born January 31, 1777; Charity, born March 5, 1779. James probably moved from his home in King William County to Louisa County about the time of his marriage in 1756, when he was 21. He lived on a farm named Walnut Grove on Cub/Cubb Creek, which probably included the 600 acres inherited by his father, George Dabney II, from his father, George Dabney I. In the surviving tithable records of Louisa County, he was charged with 844-1246 acres and 11-15 slaves from 1767 (the earliest surviving record) to 1781. From 1782 to 1800 (the latest surviving tax records), he was charged with 744-994 acres, 9-61 slaves, and 8-13 horses. When his father, George Dabney II, died in about 1783, he inherited the brick house named Seven Springs where his father lived together with 419.5 acres. He transferrred responsibility for the taxes on the property to his son William before 1793 and deeded the property to him in 1795. In addition, from 1782 to 1789, he owned 260 acres in neigboring Hanover County, but never lived there and sold the land to William Ragland in 1789/90. In 1802, William and James sold Seven Springs and the 419.5 acres associated with it to Yancey Lipscomb for £1,200. James was appointed a Justice of the Peace by the Governor May 11, 1771, and was still serving in 1790. From 1775, he was active in Louisa County activities supporting independence from Britain and the Revolutionary War. In May and December, 1775, he was a member of the Louisa County Committees established to identify loyalists and publish their names. In May, the Committee expressed thanks to Capt. Patrick Henry and the rest of the Hanover volunteer company that procured satisfaction for the gun powder taken from colony’s magazine by the Governor’s order. In December, the Committee commended the clergy members for their efforts in converting people to the side opposing the King’s government and offered to help liberty supporters in the lower counties in difficulty because of their political views. In March, 1776, the Virginia State Council approved warrants for payment of David Clark for provisions furnished to Capt. Dabney’s minute men. In May, 1776, the Virginia Committee of Safety issued a commission for Capt. James Dabney and his company of minute men of Louisa County. In June, 1776, the State Council approved warrants for payment of £23 for the payroll of James’ minute company while training in April and May. In July, 1776, the State Council approved £142 to Capt. James Dabney for pay, rations, and forage for his minute company until July 15. In August, a £140 payment was authorized and in December, two payments were authorized for £252 and £170 for Capt. James Dabney’s recently disbanded company. Thus James and his men spent about six months on active duty after their probably part-time training in March, April, and May. James was elected to the House of Delegates in 1777 and served until 1779. He was elected again to the House of Delegates in 1787 and served until 1788/89. He was appointed county sheriff by the governor from 1790-92. During his term of sheriff, he did not execute a court judgment against William Phillips, the preceding sheriff, within the time prescribed by law, and was later fined by the court. In December, 1794, he petitioned Governor Robert Brooke for remission of the fine, but the Governor’s decision has not been found. Unlike most of his contemporaries, James showed unusual foresight in making his will on November 28, 1799, about five years before his death. He died between August, 1803, when he and Judith gave 230 acres of land on Cub Camp Creek to his son-in-law Edward Hallam, and October, 1805, when his will was proved in Louisa court and probably closer to the latter date. In the will, he listed gifts of slaves and in one case also land given earlier to five of his six children and added an additional gift to Charity, the youngest and unmarried child. He also gave his wife, Judith, eight named slaves, household furnishings, cattle, hogs, and horses. He lent her part of his land and his grist mill, with the land going to Charity and the mill to William after Judith’s death. [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]

  
  

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