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DABNEY, Cornelius Sr.

DABNEY, Cornelius Sr.

Male 1631 - Bef 1694  (62 years)   Has 12 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name DABNEY, Cornelius  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 11 Dec 1631  Bucknall, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration Abt 1660  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Land 27 Sep 1664  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    granted to him, 200 acres, on the south side of the York River at the mouth of Totopotomoys Creek, 
    Land 7 Jun 1666  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    on the lower side of Totopotomoys Creek on the York River, 640 acres pruchased from Mr. LITTLEPAGE and James TURNER, 
    Land 16 Mar 1667/68  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    granted to him, 100 acres, on the south side of the York River and the upper side of Totopotomoys Creek at its mouth, 
    Appointed 1684 to 1693  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    a Churchwarden and Vestryman in St. Peter's Parish 
    Individual Event 13 Nov 1684  Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    He was appointed an interpreter for the Pamunky Indians from 1676 to 1684, and petitioned to the Council and Burgesses for his compensation 
    Death Bef 1 May 1694  New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Age 62 years 
    Person ID I3164  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2025 

    Father DAWBNEY, Theodor,   b. 6 Jun 1606, Scotter, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother BATTE, Dorothy,   b. 18 Feb 1603/04, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 —?—, Eedeth   d. Aft Jun 1678 
    Marriage Y  [1, 2, 3] 
    Children 
    +  1. Male DABNEY, James,   b. Bef 1668, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1710, King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
    +  2. Male DABNEY, George Sr.,   b. 1669, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1734, King William County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +  3. Female DABNEY, Sarah,   b. Aft 1678   d. Bef Feb 1712/13, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
    Family ID F2353  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2025 

    Family 2 —?—, Susannah   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Y  [1, 2, 3] 
    Children 
       1. Male DABNEY, Benjamin   d. Yes, date unknown
       2. Female DABNEY, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1670   d. Apr 1688, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
       3. Male DABNEY, John,   b. Abt 1675   d. Apr 1688, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 13 years)
       4. Male DABNEY, Cornelius Jr.,   b. Abt 1680   d. Bef Feb 1765 (Age 85 years)
    >  5. Female DABNEY, Dorothy,   b. Abt 1685   d. Yes, date unknown
    +  6. Female DABNEY, Mary,   b. 22 Jan 1687/88, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1748, Caroline County, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F1253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Dec 1631 - Bucknall, Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Abt 1660 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - granted to him, 200 acres, on the south side of the York River at the mouth of Totopotomoys Creek, - 27 Sep 1664 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - on the lower side of Totopotomoys Creek on the York River, 640 acres pruchased from Mr. LITTLEPAGE and James TURNER, - 7 Jun 1666 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - granted to him, 100 acres, on the south side of the York River and the upper side of Totopotomoys Creek at its mouth, - 16 Mar 1667/68 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointed - a Churchwarden and Vestryman in St. Peter's Parish - 1684 to 1693 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsIndividual Event - He was appointed an interpreter for the Pamunky Indians from 1676 to 1684, and petitioned to the Council and Burgesses for his compensation - 13 Nov 1684 - Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Bef 1 May 1694 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1615] Internet - Dabney Family of Early Virginia, ((https://dabney-early-virginia.info/ : 24 October 2017)), 14 Oct 2025, accessed 14 October 2025), Cornelius Dabney I, Person ID 92.

    2. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 25 Aug 2013, Charles William Dabney, "The Origin of the Dabney Family of Virginia," April 1937, 121-143; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 25 Aug 2013).
      Origin of the Dabney Family of VA      		 Origin of the Dabney Family of VA


    3. [S491] Magazine - VA Magazine of History & Biography (JSTOR), 25 Aug 2013, Charles William Dabney, "Notes & Queries: Dabney Correction," April 1938, 161; digital images, Jstor (www.jstor.org : accessed 25 Aug 2013).
      Dabney Corrections      		 Dabney Corrections


    4. [S1515] Facebook - Hanover County, Virginia Genealogy, 18 Jun 2022, Anne Baker, "Dabney Family," >, 17 February 2019 to 5 March 2020 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/466034350136179 : accessed 27 May 2020).
      Facebook - Dabney Family - Anne Baker      		 Facebook - Dabney Family - Anne Baker


    5. [S1615] Internet - Dabney Family of Early Virginia, ((https://dabney-early-virginia.info/ : 24 October 2017)), 14 Oct 2025, accessed 14 October 2025), Cornelius Dabney I - Notes, Person ID 92.

    6. [S1293] William P. Palmer M. D., editor, Book - Calendar of VA State Papers (Google Books), (Richmond, Virginia: The Commonwealth of Virginia, n.d.), 16 Jul 2020, Vol. 1: p 18.


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