When William Abney was born on 8 August 1772, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, his father, John Key Abney Sr, was 28 and his mother, Isabella Van Lear, was 21. He married Elizabeth Parks McClanahan on 23 December 1794, in Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 25 August 1828, in his hometown, at the age of 56.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
English: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire named Abney, from the Old English personal name Abba (+ genitive -n) + Old English ēg ‘island’.
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