David Abernathy
Painting by Archibald M. Willard |
Served in the Revolutionary War, Early Huntsville Pioneer
Notes:
• Scotch-Irish ancestry
• Served in the Revolutionary War (Soldier and Patriot) - Patriot Database
• Pioneer of Huntsville.
• He was one of the early settlers of Virginia; served during the Revolutionary War, and later on became one of the pioneers of Huntsville, Ala.
• A bio of Robert Towns Abernathy, physician, "grandson of David Abernathy, of Scotch-Irish extraction, an early settler in Virginia, who served in the Revolutionary War, and who was one of the pioneers of Huntsville." - Alabama Biography
Related Links:
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• Alabama Biography
• Patriot Database
| Born: | July 29, 1759, Virginia |
| Died: | April 14, 1838, Giles Co., TN |
| Buried: | Giles Co., TN |
Notes:
• Scotch-Irish ancestry
• Served in the Revolutionary War (Soldier and Patriot) - Patriot Database
• Pioneer of Huntsville.
• He was one of the early settlers of Virginia; served during the Revolutionary War, and later on became one of the pioneers of Huntsville, Ala.
• A bio of Robert Towns Abernathy, physician, "grandson of David Abernathy, of Scotch-Irish extraction, an early settler in Virginia, who served in the Revolutionary War, and who was one of the pioneers of Huntsville." - Alabama Biography
Related Links:
• Alabama Biography - History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Volume 3, by Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, © 1921, p. 3.
• Patriot Database - Tennessee Valley Chapter Alabama Society of Sons of the American Revolution. List of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Madison County, Alabama.
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• Alabama Biography
• Patriot Database