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Facts and Events
| Name |
Abednego Inman |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
1 Jul 1752 |
Yorkshire, England |
| Marriage |
Abt 1778 |
Fort Harrison, Henrico, Virginia, United States
to Mary Ritchie |
| Death? |
2 Feb 1831 |
Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States |
| Burial? |
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Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United StatesHopewell Presbyterian Cemetery |
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This existing article has quite a bit of useful information. Documentation needs to be worked on, as there's a reliance on tertiary sources. Also needs considerable work in terms of formating, article layout, and organization. I've added a single section in the hopes that this will force line feeds to make the paragraphing clear, but the information flow is largely disjointed. Some passages, such as the notes about immigration date, conflict with each other. The history of this line is very inconsistently drawn in the literature. Some place the line as originated in Maryland. Some have them importing directly to Virginia. Some place them in Prince Edward County (or nearby, while others place them in Frederick/Augusta/Albemarle. Much better documentation focusing on original sources, rather than tertiary sources is badly needed.
Related
- Source:Virkus, Frederick Adams. Immigrant Ancestors : A List of 2500 Immigrants to America before 1750
- Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol IV, p 759
- Find A Grave
Ancestry
From Beal, 1995. Inman Innings 1(5), quoting Buis T. Inman]
...[S]ome sources give Robert Inman as the father of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego while others give Ezekial as the father. There were a number of Robert Inmans documented in Virginia and North and South Carolina. it is well documented that Ezekial lived in Burke County, North Carolina at the same time as the three brothers, and the general belief is that he was their father.
Records in Tennessee
- Washington Co. TN Deed: pg. 177-9, 23 Oct. 1782. State of North Carolina to Nicholas Fain; #87 - 400 acres on branch of Little Limestone next to his other entry; #104 - 200 acres, adjoining Jacob Wamick, Abednego Inman. Cons: 50 shillings per 100 acres. [Signed] Alex. Martain, by J. Glasgow. [Washington County, Tennessee Deeds, 1775-1800,by Loraine Rae, pg. 30].
- Washington Co. TN Deed: pg. 329-32. State of North Carolina to Abednego Inman. (1) #286 - 200 acres on a branch of Big Limestone. (2) #84 - 200 acres on the north side of Limestone Creek - both these 24 Oct. 1782. (3) 23 Oct. 1782, #59 - 200 acres on an east branch of Big Limestone. Other info: Cauch Creek. Cons: 50 shillings per 100 acres. [Signed] Aledr. Martain, by J. Glasgow. [Washington County, Tennessee Deeds, 1775-1800,by Loraine Rae, pg. 35].
- Washington Co. TN Deed: pg. 201. 1 Nov. 1784. Abedenego Inman to Isaac Davis; 200 acres on Cedar branch of Big Limestone. Cons: £25 North Carolina money. [Signed] Abednego Inman. [Washington County, Tennessee Deeds, 1775-1800,by Loraine Rae, pg. 51].
- Washington Co. TN Deed: pg. 26-8. 11 Mar. 1784. Abednego Inman to John Houston, Rockbridge Co., VA; 200 acres on the north side of Big Limestone. Cons: £40 proc money. Other info: Carrecks Creek. [Signed] Abed. Inman. Witnesses: Thomas Stewart, Ded (Coffue?), Wm. Tribble. [Washington County, Tennessee Deeds, 1775-1800,by Loraine Rae, pg. 61].
- Washington Co. TN Deed: pg. 64. 21 Feb. 1786. John Richey, Spencer County, NC, his North Carolina grant to Leroy Taylor; 318 acres on both sides of Big Limestone. Cons: £500. Adjoining Martain,. [Signed] John Richey. Witnesses: Abed. Inman, George Wilson. [Washington County, Tennessee Deeds, 1775-1800,by Loraine Rae, pg. 62].
- Washington Co. TN Deed: pg. 105, 9 Sep. 1789. Abednego Inman, Esq. to Peter McNamee, Green County; 300 acres on a branch of Little Limestone "where Moses Sample now lives", Cons: £250. [Signed] Abednego Inman. Witnesses: William Dewody, John Adams, Samuel Cowan. [Washington County, Tennessee Deeds, 1775-1800,by Loraine Rae, pg. 84].
Notes
Abednego was raised in Albemarle, Virginia. Came to North Carolina as a young man. Ref DAR # 354972;SR22-23, 23, 24, 28-29.
Buried in old cemetery next to the courthouse in Dandridge. Grave DAR marked.
Lived in NC & GA during Revolutionary war. Service in Indian and Border warfare.
One of the soldiers from Watauga and Holston Settlements against the British.
Served under Sevier, as a Major, wounded at King's Mountain. (Source:Moss, 1990 includes him on a list of persons who may have served at Kings Mountain but for whom no formal documentation has been found. Abednego survived long enough to have claimed a pension as a result of his service; References indicate that "the DAR accepted his service record", which may imply a pension statement. If that's the case, then this should be easy to document. Moss apparently wasn't able to document this, so this is probably simply family tradition.)
In May of 1796, he was commissioned Justice in Jefferson County, TN.
Came from England 1765-1767, settling first in Limestone, Virginia (There is no Limestone Virginia, then or now. There is a Limestone in Washington County TN, and a Limestone in Mineral County WV, but none in VA proper. Limestone TN would not have been settled as early as 1765, and so this may refer to LImestone WV; however, the migratory route would be unusual, and seems unlikely Q 22:31, 16 March 2010 (EDT))
Abednego Inman appears on a passenger list from England: "Immigrant Ancestors: A list of 2500 Immigrants to America before 1750" by Virkus. Abednego Inman from England came 1765-67, settled at Limestone, Va, then at Dandridge, TN;
Major, American Revolution. Listed on Historical Marker, Dandridge, TN;
Trustee Hopewell Presbyterian Church Dandridge, TN;
Lived in NC, Jefferson Co., TN, Milville, GA, and back to Jefferson Co., TN. Seems to be still some question among researcher where Abednego and his brothers came from. According to the Compendium of American Genealogists he came to VA from England abt. 1755, age 15, and settled at Limestone, Rockbridge Co., VA
One of the earliest references to Abednego is found in the Missouri Historical Magazine, Vol. 6, pp. 138-40 1912 which relates that in the year 1767 a party of explorers left their home in NC to explore land lying west of the Cumberland Mountains (later a part of Tenn.). In the party were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Inman under the leadership of Daniel Boone. They endured many hardships in the middle of winter while crossing the mountain range and depended for their subsistence on the game they could kill. When they arrived near the central part of the present state of Tennessee, they camped near a cave where they were surprised and attacked by Indians. Not having taken the precaution of posting sentinels, nearly all of the little band were either killed or wounded. Among the slain was Meschach Inman. Among the wounded were Shadrach and Abednego. The former received a wound in the side with a spear. Abednego received a wound on the forehead from an Indian Tomahawk, leaving a scar which he carried the remainder of his life. He hid in a large hollow tree for nine days without food and only a little water. Eventually, he was able to make his way back to his home in North Carolina. Shadrach Inman and Daniel Boone were able to escape the attack and make their way back to their homes.
Notes
- In March 1777 Abednego and Shadrach were living in Rowan Co NC where they took the Oath of Allegiance to the state (State Record of N.C. by Clark, V 22, pg. 501-3). Both are shown serving at the Battle of King's Mountain (King's Mountain Men-Draper and King's Mountain Men-White).
- Abednego was one of the soldiers from Wautauga and Holstein Settlements who went to Col. Clarks's assistance when GA was over run by the British.
- His service record has been accepted by the D.A.R.
- In 1786 there is an order in the Green Co. TN Court of Minute Pleas and quarter session that a Road be laid off from the Puncheon Camp on the North side of Lick Creek to the County line leading to Abednego Inman's Mill.
- The Annals of Tennessee-Ramsay--relates that Col. Tipton ordered a number of Troops (employed in putting down disturbances between the settlers and the Indians) meet at Abednego Inman's on 16 March 1788.
- Abednego and Shadrach and their families were members of the original Hopewell Presbyterian Church founded in 1785. This was the oldest church in the county.
- Tennessee Cousin's -Ray- lists Abednego in the roster of early Trustees and elders of the church.
- Abednego died in Jefferson Co. in 1831 and is buried in the Military Cemetery in the town of Dandridge. A monument, honoring Revolutionary Soldiers buried there, bears the name of Abednego. The Military Cemetery is part of the original Cemetery of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church.
- A tablet on one side of the monument includes the following inscription:
- 1930
- Erected by Martha Dandridge Garden Club
- In Memory of
- Revolutionary Soldiers Buried Here
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- John Blackburn
- 1741-1808
- Abednego Inman
- 1752-1831
- Samuel Lyle
- 1747-1834
- Richard Rankin
- 1756-1827
- Samuel Rankin
- 1758*(corrected from 1738)-1828
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- Reverse side of tablet:
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- Burial Ground at the
- site of the original
- Hopewell Presbyterian Church
- in Jefferson County
- 1785
- [Source: Tennessee Cousins, by Worth S. Ray, pg. 98].
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