Abel FINDLEY, , SR.

Birth:
19 Dec 1770
Rock Creek, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa
Death:
29 Dec 1845
Brownstown, Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Marriage:
15 Oct 1790
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa
Mother:
Mary BOYD
Notes:
                   Abel Findley came to Brownstown, Indiana befoe 1810.  He was elected tothe office of Judge of the Probate Court for Jackson County andcommissioned on August 29, 1829. He took his oath of ofiicw on October 1,1829.

Abel was among the first settlers in Brownstown along with Jame Mitchelland John McCormick. They settled there before 1825.  Land and PropertyDeeds for Jackson County: FHL 1314755 P. 81; 1 Sep 1818.

Deed from Abel Finley and Rebecca to Samuel Whedon, 1 Sep 1818, sold landto Samuel Whedon for $250 in the county of Jackson. Other transactionsare in the records for Jackson County.

Abel and his wife Rebecca had 17 children. Abel helped his parents movefrom Pennsylvania down the Ohio River but he did not move his familyuntil 1808.  They settled in Jackson County, Indiana around 1812.
Rebecca COURTNEY
Birth:
5 Oct 1770
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa
Death:
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Father:
Blocked
Mother:
Blocked
Children
Marriage
1
John FINDLEY
Birth:
7 Aug 1791
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa
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2
Hugh Abel FINDLEY
Birth:
18 Oct 1792
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa
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3
Abel FINDLEY, , JR.
Birth:
27 Feb 1794
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa
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4
Mary "Polly" FINDLEY
Birth:
7 Feb 1798
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa
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5
Isabel FINDLEY
Birth:
1 May 1800
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa
Death:
 
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6
Blocked
Birth:
Death:
Blocked  
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7
Sarah FINDLEY
Birth:
15 Sep 1803
Fleming, Kentucky, Usa
Death:
 
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8
Isaac FINDLEY
Birth:
1804
Fleming, Kentucky, Usa
Death:
 
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9
Elizabeth "Besty" FINDLEY
Birth:
4 Nov 1805
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Death:
 
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10
Jane FINDLEY
Birth:
30 Aug 1807
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Death:
 
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11
Thomas FINDLEY
Birth:
30 Apr 1809
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
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12
Anna Marie "Ann" FINDLEY
Birth:
20 Jul 1811
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Death:
 
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13
Eleanor "Nelly" Ellen FINDLEY
Birth:
25 Jan 1813
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Death:
 
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14
Matilda FINDLEY
Birth:
7 Feb 1815
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Death:
 
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15
Robert FINDLEY
Birth:
14 Feb 1817
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Death:
 
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16
James Granville FINDLEY
Birth:
28 Sep 1819
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Death:
 
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17
William H. FINDLEY
Birth:
2 Jan 1796
Jackson, Indiana, Usa
Death:
 
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Abel Findley, , Sr. - Rebecca Courtney

Abel Findley, , Sr. was born at Rock Creek, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa 19 Dec 1770. His parents were John Findley and Mary Boyd.

He married Rebecca Courtney 15 Oct 1790 at Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa . Rebecca Courtney was born at Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, Usa 5 Oct 1770 .

They were the parents of 17 children:
John Findley born 7 Aug 1791.
Hugh Abel Findley born 18 Oct 1792.
Abel Findley, , Jr. born 27 Feb 1794.
Mary "Polly" Findley born 7 Feb 1798.
Isabel Findley born 1 May 1800.
Blocked
Sarah Findley born 15 Sep 1803.
Isaac Findley born 1804.
Elizabeth "Besty" Findley born 4 Nov 1805.
Jane Findley born 30 Aug 1807.
Thomas Findley born 30 Apr 1809.
Anna Marie "Ann" Findley born 20 Jul 1811.
Eleanor "Nelly" Ellen Findley born 25 Jan 1813.
Matilda Findley born 7 Feb 1815.
Robert Findley born 14 Feb 1817.
James Granville Findley born 28 Sep 1819.
William H. Findley born 2 Jan 1796.

Abel Findley, , Sr. died 29 Dec 1845 at Brownstown, Jackson, Indiana, Usa .

Rebecca Courtney died at Jackson, Indiana, Usa .