Abner Messenger

Abner Messenger

Male 1760 - 1845  (85 years)


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  • Name Abner Messenger 
    Birth 1760  West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Mar 1845  Messenger Cemetery, Terra Alta, Preston County, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Aft. 04 Mar 1845  Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I312684223176  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father Isaac Isaiah Messenger,   b. 29 Mar 1717, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Jun 1801, West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Mother Hannah Alford,   b. 29 Mar 1724, Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1811, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Marriage 1740  Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Pike,   b. 01 Sep 1762, New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1845, Terra Alta, Preston, Virginia now, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1780  Litchfield, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2607  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

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      Line 28761 from GEDCOM File not recogniz
      Line 28761 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGC DATE 11 OCT 1963 M From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      Invalid seal-to-parents temple code: M.
      Invalid seal-to-parents temple code: M.

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
      !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM) REPO: @R01@; ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; ;

      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J
      From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

      Died in what is now West Virginia.
      Died in what is now West Virginia.

      [KathyMeansGEDCOM2_29_00.FTW] Buckeye P
      [KathyMeansGEDCOM2_29_00.FTW] Buckeye Prairie The History of the Upper Monongahela Valley # 5 Messenger Ancestry 1850 Preston Co. census IGI Family Registry #84674 film # 874,721 Notes for ABNER MESSENGER: Abner enlisted in theRevolutionay War in Simsbury Township, Hartford, CT and served for nine months in 1778 under Captain Amasa Mills. He served in Colonel Enos' regiment for three months in 1779 under Captain Churchill and Col. Meade. In 1782 and 1783, under Captain James Stoddard and Major Elijah Humphrey for twelve months. On November 27 1834, he was granted a pension of $50.00 per year. About 1805, Abner and Abigail, settled on the B. W. Arnold farm, a mile west of Terra Alta. Abner is listed as a head of household in the 1810 Monongalia census. Abner operated a tavern in his home on the Monongalia State Road. In the 1840 Preston County census, Abner is listed as a Revolutionary War Soldier residing with Samuel. Abner is buried in Arnold Cemetery, west of Terra Alta on State Route 7. There is no marker, his grave is to the left of Samuel Messenger's grave which has a marker More About ABNER MESSENGER: Burial: Unknown, Arnold Cemetery, Preston County, WV

      !SOURCES--History of Preston Co., W. Va.
      !SOURCES--History of Preston Co., W. Va. by Morton Barkhampstead Church Records, Conn IGI--CONN--AS OF APR 1984 GENEALOGICAL HISTORY WITH SHORT SKITCHES AND FAMLY RECORDS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF WEST SIMSBURY, NOW CANTON, CONN BY ABIEL BROWN 1810 CENSUS, MONONGALIA CO., VA 1820 CENSUS, PRESTON CO., VA 1830 CENSUS, PRESTON CO., VA 1840 CENSUS, PRESTON CO., VA PENSION RECORD OF ABNER MESSENGER; CONNECTICUT SERVICE S 9022 PRESTON CO.,STATE OF VA HISTORY OF PRESTON COUNTY BY WILEY - PG-406 "Abner Messenger, a Revolutionary Soldier, married Abagail Pike (a sister to Gen. Pike of the war of 1812), and came to the site of the Messenger settlement about 1800. He was the grandfather of James W. and Edmund Messenger. pg 408 - On the old pike by Fairfax's Ferry were three tavern stands. At the Dunkard Bottom, Jacob Mouser kept, succeeded by Squire Wm Price; next Abner Messenger; and third, Aaron Gibbs in the Green Glades." IGI - 1994 Conn - Isaac Messenger b.abt 1827 son of Abner & Mrs Abner Messenger Of Conn. #1553718 -- batch F517634 - sht 34 B: 20 Jul 1990 BOISE; E: 25 Jan 1991 BOISE; SP: 26 Jan 1991 BOISE Possible - Abigail Pike was 2nd Wife - Lidia ? 1st Wife we need to do more research on this family, checking on 1st wife and some of the dates of birth of children have a problem !SOURCES--History of Preston Co., W. Va. by Morton Barkhampstead Church Records, Conn IGI--CONN--AS OF APR 1984 GENEALOGICAL HISTORY WITH SHORT SKITCHES AND FAMLY RECORDS OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF WEST SIMSBURY, NOW CANTON, CONN BY ABIEL BROWN 1810 CENSUS, MONONGALIA CO., VA 1820 CENSUS, PRESTON CO., VA 1830 CENSUS, PRESTON CO., VA 1840 CENSUS, PRESTON CO., VA PENSION RECORD OF ABNER MESSENGER; CONNECTICUT SERVICE S 9022 PRESTON CO.,STATE OF VA HISTORY OF PRESTON COUNTY BY WILEY - PG-406 "Abner Messenger, a Revolutionary Soldier, married Abagail Pike (a sister to Gen. Pike of the war of 1812), and came to the site of the Messenger settlement about 1800. H e was the grandfather of James W. and Edmund Messenger. pg 408 - On the old pike by Fairfax's Ferry were three tavern stands. At the Dunkard Bottom, Jacob Mouser kept, succeeded by Squire Wm Price; next Abner Messenger; and third, Aaron Gibbs in the Green Glades." IGI - 1994 Conn - Isaac Messenger b.abt 1827 son of Abner & Mrs Abner Messenger Of Conn. #1553718 -- batch F517634 - sht 34 B: 20 Jul 1990 BOISE; E: 25 Jan 1991 BOISE; SP: 26 Jan 1991 BOISE Possible - Abigail Pike was 2nd Wife - Lidia ? 1st Wife we need to do more research on this family, checking on 1st wife and some of the dates of birth of children have a problem

      Line 11236 from GEDCOM File not recogniz
      Line 11236 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGC DATE 11 OCT 1963 M

      marriage-date: 1782 or 1785
      marriage-date: 1782 or 1785

      [KathyMeansGEDCOM2_29_00.FTW] Buckeye P
      [KathyMeansGEDCOM2_29_00.FTW] Buckeye Prairie The History of the Upper Monongahela Valley # 5 Messenger Ancestry 1850 Preston Co. census IGI Family Registry #84674 film # 874,721