| Code | NA6685 |
| Dates | 1700-1747 |
| Person Name | Abernethy; George (1700-1747); Captain; merchant and magistrate in Banff |
| Surname | Abernethy |
| Forenames | George |
| Title | Captain |
| Epithet | merchant and magistrate in Banff |
| Activity | Merchant and magistrate in Banff. Captain in Glenbucket's regiment during the 1745 Rebellion.Taken prisoner at Carlisle in 1746 and tried on a charge for raising funds for the Jacobites. He was subsequently pardoned following the evidence of Sir John Cope. He died in 1747 and was buried in St Margaret's at Westminster. |