Family folklore in my McAbee family states that Absolom McAbee was the grandson or son of Abner McAbee. Also, the death certificate for the youngest child of Absolom McAbee, Preston B. McAbee states that Absolom was born in Ireland. I don't think that is true but his father could very well have been born in Ireland. I found this reference and wonder if anyone else has seen it.

Name: Abner McAbee
Year: 1790
Place: America
Family Members: Son; Son Drury
Source Publication Code: 9255.7
Primary Immigrant: McAbee, Abner
Annotation: Hundreds of requests for information from Guild members. Date of emigration and intended destination or date and place of first mention of residence in the New World. Only individuals clearly listed as having emigrated were indexed.
Also, for purposes of Source Bibliography: [ULSTER GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL Guild]. "Interest List." In ULSTER Genealogical & Historical Guild, no. 9 (1986), pp. 1-42.
Page: 21
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1899s Ancestry.com

I thought this was really interesting as it is the only reference for an Abner McAbee coming to the US that I could find. Also he had two sons with him and one was named Drury. Monte Hart had tried to find more proof about this theory. He located a reference to Abner McAfee

There is an Abner McAfee, who lived in Lincoln Co., N.C. in 1803 and was a son-in-law of Elizabeth Tate of Spartanburg Dist., S.C. in 1803. This is a possibility that this could be the Abner McAbee mentioned in the unproven statements that Absolom's grandfather was named Abner. Remote chance, but needs investigation. Source Spartanburg Deeds: book K, pages 206-207.

Does anyone know anything about Abner McAbee who immigrated to the US in 1790?