Robert Looney Jr. Branch
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Marten?(4) Looney (John 3 Looney) may have been born about 1776 in Washington County, Virginia. This suggestion is made because the same name Martin Looney is of record in the 1817-1819 Minute Book of White County, Tenn., and a father is needed for the famiily of Catherine Looney of Lauderdale County, Ala., with sons Stephen, Martin, George, William, and Joseph. Furthermore, Moses (4) Looney (John 3) named a son Martin (5).
John (3) Looney was associated with Col. Joseph Martin (see Martin's letter of 25 Jan. 1784 to Governor Alexander Martin in the John (3) section) and may have named a son for him. Such a son may have m. Catherine ______, say about 1798 and died before Nov. 1826 when Catherine Looney made her will which was proved 15 Dec. in Lauderdale County (Wills 5, 6, p. 272; inventory p. 316; appriasement p. 309; settlement p. 396, 16 Oct. 1827) She left personal property to Abraham McCarty and wife Mary, devising the balance to Martin, George, William W., Stephen and Joseph M. Looney. Joseph Rice (or Price) was named sole executor. Mary Looney had married 9 March 1820, Abraham McCarley. (Lauderdale Mar. 1,2.)
Therefore, the following children are assigned to Martin? Looney and wife
Catherine:
Mary (Polly) Looney m. 9 Mar. 1820 Abraham McCarley.
Martin (5) Looney b. ca. 1800 See 5th Generation
George (5) Looney b. ca. 1805 See 5th Generation
William W. Looney, named in mother's will
Stephen (5) Looney, named in mother's will
James (5) M. Looney See 5th Generation
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Moses (4) Looney (John3) was born 6 Aug. 1780, probably in Sullivan County, pre-Tennessee. He moved westward in Tennessee with his father and was married in Warren County, Tenn., on 21 April 1809, by James McDaniel, J.P. to Mary, daughter of Moses and Dareus Guest of Coffee County, Tenn. Mary (Guest) Looney was born in Tennessee 17 Oct. 1791. Moses enlisted 20 Dec. 1813 in Coffee County, Tenn., in Capt. John Dokes' Company, 1st regiment of mounted Infantry, commanded by ;M. Speeks, in the war with the Creek Iondians. He was discharged 8 Feb. 1814.
At the 1830 census of Lawrence County, Ala., Moses and Mary Looney were settled there with eight sons and three daughters. He purchased 40 acres in that county on 30 July 1833. In 1840 they and two girls under 10 years are listed, also one boy of 10-15 years. Both Moses and Mary are listed there at the 1850 census, but Mary was with her daughter Mary A. Bruce. Moses (4) died 9 Jan. 1855, aged 74 years, 5 months, 3 days and Mary, his wife, died 27 Jan. 1857, aged 65 years, 3 months, 14 days. They are buried in Friendship Baptist Church yard on the line between Lawrence and Morgan Counties, Ala. His personal estate was sold on 19 May 1855. Thomas Sparks was administrator on 16 April 1856.
On 6 Oct. 1857, Wm. Gibson, Administrator of Mary Looney, deceased, receipted to the Clerk of Court, Grundy County, Tenn., for $608, part of Mary Looney's share of the personal property of Moses Guest, deceased. (Grundy Wills 1, p. 38)
The tombstone of Moses is marked "Son of John and Elizabeth Looney". Among
their children were:
Willie Looney, b. 28 Oct. 1810; d. 28 Aug. 1820
John William Looney, b. say 1813. See 5th Generation
Jeff Looney, b. say 1813 Reported by Jas. Weaver Looney
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Lydia Ann Looney, b. say 1815; m. 20 Jan. 1840 James McDaniel and d. in
Memphis
Martin Looney, b. 1817 in Tenn. At the 1850 census of Lawrence Co., Ala.,
he was a boatman and lived with Margaret T. Looney b. 1834 in Ala. He bought
land there in 1851.
Moses Looney, Jr., b. 1819 See 5th Generation
Wiley M. Looney, b. 28 Nov., 1820. in Morgan County, Ala., in 1840,
married but without children at that time. Died 23 Aug. 1840
Son, b. ca 1821; missing at 1840 census
Dau., b. ca 1822; " "
Dau., b. ca 1824 " "
Son, b. ca 1826 " "
Joseph Looney, b. ca 1828; missing in 1850 census; d. 1885 or 6
Anderson Looney, b. 1832; living with Stephen A. Bruce in 1850; m. Nancy
Penn; moved to Winston Co., Ala.
Mary A. Looney, b. 1833; m. Stephen A. Bruce
William Looney, b. 1836; "Black Fox"
Matinlde(?) Looney, b. 1838; living in 1840Stephen (4) Looney (probably John 3) is estimated as b. 1782 in pre-Sullivan County, Tenn. He probably moved westward to middle Tennessee with his father. Early records of Stephen are his appointment as Lieut. of the 29th regiment of Warren County Militia on 22 June 1810 and his taxation in 1812 in Warren County where his father John (3) and/or older brother John(4)
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Stephen (4) Looney had a grant #11097 of 200 acres on Barren Fork of Collins River in Warren County 10 Dec. 1817. (Nashville Land Record) This land was sold 18 Feb. 1820 by Stephen Looney of "Elk County",. Miss. Territory, to Thomas Hopkins of Sullivan County, Tenn. (Warren Deeds C, p. 240) (Elk River is now southeast corner of Lauderdale County, Ala.)
Stephen purchased 159.33 acres in Lauderdale County on 23 July 1818 from Wm. Fanning. (Book A, Orphans Record 56, 71; also Gandrude 104, 12.) (The book, Orphans Record, makes one wonder if this entry refers to Stephen (5) (Martin 4) rather than to Stephen (4) of this section.) Then on 21 April 1821 Elizabeth Looney of Lauderdale County sold a slave to Isiah Starkey, and again on 28 Aug. she sold a slave to George Guthrey. Stephen obtained "further credit" on his land purchase on 13 Sept. 1821, final certificate 27 June 1831, and patent dated 7 Sept. 1832 to the NE 1/4 of Section 9 in Township 1 of Range 11 West. On 15 Jan. 1834, Stephen and Elizabeth Looney sold this land, the 159.33 acres for $1000. (Lauderdale Deeds 6, p. 274)
At the 1830 census of Lauderdale County, Stephen Looney is listed as only 30/40 but with female 40/50; also with two boys 5/10, one boy 15/20, one boy 20/30, and one girl 0/5, one girl 5/10, one girl 10/15. On 15 June 1831 S. Looney made an agreement with S. W. Littleton. (Lauderdale Deeds 5, p. 168)
Certainly in 1840 in Panola County, Miss., both Stephen and the oldest female are listed as 50/60, so they were born 1785 +/- 5. The children of Stephen and Elizabeth Looney may have included:
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Claiborne (5) Looney, b. ca 1805 See 5th Generation
Jesse (5) Looney, b. 1807 See 5th Generation
Nancy Looney; m. 28 July 1828 Tobias Whitehead (Lauderdale Marr. p. 95)
Benjamin Looney, b. say 1813; living alone at 1830 census of Lauderdale
County; m. 14 July 1831 Ruth Clark. (Lauderdale Marr. 2, p. 255; 3 p. 27)
Moses Looney; m. 14 Aug. 1835 Lauretta McNeil (Lauderdale Marr. 3, p. 131)
Sarah Looney; m. 26 June 1836 by D. R. Looney, J.P. to Jefferson Whitney
(Lauderdale Marr. 3, p. 150)Possibly Jesse (4) Looney (Benjamin 3) was born about 1769. The reason for suggesting Jesse in this family is the deed of 10 Aug. 1802 from Isum (4) Looney to Jesse Looney, both of Hawkins County, for 72 acres in Stanley Valley on the waters of Big Creek, a part of the tract that the Widow Looney then lived on. (However, the consideration was $300 and this could have been a sale without indication of kinship) This Jesse is certainly too old for Jesse (5) (Moses 4, Samuel 3) or Jesse (5) (John 4, Benjamin 3) No other record of such a Jesse is at hand, and he is not mentioned in the will of Mary Looney, widow of Ben in 1830. Did this Jesse die without issue, or at least without male issue, before 1830?
This Jesse is, however a possible father of Nancy Looney, "youngest child", b. 11 or 15 Jan 1801 in Hawkins County Tenn. Both her parents died when she was quite young. She lived with older sisters. At the 1830
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