Robert Looney Jr. Branch
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States from 10 Jan. 1814 to 25 May 1814. “David R. Looney, Sergeant, transferred to Capt. Griffin’s Company 27 Apr. 1814. Arthur Looney, Private, transferred to Capt. Griffin’s Co. 27 Apr. 1814.” (Communication from Prentiss Price, dated Rogersville, Tenn., 10 Apr. 1948) Arthur was a brother to David5 R. Looney the Sergeant, viz. Arthur5 G. Looney b. 9 Feb. 1795. Upon comparing with the statements made by Arthur5 G. Looney (see his account below) in his Bounty Land Papers, one finds substantial agreement.

Also, David Riley Looney had another brother, Benjamin5 , b. 31 Jan 1796, who named one of his sons Wm. Riley Looney. It is probably that David R. Looney of Madison Co., Ala., who on 10 Apr. 1823, sold 44 acres on waters of Cany Creek, near Pine Mountain and John E. Johnson in Little Poor Valley of Hawkins Co., to Jacob Faust for $150 was identical with David5 Riley Looney. (Hawkins Deeds 11, p. 113) The witnesses were A. G. Young, B. A. Bean, and Wm. Johnson. Less than a year earlier David5 Riley Looney’s uncle, Absalom4 Looney had executed a deed of trust to John F. Johnson and John 4 Looney to secure money due to widow Polly (mother of David Rilly Looney) and her younger son Benjamin5 Looney.

David5 Riley Looney may have gone from Madison Co., Ala., to Louisiana, Parish of Terrebonne, where n 23 Oct. 1835, D. R. Looney and Jean Bourdelache bought 327.54 acres and on 1 Dec. 1835, transferred same to Jesse Batey and Henry C. Thibadeux.

At present there seems no further available evidence concerning this man.

Note on David Looneys:
1. David3 Looney (Adam2 ) was in Huntsville, Ala. Territory and bought a lot in 1818. He also bought 10 bbls corn in January 1819 when the sales of Absalom3 (Absalom2 ) were held. Then with wife Isabelle, in March 1819 he sold the lot.

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2. David5 R. Looney of above account sold his acreage in East Tenn. in April 1823 when he was styled as “of Madison Co., Ala.”

3. David4 Reasons Looney (Robert3 , David2 ) bought at Huntsville, Ala., in 1836, two tracts totaling 84 acres in Lauderdale County, Ala.

Arthur5 G. Looney (Benj4 , Benj.3 ) was b. 9 Feb. 1795, probably in or near Stanley Valley of Hawkins County, Tenn. He volunteered at Rogersville 10 Jan 1814 in Capt. Longmiller’s Co., Chile’s Batt. Mounted Gunmen, East Tenn. Volunteers, as substitute for his uncle Isam4 Looney, and was discharged 27 April 1814. On 8 Oct. 1814 he enlisted in Capt. Cummings’ Co. of Tenn. Militia and was discharged 3 May 1815.

On 5 Jan. 1816 he witnessed a deed from John Stough to John Galbraith, and Aneas Galbraith was a witness also. (Hawkins Deeds 4, p. 516) Both Galbraiths were Arthur’s uncles.

Arthur5 G. was married in 10 Oct. 1816 in Hawkins County to Mary A. Morgan b. 1802 in Tenn. They were living in 1840 in Marion County, Tenn. with 12 children. Near them lived Edward Looney 20/30 with female of same age group. In 1850 they lived in Bedford County, Tenn., but had no children less than 10 years old. Soon thereafter they removed to southern Illinois, perhaps via the Cumberland and Ohio Rivers, but according to tradition ox-drawn wagons were also used.

Arthur’s application for Bounty Land (affidavit of 8 Mar. 1851) was signed at Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois. It appears from census records that their son Edward Morgan Looney preceded them to Illinois.

In 1860 both families were in Bollinger County, MO., post office Patton. The parents are there listed as A. G. Looney and Mary A., with daughters

End Page -62- Margaret and Anna Looney (ages rather erroneously listed). In 1870 A. G. Looney was enumerated near Patton in Bollinger County, Mo., with wife Mary and daughter Margaret.

As late as 25 Mar. 1871, Arthur G. Looney of Patton, Mo., made affidavit concerning his service in the war of 1812. On 19 Dec. 1871 Mary A. Looney reported the death of her husband on 3 Oct. 1871, and she asked for a widow’s pension.

The children of Arthur G. Looney and Mary A. (Morgan) Looney, as evidenced chiefly by census records (all born in Tenn.) were:

	Edward Morgan Looney		b. ca 1819	See 6th generation
	Benjamin F. Looney		b. ca 1820 or 21	See 6th generation
	Catherine Looney		b. ca 1824
	Peggy Looney			b. ca 1830
	David Looney			b. ca 1836
	Elizabeth Looney			b. ca 1838
	Nancy Looney			b. ca 1840
	Anna Looney			b. ca 1848

Benjamin5 Looney (Benjamin4 , Benjamin3 ) was born 31 Jan 1796 or 7, probably in or near Stanley Valley, Hawkins County, Tenn. He was certainly still living in Hawkins County, Tenn., in 1822, and probably was married, when his uncle Absalom4 Looney deeded to John F. Johnson of Hawkins and to

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Benjamin’s uncle John4 Looney of Jackson County, Ala., in trust, live stock and furniture to secure Absalom’s debt of $214.50 to Benjamin5 Looney, Jr. of Hawkins County and $130 to Polly Looney, widow, of Franklin County, Tenn.

Benjamin5 Looney lived in Franklin County, Tenn., in 1830 with wife and four children under 10. He may have removed soon to the vicinity of Spencer, Van Buren County, Tenn. (The 1840 census there should be checked.) He removed to Missouri “in the forties”. One boy died young in Tenn. They came through Kentucky, Illinois, and St. Louis about 1847. He was in Cass Township of Green County, MO. in 1850 (a widower) with five children born in Tenn. 1831 to 1839. He may have lived with others in 1860 and 1870 either in Green County or with his brother Arthur G. Looney in Bollinger County, Mo.

He was in Green County on 30 June 1870 when he made affidavit that his brother Arthur G. Looney served two tours in the War of 1812 to 1815. On 19 Dec. 1871 Benjamin6 F. Looney and John M. Johnson of Bollinger County made affidavit that they had known Mary A. Looney, widow of Arthur5 G. Looney, at least three years. Benjamin F. Looney was that son of Arthur5 G. Looney who was born about 1820 or 1821 in Tenn.

Considerable data on this family has been furnished by Mary Stevens and her father George Washington Looney, grandson of Benjamin5 Looney. They reported that Benjamin5 married a sister to Sol Holder. She died in Tenn. about 1839. The children of this couple (all born in Tenn.) according to family records (and closely checked by 1850 census records for the last five) were:

	Pleasant6 Looney			b. 12 Oct. 1823		See 6th generation
	Anthony6 S(tewart?) Looney	b. 8 or 9 Oct. 1825	See 6th generation
	J. B. Looney			b 13 Dec. 1826  reported died young.

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	Eliza Jane Looney		b 2 July 1828; m. Ruben Alexander at Lebanon, Miss. and 
		died at Springfield, MO.  Their children were: 
			Helen Alexander,
			Anthony Alexander,
			Benjamin Alexander, 
			Ellen 	Alexander, 
			Viny Alexander, and 
			Mandy Alexander.
	John6 Looney			b. 18 May 1831		See 6th generation
	Francis6 Marion Looney		b. 2 Apr. 1833		See 6th generation	
	Lucy Ann Looney		b. 25 Jan 1835, died Grayson County, Texas, 5 Feb. 1917; 
		m. Bill Thompson.  Children: 
			Benjamin Thompson, 
			Frank Thompson,
			 Isabel Thompson, 
			Becky Thompson, and 
			___Thompson (daughter),  
As a widow, Mrs. Thompson went 	to Grayson Co., Texas, with her father, probably 
after 1870.
	William6 Riley Looney		b. 27 Aug. 1836		See 6th generation
	James6 Madison Looney		b. 29 Aug. 1838		See 6th generation

Benjamin5 Looney went to Texas, near Gainesville, probably after 1870, and died there in Grayson County. A descendent is Mrs. W. A. Looney, of Salina, Kansas, in 1963.

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