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Little Rock, Arkansas. His records have been stored with a nephew in
Pine Bluff, Arkansas.) Since the burning of the Court House at Blount-
ville, Tennessee, during the Civil War, this is probably the only legal
copy of David's will that exists. (Excerpts from David's will were pub-
lished in the "National Genealogical Society Quarterly", #34, 25, 1946.)
It is estimated that David(2) Looney married about 1755 or 1756. His
wife was Mary McClelland, a sister to Abraham McClelland. Another sister
was Jane, who married (1) Edward Sharp (will 1770, Botetourt County,
Va.) and (2) Samuel Gamble. They were probably children of John
McClelland, perhaps of Bedford County, Virginia.
The children of David(2) and Mary McClelland Looney are listed below
with suggestions concerning their probable dates of birth. Data from
pension and bounty land papers, also census records, have been con-
sidered. However, the list does not seem complete for the total span of
27 years.
1. Annis(3) Looney.(born say 1757) md. Hugh Crawford. He was a Lt.
in the Militia of Washington County, Virginia in November
1778 and owned land in Muddy Creek Valley, west of David
Looney's land. On 23 October 1782, he had a grant of 227
acres in Stanley Valley on the head of Possom Creek in
that part of Sullivan County that became Hawkins County
in 1786. The Crawfords seem to have removed to Sumner
County, Tennessee.
2. Robert(3) Looney (born say 1762). See third generation.
3. Sarah (3) Looney (born 13 January 1768). See third generation.
4. Elizabeth(3) Looney (born say 1770) md. John Vaughan. Some in-
formation may be available from Prentiss Price of Rogers-
ville, Tennessee.
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5. Jane(3) Looney (born say 1774) md. Samuel Carruthers. They
were the parents of:
Robert Looney(4) Caruthers (b.Smith Co.,31 July 1800.)
Abraham Looney(4) Caruthers. (b.Smith Co., 14 January
1802), began practice of law in Columbia, Tennessee.
David(4) Caruthers.
Samuel(4) Caruthers died in Smith County before his son,
Abraham reached maturity. (The Judges, Robert L. and Ab-
raham L. Caruthers, were prominent in Middle Tennessee.
Information may be obtained in a volume with the Library
of Congress, Classification F435 C14, and in sketches by
Albert D. Marks and by Andrew B. Martin.)
6. David(3) Looney (born 1777 or 1778, died 1855 (DAR)). See third
generation.
7. Abraham(4) Looney (born 1780, died 1841(DAR and tombstone) ).
See third generation.
8. Mary(3) Looney (born say 1783) md. Jeremiah Taylor, later of
Smith County.( Jeremiah Taylor and Solomon Debow were
Administrators of the estate of Samuel Caruthers in 1814
in Smith County.) Jeremiah Taylor and Mary(3) Looney had
children:
Captain David Looney(4) Taylor
Endyminion(4) Taylor
Robert(4) Taylor, who married Nancy Rucks of
Smith County and moved to Cape Girardeau County,
Mo.Their son, Felix Grundy(5) Taylor went to Clay
County, Arkansas, and married Viola Regina Reboat
They were parents of Professor Rupert(6) Taylor,
(see page 10), who has given very valuable infor-
mation to the compiler.
9. Joseph(3) Looney (born say 1785). See third generation.
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David(2) Looney died in Sullivan County, Tennessee, before 25
August 1802, when Abraham(3) Looney, an Executor of the estate of David
Looney, deceased, of Sullivan County, deeded to Robert Campbell, for
150 Pounds , land in Stanley Valley, confirming a sale previously made
in 1789, by David(2) Looney. (Hawkins County Deeds, #3, 79.)
Of David Looney it is said that he had the unique distinction of
serving his country from four states without changing his place of resi-
dence.
David's widow, Mary, was living as late as 12 December 1807, when
Abraham(3) and Mary Looney, Executors of David(2) Looney of Sullivan Coun-
ty, Tennessee, made a deed to William Maxwell, assignee of George
Maxwell of Davidson County, for 300 acres on the south side of Dark River, on
Lytles Creek, part of a tract surveyed in the name of Alexander Brecken-
ridge and David(2) Looney. (Maury County Deeds A, 20; 16 of copy.)
Considerable information about David(2) and his sons is given in
THE LOST STATE OF FRANKLIN, and in THE FRANKLINITES, by Samuel Cole Will-
iams; also in COLONIAL RECORDS OF NORTH CAROLINA; Ramsey's ANNALS OF
TENNESSEE, EARLY TRAVELS IN THE TENNESSEE COUNTRY, PUBLICATIONS OF THE
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY; Hale and Merritt's HISTORY OF TENNESSEE,
EARLY WESTERN TRAVELS by Thwaite; TENNESSEE, THE VOLUNTEER STATE, WHO'S
WHO IN TENNESSEE, HISTORY OF TENNESSEE by J.T.Moore; SKETCHES OF PROMI-
NENT TENNESSEANS by Speer; HISTORY OF TENNESSEE by Tamer and DUNMORE'S
WAR, etc.
A great-granddaughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Gammon (Looney) Buchanan,
has said of David(2) Looney: "He was one of the great men in the early
history of Tennessee, and his descendants were taught to think of him
as such."
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The McClellands of Sullivan Co., N.C. (Tn.)
These McClellands came from Ireland, then probably from Penn.
and/or northern Virginia, into Sullivan County,N.C., now Tennessee,
about 1780, after a prolonged sojourn in Augusta and other Virginia coun-
ties.
Among them were the following children of John McClelland, Sr.:
1. Abraham McClelland md. (1)______and had one daughter,
a.Ann McClelland md.(1) widower, John Wallace, with at
least four children, including Abraham Wallace,b.1782,
before John was killed by indians. Ann married (2),
Captain Will Lowry and had David and William Lowry.
Abraham Wallace md. (1) 9 September 1802, Ann McClelland
(perhaps a cousin), with William Lowry, a bondsman
(Blount County, Tennessee) They had eight children.
Abraham married (2) Nancie Ann Harding.
Abraham McClelland married (2)____, and had
Rachael, who md.1780, James Gregg, born 1759;
a son, who married and had
George McClelland, who as an old man
wrote a letter about his grandfather,
etc., in 1907.(See item 13034 in July
1848 issue of GENEALOGY AND HISTORY.)
2. Jane McClelland md. (1) Edward Sharpe (Will 8 May 1770, Bote-
tourt County, Virginia) and had
Edward Sharpe
Anthony Sharpe
She married (2) Samuel Gamble and had at least
Annis Gamble who md. Nathan Gregg, born 1753.
3. Mary Ann McClelland md. ca. 1755 or 1756, David (2) Looney.
4. John McClelland,Jr. No information.
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5. William McClelland. md. 22 December 1766, Barbara Walker,b.
1741, and had:
a. Anna. Born 26 Oct 1767. md. Rev. Samuel Carrack.
b. John. Born 13 Dec.1768. md. Mary Wallace,born 1775.
c. Jane. Born 26 Oct.1770. md. James LOONEY.**
d. Samuel.Born 12 Feb.1773. md.(1) Rachael McCampbell &
(2) Ann Twitty.
e. Abraham.Born 1 Nov.1776. md.(1) Julia Annis Looney &
(2) Jane Patterson Walker,both cousins. He died
in Missouri.
f. Elizabeth. Born 1 Nov.1776. md. James Weir.
g. William. Born 13 May 1779.md. Elizabeth Sevier.
h. James. Born June 1780. md. cousin Jane Patterson Tay-
lor and moved to Kentucky.
i. David. Born 18 April 1783. Died 28 Dec.1858.
**NOTE; The James Looney, born say 1766, cannot be the James(3) Looney of
the petition of 1781, and the jury service of 1783, in Botetourt County,
Virginia. Both James (b.say 1766) and Julia Annis Looney (b.say 1778 or
1779) may have been children of David(2) Looney, but they are not
mentioned in David's will.
(The compiler had correspondence in 1947, with Mabel Clare (Mount) Atkin-
son, who initialed the article in GENEALOGY AND HISTORY.)
Note: The above may be more reliable than lines 4 (page 16) to 6 (page
17) in the introductory chapter to EARLY LOONEYS IN AMERICA, which was
written in 1963.
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