This is probably a redundant posting, but I saw some msgs concerning Looneys in AL and wanted to make sure those who are interested have this info. Info is posted "as found" on the web. ///Steve Looney/// ============================== COOSA CO., ALABAMA 1850 CENSUS HATCHETT CREEK DISTRICT with some notes on various families 355. Cooper John 44 SC farmer 1200 Sophia 42 TN Alemeth (Byers) 14 AL Isaac (Looney) 13 John (Wiley) 11 AL Pinkney (Zach) 9 Oliver (Noah) 7 AL Mary (Ann) 5 Hugh (Henry) 3 AL William (Elliott) 1 AL Murphy David 32 Ire. farmer (John Cooper married Sophia Looney 11 Sept 1834 Bible. Lic. 3 Sept 1834 St. Clair Co., AL Vol I-2/97. See Bible for full names and dates of birth. John Cooper was son of Zachariah and Mary Cooper. John was born 19 May 1806, died 20 Nov 1885. Sophia died 22 Jan 1859. Alemeth Byers Cooper born 1 Aug 1835, killed in Battle of Resikin, GA 1864. Look for tombstone Old Cooper Graveyard. John (Wiley) married M.J. Jones in 1861. Oliver married Fannie Gilchrist. Mary married Andrew Webb.) 359. Looney John 45 TN farmer 500 Cinderella 40 SC Rufus F. 16 AL Noah C. 14 AL Caroline 12 Oliver 10 AL Mary 8 John 6 AL Susan 4 Baby 2 AL (John Looney married Cinderella Cooper. See Brewer's History Vol I/95 and Vol II/209. Noah Cooper Looney born 25 Aug 1835, Died 22 Nov 1901 buried in Fayetteville, Talladega Co., AL. Mary Emma, wife of N.C. Looney born 31 Oct 1841, died 13 Jul 1902. Rufus F. Looney killed at Atlanta - Co. B, 34 Alabama Regiment. Oliver Looney in Company B., 12th Alabama - tombstone in Fayetteville, Alabama.) ============================== JACKSON COUNTY ALABAMA MARRIAGES 1851-1856 AND BOOK A 1859-1871 P.= PAGE NUMBER IN BOOK THERE ARE TWO MARRIAGES PER PAGE L.= LICENSE NUMBER, NOT ALL ARE NUMBERED Submitted by: Dixie Wyers Loon(Toon?), Sarah J. to Reson Bryant 12 Jan 1871 P.952 L.1615 Looney, J. C. to Sarah S. J. Tally 20 Feb 1867 P.469 L.717 Looney, Lewis to Ann Henry (col) 23 Dec 1867 P.566 L.911 Looney, Michael E. to Jane Wimberley 08 Jan 1871 P.944 L.1600 Looney, Ned T. to Ann Harper 04 Dec 1870 P.934 L.1579 Looney, Pinkney to Agnis Rowan 15 Sep 1869 P.787 L.1332 ============================== MARRIAGES OF JACKSON COUNTY ALABAMA 1871-1881 P.=PAGE NUMBER IN BOOK, THERE ARE TWO LICENSES PER PAGE BK=BOOK Looney, Brown to Mary Hall 27 Oct 1880 Bk-C P.513 Looney, John J. C. to Elizabeth Hackworth 19 Nov 1873 Bk-B P.265 Looney, Michael E. to Rebeca Tally 21 Oct 1877 Bk-C P.175 ============================== 35TH ALABAMA INFANTRY CSA Submitted by: Linda Green Looney, G. C. Co. A Private Looney, George W. Co. A Private ============================== CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: AL COUNTY: Jackson DIVISION: District #19 REEL NO: M432-7 PAGE NO: 50A LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. BIRTHPLACE 10 705 705 Looney John C. 28 M Farmer Tenn ==============================

Thanks Steve, it is always nice to have re-posts. Ginny

Hi I wish I had a definite answer; but, unfortunately, I don't. However, my Looney line was also in Marion County. Mary Looney, oldest daughter of Margaret (Hilliard) and John Looney b. 1793--this date would make it seem possible that your Hettie is a sibling of my John. Mary married Jesse Carlton. Their son, Joshua, married Martha Hooper of Bradley County. I don't have any other information. Much of what I have came from Euline Harris of the Marion County Genealogical Society. She's great. She also sent me some pages from one of their historical publications and I believe that your folks....at least Peter you mentioned is in it.....complete with a photo. Good Luck. CJ Giarratano

from: �Acts Passed at the First Session of the Fourteenth General Assembly at the State of Tennessee.� Chapter CXC1 An Act for the relief of Peter Looney late Sheriff of Bledsoe County. Whereas it is made appear to this General Assembly that Peter Looney, sheriff and collector of the public taxes of Bledsoe County, for the years 1808, and 1810, was compelled to pay the sum of fifty three dollars eighty-five cents, the amount of state tax which was reported to the Treasurer of East Tennessee on insolvencies which accrued within said years, which sum the said Treasurer refused to refund without legislative direction; therefore, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the Treasurer of East Tennessee be and he is hereby authorised to refund to Peter Loney the sum of fifty-three dollars eight-five cents being the amount of state tax paid in to the Treasurer by said Peter Looney on two 5,000 acre tracts of land in the name of Josiah Danforth, for 1808, and 178 acres in three tracts, in the name of William D Nelson, two tracts of 5,000 acres in the name of Thomas Lynn, also in the name of Thomas Swann, John Mc�Iver three tracts of 5,000 acres each, as also one 5,000 acre tract in the name of William I. Hall and John Mc�Iver, and the receipt of said Peter Looney shall be a good voucher for said Treasurer in the settlement of his accounts. JNO. H. CAMP, Speaker of the House of Representatives, pro tem. S. BREWER, Speaker of the Senate. November 15, 1821 this fixes Peter in Bledsoe Co. in 1808-1810..but....which Peter is this? bill

I haven't posted for about a year, so I thought I'd repost a post made May 18th, 1999, regarding Fereby Benton. Fereby's mom was _____ Looney and a lot of descendants are still trying to find who her mother was. Here is the post, I've not uncovered anything new, but if any new Looney-ites out there have anything that might shed light on Fereby, please e-mail me at the address at the end of the message. Post made to Looney-l on May 18th, 1999: >>>>I'm still trying to learn more about the parentage of Fereby Benton/Looney (not sure what her actual last name was). Having gone over the Rootsweb search engine for postings on Fereby over the past 3 years. I thought I'd post what I've found and try to make sense of it. First, here is what most family researchers consider "settled" regarding Fereby. She was born sometime between 1845 and 1850 in North Carolina. the 1850 Madison County Mortality schedule lists her as being 105. She died in May, 1850 in Madison County, Arkansas. Some have said she was born in 1850, I however favor what the records say. Around 1772, she married William Vaughan in Sweetens cove, Tennessee. In 1773 their son Thomas Vaughan was born in the town of Cherokee, in land that was part of the Cherokee Nation (now Swain County)in North Carolina. Other children include William, John, Samuel, David, Daniel, Martha and Elizabeth. There is some connection to Ayres Vaughan, but if his year of birth is correct, he could not be the son of William and Fereby. I won't touch on that now. William was in Capt. David Looney's company in Lord Dunmore's War in 1774, serving with Daniel Boone. William and Fereby had no children during the years that the Revolutionary War was going on. They lived in Hawkins County, TN, then moved west, with brief stays in NE Missouri. By 1821 they were in Crawford County, Arkansas, near short Mountain Creek, living across from a large Cherokee Village until 1826, when they were forced to move. They lived in Evansville in Washington County, AR and moved to Cane Hill in Washington County in 1826, then to Tuttle Settlement on Richland in 1828. This information is from "Vaughans in Wales and America" by James Vaughan. They ended up in Washington, Madison and Carroll Counties in Northwest Arkansas, and there they stayed. My Great x 3 Grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Vaughan lived with William and Fereby -his grandparents- for some years, and on October 27th, 1892 made a sworn deposition in a case that a relative had brought before the Cherokee Nation in OK. In this deposition, Ben, a former State Representative and 3 time Sheriff of Madison County, states that he knew that his Grandmother Fereby was commonly thought of as a Cherokee Indian by Blood. He wrote, " I also became acquainted with a Cherokee Indian in my boyhood who was in the habit of visiting my Grandparents and who claimed to be a cousin of my Grandmother. The Indian's name-Looney Tol-lem-Tees-Key, and was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. (And further) That I was a grown up man at the time I knew him. That I have often heard the Roggers (sic) (John and James) say that the Vaughans should have a right in the Cherokee Nation and old Capt. John Roggers wanted the deponent to remain in the Cherokee Nation while the deponent was there, for the reason that the Vaughans were descendants of the Cherokee Indians by blood." Ben further said that Fereby's maiden name was Benton and that her mother's maiden name was Looney and she was the side the Cherokee came from. William Vaughan died about 1838 in (probably) Madison County, Arkansas. He is said to have been buried in Clifty Cemetery, but had no tombstone, and nobody knows where he was laid to rest. That is what is "fact" on Fereby Benton/Looney. Now here is the family "stories", none of them proven. 1.) Fereby was the daughter of a Cherokee sub-chief and was 100%, 50%, 25%, ect Cherokee Indian. 2.) Fereby was the daughter or granddaughter of a Raincrow, a Cherokee. Or she was the niece of Chief Doublehead and there was a court case which "proved" it in Washington or Madison Counties. Or she was cousins to chief John Jolly and Chief Tahlonteeskee (born about 1776) 3.) Fereby was the daughter of a Malinda or Martha Looney and a James or Jesse Benton(born 1724 in NC). Malinda/Martha's father was John Looney, born about 1700 in Bradley County, TN, who was 3/4ths Cherokee. 4.) Fereby was somehow related to Capt. David Looney (1738-1810) whom her husband served under in Lord Dunmore's War. This would make her a descendant of the Robert Looney line. 5.) Fereby's mother wasn't a Looney as two of her grandsons swore in court, but her maiden name was Benton, which Fereby took in Cherokee fashion. Her father was an unknown Looney. 6.) Fereby was not Cherokee at all, but her family and the Vaughans lived with and near the Cherokees and tried to pass themselves off as members of the tribe, especially since the early 1900s. That is pretty much where all of us descendants stand today on Fereby research. Here is what I've pieced together. I feel it is safe to assume that Fereby was indeed born in 1745. Her children's ages would match well, although her daughter Elizabeth, born 1790 would have made Fereby about 45 years old at the time of the birth. Still possible, but at the very edge of the childbearing years in the 1700s. If Fereby was born in 1745, her mother would have had to have been born no earlier then 1700. Fereby's mother would have been born no later then 1730 (making her 15 at the time of Fereby's birth). So the range of years for the birth of Fereby's mom is 1700-1730. A safe assumption is that her mother was born between 1705-1725. We can't track her father's birth years the same way, as men sometimes sired children into their 70s. So to find Fereby's mother, we need to locate a Looney or Benton with a birth date of 1700-1730. Most of the children of Robert and Elizabeth Looney (who Capt. David descends from) are known. It's a large, well-researched family, and none of their children married Bentons. Capt. David Looney was born in 1738 and would be too young to be Fereby's father. He did have a daughter named Elizabeth who married a John Vaughn (no "A" in the name) sometime before 1801. Although this Looney family lived in Sullivan County, TN., I don't think David is Fereby's father. Could he be her brother? Well, Robert and Elizabeth Looney had a son, Joseph, in 1740. Most Looney researchers say Elizabeth was born in 1700, so she could have had Fereby at age 45, but there is no record of it, and I doubt it. My theory on the Looney side is that Fereby was the granddaughter of a brother of Robert Looney. I suspect that her mother was indeed named Malinda or Martha. Malinda's father may not have been Robert's brother but a Cherokee that took the last name Looney out of respect for the Looney family living near by. The John Looney that was 75% Cherokee could indeed be Martha's father, and Cherokee records would have to be consulted from the 1700 time frame, and even if there was a record, he'd probably be listed by his Indian name. The James or Jesse Benton stories as the father of Fereby have been impossible to track. Some have claimed that Jesse Benton lived in the "Southside Virginia" area and later in Sullivan County, TN. There is one interesting possibility. In "Abstracts of the Wills of Edgecombe County, NC 1733-1856" on page 37, there is the following will, which I will reproduce in part: BENTON, Charity April 5, 1818 August Court. 1818 book E page 22. Son and Exr: James Benton 1/3rd of estate. Daughter: Pherabe (SOUND IT OUT Pherabe and FAIR-A-BE), 20S already provided for. Other children: Allen Knight, Elizabeth C. Benton, Polly Corbin, Sally, Kindred Knight (deceased), John C. Knight (deceased), Elizabeth Nicholson (deceased). Now, if Pherabe and Fereby are the same person, Fereby would have to have been 63 years old when Charity died. The interesting thing is, three of Charity's kids are listed as deceased. As if their Mom was very old and had out-lived them. If Charity was 83 years old, then it would work easily. The thing is, after Pherabe is the "20S". Does that mean that she was 20 and single or mean that she received 20 shillings or something else. This is where I plan to aim my research next. Also not that Charity's oldest son was named James. Usually the oldest son was named after his father, and if that was so, then we have a James Benton who had a daughter named Pherabe. Regarding the Rain Crow links; I know that the Looneys had some neighbors with the last name of Crow living near them in Virginia. From what I can tell, they weren't Indians and none were named Rain. David Looney had dealings with them. Doublehead and John Jolly are famous Cherokees, and there is no indication that Fereby was related to them. I have no documentation on that, but she still could have been. Tol-lem-Tees-Key is a white person's attempt to phonically spell out Tahlonteeskee. The word means "Woodcuck Catcher". Fereby was a Tom-lem-Tees-Key's cousin. There is no indication that this means that the same man as Tahlonteeskee, who was a chief and John Jolly's brother. The Cherokee name was popular. John Jolly and Tahlonteeskee's father was Robert Due, and if Fereby was his cousin, that would mean that one of Robert Due's siblings was either Fereby's mother or father. Both chiefs came to Arkansas, part of the Old Settler group, and William and Fereby lived nearby and probably knew them. But that doesn't mean that Fereby was a cousin. Sadly, Cherokee records are scant and proving this would be nearly impossible. So in summary, I suspect that Fereby was the daughter of a Malinda Looney and a Jesse or James Benton. She may be the same as the Pherebe listed in Charity Benton's will. I suspect that her mother (whatever her name actually was) was part Cherokee, but her father was white. The stories told by Fereby to her children stayed in their minds and were enlarged by the 1800s to make her the daughter of a chief and related to the most famous chiefs. I suspect that Fereby's Looney grandfather was either a brother to Robert Looney or else an Indian that knew Robert that took the Looney name as his "white" name. I would love any comments on this research, any suggestions or "proof" that any of you might have. Eddie Davis [email protected] His Genealogy page: http://www.atlascomm.net/ecdavis/default.htm (Links to Davis, Vaughan, Price, Johnson, McDonald, Myers and other family lines from this page.)

Sometimes information just jumps out at you. For instance, the following post by Steve Looney shows the names of James M. and William C. Looney, two children in the same household. This is the names of the two nephews that William Harrison Looney (brother to Joseph H. Looney) left his Ala. lands to in his 1861 will. These two boys may be a little older since William mentioned them being under 21 in his will. I don't know that these are the same individuals, but it stands out that these two boys are brothers. How many families had sons with those names? Larry > Repost. Info posted "as found" on the Web. > ///Steve Looney/// > Botetourt, VA 1850 Federal Census > > LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX OCCUP. BIRTHPLACE > > 21 63 63 Looney Charlotte 43 F Virginia > 22 63 63 Looney Mary E. 17 F Virginia > 23 63 63 Looney James M. 15 M Virginia > 24 63 63 Looney William C. 13 M Virginia

Thank you for replying. I can rule out the Hetty Looney in Knox County who married Moses Roddy. My James and Hettie Looney Anderson were together until his death in 1871. She died about 15 yrs later, both in Marion County, TN. The only other information that I have on her is her children's names and that according to censuses, she lists her state of birth as TN. On the 1850 Marion County census, she was born in 1806 (this I know is wrong because her son Peter Looney Anderson was born in 1820). The 1860 Marion County census lists her as being born 1797(I think this more likely). Thanks again. I will look into the Peter Looney's, as well as, the David Looney. Jill Hackett

This is all I have that is even remotely related to "Hetty" Looney. We do know, however, that the following people were living in Bledsoe Co, TN in 1815 (by tax lists) GEORGE ANDERSON JAMES ANDERSON DAVID LOONEY PETER LOONEY PETER LOONEY ///Steve Looney/// ============================================================ KNOX COUNTY, TN - MARRIAGES - Marriages, Labach through Lyth LOONEY, Hetty marr. ROADY, Moses Jr on 22-FEB-1828 LOONEY, Hetty marr. RODDY, Moses on 22-FEB-1823 LOONEY, Hetty marr. RODDY, Moses on 22-FEB-1828 (looks like someone couldn't get the dates/names correct) HARDEMAN COUNTY, TN - VITALS - Marriage Records Allen, John P. Looney, Hattiet Nov 1885 (this could be Harriet)

Does anyone out there know anything about the Looney's living in Bledsoe or Marion County, TN around 1800 and later? I've had no luck connecting my Esther "Hettie/Hety" Looney to anyone. She was born somewhere between 1790 and 1806 (probably 1790 -1800). She married James Anderson about 1815 in Bledsoe County TN, I'm told. They raised their family in or around Marion County, TN. James and Hettie Looney Anderson are my ggggrandparents. They named their first-born Peter Looney Anderson and I believe there may have been Peter Looney (possibly her father) in the Bledsoe County, TN area at that time. Any one know of this Peter? Thank you, guys. Jill Hackett

Liked the idea of negative numbering to show those before coming to the USA. I WOULD LIKE SOME OF YOU TO VERIFY THE INFO I HAVE - THE RESEARCH WAS DONE BY SOMEONE ELSE BUT THEY THINK THEY HAVE IT CORRECT. I HOPE SO BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO START OVER. SO HERE GOES: Robert Looney m/Elizabeth Llewwllyn Isle of Man children: Thomas Looney Robert Looney, Jr. Daniel Looney Adam Looney Samuel Looney Louisa Looney *Absalom Looney - my line Lucy Jane Looney John Looney Peter Looney David Looney Joseph Looney Absalom Looney m/Margaret (Peggy) Moore children *Michael Looney - my line - born 1751 Married Temperance Cross Elizabeth Looney Peter Looney Mary Looney Margaret Looney Jonathan Looney John Looney Absalom Looney, Jr. Ruth Looney Ann Looney Catherine Looney Pricilla Looney Benjamin Looney Michael Looney m/Temperance Cross they are buried in a Looney Cemetery in Stanley Valley, Hawkins County, Tenn. I have visited this cemetery and have pictures of the grave markers. children *Mary Ann Looney(Polly) m/Sherrod Williams (my line) Margaret Looney William Looney Michael Looney, Jr. Peter Looney Absalom David Looney Benjamin Looney Rachael Looney Ann Looney John Looney Sherrod Williams m/ Mary Ann (Polly) Looney children Jefferson Rachel Jenny Jane Margaret (Peggy) James Louisa *Michael (Mike) m/ Eliza (Lady) Jones - my line Madison John Absalom Sherrod Jr. Lent Susannah Nancy Josiah Conn William Hermsprong George Washington(twin) Francis Marion (twin) Michael (Mike) Williams m/Eliza Jane (Lady) Jones children George *Rebecca m/Richard F. Price -- my line Mary Jane Cleopatra Hopkins Turney Eliza P. Cassandra Richard F. Price m/ Rebecca Williams children Sarah B. James W. Francis Turney Annie Sophia *Michael William (Mike) m/ Virginia Yeary - my ggrandfather and ggrandmother Mary B. Robert Lee Would be interested to know if this early history checks with everyone elses'. I have birth dates and some places of marriages and deaths on these listed. Let me know if I can help or if this isn't correct. I believe my source checked this all out with Elizabeth Looney of Washington D.C. Thanks to all of you for all your hard work. I haven't yet figured out how to find info on this internet thing. Any helps appreciated. Lord Bless, Ovada

Ginny, Pam, & all: I can identify one of the David Looneys that Pam found. On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 10:00:25 EST [email protected] writes: > Ginny, > Don't know if this will help you or not....I don't know the dates of your David. > I did a search on the Ancestry.com site and here is some marriage info: > David Looney,Sr. and Betsy Boyd m) Oct. 23, 1820 Lewis Co., Ky THIS DAVID LOONEY IS MY ANCESTOR, AND THE MARRIAGE TO BETSY BOYD WAS THE 2ND FOR BOTH OF THEM. (I'M DESCENDED FROM DAVID'S FIRST WIFE, ISABELLE OR ISABELLA KINKHEAD.) THIS DAVID IS THE SON OF ADAM LOONEY AND HANNAH WRIGHT. Hope this additional info helps someone. - Marti > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > Were there 12 brothers that arrived in Boston from Ireland in the > 1850s? > Help us find them. Robert's family isn't the only LOONEYs out > there! > And, other Manx LOONEYs who came later than Robert are on our > list! >

Repost. Info posted "as found" on the Web. ///Steve Looney/// ============================================================ Marriage RECORDS, Botetourt County, VA-- "Caldwell/Looney (some) Looney, David Spouse : Ferrier, Peggy Jan 6, 1807 Looney, David Spouse : Leffle, Mary Jane Mar 15, 1845 Looney, Henry Spouse : Caldwell, Nancy May 21, 1841 Looney, John Spouse : Walker, Elizabeth Mar 29, 1804 Looney, Jonathan Spouse : Holstine, Mercy Jun 3, 1809 Looney, Joseph Spouse : Hendrickson, Nancy May 13, 1806 Looney, Moses Spouse : Caldwell, Jane Jan 17, 1832 Looney, Robert Spouse : Stover, Catharine Dec 9, 1809 Looney, William Spouse : Dudding, Charlotte May 7, 1830 Looney, Ann Spouse : Harbison, James Oct 15, 1785 Looney, Benjamin Spouse : McClure, Elizabeth Jul 22, 1793 Looney, Jane Spouse : Holstine, Stephen Jun 1, 1781 Looney, Margaret Spouse : Caldwell, Alexander Jul 25, 1778 Looney, Ruth Spouse : Mccormick, John May 15, 1790 Luney, Jean Spouse : Preston, George May 14, 1787 Looney, Pricilla Spouse : Caldwell, William Mar 24, 1789 Looney, Elender Spouse : Walker, George Jr. Dec 18, 1805 Looney, Esther Spouse : Walker, John Jun 14, 1802 Looney, Elizabeth Spouse : Reynolds, William Jun 21, 1817 Looney, Nancy Spouse : Caldwell, Looney Feb 9, 1847 ============================================================ Botetourt, VA 1850 Federal Census LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX OCCUP. BIRTHPLACE 37 51 51 Looney Moses 43 M Farmer Virginia 38 51 51 Looney Jane 40 F Virginia 39 51 51 Looney Alexander 18 M Farmer Virginia 40 51 51 Looney Nicholas 16 M Farmer Virginia 41 52 52 Looney Joseph 68 M Farmer Virginia 42 52 52 Looney Nancy 66 F Virginia 1 52 52 Caldwell Looney 25 M Farmer Virginia 2 52 52 Caldwell Nancy 28 F Virginia 3 52 52 Caldwell Frances M. 2 F Virginia 4 52 52 Caldwell George H. 6/12 M Virginia 5 52 52 Rock Pamelia A. 7 F Virginia 6 53 53 Looney David 31 M Farmer Virginia 7 53 53 Looney Mary I. 27 F Virginia 8 53 53 Looney Joseph B. 4 M Virginia 9 53 53 Looney Elizabeth A. 3 F Virginia 10 53 53 Looney Samuel I. 2/12 M Virginia 11 53 53 Rock George 17 M Farmer Virginia 12 53 53 Rock Martha 15 F Virginia 21 63 63 Looney Charlotte 43 F Virginia 22 63 63 Looney Mary E. 17 F Virginia 23 63 63 Looney James M. 15 M Virginia 24 63 63 Looney William C. 13 M Virginia 25 129 129 Looney Joseph Jr. 28 M Farmer Virginia 23 129 129 Looney Velvina 22 F Virginia 24 129 129 Looney Sarah M. 5 F Virginia 25 129 129 Looney Joseph B. 5 M Virginia 26 129 129 Looney Nancy L. 3 F Virginia 27 129 129 Looney Christiana E. 2 F Virginia 28 129 129 Looney John T. 1 M Virginia 39 146 146 Looney Henry 41 M Farmer Virginia 40 146 146 Looney Nancy 35 F Virginia ============================================================

As to David Reasons...it is my understanding that he was on his way to Texas. His younger brother, Joseph Kyle Looney also went to Texas and was instrumental in writing some of the "new" Texas Law after the battle w/Santa Ana in what was then Jackson County. David R. married 1st wife Mary ___?___ in TN. They move to Lauderdale County in the early-mid 1800's. I have land deeds of 1835 & the marriage record 1937 for Elizabeth Lentz m. Joseph H. Looney as David was the JP who married them. While in AL David & Mary had a son, James___Looney & a daughter, name unkonwn but she married a fellow by the name of ___Grant. At his point I loose Mary #1; don't know if she died or they were divorced. >From AL he moved on to MS where he married #2 - Mary Ann Fowler (my gg granparents) where they had my g-granny, Ida Ethlyn Looney in Pontotoc Co., MS on 16 September 1858. They did eventually arrive in Texas - - - and 20 years later he was buried in Honey Grove, Fannin, TX 1878. Ginny

Thanks Larry, I appreciate your clearing up the the two boys, George Martin & Joseph "H". Do you have any idea who their father was and/or when he & Catherine ___?___Looney married? Thanks again! I really appreciate it. Ginny

Ginny, Don't know if this will help you or not....I don't know the dates of your David. I did a search on the Ancestry.com site and here is some marriage info: David Looney and Mary Jane Leffle m) March 15, 1845 Botetourt Co., Virginia David Looney and Peggy Ferrier M) Jan. 6, 1807 Botetourt Co., Virginia David Looney,Sr. and Betsy Boyd m) Oct. 23, 1820 Lewis Co., Ky David Looney and Sarah Thomas m) Sep 12, 1821 Lewis Co., Ky Hope this is of some help! Pam Looney

Bettye, Chuckle, Chuckle, Chuckle------LOLOL---Yes, I believe Mars is another possibility!!! "Desperately seeking Joseph", could also become the next movie rage!! LOLOL Pam Looney

Larry, A penny for our thoughts, recently while going through Ancestry.com., I have seen the name Joseph H. Looney. The H has been shown in several instances as "Henry". The name/person seems to fit the same(time/dates) Joseph H. Looney that I am interested in for our Looney line. The possibilities are endless when all one has is an initial---LOL Pam Looney

George Martin Looney married Elizabeth Hammond 22 Dec 1831 in Lauderdale Co, Ala. From what I've pieced together, they had one son, Joseph Looney b. 1834. No "H" George Martin Looney married (#2) Lucinda Reid Newton 31 Aug 1837 in Lauderdale Co, Ala. They named one of their sons Joseph Samuel Looney b. 1843. George Martin Looney had a brother, Joseph H. Looney b. 1813. George Martin and Joseph H. were sons of Catherine _?_ Looney. I have not determined what the "H" stood for as Joseph's middle name. He did have a brother William Harrison Looney. I don't know if both had the same middle name or not. I hope this is more clear. :^) Larry Johnson Southlake, TX (Near the DFW Airport) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 7:56 PM Subject: [LOONEY-L] Joseph "H" Looney > Larry, > > In one of your e-mails today...you say George Martin Looney was md to > Elizabeth Hammond, w/1 son, Joseph "H". Do you know what the "H" was for? > Later, did I understand that George Martin was also married to (2) Lucinda > Reid Newton & this information had been verified by Miss Elizabeth? > > Further, you say Catherine ___?____Looney married to: _________ had a son > Joseph "H" b. 1813. > > Did both ELIZABETH and CATHERINE have a son, Joseph H? Who were the > fathers....or am I missing something? > > Can you help me out here? > > Thanks, > Ginny Ayers Spann > VASPANN @aol.com > Houston, TX USA > Researching: Ayers, Byrom, Green, Fowler, Kyle, Looney & Seabolt > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > Please keep the topic related to LOONEY (and variants) family history. > Other topics should be taken off-line (mail them directly). Also, don't > post "ME TOO" or "GO AHEAD" messages to the list. Send them directly. > Note: The default "Reply To:" for this list is the list, not the sender. > >

Larry, In one of your e-mails today...you say George Martin Looney was md to Elizabeth Hammond, w/1 son, Joseph "H". Do you know what the "H" was for? Later, did I understand that George Martin was also married to (2) Lucinda Reid Newton & this information had been verified by Miss Elizabeth? Further, you say Catherine ___?____Looney married to: _________ had a son Joseph "H" b. 1813. Did both ELIZABETH and CATHERINE have a son, Joseph H? Who were the fathers....or am I missing something? Can you help me out here? Thanks, Ginny Ayers Spann VASPANN @aol.com Houston, TX USA Researching: Ayers, Byrom, Green, Fowler, Kyle, Looney & Seabolt

Does everyone have a Joseph that they just can't find? My Joseph came from Mars, I'm almost convinced of this. Bettye