I'm sure people have made attempts to find where Robert came into America, but so far there has not been any findings. The earliest record of Robert Looney was 1724 when he was taxed. His will was recorded and executed in Augusta County, Va. and does not make any reference to the "old county." Peter was said to be the first child born in America, but based on the fact that they paid taxes here in 1724, I seriously doubt that. The Looney family did come down to Augusta County, Va. (James River area) from the MD area sometime in the late 1730s or early 1740s. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [LOONEY-L] Looney Family Origins > Larry, do you know if anyone has done a real "immigrant research"? Do any of > the Looneys have documentation as to which port they came into? Wasn't Peter > born in Pennsylvania? Perhaps they came into New York?.....Do we have any > REAL "documentation" as to their arrival. > > If Robert's will was written or probated in IOM - - he had to have returned > there after settling in the USof A... > > Ginny > > > ==== LOONEY Mailing List ==== > Do the Manx LOONEY/LLEWNIEs connect to the Irish LOONEY/O'LOONEYs? > Did the name originate in County Cork in 148 AD with the marriage of > Con of a Hundred Battles (High King of Ireland in 158 AD) to the > daughter of Olollar Ollium, King of Munster? Does it have TWO origins? > >