--part1_c6.261cfea.25f88234_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I joined the [email protected] distribution. Didn't know it existed until my cousin sent me something. This is something else about the Looney's, Maybe some of you already are members but if not maybe you'll find interest in the message below. Bettye Looney Bowerman --part1_c6.261cfea.25f88234_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yg01.mx.aol.com (rly-yg01.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.1]) by air-yg02.mail.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Tue, 07 Mar 2000 21:45:08 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [209.85.6.27]) by rly-yg01.mx.aol.com (v69.17) with ESMTP; Tue, 07 Mar 2000 21:44:48 -0500 Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id SAA14318; Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:42:18 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:42:18 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <[email protected]> From: "Werner Baker" <[email protected]> Old-To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Looney's Mill Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 20:46:08 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/1257 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] John Warren LOONEY's daughter, Harriet LOONEY (b. 1817, AL) married John R. GRANTLAND (b. 1814, VA) in Madison County, AL. Their daughter, Mary E. GRANTLAND (b. 1844), married Richard J. OWEN (b. 1835, AL), son of Thomas J. OWEN (b. 1810, VA), and grandson of Harrison OWEN (b. ?, ??), who purchased land auctioned on the Madison County Courthouse Steps in 1828; this was land formerly owned by Absalom LOONEY. Harriet LOONEY is my ggg grandmother. At least this one LOONEY stayed in Madison County. Nancy Owen Baker ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 10:30 AM Subject: Re: Looney's Mill The following excerpt is from "Early Looneys in America" by Leroy W. Tilton. The Absalom-part 4 manuscript, along with 7 other parts, can be found at: http://www.flash.net/~johnsonl/index1.htm/ John (4) Warren Looney, described here, was the son of Absalom (3) c 1763-1818, Absalom (2) c 1729-1796, Robert & Elizabeth Looney who came from the Isle of Man about 1724 and settled in Botetourt Co., Virginia about 1740. Absalom (3) moved with his family from Hawkins Co. TN to Huntsville, AL about 1810. He was the assignee of John Hunt, the founder of Huntsville. John (4) W. Looney was the administrator of his father's estate. He disposed of his father's property and later begin disposing his own property before relocating his family to Texas. [email protected] Tilton's MS, part 4, beginning on page 56: During the years 1820 to 1826 there were a number of lawsuits by John W. Looney against various persons indebted to him and some against him for like cause. John W. Looney was a miller and millwright and in 1825 he wished to build a water grist mill and other water works on his land on the waters of Indian Creek at Lanier's Ford. He owned land on both sides of the creek, but the dam might cause part of the land of Isaac Jackson, John C. Ayers, and the Burwell C. Lanier estate to be overflowed. A court action was taken to have 7 freeholders meet on the premises and assess possible damage to the -56- Looney -Absalom Branch above mentioned and any other parties, and to report in August. At February court 1827 Looney was granted permission to erect his mill upon paying Isaac Jackson $ 2.00 per acre for 5 acres what might be overflowed. In the democrat of Huntsville on 20 Feb. 1827 Looney's warehouse at his mill on Indian Creek was announced as partly finished and ready for storage of cotton. On 23 Nov. 1827 the state brought action against John W. Looney fro maintaining a common nuisance. The action was continued from time to time and on 19 Nov. 1828 a jury found the defendant not guilty. (John W. Looney himself was a juror at the fall term of court in 1828). In the Democrat of Huntsville, Ala., for 28 Nov. 1828, John W. Looney announced that his mills were in complete order and ready for the reception of cotton. After the death of Owen Cammel in 1824 in Madison Co., Ala. (will dated 5 April and proved 6 May, Minutes of Orphans Court 3, 72), John w. Looney was named sole executor. He gave bond of $ 6,000 on 7 May 1824. The goods and chattels were sold on 5 Dec. 1826 on 12 months' credit, and 1/4 section of land was sold on like credit on 4 Aug. 1828 by John W. Looney, Executor, to Stephen S. Ewing for $ 455.00. (Madison Deeds L, 519). Settlement was made 13 May 1834. (Minutes of Orphans Court No. 3, p 494, 495(. During the years 1831 to 1837 John w. Looney entered and purchased land at least 5 times, a total of 520 acres. with wife Nancy he sold the "mill tract" on 21 Nov. 1834 to Thomas Fearn, George Fearn, Alfred Howell, and Thomas Patterson. this sale included mill, mill house, etc., on 240 acres entered by J.W. Looney in 1818 and 1831. (Madison Deeds P, 263). On 13 March 1848 John Warren Looney and wife Nancy sold to John Ward and Hamilton G. Bradford for $ 6,240 a total of 520 acres including 320 acres purchased by Absalom Looney 26 Feb. 1818. (Madison Deeds W. 583). This probably included the plantation on which they were living, about 5 miles N.E. of Trians, just before the family removed to Texas. --part1_c6.261cfea.25f88234_boundary--