Cousins: I knew that I had seen Peter Luna mentioned in the First Families of Tennessee Book, and when I returned to the book I would overlook his name. Well, yes he is in the book. Peter Luna (Looney) Born 1759-60, Augusta Co., VA; DIED 1851, Marshall Co., TN; MARRIED: Mary Pittman (and / or Long); County Settled: Long Island 1776: PROOF: Revolutionary War Pension From this insert I do not understand the County Settled as Long Island. I would have thought that would have to have been Lincoln County, TN., the area that later became Marshall County. Does anyone have a thought on this? Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net

Bobby-- Take a look at this website on Jefferson County Genealogy and History: http://www.tnhillbillie.net/tn/jefferson/maps/topography.html and see information that gives the location of Long Island as being what is now Kingsport, in Sullivan County, TN--way up there close to the Virginia line. Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Prosser Genealogy - Comcast" <prossergenealogy@comcast.net> To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 9:21 PM Subject: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] PETER LUNA > Cousins: > > I knew that I had seen Peter Luna mentioned in the First Families of Tennessee Book, and when I returned to the book I would overlook his name. Well, yes he is in the book. > > Peter Luna (Looney) Born 1759-60, Augusta Co., VA; DIED 1851, Marshall Co., TN; MARRIED: Mary Pittman (and / or Long); County Settled: Long Island 1776: PROOF: > Revolutionary War Pension > > >From this insert I do not understand the County Settled as Long Island. I would have thought that would have to have been Lincoln County, TN., the area that later became Marshall County. Does anyone have a thought on this? > > Bobby Prosser > prossergenealogy@comcast.net > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Thanks Carolyn: I see Long Island in the area. Would this have been the name of an early county? Of course Tennessee did not become a state until 1796. So I guess he settled in that community up there. Was not Tennessee the county of Washington, NC at this time? Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Crowley" <ccrowley2@earthlink.net> To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 9:31 PM Subject: Re: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] PETER LUNA > Bobby-- > > Take a look at this website on Jefferson County Genealogy and History: > http://www.tnhillbillie.net/tn/jefferson/maps/topography.html > > and see information that gives the location of Long Island as being > what is now Kingsport, in Sullivan County, TN--way up there close to > the Virginia line. > > Carolyn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Prosser Genealogy - Comcast" <prossergenealogy@comcast.net> > To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 9:21 PM > Subject: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] PETER LUNA > > > > Cousins: > > > > I knew that I had seen Peter Luna mentioned in the First Families of > Tennessee Book, and when I returned to the book I would overlook his > name. Well, yes he is in the book. > > > > Peter Luna (Looney) Born 1759-60, Augusta Co., VA; DIED 1851, > Marshall Co., TN; MARRIED: Mary Pittman (and / or Long); County > Settled: Long Island 1776: PROOF: > > Revolutionary War Pension > > > > >From this insert I do not understand the County Settled as Long > Island. I would have thought that would have to have been Lincoln > County, TN., the area that later became Marshall County. Does anyone > have a thought on this? > > > > Bobby Prosser > > prossergenealogy@comcast.net > > > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

This might not help much but I found an obituary for Col. Robert Fain Looney 38th TN Regt who died 18 Nov 1899 in Memphis aged 75. He was born in Maury Co TN. "Col. Looney was of Irish ancestry. His great-grandfather, David Looney, located in Maryland, and afterwards in Virginia, and then came to Tennessee. He was one of the framers of the constitution of the last-named state. Source: Confederate Veteran (v.8, 1900) p.36-37. George On 1 Jul 2004 at 21:21, Prosser Genealogy - Comcast wrote: > Cousins: > > I knew that I had seen Peter Luna mentioned in the First Families of > Tennessee Book, and when I returned to the book I would overlook his > name. Well, yes he is in the book. > > Peter Luna (Looney) Born 1759-60, Augusta Co., VA; DIED 1851, Marshall > Co., TN; MARRIED: Mary Pittman (and / or Long); County Settled: Long > Island 1776: PROOF: Revolutionary War Pension > > From this insert I do not understand the County Settled as Long > Island. I would have thought that would have to have been Lincoln > County, TN., the area that later became Marshall County. Does anyone > have a thought on this? > > Bobby Prosser > prossergenealogy@comcast.net > > ______________________________

Mr. George: Good to hear from you! Although I have not had the time to read all of the material that is on the web site at: http://www.yoogee.com/search/?It=14&q=early+looneys+in+america&cls=wsi12&rid=r01 compiled by Leroy W. Tilton, there is mention of the area in upper East Tennessee that Carolyn was suggesting of the other night. There is also mention of the LOONEY / LUNA families up in Sumner County and one of the families that was with them up there was the BLEDSOE family. I have often heard of Bledsoe Creek up there (Sumner County), but this made me wonder if there was a connection to the BLEDSOE family of Northern Lincoln and / or Southern Bedford County. I believe the early LUNA family of Southern Middle Tennessee was connected to the Sumner County clan although I have not had the time to give study to it. Another name that is from "The Ridge" area mentioned is LOGAN. In the brief look I do see connections on page 6 and 7 of part 6 Peter Looney branch. And quoting from that material it reads: The all- important record evidence in distinguishing the Peter Looneys of Sumner County, Tennessee, is found in the pension application papers of Peter Luna of Lincoln County, Tennessee, dated 16 Oct 1832, 20 Sep 1833 and of Marshall County, 16 Jan 1846. He declares: "I was born in Botetourt County in Virginia on the first day of October 1760 according to information derived from my mother, but I have no record of my age." He was in the battle of Long Island of Holston before he enlisted under Captain Wm. Coke. He "volunteered at Long Island of Holstoun in the state of Virginia" for six months. "When he entered the service he lived about fifteen miles above the Long Islands on Houlston River." He was a frontier guard during treaty time and was stationed at Long Island until sometime after the treaty. He was discharged in 1778 or at least in the year of conclusion of the treaty at the Long Island of Holston. He acted as a scouting party and was not in regular service until 1779 when he was called into service in Captain Anderson's Company for one month to guard Blackmore's Station. He served under Captain Isaac Bledsoe and Colonel Russell. After this time he " went to Cumberland River and arrived at the place where Nashville stands two days before Christmas, 1779, and has lived in the counties of Davidson, Sumner and Lincoln ever since." He volunteered and "went from Cumberland to Kentucky in the year 1782 as well as he recollects" --- and served 14 or 21 days under Colonel Logan against the Indians at Blue Lick. George Blackmore of Lincoln County (1832) certified that Blackmore's Station on Clinch River was built and kept by, and named after, his father, John Blackmore. George was a drummer when Peter Luna was there and they both came to Cumberland in the same year and lived as neighbors ever since, with few exceptions. All of this looks interesting and I hope I have the time to sit down and study all of it. Bobby Prosser prossergenealogy@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Waller" <George@Waller.Org> To: <TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 10:57 AM Subject: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] Re: PETER LUNA > This might not help much but I found an obituary for > Col. Robert Fain Looney 38th TN Regt who died > 18 Nov 1899 in Memphis aged 75. He was born > in Maury Co TN. > > "Col. Looney was of Irish ancestry. His great-grandfather, > David Looney, located in Maryland, and afterwards in > Virginia, and then came to Tennessee. He was one of > the framers of the constitution of the last-named state. > > Source: Confederate Veteran (v.8, 1900) p.36-37. > > George > > On 1 Jul 2004 at 21:21, Prosser Genealogy - Comcast wrote: > > > Cousins: > > > > I knew that I had seen Peter Luna mentioned in the First Families of > > Tennessee Book, and when I returned to the book I would overlook his > > name. Well, yes he is in the book. > > > > Peter Luna (Looney) Born 1759-60, Augusta Co., VA; DIED 1851, Marshall > > Co., TN; MARRIED: Mary Pittman (and / or Long); County Settled: Long > > Island 1776: PROOF: Revolutionary War Pension > > > > From this insert I do not understand the County Settled as Long > > Island. I would have thought that would have to have been Lincoln > > County, TN., the area that later became Marshall County. Does anyone > > have a thought on this? > > > > Bobby Prosser > > prossergenealogy@comcast.net > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >