Children listed in will:
1�James Chaney born 1747 deceased in 1800
2�Ezekiel born 1750 died 1815
Married: Lettie Dodson
3�Elizabeth Chaney Davis born 1752
Married: Johnathan Davis born 1750 died 1831
4�Isaiah William Chaney born 1754 deceased in 1800
5�Jacob Chaney Jr. born 1756
Married: Elizabeth Green
7...Jeremiah Chaney born 1757 Va.
Married: in Tenn. Mary Curby born 1754
served in the Revolutionary War in Virginia
lived in virginia and migrated back to Overton co. Tennessee,
Jeremiah died Overton County Tennessee in about 1828
several children
John born about 1785
Jeremiah born 1787 in virginia Married: Phoebe born 1789 Virginia
1850 Census of Blount Co. Alabama have them age 63 and 61
6�Joseph Chaney born 1759 died 1833
Son Rueben wife not known
7�Abraham Chaney sr. born 1760 died 1845 (Nancy filed for his pension in 1845)
Married #1 : Mary Cheatham 1787 in Virginia :
5 children:
John, Eli, Dicie Puckett, Cheatum. Served in 1812 died in Ca., and Elizabeth Reaves.
Married #2 Nancy Dennison: 7 children:
Abraham, Anderson, Henry, Mary, Nancy, Susan, and Sallie.
Signed oath of Allegiance in Rev War Pittsylvania County 1777
Served in 1778, discharged from Donelsons Company.
In 1781 drafted in militia in Capt. Isaac Clements Co. Abraham was
taken to Hillsborough Hospital and confined, he hired his brother Joseph Chaney to take his place. Joseph was taken as a substitute and Abraham was discharged for being sick.
1832, 22 August appeared in court age 72 took an oath that he entered service in 1776.
Applied in 1833 applied for pension:
1845 Nancy filed for Abrahams Pension 515 virginia.
Children:
1�Dicy Chaney born 1788 died 1876
Married: ?? Puckett
2�Elijah Chaney born 1796 died 1886
3�Cheatum Chaney born 1801 died 1848
4�Elizabeth Chaney born 1803 died 1876
Married: Jesse Reaves
Children: Daniel born 1826, Nancy, Joseph, Abraham, Catharine, Ephriam
5�John Chaney born 1806
Children:
6�Abraham Chaney Jr born 1813 Virginia
died 1878 Surrey Co. Nc
Married: Sarah Bird (6 children)
Married: Mary Ann Richardson (11 children)
Recorded in Chaney Family History written by his son, Henry Watson Chaney, in 1907.
7�Anderson Chaney born 1815 died 1875
Married: Sallie R. White
8�Susan Chaney born 1817
9�Mary Chaney born 1818
Married: Thomas Vaughn
10�Henry Clay Chaney born 1819 died 1891
Married: Louisa Wood born 1818 died 1901 Va.
11..Sallie Chaney born 1824
12..Nancy Chaney born 1829
Married: Henry R. Thompson
And 2nd: Charles B. Firesheets
8�Nathan Chaney born 1762 died 1831 in Abbeville co. SC.
Married: Elizabeth Cheatham born 1762
children:
1...John chaney
2...Dicey Chaney
3...Simeon Chaney
4...Robert Chaney
5...Elijah Chaney born 1800
6...Eliabeth Chaney
9�Mary Chaney born 1763 died 1848
10..John Chaney born 1765 Pittsylvania co. Va.
died: age 94 at Somerset, Pulaski Kentucky in 1859
Married: Susannah Hill 1786 born 1767
lived in nicholas County Ky.
was living in 1850 with son Joseph and wife Sarah in Christian
County Ky states age 80 but census was off on ages a lot of times.
name was spelled cheaney in this census.
Children:
1...Rhoda Chaney born 1786
2...Hiram Chaney born 1791
3...Jane Chaney born 1795
4...Susannah Chaney born 1798
5...Amos Chaney born 1800
6...Joseph M born 1802
11..Moses Chaney born 1770
Married: Margaret Davis #1
Sallie C. Polley #2
Children:
1...Bird Chaney
2...Moses
3...William born 1792 died 1876
4...Sarah (Sally) Chaney
5...Elizabeth Chaney
second wife
6...Elender Chaney
7...Jackson Chaney
12..Charles Chaney born 1771
Married Christa Holloway (10 children)
dau. of James Holloway
13..Sarah Chaney born 1772
Married: Thomas Green , thomas one of the executors of will
5==5..Nancy Anne.B.1718 Aa Arundel Co.Md M William Jones
5==6..Mordecai Cheney B 1719, Listed Still Living 1790 Prince
George Co Md.
5==7..Isaiah Cheney B 1720 Married #1 Sarah #2 27 May 1764 Rachel Phelps
Will Of Isaiah Cheney Aa Co Written 19 Dec 1767 Probate 8 March 1768
Child Elijah Cheney
Extx: Rachel Cheney
Wit: Joseph Leeke, Philip Chambers, Francis Given
]
Mcw Xiv.26; Wills 36.262
I Am Assuming He Left It All To Elihjah
Children Of Isaiah
in 1815 Elijah and his brother Charles their wives and some of their children wanted to sell their land
Date: 11/20/1815 Description: 852: Lucy Chaney, Charles Chaney,
William Dunham, Mary Dunham, Joseph Smith, Virlinda Smith, Elijah
Chaney, Thomas Watts, and Rachel Watts vs. Anne Chaney,
Elizabeth Chaney, Mahala Chaney, Anne Porter, Levin Porter,
Wells Porter, Elijah Porter, John Porter, Mary Anne Porter, and
Charles W. Porter. FR. Petition to sell Just as You Like.
Recorded (Chancery Record) 98, p. 1.
Links: Location: 01/36/01/002 MdHR Number: 17,898-852 MSA Citation: MSA S512-886
Chancery Papers
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6 1..Elizabeth Nancy Cheney B 1-11-1749 D1835 Nichols Co. Ky.
Married Thomas Powell B 1753 Va. About 1770
Children:1-John Powell B 1771 Va.--
2-Thomas Powell Jr
.B.1773 Va. M Mary Polly Caldwell..
3-Charles
B.1779 Penn.
4-Jeremiah B 1788 M. Martha 5
--Nancy B.1790
M.Elijah Percel..
5--Robert B 1794 M. Celia
6 2..Isaiah Cheney Jr. B 4-19-1752
6 3..Charles Cheney..B.9-18-1753
6 4..Richard Jacob Cheney..B.10-17-1756 Aa Co Md
6 5..Elijah Cheney B.8-3-1760 M Polly Dutton B 1770
6 6..William Mordecai Cheney B.10-25-1765
5==8..Shadrick Cheney B 1722
5==9..Mary Cheney..M 2-3-1729 Edward Ricketts
From The Abstract Of Fathers Will Probablay The Mary Who Married 3 Feb 1729 All Hallows Parish To Edward Cikets
One Child Listed: Ann Ricketts Born 26 Dec 1730
5==10.Rachel Cheney B 1731
5==11.Elizabeth Cheney B 1732
5==12.Richard B 1732 M Mary Gassaway Lived To Be 105 Yrs
Children:Of Richard And Mary Gassaway
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6 1..Richard Cheney B 1760 Died Aa Co Md 1840 Cooperstown
Missouri Married Lydia
Children:
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7 1..John Chaney B 1780 M Nancy Poer Clark Co
Children:
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8 1..William Harrison Chaney B 12-25-1814 M Elizabeth
Hieronymous D 1893 Pettisco Mo.
L Isted In "History Of Pettis Co, Mo:C1882p842
William States He Was Born In Clark County Ky 12 25 1814 That His Father John Chaney
Served In The War
Of 1812. Came To Mo In 1822 That His Grandmother
Lived To Be 105 Lived In Md During The Rev War.
Children:
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9 1...John Eagear Chaney Married Martha J Masters
9 2...Edward Moses Chaney M:#1 Mary Elizabeth Tivis
#2-Nancy Elizabeth Hams
9 3...William Rctor Chaney M: Amanda Burton
9 4...Sarah Charlotte Chaney M: James A Capen
9 5...Henry B. Chaney M; Melissa Samantha Fidialia
9 6...James Ambrose Chaney M: Leora Ann Elizabeth
9 7...Alfranzo Chaney
9 8...George Rector Chaney
7 2...Nathan Chaneyb 1782m Hannah Groom Clark Co Ky
7 3...Elizabeth Chaney 1783
7 4...Nancy Chaney B 1784 M Charles Sharp Madison Co Ky
7 5...Sarah (Sally) Chaney B 1786
7 6...Lydia Chaney B 1787
7 7...Richard R. Chaney B 1788
7 8...Paley Chaney B 1789
7 9...Henry Chaney B 1790 M Mary Childs 1-21-1814 Aa Co Md
7 10...Moses Chaney
7 11...Rachael Chaney
6 2..Nathan Cheney B 1762 Aa Co Md Endorsed Inventory Of John
Twigg 3-2-1779 Washington County Maryland
moved to virginia and then Kentucky.
6 3..Benjamin Cheney B 1764 Aa Co Md
Listed 1783 Aa County Sth River Hundred Msa Cheney Purchase
Also 103 Acres S River Hundred
Date: 02/14/1801 Description: 780: Benjamin Cheney, Abraham Cheney,
Ruth Proctor, Henry Hardesty, John Hardesty, Delby Russell, Joseph
Russell, Ann Shekels, and John Shekels vs. Rebecca Cheney,
Wilhelmina Taylor, and Samuel Taylor. AA. Estate of Benjamin
Cheney - Benjamins Choice, Benjamins Content. Recorded (Chancery
Record) 54, p. 266. Links: Location: 01/35/05/078 MdHR Number:
17,898-780 MSA Citation: MSA S512-809 Chancery Court Papers
6 4..Eleanor Cheny B 1766 Aa Co Mdm: N. Taylor 1792
2-26 1802 Aa Co Md
6 6..Ruth Cheney B 1769aa Co Md M 12-22-1792 Edmund Hardesty
Aa Co Md
6 7..Abraham Cheney B 1770 Aa Co Md M Mary Curry
7-21-1791 Aa Co Md
6 8...Henrietta Cheney Aa Co Md