Daniel Delaney (1799 - 1865)

Born 1799 in Greene County, Tennessee -USA

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth McGhee — married 6 Dec 1821 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1865 at about age 66 in Oregon

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Biography

Oregon Pioneer of 1843. Daniel Delaney was born in 1799 and married Elizabeth Mcghee 6 December 1821. A prosperous farmer and slaveholder in Eastern Tennessee, Delaney sold his plantation and traveled to Independence, Missouri. There, in the spring of 1843, he joined a group called The Oregon Emigrating Company. Accompanied by his wife, most of his children, and a slave named Rachel, Delaney crossed the continent and settled in the Willamette Valley at the end of 1843 on a donation land claim.

After a little over a year on the claim, the family moved into the oldest portion of the house in 1845. The original two-story structure consisted of a front room with a fireplace and a small back room that was used for sleeping. The upstairs served as storage for goods. Daniel Delaney lived on the property until his well-publicized murder at the house in 1865. He was known for having a substantial fortune from the sale of his Tennessee plantation. On the night of January 9th, two men shot Delaney and stole an undetermined amount of money. They were later prosecuted and hanged in Salem – the first executions in the state

Slaves

• Rachel Belden Delany Brooks

Research Notes

{v) Verified Descendancy, son of John Delaney. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ * 1822 Heir: Will of John Delaney, Images 1a and 1b, attached to profile of his father, from The T Elmer Cox Genealogy Library, Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee.

• The Delaney Murder trial http://www.oregonpioneers.com/gbtrial.htm
• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?https://restoreoregon.org/the-delaney-house-a-settlement-era-sensation/page=gr&GRid=24965905*
• http://www.oregonpioneers.com/1843.htm
• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD74-N9M : 11 February 2018), Daniel Delaney and Elizabeth Mcghee, 06 Dec 1821; citing , Washington, Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 825,507.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-68TS-1NZ?cc=1401638&wc=95RN-YWR%3A1031313601%2C1031358901%2C1031400501 : 9 April 2016), Oregon Territory > Marion > Marion county > image 39 of 67; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS6-9TN8?cc=1473181&wc=7QCB-KQY%3A1589434252%2C1589422242%2C1589434539 : 24 March 2017), Oregon > Marion > Sublimity Precinct > image 24 of 32; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #24965905