Samuel Adams Harney (1771 - 1838)

Born 1771 in Delaware

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Died 25 Sep 1838 at about age 67 in Morgan county, Illinois

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Biography

This profile is part of the Harney Name Study.

An application for Illinois bounty lands, patent #18175, was filed by Samuel Harney, private in Harrison's 2d riflemen, on 16 July 1818. Land described as Tract NW29, Township 10N Range 4W received by Samuel Harney of Millersburg, Kentucky, 10 August 1818.

Samuel Adams Harney was the son of Jenethan Harney and Isabel Mills. He married Elizabeth 'Betsy' Dalzell, the daughter of Thomas Dalzell and Lucretia, on 25 Dec 1806 in Bourbon County, Kentucky.^[1] (Her name is spelled Dabzel on some records). Children of Samuel Adams Harney and Elizabeth Dalzell include:

• son, b. before 1810;
• son b.c. 1811;
• William Martin, b.1814;
• Louisa (Mrs. Nathaniel) FLATFORD, (her birth calc. 1815);
• Robert Delzell Harney, b.1819; and
• Martha M. (Mrs. Pleasant W.) SKINNER, b.calc.1822.

The 1820 Census of Nicholas county, KY, includes Samuel A. Harney, with his wife and the following children: 3 males under 10; 1 male 10-16; and Samuel A. (26-45 age group). Females listed are 1 under 10; 1 female 16-26, and Betsy who is in the 26-45 age group.

The 1830 Census of Nicholas county, KY, includes Samuel A. Harney, with his wife, two sons, two daughters, and another adult female (aged 30 to 40). This is likely his sister, Olivia, who remained single. War of 1812, Illinois Bounty Lands, p.431

Sources

1. ↑ Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954

• United States Census, 1820
• United States Census, 1830
• Delaware, Wills and Probate Records, 1676-1971. Adams Harney mentioned in the will of his father Jenethan (abstracts vol 1).

• Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909
• Illinois Land Records, 16 July 1818, Samuel Harney.