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John W. Looney (1771 - 1827)

John W. Looney
Born in Botetourt County, Virginiamap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1795 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at about age 56 in Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USAmap
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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: John W. /Looney/[2]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 1771
Place: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA[3]

Death

Death: Records from John's daughter, Malinda Looney Cooper:"John died in Moblie from old wound from the Creek War 1812. Mobile Hospital records showed both John and son Henry with yellow fever.
Date: 09 FEB 1827
Place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, USA[4]

Event

Event:
Type: New Alabama Territory/State
Date: 03 MAR 1817[5]
Event: Wounds recieved in the Battle of Talladega
Type: Applied for Disability
Date: 15 AUG 1817[6]
Event:
Type: St. Clair was created
Date: 20 NOV 1818[7]
Event: The first will recorded for Thomas Brown appointed John Looney as admin of the will.
Type: The first will recorded in St Clair Co
Date: 1819
Place: St. Clair County, AL[8]
Event: Per book "History of St. Clair Co." John was the 1st foreman of Grand Jury, Justice of the Peace.
Type: Community Leader
Date: 1821
Place: St Clair County, Alabama, USA[9]

Property

Property: Land Grant was approved
Date: 1822
Place: Land Near Beaver Creek, Ashville, St. Clair Country, AL[10]
Property: Location of the John Loony House. Beaver Creek, foothills of Beaver Mountains, near Ashville, St. Clair Co. AL. Land grant because of the Creek Indian War with Gen. Jackson
Date: 1817[11]
Property: Flooded and was torn down and relocated to the current site and rebuilt in 1818
Date: 1818
Place: Near Beaver Creek[12]
Property: N.C. warrant #1495 on 26 Mar 1785, to William Fowler for 100 acres on north side of Holston River. Possession of warrant to John Looney SR. then 1794 to John Jr.
Date: 26 MAR 1785
Place: Puncheon Dame of Hawkins Co.TN.[13]
Property: Land was surveyed by Thos. King C.S. for John Jr. (Grant Book 3, 432;C 170; 650 at Nashville.
Date: 30 OCT 1794
Place: Puncheon Dame of Hawkins Co.TN.[14]

Occupation

Occupation: City Hospital Mobile 9 Aug 1826, John Looney had yellow fever and listed as river boat captain. Coosa River to Mobile Bay. per Saxton's Report and Deep South Genealogcal Qtr Vol.2 1965. He was a cotton farmer also
Date: 09 AUG 1826
Place: Mobile Hospital, Mobile, AL.[15]

Military Service

Military Service: Promoted to Capt.
Date: 10 MAY 1814[16]
Military Service: Private John and Robert Looney served in the Southwest Territory Militia, Holston Terrty Guard under Capt. Hugh Beard's Company.
Date: 28 MAY 1791
Place: Hawkins Co. TN[17]
Military Service: WAR 1812 - 1814 Capt, 27th Regiment, Tenn Enlisted 24 Sept 1813, discharged as Serg't 19 Dec 1813 next day promoted to Lt and earned Capt. 10 May 1814
Date: 24 SEP 1813
Place: Muary county, Tenn[18]
Military Service: Capt John Gordon's Company Mounted Spies Tenn Mlitia , Serg't John Looney 2 was wounded in the battle, on 9 Nov 1813 an was disabled due to wound and was discharged 19 Dec 1813 and submited for disability dated 15 Aug 1817, on file at Ashville, St. Clair,
Date: 09 NOV 1813
Place: Battle of Talladega, Alabama[19]
Military Service: Discharged as Sgt.
Date: 19 DEC 1813[20]
Military Service: Promoted to LT.
Date: 20 DEC 1813[21]

PHOTO

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Object

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Sources

  1. ↑ Looney-481 was created by Thomas Mclehaney through the import of McLehaney 2014-06-27.ged on Jun 27, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
  2. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  3. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  4. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  5. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  6. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  7. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  8. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  9. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  10. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  11. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  12. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  13. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  14. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  15. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  16. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  17. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  18. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  19. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  20. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  21. ↑ Source: #S53 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Andrew Looney
  • Source: S53 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R17 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
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