John Looney Sr (abt. 1732 - abt. 1817)

Born about 1732 in Botetourt Parish, Botetourt, Virginia, British Colonial America

Husband of Esther Hattie (Renfro) Looney — married 1756 in , , Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1817 at about age 85 in Botetourt, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Looney Sr was a Civil Servant in the American Revolution.

John was born in Colonial America about 1732. He is the son of Robert Looney and Elizabeth Unknown. He lived most of his life in Augusta (now Botetourt) County, VA and passed away there in Botetourt Co, VA in 1817. ^{[1] [2]}

John Looney is often confused with his nephew, Capt. John Looney, son of Robert Looney Jr. This confusion stems from the fact that both Uncle and Nephew married Renfro sisters, daughters of Stephen Renfro Sr. The Uncle John Looney married Esther "Hettie" Renfro while the Nephew Capt. John Looney married his step-sister, Elizabeth Renfro. Stephen Renfro had married the widow, Margaret Rhea Looney after her husband Robert Looney Jr. was killed by Indians in February 1756.

Uncle John Looney stayed in Botetourt Co, VA while the Nephew, Capt. John Looney, moved to the southwest with the combined Renfro - Looney family and it was he who served in the Washington Co, VA and Tennessee military with his brother Capt. Moses Looney and Uncle Col. David Looney ^[3]

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Sources

1. ↑ Early Looney in America, by Leroy W Tilton, ca 1963
2. ↑ Most Distinguished Characters on the American Frontier … Vol I and II, by Madge Looney Crane and Phillip L. Crane
3. ↑ Early Looney in America, by Leroy W Tilton, ca 1963

• DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A071515
• https://www.reynoldsfamily.org/genealogy/familygroup.php?familyID=F120&tree=Line_036
• March 17, 1756: John, along with Robert Rowland was security when his sister-in-law Margaret (Rhea) Looney, administered the estate of her deceased husband, Robert Looney, Jr..
• On October 11, 1759 by the terms of an agreement recorded in May 1756 between his father, Robert Looney Sr. and some of his sons, John was to received the horses, except 2, and 1/3 of the cows, except 3.

* September 27, 1767: John purchased from his brother Adam, the 271 acres known as the Meadow Run or Bryan's Creek tract which Adam had bought from Col. James Patton in 1752.

• 1749 Name On The Tax Roll In Augusta County, Virginia
• Census: 1810 Botetourt County, Virginia As Over 45 With Female Over 45