Carney's near Roanoke and Fincastle Virginia

Carney - Botetourt Timeline

1710 Botetourt VA: Francis Carney b. 1710

John b. 1730 d. 1775 or 1780

Thomas b. 1732

1774: Captain John Lewis’ Company of Volunteers, Botetourt (Soldiers at the Battle of Point Pleasant 1774: VA Militia vs. Shawnee and Mingo Indian tribes.)
            Carney, Martin

1776: 8th Virginia, Organized Feb-Apr 1776 at Suffolk County Court House, entered Valley Forge with 86 assigned:

Carney, Martin: Staff Officer:  Quartermaster

1780: Botetourt VA:

Thomas Carney

Martin Carney, Under Capt. John Lewis – compensated in 1775 for supplies and service in Dunmore’s expedition in 1774.

1782 - 1787: VA Tax Payers: Botetourt Co: John Carney

1783: Minutes, Botetourt County Court May 1783

May 9th:
Thos. Carney Plff. )
agst. ) In Debt
John West Deft. )
This day came the parties &c. & also a jury, towit: Isaac Vanmeater, Wm.
Webb, Derbutus Shepherd, Andrew Henry, Jesse Clark, John Smith, Samuel Baldwin,
Nicholas Carper, Wm. McCaul, Francis Dougherty, Alexander McDonald and Malcom
Allen. Plff. awarded damages of "one hundred and five seven shillings & eleven
pence." Judgt. accdgly. & costs.
[http://files.usgwarchives.org/va/botetourt/court/minutes103gwl.txt]
1785: Enumeration of Botetourt County Virginia:

Capt. Graham's district: John Carney 4 (# of people in household) 1 dwelling, 0 other buildings.

1787: Marriage: Carney, Patrick + Susannah Hester

1788 Botetourt County Marriages:

Carney, Patrick to Hannah Adams, Matt Harvey, surety 12 Feb 1788

Carney, Matthew to Hannah Adams (note listed to see Patrick below-this must have been a mistake, or transcribbed incorrectly.)

1791: Botetourt VA:

James Carney, 21 Apr 1791 500 acres on the waters of Mill Creek a branch of James River.  Source: Land Office Grants #24 1791-1792 p. 149 (Reel 90                            Carney, James, grantee)

1792: Record of Votes of Election held at the court house in Botetourt County: Pat Carney, April 1792

1810 : Botetourt County Census Index: No Carney's listed. (Check Carnes 615, Kerney 365)

1816: Marriage: Carney, Charles + Susannah Gish, dau Jacob Gish 27 Mar 1816

1817: Marriage: Camper, John + Hannah Carney 5/26/1817 widow of Patrick

1820: Botetourt County Census Index: Carney 53b

1830: Botetourt County Census Index: Charles Carney pg 268

1840: Botetourt County Census Index: Hixon Carney pg. 291
(also check Carnes Elizabeth 261, Carnes Wm 261, Carnes Isaac 256)

1850: Botetourt County Census Index: Carney 71A, 86B, 119A

1850 Botetourt County Census:

71A Carney, John 22 M Wagon maker born VA

86B Carney, James 24 M Laborer born Ireland

Carney, Michael 30 M Laborer born Ireland

119A Carney, Dominica 25 M Stone Mason, born Ireland

1861-1865: Roster of Company D, 11th VA infantry Regiment “Fincastle Riffles: 1861 – 1865
            Carney, Abraham
            Bower, William Carney

 

Carney - Roanoke Timeline

Roanoke County Census Index:

1840: Carney 224

1850: Carney 290A

1860: Roanoke, Salem P O:

# 323 John Carney 35 M Wagon maker

Elizabeth 24 F

Mary 5 F

? male age 3

? 7 month old female

# 324 Carney, Susan 64 F W born VA here she appears to be head of household with several members of a Pace family. (By 1870 she is listed in their household. In 1880 at age 86 she is living alone next to them.)

1870: Roanoke, Big Lick TWP

120/129 Pace, James 42 M W Farmer (his wife and 8 children are listed here) then Carney, Susan 75 F W at home born VA

121/130 Carney, John 45 M W wagon maker Elizabeth 33 F W keeping home

Mary S 14 F W at home

Lydia E 10 F W at home

Albert 8 M W at home

Benjamin 4 M W at home

Cora 2 F W at home

1880 Roanoke Big Lick Dist:

438/S33 Carney John W M 52 wagon maker

Elizabeth W F 44

Mary L. W F 25

Lydia C. W F 20

William A. W M 17

Benjamin L. W M 14

Cora D. W F 11

Charles L. W M 9

Cleopatria W F 7

Frank E. W M 3

498/S43 Carney, Susan W F 86 widowed, keeping house, (she is living next door to James Pace and wife Eliza. I wonder if Eliza is her daughter?)

1900:

Roanoke Big Lick Dist:

Carney, Benjamin W M Feb 1868 32 Married for 2 years, daylaborer, rents

[Rosa ?] wife W F Nov 1877 22 married 2 years,

Robert L. son W M Mar 1899?

also listed in this household is Shineir (spelling?) Carrie F born 1887 age 13 looks like sister in law (very hard to read).

Carney, John B. W M Dec 1824 73 married 48 years (this household is also extremely hard to read)

Elizabeth wife W F feb 1834 64 married 48 years, 9 children, 8 living

Patr?? (this must be Cleopatria, everything else is unreadable.)

Charles L. son W M Aug 1870 30

Frank E. son W M Jul 1874 25

Rosa?? L dau W F Sep 1880 19

5-WD Roanoke: Listed in the home of Gill Thomas, is:

Carney, Lee H boarder W M Oct 1876 23 single, Locomotive engineer, can read/write

1910:

Roanoke, Big Lick Dist:

#14 Carney, Ben L head M W 34 1st marriage, married 12 years, works in Woolin Mills

Rosa L. wife F W 31 5 children, 4 living

Robert L. son M W 10

Hurbert son M W 8

Audery?? son M W 6

L?r??? dau F W 4

#5 Carney Nellie W head F W 60 Widow 9 children, 8 living.

Albert W. son M W 46? Single farm laborer

Charles son M W 36 single farm laborer

Patsy?? dau F W 34 single

Rosa?? dau F W 30 single

Melrose-WD Roanoke

Carney, Hugh L. head M W 34 married 7 yrs

Maggie C. wife F W 34 3 children, 3 living

Margaret L. dau F W 3

McCoy, ?? step dau F W 12

McCoy, John W. step son M W 10

1920 Roanoke Census head of households:

Carney, Albert 55 M W Lick Run

Carney, Benjamin L 53 M W Roanoke

Carney, Frank E 39 M W Vinton

Carney, J J 34 M W, born NJ, Roaoke

Carney, L. Hugh 43 M W Melrose-WD Roanoke

1930 Roanoke Census head of households:

Carney, Alber W 65 M W Big Lick Dist (North East)

Carney, Aubry C 25 M W Roanoke

Carney, Leigh H 53 M W Jefferson-WD Richmond

Carney, Richard L 34 M W Roanoke

Carney, Robert L 31 M W Roanoke City

Carney, Rosa H 52 F W Roanoke

Other family members to investigate in this area around 1840 and before:

Emeline's Uncle Carter Williams and his children: George Washington Williams and Mary Elizabeth Williams

Emeline's siblings: Eliza Davis, Louise Davis, and Henry Davis

Sam Harshberger - Brother-in-Law to Nicholas Carney per Widow's Pension Files

Misc info that might be helpful:

Docking Ports for ships coming from Ireland to Virginia:

1700 - Hampton, VA

1700 - Jamestown, VA

1751 - Richmond, VA Orange County: (Timothy Carney, Easter Carney)

Virginia Links:

USGENWEB Virginia

 

 

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