James Henry ABERNATHY

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Family/Spouse: Cora Myrtle SIMMONS. Cora was born on 23 Sep 1879 in Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 22 Jul 1945 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lillie Mae ABERNATHY was born on 21 May 1897 in Tennessee; died in Jul 1973 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

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As per Summer Binkley. August 2016
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Laborn married Mary Elizabeth CARNEY. Mary (daughter of Joshua "Poke" CARNEY and Judith Jane DEMONBREUN) was born on 14 Feb 1847 in Tennessee; died on 19 Oct 1901 in Cheatham County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Joshua CARNEY
• _UID: DF05B61A8EB340779E5D11E821051FC0A583
• Residence: 1850, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1860, 1st Civil District, Cheatham, Tennessee
• Residence: 1870, Tennessee

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At time of 1840 Census, four Carney families owned adjacent properties in Davidson County, Tennessee:
Ennis B. Carney 5 in household
Jesse T. Carney 5 in household
Joshua Carney 7 in household
Willliam Carney 3 in household
Asee (Asa) Carney 5 in household
and nearby a (?Elij?) Brinkley household with 8 persons.

Found in 1850 Census, 4-5 years after wife Sina died in Davidson, Tennessee:
Joshua, age 31 (actual was 34)
?Juda? Carney, age 28 - who is this? Must be Judith but spelling is unfamiliar?
Henry Carney, age 15 - Elijah's Twin?
Elij Carney age 15 - abrev. spelling of Elijah
Marella Carney age 12 - Marilla alt spellling
Jas (James) Carney age 11
William Carney age 9
Sinai P. Carney age 5 - mispelling of Sina
Mary E. Carney age 4
John S. Carney age 2
Was living 2 houses down from Ennis B. Carney. Household of Ennis:
Ennis B. Carney age 35, male farmer, born in Tennessee
Willliam Carney, age 11
Jesse Carney, age 6
John Carney, age 2

Found in 1860 Census also:
J Carney age 44 male Farming
JJ Carney age 38 female
JK Carney age 20 male Day Laborer
W. M. Carney age 19 male ditto (William M.)
S.P. Carney age 14 female (Sina Parilee) last of Sina's children
M.A. Carney age 13 female (Mary daughter of Judith)
Jno. S. Carney age 11 male (John S.)
J.T. Carney age 9 male
E. B. Carney age 8 male (Enis B.)
J.H. Carney age 6 male (Joseph H.)
M. Carney age 5 female
R. F. Carney age 1 male

Joshua found in 1870 Census, Ashland City.
in District 1, Cheatham, Tennessee:

Joshua age 54
Judith J. age 48
Enis B. age 18
Joseph H. age 16
Anis C. age 15
R. F. age 11
Hiram C.B. age 9
Margarett D. age 8



Found in Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Cheatham, Tennessee; Roll: T9_1247; Family History Film: 1255247; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 28

Home in 1880: District 1, Cheatham, Tennessee
Carney, Joshua; Head, age 64 - Farmer
J.J. ; Wife, age 58
Hiriam, son, age 19
G.H., Son, age 28

Have unvarified nickname of "Poke".

1858 Cheatham Tennessee Tax Poll
Carney, Joshua, 740 acres, 1000 value, 1 poll.
(born 1816, farmer, born TN. 1860 CC Census.
Married 1st, Zada (Sina) Binkley, March 3, 1835. Davidson Cty. Marriage Records. Married 2nd, Juliet J. Demumbra (Demonbreun), Oct. 27,
1855. Davidson Cty. Marriage Records, Vol. B, pg. 378.
Compare 1870 CC Census, District 1, HH 24.
Compare 1880 CC Census, District 1, HH 75, pg. 9.
See inventory of

Joshua married Judith Jane DEMONBREUN on 27 Oct 1845 in 2ND Marriage, Davidson Co, Tennessee. Judith (daughter of Jean "John" Baptiste DEMONBREUN and Catherine Jane TAYLOR) was born on 27 Mar 1822 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died in 1901 in Cheatham County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: EF45BE97EB5A4B169BBC8A3FA7CEBE1698AB
• Residence: 1850, District 25, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1860, 1st Civil District, Cheatham, Tennessee
• Residence: 1870, District 1, Cheatham, Tennessee
• Residence: 1880, District 1, Cheatham, Tennessee

Notes:

June Carney Pollard supplied parentage research.

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Four Carney men were established in Davidson Co, TN by 1798. In July 1799 John, William and Elijah Carney purchased land as evidenced in Davidison County Court Minutes:
"(p.20) Isaac Earthman to oversee the Road beginning at the foot of the ridge thence to the head of Long Creek, down sd cr about one mile to a tree marked with a large O with all hands above Dry Fork East & West of sd Creek to wit Wm Smith Jno Carney Wm Carney Elijah Carney . . . and all taxables in sd bounds."

Elijah CARNEY and Vincent CARNEY bought more land on Dry Fork Creek the same day (6 Jun 1809) from Frederick Stump. All four of these men were listed on the rolls of the 1812 Davidson County Militia. John CARNEY and William CARNEY bought land on near-by Marrowbone Creek in 1812. William Carney Married Rebecca Gulledge, 22 Mar 1802 already in Davidson Co., Tennessee.

Document: Land Claims Ms. Territory 1789-1834 Claim Name: William Carney May 26, 1807 Orig Name: Edward Murray Quant: 1,000f. Situation: Bayou Pierre Derived: Spanish Aug 20, 1795 Note: Asignee of Edward Murray William died between 1846 (he witnessed a land transaction in 1846) and 1850 where Rebecca was listed as a widow with sister and grandson living with her.

Census of 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee show William Carney with matching family through the years.

William and Rebecca lived on Lt. Marrowbone Creek in NW Davidson Co. near the Cheatham Co. line. In a court transaction at the Archives, where Wm. was brought in to settle a dispute between James & Henry Carney. William witnessed a land transaction between his sons Jesse T. and Ennis Braxton October 22, 1848 but Rebecca was listed as a widow on 1850 census. Death estimated about 1849.

Per: June Carney Pollard Separate Baptist Church of Christ membership list kept by Reverend Heaton, Pastor of the Church (located on Marrowbone Creek in Davidson County, Tennessee (now Cheatham County) was the name of William CERNEY/CERNY as transferee to this church.

Reference: Davidson County, Tennessee Court Minutes - 1792/1813 May 13, 1808 - Court awarded Willilam KERNEY $30 for keeping and maintaining the poor of the County and Ulrick Carpenter. Reference: Davidson County, Tennessee Deed Records Warranty Deeds Index Book M - page 144 - Registered March 09, 1818 - William KERNEY bought 100 acres on Marrowbone Creek from John Stump on October 28, 1816 - Filed March 09, 1818 Reference: Book - "Pioneers of Davidson County, Tennessee" - By: Edythe R. Whitley "William Carney - member of 1812 Captain McCormack's Militia Company. These men lived in the area that later became part of Cheatham County. #1625 (Militia Member Number) William was a Farmer Per: June Carney Pollard "On October 25, 1810, William Gulledge and William Carney sold to John Morris, 50 acres of Willliam Gulledge's half land located in Robertson County, Tennessee" Reference: Book - "Tax List Index" Tennessee State Library - Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Page 86 Carney, William - 1798 - Sumner County Page 13 Carney, William - 1829 - Davidson County

John Blackburn witnessed the marriage of William Carney & Rebecca Gullage. Davidson County, Tennessee Court Minutes July, 1799 page 20 Isaac Earthman to oversee the Road beginning at the foot of the ridge thence to the head of Long Creek, down said creek about one mile to the tree marked with a large O with all lands above Dry Fork East & West of said Creek to wit: William Smith, JOHN CARNEY, WILLIAM CARNEY, ELIJAH CARNEY...and all taxables in sd bounds. Davidson County, Tennessee Land Transaction William Carney from John Stump July 03, 1812 Filed November 26, 1812 I-367 100 acres Marrowbone Davidson County, Tennessee Land Transaction William Carney - William Anderson December 29, 1829 Filed December 29, 1829 V 105 152 acres Little Marrowbone

At time of 1840 Census, four Carney families owned adjacent properties in Davidson County, Tennessee:
Ennis B. Carney 5 in household
Jesse T. Carney 5 in household
Joshua Carney 7 in household
William Carney 3 in household with one male 60-70yrs old, female 40-50 & 15-20
Asee (Asa) Carney 5 in household
and nearby a Brinkley household with 8 persons.

According to Joshua Carney census in 1880 at age 64, his father was born in South Carolina, Mother in Virginia.

Possible Arthur Carney Connection:
Arthur Carney took the oath of allegiance, Natchez Dist., 1789; petitioners, MS Territory, 1802

In 1797 he m. Celeste ann Brasher, b. about 1783. She apparently d. in childbirth the following year. Their daughter Elizabeth Louisa (or Louisiana) m. Joseph Nicholls; they resided in E. Feliciana Par., LA.

Mississippi Court Records
[p.4] ADAMS COUNTY 1802--
page 9

Eldergills, John.
2 November, 1807.
To Prosper King, 1000 acres of land in the Spanish Dominion of West Florida.
To Richard King, 1000 acres in the Spanish Dominion of West Florida. "I leave unto Richard King 2/3 of $3280. due me from the estate of Arthur Carney, amount now in the Supreme Court of this Territory."
Wit: James Stewart, Daniel Greenleaf, Hezekiah Clark.
Exrs: Felix Hughes and Morris Custard.

Early Settlers of Mississippi as Taken from Land Claims in the Mississippi Territory

Certificate Entered: 26 May 1807
Certificate: 795
Certificate Date: 19 May 1807
Recorded: Vol 3 Page 465
Claim Name: William Carney
Orig Name: Edward Murray
Quantity: 1,000f.
Situation: Bayou Pierre
Derived: Spanish 20 Aug 1795
Comment: assignee of Edward Murray

William married Rebecca "Virginia" GULLEDGE (GULLAGE) on 22 Mar 1802 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Rebecca (daughter of William GULLEDGE (GULLAGE) and Bathsheba (Barsheba) WATTS) was born in 1785 in North Carolina Or Virgina; died about 1851 in Probably Davidson, Cheatham County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Per: Robert Carney of Williamsburg, Virginia Rebecca may have had two brothers - William and Frederick Gullage. Tabitha probably ended up living with Rebecca after William Carney died.

Rebecca Carney age 65, found living with Tabitha (Gulledge) Dare age 60, and George Hampton in 1850 Census, for Davidson County, TN. - Living just down the road from son Asa Carney and family. Also in area is Jesse T. Carney and family, as well as Frensley and other familiar families on same census page.

Found Marriage record on page 69 of Record Book
Carney William to Rebeccah Gullage 3/22/1802 Bondsman - Edwd. Blackburn

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• Name: John
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Fact 1: Began buying land in Cheatham County, TN. in 1824
Fact 2: 1850 TN census - Davidson County, 25th district, page 44 Fact 3: Served in the War of 1812 as J.B. Durrat not knowing T. Demonbreun was his dad

Source Ronnie Richardson

Jean married Catherine Jane TAYLOR on 27 Oct 1845 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Catherine was born on 24 Jul 1791 in Tennessee; died on 24 Sep 1822 in Tennessee; was buried in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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