Elijah Wilson "E.W." CARNEY

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• FamilySearch ID: GGLT-F43
• NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827: NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827
• _UID: ABC4C95D6BA847B69AC1D4C485FA65E763E1
• Name: 1835, Davidson Co, Tn; NOT THE SAME AS Elijah WIlson Carney born 1827
• Residence: 1850, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1860, Tennessee
• MilitaryService: 1861-1865, Davidson, Tennessee; Private in Confederate forces enlisted Camp Trousdale Eighteenth Infantry, take prisoner To General U.S. Grant at Fort Henry
• Residence: 1870, Tennessee

Notes:

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Elijah Wilson Carney born in Shelbyville 2 Mar 1827, married to Amelia B.

Elijah W. Carney married Mary Emma Brown b. 1843 Williamson Co. TN, a daughter of John G. and Martha E.(-?-) Brown, on 06 Nov 1867 in Davidson Co. TN. They had a daughter Lena Eoleen Carney abt. 1869. Lena lived with her widowed grandmother Martha E. Brown before marrying Thomas Edward Frensley on 21 Feb 1889 Davidson Co. TN. Thomas E. and Lena Carney Frensley had fraternal twins in 1900, Ethel and Earl Frensley. Lena Carney Frensley was buried in David Read's lot, Sec 15 in Nashville's City Cemetery on 02 Jun 1942. Her grandfather John G. Brown was also buried in Read's lot on 02 Dec 1875.

Elijah divorced Emma Brown and then married Martha Ann Stewart (both marriages documented in Tennessee State Marriages) and 3 months after wedding, Lena was born to first wife Emma.

Found in 1850 Census, 4-5 years after mother 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 1880 Census in Lauderdale, Tennessee with family.
NameE. W. Carney
Age44
Birth DateAbt 1836
BirthplaceTennessee
Home in 1880District 2, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA
House Number9
Dwelling Number251
RaceWhite
GenderMale
Relation to Head of HouseSelf (Head)
Marital StatusMarried
Spouse's NameMartha Carney
Father's BirthplaceTennessee
Mother's BirthplaceTennessee
OccupationFarmer
NeighborsView others on page
Household members
NameAge
E. W. Carney44
Martha Carney25
Ellen Carney9
Matilda Carney7
Pamly Carney4
Jessie Carney2


Elijah was taken prisoner in Confederate forces unconditional surrender to General U.S. Grant Fort Henry
Enlistment Date: 7 Aug 1861
Enlistment Place: Camp Trousdale
Rank: Private
Military Unit: Eighteenth Infantry

Died young at age 49, 20 years after war end in 1885. After his death, his cousin John Spencer Carney helped out Marth Ann "Mattie" get by without the income lost due to Elijah's early death. Robert S. Carney writes to me in May 2021:
"I went through an odd assortment of paper scraps left by our great grandfather John Spencer Carney. I found a few tax receipts ~1895 where he had paid land taxes for a Mrs. E. W. Carney who owned 40 acres."

Elijah married Mary Emma BROWN on 6 Nov 1867 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John G. BROWN and Martha E. Read) was born in 1843 in Williamson County, Tennessee; died on 11 May 1880 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lena Eoleen CARNEY was born on 22 Feb 1869 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 31 May 1942 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried on 2 Jun 1942 in Nashville, City Cemetery.

Elijah married Martha Ann "Mattie" STEWART on 25 Nov 1869 in Cheatham County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of Edward L. STEWART and Evelyn "Evaline" SPEIGHT) was born on 16 Mar 1853 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 19 Aug 1926 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. "Mary" Ellen Medora CARNEY was born on 11 Nov 1870 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 7 Nov 1950 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
2. Matilda "Til" White CARNEY was born on 27 Sep 1874 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 19 Feb 1962 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee.
3. Pamly CARNEY was born on 18 Oct 1875 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 3 Dec 1962 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.
4. Jesse R. CARNEY was born on 26 Oct 1877 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 17 Jun 1894 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
5. James Henry CARNEY was born on 7 Jul 1880 in Lauderdale County, Tennessee; died on 18 Oct 1935 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried on 19 Oct 1935 in Spring Hill Cem, Nashville, Davidson, TN.
6. Rebecca Etta CARNEY was born on 10 Apr 1883 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 5 Mar 1919 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

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• FamilySearch ID: L3QN-CQK
• Name: Joshua CARNEY
• _UID: DF05B61A8EB340779E5D11E821051FC0A583
• Residence: 1850, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1860, 1st Civil District, Cheatham, Tennessee
• Residence: 1870, Tennessee

Notes:

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 Sina Paralee BINKLEY on 3 Mar 1835 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Sina (daughter of Heinrich "Henry" BINKLEY and Anna "Anny" CARPENTER) was born in 1813 in Cheatham, Tennessee; died on 3 Aug 1845 in Also D:1846 Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KG98-LB9
• Name: Sena Paralee BINKLEY
• _UID: CC942236A2614EC3AF122F00E5B8E6B8F700

Notes:

Died in childbirth of daughter Sina Parilee in 1845 or 1846.

Sources: Title: Peter Binkley, Born 1704 and His Descendants Author: Bridget McCartney Rogier, Compiler Publication: 1997 Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Title: Davidson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book No. 1 Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Page: p. 469

From Robert Carney:
It is accepted by some that the son (of Henry and Anny) born in 1810 was named Elijah (Eli), and that the daughter born between 1810-1815 was Sina Paralee; rationale:
1. Their ages match the ages in the 1840 census.
2. Joshua Carney bought land from Eli Binkley on Big Marrowbone Creek in 1842 - this was only a short distance from Sycamore Village where the Adam Binkley family had settled.
3. It was a German custom to name the oldest son after the mother's father - Sina's two oldest sons, twins born in 1835, were named Henry and Elijah.
4. On the 1840 census, Eli Binkley is a neighbor to all the Marrowbone Carneys.
The son born between 1815 and 1820 has been identified by some as Hiram Henry Binkley who was born about 1815, married Nancy Morris 16 April 1836, and died 4 June 1860.
It is suspected that the daughter born in 1810 was Mary Binkley who was born 1 April 1810 and married to Moses Dean in Davidson County, TN on 27 October 1827; she named her second son Henry, probably after her father.

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• FamilySearch ID: GF88-P2Z
• _UID: 4C3872AA22744BA1901A28337B7D86711616

Notes:

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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• FamilySearch ID: KLYS-MJC
• Name: Virginia
• _UID: AF965E1CC1C84664AD8B1B38EEE76BD89538

Notes:

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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• FamilySearch ID: LKBG-F7W
• Name: Henry
• _UID: 7AF3538B0D904B1183080C32F741689F4C69
• Residence: 1820, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1830, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1840, Robertson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1850, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1850, Robertson, Tennessee

Notes:

Military Service: 13 NOV 1814 Enlisted, Pvt., Captain Barnhart's Co., Tennessee Militia 13 Military Service: 15 MAY 1815 Discharged
1st Regiment West Tennessee Militia
COLONEL WILLIAM METCALF

DESIGNATION: 1st Regiment West Tennessee Militia

DATES: November 1814 - May 1815

MEN MOSTLY FROM: Davidson, Bedford, Franklin, Lincoln, Maury, Warren, and Giles Counties

CAPTAINS: John Barnhart, Daniel M. Bradford, Barbe Collins, John Cunningham, Lewis Dillahunty, Alexander Hill, Bird S. Hurt, John Jackson, Thomas Marks, William Mullen, Andrew Patterson, William Sitton, Obidiah Waller

BRIEF HISTORY:

Part of the division under Major General William Carroll's at New Orleans, this regiment comprised the right section of Carroll's line at the breastworks at Chalmette. Muster rolls show casualties in the engagements of December 1814 and January 1815. Lieutenant Colonel James Henderson was killed in the skirmish of 28 December 1814. Captain Daniel Bradford led the elite corps known as "Carroll's Life Guard." The division reached New Orleans in mid-December 1814 after an excursion down the Mississippi River.


11 brothers and sisters, incl John Jacob, John, John Petrus, Elizabeth, Frederich, Joseph, Heinrich, Johann, Unnamed, George
Sources: Title: 1880 United States Census for Cheatham County, Tennessee Repository: Call Number: Media: Census Page: Enumeration District 29, Sheet 1 Title: Early Families of the North Carolina Counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary Service Author: James Hunter Chapter, National Society Daughters of American Revolution Publication: Madison, North Carolina, 1981
Note: Photostats of pages received from Judy Scothern Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Page: Vol. II, p. 8 Text: Citing material contributed by Mrs. William Wood, Chesterfield, Illinois 62630 Title: Peter Binkley, Born 1704 and His Descendants Author: Bridget McCartney Rogier, Compiler Publication: 1997 Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Title: "Binkley Chronology" Author: James Garfield Binkley, Compiler Publication: 14 March 1947, unpublished manuscript, citing records of the Moravian Church in North Carolina Repository: Call Number: Media: Manuscript Title: William D. Ray Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Page: letter to Jean Durrett, dated 12 Oct. 1980, copy received from Judy Scothern Title: Goodspeed's History of Tennessee Publication: Originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., Nashville, 1886, republished by Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, 1979. Repository:
Note: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee Call Number: Media: Book Page: p. 1362 Text: Shows year of birth as 1784. Title: 1850 United States Census for Davidson County, Tennessee Repository: Call Number: Media: Census Page: p. 714 Title: Biographical Appendix to Goodspeed's History of Tennessee Author: Goodspeed Publishing Company Publication: 1887 Repository: Note: Cheatham County Tennessee GenWeb page Call Number: Media: Book Page: p. 33 Title: Goodspeed's History of Tennessee Publication: Originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., Nashville, 1886, republished by Southern Historical Press, Easley, South Carolina, 1979. Repository: Note: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee Call Number: Media: Book Page: p. 1362 Text: Shows year of death as 1860. Title: War of 1812 Pension Files Publication: U. S. Government Repository: Note: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee Call Number: Media: Microfilm Page: No. 32659, widow's application Text: affidavit of Drusilla Binkley. Title: Family Bible Record of Blackstone F. Binkley Publication: Photograph in Lois Barnes Binkley's The Deserted Sycamore Village of Cheatham County Repository: Call Number: Media: Other Page: p. 216 Title: War of 1812 Pension File Page: widow's file, No. 32659 Text: affidavit of A. N. Binkley. Title: War of 1812 Pension Files Publication: U. S. Government Repository: Note: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee Call Number: Media: Microfilm Title: War of 1812 Pension File Page: No. 32659, widow's application Text: physical description by Drucilla Binkley of her husband at the time of his enlistment in 1814 Estimated from birth of first child. Title: Cheatham County, Tennessee, Gen Web page Publication: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/marriages.htm Repository: Call Number: Media: Electronic Text: Citing marriage records. Title: Davidson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 2 Publication: January 1837-January 1847 Note: Microfilm of original marriage books. Note: Excellent Repository: Note: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee Call Number: Media: Microfilm Text: There are two listings for this marriage, with the same dates. In one the bride is shown as Doresy Best and in the other as Drusy Best. Title: War of 1812 Pension Files Publication: U. S. Government Repository: Note: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee Call Number: Media: Microfilm Page: No. 32659 Title: Marriage license Page: copy issued 5 March 1879 Text: copy included in War of 1812 widow's pension file Title: Davidson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 2 Publication: January 1837-January 1847 Note: Microfilm of original marriage books. Note: Excellent Repository: Note: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee Call Number: Media: Microfilm Title: Marriage license Page: copy issued 5 March 1879 Text: Part of War of 1812 widow's pension file Source: Sara Binkley Tarpley, [email protected] Home Page: Echoes, A Genealogy Page

Heinrich married Anna "Anny" CARPENTER about 1803 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Anna (daughter of Daniel CARPENTER and Leah BAILEY) was born on 7 Feb 1780 in North Carolina; died on 9 Jan 1828 in Cheatham County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: M8S2-JG2
• _UID: 3FA4C9573ED84846B93ED11F403809384758

Notes:

Parentage of Anna Carpenter NOT PROVEN... I have listed an undocumented parentage to Daniel and Leah, but feel this is NOT likely line.

From Robert Carney:
Lois Barnes Binkley, in The Deserted Sycamore Village of Cheatham County, maintains that Henry Binkley fathered nine children by Anny Binkley. She identifies two of them as Blackstone F. and Tazwell M., but no records of the names of the other seven is known to have been found. Mrs. Barnes indicates that another son was born in 1810, and another between 1815 and 1820; a daughter was born after 1810; another daughter was born between 1810 and 1815; another daughter was born between 1815 and 1820; and another daughter was born between 1820 and 1824; then there was another son born around 1825.
It is accepted by some that the son born in 1810 was named Elijah (Eli), and that the daughter born between 1810-1815 was Sina Paralee

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• FamilySearch ID: G27R-FK9
• _UID: 96D001F737C54CEBA59D6CC8079B38BFA06E

Notes:

John Carney was born in North Carolina around 1748-1750, as determined from censuses of him and his children. K. Johnson has birth as 15 Apr 1748. Most of his children were also born in North Carolina, but some (if not several), as noted on the Census rolls including sons William, Elijah and Vincent, and daughter Lucy - may have been born in east North Carolina/Tennessee. Martha "Patsy" Carney the last daughter was born about the time the family may have came up through the Natchez Trace in 1782/83 and settled in White's Creek, Davidson County, North Carolina (later Tennessee), which had just formed as a county in 1783. At that time, over 80% of western North Carolina was still Indian Lands which surrounded Davidson County isolated in the middle of this semi-hostile territory with only 200 able bodied men in all settlements. Until the Indian wars ended in 1795, only a trickle of settlers entered. It is important to note, that Tennessee was not formed until 1790 as it was entirely organized and ceded from western North Carolina. It is possible, some of the family children did not move far at all from their birth places and the borders were what moved.

It is suspected John Carney was related to William and Arthur Carney, who were Indian Traders found trading in these areas from 1783 onwards, in towns such as St. Augustine, Pensacola, Mobile, Chickasaw Bluffs, New Orleans Fernandina, Bon Secour, etc. Other traders of note were Turner Brashear, Lachlan and John McGillivray, John Turnbull, and others. Turnbull has a close family relationship with the Carneys as seem to be locally the Brashears (Brassiers) and the Leflore's

DNA testing of several Carney Family volunteers has confirmed the Mississippi John Carney (B: 1775) line is related through an exact match with 46 markers to the Tennessee John Carney (B: 1748) line. Despite other researchers speculation, we cannot merge Iklannabee into John Carney (B: 1748) who is believed to be his half-brother. Reasons: (1) This John Carney has children with sufficient documentation proving that they were born and partially raised in the North Carolina and then arrived in Tennessee territory in 1783 - Iklannabee birthdate firmed up about 1758 and would have been father at 12. (2) Iklannabee was Indian in appearance, and ? breeds were not then allowed to own land in Tennessee/North Carolina or serve as juror. (3) It is shown in several Censuses that John and his children were never mentioned to be anything other than white.

The plausible conclusion as evidenced by the DNA testing and rolls, censuses, land deeds, etc is that Iklannabee of Mississippi and John Carney (B: 1748) of Tennessee have the same father, believed to be the same Indian Trader who plied his wares in Indian Territory. The Choctaw Indian Territory extended from Mississippi to eastern Alabama and up the Natchez Trace into Tennessee.

The first mention of John Carney in official records is in 1787, four years after arrival confirmed when he was a juror in a trial. Reference: Book - Davidson County, Tennessee County Court Minutes 1783 - 1792 by: Carol Wells page 31 - April 1785 Court Session - "John Boyd vs Ja. Rains. Trespass. Assault & Battery (page 127) Jury: John Cox, C. Ruddle, William Crutcher, John Buchanan, Jn. Tucker, Moses Larracy, Sam' Martin, Samuel Desson, JOHN KARNEY, Wm. Gower, Mark Nobles, Ed Hogan, Ed Hickman. Wit. Francis Armstrong, Wit. Wm. Crutcher. Def' came to plaintiff house picked up a chair, knocked plaintiff down, bit his thumb.

The Carney men, John, William and Elijah are later mentioned on the 1798 Sumner County Tax Roll. Sumner County was formed from the right (east) portion of Davidson County. A year later, they are also mentioned again in a road improvement filed in 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.

Elijah CARNEY and Vincent CARNEY bought more land holdings on Dry Fork Creek on the same day (6 Jun 1809) from Frederick Stump. John CARNEY and William CARNEY bought land on nearby Marrowbone Creek in February, 1812. John Carney bought land known as "Edward Blackburn's old place" on March 25, 1812 - 40 acres on Marrowbone. This follows the worst earthquake in U.S. History which occurred February 7th in Northwest Tennessee where a vast land area drops several fee, tidal waves and a back flowing Mississippi River result in 13,000 acre Reelfoot Lake.

During the war of Independence from English rule, John Kearney (Carney) was assigned to The Army of General George Rogers Clark and Crockett's Regiment with Richard Brashear who was at Cahokia on 31 may 1780. John is believed to be related to Arthur Kearney, who married Celeste Brashear indicating at least a familiarity with the Brashear family further strengthening the connection to Arthur as John's relative. Most of Brashear's regiment resettled in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. This would fit with John's resettlement of his family after service from North Carolina to Tennessee in 1783 following the war. Source Book: "Pioneers of Davidson County, Tennessee" - By: Edythe R. Whitley "The men in Captain Roger's Old Militia Company lived in the North East part of Davidson County from Dry Fork/Whites Creek to Sycamore Creek"

By 1790, The newly formed United States had 230,000 immigrants from England, and the second most prolific immigrants were 142,000 settlers from Ireland. Together with other immigrant nationalities and all their descendants, the population was now 3,929,326. In 1917, The Irish (later termed Scotch-Irish in 1970's), begin deserting Ireland following 100 years of leasing land with oppressive rents by absentee Anglo landlords and a crumbling linen trade, famine and droughts. The Presbyterians who predominated the Irish were disadvantaged by the Penal laws of the Church of England, but were just a likely to become Methodists and Baptists upon settlement in America. It is estimated over 200,000 Ulster Irish-Scotts relocated to America, followed my more when the potato famines later occurred. Most of the earlier settlers found there independent and unique ways were unwelcome in Boston, Philadelphia, etc unlike the potato famine refugees in later years, and found themselves traveling to the backwoods of America and the Appalachian region, settled almost exclusively by these Irish. The typical migration involved small networks of related families/clans that settled together, intermarried and avoided outsiders. After many years of English oppression in Ireland, these Irish were ardent patriots of their new land America.

Later, it is noted there were four of these men (John, William, Elijah and Vincent) listed on the rolls of the 1812 Davidson County Militia. John and William were in one regiment, and Elijah and Vincent were in another. It is believed that this John was not a participant, but it would have been nephew John Jr. (B:1775) , as this John would have been in his 60's. It cannot be ascertained with certainty if these Militia members were involved in only defense or saw any action in nearby states against the Spanish. Militia members were not entitled to land grants following the war, only those who served for three years in the regular military.

We find JOHN KERNEY in the 1830 Davidson County, Tennessee Census 2 males - under 5; 1 male - age 15/20; 1 male - 80/90; 1 female - under 5; 1 female - age 15/20; 1 female - age 20/30; 1 female - age 60/70; 1 female - age 80/90. This would indicate he was married as late as his eighties, but to whom it is not known.

The rest of the family is well documented in the area for years to come with children, families, extended families etc, but further mention of John Carney after 1830 is not confirmable in context to be our John Carney, and his death was believed to be around 1838.

John married Unproven. Unproven and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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I would love to speak to anyone who can PROVE who John's wife was... I certainly don't believe it was Naomi Knox and others put forward without proof.

From June Pollard, March 2006 (now deceased);
"Jim, Dr. Charles Hackett (deceased-retired prof. from the Univ. of TX in Austin) told me sev. years ago that Martha Carney Blackburn stated her parents were from "Maryland" - Dr. Joe Rude, a desc. of the Blackburn family of TX, stated before his death that the Blackburns always knew that John Carney was the father of Martha but did not know the name of Carney's wife...Charles speculated that just MAYBE the middle names Martha gave to her sons: Rose, York (maybe other names I cannot look up right now) would be a clue to her mother's maiden name..."

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• FamilySearch ID: LZGT-GX7
• _UID: A4EF143C98984E73A3780A7643C1D0EB2EE8
• Residence: 23 Sep 1785, Anson, Jones Co., Texas; Land grant
• Residence: 1790, Anson, Jones Co., Texas
• Residence: 1800, Fayetteville, Anson, North Carolina
• Residence: 1810, Anson, Jones Co., Texas

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Will 31 Oct 1778 Prior to the War of Revolution, a father and five children came from England to America. Two of the sons fell fighting with the colonial army for American independence. One of the remaining three was numbered among the founders of the Mechlenberg colony in NC." Appears to have reached majority by 1737 (land left to brother is left in a trust) - Cashed out circa 1739 having already migrated 50 miles to the south to Edgecombe Precinct, NC. Began acquiring land in the Halifax/Edgecombe, NC area - source Clay Abrams.
In the will he left realty to his son by his second wife (Temple) "Briton" (Brittain) and directed that the remainder of his estate be divided equally "between all my children."

William Gulledge & Lum Hood Gulledge only Williams listed 1790, 1800,1810 Anson Co. Census-possibly had a son Eli Gulledge who married a Nancy and went to Spartanburg District, NC-possibly had a daughter Hannah who was a member of the Gulledge Meeting House 1801
A William Gulledge is listed as a buyer in the estate sell of Robert Jarmon 2 Dec. 1783, Deeds & Wills of Anson County by Halcomb pg. 138
A Jerry Gulledge along with Thomas Gaddy is mentioned on pg. 144 of same source
Data collected and researched by Dan Sullivan.

Per 1790 Federal Census: (first federal census)
Schedule of the whole number of persons within the Division allotted to Guilford Dudley
Anson County, North Carolina
Names of Heads of Families:
William Gulledge 1 2 4 0
Free white males sixteen and over including heads of Families - William
Free males under sixteen - Stephen, Thomas and William were all under sixteen - only two were counted
Free females including heads of household - Barsheba, Mary, Alice and Martha

William married Bathsheba (Barsheba) WATTS before 1770 in Anson, North Carolina. Bathsheba (daughter of "Trader" John WATTS, "Forked Tongue" and Gi-Yo-Sti-Ko-Yo-He BIRD CLAN) was born about 1746 in Tasagi Town, Edgecombe County, North Carolina; died in 1805 in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina; was buried in 1805 in Reverend Joel Gulledge Cemetery, Deep Creek, Anson, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LC8W-GMS
• Name: Barsheba Watts
• _UID: A3A96B527B6D4529B3810557A6335AB9DB3F

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Bathsheba was born between 1745 and 1750 (best info 1746) either in Edgecombe County or near Anson County, North Carolina. She married William Gulledge between 1770 and 1772 in Anson County. I strongly believe that she was a daughter of Trader John Watts who married Gi-Yo-Sti-Ko-Yo-He of the Bird Clan. They were the parents of John Watts, Jr. otherwise known as Young Tassel. Evidence of this is the will of Malachi Watts (son of Trader John Watts) who died in Anson County, N.C. in 1804 and had William Gulledge as a witness to the will. Could Malachi Watts have been a brother to Bathsheba Watts Gulledge? Also William Gulledge and Bathsheba Watts had a son named Stephen Malachi Gulledge which is a clue.
Additional Source from Chris A. Clark.

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• FamilySearch ID: LVQN-3R4
• _UID: 25A0DB07FCB84AEA9679BB13776B71C07F5A
• MilitaryService: 10 Nov 1775, Pennsylvania
• Residence: 1820, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
• Residence: 1830, Humphreys, Tennessee

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Went by "Adam"
One of 14 Children, Maria, Catharina, Peter, Christman, Anna Maria, Sarah, Anna Margaretha, Christina, Elisabeth, Anna Barbara, Johannes, Johann Adam, 2-Unnamed

Adam had two sons named John Jacob, one born 23 Jan. 1766, in Monocacy, Frederick Co., MD, and one born 1 August 1772 in Monocacy. Presumably the first one died. In accordance with German naming customs, John Jacob Binkley would have been called Jacob.

Chicago and Nashville:
THE GOODSPEED PUBLISHING CO.
1887


It is not known just when or where the first settlement was made in
the territory now composing the county of Cheatham. The earliest ac-
count is that of Adam Binkley, who settled with his wife and sons, Ja-
cob, Peter, Joseph, Frederick, Henry and Adam, Jr., on Sycamore Creek,
near the present village of Sycamore Mills in the year 1780; but this is
probably a mistake as to date. The first settlements were made along
the streams where many sparkling springs were found.

Sycamore Mills is located in the picturesque valley of Sycamore
Creek, at the terminus of the Hyde's Ferry Turnpike, and about four
miles north of Ashland City, and is the site of the famous sycamore
Powder-mills. The scenery round about it is "romantic and wild," and
beautiful beyond description. The bluffs on either side of the valley
rise to an elevation of about 200 feet. The best view, perhaps, is ob-
tained from the site of the old Millwood Institute, where one may stand
and view the hills of equal altitude beyond the village, and observe that
the tallest sycamore trees in the valley will not reach half way up to the
line of vision. The waterpower at this place is considered the best
within sixty miles of Nashville. Its available power for all seasons of
the year is equal to 250 horse-power. A pointed bluff extends into the
valley from the south, and gradually descends and narrows down to a
width of about thirty feet, at which point it is only a few feet above the
creek, and then it rises and widens gradually, forming a long ridge, and
comes to a point about 100 rods farther out in the valley. The foot of
this bluff and ridge is washed by the creek, which travels a distance of
two miles in a horse-shoe bend and returns to a point within 600 feet
from the narrow place in the ridge above described. At this place the
creek is dammed, and the water conducted through a race-cut across the...

He was a leiutenant in the Revolutionary War . He came to Cumberland, Cheatham County in 1787. His name is also spelled Johann Adam Binkley. He was a leiutenant in the Revolutionary War . He came to Cumberland, Cheatham County in 1787. His name is also spelled Johann Adam Binkley.

Johann married Maria "Mollie" Magdelena WELLER on 31 Dec 1764 in Monocacy, Frederick County, Maryland. Maria (daughter of Johann Jacob WELLER and Maria Barbara WILHIDE, Vierruhr) was born on 6 Sep 1749 in York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; died on 24 Jul 1826 in Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried on 24 Jul 1826 in Davidson, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LK1Y-M5V
• Name: Maria Magdalena WELLER
• Name: Mollie
• _UID: 3D5C118F36F84D71875E5B67A4AC5CFA72C5

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• _UID: F55CECC2ABFD4E00BCD5835D70E78196D408
• Probate: 2 Sep 1820, Sommerstown, Westchester, New York

Daniel married Leah BAILEY about 1768 in Amawalk, Westchester, New York, British Colonial America. Leah (daughter of Levi BAILEY and Mary Jean "Jane" GILCHRIST) was born on 22 Sep 1745 in North Salem, Westchester, New York; died in 1802 in Somers, Westchester, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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