Sarah Ann ALSTON

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Sarah married Arthur KEARNEY, Carney about 1730 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Arthur (son of Laurence KEARNEY (CARNEY) and Margaret BOYLE, Collins) was born about 1710 in Ireland; died on 16 Aug 1764 in Chowan County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 8BB32511C24C413BBC22FAA7D494D16F2513

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1760-61 - Cherokee War on Carolina frontier flares up over continuing treaty violations by colonists.

William Carney Page 19 from Spanish Passports in the MS Valley
As presented
Ft. St Stephen, June 12, 1789
Confidential
There has just arrived from the Chickasaw Nation William Carney, a well-to-do man, and a trader in the said Nation...
Vincente Folch
(TO) Senor Don Estevan Miro (Stephen Miro)

15 Mar 1784 William Carney to Don Philippe Trevino, Commandant of Fort and Dist of Natchez, negro woman, aged 19, named "Sally" for $375.00 signed. Wit: Same as above. (Is this the same Sally regarding what Pat found re 1785?) P 172 (NCR)
William Carney to Don Miguel Eslava, negro man, "Charles " aged 24: $365. 15 March 1784. Signed by both: Wit: Estevan Minor, Antonio Soler, Pedro Asevedo. Before Trevino. P 173
Same to same, a mulatto fellow, named "Jacob", aged so, for $250.00, 15 Mar 1784. Signed by both Same wit before Trevino P 174

15 March 1784. William Carney to Don Miguel Eslava, negro man, aged 20 for $300 recd Signed by both. Same wit. Before Trevino p 175

15 Mar 1784 James Frazer to Don Miguel Eslava, negro woman "Sally", aged 20, with her two children, aged 2 and 8 mo. Fr $400. Signed by both. Same Wit. Bef Trevino. P 176

15 Mar 1784 Gavin Gowdy, to Don Miguel Eslava, slave aged 24, for $300 rec'd. Both Sign. Same Wit before Trevino P 176

15 Mar 1784 James McGillivray to Miguel Eslava, negro fellow, aged 20, for $200. Signed by both. Same Wit. Trevino p 177

This William is mentioned in a lawsuit in May 1813, Adams County. In this lawsuit, William is mentioned as having died without children, and in his Will, his considerable wealth was to be distributed to his nephews, Arthur Carney of the Choctaw Nation and William Carney of Georgia.

John Cummins and Nancy/Ann Breashears, guardians .
Testimony taken from Samuel Gibson of Port Gibson states that Arthur Carney took possession of some cash found in a trunk following the death of William Carney SR. Marian (aka Maria) & Elizabeth were heirs of Arthur Carney. John Taylor is Wm Carney's Att'y. (See WM Brocus VS Thomas Crabb) William Carney was Samuel Gibson's Uncle. WM Carney Sr. who died Jan 2, 1795 left his entire estate to his nephews. Arthur Carney of the Choctaw Nation & William Carney then of Camden Co. Ga. Arthur Carney deceived Williams as to the value of this estate and William accepted payment of $800.00 for his part witnessed by WM Davis & Rees when the estate was really worth more than $10,000
William Carney states that he was born Feb 28, 1779 and was therefore under age 21 at that time; and that he came to the MS Territory in 1806 and found out the truth about this estate.

Colonial Gen. Data 1748-1783 Arthur Carney SR in "St John's Parish" located in Midway 1762, and Arthur Carney Jr in Midway same date, District of Midway 1758-1777 St Johns County, later 1777 Liberty
The Arthur Jr we find in East FL records,Mobile and Natchez Records by 1783, in Port Gibson,with Uncle William Carney prob brother to this Arthur SR He is a Banned GA Loyalist, Trading with Turnbull & Joyce, Formerly Strothers and Mather, also Trading with Panton and Leslie in Fl, and Mobile see entries on dates as they occur.
Arthur Sr died Capt Arthur in Rev war by 1783 in GA, leaving minor children Margaret who married J Law and An Older Jeremiah, probably the brother of this Arthur no info found, prob namesake of Capt Jeremiah, Jerry Carney Choctaw b1786 in Choctaw Lands of then AL, MS, Baptized in Mobile,FL Note all the events as they occur by dates. There are at least 4 Arthur Carneys 2 prob in MS don't confuse the data as well as there are Abt 4+ Williams

William Carney Page 19 from Spanish Passports in the MS Valley
As presented
Ft. St Stephen, June 12, 1789
Confidential
There has just arrived from the Chickasaw Nation William Carney, a well-to-do man, and a trader in the said Nation...
Vincente Folch
(TO) Senor Don Estevan Miro (Stephen Miro)

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• FamilySearch ID: GND2-4TL

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• FamilySearch ID: GW64-7R5
• Name: Arthur CARNEY (KEARNEY)
• _UID: 9C08137314704D8FA601A7F0368C3B4A0FEF

Notes:

I preface this particular person's lineage with the caveat that this is a 'best evidence' assumption based on facts and DNA evidence. Positive proof of Iklennabee's and John Carney's (B:1748-1750) father is NOT available and based on conclusions.

Background: It is concluded that the father of Iklennabee was likely a white man who married a Choctaw Indian woman. In Choctaw language, iklanna means 'half' in relation to blood (brother), and the full meaning was "Half-blood Warrior". Many Choctaw families helped their daughters select a trader as husband. Both Traders and elite Choctaw families sought these unions but chiefs like Franchimastabe and Taboca controlled the actions of such foreigners who wished to become part of Choctaw Society. Elite power became increasingly associated with these foreigners and their imported goods. Only elite Choctaws had marriageable access to traders and only elite Choctaw women married these traders in the late eighteenth century.

DNA testing of several Carney Family volunteers has confirmed the Mississippi John Carney (B: 1775) line is related through an exact match with 37 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) That 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.

This leads us to conclude that John of Tennessee and John of Mississippi have a common male progenitor although the evidence points out it cannot be the same father, thus a generation is skipped and John of Tennessee is actually the uncle of John of Mississippi. These families are found together in eastern North Carolina, which later became Tennessee with ample evidence of association with each other and each other's friends and acquaintances. This father/grandfather of the two men, points to a Carney/Kearney man who probably entered the country from Ireland around 1731, arriving in all probability in either eastern Florida (later state of Mississippi), or colonial Georgia. Some evidence points to his being a Flax Linen Spinner/Trader from Northern Ireland who took up Trading in the new land, and some evidence points to his coming in as an Irish-Scott brigade soldier/farmer given land and passage by the French Military in exchange for service, and may indeed be the same former Flax Spinner. We do not know if this was a trader or soldier for certain. Not long after his arrival in America, this first Arthur Carney from Ireland had a son, Arthur Carney (Kearney), born in about 1735. It is known that he also had a son named Jeremiah (brother to Arthur B:1735) and another son named William who was a prolific and successful trader among the Indians (documentation maintained). Arthur Carney B: 1732 is also known as Thomas Arthur Carney but apparently usually used his middle name Arthur in most documentation.

Arthur Carney (B:c-1732) became a trader also, sometime after age 19 and his authorized area for trading was in Choctaw Territory, whereby this authority required he remain at his trading site 6 months out of the year. Most traders spent somewhat less, around 3 to 6 months of the year actually at their post, plus travel time - and like others, Arthur maintained a tobacco plantation and a white wife and family back 'home' for the other 6 months of the year. Documentation shows that Arthur was an active trader and land holder and was quite a successful businessman.

Arthur was offered, and took a Choctaw Indian wife - whose name is uncertain, but was from a prominent family; and from this union his wife bore Iklannabee, born around the year 1758. Arthur was married to a white woman also while in North Carolina and later Georgia where he based some of his holdings. Her name was Elizabeth Aderton, as noted in several dealings outlined below. From this marriage, Arthur had at least one daughter, Margaret Carney, and three sons - Jeremiah Carney (not Jerry), Arthur Carney (Indian Trader), and John Carney B:1748. Pending further documentation, Arthur may have a possible fourth son, a trader William Carney who died in 1795 without children.

The French withdrew from east Florida/Mississippi October 16, 1762 and ceded their claims in eastern Florida (Louisiana, Mississippi, etc) to Spain. The following year, the treaty of Paris gave Britain nearly all of France's holdings in America, setting the stage for dispute and conflict and a confusion of loyalties for the colonist. Who did they recognize as the true masters and heirs and to whom would they side with when the war of Independence broke out in 1776?

By October 1775 all branches of government in the Georgia Colony were gone except for the Judicial branch after being overtaken.
In December 1775 what was left of the Provincial Congress appointed a new Council of Safety. They were to organize a battalion to defend Georgia. On Jan 7th, 1776 the battalion was further organized by elected and commissioned field officers. This is when the prominent and wealthy ARTHUR CARNEY was "elected or commissioned" as a "Company Officer" with a rank of Captain, of the Fourth Company. John McIntosh, Jr Captain and Lachlan McIntosh JR 1st Lt were commissioned for the third Company. Capt Carney had 2 Lieutenants, 4 Sergents, 4 Corporals and 48 Sentinels in his company.

In August 1777, Captain Arthur Carney was taken prisoner by the British at St. Simons Island, Georgia "Their crews captured and carried away Captain Arthur Carney, five citizens, several negroes, and as much household furniture as could be conveyed in the barges." For any number of possible reasons, Arthur deserted to the British on the "10th of August 1777, and subsequently joined the enemy." His son Arthur (B: 1755/D:1804) was also a Tory he too sided with the British. After the war 100,000 loyalist were dispersed to all parts of the Empire, from Britain to Mississippi, West Indies, Canada and Florida.

Unfortunately, Arthur did not survive the war and was killed during the waning hours of the war in 1783. His property of 300 acres at Sunbury, was put up for auction in August 1781 as confiscated property, even before his death. This disposal of assets continued after his demise with other properties of "late the property of Arthur Carney...being persons named in the Act of Confiscation and Attainder, as enemies to the State." Public sale held at Sunbury February 1785. This was followed by Confiscated Estates sales in St. Patrick's Parish (now Glynn County), and others.

Partial Documentation (more on file):
1761- P 495 Jacob Lockerman of St Johns Parish, to ARTHUR CARNEY. Bill of Sale dated 1761, for his stock of cattle in said parish, and two flats (Boats) Witnesses L James Aderton, George Noble.

COMMENT: This sale witness, James Aderton confirms the ties our Arthur Carney with his wife Elizabeth Aderton and her family.

P 88 Kenneth Baillie, John Elliott, Grey Elliott, Trustees for the Town of Sunbury to ARTHUR CARNEY. Deed dated May 5, 1760 , for town lot 393 in Sunbury, size 70X130'. No Witnesses.
P89 James Maxwell, Kenneth Baillie, John Elliott, Trustees of the Town of Sunbury, to Samuel Tomlinson. Deed dated Jan 4, 1762 for lot #314 in Sunbury, size 70x130'. Witnesses: James Lockerman, Abraham Williams, Transfer recorded with deed, from Tomlinson to Arthur Carney, dated Dec 27, 1762

P 90 William Braswell to ARTHUR CARNEY. Bill of Sale for slave dated 9-11-1763. Witnesses: Alexander Kilpatrick, Sanders Colson. Deed signed by William Bracewell.

P255 Marriage Contract dated Sept 22, 1763, between Cornelius Rain and Margaret Lucas, widow, whereby her property consisting of six negroes is to remain hers, free from any clam on his part of his liabilities. Witnesses ARTHUR CARNEY and Elizabeth Carney. Probated by Arthur Carney in St Johns Parish before Francis Lee. J. P. of said Parish.
COMMENT: This marriage Contract probated by Arthur, and witnessed by him and his wife Elizabeth further document his wife as Elizabeth Aderton.
Thursday, July 28, 1763, Savannah, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings (Georgia Gazette) Notices: I hereby acknowledge that the words I inadvertently dropped to the prejudice of the characters of Arthur Carney, planter, and William Baker, carpenter, in respect to their being privy to or concerned in clandestinely conveying away horses from the northward, is without proper foundation and I never knew anything dishonest in either of them (Signed) John Hobbs. St John's Parish

December 1764 Colonial Records of Georgia - Text version of Arthur petition for 500 acres
A Petition of Arthur Carney, setting forth that had granted him two hundred and fifty Acres of Land ...
Desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife two Children and ten negroes Therefore praying
for five hundred Acres upon a Branch of Turtle River not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the Said Petition is granted---Dec 1764
P9
Samuel Tomlinson of St George Parish, carpenter, to ARTHUR CARNEY Bond for Title dated Dec 27, 1762, agreeing to make title to 250 acres on the Altamaha River bounded S. E. by George Moore, Witnesses: John Martin, Abraham Williams.

Arthur Carney Land Grant
100 Acres St Philip Parish
Surveyed Nov 18, 1760 Plat Book C page 38
Granted May 21 1762 Grant Book D, Page 134
Bounded on the Southwest by Thomas Goldsmith and North by Josiah Powell
(This was in the 1732-1758 District of Ogeechee (above Canoochee River) 1758-1777 Parishes of St Phillip Effingham County by 1777, Below the Canoochee River was in Chatham County by 1777 (Savannah)
St Simons was St James Parish, From the Altamaha to the Turtle River became St David Parish from the Turtle to the Little Satilla, St Patrick, Little Satilla to the Great Satilla, St Toms, Great Satilla to the St Mary's St Mary - created in 1765

Carneys Cowpen - In 1776 Bernard Romans Travel south of the Altamaha River The Trip to Brunswick was in April 1773 but the trip to St Mary's Rivers was in Summer of 1776; The Kings Rd to St Augustine? Follows the Old Post Rd at the county line of Brantley and Glynn Counties. One evening Bartarm stopped at a cowpen, probably Carney's Cowpen "Carneys are in the Earliest Land Grants of GA English Crown Grants as early as 1747. He lodged that night at a cowpens, identified by Francis Harper as belonging to Arthur Carney, a prominent planter in that sparsely settled region...

Land Summary:
Carney, Arthur 100 acres, St. Philip Parish, May 21, 1762
150 acres, St. John Parish, December 3, 1761
500 acres, south side of the Altamaha River, February 3, 1767
500 acres, St. Patrick Parish, June 7, 1774
300 acres, St. Thomas Parish, November 1, 1774
150 acres, St. David Parish, November 1, 1774
300 acres, St. Patrick Parish, December 6, 1774
P 119 ARTHUR CARNEY of St. David's Parish, palnter, to JAMES BUTLEr ST Patrick's Parish, planter. Deed dated Dec #, 1773. Conveys 300 acres in St Patrick's Parish granted Feb. 3, 1767, to John, William and Jane Carney; thereafter said John CARNEY by his Power of Attorney dated May 15, 1773, appointed said Arthur to sell his undivided interest in said lands: and William and Jane Carney had also granted the grantor Arthur their Power of Attorney to do the same. Witnesses Robert Andrew, Andrew Cunningham. Probated by Andrew before James Spauling. JP
P122 ARTHUR CARNEY and Elizabeth his wife, of ST. David's Parish, James Butler of same place. Deed dated Dec 3, 1773, conveying 250 acres in St Patrick's Parish deeded by John Duncan and Catherine his wife to said Arthur Carney on Jan 2, 1772, same lying on south side of a branch of Turtle River. Witnesses: Andrew Cunningham, Robert Andrews. Probated by Andrews before James Spaulding J. P. Siad land having bene granted said John Duncan July 2, 1771

Additional Sources: Over 500 pages of Notes, Records and Files at the Carney DNA Project Jim Carney www.avocadoridge.com/jim March 2010

Family/Spouse: Indian Woman CHOCTAW. Indian was born about 1740 in Indian Territory; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth ADERTON. Elizabeth (daughter of Jeremia Ira ADERTON and Ann Price LUCKETT) was born about 1733 in Rowan County, North Carolina; died about 1769 in Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Matilda about 1775. Matilda and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: G9VN-NW3
• Name: Ikkenaby
• Name: Ikleabi
• Name: John CARNEY
• Naturalization: ; His name is in the Register of Choctaw's wishing to become citizens as entered by the government agent
• _UID: 64C954B3FCF541C5B1BCF84ACF97C38A8D83
• Residence: 1800, Craven, North Carolina
• Census: 1820, Choctaw Nation East, Old Marion County Mississippi now Lawrence County, Mississippi
• Residence: 1840, Lawrence, Mississippi

Notes:

A Choctaw Indian Chief or Captain of warriors - bestowed through the maternal line as dictated by Indian tradition, as his white trader father married the daughter of an Indian Chief to secure trade relations as customary at the time. Other spellings: Ikenaby, Iklenaby - In Choctaw language, iklanna means 'half' in relation to blood (brother), and the full meaning was "Half-blood Warrior". Many Choctaw families helped their daughters select a trader as husband. Both Traders and elite Choctaw families sought these unions but chiefs like Franchimastabe and Taboca controlled the actions of such foreigners who wished to become part of Choctaw Society. Elite power became increasingly associated with these foreigners and their imported goods. Only elite Choctaws had marriageable access to traders and only elite Choctaw women married these traders in the late eighteenth century.

Iklannabee's father and mother are unproven at this moment, and my conclusion as to their identity is circumstantial. It is believed his father was a white Indian Trader named Arthur Carney and his mother a Choctaw woman, daughter to a chief, thus his designation along the matriarchal line as a "Captain" under a "small medal" chief. One of his wives was Sally Ann Kearney, his first wife and who is believed to be from Ireland. Her family died on the journey to their new land from a fever, and she was placed as a child with her cousins in North Carolina/Tennessee. The exact family relationship with her American family cannot be determined, but she married her distant cousin Iklannabee who from that point forward began using his and her families surname and was from then known as John Carney among whites.

DNA testing of several Carney Family volunteers has confirmed the Mississippi John Carney (B: 1775) line is related through an exact match with 37 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) That 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.

During the Spanish-American War of 1812, Iklannabee (Ikenaby) served under Andrew Jackson, who was later to lead the United States as its President. It is unknown how much action he may have been involved in, since in 1813, Andrew Jackson's militia force of 2,000 men which had been intended for the occupation of Pensacola and St. Augustine, was ordered to stand down. They were no longer needed in West Florida due to war developments, and the War department ordered the men be dismissed from the service while at Natchez, as they were impatiently in readiness for an advance on the British, Spanish and Indians. General Jackson was so disappointed by the order, that he had the men transported back to Tennessee at his own expense.

The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the last in a series of six treaties between the United States government and the Choctaw Nation of Mississippi, was signed on September 27, 1830, between the two prongs of the Big and Little Dancing Rabbit Creeks in present-day Noxubee County, Mississippi. John H. Eaton and John Coffee represented the government, and Greenwood Leflore represented the Choctaw Nation. Under the agreement of the treaty, the Choctaw Nation surrendered their remaining lands east of the Mississippi River to the government and as compensation; the government gave them the land beyond Arkansas (present-day Oklahoma) as a new Indian territory. Another stipulation was that the Choctaws were to relocate during 1831-1833. Treaty was signed by Jerry Carney, Ittabe (Ikenaby - phonetic K is tt as signed here and some other documents) and many others.

Armstrong Roll - Application to remain in Mississippi as Citizen - May 7, 1831; Iklanabee, Children: 0 under 10, 3 over 10, Indian man.
However, Iklannabee was unsuccessful in preventing his family from being sent to Oklahoma reservation and Emigrated to Skullyville, Indian Territory in the winter of 1833:
Muster Roll of Choctaw Indians who arrived in Ark. District, Choctaw
Country West, A.D. l832 and l833 of the 2nd Emigration - Agency Depot:
Skullyville, I.T.: Iklannubbee - in family: 2 males; 2 females; l child;
No. of deaths in l833: 2; Total arrived: 5 in Jan. 25, l833. Iklannabee. emigrated in the company of Mingo Homah, Capt. There is an Ikleabi and and Iklannabbee listed on the 1831 Armstrong roll, and Iklannabbe is our relative.
Library of Congress, Senate, 23rd Congress, 1st Session 1834, Public Lands: Volume 7, page 129. List of claims allowed: "Ibakanaba, 400 acres, Capt. at treaty, purchased by J.H. Horne-Relinquished"

There are some in the family who feel Iklannabee returned to Mississippi after the Emigration because a John Carney is found in the household of Elijah (B: 1803) in 1850. This John is not Iklannabee but his son John Carney B: 1775, aged 70 as correlated precisely to his particulars. Also, Iklannabee is found in the final days of his life on the reservation in 1855 census roll. He still may have returned to his homeland in later years to Mississippi, as he was entitled to as shown in: Choctaw Case Claim 285, Shows Iklanabbe (Col. Wards Register) entitled to 640 acres @ $1.25.
Nonetheless, the Choctaws who preferred to remain in or return to Mississippi after lengthy court cases, received land allotments, became subject to Mississippi law, and were no longer subject to the laws of the Choctaw tribe. Each adult Choctaw who chose to remain in Mississippi received 640 acres of land. Each child over the age of ten received 320 acres while each child under the age of ten received 160 acres of land. Approximately 5,000 Choctaws chose to remain in Mississippi.

Still, the family movements of Iklannabee have shown a degree of restlessness, as did many other family members who moved up and down the Natchez Trace and Choctaw Indian lands. An 1813 lawsuit involving a land dispute in Davidson County, Tennessee (re: the State of Tennessee against JOHN KERNEY, SR., JOHN KERNEY, JR. and ELIJAH KERNEY. Reference: Book - Davidson County, Tennessee County Court Minutes was settled out of court), might indicate the presence for the first time of Iklannabee, now known as John Carney in the white man's world, as being in Tennessee, but this is considered very unlikely and thought to be his son, John Carney born in 1775.

Additional Sources: Over 500 pages of Notes, Records and Files at the Carney DNA Project Jim Carney www.avocadoridge.com/jim March 2010

Family/Spouse: Choctaw Wife. Choctaw and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Iklannabee married Sally Ann KEARNEY (CARNEY) about 1775 in Mississippi. Sally was born about 1758 in Ireland; died before 1850 in Bogue Chitto Station, Old Marion Co, Missisippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.

Family/Spouse: Unproven. Unproven and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: GSZV-FP6
• _UID: C6ECD0AD37044F7B994BB891212C2A03DBDF

Notes:

I preface this particular person's lineage with the caveat that this is a 'best evidence' assumption based on facts and DNA evidence.

Arthur Carney was born about 1755-1760 in North Carolina, to the son of Arthur Carney the Indian Trader and Elizabeth Aderton. Like his father, Arthur became an Indian Trader to the Choctaw's and was found to have a trading post under the Spanish Grand Party in 1787 (after his father's death) in Spanish Territory that was at the time known as east Florida in the Mississippi Valley near New Orleans, at the mouth of the Yazoo River. This trading post provided beef from Texas Trading Companies, among other items.

While establishing himself as an Indian Trader, Arthur was offered, and took up a Choctaw Indian wife named Hoke (Hokey) from a prominent family, and from this union his wife bore a child and named him Jeremiah (Jerry) Carney, namesake of his father's son Jeremiah, his uncle. This wife is also documented in the baptismal certificate on file for his son Jeremiah. He also had another son by Hoke, who he named Arthur after his father, and who is found in the Armstrong Rolls when forced in the emigration to Oklahoma in later years. In addition, he had a white wife named Matilda, and much later another Celeste Brashear with which he had one child Elizabeth Louisiana Carney. Celeste died in childbirth in 1798 after 1 year of marriage, and daughter Elizabeth was orphaned at 6 years of age when Arthur was also killed on 6th of July 1804 at age 49.

To fill in a few years in between; we find in various documents that Arthur was an active Indian Trader and a man of wealth and prosperity, with friends of other prominent traders such as Turner Brashears, Louis Leflore, Alexander Fazier and others. In later years he was in a partnership in the mercantile business with John Edgerill, which ended in 1802 when Elderill filed suit for an improper accounting by Carney. But, before any decree or payment was made, Arthur died in unknown circumstances. Not long after that, Edgergill died in 1807 and the suit was later renewed in the name of Prosper and Richard King, Edergills heirs or assignees. The Kings obtained a decree against Arthur's estate, now held by his widowed wife who had now married John Cummins. The decree also extended to Joseph Nichols and his wife Elizabeth who was the daughter of Arthur Carney. John Cummins was the administrator of Arthur's estate, as mentioned by Kings attorney.

A major setback for Arthur occurred during the American War of Independence started in 1776, when like his father (who died in the war), he sided as a loyalist with the British. At the end of the war, Arthur was given 6 months to settle his estate and was then banished from the Colonial Union under the Act of Attainder, Banishments and Confiscation and selling any effected assets quickly, as he took refuge in Spanish eastern Florida (later known as Louisiana and Mississippi). In 1784, he was in court in East Florida, in a case against Manuel Solano and Arthur Carney. He denied charges of Theft but admitted that they beat up a negro named Frank.

Other Sources: Over 500 pages of Notes, Records and Files at the Carney DNA Project Jim Carney www.avocadoridge.com/carney March 2010

Family/Spouse: Hokey Indian Wife CHOCTAW. Hokey and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married Celeste BRASHEAR in 1797. Celeste (daughter of Richard S. BRASHEAR and Nancy Ann BROCUS) was born about 1781; died in 1798. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Arthur married Matilda about 1800. Matilda and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: LDR2-LR2
• _UID: FDA427613E0A4924A7357AA4BD2BE5DE83C7

Notes:

Ga. Genealogical Magazine, April 1965, #16, page 1045: Jeremiah Carney witnessed a deed dated Feb. 19, 1785, for a lot in Sunbury for Charles Dunham, planter, and Ann his wife of Liberty Co
P64 Charles Dunham, planter, and Ann his wife of Liberty Co., to John Dunham planter, of said county. Deed dated Feb 19, 1785, for lot 241 in Sunbury. Witness Jeremiah Carney, Thomas Houston, Nathaniel Beall, Samuel Saltus J. P.

This is probably the Jeremiah son of Capt Arthur who became of Age by 1785 this transaction, however, this is not the Son Jerry of Arthur JR, of GA, Loyalist, Trader nephew of WM Trader, Natchez, Perhaps this is a brother of this Arthur? Cousin, anyway.

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• FamilySearch ID: KJ4W-KVR
• _UID: 58E739E8E7554CE397F6EE9C5838B07D9F54

Notes:

Arthur CARNEY had a underage son (thought to be William) and daughter Margaret Carney. Her inheritance was confirmed by a legislate act. Some of the land sold by Thomas E. LAW and his second wife fell into Glynn Co., GA
Margaret CARNEY married 10 March 1789 Thomas Elliott LAW (1766-1807) They had no children. Margaret CARNEY LAW died before 23 May 1793. Resolved, that two thirds of the estate of Arthur Carney be given up to his two orphan children, Jeremiah and Margaret, subject to the payment of a proportionate part of his debts.

Margaret married Thomas Elliot LAW on 10 Mar 1789 in 10 Mar 1789 In Midway Congregational Church, Liberty, Georgia. Thomas (son of Joseph LAW and Mary BRADWELL) was born in 1766 in St Bartholomew, Dorchester, South Carolina; died on 6 Feb 1807 in Liberty, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: GJ9Y-CRF
• _UID: 4E3ED1BAB9164EF3B52BAFA0F33D48693722

Notes:

This William is mentioned in a lawsuit in May 1813, Adams County. In this lawsuit, William is mentioned as having died without children, and in his Will, his considerable wealth was to be distributed to his nephews, Arthur Carney of the Choctaw Nation and William Carney of Georgia.

John Cummins and Nancy/Ann Breashears, guardians .
Testimony taken from Samuel Gibson of Port Gibson states that Arthur Carney took possession of some cash found in a trunk following the death of William Carney SR. Marian (aka Maria) & Elizabeth were heirs of Arthur Carney. John Taylor is Wm Carney's Att'y. (See WM Brocus VS Thomas Crabb) William Carney was Samuel Gibson's Uncle. WM Carney Sr. who died Jan 2, 1795 left his entire estate to his nephews. Arthur Carney of the Choctaw Nation & William Carney then of Camden Co. Ga. Arthur Carney deceived Williams as to the value of this estate and William accepted payment of $800.00 for his part witnessed by WM Davis & Rees when the estate was really worth more than $10,000
William Carney states that he was born Feb 28, 1779 and was therefore under age 21 at that time; and that he came to the MS Territory in 1806 and found out the truth about this estate.

Additional Sources: Over 500 pages of Notes, Records and Files at the Carney DNA Project Jim Carney www.avocadoridge.com/jim March 2010

Other Events:

• _UID: 1F7DE6A0AADF4A6B8AA2E6CAF1A5625A8E10

Notes:

Check this...
there is a William Chrystie Choctaw heir of Ikenaby in 1830
Chrystie, Adam of Manchac, Planter. Memorials by the claimant's brother Capt Robert Chrystie of the 38th Regt London, 1783 :By the Claimant London 1784 The Claimant was Speaker of the House of Assembly of WF and a magistrate of Manchac Dist. In 1774 he purchased and settled a plantation of 2,000 acres on the Amite River but was forced to leave when a rebel force attacked. At less than four hours notice he had to flee to Pensacola. At the beginning of the Spanish War he clothed 22 negroes in red uniforms trimmed with Green at his own expense to join and Expedition against New Orleans: he also raised a force of white volunteers for the same purpose but the project was abortive. He also raised a troop of light dragoons to counter the Spanish attack on Fort Mobile: Then raised a third troop which he commanded as Capt. And they were involved in every skirmish during the siege of Pensacola. With the rest of the garrison there he was taken prisoner at the capitulation and was exchanged. Claim for plantation on Amite and Notalbany Rivers; negroes. Etc (12/100/280;13/99/115=125)

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• _UID: 61FB820150C94D87818F3A58472614C4B391

Family/Spouse: SARTIN. and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LKR8-LVG
• Occupation: ; Captain
• _UID: 81D0D853D54E4685BEFDB9CB13EBE7770580
• Census: 1820, Lawrence County, MS
• Residence: 1830, Marion, Mississippi
• Residence: 1840, Pike, Mississippi
• Census: 1850, Marion County, MS
• Residence: 1850, Marion, Mississippi

Notes:

John Carney, who was 1/4 Choctaw Indian, was born in Choctaw Indian Territory in 1775, as evidenced by Censuses of himself and his children. John was the son of Iklannabee, a half-blood Choctaw Indian Chief and Sally Ann Kearney, a white woman. Growing up, his family resided in Choctaw lands in eastern Mississippi. John Carney was a man of moderate wealth and influence, and while darker than many, could have passed for a white with full privileges. Through various times in his life, John held slaves to assist in his farming/plantation enterprises.

His Mississippi family was related to the Tennessee Carney's through their common heritage with his grandfather Arthur Carney, an Indian Trader, and who had at least two families concurrently. One with a white woman and one with an Indian Chief daughter (Princess), as was the custom at the time in establishing trade relations with the Choctaws. DNA testing of several Carney Family volunteers has confirmed the Mississippi John Carney (B: 1775) line is related through an exact match with 37 markers to the Tennessee John Carney (B: 1748) line.

Some years after the American Revolution, John reached the age of maturity and took a wife. He may have wanted to integrate into American white society and left his Indian lands in Mississippi as a young man, moving to be near his uncle John Carney (B:1748) in time for his first child to be born in 1791 at the age of 16 or 17. We do not know who his wife was, but she is apparently a white girl as evidenced by the diminishing note of Indian heritage. John stayed in Tennessee for around 25 years (during years of turmoil in Mississippi), as several of his children were born in North Carolina and in particular the well documented Elijah Carney, born in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1803. This is further supported by an 1816 Tennessee Court Case, where the State of Tennessee had brought a law suit against John Kerney Sr., John Kerney Jr., and Elijah Kerney over a land dispute. What is important in the filing of the lawsuit is that there are two John Carney's. With the elder John 30 years older than his nephew, it would stand to reason they defined these relations as John Senior and John Junior, from Mississippi origin.

Further to this, we find that one of John Jr.'s children, Nancy Carney - who in 1808 married Bartholomew Baugh in Tennessee, had as a witness to their marriage; John Blackburn - who was the husband of Lucy Carney (John Sr. daughter). You might also notice that the children of John from Mississippi also used many of the familiar family first names bore by the Tennessee Carneys families. All this evidence ties the two family lines of John from Mississippi together irrevocably with the John from Tennessee as close family.

We don't know when John left for Tennessee - as a youth if he was sent there with his father Iklannabee, or as a young man. A possible reason for the relocation to North Carolina/Tennessee from Mississippi was the aborted uprising against Spanish Control in 1781 and when the insurgency was crushed, several inhabitants of Natchez district and surrounds who had taken part or even sympathetic, took refuge in NC/TN. Also, at the end of the American Revolution in 1783, a great migration of persons loyal to one side or another were transitory to different lands. This is the time his grandfather Arthur Carney, was banished from Georgia as an English Loyalist and arrived in east Florida (Mississippi) from Georgia. Many, such as Trader John Turnbull (leader of Spanish revolt) and our John Carney returned later after the Spanish-American war of 1812 ended in 1814, perhaps arriving back in Mississippi in 1817.

William and Arthur Carney being Indian Traders were 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

A few years after Sarah "Sallie" was born in Tennessee, John took his family back to Mississippi arriving by 1817 with daughters Martha, Elijah and Sarah "Sallie". Mary and Nancy were married in Tennessee and John "Jack" Carney took a Tennessee bride, but at some point all the children moved to Mississippi also.

Some Census/Rolls:
John Carney on 1817 Tax Roll, Lawrence County MS (believed to be John B: 1775)
John Carney, Jr. on 1817 Tax Roll, Lawrence County MS (believed to by son John B: 1795)

Mississippi State Census Lawrence Co, 1818:
John Carney, Sen. -1 male over 21, 1 male under 21, 1 female over 21, & 2 females under 21. -with 2 slaves

Marion Co, MS -1820:
John Carney Sr. (over 45) is in Marion Co,. with a wife (over 45), son-Elijah & 2 daughters-Martha & Sarah.

Marion Co, MS 1830 Census:
John Carney, Senr. - 1male (60-70) and 1female (50-60) - 3 slaves
John Carney, Jr. on Marion Co, MS Census 1830
Elijah Carney on Marion Co, MS Census 1830

1840 Marion Co, MS Census:
1840, Marion County, John, Sr is between 60 & 70 years old.
Elijah Carney on Marion Co, MS Census 1840

Found in 1850 (age 70) Census of Marion Co, MS.
Census data: 1850 Marion in the House next to Elijah and family-
28 128 128 Curney John 70 M Farming
Birth: Unknown
29 129 129 Curney E. (Elijah) 44 M Miller
Te X
30 129 129 Curney M. (Mahalia) 47 F
Ga.
31 129 129 Curney P. (Polly) 15 F
Mis
32 129 129 Curney T. (Thankful)12 F
Mis X
33 129 129 Curney S. (Simeon) 10 M
Mis X
34 129 129 Curney J. (Jane) 8 F
Census Notes; Children went by middle name. John didn't know his exact place of birth, another indicator of Indian blood birth in Choctaw Indian Territory (Mississippi and east Alabama primarily). Note documentation of birth places, a family history gold mine.

Excerpt from 16 Aug 1932 text written by W.B. Russell age 82:
"Moses Rials, born May 11, 1804, died on his 86th birthday, May 11, 1890. Moses Rials married Sallie Carney, daughter of John Carney, son of Ikenably, an Indian Chief. John Carney's mother was American.
Grandma Sallie Carney had a sister, Pollie, whose posterity dead. She married a Green. I remember visiting her. She lived on what is now known as the Pollie Green place, half a mile southeast of where Uncle John Rials and wife are buried (old Bismark Church). One daughter of John Carney married a Baugh, posterity lives in the counties of Smith, Simpson and Hines."

Other researchers have attached unproven/improbable wives to John. His wife can't be Ann Lucas, because children of Ann Lucas were born in South Carolina, and documentation is clear marriage was too late, and Ann too young, to have had John's children. Sometimes son John's wife Mary Ann Simmons is confused with his dad and of course is incorrect. At the moment, we do not know for certain whom his wife was.

John Carney died before March 21, 1855, (probably around January 1855) when his heirs were found in Marion County Court, making an agreement on the settlement of his estate. His 6 children signed (some with an X) the settlement. In later years, John lived next door to his son Elijah, who was also appointed the executor of his estate.

Marion County Land Deeds Vol C pd 741 3-21-1855
An agreement of The Heirs
Of
John Carney decd
This agreement between Elijah Carney, John Carney, Mary Green, Martha Tullis, Sarah Ryalls, and Moses Ryalls her husband, Nancy Baw and Berthy Baugh her husband, the said Elijah John, Mary, Martha, Sarah, and Nancy ,- - - distributed and heirs of law of John Carney late of Marion County, Mississippi
Witnesseth, That for the purpose of making a speedy and communal division of the estate of said deceased, both real and personal of the property Agree to and with each other as follows: The Slaves belonging to said estate be divided among said distributed in kind, and we hereby agree that Berry -*-- Craft and Nathaniel M Ross may be the commissioners to make such a -*-- and the division to be made by them Shall be binding on all parties. Any in the Value of the Several Slaves (on all parties) Crossed thru ) of the slaves?, Shall be made good by parties out of the money or other property of Said Estate. As soon as the division made by Said Commissioners, which is expected will be in a few days, the dis-*-- muturally to execute to each other proper releases to pass their interest in said accuracy to the division; The real estate, and the balance of the personal estate Sold at public venue on a credit until the first of January next and for -*-- of making such sale the said Elijah Carney is to act as agent and trustee for the - *-- With the privilege of becoming a purchaser at the Sales if he chooses to do so, to take place in a few days, and the purchasers are all to give notes worthy for their purchases. Said Elijah Carney is to receive for the duties of such trustee Such Compensation as the commissioners, above name Shall Say, is right for of the Sales of the real and personal estate are to be applied to the payment of Expences, and distributed in the same mannor as if Said estate had been and according to law: All the heirs are to write in a deed of conveyance to the real estate, The cotton belonging to said estate may be sold at public Sale by the said Elijah Carney for himself agrees that he will faithfully perform the Such trust and agency, and he is to give Security for the Same.
Witness our hands and Seals This 21st day of March A. D. 1855
Elijah Carney [signed]
John X his mark Carney
Mary X her mark Green
Martha X her mark Tullis
Sarah X her Mark Ryalls
Moses X Ryalls
Nancy X Baw
Barthlamew Baugh [signed]
For value Received I hereby covenant and agree to and with the parties name instrument, that Elijah Carney trustee and agent therein named Shall and perform the duties of such trust and agency and made and render a Just account
Witness my hand and Seal This 21th day of March 1855
Elijah Carney [signed]
Filed 7th April 1855
Jno H Webb Clerk
Duly Recorded 7th April AD 1855
Jno H Webb Clerk

Other Documentation:
(1)From Mississippi Territorial tax records - Lawrence Co,:
TAX 1818: JOHN CARNEY, Lawrence Co,, MS: 160 acres, class 4, quality 2,
Location: Falling Creek, held under U.S. title, 1 pole, - State Tax $1.15, County: Tax - $1.31

1818: After tax list for 1818 there appears another list for:
"The Amount of Taxes Assessed and Not Liable to be Collected the Present Year." The statement is as follows: John Carney, Sr., overcharged in white pole State: $3.83, County $2.75.
TAX 1818: John Carney, Jr.: on Falling Creek, 1 Poll, tax - $0.83
(This provides evidence of a John Carney Sr. and Jr. in same Tax Roll)

(2)1819: LAWRENCE COUNTY, MS TAX LIST: JOHN CARNEY: on Pearl River - West, 1 poll $1.00.
1819: LAWRENCE COUNTY, MS TAX LIST: Barthemew Baw -Monticello, 1 poll- $1.00

COMMENT: Between 1820 and 1828- John Carney (the son) seems to be listed in Lawrence County and the rest of the family is in Marion County. This is not hard to understand if you know the area and the history of the changes in the county lines. Part of present day Lawrence County was in Marion and part of present day Marion was in Lawrence. The Pike county line has changed also. This might account for the fact that Elijah Carney was in Marion County in the 1830 census and in Pike County in 1840 census, then in Marion County in 1850.

(3)1828 to 1831, MARION Co,, MS TAX LIST: John Carney Sr, John Carney Jr, Elijah Carney, Silas Tullis, Barthomew Baw.
COMMENT: William Carney was in Marion county in 1828, but is not there in 1829. This could have been one of the Tennessee cousins who came to Mississippi but decided to go back or go west.

(4) 1840 Marion Co, MS Census:
John Carney Senr - 1 male (60-70) & 1female (50-60)
Elijah Carney - 1 m (20-30) & 1 f (20-30), 3 f (0-5)
John Carney Junr -1m (30-40), 1m (10-15), 1m (5-10), 2m (0-5), & 1f (20-30), 1f (10-15), 1f (5-10)
Silus Tullis - 1m(30-40), 2m(5-10) & 1f(20-30), 2f(0-5)
Bartholomew Baugh - 1m (40-50), 1m (10-15), 2m (0-5) & 1f (30-40), 2 (5-10), 1(0-5)

COMMENT: 1840 Marion Co, MS Census: We found John Carney, between 60 & 70 years old, Silus Tillus & Moses Rials. Elijah Carney was in Pike County and Bartholomew Baugh was in Simpson County. John Jr was not in Lawrence, Marion, Pike, Simpson, Smith or any of the surrounding counties. (John, Jr. was in Lauderdale Co)

1. Patent # 4890: Sept 28, 1836, John Carney, Senior, of Marion Co,, MS purchased the W ?,SE 1/4, Sec 27, TWP 5, Range 11E, containing 80 acres, at the rate of $1.25 acres amounting to $100 for which the said John Carney, Senior has made payment in full, as required by Law: signed -
John Carney Sr by Silos Tullos.
2. Patent # 4947: Oct 5, 1836, JOHN CARNEY, Senior, of Marion Co,, MS purchased the E ? , SW 1/4, Sec 27, TWP 5, Range 11E, containing 80 acres, at the rate of $1.25 per acre, amounting to $100. This was signed: John Carney Sr by Peter Q. Bridges.
3. Patent # 5071: Oct 22, 1836, John Carney, Junr. of Marion Co,, MS
purchased the NW 1/4, NW 1/4, Sec 21, TWP 5, Range 12E, containing 39.97
acres, at the rate of $1.25 per acre, amounting to $49.96. This was signed: John [X] Carney, Junr.
4. Patent # 5710: January 17, 1837, John Carney Senr of Marion County purchased the NW quarter, SW quarter, Sec 34 and the SE quarter of SE quarter of Sec 28, TWP 5, Range 11E, containing 80 acres at $1.25 per acre, amounting to $100. This one is signed John (X) Carney Senr.
5. On 30 Dec 1836, John Carney Senr gave a deposition in Lawrence County before J. Caldwell, Clk that he was buying this land for his own personal use and not in trust for another.

COMMENT: All of this land is near present day Lawrence & Marion Co, line. By looking at the map I found that T5N, R11E, - S27, 28 & 34, are SW of Tilton near Tiltons Creek. T5N R12E S16 is where Tiltons Creek empties into Pearl River SE of Tilton. Note Patent #5071: John Jr purchased land in T5N R12E S21 - just over the line in Marion Co, south of S16 (Harmon's land) in Lawrence Co.

Other Comments: Wife can't be Ann Lucas, because children of Ann Lucas were born in South Carolina, and documentation is clear marriage was too late, and Ann too young, to have had these children. Wife can't be sons Wife Mary Ann Simmons. PROOF OF DEATH is the Reading of the Will 1855. Often confused with son John "Jack" Carney in other researchers work.

Other Sources: Over 500 pages of Notes, Records and Files at the Carney DNA Project Jim Carney www.avocadoridge.com/jim March 2010

Family/Spouse: Ann. Ann was born in 1780 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: GJNN-N65
• Name: Sallie
• _UID: E1655B854449419F962811DF029D0BCBB673

Notes:

Tylertown Times Thursday October 2, 1980:-----
--Moses Rials was born 11 May 1804, s/o George and Sallie Rials who came to MS from SC in 1815. his wife Sally Carney was born April 1808 and died 22 Aug 1868. She was d/o John Carney, son of the Choctaw Indian, Ikenabbee. Moses and Sally made their home in Lawrence at Bismark.

Settled in Lawrence Co., Mississippi.

From Cheri Arickson:
"I have a little information for you I got it from the rials- ryals family book at the library george ryalls married sallie? he came to ms. in 1813 from johnston county, north carolina near raliegh
there children were:
1 moses married sallie carney
2 aaron married mariah wooley
3 johnathon married susie lambert
4 matilda married john chapman
5 rebecca married? may have been his granddaughter was living with george in 1850.

Sarah married George RIALS about 1801. George (son of RIALS (RYALLS)) was born in 1770 in North Carolina; died after 1850 in Lincoln, Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Bogue Chitto Station, Old Marion Co, Missisippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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: G631-CL7
• _UID: 7F60B56718264312A1BD2165F92904F68E02
• Residence: 1850, Davidson, Tennessee

Notes:

Found in 1850 census, aged 79. - confirm birthplace.
#191 Carney, Elij79abt 1771WhiteMaleNorth Carolina
Living next door to son John B.G. Carney and wife Catherine
192CarneyJohn40abt 1810WhiteMaleTennessee
192CarneyCatherine35abt 1815WhiteFemaleTennessee
192CarneyCatherine14abt 1836WhiteFemaleTennessee
192CarneyJ R12abt 1838WhiteMaleTennessee
192CarneyChatista10abt 1840WhiteFemaleTennessee

ALSO living along side of brother Elijah McHenry Carney and family.

At the Metropolitan Davidson County (Tennessee) there is what looks like an original book entitled Register of Interments in Nashville City Cemetery on page 14 #1245 is ELIJAH CARNEY, 74, white male, city, died of pneumonia, Poplar Street Lot. (I don't know the year - it may not have been there). There is probably no headstone for him - many don't have any. There are a few Mayos who lived in the City buried there."

Land Purchase Robertson County, Tennessee April 2, 1800 Josiah Ramsey to Elijah Carney Recorded July 17, 1800 This Indenture made this 2nd day of April, 1800, between Josiah Ramsey of Robertson County & State of Tennessee, of the one part, and Elijah Carney of the County of Davidson & State of Tennessee of the other part; Witnessath, That the said Josiah Ramsey for and in consideration of the sum of $130.00 to him in hand paid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged doth by these presents bargain sell transfer and convey to the said Elijah Carney his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land lying both sides of Sycamore Creek, containing 100 acres. Beginning at Pinkleys North corner; thence North 31 chains 70 links to a stake; thence East 31 chains 60 links crossing said Creek to a stake; thence South 31 chains 70 links to a stake; thence West 31 chains 60 links to the beginning, being part of the upper end of the tract on which Pinkley lives on. To have and to hold the aforesaid tract or parcel of land with all advantages hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or appertaining to the said Elijah Carney his heirs and assigns forever and the said Josiah Ramsey for himself his heirs and assigns doth hereby covenant and agree to and with the said Elijah Carney his heirs and assigns that unto him his heirs the land and premises he will warrant and forever defend against all lawful claims. In Witness whereof the said Josiah Ramsey hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written. Signed, Josiah Ramsey, with his seal affixed Acknowledged in Court, Test. Thomas Johnson
Per: Alfred Lytton Carney in a taped interview made by Glenda Mae Carney October 23, 1983 "Slaves of Elijah Carney & Elijah McHenry Carney buried in the Carney Family Cemetery on Stenberg Road (Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee) are located in the far point of triangle of land and marked only with piles of limestone. There used to be a fence surrounding the Carney Family Cemetery." Per: Leonard Lawson Carney & Alfred Lytton Carney in a taped interview October 23, 1983 "Pap (their father, Oscar Wayne Carney, Sr.) said that Elijah Carney owned land extending from Simpkins Hollow, along Carney Branch Creek, over hills, past Old Hickory Boulevard. Where John Tyler Carney's log home stood, was originally part of Elijah's land. Elijah's land extended down to old Marrowbone."
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 Elijah Carney - Grantee from Frederick Stump November 24, 1808 Filed June 06, 1809 G-465 100 acres Whites Creek Davidson County, Tennessee Land Transaction Elijah Carney - from John Wright April 16, 1832 Filed December 4, 1832 V33 94 acres Whites Creek IMFORMATION ON THE DESCENDANTS OF ELIJAH CARNEY SUPPLIED BY GLENDA CROSS. PLACES OF RESIDENCE:N.C.,DAVIDSON COUNTY,TENNESSEE. ELIJAH AND ELIZABETH ARE BOTH PROBABLY BURIED IN THE CARNEY FAMILY CEMETERY ON STENBERG ROAD IN WHITE'S CREEK. DRY FORK WAS OLD NAME FOR COMMUNITY NOW KNOWN AS WHITE'S CREEK.
1812: ELIJAH WAS A MEMBER OF CAPTAIN ROGER'S OLD MILITIA COMPANY, #1845 24-FEB-91:JAMES W. HAWKINS GIVE BIRTHPLACE AS IRELAND

Elijah married Elizabeth Seale GOLDSBERRY on 22 May 1806 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of John Baptist GOLDSBERRY and Mary BRUCE) was born about 1773 in Virginia; died about 1835 in Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KJ4X-T11
• _UID: BCB6DB197F064FE093FA5321FAAF252F1848

Notes:

Vincent was a farmer. He also was a member of Captain Roger's Old Militia Company, #1846 (1812) Davidson County, Tennessee.

References: 1820 Census - Davidson County, Tennessee - 1 male - over 45 1 female - 26/45 1 female - 10/16 2 females - under 10
1830 Census - Davidson County, Tennessee Vinson Kerney 2 males - 50 to 60 2 males - under 5 1 female - 20 to 30 1 female - 15 to 20
1840 Census - Davidson County, Tennessee 3 males - under 5 2 males - 5/10 1 male - 60/70 1 female - 5/10 1 female - 40/50 1 female - 70/80 - NOT Hepsey/Hixey - Who was she????? 2 female slaves under 10 1 female slave between 36 & 55 Employed in Agriculture
Davidson County, Tennessee Marriage Records January 2, 1789/1849 - page 92, book 1 Neighbor in 1840 of the following: J.B.G. Carney - son of Elijah Carney William Frensley - son-in-law Henly Moses - son-in-law E.M.H. Carney - son of Elijah Carney Elijah Carney - brother???
Davidson County, Tennessee Will Books, Vol 13 (1843-1846), page 45 Extract of Will of Vincent Carney dated February 23, 1844 - deceased by April 1844 daughter, Caroline Rose daughter, Ebaline Moses daughter, Polly Frensley son, William wife, Hexey (Hepsey/Hixey) - - -"to raise and support other children until youngest son is 21"--- younger children: George, Margaret, Allen, Thomas, Henry, Patsy
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"
Tax List Index - Tennessee State Archives, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee page 18 - Vinson Kearney - 1805 - Davidson County, Tennessee page 54 - Vincent Carney - 1811 - Davidson County, Tennessee page 14 - Vincent Carney - 1829 - Davidson County, Tennessee Source: Tennessee State Archives - Roll #1605 - Davidson County - Court Minutes - 1808/1819 April 1813 - Page 1043 "Daniel Reeves allowed the sum of $5, appraised value of a stray horse taken up by Vincent Kerney"
Davidson County, Tennessee Land Transaction Vinson (Vincent) Carney - Grantee from Frederick Stump November 24, 1808 Filed June 06, 1809 G-465 100 acres Whites Creek Davidson County, Tennessee
Land Transaction Vinson (Vincent) Carney - from C. Waggnor May 27, 1816 File 9-1816 L 327 100 acres Whites Creek Davidson County, Tennessee
Land Transaction Vinson (Vincent) Carney - from J. Stump April 6, 1831 File 5-861 (Filed April 26, 1831) 34 acres Dry Fork - Whites Creek

Davidson County Will Book 13, p. 45:
I, Vincent Carney do make and publish this as my last Will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all other Wills by me at any time made.
First - I direct that my funeral expenses and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any money that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my Executor.
Secondly - I give and bequeath to the heirs of my daughter, Caroline Rose the sum of one dollar.
Thirdly - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Ebaline Moses twenty-five dollars.
Fourthly - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Polly Frensley twenty-five dollars
Fifthly - I give and bequeath to my son William Carney fifty dollars.
Sixthly - my will and desire is that all the rest and residue of my estate remain in the possession of my wife Hixey Carney for to raise and support my children until my youngest living son shall arise to the age of twenty one provided that she remain a widow that long. My will and desire is that when my youngest living son shall arise to the age of twenty one that all my estate real and personal be sold on a credit of twelve months and the procedes thereof to be equally divided between my said wife Hixey Carney and my sons and daughters. George Carney Margaret Carney Allen Carney Thomas Carney Henry Carney and Patsey Carney but in case my wife should die or marry before my youngest living son shall arise to the age of twenty one then and in that case all my estate to be sold and divided as above mentioned.
Lastly - I do hereby nominate and appoint Henry Holt my Executor. In witness whereof I do to this my will set my hand and seal this the twenty third day of February eighteen hundred and forty four.
Vincent (X) Carney
Signed, sealed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names here to in the presence of the testator this 23rd day of February 1844. Test., Jonathan R. Garrett Wilkins T. Garrett


Rule Docket #1815 W. J. Waggoner & others vs William Carney & others
Suit to divide property of Vincent Carney as youngest son Henry reaches age 25. Copy of Vincent's will in file. Probably around 300 pages accounting for back and front of some. The property is 437 acres of land. A number of depositions dealing with the cutting of timber on the land over the years since Vincent Carney's death.

Amended Bill of Complaint of George W. Waggoner, Margaret Carney, Henry Carney and Henry Holt Executor of Vincent Carney decd. Against William Carney, George Carney, Allen Carney, Thomas Carney (one place this surname is given a Cooper but apparently a mistake), Wiley Gourd and Patsy Gourd formerly Patsey Carney all defendants being citizens of Davidson Co. except Wiley Gourd and wife Patsey and the complainants being residents of Davidson Co. Tn. Original bill filed 13 August 1857. State that in March of 1844 Vincent Carney died at his residence.

Vincent married Mary "Polly" GOLDSBERRY on 7 Mar 1808 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Baptist GOLDSBERRY and Mary BRUCE) was born about 1775 in Virginia; died about 1815 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vincent married Hepsey "Hixey" BINKLEY on 5 Aug 1825 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Hepsey (daughter of Frederick BINKLEY and Elizabeth TULL, Dull) was born about 1801 in Tennessee; died after 1860 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: MYP4-2FW
• _UID: 7252D979D94745F2845B01C5FD84CF81E379

Notes:

Found record of marriage in Cheatham records.

Ancestor (ggg aunt) of June Pollard.

Lucy married John BLACKBURN on 29 Sep 1799 in Davidson County, Tennessee. John (son of Robert BLACKBURN and Margaret (Sarah) RICHIE) was born in 1774 in Augusta County, Virginia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Patsy
• _UID: A35BB72F72C746E0BFA907936A3E5FE32F0E

Notes:

From June Pollard, March 2006;
"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..."

From Mary Meyer

"My mother used to tell me: Martha Carney Blackburn and my grandmother Sarah Elizabeth Blackburn (Lowder) traveled by surrey to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of James K. Polk and both received gold snuff boxes. Sure wold love to see such an heirloom. I have cdopies of the will of Gen. Samuel Blackburn, a brother of Robert and also of Benjamin, which established the line.

Martha married Edward BLACKBURN on 29 Oct 1803 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Edward (son of Robert BLACKBURN and Margaret (Sarah) RICHIE) was born on 29 May 1775 in Augusta County, Virginia; died on 18 May 1847 in Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GJBZ-HK2
• _UID: 48F336D754054A90A5209857113487CAC5BA

Notes:

This Arthur is mentioned and has proved the relationship by a Will mentioned in a lawsuit in May 1813, Adams County. In this lawsuit, William is noted as having died without children, and in his Will, his considerable wealth was to be distributed to his nephews, Arthur Carney of the Choctaw Nation and William Carney of Georgia.

John Cummins and Nancy/Ann Breashears, guardians .
Testimony taken from Samuel Gibson of Port Gibson states that Arthur Carney took possession of some cash found in a trunk following the death of William Carney SR. Marian (aka Maria) & Elizabeth were heirs of Arthur Carney. John Taylor is Wm Carney's Att'y. (See WM Brocus VS Thomas Crabb) William Carney was Samuel Gibson's Uncle. WM Carney Sr. who died Jan 2, 1795 left his entire estate to his nephews. Arthur Carney of the Choctaw Nation & William Carney then of Camden Co. Ga. Arthur Carney deceived Williams as to the value of this estate and William accepted payment of $800.00 for his part witnessed by WM Davis & Rees when the estate was really worth more than $10,000
William Carney states that he was born Feb 28, 1779 and was therefore under age 21 at that time; and that he came to the MS Territory in 1806 and found out the truth about this estate.

Arthur applied to Colonel William Wards Register to become a 'citizen' and remain in Mississippi instead of being removed to Oklahoma:

June 13, 1831
Brashears, Alexander, Children: 3 [5] (6) under 10, 2 (3) over 10, Indian half breed, [Half blood Creek], (Suckenacha Creek).

Hancock, Robert, Children: 3 under 10, 2 (5) over 10, Indian half breed, [Half blood Choctaw], (Tombigbee River).

Kerney, Arthur, [Arthur Carney], Children: 2 under 10, 1 over 10, Indian Half-breed, (Tombigbee River).
others:
Brashears, Deleley, (Delila Brashears), Children: 3 under 10, 3 over 10, Half-breed woman, (Tombigbee River).

Brashears, Zadock, Children: 2 under 10, 1 [0] over 10, Half-breed man, (Tombigbee River).

Brashears, Turner, Jr., Children: none, Half-breed man, (Tombigbee River).

Source: National Archives, Microfilm Roll #170 and American State Papers, Volume 8, Public lands, Page 689
Adams County Court Records p 159
John Edgerill and Arthur Carney had been partners in mercantile business. Elderill began suit in year 1802, in Mississippi Territory, against Carney for an accounting of partnership. In 1803 before any decree or payment as made, Carney died and wife administered estate, she afterwards married John Cummins, who acted as admr. In right of wife until 1812, Edgergill died in 1807 and suite renewed in the name of Prosper and Richard King. The Kings obtained a degree against Cummins and wife, Joseph Nichols and his wife, who was a daughter of Carney

The wife of Arthur Jr's father; GA Arthur Carney was Elizabeth Aderton of Rowan Co. NC per will of her father which identified her...I'm not sure but Arthur Carney of GA may have been from Rowan Co. NC...I'll have to look that up in my NC files "Colonial GA Gen. Data l748-l783" which lists Arthur Carney SR ("St. John's Parish") located in Midway l762 and below is Arthur Carney JR in Midway, same date June

East Florida Census Note Arthur Carney he was in Mobile, LA 1786 , Choctaw Village 1787,Natchez 1785
Appendix 4, October 1784 Census

To: Zespedes; Abstract: Concerns the case against Manuel Solano and Arthur Carney. Deny charges of theft but admit that they beat up a negro named Frank; Source: LEFP: b195, M15. Lockey, E. Fla. Papers, pp. 284-85.


Adminstrator of Arthur's estate, John Cummings on OCT. 30, 1804....

Arthur Jr of Liberty, GA appears as a Loyalist (banished with some others that appear on 1779 Natchez petition with William Carney. These guys had Tobacco Plantations there to trade with the Indians so they were influential in Politics according to Dr Donald Panther Yates. This Arthur married Celeste Brashears as his white wife 1797 abt so he shouldn't be the same Arthur that married Mary White in NC, Mary went on to AR and died. The White Family in Choctaw, County , AL. So unless there was a divorce or one came right after the other. Celeste Apparantly may have died in childbirth leaving a Daughter Elizabeth. There was a daughter Marian who we don't know was her mother shows up in the Arthur of Natchez Estates lawsuits that went on til Elizabeth was grown, Her Grandmother Anna Brocas Brashears was her guardian. Matilda Cummings Arthur wife who remarried Cummings was in charge of the lawsuits, Marian may be her dau

His Indian Wife was Hoke who he had Jerry with and was baptised in 1795 Mobile, West florida I am thinking by Arthur, Hoke, Louis Leflore as Louis and Hoke 2 girls were baptised abt the same time. this was before he married Celeste Brashears who was a dau of Richard Brashears Commander at Ft. Tombecbe. She was Young abt 17 and she died 1798. After the Arthur in NC was married to Mary White.

Arthur Carney was in one of the Disappearing Counties, Glynn County, GA.
As well as Traders McIntosh, Others. The Traders ususally had white wives in GA and when they brought trade among the Indian Villiages they had a Indian Wife as part of the Culture. Traders usually had one special village to exclusive trade.So, Bourbon County was in Existance as Natchez Counties 1785-1788 which definitely covers the times we have found Arthur with Jerry. The Arthur Brashears person is either our Arthur who may have come to the area again in 1792 or a son of Arthur from GA. I really think a lot of the evidence supports his going back and forth.. A lot of the traders in those times were Scot-Irish Men or British Traders, Carney of Course having come into the area with the French by 1731 was in an excellent position to develop cultural and leadership ties. It was usually the mixed blood children of these men that attained the stature of leadership during the removal period.so we have 2 ties to Traders with Hoke, Louis, and Arthur. There is a lot to substantiate the close ties with the namesakes of Jerry Kids, that kinship probably thru Hoke.or The father of Arthur I will look more into GA records now that I understand where to look. I think it is possible that the info I found GA Paper re Arthur and his orphans Jeremiah and Margaret is on the money. The Will probably ended up in litigation in GA because of the Brashears. Sometimes the Husband of the Daughters entered into that on their Behalf. Where we see that Jerry was in a suit with John Taylor. That could as well been part of the same suit. Never know if could be the Georgia Archives we find Supreme court info. I knew about these GA land schemes as that was mentioned in the Harrington Info, It is the Harrintons involved with Brashears in the Timeframe 1804.
So, The Arthur JR(maybe) could have inheirited as well. So... Just a line of reasoning.Remember the Elizabeth Carney suit Didn't you find they were found in favor of Carney? same as Jerry.?
This is my short list of reasoning for research at this point. as we left off
Hoke, Lefluers, and the law suits. DJ

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• FamilySearch ID: 93F4-JJK
• _UID: CB38CD24575A4FCE845606438CF34EAB5D85
• Baptism: 4 May 1795, Church of Immaculate Conception Mobile, Al
• Census: 1840, Madison Couty, MS

Notes:

Supporting DOCUMENT Baptism Certificate: Baptized at 9 years in Mobile, Alabama. Child of Arthur Kearny and Hokey (Choctaw Indian) 4 May 1795 Jerry was elected as Captain of his village to represent them in government affairs. He was a corporal in the War of 1812 Nixon's Regiment. Per June Pollard: On his military discharge papers indicated he lived "in Amite" (probably Marion Co. later)...in l84l & l842 he purchased land in Madison Co. by cash and indicated he lived in Marion Co. MS. He owned lots of land in Madison Co., MS which his heirs filed for in AR but Jerry also owned property in other counties so it is uncertain where he is buried..

Captain was a title adaptated by the Choctaw from white mans ranking system to designate a lower level leader of a band of warriors; with the Chief known as Big Medal, his assistant as Little Medal, followed by Captains leading the groups of warriors.
Jerry was a Corporal in the Mil. The Capt Rank comes a Choctaw Title. War of 1812 Jerry Served in Nixon's Reg. Ikenaby served with Andrew Jackson.Ikanaby also served Choctaws in War of 1812.

1838 Jerry Affadavit names Wife Emmahka and Children, Harris, Martha, Daniel, Jemima, Lila,Jonas (Treaty of Doak , Date of the Treaty he had a wife and six children) He lived on Robinson Rd. Col Forrester is his Counsel

Grandfather was Irishman Carney who came in with the French in 1730 to Occupy the MS Valley may have lived in Amite County or Madison County on Robinson Rd.
Captain Jerry Carney - or Jeremiah Carney, Choctaw, signed 1820 and 1830 treaties. In 1831 he lived on the south side of Robinson Road in LeFlore's district, his family consisted of eight persons, including two males over 16 and four children under 16. He then owned nine slaves. He registered a claim for the SE1/4 S3, S4, part of S9 and S10 T9 R5E as well as S33 T10 RSE, but was granted only S4 T9N R5E (1). He was issued script for the section in 1848 (1) Choctaw Reserves, OIA, roll 189, frame 470; roll 195, frame 92. (2) General Land Office Automated Records, CD Rom series. Who was Who Among the Southern Indians - a genealogical notebook, 1698-1907) written by Don Martini.

Yates:
At the age of 9 Battle of Horse Shoe Bend. Jerry Kearney Baptism records 1795 at the age of 9 that would make him born 1786 in Indian traders. Other traders that I noticed was Ben > James wonder if he is the trader of James Springs where we saw Sam Carney > . Also, Turner Brashears was mentioned . He is the one that had > a Stand in Madison MS.e Carny Stands mentioned in the Natchez Archives on the > Trace. info on > where the Indian Trade places were, Nogales, AKA Walnut hill, Mobile, and > Chickasaw Bluffs The Pearl River area., Tombigbee lived Robinson Road Madison County, MS view image found land 2003 signed the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek and Doaks Stand Article 14 of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek gave the Choctaws a chance to choose a section of land and become citizens of MS or move to Oklahoma. About 500 square miles were requested but the Choctaws did not receive anything like The Choctaws received paper Oaths and property i Oklahoma and Arkansas Territories, that was taken from other tribes. Some Choctaw went to check the land and found it already settled by whites.Only 300 choctaws were allotted land. Several thousand others stayed in MS. Jerry Had trouble in obtaining land. that. www.bc.bia.edu Patent on Jerry Certificate #5422, Patentee Jermiah Carney, Issue Date 02/01/1841 The United States of America To all to whom these presents shall come, Greet? whereas: Jeremiah Carney according to the prov? the act of Congress on the 24 April 1820, entitles "An act making further provision for the sale of the Public Land Hand Written Document. "The East half of the South West quarter of Section two? five in Township ten North of Range five East? the District of Lands subject to sale at Columbus? MS containing seventy nine acres and ninety six? hundredth of an acre ect was purchased by Jeremiah Carney Date issued 04/12/1848 Patent sent to ? Comisioner Indian Affairs MAy 8th 184? Whereas under the fourteenth Article of the Treaty, concluded at Dancing Rabbit Creek on the twenty-seventh day of Septembe in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty, ?sioners on the part of the United States and the Chiefs, Captains, and Head MEnof the Choctaw Nation, on t? Nations, Jeremiah Carney as head of a family became entitled out of the lands ceded/States by the said Treaty, to one Section and whereas it appears from a return, reported January 31st, 1845 by the ? of Indian Affairs to the General LAnd Office that under the aforesaid? theact of Cngress? approved 23rd August 1842 entitled "An act to??? Satisfaction of claims arising under the fourteenthe and nineteenth articles Treaty of Dancinc Rabbitt Creek, concluded in September one thousand 8 hundred abd thirty" "Section four containing Sis Hundred and ? acres and fourty hundredth of an acre in Township nine (North? Five East of the (Choctaw Meridian) in the North Easter ? District MS has been designated as the location? said Jermiah Carne and that the said location ? on the 18th JAnuary 1848 by the Secretary of WAR" Jeremiah (male)- "Hebrew, 'may God exalt'. The name of an Old Testament prophet, used in Ireland to anglicise Dermot. It was one frequently used but it is now much rarer." Treaty of Doak Stand made possible creation of Settlement of Yazoo County. Yazoo part of Hinds COunty, MS 2-12-1820. All of the Choctaw Sessions of 10-18-20 Yazoo-included, Washington, Holmes, Issqueena, Sharkey and part of Madison and Sunflower Pearl RIver to the MS River, 1827 Washington taken out of Yazoo 1828 Madison County, Formed etween Pearl River and Black Rivers, Land Big Black and Yazoo. Jerry also had a Stand on the Trace have located. (DJ) RE:Jerry being the Father of Ikenaby MS...well, that will not stand up against the Baptismal Record D.J. found in Mobile dated l795 with Jerry being "around 9 years of age" when baptised...this would make Jerry too young to have children - right? SO THE BOTOM LINE IS WE ARE SOLELY LACKING IN DATA TO ESTABLISH JERRY AS THE FATHER OF JOHN CARNEY, SR. OF MS Subject: American State Papers VOL VIII URL http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsp&fileName=035/lls p035.db&Page=686 Link to the Choctaw who applied for citizenship a good copy to save Much has been written about the change in hereditary leadership to an electoral process in nearly all the books written on the Choctaw. This, while true, is misleading. Although the position of Chief generally went to the nephew of the Chief through the sister of the former Chief, the council would chose the canditate also based on his merits as a warrior. H.B. Cushman uses this example in reference to Pushmataha. Presumably, the need for this was that their may be more than one nephew who was vying for leadership. Additionally, the first Chiefs most books referred to as "elected" were descendants of the same three bloodlines as the former Chiefs Mushatubbee (David Folsom and Robert Kincaid), Apuckanubee (presumed relationship, Robert Cole, Greenwood Leflore, Thomas Leflore), and Pushmataha (Oklahoma (sometimes called Tappenhoma) Nittakechi, Pierre Juzan). The descendants of these families continued an active role in tribal government until the Dawes Commission act of 1896, many holding the office of Chief. WHY Jeremiah keeps > coming back to Marion Co. >> > June > There was a large settlement of Choctaw on Pearl River , > between Greens creek & White Sands creek in Lawrence co,Ms. > This is on the north border of Marion co,Ms > This is just across Pearl River from where John Carney had deeds. > Perhaps Jeremiah was there associating with relatives & friends? > > Ted

Census: 1840 Madison Couty, MS 1
Census: 1843 Yazoo Old Town, Neshoba, MS 1
Baptism: APR 1795 Church of Immaculate Conception Mobile, Al 1
Baptism: 1795 Mobile, French Colony, LA 1
Emigration: 1820 Treaty of Doak near Robinson Rd 9 miles from Treaty Ground. 1
Emigration: In Madison County, MS 1
Event: Event 1812 Nixons Regiment fought with Gen Jackson 1
Religion: Baptized Catholic may not have remained so 1

Family/Spouse: Emmahka. Emmahka and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ah Che Hoka. Ah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• FamilySearch ID: LZ6P-Q9Z
• _UID: 819F7B6210434B019AA3A7C871AB406B0F74

Notes:

There were several court items regarding her guardianship as her mother died at birth and father Arthur died when 6 years old.

John Cummins and Nancy/Ann Breashears , guardians.

Family/Spouse: Joseph NICHOLS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]