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Abraham Chaney 1758–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia

Death Date: 25 Dec 1848

Death Location: Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Jacob Chaney

Mother: Sarah --Chaney

Spouse(s): MARY CHEATHAM, Nancy Donelson, Lydia None

Children(s): ELIZABETH CHANEY, Dicy Chaney, Abraham Chaney, Mary Chaney, Nancy Chaney, Edward Chaney, Anderson Chaney, Mary Chaney, John Chaney, Dicie Chaney, Cheatham Chaney, Eligjah Chaney, John Chaney, Nancy Chaney, Nathaniel Chaney, William Chaney, Lydia Chaney, Richard Chaney, Henry Chaney, Sarah Chaney

The story of Abraham Chaney began in 1758 in Halifax County, Virginia. Abraham Chaney married Lydia, Mary Elizabeth Cheatham, Nancy Donelson, and had children including Abraham Chaney, Anderson Chaney, Cheatham Chaney, Dicie Chaney, Dicy Chaney, Edward Cheatham Chaney, Eligjah Ely Chaney, Elizabeth Mary Chaney, Henry Chaney, John Chaney, Lydia Chaney, Mary Chaney, Nancy Chaney, Nancy Jane Chaney, Nathaniel Chaney, Richard R Chaney, Sarah Sally Chaney, William Preston Chaney. Abraham Chaney passed away in 1848 in Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abraham Chaney began in 1758 in Halifax County, Virginia.
  • Abraham Chaney married Lydia, Mary Elizabeth Cheatham, Nancy Donelson, and had children including Abraham Chaney, Anderson Chaney, Cheatham Chaney, Dicie Chaney, Dicy Chaney, Edward Cheatham Chaney, Eligjah Ely Chaney, Elizabeth Mary Chaney, Henry Chaney, John Chaney, Lydia Chaney, Mary Chaney, Nancy Chaney, Nancy Jane Chaney, Nathaniel Chaney, Richard R Chaney, Sarah Sally Chaney, William Preston Chaney.
  • Abraham Chaney passed away in 1848 in Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Chaney
1724–1801
Birth Location: South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Sarah --Chaney
1727–1801
Birth Location: Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

MARY CHEATHAM
1770–1802
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
MC
Nancy Donelson
1776–1855
Birth Location: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Lydia None
1750–1855
Birth Location: Ann Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

ELIZABETH CHANEY
1786–1860
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Dicy Chaney
1776–
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
DC
Abraham Chaney
1787–1838
Birth Location: –
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Mary Chaney
1788–1860
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
MC
Nancy Chaney
1790–
Birth Location: –
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Edward Chaney
1791–1812
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Anderson Chaney
1792–
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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Mary Chaney
1797–1892
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
MC
John Chaney
1800–1860
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
JC
Dicie Chaney
1800–
Birth Location: Pittslyvania, Virginia, United States
DC
Cheatham Chaney
1801–1848
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Eligjah Chaney
1796–1886
Birth Location: –
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John Chaney
1780–1822
Birth Location: Clark County, Kentucky or Fayette, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Chaney
1785–1850
Birth Location: –
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Nathaniel Chaney
1791–1872
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
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William Chaney
1798–1859
Birth Location: –
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Lydia Chaney
1798–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Richard Chaney
1803–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
RC
Henry Chaney
1808–1863
Birth Location: Clark, Kentucky, United States
HC
Sarah Chaney
1814–
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
SC

Abraham Chaney's Ancestors

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Abraham Chaney
1758–1848
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia
Parents
Jacob Chaney
1724–1801
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Sarah (Midkiff) --Chaney
1727–1801
Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Charles Cheney
1673–1745
South Hundred, Anne Arundel Co. MD
Ann (Jones) Pattison
1676–1720
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Thomas Midkiff
1710–1801
Virginia
Elizabeth (Mary) Planter
–1727
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cheney
1630–1684
Eleanor Pindell
1650–1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abraham Chaney's Descendants

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Abraham Chaney (1758–25 Dec 1848) m. MARY (ELIZABETH) CHEATHAM (1770–1802) m. Nancy Donelson (1776–1855) m. Lydia (1750–1855)
  1. 1. ELIZABETH (MARY) CHANEY 1786–1860 m. Andrew Boswell 1778–1850
    1. 1. Hannah Boswell 1819–1897 m. Wilson (L) Wright 1807–1892
      1. 1. Jane Wright 1834–1899 m. Samuel (Houston) Albertson 1829–1858 m. George (Washington) PEAVYHOUSE 1844–1922
        1. 1. William (Hopkins) Albertson 1854–1936
        2. 2. CALVIN (M) ALBERTSON 1853–1903
        3. 3. Patrick (Henry) Albertson 1855–1933
        4. 4. Hannah (Elizabeth Jane) Albertson 1857–1947
        5. 5. Stephen (Virgil) Peavyhouse 1875–1957 m. Martha (Ellen) Beaty 1880–1968
        6. 6. Abraham (Alexander) Peavyhouse 1873–1928
        7. 7. John (M) Peavyhouse 1870–1939
        8. 8. George (Sam) Peavyhouse 1871–1939
        9. 9. Mose Wright 1861–
      2. 2. John (Calvin) WRIGHT 1832–1904
      3. 3. ELIZABETH (Betsey) WRIGHT 1833–1889
      4. 4. Joshua (Foster) WRIGHT 1836–1900
      5. 5. Sarah (Ann Clementine) WRIGHT 1841–1915
      6. 6. Boswell (F) WRIGHT 1842–1915
      7. 7. Margaret Wright 1846–1901
      8. 8. Lewis (W) WRIGHT 1846–
      9. 9. Permelia (Ann C) WRIGHT 1849–
      10. 10. Boswell (F) Wright 1850–1915
      11. 11. Margaret Wright 1859–1901
      12. 12. Luvernia Wright 1859–1901
    2. 2. Richard Boswell 1810–1899
    3. 3. Samuel Boswell 1812–1880
    4. 4. Lavina Boswell 1813–1875
    5. 5. Ellen Boswell 1814–
    6. 6. Andrew (J) Boswell 1816–1888
    7. 7. Catherine Boswell 1818–
  2. 2. Dicy Chaney 1776–
  3. 3. Abraham Chaney 1787–1838
  4. 4. Mary Chaney 1788–1860
  5. 5. Nancy Chaney 1790–
  6. 6. Edward (Cheatham) Chaney 1791–1812
  7. 7. Anderson Chaney 1792–
  8. 8. Mary Chaney 1797–1892
  9. 9. John Chaney 1800–1860
  10. 10. Dicie Chaney 1800–
  11. 11. Cheatham Chaney 1801–1848
  12. 12. Eligjah (Ely) Chaney 1796–1886
  13. 13. John Chaney 1780–1822
  14. 14. Nancy (Jane) Chaney 1785–1850
  15. 15. Nathaniel Chaney 1791–1872
  16. 16. William (Preston) Chaney 1798–1859
  17. 17. Lydia Chaney 1798–
  18. 18. Richard (R) Chaney 1803–
  19. 19. Henry Chaney 1808–1863
  20. 20. Sarah (Sally) Chaney 1814–

Abraham Chaney's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Abraham Chaney in Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax County, Virginia
1848
25 Dec 1848
Age 90
Death of Abraham Chaney in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1848
    Event Place: Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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