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Absalom LOONEY 1729–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Maughold, Garff or Sheading, Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man

Death Date: 27 Sep 1791

Death Location: Dunkard's Spring, Bluefield, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Father: ROBERT LUNEY\LOONEY

Mother: Elizabeth Barber

Spouse(s): Margaret Moore

Children(s): Johnathan Looney, Michael Sr(AB), Elizabeth (Potts), John Looney

The story of Absalom LOONEY began in 1729 in Maughold, Garff or Sheading, Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man. Absalom LOONEY married Margaret Eleanor Polly Moore, and had children including Elizabeth Moore Looney Potts, John Looney, Johnathan Moore Looney, Michael Looney Sr Ab. Absalom LOONEY passed away in 1791 in Dunkard's Spring, Bluefield, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Absalom LOONEY began in 1729 in Maughold, Garff or Sheading, Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man.
  • Absalom LOONEY married Margaret Eleanor Polly Moore, and had children including Elizabeth Moore Looney Potts, John Looney, Johnathan Moore Looney, Michael Looney Sr Ab.
  • Absalom LOONEY passed away in 1791 in Dunkard's Spring, Bluefield, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

ROBERT LUNEY\LOONEY
1692–1769
Birth Location: Ballagilly Farm, Kirk Maughold, Garff, Isle of Man/Manx, British Isles
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Elizabeth Barber
1650–1692
Birth Location: Sheading, Kirk, Lonan, Isle of Man, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Moore
1729–1791
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Johnathan Looney
1761–1824
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Michael Sr(AB)
1751–1839
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth (Potts)
1753–1811
Birth Location: Rockbridge, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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John Looney
1754–1755
Birth Location: –
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Absalom LOONEY's Ancestors

Self
Absalom LOONEY
1729–1791
Birth Place: Maughold, Garff or Sheading, Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man
Parents
ROBERT "THE HUNTER" LUNEY\LOONEY
1692–1769
Ballagilly Farm, Kirk Maughold, Garff, Isle of Man/Manx, British Isles
Elizabeth (Llewellyn Stover) Barber
1650–1692
Sheading, Kirk, Lonan, Isle of Man, Ireland
Grandparents
ROBERT LUNEY\LOONEY
1662–1758
Ballagilly, Kirk Lonan, Maughold, Isle Of Man
ELIZABETH \\\
1660–1747
Ballagilly, Kirk Lonan, Maughold, Isle Of Man
Great-Grandparents
John (Lewny)
1647–1699
Margery Woods
1647–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phill Lowny
1597–1656
Margaret Kneale
1630–1677

Absalom LOONEY's Descendants

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Absalom LOONEY (1729–27 Sep 1791) m. Margaret (Eleanor "Polly") Moore (1729–28 Sep 1791)
  1. 1. Johnathan (Moore) Looney 1761–1824 m. Jane Harbeson 1765–1833
    1. 1. Joseph (Johnathan) Looney 1792–1822 m. Parthenia ("Theney") Stubblefield 1794–1850
      1. 1. Jonathan Looney 1820–1858 m. Anna (Jane) Jones 1825–1884
        1. 1. Isham (J) Looney 1850– m. Rachel (O) Looney 1853–
    2. 2. Martha (Anne) Looney 1790–1855
    3. 3. Jonathan Looney 1789–1832
    4. 4. Daniel Looney 1787–
  2. 2. Michael (Looney) Sr(AB) 1751–1839
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Moore Looney) (Potts) 1753–1811
  4. 4. John Looney 1754–1755

Absalom LOONEY's Timeline

3 Records

1729
1729
Birth of Absalom LOONEY in Maughold, Garff or Sheading, Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man
Maughold, Garff or Sheading, Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man
1750
1750
Age 21
Absalom LOONEY was married in Augusta, VA
Augusta, VA
1791
27 Sep 1791
Age 62
Death of Absalom LOONEY in Dunkard's Spring, Bluefield, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Dunkard's Spring, Bluefield, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Maughold, Garff or Sheading, Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Augusta, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1791
    Event Place: Dunkard's Spring, Bluefield, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
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