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Jacob Chaney 1715–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 21 September 1801

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

Father: Charles Chaney

Mother: Anne Jones

Spouse(s): SARAH MIDKIFF

Children(s): Elizabeth Chaney, Isaac Chaney, Nathaniel Chaney, Charles Chaney, MOSES SR, Ezekiel Chaney, Joseph Chaney, James Chaney, John Cheney, Abraham Chaney, Mary Chaney

Jacob Chaney was born in 1715 in South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, the child of Charles Chaney And Anne Jones. Jacob Chaney married Sarah Midkiff, and had children including Abraham Abram Chaney, Charles Church Chaney, Elizabeth Chaney, Ezekiel Chaney, Isaac Chaney, James J Chaney, John Cheney, Joseph Chaney, Mary Chaney, Moses Chaney Sr, Nathaniel Nathan Chaney. Jacob Chaney passed away in 1801 in Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Chaney was born in 1715 in South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, the child of Charles Chaney And Anne Jones.
  • Jacob Chaney married Sarah Midkiff, and had children including Abraham Abram Chaney, Charles Church Chaney, Elizabeth Chaney, Ezekiel Chaney, Isaac Chaney, James J Chaney, John Cheney, Joseph Chaney, Mary Chaney, Moses Chaney Sr, Nathaniel Nathan Chaney.
  • Jacob Chaney passed away in 1801 in Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Jacob Chaney's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Chaney
1715–1801
Birth Place: South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Parents
Charles Chaney
1703–1781
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Jones
1706–1780
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard Cheney
1616–1685
,,Devon,England
Eleanor Pindell
1640–1703
All Hallows,Anne Arundel,Maryland,USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Chaney's Descendants

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Jacob Chaney (1715–21 September 1801) m. SARAH MIDKIFF (1727–1801)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Chaney 1752–1831 m. Jonathan Davis 1750–1831 m. Phillips Mayberry 1771–
    1. 1. James (M.) Davis 1789–1876 m. Nancy (Wood 1st) wife 1792–1827
      1. 1. William (Calhoun) Davis 1811–1901 m. Caroline Lusk 1815–1852 m. Louisa (America) Vincent 1831–1874
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Davis 1847–1898 m. George (W) Compton 1844–1920
        2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Davis 1849–1929
        3. 3. Permelia (Elizabeth Davis) Broome 1842–1919
        4. 4. James (Lewis) Davis 1844–1863
        5. 5. Martha (Louise) Davis 1868–1937
        6. 6. Susan (Eudorah Emeline (Dora)) Davis 1860–1906
        7. 7. Andrew (Jackson) Davis 1863–1926
        8. 8. William (Abner) Davis 1858–1906
        9. 9. Jefferson ('Jeff' D) Davis 1861–1928
        10. 10. Mary (Francis) Davis 1857–1948
        11. 11. James (Matt) Davis 1855–1895
    2. 2. Asa Davis 1792–1875
    3. 3. Martha (Brown "Patsy") Davis 1786–1826
    4. 4. William Davis 1777–1842
    5. 5. Sarah (Rebecca "Sally") Davis 1797–1850
    6. 6. Elisha (Lawson (Loss) PVT Davis) Sr. 1810–1863
    7. 7. George (W.) Davis 1777–1855
    8. 8. Thomas DAVIS 1801–1853
    9. 9. Cynthia Davis 1787–
    10. 10. Christopher Davis 1790–
    11. 11. John (Andrew Gardiner) Davis 1802–1840
    12. 12. John (Anthony Gardner) Davis 1802–1840
  2. 2. Isaac Chaney 1748–1800
  3. 3. Nathaniel ("Nathan") Chaney 1767–1831
  4. 4. Charles ("Church") Chaney 1771–1860
  5. 5. MOSES (CHANEY) SR 1770–1841
  6. 6. Ezekiel Chaney 1752–1815
  7. 7. Joseph Chaney 1755–1833
  8. 8. James (J.) Chaney 1751–1792
  9. 9. John Cheney 1765–1859
  10. 10. Abraham ("Abram") Chaney 1760–1848
  11. 11. Mary Chaney 1749–1846

Jacob Chaney's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Jacob Chaney in South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1801
21 September 1801
Age 86
Death of Jacob Chaney in Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: South River, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 September 1801
    Event Place: Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

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