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Jacob Chaney 1715–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

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

Death Date: 21 Sep 1801

Death Location: Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Chaney

Mother: Ann Jones

Spouse(s): Sarah Midkiff

Children(s): Ezekiel Chaney, Isaac Chaney, Sarah Chaney, James Sr, Sarah Chaney, William Chaney, Mary Chaney, Nathan Chaney

Jacob Chaney was born in 1715 in South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, the child of Charles Chaney And Ann Jones. Jacob Chaney married Sarah Midkiff, and had children including Ezekiel Chaney, Isaac Chaney, James Chaney Sr, Mary Chaney, Nathan Chaney, Sarah Chaney, William Isiah Chaney. Jacob Chaney passed away in 1801 in Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Chaney was born in 1715 in South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, the child of Charles Chaney And Ann Jones.
  • Jacob Chaney married Sarah Midkiff, and had children including Ezekiel Chaney, Isaac Chaney, James Chaney Sr, Mary Chaney, Nathan Chaney, Sarah Chaney, William Isiah Chaney.
  • Jacob Chaney passed away in 1801 in Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Jacob Chaney's Ancestors

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Jacob Chaney
1715–1801
Birth Place: South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Parents
Charles Chaney
1673–1744
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Ann Jones
1673–1713
Queen Ann, Talbot, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Richard Chaney
1630–1684
Devon, England
Eleanor Pindell
1650–1709
All Hallows, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Chaney
1595–1633
Anne Ellinor
1603–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Chaney
1565–1625
Elizabeth Offley
1570–1615
Bartholomew Ellinor
1580–1606
Alice Effermont
1584–

Jacob Chaney's Descendants

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Jacob Chaney (1715–21 Sep 1801) m. Sarah Midkiff (1727–1801)
  1. 1. Ezekiel Chaney 1748–1815
  2. 2. Isaac Chaney 1748–1801
  3. 3. Sarah Chaney 1747–1801
  4. 4. James (Chaney) Sr 1748–1792 m. Abigail Fitzgerald 1755–1815
    1. 1. William (Heneger Sr) CHANEY 1770–1847
    2. 2. Mary (Polly) Chaney 1781–1830
    3. 3. Rhoda Chaney 1772–
    4. 4. Elisha Chaney 1778–1807
    5. 5. Lucy Chaney 1775–
    6. 6. William (Henegar) Chaney 1770–1847
    7. 7. Lucy Chaney 1772–
    8. 8. Dorcus Chaney 1774–
    9. 9. Elisha Chaney 1775–1807
    10. 10. Moses Chaney 1778–1844
    11. 11. Obadiah (Claudius Chaney,) Sr. 1771–1847 m. Elizabeth (Susannah) Burton 1782–1856
      1. 1. George (Payne) Chaney 1815–1849 m. Sarah (Jane) Penick 1820–1845
        1. 1. Thomas (Asa) Chaney 1841–1906 m. Mary (Walker) Rhodus 1841–1921
        2. 2. George (Payne Chaney) Jr 1848–1900
        3. 3. Anne (Rebecca) Chaney 1845–1860
        4. 4. Martha (Jane) Chaney 1839–1855
        5. 5. John (Guynn) Chaney 1834–1880
      2. 2. Obadiah Chaney 1819–1859
      3. 3. John (Burton) Chaney 1803–1849
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Chaney 1815–1903
      5. 5. Aaron Chaney 1810–1810
      6. 6. Richard Chaney 1809–1849
      7. 7. James Chaney 1808–1852
      8. 8. Asa (Asher R.) Chaney 1805–1857
      9. 9. Daniel (Riley) Chaney 1805–1870 m. Nancy (T) Locke 1833–1880 m. Polly Shipp 1802–1852
        1. 1. Edmonia ("Annie") Chaney 1874–
        2. 2. William (E.) Chaney 1858–
        3. 3. Nancy (E.) Chaney 1868–1940
        4. 4. George (Riley) Chaney 1864–1904
        5. 5. Lucy (C) Chaney 1861–
        6. 6. Edmonia Chaney 1874–
        7. 7. Nancy (E.) Chaney 1868–1940
        8. 8. George (Riley) Chaney 1864–1904
        9. 9. William (Edward) Chaney 1858–1947
        10. 10. Lucy Chaney 1861–1917
  5. 5. Sarah Chaney 1747–
  6. 6. William (Isiah) Chaney 1749–1801
  7. 7. Mary Chaney 1749–
  8. 8. Nathan Chaney 1750–1804

Jacob Chaney's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Jacob Chaney in South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1801
21 Sep 1801
Age 86
Death of Jacob Chaney in Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1801
    Event Place: Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

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