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Jacob Chaney 1724–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1724

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Death Date: 21 Sep 1801

Death Location: Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Chaney

Mother: Mary Powell

Spouse(s): Sarah Midkiff

Children(s): Elizabeth Chaney, Nathaniel Chaney, Moses Chaney, Charles Chaney, John Chaney, Joseph Chaney, Mary Chaney, Abraham Chaney, Jacob Chaney, Ezekial Chaney, James Chaney, William Chaney, Sarah Chaney

The story of Jacob Chaney began in 1724 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Jacob Chaney married Sarah Midkiff, and had children including Abraham Chaney, Charles Chaney, Elizabeth Chaney, Ezekial Chaney, Jacob Chaney, James Chaney, John Chaney, Joseph Chaney, Mary Chaney, Moses Chaney, Nathaniel Nathan Chaney, Sarah Chaney, William Isiah Chaney. Jacob Chaney passed away in 1801 in Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Chaney began in 1724 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
  • Jacob Chaney married Sarah Midkiff, and had children including Abraham Chaney, Charles Chaney, Elizabeth Chaney, Ezekial Chaney, Jacob Chaney, James Chaney, John Chaney, Joseph Chaney, Mary Chaney, Moses Chaney, Nathaniel Nathan Chaney, Sarah Chaney, William Isiah Chaney.
  • Jacob Chaney passed away in 1801 in Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Chaney
1703–1781
Birth Location: South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Mary Powell
1706–1780
Birth Location: South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Midkiff
1727–1801
Birth Location: Bedford Co., Virginia County, Virginia USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Chaney
1752–1831
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Nathaniel Chaney
1760–1837
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Moses Chaney
1792–
Birth Location: –
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Charles Chaney
1770–
Birth Location: Virginia, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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John Chaney
1765–1859
Birth Location: Virginia, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Chaney
1762–
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Mary Chaney
1760–1848
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Abraham Chaney
1760–1848
Birth Location: Virginia, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
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Jacob Chaney
1756–
Birth Location: Virginia, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Ezekial Chaney
1751–1815
Birth Location: Virginia, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
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James Chaney
1750–1801
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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William Chaney
1749–
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Chaney
1747–
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Jacob Chaney's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Chaney
1724–1801
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Parents
Charles Chaney
1703–1781
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Mary Powell
1706–1780
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Charles Cheney
1673–1744
South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colonial America
Ann (Agnes) Jones
1675–1713
Little Manny, Anne Arundel, Somerset, Maryland Colonial America
John Powell
1694–1716
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Mary Dunstan
1682–
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard IV
1616–1684
Eleanor Pindall
1650–1709
John Powell
1674–1718
Elizabeth Gardener
1675–1720
Walter Dunstan,
1660–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir III
1595–1633
Ann Ellinor
1603–1645
Walter Powell
1622–1695
Margaret Beere
1645–1679
Walter Dunstone
1615–1668
Johane Dunston
1615–1667

Jacob Chaney's Descendants

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Jacob Chaney (8 Dec 1724–21 Sep 1801) m. Sarah Midkiff (1727–1801)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Chaney 1752–1831 m. Jonathan (Philip) Davis 1750–1831
    1. 1. James Davis 1789–1876 m. Nancy Woods 1792–1827
      1. 1. John Davis 1822–1869 m. Lucinda Cunningham 1825–1908
        1. 1. George (W) Davis 1858–1935
        2. 2. Henry (Monroe) Davis 1844–1915
        3. 3. James (Madison) Davis 1843–1925
        4. 4. Sarah (Frances) Davis 1847–1914
        5. 5. Nathan (Thomas) Davis 1848–1883
        6. 6. Cynthia (Ann) Davis 1849–
        7. 7. Emily (Angeline) Davis 1852–
        8. 8. William (Vieras) Davis 1853–1918
        9. 9. Robert (Housten) Davis 1855–1931
        10. 10. Rebecca (J) Davis 1856–
        11. 11. John (A) Davis 1859–
        12. 12. Martha (E) Davis 1862–
        13. 13. Nancy (K.) Davis 1865–
        14. 14. Charles (Grant) Davis 1869–
      2. 2. Martha Davis 1813–1814
      3. 3. Alexander (H) Davis 1815–1896
      4. 4. William Davis 1817–1888
      5. 5. Polly (Ann) Davis 1820–1851
      6. 6. Isabelah Davis 1825–1853
      7. 7. Nancy Davis 1827–1841
      8. 8. David Davis 1821–1886
      9. 9. William (Claborne) Davis 1811–1901
      10. 10. Keziah Davis 1816–1855
      11. 11. Mary (Ann) Davis 1823–1908
      12. 12. Sarah Davis 1815–1880
      13. 13. Mary ((Polly) W.) Davis 1820–1899
    2. 2. Asa (A) Davis 1792–1875 m. Anna ("Annie") Wood 1800–1863
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Davis 1825–1880
      2. 2. William (Henry) Davis 1835–1921
      3. 3. James (S) Davis 1829–1899
      4. 4. Martha (Ann) Davis 1836–1913
      5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Davis 1852–
      6. 6. Henry Davis 1843–1930
      7. 7. Benjamin (Franklin) Davis 1829–1867
      8. 8. Columbus (Marion) Davis 1832–1907
      9. 9. Elizabeth (Ann) Davis 1834–1909
      10. 10. Asa Davis 1828–1872
      11. 11. Nancy Davis 1824–1880
    3. 3. Martha (Brown) Davis 1786–1826
    4. 4. William (Issac) Davis 1777–1842 m. Margaret Derryberry 1778–1858
      1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Davis 1805–1862
      2. 2. Sarah (Anne Davis) Steed 1807–1886
      3. 3. Isaac (H) Davis 1815–1907 m. Penelope (Moore) Davis 1815–1888
        1. 1. William (Presley "Billie") Davis 1849–1915
        2. 2. Margaret (Clementine Davis) Evans 1844–1926
        3. 3. D (Evilene Davis) Denison 1836–1867
        4. 4. Mary (C Davis) Tubbs 1840–1888
        5. 5. Nancy (Jane Davis) Cozart 1838–1902
        6. 6. Eliza (E Davis) Evans 1847–1879
      4. 4. Mary (Davis) Leonard 1820–1838
      5. 5. James (Knox Polk) Davis 1842–1925
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Davis) Renshaw 1803–1890
    5. 5. John (W) Davis 1805–1881
    6. 6. Sarah (Rebecca) Davis 1797–1851
    7. 7. Elisha (Lawson) Davis 1800–1863
    8. 8. Thomas Davis 1801–1853 m. Anna Gray 1806–1892
      1. 1. James (Lewis) Davis 1827–1871
      2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Davis 1830–1862
      3. 3. Margaret (Elizabeth) Davis 1835–1873
      4. 4. Lucinda (Emeline) Davis 1834–1925
      5. 5. Matilda (Ellen) Davis 1837–1932
      6. 6. Benjamin (Gray) Davis 1838–
      7. 7. Joshua (Thomas) Davis 1844–1928
      8. 8. Sarah (Mary) Davis 1845–1887
      9. 9. Jonathan Davis 1848–
      10. 10. Lucy Davis 1842–
    9. 9. John (C.) Davis 1790–1880 m. Jane Ryan 1810–1859
      1. 1. Sophia Davis 1832–1917
      2. 2. James (C) Davis 1830–1864
      3. 3. Samuel Davis 1836–1864
      4. 4. Martha (Caroline) Davis 1838–1901
      5. 5. Mary ("Patsy" Jane) Davis 1839–1874
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Davis 1846–1898
    10. 10. John (Andrew Gardiner) Davis 1802–1840
    11. 11. George Davis 1777–1855
  2. 2. Nathaniel (" Nathan") Chaney 1760–1837
  3. 3. Moses Chaney 1792–
  4. 4. Charles Chaney 1770–
  5. 5. John Chaney 1765–1859
  6. 6. Joseph Chaney 1762–
  7. 7. Mary Chaney 1760–1848
  8. 8. Abraham Chaney 1760–1848
  9. 9. Jacob Chaney 1756–
  10. 10. Ezekial Chaney 1751–1815
  11. 11. James Chaney 1750–1801
  12. 12. William (Isiah) Chaney 1749–
  13. 13. Sarah Chaney 1747–

Jacob Chaney's Timeline

2 Records

1724
8 Dec 1724
Birth of Jacob Chaney in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
1801
21 Sep 1801
Age 77
Death of Jacob Chaney in Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Laurel Grove, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1724
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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