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Joseph Preston Looney 1770–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Knox, Tennessee

Death Date: 4 Dec 1840

Death Location: Meigs, Tennessee, United States

Father: Joseph Capt.

Mother: Jane Bowen

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The story of Joseph Preston Looney began in 1770 in Knox, Tennessee. Joseph Preston Looney passed away in 1840 in Meigs, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Preston Looney began in 1770 in Knox, Tennessee.
  • Joseph Preston Looney passed away in 1840 in Meigs, Tennessee, United States.

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Joseph Looney's Ancestors

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Joseph Looney
1770–1840
Birth Place: Knox, Tennessee
Parents
Joseph Lewellyn Looney Capt.
1740–1816
Looney's Creek, Augusta (now Rockbridge) County, Virginia
Jane (Jean McIlhaney) Bowen
1739–1780
Augusta County, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert Looney
1692–1769
Ballagilley, Maughold Parish, Isle of Mann, Ireland
Elizabeth Stover
1696–1770
Sheading, Kirk Lonan, Isle Mann, Ireland
John (Washington Reese Bowen Sr,) Captain
1696–1761
Gwynnedd, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Lilly McIlhaney
1709–1780
Ulster, County Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Moses Bowen
1674–1761
Rebecca Rees
1676–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Evan Bowen
1647–1724
Mary McMillian
1650–1699
David Rees
1655–1706
Elinor Lloyd
1645–1726

Joseph Looney's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Joseph Preston Looney in Knox, Tennessee
Knox, Tennessee
1840
4 Dec 1840
Age 70
Death of Joseph Preston Looney in Meigs, Tennessee, United States
Meigs, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Meigs, Tennessee, United States

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