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Note: CORNELIUS is believed to have come from Ireland around 1745 and to have settled in or near Straight-Stone Creek, Pittsylvania County, VA.
JAMES R. McHANEY of Cape Girardeau, MO has plotted land holdings of
CORNELIUS based on real estate records of Pittsylvania County.
CORNELIUS is listed in the reconstituted census of VA (1790) as head
of a family with 7 children (or 6 and wife).
Pittsylvania County records contain the will of CORNELIUS and an
appraisal of his estate. The latter indicates that he owned 63
slaves.
From MARY INGLIS SIMS (1986) CORNELIUS MACKEANNY, York County VA
Court Records, 24 Sep 1700. DENNIS McHaney (His inventory)
Pittsylvania Court Records Bk 4, pg 176, Oct 1778. THOMAS MUCKILHONY
1750 Court Lunenburg County.
Following from "Irish Settlers in America", O'Brien, Vol I, Gen Pub
Co 1979 p524: "From Parish register of St Peter's Church, New Kent
County, VA pub by the Nat'l Socity of Colonial Dames of America:
'WILLIAM, son of DANIEL MACKANY, born July 15, 1712.'"
From Halifax, VA Marriage Bond Register No 1, 1753-1889 for date of
17 Feb 1763 JAMES TURNER & MARY MCMAHANEY, WM WRIGHT (bondsman), JNO
COX (witness). And Historical records of Officers of the Continental
Army 1775- 1783 by Hertman, F.B., Washington 1914 lists JAMES McHaney,
VA, 1st Lieutenant, 5th VA. 25 Mar 1776. Also a JOHN McHaney is
listed in the DAR index. There was a JOHN McHaney born 6 Aug 1752.
MARY INGLIS SIMS believes DENNIS may have been the father of the MARY
who married JAMES TURNER 17 FEB 1763.
MARY INGLIS SIMS thinks CORNELIUS was born circa 1752-55.
CORNELIUS'S will was dated 30 March 1814 and it was recorded 20 June
1814. Will Bk II, pg 390. Probated 8 July 1814. Accordingly date
shown for death is inaccurate. Death occurred between 30 Mar and 20
Jun 1814. Will mentions sons John & Cornelius & daughters Rollu
Hubbard, Mary Gilbert, & Lelia (Celia?) George also granddaughter
Frankey Turner.
A CORNELIUS McHaney was a witness to a will of WILLIAM KNOWLTON in
1775. Amelia County, VA Will Book 2, pg 155.
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