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Note: !Not listed in the 1790 Reconstituted Census of VA. Is listed in the 1820 Census of Wilson County, TN.
!ASurvey History of Straightstone Baptist Church 1806-1956 (copy in
hands of GAILON McHaney and JAMES R. McHaney) indicates that at meeting 5 July 1806 ANDREW McHaney & JOHN LESTER were chosen as first
deacons. JOHN LESTER was also appointed clerk. This ANDREW
McHaney might have been the son of TERRY McHaney who hereinafter will
be referred to as ANDREW JR.
!JAMES R. McHaney has plotted many of the land holdings of MCHANEYS in
Pittsylvania County based on recorded Real Estate transactions.
!The will of ANDREW is on Reel 192 p 395 Wilson County, TN, Tennessee
Archives 1824-1832. In the name of God, Amen. I, Andrew McHaney of
the County of Wilson and State of Tennessee, being badly but sound in
mind and knowing that I shall not recover from my present affliction
and having a wish to dispose of my worldly property in the manner and
form following (to wit): First, I will that all my just debts be
paid. Second, I give my son William McHaney one cow now in his
possession.....bed & furniture to the worth of $15. Third, I will
that my personal property containing of household &....furniture of
every description, of cart & horse, my stock...to be equally divided
between my wife Oney McHaney, my son William McHaney, my daughter Lucy
McHaney now Lucy Whitlow, my daughter Polly McHaney now Polly
Pemberton, and my daughter Nancy McHaney now Nancy Smith......this
28th day of December 1826.
!Following info from Mary Inglis Sims: Ref: ANSEARCHIN' NEWS, Vol 21
Spring Issue #1 - 1974.
!ANDREW MC MAHAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION APPLICATION (Abstracted by
Mrs Edwin H. Smith) No. S 38931 Applied from Wilson Co., Tenn on Aug
9, 1820. 10 pages Pensioner is blind and aged about 58. He lives with
his two unmarried daughters on his son's land in Wilson Co., 18 miles
southeast of Lebanon. Later he says his family consists of only one
daughter ages about 22-23 named Polly. (Perhaps one daughter married
while he was corresponding about his pension.)
!William McMahan, aged 29, is a son of Andrew. William is "otherwise
called" William McHaney and is a Baptist. Aug 18, 1819.
!Jesse Hadges, aged 65, knew Andrew McMahan in Pittsylvania Co., Va.
He was acquainted with Andrew's brothers "known by the name" McMahan."
After some time the name became adulterated and the young generation
descended from these brothers were frequently called McHaney." Aug 25
1819.
!Andrew enlisted in the Revolution from King and Queen Co., VA in the
winter of 1776 for 3 years. He served under Capt William Campbell,
Col Gibson, Maj Ellison, Col George Baylor, Lt Col Wm Washington. He
was in the battles of Monmouth, Guilford, Camden, and Eustace Springs.
He holds a note on Ab- ner Watson. He owns 250 acres and negro boy DUK. John Allcorn, Clerk Thomas Stuart, Judge of Circuit Court
Theopolus W. Short knows William McMahan-McHaney
!Andrew married his 2d wife, Oney Johnson, 9 August 1820 in Wilson
County, TN. No children.
!According to LDS microfische at the church in FWB,FL. ANDREW AND
MARY were married in Cumberland County, VA 16 Nov 1786
!ANDREW has been put in family of DENNIS & FRANCES based on info from
JOY TROUT JONES, 13344 W. Southern, Avondale, AZ., 85323. No sources
cited. She also indicates that ANDREW married MARY DILLON in Halifax
county, VA on Nov 17, 1786 and that his birth date was 1759 rather
than 1760.
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