Willis Craig Chaney (or Cheney)

Notes:

Died:
The Commemorative Record says of Mr. Chaney: "Quiet and unassuming. his presence is, nevertheless, always felt and acknowledged,"

Samuel married Clarinda Edwards on 5 Aug 1875. Clarinda was born on 12 Sep 1856; died on 8 Sep 1913 in Athens Twp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

daughter of John Edwards and Eliza Jane Morgan of New Athens, Harrison County.

Notes:

NATHAN CHANEY, d. 1837; a native of Maryland; removed from Virginia to Cadiz Township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1805; m. in Virginia, Sarah Mansfield; d. 1847; had issue, among others:

Thomas, b. Oct. 28, 1803, in Virginia; d. July 1, 1890, in Archer township; served in the War of 1812; m. Sept. 25, 1836, Elizabeth Clark, had issue: 1. James; 2. John; 3. William; 4. Sarah; 5. Martha; 6. Samuel, b. Dec. 14, 1846; m. Aug. 5 1875, Clarinda Edwards, daughter of John Edwards, of New Athens, Harrison county; 7. Mary-Ann; 8. Elizabeth-Ann; 9. Mary-Ellen; 10. Thomas-W.; 11. Hannah; 12. Nancy.

James Clark, father of Elizabeth Chaney, was a native Fayette county, Penn., where he married Sarah Watson; served in the War of 1813; had issue: 1. Martha; 3. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Chaney; 3. Mary; 4. John; 5. William.

Source: OHIO VALLEY GENEALOGIES Relating Chiefly to Families in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and Washington, Westmoreland, and Fayette counties, Pennsylvania. By Charles A. Hanna.

Thomas married Elizabeth Clark on 25 Sep 1836. Elizabeth (daughter of James Clark and Sarah Watson) was born about 1803; died on 21 Jan 1894 in Belmont Co, Ohio; was buried in Dickerson Cem, Cadiz Twp, Harrison Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James Clark, father of Elizabeth Chaney, was a native Fayette county, Penn., where he married Sarah Watson; served in the War of 1813; had issue: 1. Martha; 3. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Chaney; 3. Mary; 4. John; 5. William..


(from Ohio Valley Genealogies Relating Chiefly to Families in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and Washington, Westmoreland, and Fayette counties, Pennsylvania. By Charles A. Hanna.)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1775, Pennsylvania (possibly)
• Other-Begin: 2 Mar 1779, Washington Co, Pennsylvania (formerly Baltimore Co, Maryland)

Notes:

He married Sarah (Mansfield) on November 29, 1787 in Baltimore County, Maryland. A part of Maryland is now Washington County, Pa. The couple came to Harrison County in 1805.
According to the Harrison Co. History, written in the 1880's, Nathan had told that his parents came to America at the beginning of the French and Indian War. (1756-1763)

Note: if this is true, then he is not the son of Richard and Mary Gassaway as many people have him since Richard was not an immigrant, nor was his parents, Charles Cheney Jr & Mary Powell. Internet records are not consistent. Until something comes up more authenticated, I tend to think Nathan might be a dead-end. His marriage record shows him born about 1760; meaning he was possibly also an immigrant.

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Settled in Harrison Co, Ohio in 1805
Comment#1 - 3/2/1779, Nathan endorsed inventory of John Twigg in Washington County, Pennsylvania (formerly Baltimore Co MD)
Comment#2 - 1792, Nathan was in Washington County, Pennsylvania Tax Listing
Comment#3 - Nathan came from Virginia to Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio abt. 1805 - Historical Collection
of Harrison County, Ohio, pgs 473-474
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=4141&id=I1065

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(author unknown, but posted to findagrave and Ancestry.com)

The Chaneys are rumored to have been Native American and if they were in Jackson Township in 1805, this would be so, as that's the only population there! Interesting fact: Near that time Coshocton was known as the Delaware Indian Capitol of United States.
The Chaney family often traveled back and forth between Harrison County and Coshocton County, as did the Randles & Fivecoat families.
On June 9, 2009, Larry Dean, his wife Sheila and myself proceeded to find the tombstone of Mary. Although, I had found the stone and subsequently the obituary many years previous, I could not find it again. With great joy, Larry spotted it. Mary is his gr gr gr grandmother. We both took a picture of the tombstone. It is very weathered and we could not make out the day she was born!
The will of Issac Randles, Mary's husband, was probated April 4, 1842 in Coshocton County, Ohio.
The named children are:
Nathan
Thomas
Issac
Martha
Hannah
Mary Elizabeth
Eliza
Nancy

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OHIO VALLEY GENEALOGIES Relating Chiefly to Families in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and Washington, Westmoreland, and Fayette counties, Pennsylvania. By Charles A. Hanna.
(pg 17-18)
Nathan Chaney, d 1837, a native of Maryland, removed from Virginia to Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio, about 1805; m in Virginia, Sarah Mansfield; d 1847; had issue; among others:
1. Thomas, b Oct 28, 1803, in Virginia; d. Jul 1, 1890, in Archer township; served in the War of 1812; m Sep 25 1836, Elizabeth Clark, had issue:
1, James;
2. John;
3. William;
4. Sarah;
5. Martha;
6 Samuel, b Dec 14, 1846, m Aug 5 1875, Clarinda Edwards, daughter of John Edwards, of New Athens, Harrison County;
7. Mary-Ann;
8. Elizabet-Ann;
9. Mary-Ellen;
10. Thomas-W.;
11. Hannah;
12. Nancy.
James Clark, father of Elizabeth Chaney, was a native of Fayette county, Penn., where he married Sarah Watson; served in the War of 1812; had issue: 1. Martha; 2. Elizabeth m Thomas Chaney; 3. Mary; 4. John; 5 William



Birth:
OHIO VALLEY GENEALOGIES Relating Chiefly to Families in Harrison, Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and Washington, Westmoreland, and Fayette counties, Pennsylvania. By Charles A. Hanna.
(pg 17-18)
Nathan Chaney, d 1837, a native of Maryland...

Immigration:
According to the Harrison Co. History, written in the 1880's, Nathan had told that his parents came to America at the beginning of the French and Indian War. (therefore, it would reason that Nathan, born in 1760, would be an immigrant.)



Other-Begin:
3/2/1779, Nathan endorsed inventory of John Twigg in Washington County, Pennsylvania (formerly Baltimore Co MD)

Nathan* married Sarah* Mansfield on 29 Nov 1787 in Baltimore Co, Maryland. Sarah* (daughter of Colonel, Esq. John* Mansfield and Sarah* Cheever) was born on 16 Apr 1767 in Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts; died on 19 Aug 1847 in Cadiz, Harrison Co, Ohio; was buried in Dickerson Cem, Cadiz Twp, Harrison Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Name: Sarah Mansfield
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1767
Birth Place: Lynn, Massachusetts
Father Name: John Mansfield
Mother Name: Sarah Mansfield

apparently named for a deceased sister as Lynn Massachusetts Town and Vital Records show:
Sarah d John and Sarah Sep 12 1757
Sarah d John and Sarah Apr 16, 1767

Buried:
Inscription:
"Inscriptions from the old buying ground, Lynn, Mass." by Moulten, 1886, p. 69:
Erected in memory of Mrs. Sarah, wife of John Mansfield, Esq. Obt. March 15th 1780, AEt. 50.

Notes:

Married:
Name: Nathaniel Chaney
Gender: Male
Birth Place: MD
Birth Year: 1760
Spouse Name: Sarah Mansfield
Spouse Birth Year: 1770
Marriage
Year: 1787
Number Pages: 1

James married Sarah Watson about 1800 in Fayette Co, Pennsylvania. Sarah was born about 1780; died after 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]