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From: "JANELLA HENDON" <>
Subject: Re: [RHEA-L] Margaret Rhea
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 22:27:12 -0500


>From the information that I have been sent on the discussion group -- I
have a concern.
If Margaret Rhea was born 1722 in Fahan Parrish, Co. Donegal, Ireland was
the daughter of
Elizabeth McClain and Matthew Campbell II Reagh, how could Mary Lockhart
the second wife be
married to him before 1721? Also did Matthew Campbell II Reagh have 2
wives or 3 wives?
Please Help!
Janella

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> Subject: Re: [RHEA-L] Margaret Rhea
> Date: Thursday, May 13, 1999 7:43 AM
>
> Here is what I have on Margaret Rhea and Robert Looney. (Margaret is a
> sister of Rev. Joseph Rhea.)
>
> ED FOLEY
>
>
> 09-Feb-1999 Family Group Sheet
> =======================================================
> Husband: Robert LOONEY Jr.
>
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> Born: 1-Jan-1721 in: Isle of Mann, Ireland
> Died: 12-Aug-1756 in:
> Father: Robert LOONEY
> Mother: Elizabeth LLWELLYN
> Robert Looney Jr., son of Robert and Elizabeth Looney of
> Looney's Mill Creek of James River in what is now Botetourt Co.,
> Va., was born about 1721, probably in the Isle of Man. He was on
> the muster roll of Augusta Co. in 1742. (Stephen Rentfro also
> was on this roll.) It was this Robert Looney Jr. who on July 30,
> 1742 received a grant of 213 acres beginning at the South side
> of Luney's Mill Creek and extending to Beaver Dam Swamp. Robert
> Looney Jr. was a surety on Eleanor Draper's bond of May 17,
> 1749, for her administration of George Draper's estate.
> (Probably the George Draper who went hunting and never returned.
> His wife was killed by Indians in July 1755 at Draper's Meadow
> on New or Wood's River) On Nov. 27, 1755, Robert Looney Jr. and
> John Mills were processioners for Looney's Creek and the waters
> thereof. In Feb. of 1756 Robert Looney was killed by the enemy
> at Reed Creek, "nigh Alex Sawyer's" east of Kings Mills, later
> Kingsport, Tenn. (Wm. Preston's Journal.)
>
> Robert 2 Looney Jr. is identical with Robert Looney who,
> according to family records of Judge Ben F. Looney of Greenville
> and Dallas, Texas, married Margaret Rhea and had sons John 3,
> Moses 3, Samuel 3, and Benjamin 3 Looney. Also, a daughter Mary
> who married _________ Grimes. Judge Looney states that his
> information was taken from the Bible of his grandfather, Absalom
> 4 Looney, youngest son of Benjamin 3 and Mary Johnson Looney.
> This seems the only available evidence for the wife and children
> of Robert 2 Looney Jr.
>
> Since Robert Looney Jr. was killed in Feb. 1756 and had at least
> five children, it seems that he married Margaret Rhea about 1742
> or 1743. The will of Moses 3 Looney names his siblings or their
> heirs in the order John, Benjamin, Samuel, and Mary. Since
> Benjamin 3 had at least five children and was slain in the 1783,
> he must have been married by 1770 and this makes it unlikely
> that he was the youngest son of Robert 2, killed in 1756.
> Therefore the order of birth indicated by the will of Moses 3
> will be followed in estimating births of the children of Robert
> 2 and Margaret (Rhea) Looney. This permits an estimate of birth
> for Benjamin of 1748 and allows for a child that may have died
> young: (Early Looneys in America, Leroy W. Tilton)
>
>
>
> ============================================================
>
> Wife: Margaret RHEA
> Married: ABT 1743 in: Augusta VA
>
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> Born: 1722 in: Fahan Parrish, Co. Donegal, Ireland
> Died: 1803 in: Kingsport, Sullivan Co. TN
> Father: Matthew Campbell RHEA II.
> Mother: Elizabeth MCCLAIN
> This line has been researched by descendant Georgia Mayne and received by
> the internet from her address (1997).
> Margaret's marriage is mentioned in Leroy W. Tilton's book "Early Looneys
to
> America". Margaret was in PA, then Augusta Co. VA before she and Robert
> moved to Tennessee near Kingsport in Sullivan Co. where a number of her
> Rhea cousins had also established themselves.
> Margaret Looney gave bond as administratrix 17 Mar. 1756. John
> Looney and Robert Rowland were sureties. (Was Margaret related
> to Robert Rowland?) This John Looney was a younger brother to
> Robert Jr. and at about this time he became son-in-law to
> Stephen Rentfro. The Robert Looney Jr. estate was appraised 15
> May 1756 by John Bowen, Hugh Caruthers, Robert Rowland, and Wm.
> Harbison. Margaret Looney may have been identical with the
> Margaret Looney who in Bedford Co., Va., in 1759 sued Anthony
> (Fee Book) when Anthony sued Looney & Co. (Order Book). On
> April 7, 1763, Stephen Rentfro and Margaret Looney witnessed a
> deed from David and Mary Looney to Amos Potts and John Potts,
> Jr. (David Looney was a younger brother of
> Robert Looney Jr.) Margaret Rentfro, late Looney, was mentioned
> as administratrix of her deceased husband on June 22, 1763, when
> Robert Rowland asked countersecurity. In Feb. 1763 (probably
> 1764) there was reference to a judgment obtained on Jan 18, 1763
> (probably 1764) by Margaret Rentfro, late Margaret Looney, vs.
> John Crank (Stephen Rentfro mentioned). On Nov. 10, 1773
> (Botetourt County, Va.), John Looney and wife Elizabeth, Stephen
> Rentfro and Margaret Rentfro (mother of John Looney) deeded to
> John Paxton 213 acres on Looney's Mill Creek, branch of the
> James River. This land was patented to Robert Looney Jr. in 1742
> and this deed shows that John Looney was the eldest son and heir
> of Robert Looney Jr. and Margaret Looney because it recites
> title by "inheritance in fee simple". Moreover, a separate deed
> to Margaret Rentfro for a slave shows definitely by its tenor
> that she signed because of dower rights.
> (Augusta Co. - Chalkey's Chronicles)
>
>
> This group soon migrated southward (apparently) together with
> Moses 3 Looney, David 2 Looney, some of the children of Absalom
> 2 Looney, and others, and it is this John 3 Looney, who with
> brother Samuel 3 Looney, Stephen Rentfro Sr., Stephen Rentfro
> Jr., John Rentfro, etc., signed on Nov. 6, 1777 a petition by
> the inhabitants of t he lower part of Washington County, Va.,
> protesting the erection of a court house.
>
> Stephen Rentfro entered 200 acres at the mouth of the Boxer, 31
> Jan. 1780, and he moved there in 1782 when it was surveyed. This
> was probably on Holston River in what is now Sullivan County,
> Tenn. where (Deed Book 6, p. 416) there is mention, Feb. 1780,
> of a Looney line joining "old Renfrow" and Jas. McKain. The will
> of Stephen Rentfro, dated 19 Dec. 1802, and proved in July 1804,
> is recorded in Knox County, Tenn. (Estate Book I, p.149.)
>
> It mentions lawful heirs of son John and son Stephen, both
> deceased, who are to receive an equal share with Elizabeth
> Looney and Easter Looney, and with Moses Looney, "son of my
> wife." The last is named executor.
>
>
>
> ============================================================
> M Child 1 John LOONEY
> Born: 1744 in: Augusta Co., VA
> Died: 14-Jan-1842 in: Warren Co. TN
> Spouse: Elizabeth RENTFRO
> Married: in:
>
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> M Child 2 Moses LOONEY
> Born: 1745 in: Augusta VA
> Died: 12-Jul-1824 in: Knox Co. TN
> Spouse: Sarah HOLSTON
> Married: in:
>
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> M Child 3 Benjamin LOONEY
> Born: 1748 in: Looney Mill Creek, Augusta, Virginia
> Died: 1783 in: Cumberland Gap, Claiborne Co., TN
> Spouse: Mary JOHNSON
> Married: ABT 1773 in:
>
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> M Child 4 Samuel LOONEY
> Born: 1751 in: Washington Co. VA
> Died: 1779 in: Washington Co. VA
> Spouse: Ann LANE
> Married: 1775 in: Washington Co. VA
>
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> F Child 5 Mary LOONEY
> Born: ABT 1756 in:
> Died: 1823 in:
> Spouse: Mr. GRIMES
> Married: in:
> ============================================================
>
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> Edward Foley
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