Toney: Bishop, Jesse, William Ray

TONEY, BISHOP, JESSE, RAY

Posted By: Earle & Pat (email)
Date: 11/3/2001 at 22:13:55

Subject: Toney: Bishop, Jesse, William Ray
Date: Sunday, May 20, 2001 10:51 PM

TONEY: BISHOP, JESSE, WILLIAM RAY
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Transcribed by Earle Koeble

Malahulc sailed his dragon ship under the Raven Banner from Romsdalfjord in
Norway "to see what he could find." His nephew Rollo founded a colony in
Normandy, France. The fief of Toeni was granted to Ralph, grandnephew of
Malahulc, in about 1,000 A. D.

Ralph de Tony 1, 980-1020, was a rover and fighter, and the first to bear
the name. His family occupied the Manor of Walthamstow Tony, on the Siene on
the heights of Les Andelys, between Paris and Le Havre. William the
Conqueror had a standard bearer named Tony. (The Tony Family, by Constance.
Demain Saunders)

In England, Banks refers to an extinct Baronage of Toney. In 1690 John Toney
lived in Stafford Cty. VA, A 1690 entry in the St. Peters Vestry Book, in
New Kent County lists the birth of Edmund, son of Edward Toney. on 7/10/1698
Edward Toney was named in a court order "for help to clear the Roades in his
prefeints." Alexander Toney is listed on the Quit Rolls of 1704 for 170
acres in New Kent.

The Parish Register of St. Peter for 1680-1787 lists the Alexander Toney
children:

Anne, baptized 3/13/1708
Honor, born 2/20/1712, baptized May ye 4th 1712
Sarah, born 7 ber ye 17, 1716

I believe Alexander may also have had a son named Bishop.

The Charles and Elizabeth Toney children:

Agnes, 9 of 9 br 1717, baptised, 6/1/1718
Honnour, Jan ye 8, 1719

Charles moved to St. James Northam Parrish in Goochland County. His will is
dated 9/16/1776. To his children Honer Gilley, Anne, Tabitha Depriest, Unity
Ryan, Susannah Clements, Mary, Charles, Harris and Joyce Ballard he gave 50
acres, and to Caroline he gave his Negro fellow, Watt.

There was also a Bishop family.

In James City 1,439, John Bishop was appointed "Viewer of Tobacco" from
Smith's Forte to Grindome's Hill. "It is though fitt and established that in
and for the several circuitts and precincts there be yearly chosen men of
experience and Dignity for the careful viewing of each man's crop of
tobacco." (Va. Maz. of History, Vol. 5).

Bishop Toney was probably related to these early settlers. He and his wife,
Sarah Ashley (Ashly or Ashton), lived in St. James Northam Parish. Their
children as listed in the Douglas Register of the Dover Church, and in
Bishop's will:

John, born 3/20/1756 married Mary Fletcher 9/12/1783
Jesse, born 9/13/1760 married Fannie Alford 9/7/1784, Seaneth Haines 1817,
Nancy Craig 5/21/1837 Ann, born 4/25/1763 married Ancil Alford 5/15/1782
Alexander, born prior to 1765
Agness

Bishop Toney moved from Goochland, Va. to the Kentucky frontier. His will is
dated 6/22/1798 in Garrard County, Ky. "I Bishop . . . being very sick and
weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given to God, calling
unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once for
all men over to die, I recommend my Soul unto the honor of Almighty God. . .
and my body . . to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial . . .
nothing doubting but at the resurrection I shall receive the saviour again .
. . I give my children and grandson James Alford an equal part of the
property I now posses, namely a Negro man Peter, a Negro women Mary and a
child named Jinny . . .with all my household furniture to be sold at my
wife's decease.....

Son Alexander is listed as residing in Garrard in 1800. His daughter, Nancy
Toney, married Charles Younger on 4/13/1798.

Son John Toney lived in Rocking Bridge, Va. He was a GAR war veteran and had
dark brown eyes, hair and complexion. He built the first brick home in Giles
County in 1800. The house on New River is still in good condition. He died
in 1825.

Jesse Toney was born on 9/13/1760 in Goochland County, Virginia, and was
baptized in the St. James Northam Parish, Dover Church. He enlisted in the
Army at Albermarle Barracks and served under Captain Holman Rice, commanded
by Col. Fras. Taylor and General Bland. He was in a Company of Foot in the,
Regiment of Guards that guarded the prisoners that were captured at Saratoga
in Oct. 1777, when British General John Burgoyne surrendered his Army. These
men were imprisoned at Albany, N. Y. and Winchester, Va. Jesse's tour of
duty amounted to about 14 months and he received an honorable discharge at
Albermarle Barracks, from Col. Taylor, and pay in the amount of L22-6-5. On
April 1, 1778 he was again drafted in Capt. Rice's Company of Foot for a
tour of duty in Fluvanna County, VA. He remained in service for two months,
marching up and down on patrol, awaiting the British to come under the
command of Lord Cornwallis. His company was relieved by another company from
Dakin County, and he was discharged on May 31, 1779 with pay of L4. Fluvanna
County was denuded by Tory General Tarleton, but Jesse was in no battles
during either of his tours of service. Jesse married Fanny Alford in
Fluvanna County, Virginia on September 7, 1784, where they resided until
about 1790. They then moved to the neighboring county of Albemarle, where
they lived until about 1795. Their children as known:

Ike (Isaac?), born before 1794 married Francis Joseph.
Tarleton Washington, born 1794 married Matilda/Malinda Duncan.
Jesse Jr./James, born 1795 married Susanna Green 1818.
John Anderson, born 1800-1810.

Jesse received bounty land warrants of 160 acres for his service and moved
to Adair County, Kentucky.

"Surveyed for Jesse Toney assee of Wm. Moss, 200 acres of 2nd rate land by
virtue a commissuners Certificate No. 1620 lying on the waters of Boyds
Creek. Beginning on two hickories and sugar tree on Muters line thence with
Sd line N 17E 178 poles 23 links to a hickory Poplar and white Oak thence S
17W 178 poles 23 links to two hickories thence N 73W 178 poles and 23 links
to the beginning.

Chain-Carriers
John Toney
John Col.

Surveyed August 28, 1799
Sam'l B. Cokes, DS
Dan'l Curd, SBC
(Surveyor Barren County)

Daniel Curd was the son of John. He was born 10/14/1774 in Albemarle,
Virginia, and was the nephew of Joseph.

"Ordered that Jesse Toney be appointed Surveyor of a precinct of a road
leading from the courthouse to the head of Peter's Creek . . . and that he
open and keep same in repair." (Barren County Circuit Courtbook, Oct., 1799)

"On 8/1802 Jesse was called into jury to inquire respecting Joel Hardy
insanity . . . reported the Sd Joel Hardy is of unsound mind . . . Hancil
Alford appointed guardian."

Jesse was involved in a number of petty court actions with postponements
during this period. "Courting" at the courthouse was a favorite community
activity.

In Sept., 1808, Jesse Toney Plt. vs. William Perkins. "We of the jury find
for the Plt. the Debt in the petition mentioned & one cent damage." ($95.00
+ 6% annual interest + $.01)

In Barren County on 3/4/1805, Franky Toney married Thos. Wilson. On
10/21/1807, Nancy Toney married Thomas Wilson.

March 1809. Jesse Toney and Charles Alford were sworn in a grand jury that
handed down indictments the next day: "20 men for swearing one profane
curse, swearing one profane oath, cursing one profane curse, profanely
cursing one profane curse, - one man having 6 separate charges against him
for same." The fine for swearing was about 5 shillings, and offenders were
banned from Church and association with Christian folks for a period.

Barren Federal Census
1810
Nowel Toney
Jesse Toney
Alex Toney
Nancy Duncan
Eliza. Duncan

1820
Jesse Toney Jr.
Thomas Toney

On 4/27/1811 Samuel Welborn sold his 70 acre lot to James Welborn for $300.
It was the lot that Samuel had purchased from Alexander Toney.

Jesse and Fannie were taken seriously ill in Oct. 1816. Milk fever, cholera
and small pox were dread killers of that era, Though infirm, they deeded
their farm to their son Tarleton, to wit: "Horses cattle sheep hogs beds and
the whole of the crop of corn and household of furniture and kitchen
furniture three head of horses one bay horse one Surrel Mare and one Brown
Mare four head of cattle two cows and two steers eleven head sheep thirty
head of hogs four feather beds and furniture and all the farming eutensials
three axes two plows two pare chain traces three hous and one rifle gun.
Being the whole of my estate in full." (Barren County Deed Book 3, page 430)

Apparently Fanny died shortly thereafter for Jesse married Seaneth Haines in
1817. Deed Book F, page 193, August, 1817, Jesse and his wife Seaneth sold a
200 acre tract to William Anderson for $400. Son Jesse Jr. married Susannah
Green and Joab Toney married Mary Ritter. Joab bought land from Jordan
Glazebrook on 7/7/1817 on land bounded by John Duncan. It appears that John
may have been related to Matilda Duncan. Joseph Duncan certified a deed from
Bourbon County on 5/17/1800 at the Barren County Circuit Court, and married
Amey Vineyard on 11/8/1804.

In 1828 Jesse moved to Crawford County, Indiana. He declared for his pension
in Harrison County, Indiana on 10/12/1836.

On 5/21/1837, 77 year old Jesse married 24 year old Nancy Craig in Harrison
County, Ind. The minister was Jacob Popp Jr. The couple moved to Floyd
County, Indiana several months before Jesse died on March 17, 1848 or 1849
according to his pension, W-11794, BLWT. 101695.

In 1853, a 40 year old widow of a Revolutionary War veteran filed for her
pension, as was her right, although the Revolution had been over about 70
years. Her pension application read:

"I was so married as Nancy Smith. Sometimes called Nancy Craig. I am not
sure as to which name I was married." She hired a lawyer in Louisville
before she was added to the pension roll. She was receiving $53.33 per annum
as of 1864; perhaps the longest running Revolutionary War pension on record.

Tarleton Washington Toney was born in Virginia and reared in Barren County,
KY. He married Matilda or Malinda Duncan, born in Ky. in 1802. They moved to
Fleming County, Ky. in the 1820's. It was there that son William Ray Toney
was born.

William Ray Toney fought in the Civil War and in the 17th infantry. In his
units first "fire fight" he was seriously injured. His pension papers
mention he was in a St. Louis Hospital 11/1862 to 5/1863. He had a furlough
in Sept.,1863, and from April to August he was on the commissary squad. It
was at this time that Grant had ordered his Army to "live off the land." He
was promoted to Corporal 11/1863. He was at Andersonville Prison 10/1864,
and he returned to Vicksburg, Miss. from which he was mustered-out of
service in April, 1865.

Declaration for Invalid Army Pension.

Decatur, IA. On 8/30/1871 personally appeared before me Nathan Perdew, Clerk
of the Circuit Court, William Ray Toney age 49, a resident of Burrell
Township, Decatur, Ia. declares that he is the identical William R. Toney
who enlisted in the service of the United States at Leon on 3/14/1862 as a
Corporal in Company A. under Captain John L. Young in the 17th Regiment of
IA. Volunteers and was honorably discharged on the 15th day of April in
1865. That while in the service aforesaid, and in the line of duty at a
place called Iuka, Tenn. on 9/19/1862, was crowded off a bridge, badly
straining and crippling him also during the same engagement was run over by
the Cavalry and badly crippled in his right hip and otherwise injuring him
causing piles which continued and became chronic and still continues. By
reason of said injuries and disease he is broken down in health and
constitution and is able to perform but little manual labor.
Pension Certificate 109839.

William Ray received a pension of $4.00 a month. On q/ 20/1900, his wife Ery
Ann died of cancer. He remarried in 1903. His last pension was for $24.00 on
Oct. 4, 1903 and he was dropped from the roll because of death on 12/
4/1904. He is buried next to his first wife Ery Ann, but his stone has never
been marked. One of his sons was to settle his debt by doing so, but did
not.

The stone was placed by his great grandson, Jay LeRoy Toney in the
bi-centennial year 1976 at a cost of $30.00. Stone inscribed W.R. Toney
1822-1903.

ELK

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