| Name |
LOONEY, Joseph [1, 2, 3] |
| Prefix |
Captain |
| Birth |
Abt 1740 |
Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, UK  [2, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Appointed |
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA [5] |
| Commissioner of the Peace in 1779, 1782, 1786 and 1788 |
| Inheritance |
Aft 1770 |
Botetourt County, Colony of Virginia, UK [5, 6] |
| inheritance from his mother |
- In accordance with his father's will, Joseph was to receive all of his mother's possessions upon her death.
|
| Individual Event |
8 Dec 1772 |
Botetourt County, Colony of Virginia, UK [5, 7] |
| was appointed guardian of his nephew, Peter LOONEY Jr., orphan son of Peter and Margaret LOONEY. |
- Joseph replaced James McCAIN, Peter Jr.'s stepfather, as guardian. Then on 15 Nov 1775, with approval of the Botetourt Court, Peter LOONEY Jr. chose James LETHERDALE, Jr., for his guardian. This was probably James LAUDERDALE, who was probably an uncle on his mother's side.
|
| Military Service |
19 Oct 1781 |
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA [5] |
| Revolutionary War as a Captain, and was part of General George WASHINGTON's army that defeated General CRONWALLIS's British army, effectively ending the war |
- Capt. Joseph LOONEY was also listed as being involved, on 15 Mar 1781, in the largest, most hotly contested battle of the Revolutionary War's Southern Campaign, which was fought at the small North Carolina back county hamlet of Guilford Courthouse. Major General Nathanael GREENE with an army of almost 4,500 American militia and Continentals, was tactically defeated by a smaller British army of 1,900 commanded by General CORNWALLIS after 2 1/2 hours of intense and often brutal fighting. GREENE's retreat preserved the strength of his army, but CORNWALLIS's frail victory was won at the cost of over 25% of his army.
There are also records indicating Joseph LOONEY remained in the militia into 1786.
|
| Appointed |
1792 |
Knox County, Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio (Tennessee), USA [5] |
| a Justice of the Peace |
- This is the year Knox County was founded.
|
| FamilySearch ID |
LZX6-KL9 |
|
| FindaGrave Memorial ID |
90225231 |
|
| Individual Event |
Botetourt County, Colony of Virginia, UK [5] |
| served on juries in Nov of 1770 and 1771, and Sep of 1772 and 1773 |
| Occupation |
Captain, Revolutionary War; Farmer [5] |
| Residence |
moved from Botetourt County, VA, about 1790, to an area called the "Territory of the United States South of the River Ohio". [5] |
- In 1792, his location was included in Knox County when it was formed. In 1796, Knox County was included in the state of Tennessee when it was admitted to the United States of America.
On 14 Dec 1798 Joseph sold to Walter McDONALD 304 acres on Craig's Creek of James River, in Botetourt County, VA. This occurred after his wife's death, when he was living in Knox County, TN.
|
| Will |
5 Nov 1816 |
Roane County, Tennessee, USA [5] |
- It was probated in Jan 1818, and names his daughter, Elizabeth Mansfield.
|
| Death |
5 Nov 1816 |
Poplar Springs, Roane, Tennessee, USA [2, 4, 6, 8] |
| Age |
76 years |
| Burial |
Baptist Cemetery, Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA [4] |
Address:
Baptist Cemetery
Kingston, Tennessee
USA |
|
| Person ID |
I137 |
Cochrane Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
16 Aug 2025 |
| Family |
BOWEN, Jane, b. 1739, Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 20 Jun 1780, Washington County, Virginia, USA (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage |
25 Jun 1764 |
Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, UK [2, 3] |
| Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 24 years and 6 months - She : ~ 25 years and 6 months. |
| Residence |
- Joseph and Jane LOONEY resided in Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, GB, which became Botetourt County in 1770. Records indicate they had the following land ownerships:
- On 20 Nov 1764 Robert LOONEY deeded to son Joseph, for £20, 160 acres at Sinking Spring on west side of James River. On 13 Aug 1771, Joseph and Jane deeded this land to Conrad WALL.
- On 14 Jul 1769 Joseph patented 60 acres in Augusta County on south side of James adjoining his former survey. On 11 Feb 1773, Joseph and Jane deeded this land to James GILMER.
- On 20 Jun 1772 Joseph patented 85 acres on Stone Run of Craig's Creek in Botetourt County.
|
| Children |
| > | 1.  LOONEY, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1765 d. Yes, date unknown |
| > | 2.  LOONEY, Joseph B., b. Abt 1765, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 4 Dec 1840, Meigs County, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years) |
| > | 3. LOONEY, Jean, b. Abt 1766, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. LOONEY, John, b. 1766, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Yes, date unknown |
| > | 5. LOONEY, Peter, b. 1768, Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. LOONEY, Jesse, b. 1770, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. LOONEY, Martha, b. Abt 1772, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 8. LOONEY, Elizabeth Bowen, b. 1773, Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 1850, Kingston, Roane, Tennessee, USA (Age 77 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F59 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 May 2016 |
