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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1882 - 1952 (70 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. | Thomas Riley FRENSLEY was born on 21 Jul 1848 (son of William D. FRENSLEY and Mary Ann Polly CARNEY); died in Nov 1917 in Lagrange, Brevard County, Florida; was buried in 1917 in Lagrange, Brevard County, Florida. Other Events:
- _UID: 0CBE7ABBB41E48EFBE70407C38939D1A74D7
Notes:
BIRTH:RECORDS INDICATE BOTH JOELTON AND WHITE'S CREEK AS BIRTHPLACE ON THE 1870 DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE DISTRICT # 25 THOMAS IS LIVING NEXT DOOR TO HIS FATHER PROBABLY ON LAND HIS FATHER OWNED.
Thomas married Martha Elizabeth DAVIS on 28 Jul 1875 in Cheatham County, Tennessee. Martha (daughter of John Steven DAVIS and Harriet Amanda CARNEY) was born on 10 Jan 1860 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 2 Apr 1923 in Lagrange, Brevard County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Martha Elizabeth DAVIS was born on 10 Jan 1860 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee (daughter of John Steven DAVIS and Harriet Amanda CARNEY); died on 2 Apr 1923 in Lagrange, Brevard County, Florida. Other Events:
- _UID: DDFB2FB90EB04053A4003A1F4DC6FF3656F0
Children:
- Amy FRENSLEY was born on 29 Mar 1880 in Joelton, Davidson County, Tennessee; died in 1969.
- 1. Carrie Ernestine FRENSLEY was born on 10 Mar 1882 in Tennessee; died on 26 Mar 1952 in Titsuville, Brevard County, Florida.
- Joseph Earl FRENSLEY was born on 20 Jul 1883 in Tennessee; died in Dec 1935.
- Ronald H FRENSLEY was born on 3 Jun 1888 in Joelton, Davidson County, Tennessee; died in Aug 1918 in Lagrange, Brevard County, Florida.
- John Frederick FRENSLEY, Sr. was born on 25 Feb 1891 in Marrowbone, Cheatham, Tennessee; died on 22 Nov 1961 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.
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Generation: 3
| 5. | Mary Ann Polly CARNEY was born on 8 Jun 1814 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee (daughter of Vincent CARNEY and Mary "Polly" GOLDSBERRY); died on 2 Nov 1882 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1882 in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: KJ46-MPC
- _UID: 918DBCDA9A9346E48F04170286AD45F625BD
Children:
- Mary J. FRENSLEY was born in 1838 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
- Charlotte FRENSLEY was born in 1840 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died in 1861.
- 2. Thomas Riley FRENSLEY was born on 21 Jul 1848; died in Nov 1917 in Lagrange, Brevard County, Florida; was buried in 1917 in Lagrange, Brevard County, Florida.
- Susan F. FRENSLEY was born about 1852 in Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
- John Fletcher FRENSLEY was born about 1854 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died about 1879.
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| 7. | Harriet Amanda CARNEY was born on 16 Oct 1844 in Davidson County, Tennessee (daughter of Jesse Thomas CARNEY and Elizabeth "Betsy" PONDER); died on 17 Sep 1928 in Cheatham County, Tennessee. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: LVF4-K2M
- _UID: 82E69C2F8E7F455C98898D046CB7C8B02E86
Children:
- 3. Martha Elizabeth DAVIS was born on 10 Jan 1860 in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 2 Apr 1923 in Lagrange, Brevard County, Florida.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | William Lee FRENSLEY was born about 1780 in Virginia (son of Simon Symon FRENSLEY and Elizabeth WALDEN); died about 1829. Other Events:
- _UID: 49C02401FEC544E19DAE3C079BDFEC525C2D
Notes:
BIRTH..BETWEEN 1765-1783 (1810 CAROLINE COUNTY,VIRGINIA CENSUS) PROBABLY BETWEEN 1777-1780 (1810 CENSUS, WALDEN MARRIAGE, TWO MALES ON 1800 TAX LIST) DIARY OF V. HILL STATES: "GRANDFATHER WAS A FRENCH TAILOR. GRANDFATHER AND GRANDMOTHER MIGRATED FROM VIRGINIA TO DAVIDSON COUNTY,TENNESSEE." ON 1880 CENSUS BOTH GEORGE W. AND WILLIAM D. STATE BOTH THEIR PARENTS WERE BORN IN VIRGINIA. WILLIAM IS LISTED IN 1803 IN BOWLING GREEN, VIRGINIA ON THE LIST OF VIRGINIA POST OFFICES AND COMMUNITIES.
William married Susannah G. Elizabeth CHILES in 1810. Susannah was born on 12 Oct 1790 in Ireland Or Virginia; died on 24 Aug 1853 in South Nashville, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Susannah G. Elizabeth CHILES was born on 12 Oct 1790 in Ireland Or Virginia; died on 24 Aug 1853 in South Nashville, Tennessee. Other Events:
- _UID: 37C301ACF1C64325AB039D4C13C1D4787DA6
Notes:
MARRIAGE..OBITUARY OF SUSAN ELIZABETH SAYS WIFE OF WILLIAM LEE..NO OTHER WILLIAM OLD ENOUGH, 1810 CENSUS NO FEMALE HEAD OF HOUSE, AUGUST 1811 NEXT CHILD BORN. REFERENCE: OBITUARY AND MARRIAGE NOTICES 1844-1863 BY RUSSELL P. BAKER DIARY OF V.HILL STATES: "GRANDMOTHER WAS IRISH"
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| 10. | Vincent CARNEY was born about 1773 in Probably North Carolina (son of John CARNEY and Unproven); died on 24 Feb 1844 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1844 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: KJ4X-T11
- _UID: BCB6DB197F064FE093FA5321FAAF252F1848
Notes:
Vincent was a farmer. He also was a member of Captain Roger's Old Militia Company, #1846 (1812) Davidson County, Tennessee.
References: 1820 Census - Davidson County, Tennessee - 1 male - over 45 1 female - 26/45 1 female - 10/16 2 females - under 10
1830 Census - Davidson County, Tennessee Vinson Kerney 2 males - 50 to 60 2 males - under 5 1 female - 20 to 30 1 female - 15 to 20
1840 Census - Davidson County, Tennessee 3 males - under 5 2 males - 5/10 1 male - 60/70 1 female - 5/10 1 female - 40/50 1 female - 70/80 - NOT Hepsey/Hixey - Who was she????? 2 female slaves under 10 1 female slave between 36 & 55 Employed in Agriculture
Davidson County, Tennessee Marriage Records January 2, 1789/1849 - page 92, book 1 Neighbor in 1840 of the following: J.B.G. Carney - son of Elijah Carney William Frensley - son-in-law Henly Moses - son-in-law E.M.H. Carney - son of Elijah Carney Elijah Carney - brother???
Davidson County, Tennessee Will Books, Vol 13 (1843-1846), page 45 Extract of Will of Vincent Carney dated February 23, 1844 - deceased by April 1844 daughter, Caroline Rose daughter, Ebaline Moses daughter, Polly Frensley son, William wife, Hexey (Hepsey/Hixey) - - -"to raise and support other children until youngest son is 21"--- younger children: George, Margaret, Allen, Thomas, Henry, Patsy
Book: "Pioneers of Davidson County, Tennessee" - By: Edythe R. Whitley "The men in Captain Roger's Old Militia Company lived in the North East part of Davidson County from Dry Fork/Whites Creek to Sycamore Creek"
Tax List Index - Tennessee State Archives, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee page 18 - Vinson Kearney - 1805 - Davidson County, Tennessee page 54 - Vincent Carney - 1811 - Davidson County, Tennessee page 14 - Vincent Carney - 1829 - Davidson County, Tennessee Source: Tennessee State Archives - Roll #1605 - Davidson County - Court Minutes - 1808/1819 April 1813 - Page 1043 "Daniel Reeves allowed the sum of $5, appraised value of a stray horse taken up by Vincent Kerney"
Davidson County, Tennessee Land Transaction Vinson (Vincent) Carney - Grantee from Frederick Stump November 24, 1808 Filed June 06, 1809 G-465 100 acres Whites Creek Davidson County, Tennessee
Land Transaction Vinson (Vincent) Carney - from C. Waggnor May 27, 1816 File 9-1816 L 327 100 acres Whites Creek Davidson County, Tennessee
Land Transaction Vinson (Vincent) Carney - from J. Stump April 6, 1831 File 5-861 (Filed April 26, 1831) 34 acres Dry Fork - Whites Creek
Davidson County Will Book 13, p. 45:
I, Vincent Carney do make and publish this as my last Will and testament, hereby revoking and making void all other Wills by me at any time made.
First - I direct that my funeral expenses and all my debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any money that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my Executor.
Secondly - I give and bequeath to the heirs of my daughter, Caroline Rose the sum of one dollar.
Thirdly - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Ebaline Moses twenty-five dollars.
Fourthly - I give and bequeath to my daughter, Polly Frensley twenty-five dollars
Fifthly - I give and bequeath to my son William Carney fifty dollars.
Sixthly - my will and desire is that all the rest and residue of my estate remain in the possession of my wife Hixey Carney for to raise and support my children until my youngest living son shall arise to the age of twenty one provided that she remain a widow that long. My will and desire is that when my youngest living son shall arise to the age of twenty one that all my estate real and personal be sold on a credit of twelve months and the procedes thereof to be equally divided between my said wife Hixey Carney and my sons and daughters. George Carney Margaret Carney Allen Carney Thomas Carney Henry Carney and Patsey Carney but in case my wife should die or marry before my youngest living son shall arise to the age of twenty one then and in that case all my estate to be sold and divided as above mentioned.
Lastly - I do hereby nominate and appoint Henry Holt my Executor. In witness whereof I do to this my will set my hand and seal this the twenty third day of February eighteen hundred and forty four.
Vincent (X) Carney
Signed, sealed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names here to in the presence of the testator this 23rd day of February 1844. Test., Jonathan R. Garrett Wilkins T. Garrett
Rule Docket #1815 W. J. Waggoner & others vs William Carney & others
Suit to divide property of Vincent Carney as youngest son Henry reaches age 25. Copy of Vincent's will in file. Probably around 300 pages accounting for back and front of some. The property is 437 acres of land. A number of depositions dealing with the cutting of timber on the land over the years since Vincent Carney's death.
Amended Bill of Complaint of George W. Waggoner, Margaret Carney, Henry Carney and Henry Holt Executor of Vincent Carney decd. Against William Carney, George Carney, Allen Carney, Thomas Carney (one place this surname is given a Cooper but apparently a mistake), Wiley Gourd and Patsy Gourd formerly Patsey Carney all defendants being citizens of Davidson Co. except Wiley Gourd and wife Patsey and the complainants being residents of Davidson Co. Tn. Original bill filed 13 August 1857. State that in March of 1844 Vincent Carney died at his residence.
Vincent married Mary "Polly" GOLDSBERRY on 7 Mar 1808 in Davidson County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Baptist GOLDSBERRY and Mary BRUCE) was born about 1775 in Virginia; died about 1815 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 11. | Mary "Polly" GOLDSBERRY was born about 1775 in Virginia (daughter of John Baptist GOLDSBERRY and Mary BRUCE); died about 1815 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: G9BZ-KQ7
- Name: Polly
- _UID: 5D0E03B42CFE46969DFAA7A37564FEF9D9B8
Notes:
A grave marker (round stone) for Polly Carney was seen by Leonard Lawson Carney for many years in Dry Fork Road cemetery on the hill by Denton's Chapel Methodist Church, Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee. Polly was a sister of Elizabeth C. Goldsberry, wife of Elijah Carney, suspected brother of Vincent Carney. References: 1820, 1830 and 1840 Census - Davidson County, Tennessee Will of Vincent Carney Marriage Record Giles County, Tennessee Chancery Court Records "Polly" is buried in Vincent Carney Cemetery on Dry Fork Road, on hill above Denton's Chapel Methodist Church, Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee. When Leonard Lawson Carney was a boy and a young man, he saw a carved round stone in the cemetery near the edge of the road with the name "Polly Carney" and dates on it. In 1981, that stone was no longer there or at least it was not visible when Leonard and Glenda walked a ways in the cemetery.
Children:
- Mary Caroline CARNEY was born about 1809 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
- Eberline CARNEY was born on 23 Sep 1812 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 18 Jun 1898 in Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1898 in Dry Fork Road Ce, Whites Creek, Tennessee.
- 5. Mary Ann Polly CARNEY was born on 8 Jun 1814 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 2 Nov 1882 in Whites Creek, Davidson County, Tennessee; was buried in 1882 in Carney Family Cem, Davidson Co, Tennessee.
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| 14. | Jesse Thomas CARNEY was born on 4 Sep 1807 in Davidson County, Tennessee (son of William CARNEY and Rebecca "Virginia" GULLEDGE (GULLAGE)); died on 22 Sep 1867 in Cheatham County, Tennessee; was buried in 1867 in Marrowbone, Cheatham, Tennessee. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: KJ46-T62
- Name: Jesse CARNEY
- Name: Jesse T CARNEY
- _UID: DCC4BEC249F74B4A8A68558B331C73A22B90
- Residence: 1840, Davidson, Tennessee
- Residence: 1850, Davidson County, Part Of, Davidson, Tennessee
- Residence: 1860, 1st Civil District, Cheatham, Tennessee
Notes:
Jesse's tombstone is the only one still standing in the original family cemetary. Cheatham County was formed in 1856 from part of Davidson County.
At time of 1840 Census, four Carney families owned adjacent properties in Davidson County, Tennessee:
Ennis B. Carney 5 in household
Jesse T. Carney 5 in household
Joshua Carney 7 in household
Willliam Carney 3 in household
Asee (Asa) Carney 5 in household
and nearby a Brinkley household with 8 persons.
1850 Census Davidson Co. TN District 25
Alt Mariage Date: 27 Feb 1828, Marion Co. for Jesse T. - Could Rev. Jesse C. Carney be another person?
He and wife were land owners in North Davidson County on Little Marrowbone at the time of the Civil War. He received one or more land grants. Jesse owned slaves prior to war. The Civil War took both their livestock and their food. His grandson, Walter Davis, wound up living on a part of Jesse T. Carney's land at the time of Andrew Carnegie Davis's birth. The present house on that land has some of the original logs in its structure. Jesse T. Carney is buried on his former land; his tombstone is the only one there.
Jesse married Elizabeth "Betsy" PONDER on 4 Mar 1829 in Marion County, Mississippi. Elizabeth (daughter of John Reuben PONDER and Sarah HOLBROOK) was born in 1809 in Marion County, Mississippi; died in 1880 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 15. | Elizabeth "Betsy" PONDER was born in 1809 in Marion County, Mississippi (daughter of John Reuben PONDER and Sarah HOLBROOK); died in 1880 in Tennessee. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: L11H-YT3
- Name: Betsy
- _UID: 11C86480EB014228871EB2CA34DA954E25C9
Notes:
Married Jesse Carney on 4 Mar 1829, Marion Co, MS; they moved to TN.
Their son General Carney was a Free Will Baptist, according to Virginia Echols of Braxton, MS
Children:
- Andrew Jefferson CARNEY was born on 23 Mar 1832 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 25 Apr 1885 in Tennessee.
- 7. Harriet Amanda CARNEY was born on 16 Oct 1844 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died on 17 Sep 1928 in Cheatham County, Tennessee.
- Eunis P. CARNEY was born in 1848 in Davidson County, Tennessee; died after 1910.
- Amy CARNEY was born in 1849 in Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
- General George W. CARNEY was born on 15 Nov 1850 in Marribone, Cheatham County, Tennessee; died on 9 Apr 1910 in Marrowbone, Cheatham, Tennessee.
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