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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1730 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
| 2. |  Arthur KEARNEY, Carney was born about 1710 in Ireland (son of Laurence KEARNEY (CARNEY) and Margaret BOYLE, Collins); died on 16 Aug 1764 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: LDR2-L1B
- _UID: 0D4C8E410AFA48069E83CFDC55636A95FD22
Notes:
Arhur Carney Sr. and Arthur Carney Jr. owned land in east Florida/Mississippi near each other at same time his son is recorded, thus the evidence of name.
This Arthur Carney/Kearney, who probably entered the country from Ireland around 1731, arriving in all probability in either eastern Florida (later state of Mississippi), or colonial Georgia. First port of call may have been Savanna, Charleston where it is documented many other Irish-Scots arrived as Soldier Farmers of the French, such as Lachlan McGillivray who joined his clan in the Indian Trade.
Some evidence points to Arthur Carney/Kearney being a Flax Linen Spinner/Trader from Northern Ireland who took up Trading in the new land, and some evidence points to his coming in as an Irish-Scott brigade soldier/farmer given land and passage by the French Military in exchange for service, and may indeed be the same former Flax Spinner. We do not know if this was a trader or soldier for certain.
No firm details are known as to his birth or death dates and are projections only.
In 1717, The Irish (later termed Scotch-Irish in 1970's), begin deserting Ireland in great numbers, following 100 years of leasing land with oppressive rents by absentee Anglo landlords and a crumbling linen trade, famine and droughts. The Presbyterians who predominated the Irish were disadvantaged by the Penal laws of the Church of England, but were just a likely to become Methodists and Baptists upon settlement in America. It is estimated over 200,000 Ulster Irish-Scotts relocated to America, followed by more when the potato famines later occurred. Most of the earlier settlers found their independent and clan ways were unwelcome in Boston, Philadelphia, etc (unlike the potato famine refugees in later years), and found themselves traveling to the backwoods of America and the Appalachian region, settled almost exclusively by these Irish. The typical migration involved small networks of related families/clans that settled together, intermarried and avoided outsiders. After many years of English oppression in Ireland, these Irish were ardent patriots of their new land America.
Additional Sources: Over 500 pages of Notes, Records and Files at the Carney DNA Project Jim Carney www.avocadoridge.com/carney March 2010
Arthur married Sarah Ann ALSTON about 1730 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Col. John ALSTON and Mary BAKER) was born on 11 Sep 1713 in Chowan County, North Carolina, British Colonial America; died on 16 Aug 1764 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Sarah Ann ALSTON was born on 11 Sep 1713 in Chowan County, North Carolina, British Colonial America (daughter of Col. John ALSTON and Mary BAKER); died on 16 Aug 1764 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GJF5-RBZ
- _UID: BF3ED8A37E4F416E9F174AEA5C13C1C3D133
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Generation: 3
| 5. | Margaret BOYLE, Collins was born in 1700 in Ireland; died in 1740 in Ireland. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GQRY-RKT
- _UID: 65B84E4EC8CC47EB8A92C08C5B18B41C2A41
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| 6. | Col. John ALSTON was born in Apr 1677 in Wethersfield, Essex, England; died on 17 Sep 1758 in Ellerbe Creek, Chowan, North Carolina, British Colony. Other Events:
- _UID: B23E8E0102AD41A6BED3031B043653358655
John married Mary BAKER. Mary was born about 1679 in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America; died after 1758 in North Carolina, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 7. | Mary BAKER was born about 1679 in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America; died after 1758 in North Carolina, British Colonial America. Other Events:
- _UID: 26055FF6649E483399CBA7C7ABC5CE74819D
Children:
- 3. Sarah Ann ALSTON was born on 11 Sep 1713 in Chowan County, North Carolina, British Colonial America; died on 16 Aug 1764 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Connal KEARNEY was born in 1656 in Moynalty, County Meath, Ireland; died on 26 Jul 1703 in Moynalty, County Meath, Ireland. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: GQGP-RD8
Connal married Margaret BOYD. Margaret was born in 1660 in Moynalty, County Meath, Ireland; died in 1736 in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Margaret BOYD was born in 1660 in Moynalty, County Meath, Ireland; died in 1736 in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Other Events:
- FamilySearch ID: G8QZ-1H1
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