William CARNEY (KEARNEY)

1779 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William CARNEY (KEARNEY)
  Birth	28 Feb 1779
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	GJ9Y-CRF
  _UID	4E3ED1BAB9164EF3B52BAFA0F33D48693722
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I112681180	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Captain Arthur CARNEY (KEARNEY),   b. Abt 1732, Orangeburg, South Carolina, British Colonial America d. 1783, Georgia (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Matilda   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1775
  Family ID	F50573649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  This William is mentioned in a lawsuit in May 1813, Adams County. In this lawsuit, William is mentioned as having died without children, and in his Will, his considerable wealth was to be distributed to his nephews, Arthur Carney of the Choctaw Nation and William Carney of Georgia. John Cummins and Nancy/Ann Breashears, guardians . Testimony taken from Samuel Gibson of Port Gibson states that Arthur Carney took possession of some cash found in a trunk following the death of William Carney SR. Marian (aka Maria) & Elizabeth were heirs of Arthur Carney. John Taylor is Wm Carney's Att'y. (See WM Brocus VS Thomas Crabb) William Carney was Samuel Gibson's Uncle. WM Carney Sr. who died Jan 2, 1795 left his entire estate to his nephews. Arthur Carney of the Choctaw Nation & William Carney then of Camden Co. Ga. Arthur Carney deceived Williams as to the value of this estate and William accepted payment of $800.00 for his part witnessed by WM Davis & Rees when the estate was really worth more than $10,000 William Carney states that he was born Feb 28, 1779 and was therefore under age 21 at that time; and that he came to the MS Territory in 1806 and found out the truth about this estate. Additional Sources: Over 500 pages of Notes, Records and Files at the Carney DNA Project Jim Carney www.avocadoridge.com/jim March 2010