Anna Nancy Cheyne

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ID: I283
Last: Cheyne
First: Anna
Middle: Nancy
Birth: ABT 1802 at Ireland 1
Death: AFT 1850 at South Carolina
Burial:
Sex: F
Sources: 2 3 4
 
Mother: UNKNOWN
Father: UNKNOWN
 
Marriage 1   John Clowney b: 1791 d: 4 Mar 1848
Wedding: BEF 1838 Ireland
 
Children:
1 William James Clowney b: ABT 1835 County Down, Ireland
2 Samuel Boyd Clowney b: ABT 1837 County Down, Ireland
3 Robert Cheyne Clowney b: 11 Jun 1838 County Down, Ireland
 
Sources:
1 Title: 1850 U.S. Census, Fairfield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M432-852
Page: p.461
Note: Birth year of Nancy Clowney 1802, estimated from age 48 in 1850 census. Birth location Ireland, from census.
 
2 Title: Petition for Letters of Administration on Estate of John Clowney, March 9, 1848
Author: Joseph Clowney and Moses Clowney (sons)
Text: In the Court of Ordinary - Union Dist.
To John J. Pratt Esquire Ordinary for Union District-
The humble petition of Joseph Clowney and Moses Clowney herewith that their late father John Clowney departed this life intestate on the __ day of March Instant leaving a widow Nancy Clowney and seven children to-wit your petitioners and Mary Cunningham who has intermarried with James Cunningham and John Clowney, William J. Clowney, Samuel Clowney and Robert Clowney.

That at the time of his death he was possessed of a small personal estate consisting of some stock household & kitchen furniture (...) and some stock in trade composed chiefly of liquor & groceries and it is necessary for an administration to be had on his estate.
Your petitioners therefore pray that administration be granted them on the personal estate of their father John Clowney based on the usual terms and condiitons.
March 9: 1848:
(signatures of: Joseph Clowney, Moses Clowney)
Note: Gives "Nancy" as name of wife of the deceased John Clowney. Census of 1850-Fairfield Co. SC also lists her as Nancy Clowney.
 
3 Title: 1850 U.S. Census, Fairfield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M432-852
Date: 24 Aug 1850
Page: p.461
Note:
Nancy Clowney age 48, born in Ireland, head of HN/FN 471, with 4 male children, listed next to household of step-son Joseph Clowney HN 470.
Neighbors: HN 469 Means, HN 468 Burns, HN472 Cameron, HN 473 Gordon, HN 474 Robinson, HN 475 Feasterville Academy
Text:
HN/FN 470
Name Age Sex Col Occup Val Born
Clowney, Joseph 33 M w Planter 2050 Ireland
Clowney, Jeannette 21 F w Fairfield
Clowney, _ 5/12 F w Fairfield
HN/FN 471
Name Age Sex Col Occup Val Born
Clowney, Nancy 48 F w _ 9825 Ireland
Clowney, John 17 M w Planter _ Ireland
Clowney, Wm J. 15 M w _ Ireland
Clowney, Samuel C.13 M w _ Ireland
Clowney, Robert C. 11 M w _ Ireland
[*=attended school; Transcriber CMB]
 
4 Title: 1860 U.S. Census, Fairfield Co., South Carolina
Publication: Roll M653-1219
Note: Online version with index available: ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/sc/fairfield/1860.
Transcribed by Ray Beam and proofread by Jo Beam for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/. Copyright 2002 by Ray Beam.
Date: 15 Oct 1860
Page: p. 154
Note: Agness Clowney, age 55, widow of John Clowney of Ireland, in HN 1334 of her eldest son, William James Clowney and his wife.
Neighbors: Means, Mobley, Wright, Milling, and W.J.Clowney's half siblings Joseph and S.B. Clowney.
Text: HN/FN 1334
Name Age Sex Col Occup Value Born
W. J. Clowney 23 M w Planter 2,800 8,400 Ireland
M. M. " 20 F w Ireland
Agness Clowney 55 F w Ireland
 


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