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Author: lona71203
Surnames: Chaney, Silkmitter, Rickets, Decker, Horning, Bass
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Hi, Sorry I'm just getting back with you. Yes, I also found Gilbert Chaney in
Huntingdon Co., Pa. Here is something I've put together.
Huntingdon Co. was established Sept 20, 1787 from Bedford Co., Pa.
1786 History of Huntingdon Co, Pa. - Gilbert Chaney
1788 Barree and Miller Twp., Huntingdon Co, Pa.
Gilbert China (for Manor) 125 acres, warranted land, 2 horses, 2 horned cattle
Isaiah China (for Manor) 125 acres, land held by location or orders of survey, warranted
land, 1 horse, 1 horned cattle
Edward China 1 horse, 1 horned cattle
Manor
Lot 3 - Gilbert and Edward Chaney 212 acres 20 perches
Lot 8 - Chain and Edward Rickets 284 acres 50 perches
Stockade was built at Manor Hill on one of the Rickets farms. It was occupied on several
of Indian alarms in one of which it is said occurred the birth of Jacob Chaney
1790 Census Huntingdon Co., Pa. (not Twp.) img. 10
Richard Chaney (family numbers not listed in Ancestry)
Richard Chaney 1 m 16 up, 1 f (1790 Pa. census book pg. 125)
Gilbert Chainey 1 m 16 up, 2 m u 16, 6 f (1790 Pa. census book pg. 125)
Isia Chainey (1790 Pa. census book pg. 125)
Zacheria Chania 1 m 16 up, 2 f (1790 Pa. census book pg. 124)
1793 Tax List Barree Twp. Huntingdon Co. (PaGenWeb)
Isiah Cheany 90 acres, 1 horse, 1 cow
Penn Archives 3rd Series-XXV-Pg. 491 Huntingdon Co., Pa.
Zacharial Chaney - March 22, 1794 Survey - 400 acres
Zacharial Chaney - January 2, 1795 Survey - 300 acres
1800 Census Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa.
Gilbert Chaney 2 m to 10, 2 m to 26, 1 m over 45, 2 f to 10, 2 f to 16, 2 f to 26, 1 f
over 45
Huntingdon Co. Wills Vol. III
Cheny, Gilbert - Letters of adm. Granted to Martha Cheny and John Cheny, March 30, 1808
Pg.31
Huntingdon Co., Pa. 1812 Twp. Contained the following taxable
Martha Chaney 153 acres owned village lots
Single Men
James Chaney, John Chaney
Road Supervisors
John Chaney 1848, Andrew Chaney 1867, A. Chaney 1872
Auditors
Gilbert Chaney 1840
1830 Census Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. ,img 19
Gilbert Chaney 1 m 5-9, 1 m 30-39, 1 f 5-9, 1 f 20-29
James Chaney 1 m 10-15, 1 f 10-15 (wonder if they should be in the 16-25 box)
1850 Census Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. Sept. 31, 1850 img. 2
9-9 John Chaney 66 b. abt. 1784 Farmer Pa. d. Sept. 27, 1855 bu. Manor Hill Methodist
Church Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 71-6-21 Sect. A. Row 12 Grave 4
(Find-A-Grave)
Anna Chaney 49 b. abt. 1801 Pa. d. Jan 23, 1877 bu. Manor Hill Methodist Church
Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 75-11-1 w/o John Sect. A. Row 12 Grave 5
Listed as Annie Chaney (Find-A-Grave)
Martha Chaney 27 b. abt. 1823 Pa.
Mary Chaney 24 b. abt. 1826 Pa.
Alfred Chaney 21 b. abt. 1829 Farmer Pa.
Brison Chaney 16 b. abt. 1834 Farmer Pa.
Miller Chaney 11 b. abt. 1839 Pa. d. Oct. 3, 1862 bu. Manor Hill Methodist Church
Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 23-11-2 Cpl Co. C 49th Reg. P.V. Sect. A. Row
12 Grave 6 Listed as John M. Chaney (Find-A-Grave)
Shadrack J.Chaney b. abt. 1843 Pa. d. Sept. 27, 1842 bu. Manor Hill Methodist Church
Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 1-8-15 s/o J & A Sect. A. Row 12 Grave 3
(Find-A-Grave)
Williamina Silkmitter 2 b. abt. 1848 Pa.
1850 Census Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. Oct 2, 1850 img. 9
59- 61 Gilbert Chaney 58 b. abt. 1802 Blacksmith Pa. d. Mar 26, 1874 bu. Manor Hill
Methodist Church Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 82-5-5 Sect. A. Row 8 Grave
30 (Find-A-Grave) (Daily News Huntingdon, Pa. Feb. 11, 1928 img. 4 - Reprinted from files
of Fifty Years Ago - April 1874 - Deaths - In Barree township on March 29th Gilbert
Chaney, Esq. aged 86 years.)
Hannah Chaney 48 b. abt. 1802 Pa. d. Dec 26, 1864 bu. Manor Hill Methodist Church
Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 69-5-4 w/o Gilbert Sect. A. Row 8 Grave 31
(Find-A-Grave)
Sarah Chaney 21 b. abt. 1829 Pa.
Alex Chaney 20 b. abt. 1830 Laborer Pa.
Martha Chaney 16 b. abt. 1834 Pa.
Eliza Chaney 14 b. abt. 1836 Pa.
Mary Chaney 12 b. abt. 1838 Pa.
Benj. Chaney 10 b. abt. 1840 Pa. d.Apr. 18, 1863 bu. Manor Hill Methodist Church
Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 22-11-18 Co C 49th Reg P.V.I. Sect. A. Row 8
Grave28 Listed as Benjamin Chaney (Find-A-Grave)
Hannah Chaney 7 b. abt. 1843 Pa. d. Mar. 6, 1872 bu. Manor Hill Methodist Church
Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 21-8-9 d/o G & Hannah Sect. A. Row 8
Grave 29 (Find-A-Grave)
1860 Census Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. img 11
79 79 Gilbert Chaney 68 b. abt. 1792 Justice Peace 1000 200 Pa.
Hannah Chaney 57 b. abt. 1803 House Keeper Pa.
Hannah Chaney 16 b. abt. 1844 d. March 6, 1872 (Find-A-Grave) Pa.
1870 Census Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. img 32
254 246 Gilbert Chaney 76 Retired Blacksmith Pa.
Hannah Chaney 67 Pa.
Alama F. Decker 9 b. abt. 1861 Pa.
1850 Census Barree Twp., Huntingdon Co., Pa. Oct 2, 1850 img. 10
67 69 John C. Horning 23 b. abt. 1827 Farmer Pa.
Sarah Horning 21 b. abt. 1829 Pa.
Francis Horning 1 b. abt. 1849 Pa.
68 70 John Horning 61 b. abt. 1789 Pa.
Nancy Horning 63 b. abt. 1787 Pa.
Wesley Horning 13 b. abt. 1837 Pa.
69 71 James Horning 26 b. abt. 1824 Farmer Pa.
Nancy Horning 21 b. abt. 1829 Pa.
Anna Horning 2 b. abt. 1848 Pa.
Sarah Horning 2/12 b. abt. 1850 Pa.
Milton H. Horning b. abt. 1854 Pa. d. Jan. 28, 1858 bu. Manor Hill Methodist Church
Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 4-9-28 s/o James & Nancy Sect. A. Row 5
Grave 30 (Find-A-Grave)
Margaret J. Horning b. abt. 1856 Pa. d. Feb.17, 1857 bu. Manor Hill Methodist Church
Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 7m-13d d/o James & Nancy Sect. A. Row 5
Grave 30 (Find-A-Grave)
70-72 James Chaney 70 b. abt. 1870 Farmer Pa.
Ellonor Chaney 60 b. abt. 1790 Pa.
Martha Bass 24 b. abt. 1826 Pa.
71-73 Shadrack Chaney 30 b. abt. 1820 Carpenter Pa. d. May 23, 1886 bu. Manor Hill
Methodist Church Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: 67-3-1 Sect. B. Row 10 Grave
10 (Find-A-Grave)
Anna Chaney 35 b. abt. 1815 Pa. b.May 24, 1814 d. Aug 1, 1907 bu. Manor Hill Methodist
Church Cemetery, Manor Hill, Huntingdon, Pa. Note: w/o Shadrack Sect. B. Row 10 Grave 11
(Find-A-Grave)
Nancy Chaney 8 b. abt. 1842 Pa. m. 1st. James A. Davidson who d. abt. 1874 m. 2nd
Jacob. L. Hill a widower March 27, 1888 Huntingdon, Pa. Her children: William A. Davidson
b. abt. 1861 m. Jan. 1, 1906 Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pa. Annie K. Rhoades b. abt. 1867
daughter of Jno & Lillie Rhoades, Carrie R. Davidson b. abt. 1866 1st m. July 17,
1890 Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pa. J. Wilson Orr b. abt. 1867 d. Oct. 1910 son of John W.
and Mary G. Orr, on May 8, 1913 Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pa. married her 2nd husband,
George F. Yeingst, a widower since Apr. 1901, b. Dickinson Twp. and son of Wm. Yeingst and
Maria (LDS Pa. Co. Marriages 1885-1950)
Abrigal Chaney 4 b. abt. 1846 Pa.
Arsula Chaney 2 b. abt. 1848 Pa. Female
James Chaney 6/12 b. abt. 1850 Pa.
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