Second Generation  

2. Samuel Seaney was born on 2 Nov 1781 in Surry Co., North Carolina, died on 2 Nov 1866 in Crawford Co., IL at age 85, and was buried in Seaney Cemetery, Montgomery Twp., Crawford Co., IL.

General Notes: From 'Lawrence County, Illinois', 1996, p305:

"Owen Seaney was born in Kent County, DE in 1745. He served as a private in the Maryland Line in Revolutionary War. After the war he went to Rowan County, SC where in 1780 married Honor Estep, daughter of Thomas Estep and Susanna Holmes. They were parents of ten children, Samuel, John, Bryant, Isaac, Jacob Owen, Jr, Katie, Susan, Sarah and Nimrod.

Times were hard along the Atlantic Coast after the war, Owen having a pioneer spirit, he and sins Bryan, Owen, Samuel and John emigrated to Wayne County, IN in 1810. They were farmers. In 1818 Samuel and Bryan moved to Crawford County, IL and purchased farmland. Samuel had married Cathren (Catherine) Wishon Jan 2, 1805 while living in North Carolina. The Wishons were from Germany and were gun makers. They went to Missouri about the time Seaneys to Indiana. Samuel and Catherine were parents of 12 children: Elizabeth, Polly, Minta, Lucy, Susan, John, Clarissa, Matilda, Samuel, Jr, Nimond, Margaret and Honor."

Samuel married Catherine Wishon on 2 Jan 1805 in Surry Co., North Carolina. Catherine was born in 1786 in North Carolina, died on 16 Dec 1867 in Crawford Co., IL at age 81, and was buried in Seaney Cemetery, Montgomery Twp., Crawford Co., IL.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 4 F    i. Lucinda Seaney .

+ 5 F    ii. Mary Polly Seaney was born on 14 Jul 1803 in NC and died on 20 Jun 1890 in Decatur, Wise Co., TX at age 86.

+ 6 F    iii. Amelia Seaney was born in Oct 1807 in Rowan Co., NC and died on 13 Mar 1852 in Crawford Co., IL at age 44.

+ 7 M    iv. John C. Seaney was born in 1814 in IN and died on 25 Jun 1898 in Crawford Co., IL at age 84.

+ 8 F    v. Matilda Seaney was born on 23 Oct 1823 in Crawford Co., IL and died on 9 Jan 1883 in Crawford Co., IL at age 59.

+ 9 M    vi. Samuel Seaney, Jr was born on 22 Oct 1824 in Crawford Co., IL and died in 1918 in Crawford Co., IL at age 94.

+ 10 M    vii. Nimrod Seaney was born on 11 Dec 1827 in Montgomery Twp., Crawford Co., IL, died on 20 Aug 1906 in Crawford Co., IL at age 78, and was buried in Seaney Cemetery, Montgomery Twp., Crawford Co., IL.

   11 F    viii. Elizabeth Seaney .

   12 U    ix. Minta Seaney .

   13 F    x. Susan Seaney .

3. Bryan(T) Seaney .

Bryan(T) married Sarah Little. Another name for Sarah is Sally.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 14 F    i. Mary Jane Seaney was born on 22 Feb 1824 in Crawford Co., IL, died on 24 Aug 1890 in Crawford Co., IL at age 66, and was buried on 25 Aug 1890 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Lamotte Twp., Crawford Co., IL.