John Finney

Abt 1760 - Bef 1809  (< 49 years)

• Name	John Finney  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1760	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1800	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as John Finny (Kega) a head of household, age 26-45 (bc 1755-1774). Listed with him were 1 male, age 0-10; 2 females, age 0-10; 1 female, age 16-26; 1 female, age 26-45 and 7 slaves.
  Land - they were named in a land cause	1804	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	That one James Nock was lately seized of and in a tract of land containing 81 1/2 acres as of fee, situate in Accomack Parish, and afterwards, to-wit: on the ____ day of ____ died, being of full age and without issue, leaving the aforesaid John Finney his brother of the half blood, and the aforesaid Elijah Nock and the aforesaid Mary, the wife of Joseph Conquest, and the said Comfort, the wife of the said Shadrack Taylor, his brother and sisters of the whole blood who survived him and entered into the lands and were seized thereof as of fee - ____ 1804.
  Will	4 Feb 1809	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as John Finney Sr., of William dec'd. To eldest son John Evans Finney all my plantation where I now live joining Thomas Justice dec'd. To my second son William James Finney all the remaining part of my plantation & woods lying on Sea Side Road, which I hold by the death of my brother James Nock. To daughter Betsy Upshur Finney Negro man George, woman Nanny & child Lett. My Extr. is to purchase out of the Estate of Henry Broadwater dec'd a Negro man Scott who now lives with me. If purchase is made, Scott to daughter Betsy Upshur Finney. To son John E. Finney, my 2 old Negro men Peter & Dick with Negro woman Esther. To son William J. Finney Negro boy Rome. To my 3 children the residue. I give my Extr. full power to dispose of the land & Negroes belonging to the estate of Henry Broadwater on which I have a deed in trust, my right in the lands of James Broadwater Jr. dec'd. Good friend Samuel Crippen Extr. Witt: John Boisnard, Ayres Tatham & William Justice Jr.
  Death	Bef 27 Feb 1809	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated. Savage Crippen, Robert Savage & John Cole Jr. securities.
  Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled	25 Mar 1816	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	5 Mar 1809 (Invy), 8 Mar 1809 (Sale), 28 Nov 1814 (Order to Audit), 26 Nov 1815 (Audit), 25 Mar 1816 (Rec'd) - Samuel Crippen Extr. Negro men Peter & Deck & woman Esther. Legacies to John E. Finney, Negro lad Romeo; to William J. Finney, Negro man George & woman Nancy & child; & to Betsy W. Finney. Buyer: Mrs. Nancy Finney. Auditors: Martin Laws & William Stran.
  Reference Identifier	A121
  Record ID	62247
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Andrew Finney, I,   b. Abt 1635   d. Bef 17 May 1669, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 34 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Nov 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 44 years)  (Mother)
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of William (of Elijah) Nock and Mary (--?--))
  > 1. Elijah Nock,   b. Abt 1773, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Lydia 'Liddy' Hope,  m. 22 Nov 1798   2. James (of William) Nock,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 May 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 29 years) + 3. Mary Nock,   b. 12 Jan 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 29 Apr 1849  (Age 72 years) ╚═ Joseph B. Conquest,  m. Abt 1798 + 4. Comfort Nock,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1817, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 37 years) ╚═ Staton (of Shadrack) Taylor,  m. 28 Sep 1800
  Person ID	I62247	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	William Finney,   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Apr 1768, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 32 years)
  Mother	Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Nov 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 44 years) Other Partners: ╚═William (of Elijah) Nock,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 24 Feb 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 45 years)  m. Bef 29 Dec 1769
  Marriage	Abt 1760  [6]
  Family ID	F22994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(d_o_Sarah_&_Jno) Evans,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1782  [7]
  	Whitelaws shows that 280 acres of land in tract A121 belonging to Ralph Justice was left to his granddaughter Sarah, the daughter of Abbott Justice, in 1729. Sarah married Jonathan Warrington, but he died in 1744 without an heir, so title remained with Sarah. For some years afterwards, the processioning records give a John Evans as being on this land, so he may have married the widow Sarah Warrington, but no disposition by either a John or a Sarah Evans could be found. Later on a John Finney, son of William, was in possession and in 1809 he left the north part to his eldest son John Evans Finney and the south part to his son William J. Finney; the name of the eldest son is significant, as it suggests that John Finney had married a daughter of John & Sarah Evans.
  Children	1. John Evans Finney,   b. Abt 1782, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F22996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Susanna (177) Custis,   b. Abt 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1788 (Age 21 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Thomas Crippen,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Mar 1786, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 26 years)  m. 3 Sep 1783
  Marriage	Aft 28 Mar 1786	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F19477	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Ann 'Nancy' Broadwater,   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1816 (Age < 79 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Rowland E. Beavans,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 24 Mar 1811
  Marriage	28 Jul 1794	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  	They were shown only as John Finney Jr. and Nancy Broadwater.
  Children	1. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Upshur Finney,   b. Abt 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Stephen I. Lewis  m. 23 Oct 1813   2. William James Finney,   b. Abt 1798, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef May 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 18 years)
  Family ID	F8543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1760 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Aft 28 Mar 1786 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 28 Jul 1794 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Land - they were named in a land cause - 1804 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 4 Feb 1809 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 27 Feb 1809 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled - 25 Mar 1816 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S953] Mary Frances Carey, Carey, Finneys of Meadville, (New Church, VA: Self-Published, 1993), 953. [S578] Jody Powell, 1800, 1810 & 1820 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1991), 578. [S571] Nottingham, Acc Land Causes, 1728-1825, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 52 (John Finney vs. Elijah Nock Jr. & others), 571. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 204 (will of John Finney Sr., of William dec'd), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 204 (settlement of John Finney Sr., Samuel Crippen Extr.), 688. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 231 (adm of William Finney to Mary Finney), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1173 (tract A121), 572. [S887] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 1, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004), p. 105 (Bagwell Family), 887. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.