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Descendants of Thomas Carney, Sr.

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ CARNEY, SR . was born Abt. 1760, and died Abt. November 1826 in Pitt County, N.C.. He married ELIZABETH ALBRITTON ¹ Abt. 1790 in Pitt County, N.C., daughter of JAMES ALBRITTON and MARY ARNETT.  She was born March 02, 1767 in Pitt County, N.C., and died in Pitt County, N.C..

Notes for THOMAS CARNEY, SR.:

Division of land of Thomas Carney, dec'd

Pitt County Deed Book E, pp 209-212. Survey finds one thousand five hunderd and six (1506) acres.

Alloted to:

 Lot #1 Thomas Carney [heir] one hundred thirty

 Lot #2 Elizabeth Carney, one hundred twenty nine

 Lot #3 Reddick Carney, one hundred thirty

 Lot #4 Blount [Alfred], one hundred thirty

 Lot #5 Henry Carney, one hundredeighty four

 Lot #6 Eliza Carney, two hundred twelve

 Lot #7 Richard Carney, two hundred eight

 Lot #8 Mary Ann T. Carney, two hundred eighteen

 Lot #9 Stephen Carney, eighty seven and half

 Lot #10 Josiah Carney, acreage not given, dollar amount for lot #10 is three hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents.

Witness: February 5th, 1828

Lanier Daniel, Jas. Perkins, Shdrk. Shivers, Samuel Albritton, Joel Albritton.

More About THOMAS CARNEY, SR.:

Property Deed: February 05, 1828, Division of Land 1506 acres, divided into ten lots.²

Notes for ELIZABETH ALBRITTON:

Dower: Elizabeth Albritton. Nov. 03, 1826, Deed Book EE. p. 59 Land 420 acres, including mansion.

More About ELIZABETH ALBRITTON:

Dower: November 03, 1826, Land 0f 420 acres, including mansion.³

Children of THOMAS CARNEY and ELIZABETH ALBRITTON are:

• i. ROBERT² CARNEY .
• ii. STEPHEN CARNEY⁴, b. Abt. 1794, Pitt County, N.C.⁵; d. Graves County, Kentucky; m. SUSANNAH CONWAY; b. Abt. 1794, Pitt County, N.C.⁶; d. Graves County, Kentucky.
• Notes for STEPHEN CARNEY:
• Moved to Princess Ann Co. Va.  He was Sheriff of the county at one time.
• iii. ELIZABETH CARNEY⁷, b. Abt. 1795, Pitt County, N.C.⁸; d. Bef. 1842, Pitt County, N.C..
• iv. HENRY CARNEY⁹, b. Abt. 1796, Pitt County, N.C.¹⁰; d. Aft. 1860, Weakley County, Tennessee¹¹; m. (1) SABRA CHERRY, December 01, 1823, Edgecombe County, N.C.¹¹; d. Abt. 1845, Weakley County, Tennessee¹¹; m. (2) SARAH CARNEY, Abt. 1845; b. Abt. 1820, Alabama¹¹.
• v. RICHARD CARNEY¹², b. Abt. 1797, Pitt County, N.C.¹³; d. March 16, 1835; m. RUTHA MOORE.
• Notes for RUTHA MOORE:
• Uncertain about this name (Marriage)
• vi. MARY ANN CARNEY¹⁴, b. Abt. 1798, Pitt County, N.C.¹⁵.
• vii. THOMAS CARNEY¹⁶, b. 1803, Pitt County, N.C.; m. ELIZABETH WILSON¹⁷; b. 1812¹⁸.
• Notes for THOMAS CARNEY:
• 1850 census Thomas Carney is living with brother Reddick.
• More About THOMAS CARNEY:
• Census: 1850, Living with brother Reddick¹⁹
• 
• viii. RIDDICK CARNEY^20,21, b. 1805, Pitt County, N.C.^22,23; d. April 24, 1868, Pitt County, NC²⁴; m. POLLY MARY RENFREW; b. 1805²⁵; d. Pitt County, N.C..
• Notes for RIDDICK CARNEY:
• According to King in "SKETCHES OF PITT COUNTY" Enoch Moore (most likely the son of Benjamine Moore and brother of Randolph Moore who was Carney's son-in-law) was in the Carney home during two of the raids by Federals in the attempt to capture Riddick Carney.
• Pitt County Deed Book GG p. 55:  January 19, 1829, Elizabeth Carney to Reddick Carney... Deed of 50 acres deliver unto Reddick Carney part of my land whtch fell to me by the death of my husband Thomas Carney called the Martin place. The said Reddick to pay 100 dollars, and I Elizabeth Carney do give the said Reddick rail timber to fence the said land my natural life and I the said Elizabeth do warrant and dispose to him and his heirs my natural life and this cross fencing between me and Reddick is to be kept up between us hereafter.
• Whitness:  Arden Moore, Stephen Carney, May session 1833.
• Pitt CountyDeed Book KK p. 91: February 17, 1842, Grantor:  Richard Carney. Grantee: Reddick Carney, All rights to land which fell to me by the death of my sister Elizabeth Carney dec'd, being the 9th part of lot #2 in the divisipn of lands of Thomas Carney.
• Pitt County Deed Book LL p. 227: March 10, 1846, Grantor: Alfred B. Carney.  Grantee:  Reddick Carney:  Lot #4 in the division of the lands of Thomas Carney and also my share of lot #2 which was set apart to Elizabeth C. now deceased.
• Census taken 25th day October 1850, Perkins District Pitt County.
• Reddick Carney 45 M Farmer
• Mary   45 F
• James R.   21 M
• William  18 M
• Reddick  15 M
• Sarah E.   10 M
• Nancy Albriton Carney 8 F
• George A.  6 M
• Alvana   2 F
• Thomas Carney  47 M Laborer {Redicks brother)
• Elizabeth Wilson 38 F
• Mary A. Wilson 6 F
• Residence is located 8 miles northeast of Greenville just across Grindle Creek.
•                                     The Death of Reddick Carney
• Like Jefferson Davis,some men were never reconstructed, and yet, unlike him, died with their boots on. Such a man was Reddick Carney. His oldest son, James R. Carney, was killed in the war. This was his favorite son and the loss seemed to have had great effect upon him,embittering him against all Federals and their authority. He was charged with defying the new order of things and cruelty to negroes. For a long time the Federal authorities could not arrest him.
• Some time early in 1866 a Federal lieutenant, with a squad of soldiers, from Washington, went out one night to arrest him and some others implicated with him. Arriving there, the house was surrounded and then entered. Only the women folks were found. They insisted that the soldiers should not go upstairs. The lieutenant took a torch from the fireplace and started upstairs. He was met by a load of buckshot and fell back mortally wounded. With Carney upstairs at this time were Enoch Moore, a neighbor,and J.T.Renfrow, recently from Georgia, and one or two others, all of whom were wanted by the Federals. No other attempt was made to go upstairs again. The lieutenant died at Pactolus,after having his wound dressed.
• Another attempt was made to arrest the three, while at dinner at Church Perkins, a friend of Carney and a wealthy and prominent citizen, they escaped through a window. The officers had supper and left.
• It was some time before another attempt was made to arrest Carney. Information being had that Carney was at home. The night before the fourth Sunday [26th] April, 1868, Major Lyman with ten negro militia and Sheriff Foley went out before daylight. After surrounding the house, their presence was made known and Carney ordered to come out and surrender. In the house at this time were Carney, his wife, his son George, his son in law, Alonzo Whitehurst and his [Whitehurst] wife. Another daughter, Mary, and her governess, were away, visiting. George wanted his father to give up, but he said he would die first. Whitehurst reported that Carney was not there.
• The house was then attacked and broken into. Major Lyman repeated the experiment of the lieutenant on the former occasion, tried to go upstairs, and was badly wounded in his left arm. The house was now set afire all around. George came downstairs to find a negro soldier in the parlor and shot him dead. Another raised his gun and shot George. George shot him and they both fell dead. George fell in the fire and his body much burned before his sister was allowed to drag it away. Whitehurst who had taken no part in the fight was wounded twice. He was gotten from the house, which soon burned down, the women having been allowed to come out some time before. The last seen of Carney alive was at an upper window, where he was apparently trying to get a shot at his besiegers. The house was a complete loss, nothing saved except the clothes those who escaped wore at the time. Whitehurst recovered. Major Lyman died soon thereafter of his wounds.
• No inquest was held over the Carneys, and no other legal proceedings were ever had in the matter, and it all became a thing of the past, though not forgotten.
• source: Sketches of Pitt County pp 174-177  [ chapter 37 ]
• by:    Henry T. King ;  1911
• More About RIDDICK CARNEY:
• Burial: Carney Family Homeplace, Pitt Co., N.C.
• Residence: 1866, 8 mi. north of Greenville just across Grindle Creek²⁶
• ix. JOSIAH CARNEY²⁷, b. Abt. 1806, Pitt County, N.C.²⁸.
• x. ELIZA CARNEY²⁹, b. Abt. 1808, Pitt County, N.C.³⁰.
• xi. ALBERT BLOUNT CARNEY³¹, b. 1817, Pitt County, N.C.; m. MARY A. CARNEY³²; b. November 15, 1824³³; d. December 24, 1898, Pitt County, N.C.³³.
• More About MARY A. CARNEY:
• Burial: Vainwright-Carney-Dunn Cemetery Pitt Co. N.C.
• 
• Endnotes

 

1. Pitt County Deed Books Notes by Roger Kammerer, Book GG, p. 67, Elizabeth Carney, Widow of Thomas Carney, dec'd, owned the Martin place, 1833.

2. Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 209.

3. Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 59.

4. Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 209-212.

5. Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 1.

6. Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 2.

7. Pitt County Deed Books Notes by Roger Kammerer, Book KK, p. 91, Reddick Carney had sister Elizabeth Carney; they were heirs of Thomas Carney.

8. Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 1.

9. Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 209-212.

10.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 1.

11.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 2.

12.  Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 209-212.

13.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 1.

14.  Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 209-212.

15.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 1.

16.  Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 209-212.

17.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001.

18.  Descendants of Thomas Carney. Janet Sangler 2001 (Text file)

19.  Census of Pitt County 1850.

20.  Pitt County Deed Books Notes by Roger Kammerer, Book GG, p. 67, Elizabeth Carney , widow of Thomas Carney, Sr., dec'd. to son Reddick Carney and wife.

21.  Henry T. King, SKETCHES OF PITT COUNTY 1704 - 1910,  (Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. Raleigh, NC), 174, Chapter 37.

22.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001.

23.  Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE.

24.  Henry T. King, SKETCHES OF PITT COUNTY 1704 - 1910,  (Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. Raleigh, NC), 175, The attenp was made the night before the fourth sunday (26th) of April, 1868.

25.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 3.

26.  Henry T. King, SKETCHES OF PITT COUNTY 1704 - 1910,  (Edwards & Broughton Printing Co. Raleigh, NC), 174.

27.  Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 209-212.

28.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 1.

29.  Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 209-212.

30.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 1.

31.  Pitt County, NC Deed Book EE, 209-212.

32.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001.

33.  Janet Spangler, "Descendants of Thomas Carney," Text file email Apr. 16, 2001, 5.