Family:Widney, James (c1720-1770)

James Widney, parentage unknown, was born about 1720 and died 1770, co. Monagham, Ireland.

He married, about 1750, Mary Wilson. She was born about 1732, Ballybay, co. Monagham, Ireland, and died 1790.

Children of James and Mary (Wilson) Whitney, all born in Ireland:

i.	James1 Widney, b. 10 Feb 1753; m.(1) Ann Erwin; m.(2) Ann Burd Wilds.
ii.	Sarah1 Widney, b. 1757, Newry, co. Down, Ireland; d. 18 Feb 1810, PA; m. 1777, co. Antrim, Ireland, Hugh Linn; d. 1 Jan 1815, Horse Valley, PA. Ch.: John, b. 19 Mar 1778, Newry, co. Down, Ireland, d. 6 Dec 1845, Concord, PA, m. 1802, Jane Van Scyoc; William, b. 1780, Ireland, d. aft. 1800; Mary, b. 1782, Ireland, d. 1826, m. 1812, George Loughridge; Hugh, b. 10 May 1785, co. Down, Ireland, d. 3 Apr 1870, Concord, PA, m. 27 Oct 1808, Concord, PA, Ann Erwin Widney; Sarah, b. 1788, PA, d. 1812, m. 1810, Samuel Campbell; Margaret, b. 7 Mar 1790, PA, d. 13 Dec 1870, m. 1816, Benjamin Van Scyoc; James, b. 1792, PA, d. 1848, m. 1815, Nancy Bouher; Jane, b. 1795; d. 7 Apr 1842, Concord, PA, m. 1818, Robert Campbell; Nancy Ann, b. 1801, d. 1868, m. 1820 Hugh Wallace.
iii.	Margaret1 Widney, b. 1758; d. 22 Dec 1813, Chillicothe, OH; m. 1779, Ireland, William Williams, b. 2 Jul 1754, Lappan, co. Monagham, Ireland, d. 8 Aug 1815, Chilicothe, OH. Ch.: John, b. ca. 1780, d. young; Henry, b. ca. 1782, d. young; John, b. ca. 1782, d. young; William, b. ca. 1784, d. young; Henry, b. ca. 1784, d. young; Samuel, b. 16 Oct 1786, Carlisle, PA, d. 3 Mar 1859, Mt. Auburn, OH, m.(1) 16 Oct 1809, Elizabeth Armstrong, m.(2) 8 Mar 1821, Margaret Troutner; George Young, b. 11 Oct 1788, Path Valley, PA, d. 18 Aug 1823, Chillicothe, OH; Mary Ann, b. 15 Oct 1792, Path Valley, PA; d. 14 Jun 1843, Dover, TN; William, b. 14 Nov 1794, Franklin Co., PA; -----, b. ca. 1796, PA.
iv.	Charles1 Widney, b. 1 Nov 1763; d. 13 Mar 1844, Franklin Co., PA; m. Jul 1793, PA, Mary Dolly Henderson, b. 7 Jun 1775, Cumberland Co., PA, d. 28 Jan 1858, Concord, PA. Ch.: John2, b. 3 May 1794, d. Apr 1825, Piqua, Miami Co., OH, m. 1826, Caroline Broderick; Samuel, b. 29 Jul 1796, Franklin Co., PA, d. ca. 1855, DeKalb Co., IN, m. 22 May 1822, Joanna Brearley; Mary, b. 28 Oct 1800, d. 30 Oct 1887, m. 22 May 1822, Franklin Co., PA, Thomas M. McKim; Sarah, b. 3 Jul 1803, d. 1870, m. John M. McIntyre; Charles Wilson, b. 11 Nov 1805, d. 28 Sep 1878, Baton Rouge, LA, m. 13 Aug 1831, Cumberland Co., PA, Mary Alexander Gilson; James Henderson, b. 27 Apr 1808, d. 1889, m. Ann E. Tydings; Wilson, b. 27 May 1810, Franklin Co., PA, d. 4 Aug 1845, DeKalb Co., IN; Alexander Erwin, b. 29 Aug 1812, d. 18 Dec 1883, Woodhull, Henry Co., IL, m. 2 Feb 1837, Path Valley, PA, Margaret Hammond; Ann Elizabeth, b. 10 Oct 1814, Franklin Co., PA, d. 1896, Evanston, IL, m. Apr 1839, John Bamborough; Johnston, b. 13 Oct 1818, PA, d. 7 Jan 1877, Concord, PA, m. 5 Dec 1839, Franklin Co., PA, Molly Mary Skinner.
v.	John1 Widney, b. 9 Feb 1766, d. 29 Jun 1836, Near Piqua, IA; m. 15 Apr 1794, Franklin Co., PA, Mary Johnston, dau. of Stephen and Elizabeth (Bernard) Johnston, b. 27 Nov 1769, co. Donegal, Ireland, d. 17 Mar 1847, Piqua, Miami Co., OH. Ch.: (child)2, b. 10 Feb 1795, d. 10 Feb 1795; (child), b. 10 Feb 1795, d. 10 Feb 1795; Elizabeth, b. 24 Dec 1795, d. young; Mary Ann, b. 5 Aug 1797, d. 7 Jul 1841; Margaret, b. 5 Apr 1799; Elizabeth, b. 6 Mar 1801, d. 6 Sep 1848; John, b. 14 Nov 1802, Washington Co., PA, d. 13 Jan 1879, White Twp., Kendall Co., IL, m. 22 Jun 1824, Dayton, OH, Mary Henderson; Rachel, b. 18 Aug 1804, d. 15 Jul 1822; Stephen, b. 9 Apr 1806, Franklin Co., PA, d. 28 Mar 1886, Piqua, OH; Sarah, b. 13 Feb 1808, d. 1874; Wilson, b. 4 Dec 1809, PA, d. 22 Mar 1852, Piqua, Miami Co., OH; Jane, b. 26 Jan 1812, d. 1852.
vi.	Mary Ann Widney, b. 1768; d. 1 Apr 1843; m. Thomas Wright.
vii.	Nicholas Widney, b. 1770; d. 1772.

Notes

This family apparently descends from a "Colonel Widney" who fought in the Battle of the Boyne, for which he was given an estate in County Tyrone, Ireland.

References

• Ancestral File family group record.

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