Joseph LANEY
Internet IGI (Jul 2004)
Ancestry.com
York County, South Carolina Will Abstracts, (FHL#975.743 P2h)
York County, South Carolina Minutes of the County Court, (FHL#975.743 p2w)
NOTE: The birth dates for the children of Joseph Laney and Elizabeth are taken from "Laney Lineage and Legacy" by Guy B. Funderburk, pp. 18-19. It will be noted that several of the children share the same birth date. While family tradition holds that John and William were twins (p. 38), the other birth dates are not confirmed. "Joseph m. Elizabeth and had a daughter, Eleanor, and tradition says 12 sons. Another mentions 'the father of John Laney who had many sons' (AML-UT). Only 6 or 7 are now positively identified." - "Laney," p. 18 RESEARCH NOTE: Joseph is the possible son of George LANEY and Margery SPEERS. DEATH: Will Date: 18 Jul 1788; Will Probate: Jan 1789.
NOTE: According to "Laney Lineage and Legacy" by Guy B. Funderburk, pp. 18, 30, John Laney and his family moved to York Co., South Carolina in 1782/83, when Culbert Means Laney was 6 months old.
He married Elizabeth Abt 1733 at of Ireland . Elizabeth was born at of Ireland Abt 1716 .
They were the parents of 15
children:
John Laney
born 1734.
William Laney
born 1734.
Joseph Laney
born Abt 1736.
Isaac Laney
born Abt 1738.
Hugh Laney
born Abt 1740.
Jonas Laney
born Abt 1740.
James Laney
born Abt 1742.
Daniel Laney
born Abt 1742.
Solomon Laney
born Abt 1744.
Edward Laney
born Abt 1746.
Robert Laney
born Abt 1748.
Levi Laney
born Abt 1750.
Eleanor Laney
born Abt 1752.
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Joseph Laney died 18 Jul 1788 at (wd), York, South Carolina .
Elizabeth died Aft 1789 at York, South Carolina .