Abraham Chaney




On this 22nd day of August, 1832, personally appeared in open court before Dan'l Colman, Jas. Logan, DAvid H. Clark & Wm. D. Pannill, the court of Pitts, now sitting, Abraham Chaney, a resident of said county, age 72 years, and made the following declaration on his oath.

That he entered the service of the U.S. as a volunteer soldier in a company of militia commanded by Captain Donaldson jr., Lieut. Moses Hutchings & Ensign Joseph Williams. He marched from the County of Pittsylvania on the 9th of April 1776 and went through Franklin county, crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains at Magotty Gap, New River at Englishes Ferry and continued on to the Islands of Holston River & was stationed on that river in a fort; from that place, Capt. Donaldson with 15 men of whom he was one, went out to search for the Cherokee Indians, ranging principally thro' the woods in various directions for aabout two weeks when they returned to the same fort where they remained until their tour of duty being for three months expired.
When he was discharged by Capt. Donaldson at that place in the month of July 1776 about 800 miles from home making in all the time rendered on this tour including the time to travel home at least 31/2 months.
His discharge is lost or mislaid so that it cannot be found but the service rendered is proved by Joshua Dodson who was a soldier with him all the time.
He again entered service of the U.S. as a soldier in a company of militia commanded by the same Capt. John Donaldson jr, Lieut. John Gwinn and marched from the said Pittsylvania Co. on the 7th day of April 1778, went thro, the county of Franklin to Colonel Preston in Montgomery, remained near his ouse a few days and marched from there to Hatfield Fort on Stoney Creek near New River in said Montgomery County and was stationed at that place uner the said officers (no other troops being there) until the 12th of Aug, 1778 when he was discharged by Captain Donaldson the time of this tour being 4 months and 8 days.
His discharge is proven by John Neal and JOhn Farthing who were soldiers with him at that place.
In the winter of 1781 he was drafted as a militia soldier and marched from the County of Pitts. in a company under the command of Captain Clements, through the County of Halifax into North Carolina to Hillsborougha nd was there taken sick. Was placed in a hospital near that place and was confined there 2 months and 15 days when he hired his brother, Joseph Chaney to take his place.
Jospeh was received as a substitute for hima nd was discharged from the service being still sick.
Sworn to and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid, Abraham X Chaney;
................Mark.............
Source:
Virginia Military Records, Pittsylvania County, Page 281-282
Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh's "Revolutionary War Records: Virginia"


Abraham Chaney is also listed in the "Virginians in the Revolution"
listed as"Abraham Chaney, of Pittsylvania"
There is also an Abraham Chancy listed from Pittsylvania Mpl 74
whether this is a transcribers error or not
and a Thomas Chancy from Pittsylvania listed
and also a Thomas Chane from Pittsylvania
Chancy in the old writing could be mistaken and be Chaney
Other Chaney's on this list are:
David Chanelar, Taylors Va. REg.
Edmund Chaney, Captain Haymonds Company Monongalia Mil. in 1777
Jeremia Chaney, Capt Haymonds Company Monongalia MIl. in 1777
Gaiot Chaney, E.
Gerot Chaney, IP
Greenberry Chaney, Rom.
John Chaney, 9 CALVARY, 13 Calvary.
Samuel Chaney 4CALVARY
Shadrack Chanie, Quarter Master.Va State Navy, Nbil
Samuel Chany, 13 Calvary
Researched by: Gayl Wells May 2001