13 Aug 1816 Archibald Smith and Sarah hw to Thomas Courtney, 158A
27 Sept 1825 Alex. Cameron and Susannah hw of Pike Co., Ohio to Thomas Courtney of Highland Co., Ohio 35A

Paid personal property taxes in Brushcreek Twp., Highland Co., Ohio 1826,27,30,31,34,35,36,37,38,39,40.

1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Courtney
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Brush Creek, Fayette, Ohio
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 4
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 16: 5
Free White Persons - Over 25: 3
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 8

1840 United States Federal Census about Thomas
Name: Thomas Courtney
[Thomas Courtney]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Brush Creek, Highland, Ohio
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 11

Lemuel Courtney vs. Mary Courtney, et al. (Filed Dec. 24, 1852)
Partition. Plaintiff alleges that he is the son of Thomas Courtney, dec'd., who died seized of 35 acres in Dun Survey No. 9152 in
Brushcreek Township. Decedent left his widow, Mary, and the following children, his heirs: John of Montgomery Co., Indiana; Robert
and Levi, Margery, the wife of Kingman D. Wolf, Elizabeth, Lemuel, the plaintiff, Thomas, Lydia, Sarah, Rebecca and William Courtney
about 16 years of age, all residents of Highland County. Another child of decedent, has deeded his interest to plaintiff.
(Chancery Record 2, page 34)


Following 3 paragraphs furnished by Rick Luehrs.
Thank you.
"We believe Thomas Courtney came to Brushcreek Township, Highland County Ohio sometime in the early 1800's from Monongalia Virginia-probably 1813 and farmed here. Thomas and his family were Methodists. We believe his father Thomas came over from Ireland probably with his parents. My Great Grandfather John D. Courtney b.1896 always used to say that they were Scotch Irish and that they came over because of the potato famine."
"My family is descended from Thomas Courtney's son Levi. Levi's son Simon is my Great-Great grandfather. My Great Grandfather was Simons son John Denver Courtney born 1896-I wonder if my Great Great grandfather John Denver was named after Levi's brother and Simons uncle John D who died just a year earlier in 1895? Anyway John Denver b.1896 had 4 daughters including my Grandmother Ada Marie Courtney. Levi Courtney's family stayed in the Ohio area-not too terribly far from the Courtney origins of Highland and Adams Counties. Most of the other children of Thomas Jr and Polly traveled in covered wagons to Iowa and eventually Missouri sometime after Thomas died."
"According to the Cemetery inscriptions book of Highland County the family farm of 163 and a half acres in Brushcreek Township was sold in August 1860 and 1 sixteenth of an acre of the land was set aside for the "use and benefit of a burying ground." There were 2 gravestones on the plot at the time- I assume one was where Polly's husband Thomas was buried. According to the record the cemetery is now obliterated. The farm on which it was located was owned in 1971 by Ralph J. Yochum. Polly died in 1879 in nearby Hillsboro OH. I wish I knew why much of the family moved to Iowa- maybe more fertile farmland?"

Father: Thomas Courtney Sr.
Mother: Isabella Thompson Courtney