Born on October 19, 1810 at Bloomingrose, West Virginia, a son of Poindexter and Jane "Polly" Lilly Jarrell. He married Penadamia Alvira Foster on November 12, 1836 at Kanawha County, West Virginia.
To this union were born the following: Jane Ann Toney, Nancy Toney, Robert Toney Jr., Frances Toney, Marquis (Marcus) Toney, Penedome Toney, Poindexter Toney, John Leftridge Toney, Carey M. Toney and Mary Elizabeth Toney.
He later married Mary Helen Wilson.
He died on May 15, 1890 at age 85 of causes incident to age.
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Source: Forney Clark Genealogy site. (Used with permission)
Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter's notes:
Robert Toney, Sr. and his n
brother Poindexter Toney were the first settlers on the Big Coal River, then Virginia, now WV. When the land west of the Allegheny Mountains was opened for settlement, Congress gave large land grants to soldiers who wanted to settle there. Robert Toney received a land grant on Big Coal River extending from Joe's Creek along Big Coal River for five or six miles, including all of Toney's Branch. At the same time, his brother Poindexter Toney received a large land grant farther down the river, including Peytona.
Robert, Toney, Sr. and Poindexter Toney came to Big Coal River, staked their claim, planted a crop, then went back east for their families. When they returned they found that Indians had burned their cabins and bears had destroyed their crops.
Robert Toney, Sr. had a son Robert Toney, Jr. He was born on the new land and lived there all his life. He was active in politics and served in the Virginia Legislature which met in Williamsburg, VA. He rode horseback from Big Coal Creek to Williamsburg to attend.
Robert Toney, Sr. had a stroke and was paralyzed the last ten years of his life. After his death, his daughter Nancy and husband John Armstrong Porter moved into the home which now belonged to their son Andrew.
The family graveyard is in the corner of the garden near the house. When Andrew sold the home in 1911, he deeded the grave to the dead. I believe it is one half acre. The deed is on record in the courthouse in Madison, WV.
Information regarding the Toneys and the Porters was given to me by my grandparents, Nancy and John Armstrong Porter and my father Andrew Crocket Porter. Information regarding the children of Robert Toney, Jr. was given to me by his daughter Izora Toney Thomas who is now deceased. Signed: Margaret Lillian Porter on June 28, 1988
Check out the Forney Clark Genealogy site. (Used with permission)
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Parents
father: Poindexter Toney
mother: Jane Lilly
Spouses:
1) Penadamia Alviva Foster, 12 Nov 1836, Kanawha Co, W.V.
2) Mary Helen Wilson
Children with Penedome: Jane Ann Toney, Nancy Toney, Robert Toney Jr., Frances Toney, Marquis (Marcus) Toney, Penedome Toney, Poindexter Toney, John Leftridge Toney, Carey M. Toney and Mary Elizabeth Toney
To this union were born the following: Jane Ann Toney, Nancy Toney, Robert Toney Jr., Frances Toney, Marquis (Marcus) Toney, Penedome Toney, Poindexter Toney, John Leftridge Toney, Carey M. Toney and Mary Elizabeth Toney.
He later married Mary Helen Wilson.
He died on May 15, 1890 at age 85 of causes incident to age.
View death record
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Source: Forney Clark Genealogy site. (Used with permission)
Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter's notes:
Robert Toney, Sr. and his n
brother Poindexter Toney were the first settlers on the Big Coal River, then Virginia, now WV. When the land west of the Allegheny Mountains was opened for settlement, Congress gave large land grants to soldiers who wanted to settle there. Robert Toney received a land grant on Big Coal River extending from Joe's Creek along Big Coal River for five or six miles, including all of Toney's Branch. At the same time, his brother Poindexter Toney received a large land grant farther down the river, including Peytona.
Robert, Toney, Sr. and Poindexter Toney came to Big Coal River, staked their claim, planted a crop, then went back east for their families. When they returned they found that Indians had burned their cabins and bears had destroyed their crops.
Robert Toney, Sr. had a son Robert Toney, Jr. He was born on the new land and lived there all his life. He was active in politics and served in the Virginia Legislature which met in Williamsburg, VA. He rode horseback from Big Coal Creek to Williamsburg to attend.
Robert Toney, Sr. had a stroke and was paralyzed the last ten years of his life. After his death, his daughter Nancy and husband John Armstrong Porter moved into the home which now belonged to their son Andrew.
The family graveyard is in the corner of the garden near the house. When Andrew sold the home in 1911, he deeded the grave to the dead. I believe it is one half acre. The deed is on record in the courthouse in Madison, WV.
Information regarding the Toneys and the Porters was given to me by my grandparents, Nancy and John Armstrong Porter and my father Andrew Crocket Porter. Information regarding the children of Robert Toney, Jr. was given to me by his daughter Izora Toney Thomas who is now deceased. Signed: Margaret Lillian Porter on June 28, 1988
Check out the Forney Clark Genealogy site. (Used with permission)
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Parents
father: Poindexter Toney
mother: Jane Lilly
Spouses:
1) Penadamia Alviva Foster, 12 Nov 1836, Kanawha Co, W.V.
2) Mary Helen Wilson
Children with Penedome: Jane Ann Toney, Nancy Toney, Robert Toney Jr., Frances Toney, Marquis (Marcus) Toney, Penedome Toney, Poindexter Toney, John Leftridge Toney, Carey M. Toney and Mary Elizabeth Toney
Born on October 19, 1810 at Bloomingrose, West Virginia, a son of Poindexter and Jane "Polly" Lilly Jarrell. He married Penadamia Alvira Foster on November 12, 1836 at Kanawha County, West Virginia.
To this union were born the following: Jane Ann Toney, Nancy Toney, Robert Toney Jr., Frances Toney, Marquis (Marcus) Toney, Penedome Toney, Poindexter Toney, John Leftridge Toney, Carey M. Toney and Mary Elizabeth Toney.
He later married Mary Helen Wilson.
He died on May 15, 1890 at age 85 of causes incident to age.
View death record
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Source: Forney Clark Genealogy site. (Used with permission)
Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter's notes:
Robert Toney, Sr. and his n
brother Poindexter Toney were the first settlers on the Big Coal River, then Virginia, now WV. When the land west of the Allegheny Mountains was opened for settlement, Congress gave large land grants to soldiers who wanted to settle there. Robert Toney received a land grant on Big Coal River extending from Joe's Creek along Big Coal River for five or six miles, including all of Toney's Branch. At the same time, his brother Poindexter Toney received a large land grant farther down the river, including Peytona.
Robert, Toney, Sr. and Poindexter Toney came to Big Coal River, staked their claim, planted a crop, then went back east for their families. When they returned they found that Indians had burned their cabins and bears had destroyed their crops.
Robert Toney, Sr. had a son Robert Toney, Jr. He was born on the new land and lived there all his life. He was active in politics and served in the Virginia Legislature which met in Williamsburg, VA. He rode horseback from Big Coal Creek to Williamsburg to attend.
Robert Toney, Sr. had a stroke and was paralyzed the last ten years of his life. After his death, his daughter Nancy and husband John Armstrong Porter moved into the home which now belonged to their son Andrew.
The family graveyard is in the corner of the garden near the house. When Andrew sold the home in 1911, he deeded the grave to the dead. I believe it is one half acre. The deed is on record in the courthouse in Madison, WV.
Information regarding the Toneys and the Porters was given to me by my grandparents, Nancy and John Armstrong Porter and my father Andrew Crocket Porter. Information regarding the children of Robert Toney, Jr. was given to me by his daughter Izora Toney Thomas who is now deceased. Signed: Margaret Lillian Porter on June 28, 1988
Check out the Forney Clark Genealogy site. (Used with permission)
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Parents
father: Poindexter Toney
mother: Jane Lilly
Spouses:
1) Penadamia Alviva Foster, 12 Nov 1836, Kanawha Co, W.V.
2) Mary Helen Wilson
Children with Penedome: Jane Ann Toney, Nancy Toney, Robert Toney Jr., Frances Toney, Marquis (Marcus) Toney, Penedome Toney, Poindexter Toney, John Leftridge Toney, Carey M. Toney and Mary Elizabeth Toney
To this union were born the following: Jane Ann Toney, Nancy Toney, Robert Toney Jr., Frances Toney, Marquis (Marcus) Toney, Penedome Toney, Poindexter Toney, John Leftridge Toney, Carey M. Toney and Mary Elizabeth Toney.
He later married Mary Helen Wilson.
He died on May 15, 1890 at age 85 of causes incident to age.
View death record
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Source: Forney Clark Genealogy site. (Used with permission)
Margaret Lillian "Marnie" Porter's notes:
Robert Toney, Sr. and his n
brother Poindexter Toney were the first settlers on the Big Coal River, then Virginia, now WV. When the land west of the Allegheny Mountains was opened for settlement, Congress gave large land grants to soldiers who wanted to settle there. Robert Toney received a land grant on Big Coal River extending from Joe's Creek along Big Coal River for five or six miles, including all of Toney's Branch. At the same time, his brother Poindexter Toney received a large land grant farther down the river, including Peytona.
Robert, Toney, Sr. and Poindexter Toney came to Big Coal River, staked their claim, planted a crop, then went back east for their families. When they returned they found that Indians had burned their cabins and bears had destroyed their crops.
Robert Toney, Sr. had a son Robert Toney, Jr. He was born on the new land and lived there all his life. He was active in politics and served in the Virginia Legislature which met in Williamsburg, VA. He rode horseback from Big Coal Creek to Williamsburg to attend.
Robert Toney, Sr. had a stroke and was paralyzed the last ten years of his life. After his death, his daughter Nancy and husband John Armstrong Porter moved into the home which now belonged to their son Andrew.
The family graveyard is in the corner of the garden near the house. When Andrew sold the home in 1911, he deeded the grave to the dead. I believe it is one half acre. The deed is on record in the courthouse in Madison, WV.
Information regarding the Toneys and the Porters was given to me by my grandparents, Nancy and John Armstrong Porter and my father Andrew Crocket Porter. Information regarding the children of Robert Toney, Jr. was given to me by his daughter Izora Toney Thomas who is now deceased. Signed: Margaret Lillian Porter on June 28, 1988
Check out the Forney Clark Genealogy site. (Used with permission)
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Parents
father: Poindexter Toney
mother: Jane Lilly
Spouses:
1) Penadamia Alviva Foster, 12 Nov 1836, Kanawha Co, W.V.
2) Mary Helen Wilson
Children with Penedome: Jane Ann Toney, Nancy Toney, Robert Toney Jr., Frances Toney, Marquis (Marcus) Toney, Penedome Toney, Poindexter Toney, John Leftridge Toney, Carey M. Toney and Mary Elizabeth Toney
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