The Cochrane & Allied Families
Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.
LOONEY, Absalom
Abt 1729 - Bef 1796 (67 years) Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Abt 1701 - Aft 1770 (69 years)-
Name LOONEY, Absalom [1] Birth Abt 1729 Isle of Man 
[2] Gender Male Historical Event A Virginia Historical Marker, located on State Route 644 near Pocahontas, VA, comemorates "Abb's Valley". [3, 4] - It reads: "Five miles southwest is Abb's Valley, discovered by Absalom Looney. James Moore and Robert Poage were the first settlers, about 1770. In July, 1786, Shawnee Indians raided the valley, killing or carrying into captivity the Moore family. Mary (Polly) Moore, Martha Evans and James Moore (captured earlier) finally returned. They are known as 'The Captives of Abb's Valley.'"
Absalom was of true frontier spirit, trapping and hunting in the rugged southwest of the colony, Virginia's last frontier. There, while living in caves to avoid the Indians, Absalom discovered a fertile valley, rich in blue grass pastures, to which he led his family and some followers and founded a new settlement. This was at least four years before that noted frontier explorer, Daniel BOONE, arrived in the same area to build a fort only six miles from Absalom's homestead. To this day, the quiet valley, some 1 miles from Bluefield, VA, is known as "Abb's Valley" in honor of its discoverer, Absalom LOONEY. He also served in military support for General WASHINGTON during the American Revolution.
Death Bef Jul 1796 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA [2] Age 67 years Person ID I2070 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 29 Apr 2016
Father LOONEY, Robert Sr., b. Abt 1692, Maughold, Isle of Man d. Abt Oct 1770, Botetourt County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 78 years) Mother LEWELLYN, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1701, Isle of Man d. Aft 13 Nov 1770, Botetourt County, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 69 years) Family ID F814 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MOORE, Margaret Eleanor d. Bef 1791 Marriage 1750 Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, UK [1] Age at Marriage He : ~ 21 years - She : ??. Family ID F823 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Apr 2016
- It reads: "Five miles southwest is Abb's Valley, discovered by Absalom Looney. James Moore and Robert Poage were the first settlers, about 1770. In July, 1786, Shawnee Indians raided the valley, killing or carrying into captivity the Moore family. Mary (Polly) Moore, Martha Evans and James Moore (captured earlier) finally returned. They are known as 'The Captives of Abb's Valley.'"
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Birth - Abt 1729 - Isle of Man 
Marriage - 1750 - Augusta County, Colony of Virginia, UK 
Death - Bef Jul 1796 - Botetourt County, Virginia, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S409] Leroy W. Tilton, Book - Early Looneys in America, (http://web.archive.org/web/20110412041745/http://home.flash.net/~johnsonl/index1.htm: 1997), 22 Sep 2012, PDF pages 7-19. accessed 22 Sep 2012.
- [S409] Leroy W. Tilton, Book - Early Looneys in America, (http://web.archive.org/web/20110412041745/http://home.flash.net/~johnsonl/index1.htm: 1997), 22 Sep 2012, PDF pages 104-106. accessed 22 Sep 2012.
- [S412] Commonwealth of Virginia, Historical Highway Markers - VA, ((http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/index.htm)), 27 Sep 2012, accessed 27 Sep 2012), Abb's Valley, XP-5.
VA Historical Marker - "Abb's Valley" - [S403] Internet - Jamile's Genealogy Site, (http://genealogy.jamile.com/index.php), 8 Sep 2012, accessed 8 Sep 2012), Looney/Llewellyn Family (F0151).
See website Note #287.
- [S409] Leroy W. Tilton, Book - Early Looneys in America, (http://web.archive.org/web/20110412041745/http://home.flash.net/~johnsonl/index1.htm: 1997), 22 Sep 2012, PDF pages 7-19. accessed 22 Sep 2012.