William Toney

• General Notes
  • William Toney was born in Bristol, Somerset, England 1634. William died 1675 in New Kent Co., VA, at 41 years of age. Typical of the younger sons of English gentry, William came to America when he was 20 and earned a reputation of a "gambler and a dude". He was indentured to a wealthy planter named David Williamson. (Often this was an arrangement of convenience which allowed a family associate to gain rights to more land rather than true servitude.) Family lore has it that he gambled all the way across the Atlantic and won all the money aboard the ship before arriving in Virginia!
    He married Ann Bishop in New Kent Co., VA, about 1660. Ann was born 1638. Ann died 1675 in New Kent Co., VA, at 37 years of age.
    While the cause of William and Ann's death is unknown, both of their wills were probated on 6 January 1676. They were living near the Doegg Indians who killed many area white settlers in 1675 and 1676 leading to the Bacon Rebellion. It is possible they were killed in one of these Indian raids.
    William Toney and Ann Bishop had the following children:
    
    i.  William Toney was born 1660 in New Kent Co., VA.
    ii.  Edward Toney was born 1662 in New Kent Co., VA. He married Elizabeth unknown.
    iii.  John Toney was born 1664 in New Kent Co., VA.
    iv. Alexander " Kaster" Toney was born 1666 in New Kent Co., VA.
    v.  Mark Toney was born 1668 in New Kent Co., VA.
    vi.  Anna Toney was born about 1670 in New Kent Co., VA.