Hello Philip, I will answer your posting with 3 messages -

message 1.

philip said,
Now that the three John Looneys whose destinies needed to be changed have been settled, there are a couple of points relating to one family that I have not yet raised, because they do not have a bearing on those three Johns. I am starting a new thread as the old one was becoming so unwieldy.

Averil replied,
Yes – we agree
That the three John Looneys whose destinies needed to be changed have been settled.

- with John Looney & Margaret Hutchen as the true and rightful son of, John Looney & Margaret Kelvie.

JOHN 1687 – 28th July 1769 [Will]
John Looney married, Margaret Kelvie c1740/1741
burial,Margt. Creetch als Looney als Kelvie 12th June 1798 [Will]
Children,
c1742 William Looney described in His Father’s Will as a, poor pitiable object
1745 Daniel Looney 4th Aug married, Isabel Cashin 1769
1745 John Looney married, Margaret Hutchen 1777
1748 Thomas Looney 14th Aug married, Isabel Moore 1775
1754 Jane Looney 3rd March m1 - Robert Creetch 1773 m2 - Ewan Moore 1776
1755 Robert Looney 3rd July married, Margaret Cannell 1786
1760 James Looney 7th Sep (named in 1785 in father's Will)
1764 Patrick Looney 25th March married, Catharine Cowle 1783
1765 Ewan Looney 3rd August married, Mary Taggart 1790

Philip said,
Thank you, Averil, for your postings, in particular of 29/8/2011, 12:56 am. I did see Daniel Looney’s 1826 will and the 1851 will of Mary Looney als Taggart on Brian Lawson’ site. She left everything to her son George. So although she did not mention Gob-ny-Scoute specifically, her will is consistent the conjectural devolution of that place, that the part that was intended for John son of John Looney and Margaret Kelvie, on the latter’s death, passed instead to Margaret’s youngest son Ewan, and from his widow Mary to their son George.

Averil replied - my pleasure philip.
Yes – we agree

Averil