Person:William Toney (4)

William immigrated from Somerset England to James City, Virginia abt. 1654. He soon obtained his freedom from being a servant to David Williamson. On Jan 6, 1676 the Wills of William and Ann were probated in New Kent County Court. They were possible victims of the 1675-76 Doegg & Susquehannock Indian massacre and were reportedly killed by Indians in later 1675 or early 1676.

From the Preble County History, 1981, Toney Family

Originally the Toneys were Vikings from Norway (about 200 miles N of Oslo). About 990 AD a settlement was founded by Toneys in Normandy, France, and for several generations the Toneys resided in England. The first entry in the Dunster Church Parish shows a John Toney, son of William, who ws indentured to David Williamson, a wealthy Virginiaian planter. About 1600, Wm married Ann Bishop, daughter of John Bishop who had left London for America in 1635 on the vessel CONSTANCE. Toney descendants then moved westward from the Virginia frontier as the country grew. Coming to Preble Co in 1800 were Poindexter and Jesse Toney of Virginia, who married sisters Catherine and Eve Lybrook, respectively of Union Co, In who were their neighbors in Virginia.