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Capt. John McDowell 1714–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1714

Birth Location: Raloo Parish, Antrim, , Ireland

Death Date: 25 Dec 1742

Death Location: Petits Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia

Father: Ephraim McDowell

Mother: Margaret Irvine

Spouse(s): Magdalena Woods

Children(s): Col. McDowell

Capt. John McDowell was born in 1714 in Raloo Parish, Antrim, , Ireland, the child of Ephraim Mcdowell And Margaret Irvine. Capt. John McDowell married Magdalena Magdalene Woods, and had children including Col Judge Samuel Mcdowell. Capt. John McDowell passed away in 1742 in Petits Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Capt. John McDowell was born in 1714 in Raloo Parish, Antrim, , Ireland, the child of Ephraim Mcdowell And Margaret Irvine.
  • Capt. John McDowell married Magdalena Magdalene Woods, and had children including Col Judge Samuel Mcdowell.
  • Capt. John McDowell passed away in 1742 in Petits Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia.

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Capt. McDowell's Ancestors

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Capt. McDowell
1714–1742
Birth Place: Raloo Parish, Antrim, , Ireland
Parents
Ephraim McDowell
1673–1763
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland
Margaret Irvine
1674–1728
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas McDowell
1631–1690
Glenoe, County Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Anne Locke
1640–1690
Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John McDowell
1575–1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Uchtred McDowell
1546–1593
Margaret Stewart
1552–1627

Capt. McDowell's Descendants

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Capt. (John) McDowell (about 1714–25 Dec 1742) m. Magdalena ("Magdalene") Woods (about 1706–about 1810)
  1. 1. Col. (Judge Samuel) McDowell 1735–1817 m. Mary McClung 1734–1827
    1. 1. Dr. (Ephraim) McDowell 1771–1830 m. Sarah (Hart) Shelby 1785–1846

Capt. McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1714
about 1714
Birth of Capt. John McDowell in Raloo Parish, Antrim, , Ireland
Raloo Parish, Antrim, , Ireland
1742
25 Dec 1742
Age 28
Death of Capt. John McDowell in Petits Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia
Petits Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1714
    Event Place: Raloo Parish, Antrim, , Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1742
    Event Place: Petits Gap, Rockbridge, Virginia

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