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James Michael Finley 1725–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 FEB 1725

Birth Location: Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: AFT 6 JAN 1795

Death Location: Rehoboth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Michael Finley

Mother: Anna O'Neill

Spouse(s): Hannah Evans

Children(s): Joseph Finley, James Finley, Silvie Finley, John Finley, Samuel Finley, Margaret Finley, Ebenezer Finley, Hannah Finley, William Finley, Michael Finley, Thomas Nevill

In 1725, James Michael Finley entered the world in Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland, born to Michael Lauder Finley And Anna O Neill. James Michael Finley married Hannah Evans, and had children including Ebenezer Finley, Hannah Finley, James Finley, John Evans Finley, Joseph Finley, Margaret Finley, Michael Finley, Samuel Robert Finley, Silvie Finley, Thomas Nevill, William Finley. James Michael Finley passed away in 1795 in Rehoboth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1725, James Michael Finley entered the world in Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland, born to Michael Lauder Finley And Anna O Neill.
  • James Michael Finley married Hannah Evans, and had children including Ebenezer Finley, Hannah Finley, James Finley, John Evans Finley, Joseph Finley, Margaret Finley, Michael Finley, Samuel Robert Finley, Silvie Finley, Thomas Nevill, William Finley.
  • James Michael Finley passed away in 1795 in Rehoboth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Finley
1683–1750
Birth Location: Mullaghabrac, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
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Anna O'Neill
1683–1758
Birth Location: Magherienten, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
AO

Spouses(s)

Hannah Evans
1732–1795
Birth Location: Big Elk River, West of Cowantown, Cecil County, Province of Maryland, (Present USA)
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Children(s)

Joseph Finley
1766–1860
Birth Location: East Nottingham, Cecil, Maryland
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James Finley
1769–1772
Birth Location: White Hall, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Silvie Finley
1750–1814
Birth Location: White Hall, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
SF
John Finley
1753–1818
Birth Location: White Hall, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Samuel Finley
1758–1839
Birth Location: White Hall, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Margaret Finley
1756–1836
Birth Location: White Hall, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
MF
Ebenezer Finley
1758–1849
Birth Location: Fair Hill, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Hannah Finley
1764–1828
Birth Location: White Hall Farm, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
HF
William Finley
1772–1857
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Michael Finley
1774–1850
Birth Location: White Hall, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
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Thomas Nevill
1747–1806
Birth Location: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
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James Finley's Ancestors

Self
James Finley
1725–1795
Birth Place: Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland
Parents
Michael Lauder Finley
1683–1750
Mullaghabrac, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
Anna O'Neill
1683–1758
Magherienten, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Robert FINLEY
1634–1712
Incharvie, Fife, Scotland
Margaret (Mary) Lauder
1650–1712
Mullaghabrac, County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
Samuel O'Neill
1660–1709
Armagh, Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Martha Clement
1671–
Molash, Ashford district, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John FINLEY
1579–1670
Sarah CRAIGIE
1601–1669
Brian O'Neill
1641–1690
Mary O'Donnell
1635–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James FINLEY
1530–1597
Elizabeth Warrender
1555–1597

James Finley's Descendants

1.
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James (Michael) Finley (4 FEB 1725–AFT 6 JAN 1795) m. Hannah Evans (1732–4 APR 1795)
  1. 1. Joseph Finley 1766–1860 m. Frances Moore 1780–1847
    1. 1. Samuel Finley 1805– m. Elizabeth Johnson 1796–
      1. 1. Laura Finley 1852–
      2. 2. Samuel (Lowery) Finley 1853–1924 m. Mary (Agnes) Bell 1858–1948
        1. 1. James (Richard) Finley 1883–1956
        2. 2. George (W) Finley 1886–1919
        3. 3. Fannie Finley 1889–1889
        4. 4. Charles (David) Finley 1890–1953
        5. 5. Nora Finley 1892–1893
        6. 6. Martha (Viola) Finley 1895–1966 m. Floyd (Bertram) Thompson 1887–1929
    2. 2. Thomas (Gallagher) Finley 1819–1915
    3. 3. Elizabeth Finley 1800–1803
    4. 4. Frances Finley 1817–1849
    5. 5. James (Veach) Finley 1801–1893
    6. 6. John Finley 1802–1802
    7. 7. Robert (Moore) Finley 1806–1882
    8. 8. Hannah (E.) Finley 1804–1830
    9. 9. Jane (Moore) Finley 1810–1888
    10. 10. Joseph Finley 1813–1832
    11. 11. William Finley 1816–1816
    12. 12. David (P.) Finley 1822–1887
    13. 13. Hannah (E.) Finley 1804–1830
    14. 14. Jane (Moore) Finley 1810–1888
    15. 15. Joseph Finley 1813–1832
    16. 16. Ebenezer (Moore) Finley 1814–1897
    17. 17. William Finley 1816–1816
    18. 18. Thomas (Gallagher) Finley 1819–1915
    19. 19. Frances Finley 1817–1849
    20. 20. David (P.) Finley 1822–1887
  2. 2. James Finley 1769–1772
  3. 3. Silvie Finley 1750–1814
  4. 4. John (Evans) Finley 1753–1818 m. Elizabeth (Budd) Ruston 1759–1845
    1. 1. James Finley 1783–1832
    2. 2. Mary Finley 1785–1881
    3. 3. Job (Ruston) Finley 1787–1864
    4. 4. Hannah Finley 1789–1859
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Budd) Finley 1792–1837
    6. 6. John Finley 1794–1868
  5. 5. Samuel (Robert) Finley 1758–1839
  6. 6. Margaret Finley 1756–1836
  7. 7. Ebenezer Finley 1758–1849 m. Jane Kinkaid 1762–1793 m. Margery Cunningham 1769–1822 m. Sarah Jones 1769–1848 m. Violet Lowry 1775–1804
    1. 1. John (Evans) Finley 1783–1793
    2. 2. James (Eliot) Finley 1784–1861
    3. 3. Elizabeth Finley 1786–1860
    4. 4. Joseph Finley 1788–1848
    5. 5. Hannah Finley 1791–1793
    6. 6. Rebecca Finley 1795–
    7. 7. Hanna Finley 1796–
    8. 8. William Finley 1798–1865
    9. 9. Samuel Finley 1800–
    10. 10. Jane Finley 1802–1890
    11. 11. Ebenezer Finley 1804–1891
    12. 12. Robert Finley 1809–1874
  8. 8. Hannah Finley 1764–1828
  9. 9. William Finley 1772–1857 m. Margaret (M.) Wilson 1794–1850
    1. 1. Andrew (M.) FINLEY 1838–1908
    2. 2. Jane (Thomas) Finley 1813–1857
    3. 3. Hannah (Evans) Finley 1818–1847
    4. 4. Harriet (Atwood) Finley 1823–1826
    5. 5. James (Lowery) Finley 1829–1847
  10. 10. Michael Finley 1774–1850
  11. 11. Thomas Nevill 1747–1806

James Finley's Timeline

5 Records

1725
4 FEB 1725
Birth of James Michael Finley in Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland
Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland
1728
22 DEC 1728
Age 3
James Michael Finley was christened in Mullaghbrack, Ulster, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Mullaghbrack, Ulster, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1790
1790
Age 65
James Michael Finley resided here
None
1795
6 JAN 1795
Age 70
Death of James Michael Finley in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
Rostraver Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
1795
AFT 6 JAN 1795
Age 70
Burial of James Michael Finley in Rehoboth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Rehoboth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 FEB 1725
    Event Place: Mullaghbrack, County Armagh, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1728
    Event Place: Mullaghbrack, Ulster, Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Age:
    2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 JAN 1752
    Event Place: White Hall, Cecil, Maryland, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Age:
    25

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Cecil, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JAN 1795
    Event Place: Rostraver Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
    Record Source: Age:
    68

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 6 JAN 1795
    Event Place: Rehoboth Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rostraver Township, Pennsylvania, United States
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