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James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant 1686–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1686

Birth Location: Munster, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 27 Apr 1737

Death Location: Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Shannon

Mother: Mary Hall

Spouse(s): Eigness REID, Jane Wilson

Children(s): Captain Pennsylvania, William Shannon, Samuel Shannon

The story of James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant began in 1686 in Munster, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland. James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant married Eigness Nancy Agnes Reid, Jane Wilson, Margaret Mary Lewis, and had children including Captain John Shannon Sr Militiaman Lancaster County Colonial Militia Pennsylvania, Samuel Shannon, William Shannon, William Wilson Shannon. James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant passed away in 1737 in Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant began in 1686 in Munster, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland.
  • James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant married Eigness Nancy Agnes Reid, Jane Wilson, Margaret Mary Lewis, and had children including Captain John Shannon Sr Militiaman Lancaster County Colonial Militia Pennsylvania, Samuel Shannon, William Shannon, William Wilson Shannon.
  • James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant passed away in 1737 in Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Shannon
1650–1735
Birth Location: Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
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Mary Hall
1656–1747
Birth Location: of Church Hill, Pa
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Spouses(s)

Eigness REID
1695–1737
Birth Location: Munster, County Limerick, Ireland
ER
Jane Wilson
1782–1852
Birth Location: Centre,Pennsylvania,USA
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Children(s)

Captain Pennsylvania
1718–1768
Birth Location: Sadsbury Township, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
CP
William Shannon
1720–1790
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland
WS
Samuel Shannon
1728–1811
Birth Location: Sadsbury Meeting House, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
SS

James Immigrant's Ancestors

Self
James Immigrant
1686–1737
Birth Place: Munster, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
William Shannon
1650–1735
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Mary Hall
1656–1747
of Church Hill, Pa
Grandparents
Annal (Maca Wood -) Powell
1635–1692
Ulster, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Immigrant's Descendants

1.
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James ("Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist) Immigrant (Apr 1686–27 Apr 1737) m. Eigness ("Nancy Agnes") REID (1695–Apr 1737) m. Jane Wilson (18 Apr. 1782–11 Jan. 1852)
  1. 1. Captain (John SHANNON Sr., Militiaman, Lancaster County Colonial Militia,) Pennsylvania 1718–1768 m. Lucy (Sarah Tucker) Reed 1721–1810
    1. 1. John (Shannon) II 1756–1768 m. Jane (Agnes) Dunlap 1761–1833
      1. 1. George ("Samuel") Shannon 1801–1860 m. Jane (Rebecca) Knoll 1819–1869
        1. 1. Harriett Shannon 1848–1880 m. Christopher (Columbus) Carroll 1839–1913 m. Henry (Montgomery) Carroll 1837–1913
        2. 2. Rachel Shannon 1836–1907 m. William (B) Carroll 1835–1910
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne) Shannon 1784–1880
      3. 3. John (Oakley) Shannon 1787–1872 m. Jane Wilson 1782–1852
        1. 1. William (McGuown) Shannon 1808–1880 m. Lucy (Sarah Tucker) Reed 1721–1810
        2. 2. Jane (Borland) Shannon 1811–1904
    2. 2. John Shannon 1739–1782
    3. 3. William Shannon 1740–1794
    4. 4. Captain (Thomas Reid SHANNON) III 1753–1841 m. Agnes Crow 1760–1823 m. Martha (Ruth) Bracken 1765–1838
      1. 1. Thos Shannon 1753–1841
    5. 5. Capt (Thomas) Shannon 1742–1800
    6. 6. Private (George Shannon Sr., Revolutionary War Veteran, Capt. Greathouse's Company, Pennsylvania) Militia 1759–1840 m. Ann Reid 1764–1849
      1. 1. Thomas Shannon 1795–1868 m. Elizabeth Spear 1800–1875
  2. 2. William (Wilson) Shannon 1720–1790
  3. 3. Samuel Shannon 1728–1811 m. Jean (Jane) Reid 1725–1807
    1. 1. Capt (Samuel P.) SHANNON 1746–1806

James Immigrant's Timeline

5 Records

1686
April 1686
Birth of James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant in Derry, Co Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Derry, Co Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland
1686
Apr 1686
Birth of James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant in Munster, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Munster, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
1737
27 Apr 1737
Age 51
Death of James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant in Sadsbury Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Sadsbury Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1737
27 Apr 1737
Age 51
Death of James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant in Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1737
1737
Age 51
James "Thomas" L. SHANNON Sr., Colonist Immigrant - Probate in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1686
    Event Place: Derry, Co Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1124.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1686
    Event Place: Munster, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1931-1957; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 310

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Davidson, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1770-1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C.; Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930; NARA Series: M1522; Reference: (Roll 030) Petition Nos 326-1000

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Card Indexes to Genealogical Scrapbooks and Research Folders

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1737
    Event Place: Sadsbury Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1737
    Event Place: Sadsbury Twp, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908; Index, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1730-1908; Index, 1729-1947; Author: Lancaster County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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