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James William Mahan 1710 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Hampshire, Virginia

Father: Andrew Mahan

Mother: Katherine Walker

Spouse(s): Margaret Branthwaite

Children(s): Thomas Mahan

The story of James William Mahan began in 1710 in County Donegal, Ireland. James William Mahan married Margaret (Margery) Branthwaite, and had children including Thomas Mahan. James William Mahan passed away in 1787 in Hampshire, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of James William Mahan began in 1710 in County Donegal, Ireland.
  • James William Mahan married Margaret (Margery) Branthwaite, and had children including Thomas Mahan.
  • James William Mahan passed away in 1787 in Hampshire, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Mahan
1680 – 1710
Birth Location: Donegal, Ireland
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Katherine Walker
1682 – 1738
Birth Location: Galloway, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
KW

Spouses(s)

Margaret Branthwaite
1702 – 1787
Birth Location: Donegal, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas Mahan
1731 – 1779
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, USA
TM

James Mahan's Ancestors

Self
James Mahan
1710 – 1787
Birth Place: County Donegal, Ireland
Parents
Andrew MacMahon Mahan
1680 – 1710
Donegal, Ireland
Katherine (Jane) Walker
1682 – 1738
Galloway, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Hugh (Archbishop of Armagh MacMahon) Mahan
1660 – 1737
cavany, Scotshouse, Monaghan, Ireland
Agnes Norton
1657 – 1689
Westminster, Middlesex, England United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Mahan's Descendants

1.
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James (William) Mahan (1710 – 1787) m. Margaret ((Margery)) Branthwaite (1702 – Aug 1787)
  1. 1. Thomas Mahan (12 Apr 1731 – 1779) m. Margaret James**** (12 May 1731 – 1768)
    1. 1. Major (John Michael) Mahan (27 Apr 1750 – 07 Apr 1820) m. Mary Scott* (1754 – 23 Jun 1823)
      1. 1. Archimedes (Monroe) Mahan (1797 – 11 Feb 1861) m. Mary (Bennett Edwards) Mahan (1809 – 23 November 1877)
        1. 1. Clarinda (Jane) Mahan (1836 – 1916) m. John (West) Melton (1833 – 1898)

James Mahan's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of James William Mahan in County Donegal, Ireland
County Donegal, Ireland
1787
1787
Age 77
Death of James William Mahan in Hampshire, Virginia
Hampshire, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: County Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Hampshire, Virginia
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