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James Irvin Mahan 1755–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1755

Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia

Death Date: 17 Dec 1839

Death Location: Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA

Father: THOMAS MAHAN

Mother: MARGARET JAMES

Spouse(s): Nancy Goodwin

Children(s): Eleanor Mahan, Mary Mahan, Benjamin Mahan, Ellen Mahan, James Mahan, Catherine Mahan, Thomas Mahan, Elizabeth Mahan, John Mahan, Permelia Mahan, Hezekiah Mahan, John Mahan, Basil Mahan, David Mahan, Polly Mahan

The story of James Irvin Mahan began in 1755 in Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia. James Irvin Mahan married Nancy Ann Goodwin, and had children including Basil Mahan, Benjamin Mahan, Catherine Mahan, David Mahan, Eleanor Ellen Nelly Mahan, Elizabeth Betsy Mahan, Ellen Nelly Mahan, Hezekiah Goodwin Mahan, James Mahan, John Mahan, Mary Mahan, Permelia Mahan, Polly Mary Mahan, Thomas Mahan. James Irvin Mahan passed away in 1839 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Irvin Mahan began in 1755 in Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia.
  • James Irvin Mahan married Nancy Ann Goodwin, and had children including Basil Mahan, Benjamin Mahan, Catherine Mahan, David Mahan, Eleanor Ellen Nelly Mahan, Elizabeth Betsy Mahan, Ellen Nelly Mahan, Hezekiah Goodwin Mahan, James Mahan, John Mahan, Mary Mahan, Permelia Mahan, Polly Mary Mahan, Thomas Mahan.
  • James Irvin Mahan passed away in 1839 in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS MAHAN
1731–1790
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, British Empire
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MARGARET JAMES
1731–1768
Birth Location: Parish of Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Goodwin
1760–1840
Birth Location: Maryland, United States of America
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Children(s)

Eleanor Mahan
1784–1870
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Mahan
1788–1827
Birth Location: Greene County,,Tennessee,USA
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Benjamin Mahan
1786–
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Ellen Mahan
1790–1862
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
EM
James Mahan
1791–1863
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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Catherine Mahan
1802–1860
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
CM
Thomas Mahan
1778–1819
Birth Location: Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Mahan
1784–1870
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
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John Mahan
1798–1860
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Permelia Mahan
1804–1882
Birth Location: Kentucky, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
PM
Hezekiah Mahan
1778–1850
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
HM
John Mahan
1782–1860
Birth Location: Whitley, Ky.
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Basil Mahan
–1831
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America
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David Mahan
1795–1850
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, United States
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Polly Mahan
1810–1900
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, United States
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James Mahan's Ancestors

Self
James Mahan
1755–1839
Birth Place: Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia
Parents
THOMAS (MACMAHAN) MAHAN
1731–1790
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, British Empire
MARGARET JAMES
1731–1768
Parish of Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (William Mahan (MacMahon)) DAR
1705–1787
Donegal, Ireland
Margaret ((Margery)) Branthwaite
1702–1787
Donegal, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
JOHN JAMES
1672–1752
Ettles, Parish of Drainie, Morayshire, Scotland
ELSPET (JAMES) THOMSON
1678–1753
Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew MacMahon
1680–1710
Edmund Branthwaite
1655–1702
Walter James
1642–1686
Margaret Innes
1644–1686
William Thompson
1660–1715
Margratt Geddes
1647–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Mahan
1660–1737
Agnes Norton
1657–1689
Hugh James
1600–
Sir Innes
1612–1688
Mary Halkhead
1618–1692
Sir Thomson
1630–1679
Elizabeth Aikman
1633–1666
Alexander Geddes
1624–1671

James Mahan's Descendants

1.
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James (Irvin) Mahan (2 Dec 1755–17 Dec 1839) m. Nancy (Ann) Goodwin (8 March 1760–7 October 1840)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Ellen "Nelly") Mahan 1784–1870 m. JAMES (SIDNEY TROSPER) SR 1775–1862
    1. 1. Nancy Trosper 1818–1870 m. Smith Baker 1818–1862
      1. 1. Hannah (Ellen) Baker 1853–1937
      2. 2. James (H) Baker 1840–1861
      3. 3. Jesse (Parcell) Baker 1844–1933
      4. 4. Andrew Baker 1842–1919
      5. 5. Nancy Baker 1849–
      6. 6. George (F.) Baker 1853–1853
      7. 7. Rachel (Ellen) Baker 1852–1931
      8. 8. Mary (Ann) Baker 1847–
      9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth) Baker 1848–1926
    2. 2. Rachel (Trosper) (Early) 1831–1917
    3. 3. James (Sidney) Trosper 1812–1853
    4. 4. Permelia Trosper 1825–
    5. 5. John Trosper 1827–1828
    6. 6. Milton Trosper 1828–
    7. 7. HENDERSON TROSPER 1824–1904
    8. 8. CATHERINE TROSPER 1827–1862
  2. 2. Mary Mahan 1788–1827
  3. 3. Benjamin Mahan 1786–
  4. 4. Ellen ("Nelly") Mahan 1790–1862
  5. 5. James Mahan 1791–1863
  6. 6. Catherine Mahan 1802–1860
  7. 7. Thomas Mahan 1778–1819 m. Naomi (Amy) Cox 1777–1854
    1. 1. Pleasant (Wade) Mahan 1801–1878 m. Rachel Jones 1804–1877 m. Rachel Jones 1804–1877 m. Rachel Jones 1804–1877 m. Rachel Jones 1804–1877 m. Rachel Jones 1804–1877 m. Rachel Jones 1804–1877
      1. 1. Evan Mahan 1826–1904
      2. 2. Milton (E) Mahan 1829–1904
      3. 3. +Alfred Mahan 1830–1899
      4. 4. Susan Mahan 1833–1898
      5. 5. Louisa Mahan 1838–1911
      6. 6. Thomas (C) Mahan 1841–1920
      7. 7. Nancy Mahan 1844–1927
      8. 8. +Evelyn Mahan 1836–1910
      9. 9. Rachel (J.) Mahan 1865–1946
      10. 10. Donna Mahan 1839–
      11. 11. James Mahan 1847–
      12. 12. john (Edward) Mahan 1877–
      13. 13. Milton (E) Mahan 1829–1904
      14. 14. Evaline Mahan 1836–1910
      15. 15. Evan Mahan 1826–1904
      16. 16. Alfred (J) Mahan 1830–1899
      17. 17. Susan Mahan 1833–1898
      18. 18. Thomas (C) Mahan 1841–1920
      19. 19. Nancy Mahan 1844–1927
      20. 20. Rachel (J.) Mahan 1865–1946
      21. 21. Donna Mahan 1839–
      22. 22. James Mahan 1847–1860
      23. 23. Mahala (S) Mahan 1839–1920
      24. 24. Evan Mahan 1826–1904
      25. 25. Milton (E) Mahan 1829–1904
      26. 26. Alford Mahan 1830–1899
      27. 27. Susan Mahan 1833–1898
      28. 28. Louisa Mahan 1838–1911
      29. 29. Thomas (C) Mahan 1841–1920
      30. 30. Nancy Mahan 1844–1927
      31. 31. +Evelyn Mahan 1836–1910
      32. 32. Rachel (J.) Mahan 1865–1946
      33. 33. Donna Mahan 1839–
      34. 34. James Mahan 1847–
      35. 35. john (Edward) Mahan 1877–
      36. 36. Milton (E) Mahan 1829–1904
      37. 37. Evaline Mahan 1836–1910
      38. 38. Evan Mahan 1826–1904
      39. 39. Alfred (J) Mahan 1830–1899
      40. 40. Susan Mahan 1833–1898
      41. 41. Thomas (C) Mahan 1841–1920
      42. 42. Nancy Mahan 1844–1927
      43. 43. Rachel (J.) Mahan 1865–1946
      44. 44. Donna Mahan 1839–
      45. 45. James Mahan 1847–1860
      46. 46. Mahala (S) Mahan 1839–1920
      47. 47. Evan Mahan 1826–1904
      48. 48. Milton (E) Mahan 1829–1904
      49. 49. Alford Mahan 1830–1899
      50. 50. +Susan Mahan 1833–1898
      51. 51. Louisa Mahan 1838–1911
      52. 52. Thomas (C) Mahan 1841–1920
      53. 53. Nancy Mahan 1844–1927
      54. 54. Evalyn Mahan 1836–1910 m. Peter Perkins 1836–1873
        1. 1. William (M) Perkins 1864–1923 m. Fannie (Mae) O'Mara 1870–1930
        2. 2. John (Wesley) Perkins 1867–1951
        3. 3. Rachael Perkins 1868–1885
        4. 4. Pleasant (Wade) Perkins 1870–1956
        5. 5. Thomas (A) Perkins 1873–1885
        6. 6. Martha (Ellen) Perkins 1861–1915
      55. 55. Rachel (J.) Mahan 1865–1946
      56. 56. Donna Mahan 1839–
      57. 57. James Mahan 1847–
      58. 58. john (Edward) Mahan 1877–
      59. 59. Milton (E) Mahan 1829–1904
      60. 60. Evaline Mahan 1836–1910
      61. 61. Evan Mahan 1826–1904
      62. 62. Alfred (J) Mahan 1830–1899
      63. 63. Susan Mahan 1833–1898
      64. 64. +Thomas (C) Mahan 1841–1920
      65. 65. Nancy Mahan 1844–1927
      66. 66. Rachel (J.) Mahan 1865–1946
      67. 67. Donna Mahan 1839–
      68. 68. +James Mahan 1847–1860
      69. 69. Mahala (S) Mahan 1839–1920
      70. 70. +Evan Mahan 1826–1904
      71. 71. +Milton (E) Mahan 1829–1904
      72. 72. +Louisa Mahan 1838–1911
    2. 2. Sarah (Sallie) Mahan 1817–1880
    3. 3. Jehu Mahan 1803–1893
    4. 4. Malinda Mahan 1804–1850
    5. 5. Elizabeth Mahan 1812–1860
    6. 6. Permelia Mahan 1814–
    7. 7. Nancy Mahan 1815–1884
    8. 8. James Mahan 1815–1878
    9. 9. Louisa (Coffee) Mahan 1821–1899
    10. 10. David Mahan 1808–1880
    11. 11. Permelia Mahan 1805–1847
    12. 12. Rutha (Elizabeth) Mahan 1806–1878
    13. 13. Mary (Ann) Mahan 1811–1876
    14. 14. Alfred (Cox) Mahan 1804–1886
    15. 15. Nancy Mahan 1807–1884
    16. 16. Nancy (E.) Mahan 1807–1884
    17. 17. SARAH MAHAN 1809–1868
    18. 18. Sarah (Sallie) Mahan 1817–1880
    19. 19. Jehu Mahan 1803–1893
    20. 20. Malinda Mahan 1804–1850
    21. 21. Elizabeth Mahan 1812–1860
    22. 22. Permelia Mahan 1814–
    23. 23. Nancy Mahan 1815–1884
    24. 24. James Mahan 1815–1878
    25. 25. Louisa (Coffee) Mahan 1821–1899
    26. 26. David Mahan 1808–1880
    27. 27. Permelia Mahan 1805–1847
    28. 28. Rutha (Elizabeth) Mahan 1806–1878
    29. 29. Mary (Ann) Mahan 1811–1876
    30. 30. Alfred (Cox) Mahan 1804–1886
    31. 31. Nancy Mahan 1807–1884
    32. 32. Nancy (E.) Mahan 1807–1884
    33. 33. SARAH MAHAN 1809–1868
    34. 34. Sarah (Sallie) Mahan 1817–1880
    35. 35. Jehu Mahan 1803–1893
    36. 36. Malinda Mahan 1804–1850
    37. 37. Elizabeth Mahan 1812–1860
    38. 38. Permelia Mahan 1814–
    39. 39. Nancy Mahan 1815–1884
    40. 40. James Mahan 1815–1878
    41. 41. Louisa (Coffee) Mahan 1821–1899
    42. 42. David Mahan 1808–1880
    43. 43. Permelia Mahan 1805–1847
    44. 44. Rutha (Elizabeth) Mahan 1806–1878
    45. 45. Mary (Ann) Mahan 1811–1876
    46. 46. Alfred (Cox) Mahan 1804–1886
    47. 47. Nancy Mahan 1807–1884
    48. 48. Nancy (E.) Mahan 1807–1884
    49. 49. SARAH MAHAN 1809–1868
  8. 8. Elizabeth (" Betsy") Mahan 1784–1870
  9. 9. John Mahan 1798–1860
  10. 10. Permelia Mahan 1804–1882
  11. 11. Hezekiah (Goodwin) Mahan 1778–1850
  12. 12. John Mahan 1782–1860
  13. 13. Basil Mahan –1831
  14. 14. David Mahan 1795–1850
  15. 15. Polly (Mary) Mahan 1810–1900

James Mahan's Timeline

2 Records

1755
2 Dec 1755
Birth of James Irvin Mahan in Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia
Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia
1839
17 Dec 1839
Age 84
Death of James Irvin Mahan in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1755
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick, Colony of Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1839
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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