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John Thomas Finley 1724–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1724

Birth Location: East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 20 September 1791

Death Location: Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Finley

Mother: Elizabeth Doak

Spouse(s): Mary Caldwell

Children(s): Mary Finley, William Finley, George Finley, Samuel Finley, Margaret Finley, David Finley, Elizabeth Finley, James Finley, Jean Finley, Samuel Finley, George Finley, James Finley, Robert Finley, John FINLEY, David Finley, Mary Finley, Thomas FINLEY, John Finley, Rose Finley

The story of John Thomas Finley began in 1724 in East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1781, John Thomas Finley resided in Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania. John Thomas Finley married Mary Thankful Caldwell, and had children including David Finley, Elizabeth Finley, George Finley, James Finley, Jean Finley, John Caldwell Finley, John Finley, Margaret Finley, Mary Finley, Mary Thankful Finley, Robert Osborne Finley, Rose Finley, Samuel Finley, Thomas Caldwell Finley, William Finley. John Thomas Finley passed away in 1791 in Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomas Finley began in 1724 in East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • In 1781, John Thomas Finley resided in Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania.
  • John Thomas Finley married Mary Thankful Caldwell, and had children including David Finley, Elizabeth Finley, George Finley, James Finley, Jean Finley, John Caldwell Finley, John Finley, Margaret Finley, Mary Finley, Mary Thankful Finley, Robert Osborne Finley, Rose Finley, Samuel Finley, Thomas Caldwell Finley, William Finley.
  • John Thomas Finley passed away in 1791 in Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Finley's Ancestors

Self
John Finley
1724–1791
Birth Place: East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Finley
1706–1773
Dublin, Ireland
Elizabeth (Thankful) Doak
1707–1791
Ulster, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Reverend (James Samuel Finley) (Presbyterian)
1687–1753
Dublin, Ireland
Elizabeth Patterson
1670–1755
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
James (Samuel) Doak
1670–1727
Ballymena, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth Witherspoon
1674–1713
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Finlay
1667–1736
Catherine Jennings
1668–1742
Robert Patterson
1666–1730
Margaret Fullerton^
1668–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clarence Patterson
1649–1731
Mary Moore
1648–1722

John Finley's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Finley (28 Dec 1724–20 September 1791) m. Mary (Thankful) Caldwell (1728–1787)
  1. 1. Mary (Thankful) Finley 1743–1752
  2. 2. William Finley 1750–1815
  3. 3. George Finley 1743–1817
  4. 4. Samuel Finley 1756–1797
  5. 5. Margaret Finley 1746–1802 m. John Shields 1740–
  6. 6. David Finley 1754–1848 m. Elizabeth Wilson 1763–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Finley 1735–1820
  8. 8. James Finley 1767–1848
  9. 9. Jean Finley 1744–1780
  10. 10. Samuel Finley 1734–1735
  11. 11. George Finley 1743–1744
  12. 12. James Finley –1749
  13. 13. Robert (Osborne) Finley 1745–1821 m. Sarah Breckenridge 1743–
  14. 14. John (Caldwell) FINLEY 1742–1818
  15. 15. David Finley 1748–1848
  16. 16. Mary Finley 1746–1747
  17. 17. Thomas (Caldwell) FINLEY 1757–1831 m. Catherine Kinder 1755–1847 m. Jeanne Gibert 1757–1798 m. Jane Clark 1765–1845 m. Sarah (McLane Stedman) Pettigrew 1753–1774 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Austin 1771–1821
    1. 1. Howard FINLEY 1767–1840
    2. 2. John (Lewis) Finley 1795–1814
    3. 3. Reuben (Jefferson) Finley 1783–1837 m. Nancy (McCulley) King 1790–1837 m. Susan Duck 1841–
      1. 1. Rhoda Finley 1818–1890 m. Robert (L.) Oakley 1815–1893
        1. 1. Thomas (Milton) Oakley 1839–1894 m. Mary (Elizabeth (" Liza")) Walker 1845–1884 m. Permelia (C.) Carr 1841–1924
        2. 2. William (J.) Oakley 1841–1893
        3. 3. Permelia Oakley 1841–1924
        4. 4. Alta Oakley 1846–1917
        5. 5. Jane (Katherine) Oakley 1848–1855
        6. 6. James (Alexander) Oakley 1850–1912
        7. 7. Louis (Newton) Oakley 1854–1939 m. Sarah Sutton 1868–
        8. 8. David (C.) Oakley 1857–1884
        9. 9. Nancy Oakley 1860–1862
        10. 10. Belle Oakley 1862–1862
      2. 2. Thomas (Milton) Finley 1808–1849 m. Lutecia Horne 1800–
      3. 3. William (Orville) Finley 1814–1832
      4. 4. Mary (Ann (Polly)) Finley 1821–1851
      5. 5. Granville (Houston) Finley 1816–1862
      6. 6. Isaac (Newton) Finley 1811–1890 m. Martha Finley 1840–
      7. 7. Reuben Jefferson 1826–1865
      8. 8. Reuben (Jefferson) FINLEY 1826–1865
      9. 9. Nancy (Ann) FINLEY 1833–1849
      10. 10. Jane (King) Finley 1823–1891 m. William (B.) Walker 1842–1894
        1. 1. James Walker 1864–
  18. 18. John Finley 1740–1807
  19. 19. Rose Finley 1690–1766

John Finley's Timeline

3 Records

1724
28 Dec 1724
Birth of John Thomas Finley in East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1781
1781
Age 57
John Thomas Finley resided here in Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania
Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania
1791
20 September 1791
Age 67
Death of John Thomas Finley in Middle River, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Middle River, Augusta, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1724
    Event Place: East Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1724; Birth city: East Nottingham; Birth state: PA
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1758; Page Number: 126

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 343

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Augusta Co., VA
    Record Source: Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Indentures

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1791
    Event Place: Middle River, Augusta, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1724; Birth city: East Nottingham; Birth state: PA
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

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