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John McMahan 1690–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Cavan, Cavan, Ireland

Death Date: 31 Jul 1776

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: William McMinn

Mother: Mary Byars

Spouse(s): Margaret Murray

Children(s): James Sr, John McMahan, Katherine McMahan, Andrew McMahan, Jane McMahan, Agnes McMahan, William McMahan, Redmond McMahan, Jean McMahan

John McMahan was born in 1690 in Cavan, Cavan, Ireland, the child of William Abraham Mcminn And Mary Margaret Byars. John McMahan married Margaret Murray, and had children including Agnes Mcmahan, Andrew Mcmahan, James Mcmahan Sr, Jane Mcmahan, Jean Mcmahan, John Mcmahan, Katherine Mcmahan, Redmond Mcmahan, William Mcmahan. John McMahan passed away in 1776 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John McMahan was born in 1690 in Cavan, Cavan, Ireland, the child of William Abraham Mcminn And Mary Margaret Byars.
  • John McMahan married Margaret Murray, and had children including Agnes Mcmahan, Andrew Mcmahan, James Mcmahan Sr, Jane Mcmahan, Jean Mcmahan, John Mcmahan, Katherine Mcmahan, Redmond Mcmahan, William Mcmahan.
  • John McMahan passed away in 1776 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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John McMahan's Ancestors

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John McMahan
1690–1776
Birth Place: Cavan, Cavan, Ireland
Parents
William Abraham McMinn
1643–1731
Dumfriesshire & Galloway, Scotland
Mary (Margaret) Byars
1647–1731
Dumfriesshire & Galloway, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John McMahan's Descendants

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John McMahan (1690–31 Jul 1776) m. Margaret Murray (1695–1776)
  1. 1. James (McMahan) Sr 1714–1799 m. Susanna Hilderbrand 1718–1802
    1. 1. Elizabeth McMahan 1755–1810
    2. 2. Thomas McMahan 1747–1821
    3. 3. James (McMahan) Jr 1747–1826
    4. 4. John (Mc) Mahan 1741–1824
    5. 5. Sarah (Mc) Mahan 1750–1829
    6. 6. Samuel McMAHAN 1752–1800
    7. 7. William McMahan 1759–1814
    8. 8. Elizabeth McMahan 1745–1802
    9. 9. Edward McMahan 1749–
    10. 10. Henry McMahan 1751–
    11. 11. Archibald McMahan 1753–1818
    12. 12. Anne MCMahon 1771–
    13. 13. Mary Wilson 1765–1823
    14. 14. Jane McMahan 1753–1850 m. Jacob Wilson 1758–1840
      1. 1. Petty Wilson 1807–1840
      2. 2. Martha Wilson 1801–1887
      3. 3. Elizabeth Wilson 1794–1860
      4. 4. John Wilson 1790–
      5. 5. Jacob Wilson 1797–
      6. 6. Rachel Wilson 1799–1861
      7. 7. James (William) Wilson 1788–1866 m. Delilah Shippe 1798–1871
        1. 1. Mathew Wilson 1818–1862
        2. 2. Jonathan (Anderson) Wilson 1830–1908
        3. 3. Elizabeth Wilson 1822–1860
        4. 4. Daughter Wilson 1828–1828
        5. 5. Jacob WILSON 1824–
        6. 6. Isabel Wilson 1831–1850
        7. 7. James (M) Wilson 1835–1863 m. Lucretia Newton 1835–1860
  2. 2. John McMahan 1755–1802
  3. 3. Katherine McMahan 1718–
  4. 4. Andrew McMahan 1722–1768
  5. 5. Jane McMahan 1722–1788
  6. 6. Agnes McMahan 1724–
  7. 7. William McMahan 1728–1757
  8. 8. Redmond McMahan 1731–
  9. 9. Jean McMahan 1744–1788

John McMahan's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of John McMahan in Cavan, Cavan, Ireland
Cavan, Cavan, Ireland
1776
31 Jul 1776
Age 86
Death of John McMahan in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Cavan, Cavan, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1776
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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