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John Torey Moorhead, Sr* 1730–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Sep 1730

Birth Location: Tullykinny, Parish Drumsnatt, Monaghan, Ireland

Death Date: 3 May 1809

Death Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Father: William Moorhead

Mother: Eleanor Cathey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Dunn

Children(s): Robert Morehead

The story of John Torey Moorhead, Sr* began in 1730 in Tullykinny, Parish Drumsnatt, Monaghan, Ireland. John Torey Moorhead, Sr* married Elizabeth Dunn, and had children including Robert Morehead. John Torey Moorhead, Sr* passed away in 1809 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Torey Moorhead, Sr* began in 1730 in Tullykinny, Parish Drumsnatt, Monaghan, Ireland.
  • John Torey Moorhead, Sr* married Elizabeth Dunn, and had children including Robert Morehead.
  • John Torey Moorhead, Sr* passed away in 1809 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Sr*'s Ancestors

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John Sr*
1730–1809
Birth Place: Tullykinny, Parish Drumsnatt, Monaghan, Ireland
Parents
William Moorhead
1694–1739
Scotland
Eleanor Cathey
1709–1735
Ireland
Grandparents
William (Muirhead) Moorhead
1680–1729
Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Ann Enory
1686–1745
Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland
John (Cathie) **
1667–1742
Clones Parrish, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
Anne (McDonald) ???
1677–1761
Clones Parrish, Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sr*'s Descendants

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John (Torey Moorhead,) Sr* (01 Sep 1730–3 May 1809) m. Elizabeth Dunn (Dec 1736–28 Jan 1827)
  1. 1. Robert Morehead 1768–1837 m. Margaret (E) Morrow 1771–1848
    1. 1. William Moorehead 1790–1863 m. Elizabeth Scott 1792–1867
      1. 1. EMELINE MOREHEAD 1827– m. James (R.) Hughes 1815–1892
        1. 1. Mariah (Elvira) Hughes 1863–1937 m. Joseph (S) Bennett 1860–1906

John Sr*'s Timeline

2 Records

1730
01 Sep 1730
Birth of John Torey Moorhead, Sr* in Tullykinny, Parish Drumsnatt, Monaghan, Ireland
Tullykinny, Parish Drumsnatt, Monaghan, Ireland
1809
3 May 1809
Age 79
Death of John Torey Moorhead, Sr* in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1730
    Event Place: Tullykinny, Parish Drumsnatt, Monaghan, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1809
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

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