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Samuel McDowell 1720–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1826

Death Location: Mercer County, KY At the end of the war President Washington appointed Samuel United States Judge for Kentucky.

Father: Ephraim McDowell

Mother: Margaret Irvine

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah McDOWELL

In 1720, Samuel McDowell entered the world in Ireland, born to Ephraim Mcdowell And Margaret Irvine. Samuel McDowell had children including Sarah Magdalena Mcdowell. Samuel McDowell passed away in 1826 in Mercer County, KY At the end of the war President Washington appointed Samuel United States Judge for Kentucky..

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Biography

  • In 1720, Samuel McDowell entered the world in Ireland, born to Ephraim Mcdowell And Margaret Irvine.
  • Samuel McDowell had children including Sarah Magdalena Mcdowell.
  • Samuel McDowell passed away in 1826 in Mercer County, KY At the end of the war President Washington appointed Samuel United States Judge for Kentucky..

Immediate Family

Parents

Ephraim McDowell
1673–1774
Birth Location: Connor, Antrim, , Ireland
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Margaret Irvine
1674–1728
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah McDOWELL
1655–1751
Birth Location: Ireland/Eagleshan, Renfrew, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Samuel McDowell's Ancestors

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Samuel McDowell
1720–1826
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Ephraim McDowell
1673–1774
Connor, Antrim, , Ireland
Margaret Irvine
1674–1728
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas McDowell
1648–1741
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Anne Locke
1650–1742
Donegal, Ireland
Robert Irvine
1650–1729
Northern Ireland
Elizabeth (Margaret) Wylie
1658–1728
Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS McDOWELL
1614–1682
Jonet Johnstoun
1631–1652
Robert Calhoun
1622–1666
Katherine McAuselan
1623–1658
David Irvine
1613–1678
Sophia Gault
1618–1650
Andrew Wylie
1628–1700
Jeane Lindsay
1632–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander McDowell
1595–1652
Margaret Hall
1595–1618
Alexander Johnstone
1615–1652
Alison Gifert
1608–1658
Adam Colquhoun
1601–1634
Christian Lindsay
1603–1629
John McAuselan
1605–1622
Nancy Colquhoun
1608–1630
Robert IRVINE
1582–1644
Elizabeth Wylie
1590–1630
EDMUND Gault
1590–1685
HELEN BLAIR
1580–1645
Robert IRVINE
1582–1644
Elspaith Gledstanes
1587–1640
Johne Lindsay
1582–1635
Agnes Ribbens
1597–1655

Samuel McDowell's Descendants

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Samuel McDowell (1720–1826)
  1. 1. Sarah (Magdalena) McDOWELL 1655–1751 m. General (Andrew) Reid 1671–1760
    1. 1. Nathan (Andrew Reid) Jr 1697–1760 m. Sarah (C) Lowder 1707–1766
      1. 1. Isobel Proctor 1726–1820 m. William (John) Cumming 1713–1810
        1. 1. Alexander Cummings 1750–1842 m. Jane Livingston 1762–1824

Samuel McDowell's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Samuel McDowell in Ireland
Ireland
1826
1826
Age 106
Death of Samuel McDowell in Mercer County, KY At the end of the war President Washington appointed Samuel United States Judge for Kentucky.
Mercer County, KY At the end of the war President Washington appointed Samuel United States Judge for Kentucky.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Mercer County, KY At the end of the war President Washington appointed Samuel United States Judge for Kentucky.
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