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Thomas Mahan 1731 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1731

Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Mahan

Mother: Margaret Branthwaite

Spouse(s): Margaret James****

Children(s): Major Mahan

Thomas Mahan was born in 1731 in Northumberland, Virginia, USA, the child of James William Mahan and Margaret (Margery) Branthwaite. Thomas Mahan married Margaret James****, and had children including Major John Michael Mahan. Thomas Mahan passed away in 1779 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Mahan was born in 1731 in Northumberland, Virginia, USA, the child of James William Mahan and Margaret (Margery) Branthwaite.
  • Thomas Mahan married Margaret James****, and had children including Major John Michael Mahan.
  • Thomas Mahan passed away in 1779 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mahan
1710 – 1787
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
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Margaret Branthwaite
1702 – 1787
Birth Location: Donegal, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret James****
1731 – 1768
Birth Location: Parish of Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Major Mahan
1750 – 1820
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
MM

Thomas Mahan's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Mahan
1731 – 1779
Birth Place: Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Parents
James William Mahan
1710 – 1787
County Donegal, Ireland
Margaret ((Margery)) Branthwaite
1702 – 1787
Donegal, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Grandparents
Andrew (MacMahon) Mahan
1680 – 1710
Donegal, Ireland
Katherine (Jane) Walker
1682 – 1738
Galloway, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Hyde
1660 –
Pangborne, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Mahan
1660 – 1737
Agnes Norton
1657 – 1689
Sir Hyde
1620 – 1673
Lady Brooke
1628 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Mahan's Descendants

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Thomas Mahan (12 Apr 1731 – 1779) m. Margaret James**** (12 May 1731 – 1768)
  1. 1. Major (John Michael) Mahan (27 Apr 1750 – 07 Apr 1820) m. Mary Scott* (1754 – 23 Jun 1823)
    1. 1. Archimedes (Monroe) Mahan (1797 – 11 Feb 1861) m. Mary (Bennett Edwards) Mahan (1809 – 23 November 1877)
      1. 1. Clarinda (Jane) Mahan (1836 – 1916) m. John (West) Melton (1833 – 1898)
        1. 1. William (Ardis Arkie) Melton (28 Mar 1862 – 22 Nov 1909) m. Frances (Blanche “Fannie”) Thurmond (16 Sep 1864 – 08 Oct 1917)

Thomas Mahan's Timeline

2 Records

1731
12 Apr 1731
Birth of Thomas Mahan in Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Northumberland, Virginia, USA
1779
1779
Age 48
Death of Thomas Mahan in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1731
    Event Place: Northumberland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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