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William Erwin 1730–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 26 Sep 1772

Death Location: Pennsylvania, Colonial America

Father: Lt War

Mother: Isabella Feirs

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith

Children(s): ALEXANDER Erwin

William Erwin was born in 1730 in Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Lt Samuell Cochran Elder Irwin Rev War And Isabella Feirs. William Erwin married Margaret Smith, and had children including Alexander Erwin. William Erwin passed away in 1772 in Pennsylvania, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • William Erwin was born in 1730 in Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Lt Samuell Cochran Elder Irwin Rev War And Isabella Feirs.
  • William Erwin married Margaret Smith, and had children including Alexander Erwin.
  • William Erwin passed away in 1772 in Pennsylvania, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt War
1710–1783
Birth Location: Glencoe, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, or Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland
LW
Isabella Feirs
1711–1752
Birth Location: Newry, Down, Ireland
IF

Spouses(s)

Margaret Smith
1730–
Birth Location: Tyrone, Ireland
MS

Children(s)

ALEXANDER Erwin
1753–1813
Birth Location: Donaghmore, Tyrone, Ireland
AE

William Erwin's Ancestors

Self
William Erwin
1730–1772
Birth Place: Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Lt Samuell Cochran "Elder" Irwin Rev War
1710–1783
Glencoe, Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, or Glencoe, Argyll, Scotland
Isabella Feirs
1711–1752
Newry, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Capt (James Robert Irwin (born) Irvine)
1654–1755
Glencoe or Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
MARGARET ((GARRAWAY) Elizabeth (WYLIE)) IRWIN
1658–1728
Broats, or Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Janet Hill
1671–1736
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert HILL
1637–
Helen Park
1641–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Erwin's Descendants

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William Erwin (1730–26 Sep 1772) m. Margaret Smith (Abt 1730–)
  1. 1. ALEXANDER Erwin 1753–1813 m. Mary Holmes 1754–1837
    1. 1. Robert (Erwin) * 1782–1843 m. Sarah (Sally) Leavitt 1789–1866
      1. 1. Humphrey (Leavitt) Erwin 1831–1918 m. Emily (Carolina "Callie" McCollum) * 1831–1908
        1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Erwin 1861–1949 m. Beard (Lafayette "BL") ARLEDGE 1856–1924

William Erwin's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of William Erwin in Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
1772
26 Sep 1772
Age 42
Death of William Erwin in Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Pennsylvania, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1772
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Colonial America
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