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William Finney 1701–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1701

Birth Location: Northern Ireland

Death Date: 30 Apr 1751

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Finney

Mother: Dorothea French

Spouse(s): Jean Stephenson

Children(s): James Captain

William Finney was born in 1701 in Northern Ireland, the child of Robert Finney And Dorothea French. William Finney married Jean Jane Stephenson, and had children including James Finney Captain. William Finney passed away in 1751 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • William Finney was born in 1701 in Northern Ireland, the child of Robert Finney And Dorothea French.
  • William Finney married Jean Jane Stephenson, and had children including James Finney Captain.
  • William Finney passed away in 1751 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Finney's Ancestors

Self
William Finney
1701–1751
Birth Place: Northern Ireland
Parents
Robert Finney
1668–1755
Ulster, Northern Ireland
Dorothea French
1670–1752
County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Finney
1630–1692
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Isabell Unknown
1635–1674
Ulster, Northern Ireland
John French
1644–
Seaton, Devon, England
Mary Moxham
1643–
Beer, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Moxham
1615–
Mary White
1610–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert White
1572–1670
Joan Star
1576–1644

William Finney's Descendants

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William Finney (1701–30 Apr 1751) m. Jean (Jane) Stephenson (1710–1751)
  1. 1. James (Finney) Captain 1734–1802 m. Martha Mayes 1738–1805
    1. 1. Margaret (Peggy) Finney 1756–1843 m. James McCutcheon 1755–1814
      1. 1. Sarah (Katie) McCutcheon 1778–1822 m. Robert Felton 1775–
        1. 1. Dorcas Felton 1800–1884 m. Charles (McClatchey) Donaldson 1799–1880

William Finney's Timeline

3 Records

1701
1701
Birth of William Finney in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1751
1751
Age 50
William Finney resided here in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1751
30 Apr 1751
Age 50
Death of William Finney in New London, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
New London, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1701
    Event Place: Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Aft. 1705

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1748
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1751
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, Estate Papers, 1714-1838

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New London, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1751
    Event Place: New London, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the McKean Family of Pennsylvania : with a biography of the Hon Thomas McKean, LL D :
    [4] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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