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William McDonald ***5th ggf 1756–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Highlands, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Apr 1815

Death Location: Ridgeville, Warren County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Daniel War

Mother: Rebecca Middleton

Spouse(s): Sarah Boyd

Children(s): Dr McDonald, James McDonald, Nancy McDonald, James McDonald, Jane McDonald, Martha McDonald, Samuel McDonald, Rachel McDonald, Sarah McDonald, William McDonald

The story of William McDonald ***5th ggf began in 1756 in Highlands, Scotland. William McDonald ***5th ggf married Sarah Boyd, and had children including Dr John Sherrill Mcdonald, James A Mcdonald, James Mcdonald, Jane Mcdonald, Martha Patsy Mcdonald, Nancy Mcdonald, Rachel Mcdonald, Samuel Mcdonald, Sarah Mcdonald, William Mcdonald. William McDonald ***5th ggf passed away in 1815 in Ridgeville, Warren County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William McDonald ***5th ggf began in 1756 in Highlands, Scotland.
  • William McDonald ***5th ggf married Sarah Boyd, and had children including Dr John Sherrill Mcdonald, James A Mcdonald, James Mcdonald, Jane Mcdonald, Martha Patsy Mcdonald, Nancy Mcdonald, Rachel Mcdonald, Samuel Mcdonald, Sarah Mcdonald, William Mcdonald.
  • William McDonald ***5th ggf passed away in 1815 in Ridgeville, Warren County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel War
1723–1797
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
DW
Rebecca Middleton
1727–1795
Birth Location: Hutton Buscel, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England
RM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Boyd
1768–1850
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
SB

Children(s)

Dr McDonald
1791–1868
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
DM
James McDonald
1791–1884
Birth Location: of Champaign County, Ohio
JM
Nancy McDonald
1798–1844
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
NM
James McDonald
1799–
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States
JM
Jane McDonald
1800–1873
Birth Location: Clear Creek, Warren, Ohio, United States
JM
Martha McDonald
1802–1860
Birth Location: Warren County, Ohio, United States of America
MM
Samuel McDonald
1805–1886
Birth Location: Clear Creek, Warren, Ohio, United States
SM
Rachel McDonald
1806–1883
Birth Location: Clear Creek, Warren, Ohio, United States
RM
Sarah McDonald
1810–
Birth Location: Clear Creek, Warren, Ohio, United States
SM
William McDonald
1796–
Birth Location: –
WM

William ggf's Ancestors

Self
William ggf
1756–1815
Birth Place: Highlands, Scotland
Parents
Daniel MacDonald II * Immigrant, Fought as a Pvt in the Revolutionary War
1723–1797
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Rebecca Middleton
1727–1795
Hutton Buscel, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William ggf's Descendants

1.
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William (McDonald ***5th) ggf (1756–24 Apr 1815) m. Sarah Boyd (13 Mar 1768–8 Sep 1850)
  1. 1. Dr (John Sherrill) McDonald 1791–1868 m. Elizabeth ("Betsy" Lane) Pogue 1799–1867
    1. 1. Berrimon (Edmond) McDonald 1819–1866 m. Mary (P) Pollard 1822–1906
      1. 1. Oscar (Pollard) McDonald 1852–1922 m. Almedia (Penelope) Stallings 1860–1922
        1. 1. George (Roy) McDonald 1887–1973 m. Nellie (Terrill Williamson) McDonald 1880–1957
        2. 2. Alice (Goodwill McDonald) Ormiston 1889–1923
        3. 3. Paul (Ethridge) McDonald 1892–1946
        4. 4. Malachi (Hugh) McDonald 1895–1919
        5. 5. Oscar (Pollard) McDonald 1885–1933
        6. 6. Guy (Douglas) McDonald 1903–1983
        7. 7. Walter (Gray) McDonald 1882–
      2. 2. William (Allen) McDonald 1846–1923
      3. 3. Charles (G "Charlie") McDonald 1859–1951
      4. 4. George McDonald 1857–1912
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Catherine "Betty") McDonald 1842–1913
      6. 6. Charlotte (D) McDonald 1845–1927
      7. 7. Ella McDonald 1855–1923
      8. 8. Leona (L) McDonald 1864–1907
    2. 2. Albert (Wesley) McDonald 1828–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) McDonald 1824–1906
    4. 4. George (Freeman) McDonald 1839–1905
    5. 5. James (Lafayette) McDonald 1847–1900
    6. 6. William (Algood) McDonald 1821–1898
    7. 7. Susan (Irena) McDonald 1833–1904
    8. 8. John (Calvin) McDonald 1833–1904
    9. 9. Thomas (Sherrill) McDonald 1836–1884
    10. 10. Mary ("Polly" Moore) McDonald 1818–1874
    11. 11. David (Francis) McDonald 1826–
  2. 2. James McDonald 1791–1884
  3. 3. Nancy McDonald 1798–1844
  4. 4. James (A) McDonald 1799–
  5. 5. Jane McDonald 1800–1873
  6. 6. Martha (Patsy) McDonald 1802–1860
  7. 7. Samuel McDonald 1805–1886
  8. 8. Rachel McDonald 1806–1883
  9. 9. Sarah McDonald 1810–
  10. 10. William McDonald 1796–

William ggf's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of William McDonald ***5th ggf in Highlands, Scotland
Highlands, Scotland
1815
24 Apr 1815
Age 59
Death of William McDonald ***5th ggf in Clear Creek, Warren, Ohio, United States
Clear Creek, Warren, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Highlands, Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1815
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Warren, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ridgeville, Warren County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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