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William McConnell 1720–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 6 Nov 1772

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: Alexander McConnell

Mother: Elizabeth Mcconnell

Spouse(s): Jane Coles

Children(s): Phillip McConnell, William McCONNELL, Mabel McConnell, Esther McConnell, Robert McConnell, Ann McConnell, James McConnell, Alexander McConnell, John McConnell, James McConnell

William McConnell was born in 1720 in Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Alexander Mcconnell And Elizabeth Mcwhinnie Mcconnell. William McConnell married Jane Coles, and had children including Alexander Mcconnell, Ann Mcconnell, Esther Mcconnell, James Archibald Mcconnell, James Mcconnell, John Mcconnell, Mabel Mcconnell, Phillip Mcconnell, Robert Mcconnell, William Mcconnell. William McConnell passed away in 1772 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William McConnell was born in 1720 in Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Alexander Mcconnell And Elizabeth Mcwhinnie Mcconnell.
  • William McConnell married Jane Coles, and had children including Alexander Mcconnell, Ann Mcconnell, Esther Mcconnell, James Archibald Mcconnell, James Mcconnell, John Mcconnell, Mabel Mcconnell, Phillip Mcconnell, Robert Mcconnell, William Mcconnell.
  • William McConnell passed away in 1772 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William McConnell's Ancestors

Self
William McConnell
1720–1772
Birth Place: Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Alexander McConnell
1670–1729
Donegal, Ireland
Elizabeth (Mcwhinnie) Mcconnell
1600–1790
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Hugh) McConnell
1650–1754
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Elizabeth Barkley
1642–1742
Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander "plantations"
1620–1652
IRELAND CALDWELL
1632–1654
Robert GG
1667–1788
Leah Todd
1669–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alex. Connell
1600–1627
Katherine MCCINTOSH
1600–1648
John Caldwell
1603–1639
Mary Sweetenham
1605–1639
Robert Barkley
1648–1690
Christian Mollison
1647–1699

William McConnell's Descendants

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William McConnell (1720–6 Nov 1772) m. Jane Coles (1721–01 Jan 1787)
  1. 1. Phillip McConnell 1738–1778 m. Sarah McClelland 1743–1799 m. Sarah McClelland 1743–1774
    1. 1. William McConnell 1764–1835 m. Rachel Adams 1773–1850
      1. 1. E (M) McConnell 1826–1907 m. Caroline (Penland) McConnell –1905 m. Caroline Moffitt 1823–1880
        1. 1. Mary (Sophronia Molly) McCONNELL 1855–1937 m. Jesse (C) Owens 1854–1932
        2. 2. Cornelia McConnell 1850–1920 m. Alexander (B) Stockton 1853–1910
        3. 3. Charles (W.) Mcconnell 1864–1946
        4. 4. Albert (N.) Mcconnell 1867–1929
        5. 5. John (C. R.) Mcconnell 1861–1927
        6. 6. James (Columbus) Mcconnell 1858–1939
        7. 7. Aria McConnell 1867–1880
      2. 2. David (Addison) McConnell 1790–1876
      3. 3. Rachel (Susan) McConnell 1820–1850
      4. 4. Martha McConnell 1816–1860
      5. 5. Martha (Margaret Peggy) McConnell 1795–1870
      6. 6. Kessiah McConnell 1797–1883
      7. 7. Jane McConnell 1762–1840
      8. 8. Jane McConnell 1795–1865
      9. 9. William McConnell 1803–1870
      10. 10. Patience (Patsy) McConnell 1814–1860
      11. 11. Keziah McConnell 1796–1880
      12. 12. Agnes McConnell 1804–1860
      13. 13. Margaret McConnell 1794–1860
      14. 14. Miles McConnell 1805–1884
      15. 15. Sarah McConnell 1792–1850
    2. 2. Jane McConnell 1762–
    3. 3. David (Addison) Mcconnell 1790–1876
    4. 4. Margaret McConnell 1765–1850
  2. 2. William McCONNELL 1740–1796
  3. 3. Mabel McConnell 1743–
  4. 4. Esther McConnell 1745–1842
  5. 5. Robert McConnell 1749–
  6. 6. Ann McConnell 1751–
  7. 7. James McConnell 1753–
  8. 8. Alexander McConnell 1755–1798
  9. 9. John McConnell 1757–1822
  10. 10. James (Archibald) McConnell 1747–1799

William McConnell's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of William McConnell in Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1772
6 Nov 1772
Age 52
Death of William McConnell in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Lurgan, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 134.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DJC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Township Plats of Selected States; Series #: T1234; Roll: 37

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Indexes and Registers of Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1820-1906; Microfil

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1772
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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