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William McPherson 1730–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1730

Birth Location: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: White Cross, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: DANIEL MCPHERSON

Mother: RUTH SHIERS

Spouse(s): Phoebe Passmore, Margaret Trego

Children(s): Enoch McPherson, Edith McPherson, Nancy McPherson, Phoebe McPherson, John McPherson, Margaret McPherson, Daniel McPherson, Ruth McPherson, Sarah McPherson, Eli McPherson, Mary McPherson

In 1730, William McPherson entered the world in Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Daniel Mcpherson And Ruth Shiers. William McPherson married Margaret Trego, Phoebe Passmore, and had children including Daniel Mcpherson, Edith Mcpherson, Eli Mcpherson, Enoch Mcpherson, John Mcpherson, Margaret Mcpherson, Mary Rebecca Mcpherson, Nancy Ann Mcpherson, Phoebe Mcpherson, Ruth Mcpherson, Sarah Mcpherson, William Mcpherson. William McPherson passed away in 1817 in White Cross, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1730, William McPherson entered the world in Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Daniel Mcpherson And Ruth Shiers.
  • William McPherson married Margaret Trego, Phoebe Passmore, and had children including Daniel Mcpherson, Edith Mcpherson, Eli Mcpherson, Enoch Mcpherson, John Mcpherson, Margaret Mcpherson, Mary Rebecca Mcpherson, Nancy Ann Mcpherson, Phoebe Mcpherson, Ruth Mcpherson, Sarah Mcpherson, William Mcpherson.
  • William McPherson passed away in 1817 in White Cross, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William McPherson's Ancestors

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William McPherson
1730–1817
Birth Place: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
DANIEL MCPHERSON
1692–1755
Inverness-shire, Scotland
RUTH SHIERS
1696–1747
Grandparents
Donald McPherson
1665–
Scotland
JANET CUTHBERT
1670–
Scotland
JOHN SHIERS
1655–1717
England
Great-Grandparents
DONALD MCPHERSON
1620–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
MCPHERSON
1595–

William McPherson's Descendants

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William McPherson (about 1730–1817) m. Phoebe Passmore (about 1730–) m. Margaret Trego (1728–1753)
  1. 1. Enoch McPherson 1776–
  2. 2. Edith McPherson 1774–
  3. 3. Nancy (Ann) McPherson 1769–
  4. 4. Phoebe McPherson 1765–
  5. 5. John McPherson 1764–
  6. 6. Margaret McPherson 1762–
  7. 7. Daniel McPherson 1760–
  8. 8. Ruth McPherson 1755–
  9. 9. Sarah McPherson 1753–
  10. 10. Eli McPherson 1753–
  11. 11. Mary (Rebecca) McPherson 1749–

William McPherson's Timeline

2 Records

1730
about 1730
Birth of William McPherson in Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1817
1817
Age 87
Death of William McPherson in Orange, , North Carolina, USA
Orange, , North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1730
    Event Place: Kennett Square, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Orange, , North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: White Cross, Orange County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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