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McMahans in the American South |
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MacMahans in Scotland and Noteworthy Laird s McMahans in the Thirteen Colonies and Early America, Including Tennessee, below the Mason Dickson Line. John and Jenny McMahan's Children Archibald and Ann Payne McMahan and Their Children Jessie and
Caroline Barrett McMahan and their Children
Other Descendents of John and Jenny
McMahan
Ti gerville
reache d Fairview Southern Methodist Church
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McMahans (and similar) in Colonial Virginia
References: (Settlements on Branches of the James and Roanoke Rivers) "September 2, 1746, William McMachan-Grant, 400 acres on the
"1747, Robert Young from William McMachan, Gent. of Frederick
"James McMahon, 938 lbs" (p.392) "Hemp certificates granted
James McMahon was in Captain Taylor's Company, Craig's Creek,
"Kegley's Virginia Frontier The Beginning of the Southwest The Roanoke of Colonial Days 1740-1783"By F.B. Kegley The Southwest Virginia Historical Society Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.A., 1938 ************ McMachan Will.m: p. 572, Virginia Council Land Grants, April 22, 1747, Potomack, Yaughyaughgare & Monongahela Rivers. McMachen, Jn.o: p. 553, Poll taken at the Election of Burgesses, Frederick County (Virginia) May 18, 1761. McMachen, John: p.550 Poll taken at the Election of Burgesses, Frederick County, (Virginia), May 18, 1761. AND p. 574, listed along with Will.m McMachen, and Rich:d McMachen as grantees in Virginia Council Land Grants, dates between 1745-1753. John and Rich:d may be related to the Will.m McMachan listed above) McMachen, Rich d.: p. 552, Poll taken at the Election of Burgesses,
Frederick County, May 18, 1761.(Colonel Geo. Mercer's section) AND
p.555, same poll as above but in Colonel Adam Stephen's section, AND
McMachen, Will.m: p. 554, listed as part of the poll under Colonel Stephen, AND along with John and Rich'd on the land grant 574 McMacken, Richard: p 330, Poll for Frederick County, Dec 11, 1755, List of Voters, for Mr. Hugh West. McMaehon, William: p. 573 Oct 25, 1751, Virginia Council Land Grants, listed with Marquis Calmes, no geographic location. McMahan, Rich.d: p. 514, Colonel George Washington's section, Poll taken in Frederick County (Virginia) July 24, 1758. AND p. 518, Hugh West's section, July 24, 1758, Poll taken in Frederick County. McMahan W.m: p. 518, Mr. Hugh West's section, July 24, 1758, Poll taken in Frederick County. (Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774 Murtie June Clark, Baltimore Publishing Co, Inc, 1986) ********** McMechen, William (Va) Surgeon 4th Va., 14 Oct 1776, in 3rd Va. June1779, served to Oct 1779. (Name also spelled McMahon) (p 374) Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army, April, 1775
- December 1783
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Settlements on Branches of the James and Roanoke Rivers "September 2, 1746, William McMachan-Grant, 400 acres on the head of a north branch of Buffalo Creek adjoining Borden's line." (P.67) "1747, Robert Young from William McMachan, Gent. of Frederick County,
400 acres at the head of a north branch of Buffalo Creek, Cor. To Borden's
land. Au.D. Bk. 1, 359." (P.68)
"James McMahon, 938 lbs" (p.392) "Hemp certificates granted by the court of Botetourt County, 1770-1771." (P.391) James McMahon was in Captain Taylor's Company, Craig's Creek, with five
horses and two cattle. This was in reference to James River Communities
in Botetourt County, 1770-1783.
********* MCMAHAN John 174? Virginia
George McMahon 264
241-245 = Colonel Chas. Harrison's Virginia and Maryland Regiment of Artillery from November 30, 1776 to April, 1782. 411-437 = Va. Officers of the Continential Army either killed in service, supernumary, or served to end of the war and acquired right to half pay, commutations, bounty land under the Act of Congress. 500-508 = Officers whose service in land warrants were used prior to Dec 31, 1784. Index to officers in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 11th Va. Regiments in Vol 1 of Palmers Calendar of Va. State papers giving date of commission and number of page where the name appears. |