James Hepburn McFarland, Esq

1769 -

• Name	James Hepburn McFarland  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Esq
  Birth	30 May 1769	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Name	James H. Macfarlane Capt.  [3]
  Person ID	I18695	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Francis Mcfarland - Macfarlane, of Hunston (Huntstown) FrM01,   b. 1727, Scotland d. 1817, Dublin, co. Dublin, Ireland (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Hastie - Hestie,   b. Abt 1740, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	8 Sep 1766	Dublin, Ireland   [4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F3093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Hastie,   b. Abt 1780, UK
  Marriage	30 Jul 1803	England   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Francis James Macfarlane, RN,   b. Abt 1805, Ireland d. West Indies  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Anne Watt Macfarlane,   c. 28 Oct 1806, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England d. Bef 1850, Unmarried (Age ~ 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Catharine Hastie Macfarlane,   c. 3 Aug 1808, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth Frances Macfarlane,   c. 14 Jul 1812, Felixstowe, Suffolk, England d. 27 May 1890 (Age ~ 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):1 - James Hepburn, of Stutton House, Suffolk, Post Capt. R.N., Signal Lieut, to Lord Howe, on the Glorious 1 June, 1794, b. 30 May, 1769 ; m. 1803, his cousin Mary, dau. of James Hastie, of London, and had issue. (Burkes Landed Gentry of Ireland pub.1912) 2 - M'FARLAND. (RETIRED CAPTAIN, 1840. F-P., 28 ; H-P., 38.) Jas M'FARLAND entered the Navy, 2 Dec. 1781, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the UNION 98, Capt. John Dalrymple, attached to the Channel fleet; and in the following Aug. became Midshipman of the HARPY fire-ship, Capt. Sir Jas. Barclay. After a shor t servitude in the DILIGENCE flag-ship at Spit-head of Sir Thos. Pye, he joined, in Aug. 1783, the SALISBURY 50, bearing the flag of Admiral Campbell at Newfoundland, where he continued until Dec. 1785. He served during the remainder of the peac e on the Home station in the DRUID 36, Capt-Joseph Ellison, POWERFUL, and ORION 74's, both commanded by Capt. Andw. Sutherland, WINSOR CASTLE and LONDON 98's, flag-ships of Rear-Admirals Herbert Sawyer and Sam. Cranston Goodall, and ALCIDE and HEC TOR 74«sup»'«/sup»s, Capts. Sir Andw. Snape Douglas and Geo. Montagu. In March, 1793, Mr. M'Farland joined the QUEEN CHARLOTTE 100, bearing the flag in the Channel of Earl Howe; for his conduct as Acting-Lieutenant of which ship on the memorabl e 1 June, 1794, he obtained a commission dated 23 of that month. Continuing in her under the orders of«i» «/i»Sir A. S. Douglas until July, 1797, he was in consequence present in the action fought by Lord Bridport with the French fleet off the Il e de Groix. We afterwards find him appointed in succession to the MONARCH 74, PRINCE 98, and LANCASTER 64, flag-ships at Home and at the Cape of Good Hope of«i» «/i»Rear-Admiral Sir Roger Curtis. On 12 Sept. 1800, at which period he was Senior o f the LANCASTER he received a compound fracture of the right arm, and was officially commended for his conduct at the cutting-out, by the boats of that vessel and the ADAMANT 50. of a ship Iying under the fire of two heavy batteries at Port Loui s in the Isle of France. He was confirmed in the rank of Commander, after having had charge for 13 mouths of the PENGUIN sloop at the Cape, 18 June, 1803; and was lastly, from the following July until March, 1810, employed in the Sea Fencible serv ice. He accepted the rank of Captain 10 Sept. 1840. (A Naval Biographical Dictionary: Comprising the Life and Services ..., Volume 1 By William R. O'Byrne pub. 1849) New3gedcom #1373

  
  

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