William McFarland

William McFarland

Male 1733 - 1811  (78 years)

Personal Information    |    Notes    |    All

  • Name William McFarland 
    Birth Apr 1733  PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Possessions 1770  West Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William inherited his father's 250 acres, and from that to pay his siblings, Andrew, James, Patrick, Jane Campbell, Ann Dunning, and to pay his mother Margaret a yearly sum. 
    Death 3 Apr 1811  Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20101  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Father James McFarland, JaM06,   b. 24 Dec 1695, County Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1770, West Pennsborough, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret,   b. Abt 1705   d. 1785, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F2488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Carnahan,   b. 1739 
    Children 
     1. Nancy Ann McFarland,   b. 1759, Cumberland Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F2472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • TAXLIST: 1771 PENNSYLVANIA, Cumberland County, West Pennsboro Township.
      William McFarland 200 acres, 90 clear, 2 horse, 4 cows, 4 sheep.
      Cumberland County Tax Lists 1750-1780. FHC microfilm # 21087, 21088, 21089.

      TAXLIST: 1779-1780 PENNSYLVANIA, Cumberland County, Newtown. Cumberland County
      William McFarland 76 acres, 2 horse, 5 sheep. 1779 William McFarland 100
      acres, 2 horse, 2 cows. 1780 William McFarland 210 acres, 3 horse, 3 cows.
      Cumberland County Tax Lists 1750-1780. FHC microfilm # 21087, 21088, 21089.

      LINKS-PROBATE: (1783) PENNSYLVANIA, Cumberland County, West Pennsboro
      Township. Will of Samuel Dunnon (Dunning). Sister Liddy Dunn. Land in
      County NewCastle. Uncle Ezekial Dunnon. Thomas Buchanan. Exec: Ezekial
      Dunnon and Mr. Wm McFarlin.

      LINKS-PROBATE: 1782 PENNSYLVANIA, Cumberland County. Will of John Denny Sep
      27, 1782 - Nov 5, 1782. Wife MArgaret. Daus Sarah, Ann, Elizabeth Denny.
      Son Walter Denny. Three married daus. Jean Burns, Margaret Denny, Margery
      Ferguson. Exec: wife Margery Denny and son in law James Ferguson. Witn: Wm
      Mcfarlane and Thos Buchanan.

      RESIDENCE: 1784 PENNSYLVANIA, -----, the Barrows. William McFarlin living
      next to Margaret McFarland (widow of Andrew), and James Grames. SOURCE: Will
      of brother Robert McFarlin (see his record). NOTE: Location must be in West
      Pennsboro Township.

      LAND: 1785 PENNSYLVANIA, Cumberland County. William McFarland received 400
      acres in Pennsboro Township, on Condoquit River, from Land Warrant #314, 13 Sep
      1743 to granted to [father] James McFarland. SOURCE: Records of Corrine
      Diller.

      CENSUS: 1790 PENNSYLVANIA, Cumberland County [Hopewell or Newton or West
      Pennsboro Township]. Wm McFarlin 3/1/3. Living next to Joseph VanHorn, James
      Forus, John Porter, Robert Fowler, Hauns Harper, John Ewing, John Dunnbarr.
      NOTE: Location probably in West Pennsboro Township.

      DEATH: After 1793, as listed in will of brother Patrick.