James McFarland

Abt 1745 - 1798  (53 years)

• Name	James McFarland  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1745	PA
  Gender	Male
  Will	18 Mar 1798	Franklin County, Pennsylvania
  Death	2 May 1798	Hamilton twn., Franklin Co., Pennsylvania   [2]
  Probate	28 Aug 1798	Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I27683	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert McFarland, RoM02,   b. 1717, Northern Ireland d. 25 Dec 1797, Rockbridge Co., VA (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	First wife,   b. Abt 1719   d. Abt 1747, Donegal township, Lancaster Co. PA (Age 28 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1738	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F5699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary (Rannels) Reynolds,   b. Abt 1742, , , Pennsylvania of d. 10 Oct 1804 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1768	, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Sarah McFarland,   b. Abt Sep 1769, Hamilton Twp, Cumberland, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John McFarland,   b. Abt Mar 1771, Hamilton Twp, Cumberland, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Margaret (Peggy) McFarland,   b. Abt Apr 1772, Hamilton Twp, Cumberland, Pennsylvania d. 1814, , Ross, Ohio (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James McFarland,   b. Abt Jul 1773, Hamilton Twp, Cumberland, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Mary Ann McFarland,   b. Abt 1774, Hamilton Twp, Cumberland, Pennsylvania  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Children	1. Ann McFarland  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F9633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Helen Haines notes: I have debated which James McFarland in the area of Franklin Co. PA should be the son of Robert McFarland, son of Robert of Lancaster and have concluded that this James in Hamilton township must be the one. He is present too early to be the son of Joseph McFarland of Bucks Co. Besides, Joseph of Bucks does not name a son James in his will. We know that Robert, son of Robert, did have a son named James according to his 1797 will. As you can see from the notes below, this James was present as early as 1763 in Hamilton township. Robert had moved to Cumberland (Franklin) by 1753. As noted below, there must have been two (or possibly three?) James McFarlands who were having families in the 1760s thru 1780s. In the 1786 tax lists there are three James McFarlins-one in Montgomery township, one in Guilford township, and one in Hamilton. Older notes from Gary Morris: QUESTIONABLE LINK: James not listed in will of Joseph in 1760. Perhaps never had a son named James? QUESTIONABLE LINK: Is the James McFarland, son of Joseph, the same James McFarland who lived in Hamilton Township??? TAXLIST: 1763-1780 PENNSYLVANIA, Cumberland County, Hamilton Township (Cumberland County Tax Lists 1750-1780. LDS microfilm # 21087, 21088, 21089): 1763 James McFarlin 300 acres. 1764 James McFarland 250 acres. 1765 James McFarland 200 acres. 1768 James McFarland 200 acres, 2 horse, 4 cows, 4 sheep. 1770 James McFarland 200 acres 60 cleared, 2 horse, 2 cows, 6 sheep. 1771 James McFarland 200 acres, 80 clear, 2 horse, 4 cows, 6 sheep. 1776 James McFarland 200 acres, 2 horse, 2 cows, 2 sheep. 1779 James McFarland 150 acres, 2 horse, 2 cows, 2 stills. 1780 James McFarlin 200 acres, 5 horses, 8 cows, 2 mills. BAPTISMS: From "Pennsylvania Vital Records" Vol 2 1983 (R929.3748 Penn at Bellingham Library). Records of Upper West Conococheague Presbyterian Church, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania page 125. James McFarland died 8 Jan 1825 (elder for 48 years, since May 1, 1777) Baptisms: (underlined indicates possible children for this couple. 1769 Sep 3 Sarah, dau of James McFarlin 1771 March 25 John, son of James McFarlin 1772 Apr 20 Margaret, dau of James McFarlin 1773 Jul 18 James, son of James McFarlin 1773 Aug 8 James, son of James McFarlin 1774 Apr 24 Mary, dau of James McFarland 1775 Nov 5 Mary, dau of James McFarland 1776 Jun 29 Mary, dau of James McFarland 1778 Apr 19 Dugal, son of James McFarland 1781 Feb 22 Joseph, son of James McFarland 1783 Feb 13 Thomas, son of James McFarland CENSUS: 1790 PENNSYLVANIA, Franklin County, Peters Township. James McFarlen 2/1/4/1 slave. Next to Henry Dearman, Thomas Knox, William Ranells, Phillip Houke, Elizabeth Thomson, James Michael, and Thomas Anderson. Page 116. NOTE: Williams Ranells was brother of Mary, wife of James McFarland. PROBATE: 1798 PENNSYLVANIA, Franklin County, Hamilton Township. James McFarland of Hamilton Township. 18 March 1798 - 12 Apr 1798. Children James, John, Sarah, Margaret, Mary, Ann. [Concerning land in Westmorland County: "Whereas John Rannels, Esq did by will bequeath a part of his estate to me, I bequeath said legacy to James and John."] Owns land in Hamilton township adjoining William Dickson, James and Thomas Campbell, and ____ Houk.

  
  

• Sources

  [S573] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;;;;), Ancestry Family Tree. [S1167] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Administration Index; Author: Franklin County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Franklin, Pennsylvania. [S1242] Mcfarlan.ged.GED. Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999