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- Mary Helen Haines notes on McElhenny with various spellings:
This first note below is not totally correct. Ezekiel did not die in Drumore twp. because he surveyed land in York Co. in 1749. Other sources say he died in 1776. He did have a son Samuel, but there is a Samuel in York Co. in 1790. So, who is who?
"A note I found in my Kirkptrick genealogy ;
McElheny
The McElhenny family is found in Argyleshire in Scotland
where legend say they were of the Clan of Argyle until the
transfer of lands and titles to the Campbell family.Four bothers
Ezekiel,Robert,John and Alexander McElhenny came to
Amreica in 1745 and settled in south-eastern Pennsylvania.
Ezekiel, born in Scotland or Ireland settled in Drumore
Twp.,Lancaster County Pa., about 1748 where he died. His wife
Ester,family name unknown, died in 1799. They had seven children
including Samuel McElhenny who married Rebecca Maize{Mayes}
Samuel and Rebecca were parents of seven children including
Sarah McElhenny b. 1747 married Benjamin Kirkpatrick our Rev. War
ancestor.
e-mail recieved from descendant at dorissink@yahoo.com 2012"
Mary Helen Haines notes:
Would like to know how Rebecca and Samuel met. There are McElhennys in the 1740s in Lancaster Co. where they warrant land. There is an Ezekial Macklehenny who warranted 20 acres in Drumore township, Lancaster County. There is a William on the same page in the warrant list for 40 acres in Little Britain. Then an Andrew with 100 acres in Drumore and Alexander with 300 acres in Derry. Some trees say that Samuel is the son of William and Agnes King McElhenny, however others say he is the son of Ezekial.
There is a Samuel McIlhaney renting 120 acres of land in the 1759 tax list for Mount Joy, Lancaster Co. FHL #007857867, Roll 23, image 15/752. It could be that he married Rebecca and is "renting" the land, since it properly belongs to her children.
By 1762 it appears that this Samuel McElhenny and wife Rebecca have moved to Cumberland County, where they reside from this point on.
There are two Samuel McElhennys alive in 1790, one in York Co. (who appears to be the son of Ezekiel based on his wife's Esther's will in 1798) and the one who appears to be Rebecca's husband in Cumberland Co.
The settlement in Mt. Joy township in York Co. is not far from the McFarland home in Donegal township, Lancaster Co. and there is some indication that there was some early interest in that area by John McFarland, son of Robert, and Andrew Mayes. Both men warranted land there, but did not take it up.
Ezekiel Muckelhenny warranted 300 acres in Mount Joy township in York Co. in 1749. There were two surveys, one for 390 acres in 1752 and another for 347 acres in 1775. Patents were issued: in 1810 for 60 acres to Barbara and John Cluts, in 1836 288 acres to James McIlhenny.
From research by Ed Wevodau:
There is a Robert McElhenny who warranted land in Drumore township, who had a brother named William.
McElhenny Family of Drumore Township
1745: Warrant to Robert McIlhenny, 160A (Lancaster Warrant M481)
1746: Survey to Robert McIlhenny, 273A (Survey B6-211)
c1747: Robert McIlhenny to his brother William McIlhenny, one moiety of
273A (L3-270)
May 30, 1755 May 4, 1756
STEWART, JAMES
Wife. Bridget Stewart. Child: Rebecca.
Ex. Robert McElhenney and Ezekiel McElhenney. Drumore Twp. (indicates Ezekiel prob. another brother)
Then Robert sold his land and moved to what is Adams Co. today:
York County Warrant M154: Robert McIlhenny, warrant to survey, 150A
Straban tp., 26 Feb 1763, return 8 Apr 1772, 450A (total acreage of
three warrants) to Samuel Bell. Patent AA-13-85 (or 35?). Survey B8-215.
(CHECK SURVEY: Located entirely within the Manor of Maske.)
York County Deed C386: Walter Carson & his wife Agnes of Straban tp.
enf-rel.to Robert Muckleheney, yeoman, of same
200A (location not given), adjoining Victor King, William King, along
the Conewago Creek, John Care, William Carson, and John Blackburn:
HISTORY: Same tract war. 26 Apr 1743 and thereafter surveyed unto John
Steel, late of New London in Chester County. (Remaining history not
compiled.)
--2 Nov 1767
York County Will ????: So Robert died in 1786 in York Co. (no son named Samuel)
Robert McIlheny of Straban tp., writ 5 Mar 1786, probated 29 Mar 1786
1.Wife Agnes.
2.Children: William, Violet (the wife of John McClure), Margaret (the
wife of Samuel Moody), Anna (the wife of William King).
3.Granddaughter: Agnes Elliot (parents' names not given).
4.Executors: William & Robert McIlheny.
William McIllhenny:
Lancaster Warrant M605: William Mucklehenny, warrant to survey, 40A
Little Britain tp., 3 Jan 1748/49. 48.120A. No return. Survey H249.
York County Warrant M82: William Mucklehenny, warrant to survey, 50A
Reading tp., 26 Mar 1754, return 23 June 1810, 209.40A to Henry Myer.
Patent H4-202. Survey C125-30.
York County Warant M369: William McIlhenny, warrant to survey, 220A Mt.
Joy tp., 31 Aug 1786, return 6 Sep 1790, 169A to William McIlhenny.
Patent P15-410. Survey C152-4.
York County Warrant M551: William McIlheney, warrant to survey, 400A, 24
Mar 1794. (No return; no indication of location. However, it appears
with similar warrants, some identified as situate in Franklin County.)
York County Deed F203: John Myer of Codorus tp. mort.to William
MkElhenny, taylor, of Reading tp.
200A Reading tp.: HISTORY: Not compiled.
--5 Nov 1774
--William MkElhenny ack.sat. 25 Aug 1791.
Franklin Deed 2-373: John Elder, Sr., and David Elder of Fannett tp.
enf-rel.to William McElhenny of York County, PA
--Two tracts: (1.) 201A, 27P Fannett tp. and (2.) 86a Fannett tp.:
HISTORY: Not compiled-need to recheck deed.
--25 Jan 1791
Franklin Deed 6-171: William McElhenny, Philip Boland & his wife
Margaret, and Mary Doyle of Fannett tp. rel.to James McElhenny of same
--Their rights & title to two tracts: (1.) 201A, 27P Fannett tp. and
(2.) 86a Fannett tp.: HISTORY: Same tract that John Elder & David Elder
granted to William McElhenny, now deceased, the father of Mary Doyle,
William McElhenny, Margaret Boland, and James McElhenny, all parties
hereto. Before his decease, the father sold both tracts unto his son
James; however, no deed for the same was executed.
--9 Feb 1804
Ezekiel McElhenny:
Lancaster Warrant M601: Ezekial Macklehenny, warrant to survey, 22 ½ A.
Drumore tp., 27 Dec 1748. 22.80A. No return. Survey B12-148.
--NOTE: Checked survey. This property adjoins Ezekial Macklehenny's old
tract. Adjoining survey A55-285 indicates that Ezekial McIlhenny's old
tract was formerly in right of William Wright.
Lancaster Warrant M605: William Mucklehenny, warrant to survey, 40A
Little Britain tp., 3 Jan 1748/49. 48.120A. No return. Survey H249.
York County Warrant M5: Ezekial Muckelhenny, warrant to survey, 300A Mt.
Joy tp., 3 Jan 1749. See Survey B11-20 (or B11-80?).
1.Return of survey 4 Oct 1810 for 60.28A to Barbara & John Clutz,
Patent H4-105, Survey C133-153.
2.Return of survey 25 Mar 1836 to James McIlhenny for 288.10A. Patent
H36-10. Survey B11-22.
York County Warrant M311: Ezekial McIlhenny, warrant to resurvey, 350A
Mt. Joy tp.. (Same returns as above.) See Surveys B11-20 & 21.
H3-304: John Witmer, yeoman, & his wife Fronica of Manor tp. enf-rel.to
Henry Wesley, yeoman, of Strasburg tp.
100a Drumore tp.: HISTORY: Part of two tracts: (a.) 186a Drumore tp.
war. 8 Jan 1738 to William Wright. On ___ 1743, he granted his right &
title to Ezekial McElhenny. (b.) Two small adjoining parcels war. 27 Dec
1748 to the said Ezekial McElhenny. // On 23 Jan 1771, Ezekial McElhenny
granted all above tracts, or 219a Drumore tp., to John Bowman. On 18 Sep
1773, John Bowman granted the same to Peter Hurst. Said Peter Hurst
later devised the same to his son Christian. By his last will &
testament, Christian Hurst ordered his executors, Henry Huber & Jacob
Brubacher, to sell the property. On 24 Sep 1791, they granted 100a
Drumore tp. to Fronica Hurst, a widow. The said Fronica has since
married John Witmer, the first party hereto.
--15 Dec 1796
Unrecorded York County Will: Ezekial died in 1776
Ezekial McElheany, writ 28 Feb 1776, probated 1 May 1776
1.Wife Esther.
2.Children: James, Robert, Elizabeth, Gennet, and Samuel.
3.Grandchildren: Esther Logan, James Allen, and Ezekial Logan.
4.To his son James: One half of the testator's real estate.
5.Daughter Elizabeth is a widow.
6.Child Gennet does not have any children yet.
7.Executor: Not yet compiled.
8.NOT FULLY COMPILED. RECHECK.
Mt. Joy tp., York County, PA:
1779: James McElhenny, 200A; William McElhenny, 200A; Samuel McElhenny,
200A
1780: James McElhenny, 200A; William McElhenny, 200A; Samuel McElhenny,
freeman
1781: James McElhenny, 200A; William McElhenny, 200A; Samuel McElhenny,
200A
1782: James McElhenny, 200A; William McElhenny, 200A; Samuel McElhenny,
200A
1783: James McElhenny, 200A; William McElhenny, 200A; Samuel McElhenny,
200A
So there are two Samuel McElhennys living at the same time. One is in York Co. (see above) and the other, married to Rebecca is in Cumberland Co.
The family appears to have moved to Cumberland Co. abt. 1761. This would be consistent with the move by John Wilkins to Carlisle in Cumberland Co. It appears that Rachel and Rebecca's families all followed Robert McFarland's earlier move.
From Tax lists, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania: 1750, 1751, 1752, 1753, 1762, 1763, 1764, 1765, 1766, 1767 by Merri Lou Scribner Schaumann, 1998:
In Hopewell Twn. in 1762 is a Samuel Makelhiny with 100 unw. p. 32
In 1764 it is Samuel McElhene with 100 unw. p. 64
In a 1778 list of taxable inhabitants of Cumberland Co. Samuel McIlhenny is listed in Newton township, along with a Samuel McIlhenny Jr.
They appear in the census records in 1790 and 1793. In 1800 Samuel Sr. is missing from the census, but Widow McElheney is next to Samuel and Hugh.
They also appear in the Big Spring Presbyterian Church of Newville records in 1789 in the listing of parishioners, and in the 1790 listing of pew holders is Samuel McElhenny and sons. However, they do not appear in the cemetery there. Don't know why, maybe just no stone anymore?
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Abt 1720 - 1798 (78 years)
