Esther Dunn

Esther Dunn

Female Abt 1726 - 1794  (68 years)

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  • Name Esther Dunn  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth Between 1683 and 1711  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Birth 1720 
    Birth Abt 1726  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Birth Abt 1726  , , Ireland of Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Between 1757 and 1800 
    Death 1794  , Rockbridge, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1794  Rockbridge Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial FallingSpring Ch, Rockbridge, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30098  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Family Robert McFarland, RoM02,   b. 1717, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1797, Rockbridge Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 27 Sep 1748  Earltown, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Married Abt 1752  Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Married 1754  Cumberland, Pennsylavania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Abraham McFarland,   b. Abt 1754, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1787 and 1792, AT SEA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. William McFarland, BY3019,   b. 10 Jun 1755, Peters Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1825, Indian Creek, Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Letitia McFarland,   b. Abt 1757, Peters Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Esther McFarland,   b. Abt 1759, Cumberland Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. , , Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Thomas McFarland,   b. Abt 1761, Peters Township, Cumberland of, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1830, , Rush, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 70 years)
    +6. Rachel McFarland,   b. Abt 1765, Peters Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1825, , Green, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Rebecca McFarland,   b. Abt Aug 1771, Peters Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1793 and 1865 (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F5681  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Mary Helen Haines notes: could this not be Esther Dunn? We know that Robert's wife's name is Esther from the sale of their land in 1752 in Lancaster Co. PA. We are not sure if Esther's name is really Dunn, however a marriage took place in 1748 in the proximity of Donegal township, so it seems logical. Other Roberts in PA at this time include Robert, son of James of Cumberland Co.; however he is not noted as ever marrying, and he was not born until 1741. Thomas Sims McFarland, in his history said that the Robert of Rockbridge Co. came to America in 1740. This Robert did marry an Esther, who was his wife when he died in Rockbridge Co. VA in 1797. However, it is usually said that Esther is a Huston. I believe that the evidence overwhelmingly shows that the Robert of Rockbridge is the same man as the Robert, son of Robert and Jennet, of Lancaster Co. PA, then Cumberland Co. PA, before the move to Rockbridge VA in 1778. Therefore, the logical conclusion is the notes below speculating that Esther is Esther Huston is probably wrong. Author George Cleek's history has the two McFarland families (Duncan's and Robert's) completely mixed together. There is a Robert McFarland from the Duncan line also.

      Older notes below:
      [Mcfarlan.ged.GED]

      PARENTS: John HUSTON and Margaret CRAWFORD.

      LINKS: source "Early Western Augusta County Pioneers" 1957 by George W. Cleek
      Esther Houston, daughter of John Houston (1669-1755) and Margaret Crawford.

      NAME: HUSTON or HOUSTON. In Pennsylvania and Virginia up until about 1800,
      most everyone went by Huston. After 1800 several changed name to Houston.

      LINKS-TAXLIST: Cumberland County, PA Tax Lists 1750-1780. FHC microfilm #
      21087, 21088, 21089. 1753 Peters Township, Cumberland County, PA TAX LIST.
      1751 Widow Huston, John Huston, David Huston. 1753 Hugh Huston, John Huston,
      Widow Huston. 1763 Hugh Huston 250 acres, John Huston 200 acres, David Huston
      (young man) 100 acres. 1764 John Huston 200 acres, David Huston (young man) 100
      acres. 1765 William Huston 260 acres, George Huston 350 acres, William Huston
      100 acres, David Huston 100 acres. 1767 William Huston 275 acres (80 clear), 1
      negro, 7 horse, 3 cows, George Huston 175 acres (50 clear), 3 horse, 4 cows, 2
      sheep, David Huston 200 acres, James Huston 175 acres(19 clear), 3 horse,
      Margrett Huston 200 acres (40 clear), 2 horse, 2 cows.

      RESEARCHER: Charles John 918 Golden Arrow Street Great Falls, VA 22066.
      (Ancestral Files-John Huston and Margaret Crawford).
      [Mcfarlan.ged]

      PARENTS: John HUSTON and Margaret CRAWFORD.

      LINKS: source "Early Western Augusta County Pioneers" 1957 by George W. Cleek
      Esther Houston, daughter of John Houston (1669-1755) and Margaret Crawford.

      NAME: HUSTON or HOUSTON. In Pennsylvania and Virginia up until about 1800,
      most everyone went by Huston. After 1800 several changed name to Houston.

      LINKS-TAXLIST: Cumberland County, PA Tax Lists 1750-1780. FHC microfilm #
      21087, 21088, 21089. 1753 Peters Township, Cumberland County, PA TAX LIST.
      1751 Widow Huston, John Huston, David Huston. 1753 Hugh Huston, John Huston,
      Widow Huston. 1763 Hugh Huston 250 acres, John Huston 200 acres, David Huston
      (young man) 100 acres. 1764 John Huston 200 acres, David Huston (young man) 100
      acres. 1765 William Huston 260 acres, George Huston 350 acres, William Huston
      100 acres, David Huston 100 acres. 1767 William Huston 275 acres (80 clear), 1
      negro, 7 horse, 3 cows, George Huston 175 acres (50 clear), 3 horse, 4 cows, 2
      sheep, David Huston 200 acres, James Huston 175 acres(19 clear), 3 horse,
      Margrett Huston 200 acres (40 clear), 2 horse, 2 cows.

      RESEARCHER: Charles John 918 Golden Arrow Street Great Falls, VA 22066.
      (Ancestral Files-John Huston and Margaret Crawford).

      Facts about this person:

      Burial
      FallingSpring Ch, Rockbridge, Virginia

      Source: Mcfarlan.ged.GED
      Medium: Other
      Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999

      Source: Mcfarlan.ged.GED
      Medium: Other
      Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999

      Source: Mcfarlan.ged
      Medium: Other
      Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999
      Facts about this person:

      Record Change January 25, 1998/99

      Source: GREGORY.GED
      Medium: Other
      Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1242] Mcfarlan.ged.GED.
      Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999

    2. [S1243] Mcfarlan.ged.
      Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999

    3. [S1617] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;).

    4. [S1679] GREGORY.GED.
      Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999