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James McGovney

Male 1754 - 1824  (70 years)


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  • Name James McGovney 
    Birth 1754  Lisburn, Antrium, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death ABT. 1824  Liberty, Adams, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0887  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father THOMAS McGOVENEY,   b. ABT. 1725, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother UNKNOWN UNKNOWN,   b. ABT. 1725, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes "Nancy" Crockett,   b. ABT. 1760, Allen Twp., Cumberland, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ABT. 1830, Adams, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Marriage 1778  Augusta Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane McGovney,   b. 19 Oct 1779, Adams Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1859, Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. Margaret McGovney,   b. 26 May 1783, Augusta Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1835, West Union, Adams Co., OH; burial: Adams, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     3. Thomas McGovney,   b. 2 Mar 1784, Augusta Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1867, Adams Co., OH; burial: Adams, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Elizabeth "Betsey" McGovney,   b. 1 Dec 1787, Augusta Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1867, Adams Co., OH: burial: Kirker Cem., Liberty Twp., Adams Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. James McGovney,   b. 26 Oct 1789, Augusta Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1835 (Age 45 years)
     6. Mary "Polly" McGovney,   b. 31 Dec 1791, Washington, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1820, Adams Co., OH; burial: Kirker Cem., Adams, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     7. Anna McGovney,   b. 1793, Washington, KY Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. John McGovney,   b. 26 Feb 1797, Adams Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1859, Will Co., IL; burial: Marshall Cem., Will Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     9. William McGovney,   b. 1798, Liberty Thownship, Adams, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1833 (Age 35 years)
     10. Robert McGovney,   b. ABT. 1800, Adams, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F0266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      (Donna Forney Clark: May 31, 2006) THE FOLLOWING SITE MAY BE DEFUNCT:
      http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~skidwell3/fam/fam07071.htm
      My Kentucky Roots:
      Kidwell - Barnett Genealogy:
      Sheila Kidwell:
      Name, dates, & places

      Source:
      SEE GARY L. THARP'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gary_tharp&id=I63879
      Tharp and Related Families:
      Gary L. Tharp:
      "James McGovney was born abt. 1754 in Lisburn, which is near Belfast, Ireland. He came to America on the ship "Philadelphia" in 1772. He married Nancy Crockett in Pennsylvania and had nine children. He died in Liberty Twp., Adams Co., Ohio.
      source: [Historical Collections of Adams County Ohio, Vol. 1, by Carl N. Thompson]"

      Source:
      http://members.aol.com/genny1/crocket2.html
      CROCKETT FAMILIES OF TENNESSEE:
      From: "Donald E. Maring"
      To: "Crockett Family list"
      Subject: Cumberland Co, PA Crocketts (Agnes McGovney et al.)
      Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997
      Info on children and following:
      For James McGovney & Agness ("Nancy") Crockett and the Cumberland Co, PA Crocketts [includes James Crockett info]:
      "... "Nancy" was once a nickname for women named Agnes/Agness. James Crocket(t), prob. born 1720s, one of three brothers residing on north bank of Yellow Breeches Creek (YBC), in Cumb. Co (from Lancaster Co 1750), SE of Carlisle...."
      For James Crockett:
      "LWT [Last Will and Testament] of James Crocket, Allen Twp, Cumberland Co, PA, Book E, page 205, dated 16 July (codicil 17 July) 1790 was proved 31 Dec 1790. It names wife: Margaret; son: John; daughters: Elizabeth (wife of Thomas McCormick); Agness (wife of James Magovney); Mary (Brodrick); Margaret (wife of Robert Thompson); Jean; Rebecka. Exec's: Wife Margaret, son John, and trusty friend Thomas Johnston. Wit.: George Dickie, James Crocket, Wm Scott."

      Source:
      Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
      http://www.familysearch.org
      FamilySearch:
      Husband's Name
      James MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-56) Pedigree
      Born: Abt 1754 Place: Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland
      Died: Abt 1824 Place: , Adams, Ohio
      Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
      Married: 1778 Place: , Augusta, Virginia
      Wife's Name
      Nancy CROCKETT (AFN:5FXB-6C) Pedigree
      Born: Abt 1760 Place: Of Pa
      Died: Abt 1830 Place: , Adams, Ohio
      Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
      Married: 1778 Place: , Augusta, Virginia
      Children
      1. Sex Name
      M John MCGOVNEY (AFN:10MX-59K) Pedigree
      Born: Abt. 1789 Place: <, Augusta, Va.>
      2. Sex Name
      M Robert MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-R9) Pedigree
      Born: Abt 1800 Place: , Adams, Oh
      3. Sex Name
      F Anna MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-NR) Pedigree
      Born: 1793 Place: , Washington, Ky
      4. Sex Name
      M William MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-Q4) Pedigree
      Born: 1798 Place: Liberty Township, Adams, Oh
      Died: 1 Jul 1833 Place:
      5. Sex Name
      F Jane MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FX1-NJ) Pedigree
      Born: 19 Oct 1779 Place: Of Adams County, Oh
      Died: 19 Oct 1859 Place: Kanawha County, Wv
      Buried: Place: , Kanawha, W. Virginia
      6. Sex Name
      M James MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-LF) Pedigree
      Born: 26 Oct 1789 Place: , Augusta, Vi
      Died: 28 Jul 1835 Place:
      7. Sex Name
      M John MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-PX) Pedigree
      Born: 26 Feb 1797 Place: , Adams, Oh
      Died: 12 Mar 1859 Place: , Will, Illinois
      Buried: Place: Marshall Cem., Will, Illinois
      8. Sex Name
      M Thomas MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-J3) Pedigree
      Born: 2 Mar 1784 Place: , Augusta, Vi
      Died: 4 Aug 1867 Place: , Adams, Ohio
      Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
      9. Sex Name
      F Margaret MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-HW) Pedigree
      Born: 26 May 1783 Place: , Augusta Co., Virginia
      Died: 6 Aug 1835 Place: West Union, Adams Co. Oh
      Buried: Place: , Adams, Oh.
      10. Sex Name
      F Elizabeth MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-K8) Pedigree
      Born: 1 Dec 1787 Place: , Augusta, Vi
      Died: 2 Jul 1867 Place: , Adams, Ohio
      Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
      11. Sex Name
      F Polly MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-ML) Pedigree
      Born: 31 Dec 1791 Place: , Washington, Ky
      Died: 14 Jan 1820 Place: , Adams, Ohio
      Buried: Place: Kirker Cemetery, Adams, Ohio



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