Person:James McFarland (16)
James McFarland
b.Abt 1710 Ireland
d.Feb 1751/52 Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1705
  1. John McFarlandAbt 1708 - 1784
  2. James McFarlandAbt 1710 - 1751/52
  3. Joseph McFarlandAbt 1711 -
  4. Rachel McFarlandAbt 1714 -
  5. Robert McFarland1717 - 1797
  6. Margaret McFarlandAbt 1718 -
  7. Rebecca McFarland1720 -
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1730
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Facts and Events
Name James McFarland
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1710 Ireland
Marriage Abt 1730 to Margaret Unknown
Death? Feb 1751/52 Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Information on James McFarland

From the research of Gary Morris: married about 1730 CHILDREN: Apparently did not have any children.

LAND: 1750 PENNSYLVANIA, Lancaster County, Donegal Township. James McFarlan, Feb 25, 1750 received 100 acres in Donegal Township. SOURCE: Land Warrants Chester & Lancaster County, PA (FHC microfilm 1003197). Land Warrant #582. In book of Walter McFarland. LANCASTER County, PA Land Warrant #582.

TAXLIST: 1751 PENNSYLVANIA, Lancaster County, Donegal Township: James and Robert McFarland. Living Next to Christian Marlin, Philip Branard, James Mayes, James Plank, Widow McClure, William Petters, Charles Glap, Michael McClellan, and Michael Gross. Also listed in Donegal Township were Gordon Howard, Thomas Howard, Joseph Howard and Lenard May. Pennsylvania Traveler (Magazine) Vol 1 No. 2 1965 Found at Bellingham Public Library.

PROBATE: 1752 PENNSYLVANIA, Lancaster County, Donegal Township. WILL OF James McFarland Jan 16, 1752 - Feb 12, 1752. Executors Margaret McFarland and William Greer. Donegal Township. Wife Margaret. Brothers John & Joseph. Brother In Law William Greer. SOURCE: Lancaster County Will Book I-1, page 336. Lancaster County Abstracts of Wills 1721-1820. FHC microfilm #383292. Also "Pennsylvania Vital Records"; 1983; Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland; Orphans Court Records of Lancaster County, PA; page 350. NOTE: Source #1 Lists Brother in law Geer, while source #2 lists son-in-law Geer [source #2, Penn. Vital Records, is incorrect].

NOTE: William Greer is listed both as a brother in law and son in law. James A. McFarland has checked the will, and verified that it was a brother in law, brother to Margaret.

LAND: Robert McFarland (son of John), nephew of James (inherited one-half of a farm from his uncle James. Jame's wife, Margaret inherited the other one-half. Later Robert sold his one-half to Margaret and her new husband, Thomas Clingan. Source: James A. McFarland.

LAND: Thomas Clingan bought land from Robert McFarland, who was living in Bedford Co, VA at time of transaction, 20 June 1757. From Mary Haines@@Juno.com Bedford Co, VA Queeries Aug 1998.

Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pattiejo/mcfarland/pafg02.htm#20216

References
  1.   Bolton, Charles Knowles. Scotch Irish Pioneers: In Ulster and America. (Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States: Bacon and Brown, 1910)
    Page 271.

    IMMIGRATION: 1719-1722 PENNSYLVANIA, Chester County, Donegal Township. 1719 immigration to Chester County, Pennsylvania. On record in 1722 in Donegal Township: Robert McFarland and sons Robert and James (Presbyterian). Also
    families recorded were: Robert Wilkins and his sons Thomas, William, Peter, and
    John; Gordon Howard and his sons Thomas and Joseph; Hugh, Henry and Moses White.
    Came from lands west of River Foyle (Tyrone County?), Ireland.

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