Person:James McFerran (8)
James McFerran
b.1770 Botetourt County, Virginia
d.Bef Sep 1806 Botetourt County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1763
  1. Margaret McFerran1763 -
  2. John McFerran1767 - 1837
  3. James McFerran1770 - Bef 1806
  4. William McFerran1772 -
  5. Elizabeth McFerranEst 1773 -
  6. Martin McFerran1774 - 1801
  7. Thomas McFerran1776 - 1836
  8. Samuel McFerran1780 - Bef 1820
  9. Jane 'Jean' McFerran1785 -
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Facts and Events
Name James McFerran
Gender Male
Birth? 1770 Botetourt County, Virginia
Death? Bef Sep 1806 Botetourt County, Virginia
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Will Abstract

McFerran, James. Will probate Sept., 1806.
Names mother, Anne McFerran.
[Source: Early Marriages, Wills and some Revolutionary War Records, Botetourt County, Virginia, Compiled by Anne Lowry Worrell, pg. 60].
References
  1.   Austin, J. William, and Rebecca H.R Austin. Related families of Botetourt County, Virginia. (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, c2000 (Baltimore : Genealogical Pub.))
    pg. 205.

    2. James McFerran, born 1770, was sued for Breech of Promise in 1799, by Nancy Franklin. He was judged not guilty.

  2.   Nancy Franklin sued James McFerran in Botetourt Co VA, per Citation shown above. He pleaded "Not Guilty" but a jury of 12 of his male peers found him "guilty in all manner and form" and was ordered to pay her $250.00 plus her costs in this case dated 15 Aug 1799. A male child born in Aug 1798 to Nancy Franklin has been proven to be a McFerran through Y-DNA testing. LDS microfilm # 0030725, Virginia, County Records, Botetourt County, Order Books 1797-1804, Original records at the Courthouse in Fincastle, page # 464.
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