James McMahan
Birth: 1750
Death: Sep. 16, 1831
Sevier County
Tennessee, USA
Transcription:
JAMES McMAHAN
1750 - 1831
First Register of deeds of Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1796, James McMahan set aside the original twenty-five acres for the creation of the township at "The Forks of The Little Pigeon" in 1795. An immigrant from Ireland, McMahan was married to Rachel Calvert (1770-1840), a descendant of George Calvert, Lord of Baltimore, They made Sevier County their home, rearing their thirteen children on their vast farmland along the east prong of the Little Pigeon River including this site of Sevierville's Public Square.
1 Dec 1788
Botetourt County, Virginia
James McMahan married Rachel Calvert. She appears to be a daughter of Robert Calvert who is shown on the marriage record.
1788
Botetourt County, Virginia
Rebekah McMahan married John Toomey
Rebekah is shown on the marriage record as a daughter of Mechart McMahan.
Children:
Robert McMahan 1794-1867
William McMahan 1796-__?__
Abraham McMahan 1800-1883
John McMahan 1807- 1886
Eva McMahan 1810-1890
Isaac McMahan 1811-1880
Samuel McMahan 1812-1868
Wellington McMahan 1817-1887
James Peter McMahan 1819-1870
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