John McGaughey
(1648-1725)
Lucille Turnbill
(Cir 1648-)
William McGaughey
(1695-1750)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret Watson Boyd

William McGaughey

  • Born: 1695, Antrim, Ulster
  • Marriage (1): Margaret Watson Boyd circa 1719
  • Died: 21 Apr 1750, Hamilton Bann, York, Pennsylvania at age 55

  General Notes:

Will: William McGahey, date 5 Jan 1749, prove date 24 Apr 1750, Hamiltons Bann Twp, wife: Margaret McGahey, children; John, James, William, Alexander.

No record has been found of Williams birth, but information has been passed down stating that he was born in Northern Ireland and sailed from Glasgow, Scotland for America in 1738. He moved west to PA between 1741 and 1745. In 1745, William shows up in court records in Lancaster County, PA

William and Alexander McGaughy arrived in Frederick Co., Maryland in 1752. According to COLDHAM, PETER WILSON. Settlers of Maryland 1679 - 1783.


William married Margaret Watson Boyd circa 1719. (Margaret Watson Boyd was born in 1693 in Antrim, Ulster and died in 1764 in Hamilton Bann, York, Pennsylvania.)




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