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A listing of some of the families of Mercer County, their descendants and current researchers.
family of ROBERT McDONALD and MARY KELLY(?)
Robert McDonald
born: abt1758, place of birth unknown, probably Northern Ireland.
died: 1839, Mercer County, PA. Burial place unknown.
married: 14 Sept 1788, "near" Sharpsburgh, MD.
Mary Kelly(?)
born: abt 1760, place of birth unknown, possibly Berkeley Co, VA
died: 1849, Mercer County, PA. Burial place unknown.
CHILDREN: according to torn page of family bible (filed with Robert's
pension papers)
1) John b. 8 Feb, 1791 (died before 1800?)
2) Nelly b.--- [torn] (died before 1810?) (possibly Elinor - see below)
3) Robert (Jr.). b. 13 Aug 17----- [torn]
CHILDREN: According to will, written 1839 [birth order tentative]
1) Robert McDonald Jr.
born: c1795, VA? PA?
died: ?
2) Charles McDonald
born: 1800, place of birth: VA
died: ?
married: 1) ?; 2) Mary Davis
children to #1:
1) John Reynolds McDonald ( 1832 OH?- ? IA? ) m. 1855, Mary Jane Davis (1835-?),
2) William McDonald, b. ( 1830 OH?- 1904 WI) m. 1853, WI, Catheryn Ann Nickel.
children to #1: 1) Caroline ( b. 1842- ), 2) Almira (b. 1847 - )
3?) Elinor McDonald [Nelly?]
born: 1790s-1810?
4?) James McDonald
born: 1800-1810?
died: abt 1849, St. Louis? [awaiting confimation]
5?) Mary McDonald
born: 1795-1810?
6?) William H. S. McDonald
born c1805, PA?
died: Feb-Aug 1841, Mercer County, buried: ?
marrried: c1827, Esther Merchant, dau. of John Merchant (Marchand) and Phoebe
Mellon.
children: 1) Wilson McDonald (b.1827 Mercer Co. Pa.,d. 1904 Mercer Co),
m. 1)Mary Eckles, 2) Lidia Rea Carnes (her 4th marriage), 2) Lemuel McDonald
(b.1831 Mercer Co.Pa.,d.1859 Erie Pa.), m. Cordelia Klingensmith, 3) Amelia
McDonald (b. 1832 Mercer Co.,Pa., d. 1904 Mercer Co), m. Asa Eckles, 4)
William L. (b. 1835 Mercer Co., d. 1923 Lawrence Co, Pa.), m. Elizabeth
Klingensmith, 5) Phoebe (b. 1837, Mercer Co., Pa., d. 1889 Columbiana Co.
OH) m. William Fenstermaker, 6) John M. (1840 - 1855)
7?) Othiel McDonald
born: 1790 - 1810?
died: abt 1834, buried: ?
m. Sarah _________
children: 1) Othol McDonald (b. 1833?), 2) Sarah McDonald (b. 1835?) m.
Harnel/Hamel?
9?) Elizabeth McDonald
born: 1807
died: , 1850 - 1860
m. Archibald Hamil (b. 1800, Ire.; d. )
children: 1) Hugh (1827- ), 2) John (1830 - ), 3) Mary (1832 - ), 4) Elizabeth
(1833 - ), 5) James (1835 - ), 6) Elenor (1839 - ), 7) Sarah (1840 - ),
8) Robert (1843 - ), 9) Nancy (1847 - ).
8?) Alexander McDonald
born: c1810
died: 14 Jun 1851
married: Rebecca Jennings (1812-1862)
children: 1) Mary Ann J. (1832 - ) m. ______ McConnville, 2) Ellen (1836-1910),
3) John 1838 - ), 4) Rebecca (1840 - ) m. Philip Masson (1837-?)
family of THEOPHILUS McDONALD
and GRACE WALLACE
Theophilus McDonald
born: 1765-1784
died: unknown
Grace (Gracy) Wallace
daughter of: John Walker
born: 1764
died: 22 Jan 1812 [?]
buried: Old Presbyterian Cemetery
CHILDREN:
1) Robert McDonald
born: before 1806
died: Dec. 1838, Jackson, Mississippi (?); buried ?
married: _______ McMahan
children: unknown
2) Rebecca McDonald
born: 1807
3) Polly McDonald
born: 1808-1812
4) Theophilus McDonald*
born: 1812
died:
married: Sarah McBurney
children: 1) Margaret G. (b1842), 2) Mary A. (F.?) (b.1843),
3) Rebecca J. (b. 1845/6), 4) Catharine H. (C.?) (b.1847)
m. Johnston Rigby children: Anna S. Rigby (1873-1955), McDonald Rigby (1975-1958);
5) Sarah A. (b.1849/50) (deceased by 1893?), 6) Martha (b.
1852) (deceased by 1893?), 7) Elizabeth (b.1851/7?), 8) Annie
(b. 1855)
5) John McDonald
born: 1812-1820?
SOURCES:
Vol. 3, Mercer Col. Archives (O.C. Docket 1804-1825), abstracts, Dr.
Sewell, Closson Press. p.10, 83
Note: Theophilus Sr. appears in only the 1810 Mercer Co. census, in which
a head of household is named "Theo" McDonald, with two males under
the age of 10, two females under the age of ten. (Husband and wife both
between 26 and under 45 years of age = born between 1765 and1784)
A Theophilus McDonald appears in the 1804 & 1807 Tax lists, Cool Spring
Twp.
*Information taken from cemetery transcripts. May not necessarily be the
correct Theophilus.
family of JOHN McDONALD and MARY UBER
John McDonald
born: 2 Feb 1783
died: 19 Mar,1941 in Mercer Co.
buried : Amsterda Cemetery, Liberty Twp., Mercer Co. (Amsterdam Road)
Mary Uber
dau. of Simon Uber and Molly _____ of Hempfield Twp., Westmoreland Co.
born: 28 Apr 1785, Westmoreland Co
died: 16 Sep 1845, Mercer Co
buried Amsterdam Cemetery, Liberty Twp., Mercer Co. (Amsterdam Road)
CHILDREN:
1) Daniel McDonald [eldest son]
born: 1814
married: Mary ______ (b 1817 - )
children:1) Nancy S. McDonald (1843 - ), 2) Mary L. McDonald (1844 - ),
3) John C. McDonald (1845 - ), 4) Albert C. McDonald (1847 - ), 5) Elizabeth
J. McDonald (1849 - ).
2) John McDonald Jr.
born: 1821, Mercer Co.
married:
1) Martha Jane Hannah (b 1820 - d 25 Sep 1845)
2) Esther ________ (b 1826 - )
children:, 1) Samuel L. McDonald (1845 - ), 2) May A. McDonald (1848 -),
3) Margaret McDonald (1849 -).
3) David McDonald
born: bfr 1850?
children:, ?1) Nancy J. McDonald (1837 - ), ?2) John S. McDonald (1839 -
), ?3) William McDonald (1842 - ), ?4) Mary M. McDonald (1846 ).
4) Marquis McDonald
born: 1828, Mercer Co.
married: Armint(?) Preston[?]
5) Elizabeth McDonald
born: bfr 1820
married: _____ Strate
6) Mary McDonald
born: bfr 1820
married: ______ McDowell
7) Catherine McDonald
born: bfr 1820
married: ________ McDowell
8) Susan McDonald
born: c 1817
died: d. circa 1883
married: 11/5/1835 Lewis Wingard (b.c1811 Hempfield Twp., Westmore. Co.
d. 4/1/1881)
10) Hannah McDonald
born: after 1820
11) Sarah McDonald
born: after 1820
children:1) John M. Wingard b.8/20/1836 d. 2/13/1875 Buried Amsterdam Cemetery,
2) William Harrison Wingard b. circa 1838, 3) Curtis Wingard b. 1841 d.
11/26/1892 (Buried Blacktown Cem.Springfield Twp PA), 4) Calvin Wingard
b. 1/161843 d.1/16/1928 Married Sarah J. Nellis,Buried Pymatuming,, 5) Marcus
Winger b. circa 1846, 6) Margaret Wingard b. 8/9/1846, 7) Melissa Winger
b. circa 1848, 8) Savilla Wingard b. circa 1850, 9) Lewis Wesley Winger
b.7/16/1854 d. 2/16/1911 buried Amsterdam Cem.,, 10) Minta Winger b. circa
1860.
12) Simon McDonald
born: 1807
died:25 Sep 1826
buried Amsterdam Cemetery
13) Magdalina McDonald
born: [Jan] 1809
died: 11 Feb 1809, 3 wks
buried Amsterdam Cemetery
14) William McDonald
born: 1815
died: 19 May 1831
buried Amsterdam Cemetery
SOURCES:
Cemetery Transcriptions: DeSanto
1850 Census (John Jr. pg 183, Marquis pg 183, Daniel pg 183, grandkids pg.
189)
(David children are conjecture - taken from the 1850 census, pg. 189,
Springfield twp)
[Susanna] e-mail from Beverly Bjpaquet@aol.com Wed Feb 24 11:23:33 1999
The family of JOSEPH McDONALD and ???
Joseph McDonald
born 1764,
died after 1850
married: ??
CHILDREN:
1) Mary Ann McDonald
born: before 1806 [oldest child],
died: before 1880
married: ____ Taggart
children: 1) James, 2) John Westly, 3) George, 4) Sulvanus, 5) Mary (d.
before 1880), m. Thorp.
2) Robert J. McDonald
born: c1801
died: 1870-1880
married: Susannah _______
children: 1) Elizabeth (b.late 1820s?, died before 1880) m. ...McLauphlin
ch: Columbus McLauphlin [raised by his grandfather, Robert], 2) Isabella
(b.18 Jun 1828 , m. Bfr1860, John Strong, d. 1 Sept. 1899), 3) Margaret
(b.Abt1830) (censuses 1850,60,70) (a niece or daughter?), 4) Harriet (b.1832)
m. Henry Smith, 5) Rosanna (b.1834) m. Simon Perrine, 6) Caroline (b.1837)
m. William Lavy [Lary?], 7) Joseph (b. 22 May 1840 - d. 10 July 1892) m.
Mariah ______., 8) Angeline (b.1843, died Bfr1860), 9) Amanda (b.1845) unmarried
as of 1880.
3) Joseph McDonald
born: 1806
died:11 Oct 1880, Burlingame, Osage Co., KS
married: Elinor Bolton
children: 1) Elizabeth Ann (b. 1832, d. 1837), 2) William Parker (b.1835,
m. 1865, d. 1906), 3) Ellen Isabella (b. 18 Jun 1838, never married, d.
1 Sep 1899), 4) Mary Ann (b. 1841, m. George Washington Riddle, d. 1893),
5) Sarah Elizabeth (b.1843, never married, d. 11 Mar 1922, 6) Joseph Newton
(b. 15 Dec1846, m. 2 Jan 1872, d. 2 Jul 1904, buried Arlington Cemetery,
VA).
4) Margaret McDonald
born: 1808
died: 4 Dec 1880
never married.
5) Jane McDonald
born: 4 Dec 1803
died 18 Mar 1878, LaGrange Co. IN)
married: abt 1818 William Eastlick (his second wife)
children: 1) A.S., 2) Alfred, 3) B.J., 4) Rosanna, m. ...Gage(?), 5) Page,
6) Ezra, 7) Sarah, 8) Jane, 9)Sarah J. (deceased before 1880), m. ___ Capman,
10) Carrie M. m. ___ Bullock
6) Sarah McDonald
married: Allen Espy.
7) Rosanna McDonald
born: 1813
died: 31 Mar 1853
married: Abt1851 George McCutcheon
children: James P. McCutcheon
8) Nancy A. McDonald
born: abt 1814
died: 25 Feb. 1894
married: Alexander Eastlick
children:1) Catharine (b.abt 1836, m. ...Cook), 2) William A. (b. 18 Sep
1838), 3) Nancy (b. abt 1841, m. abt 1870 ...Woods) , 4) Sarah A. (b. abt
1843, m. ...Roberts), 5) James (b. abt 1845), 6) Martha (b. abt1847), 7)
Rosanna (b. abt 1847, twin to Martha), 8) Joseph (b. 1848), 9) James S.
(b. abt 1852), 10) Maggie Elizabeth (b. abt 1859, m. 30 June 1881 J.R. Maybee),
11) Sabina (in mother's will, but may be Martha?)
9) William McDonald
born: 1817
married: _______
(living in Burlingame [Osage Co.] Kansas in 1880)