Pvt. James McMechen
1748-1825 (age 77)
Summary
- Born
- 1748 in Delaware, United States Sources: Find a Grave memorial for James McMechen; The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 66
- Died
- 1825 (age 77) in West Virginia, United States Sources: Find a Grave memorial for James McMechen; The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 66
- Parents
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Capt. William McMechen - Partners
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Hannah Davidson marriage, 1779 July 12, 1757 — July 28, 1840 - Children
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George Arthur McMechen Jane McMechen Orpah McMechen Polly McMechen Ruth McMechen Sally McMechen - Military
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Revolutionary War (Veteran, Private, Capt. William Harrod's company) 1775-1783
Timeline
Additional Information
Pvt. James McMechen is recorded in the supplied notes as the husband of Hannah Davidson, daughter of Lewis Davidson and Elizabeth Claypoole Conwell. One Find a Grave note says James and Hannah married in 1778; James's memorial records the marriage in 1779.
James McMechen was born in Delaware in 1748 and later lived in Potomac, Maryland. He died in West Virginia in 1825, in a place that would have been Virginia during his lifetime.
The supplied notes say James served as a private in Capt. William Harrod's company patrolling the Ohio Valley, and that his Revolutionary War service is proven by the DAR. U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, record James McMechen serving Pennsylvania from September 11, 1775 through 1783. His father, Capt. William McMechen, also served in the militia during the American Revolution.
James was named in the will of his father, William McMechen, recorded in Ohio County Will Book 1, page 39. James's own will, filed in Ohio County and dated July 26, 1823, named wife Hannah and daughters Orphy, Ruth, Sally Williamson, Polly Williamson, and Jane.
External References
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