Rob's Genealogy

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Hugh McDill1,2

born 1717, died 1832

Family: Roxanna Stuart (born 25 December 1738, died 25 December 1832)

Facts and Notes

  • Birth: 1717; Antrim, Antrim, Northern IrelandBGO2,3
  • Marriage: 1768; Roxanna Stuart; IrelandBGO3,2
  • Arrival: 1793; Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USABGO; See person note3
  • Arrival: Between 1793 and 1794; Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USABGO3
  • Death: 1832; Wayne Twp, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USABG2
  • Note: In their book "McDills in America" Robert and Iva Woods state that the vessel that transported Hugh and Roxanna from Ireland was captured by a French privateer and all their goods were taken, including the Family Bible and all their records. They were finally landed at Baltimore, and from there went to northwestern Pennsylvania and settled in what was then Lycoming County, and afterwards designated as Wayne Township, Crawford County.

Citations

  1. [S260] Robert McDill Woods and Iva Godfrey Woods, McDills in America: A History of the Descendents of John McDill and Janet Leslie of County Antrim, Ireland, page xiii
  2. [S746] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KJ4J-VD5, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 February 2017, 14:41), entry for Hugh McDill(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KJ4J-VD5); contributed by various users. PersonID KJ4J-VD5, Hugh McDill
  3. [S260] Robert McDill Woods and Iva Godfrey Woods, McDills in America: A History of the Descendents of John McDill and Janet Leslie of County Antrim, Ireland, pages 3, 122