1G:4. |
William McAninch, born before 1765 [poss. Pennsylvania, or Ireland], went to Tennessee |
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and Kentucky with Daniel McA. (1G:1); William married Laodieca Rawson, 7 Oct. 1796, |
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in Greene County, (eastern) Tennessee; William died 1813, Casey County, Kentucky, and |
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named his five sons (James, Jonathan, William, Samuel, and Jesse) in his Will [Note 4]. |
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William’s sons founded families in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Illinois, and Texas. |
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1G:5. |
William McAninch, born 1770-1775 [Ireland? Pennsylvania?], acquired 432 acres in 1796 |
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in (North) Buffalo Twp. (Allegheny County, then Armstrong County, 1800); William and |
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his wife Margaret (maiden name unknown) had only one child, a son, born 1810-1820 |
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(probably born in Armstrong County), whose name and life story are not known [Note 5]. |
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1G:6. |
Henry McAninch, born 18 May 1777, in Pennsylvania [eastern or central Pennsylvania?], |
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got land in Buffalo Twp., and married Mary Lucas from adjacent Indiana County. Henry |
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and Mary sold out in 1807, and went to Ohio (Washington and Jackson Counties) [Note 6]. |
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Henry and Mary had three daughters, and no sons, and all of Henry’s family went to Ohio. |
Second Generation: (at least) Four McA/Ninch’s in early western Pennsylvania |
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The four known ‘Second Generation’ McA/Ninch’s in this area are listed here by family groups, |
starting with John McAninch’s three sons, the ‘Three Brothers’ described in the Jefferson County |
history books (local designations 2G:7, 2G:8 . . . 2G:11 here): |
2G:7. |
William H. McAninch, b.1783-1784 (son of John McAninch, 1G:2); William H. married |
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Isabel Hopkins, and became the founders of the ‘Jefferson County McAninch’s [Note 7]. |
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William got 40 acres in Armstrong County [1806, (Old) Buffalo Township, near his father |
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John McAninch 1G:2, assessed to Matthew Hopkins until 1816]; William and Isabel had |
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twelve children, and moved to Beaver Township, Jefferson County, during the late 1820’s. |
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2G:8. |
John McAninch, born ca.1800 (son of John McA. 1G:2); this John married Barbara |
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(possibly Barbara Shoup), in Armstrong County. John and Barbara McAninch had three |
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daughters (Lucinda D., Mary Ann, and Matilda S.), and no sons. In the early 1830’s, John |
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and Barbara went to Richland Twp. Wyandot County, Ohio, and lived in Ohio. [Note 8]. |
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2G:9. |
Henry McAninch, born 16 Feb. 1802 (son of John McA. 1G:2); Henry married (Mary) |
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Elizabeth Bowser, and they lived in Armstrong County through 1850. In the early 1850’s, |
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traveling with Tarr and Jackson families, they all went west to Missouri and Iowa [Note 9]. |
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Henry and Elizabeth (Bowser) McA. had 13 children, with six daughters and seven sons. |
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Two oldest sons, b.1820-1825, and b.1825-1830, Pennsylvania (prob. Armstrong County) |
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have not been identified. Third son Henry, b.1825-1830, was last seen age 3 in 1830; and |
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their fourth son William, b.1832-1833 (age 18 in 1850), may have gone to Ohio. The three |
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youngest sons, Nelson, Peter and George, went west to Missouri and Iowa with the family. |
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McAninch Family History NL v.XXI n.2 / Apr. 2013 / Frank McAninch, Editor / page 2013-11 |