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John McGahey
1726 - 1826 (99 years)1. John McGahey was born on 18 Jun 1726 in Somerset, Pennsylvania, American Colonies; died on 12 Feb 1826 in Guilford, NC. Family/Spouse: Jean Swann. Jean was born in 1725 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Dec 1773 in Guilford, NC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Margaret McGahey was born in 1760 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Jul 1821 in Belfast, Marshall, TN.
- 3. Joseph McGahey was born on 17 Nov 1763; died on 4 Apr 1810 in Marshall, TN.
- 4. James McGahey was born on 17 Oct 1769 in Adams, PA; died on 30 May 1835 in Bond, IL.
- 5. David McGahey was born on 13 Dec 1772 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 29 Dec 1851 in Crawford, IL.
- 6. William McGahey died on 1 Jan 1799.
Generation: 2
2. Margaret McGahey (1.John1) was born in 1760 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 5 Jul 1821 in Belfast, Marshall, TN. Notes:
Another suggested death date is: 12 Oct 1829
Margaret married John McBride in 1771 in North Carolina, USA. John (son of John McBryde and Jean Gahey) was born in 1752 in County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland; died on 12 Feb 1826 in Belfast, Marshall, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Jean McBride was born in 1782 in Guilford, NC; died in Sep 1816 in Marshall, TN.
- 8. David McBride was born on 19 Jan 1784 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; died on 12 Jan 1852 in Columbia, Boone, MO.
- 9. Joseph McBride was born on 2 Apr 1789 in Guilford, NC; died on 26 Aug 1850 in Belfast, Marshall, TN.
- 10. James McBride was born in 1791 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; was christened on 6 Dec 1791 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; and died.
- 11. George Washington McBride was born on 3 Feb 1800 in Guilford, NC; died on 12 Oct 1862 in Giles, TN.
3. Joseph McGahey (1.John1) was born on 17 Nov 1763; died on 4 Apr 1810 in Marshall, TN. 4. James McGahey (1.John1) was born on 17 Oct 1769 in Adams, PA; died on 30 May 1835 in Bond, IL. James married Margaret McBride on 6 Dec 1793 in Guilford, NC. Margaret (daughter of John McBryde and Jean Gahey) was born on 28 May 1757 in County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland; died on 24 Oct 1849 in Belfast, Marshall, TN; was buried in Round Hill Cemetery, Belfast, Marshall, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. David McGahey was born in 1794 in Guilford, NC; died in in Marshall, TN.
- 13. James McGahey was born in 1797 in Guilford, NC; died on 29 Jun 1855 in Marshall, TN.
5. David McGahey (1.John1) was born on 13 Dec 1772 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 29 Dec 1851 in Crawford, IL. 6. William McGahey (1.John1) died on 1 Jan 1799.
Generation: 3
7. Jean McBride (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born in 1782 in Guilford, NC; died in Sep 1816 in Marshall, TN. Jean married Benjamin Franklin Simmons on 24 Sep 1798 in Guilford, NC. Benjamin (son of John Isaac Simmons and Ruth Craige) was born in 1766 in Bute County, NC; died in Feb 1843 in Red River city, Grayson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. David Philip Simmons was born on 24 Dec 1815 in Tennessee; died on 20 Dec 1894 in Urbana, Dallas, Missouri, USA; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri.
8. David McBride (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 19 Jan 1784 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; died on 12 Jan 1852 in Columbia, Boone, MO. 9. Joseph McBride (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 2 Apr 1789 in Guilford, NC; died on 26 Aug 1850 in Belfast, Marshall, TN. 10. James McBride (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born in 1791 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; was christened on 6 Dec 1791 in Downpatrick, Down, Ireland; and died. 11. George Washington McBride (2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 3 Feb 1800 in Guilford, NC; died on 12 Oct 1862 in Giles, TN. 12. David McGahey (4.James2, 1.John1) was born in 1794 in Guilford, NC; died in in Marshall, TN. 13. James McGahey (4.James2, 1.John1) was born in 1797 in Guilford, NC; died on 29 Jun 1855 in Marshall, TN.
Generation: 4
14. David Philip Simmons (7.Jean3, 2.Margaret2, 1.John1) was born on 24 Dec 1815 in Tennessee; died on 20 Dec 1894 in Urbana, Dallas, Missouri, USA; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri. Notes:
1850 Grayson, TX, five children.
The 1870 census for Washington, Dallas, Missouri has David (born Tennessee) and Elizabeth (born Kentucky) Simmons with four children John (21 - born Missouri), Francis (19 - born Texas), Margaret E (16 - born Missouri) and Hugh L. (14 - born Missouri).
David is buried in Bower's Chapel Cemetery, nr. Urbana, Dallas, Missouri along with several members of the family. His tombstone gives b: 24 Dec 1815 - d: 20 Dec 1894. Elizabeth is beside him with dates b: 8 May 1819 d: 15 Feb 1893. Son, Benjamin F. and wife, and daughter, Mary Jane Simmons Lindsey are also there. Source:: A Reading of Dallas County Missouri Cemeteries 1834-1977 vol 1 compiled by Dallas County Historical Society from gravestones.David married Mary Elizabeth Smiley in 1837 in Greene County, Missouri, USA. Mary (daughter of Hugh Smiley and Marea Duncan) was born on 18 May 1819 in Kentucky; died on 15 Feb 1893 in Urbana, Dallas, Missouri, United States; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Mary Jane Simmons was born on 24 Oct 1839 in Butler, Bates County, Missouri, USA; died on 10 May 1927 in Hickory County, Missouri, USA; was buried in Bowers Chapel Cemetery, Urbana, Dallas, Missouri.
- 16. Benjamin Franklin Simmons was born on 10 Apr 1842 in Hickory County, Missouri, USA; died on 27 Aug 1920 in Stark, Hickory County, Missouri, USA.
- 17. David Smiley Simmons was born in 1843 in Grayson, Texas; died after 1880 in Missouri, USA.
- 18. John Beiderlinden Simmons was born on 4 Dec 1848 in Missouri, USA; died after 1870 in Missouri, USA.
- 19. William J. Simmons was born on 12 Jan 1849 in Grayson, Texas; died on 12 Jun 1922 in Marionville, Lawrence, Missouri.
- 20. Francis Marion Simmons was born on 5 Dec 1852 in Red River city, Grayson, Texas, USA; died on 7 Mar 1915 in Beaver, Carroll, Arkansas.
- 21. Margaret Elizabeth Simmons was born on 1 Aug 1853 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA; died in in Missouri, USA.
- 22. Hugh Lafayette Simmons was born on 30 Mar 1855 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA; died on 26 Jan 1930 in Malta Bend, Saline, Missouri, United States.
- 23. Daniel Ross Simmons was born in Jan 1860 in Porter, Christian, Missouri; died in 1860-1870 in Missouri, USA.