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| birth_date = 1728 | | birth_date = 1728 | ||
| birth_place = [[County Tyrone]], Ireland | | birth_place = [[County Tyrone]], Ireland | ||
| − | | death_date = 1770 | + | | death_date = 1770<ref>http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/lilac/1470/tree/pafg41.htm</ref> |
| − | | resting_place = Monagham, Ireland | + | | resting_place = Monagham, Ireland<ref>http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/lilac/1470/tree/pafg41.htm</ref> |
| − | | spouse = [[Mary Wilson]], c. 1750 | + | | spouse = [[Mary Wilson]], c. 1750<ref>http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/David-R-Carr-Illinois/ODT3-0001.html</ref> |
| − | | children = [[James Widney (1753)|James Widney (1753)]] (2d), [[Sarah Widney]] (1757), [[Margaret Widney (1758)]], [[Charles Widney (1763]] | + | | children = [[James Widney (1753)|James Widney (1753)]] (2d), [[Sarah Widney]] (1757), [[Margaret Widney (1758)]], [[Charles Widney (1763]]<ref>http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/David-R-Carr-Illinois/ODT3-0001.html</ref> |
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| − | James Widney (1st) was awarded a large estate in County Tyrone, in recognition of Col. Widney's war efforts. [[James Widney (1753)|James Widney (2d)]] inherited the estate by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primogeniture primogeniture]], then sold the entire estate and moved his family, with the exception of his sister [[Sarah Widney]] (who immigrated with [[Hugh Linn (1753)|Hugh Linn]]), to Concord, Pennsylvania. In honor of Col. John Widney, each of the children of James and Mary Widney named their first child | + | James Widney (1st) was awarded a large estate in County Tyrone, in recognition of Col. Widney's war efforts. [[James Widney (1753)|James Widney (2d)]] inherited the estate by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primogeniture primogeniture]], then sold the entire estate and moved his family, with the exception of his sister [[Sarah Widney]] (who immigrated with [[Hugh Linn (1753)|Hugh Linn]]), to Concord, Pennsylvania. In honor of Col. John Widney, each of the children of James and Mary Widney named their first child "John." <ref>[[The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century]]</ref> <ref>http://genforum.genealogy.com/widney/messages/32.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:45, 10 October 2010
| James Widney | |
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| Born |
1728 County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | 1770[1] |
| Resting place | Monagham, Ireland[2] |
| Spouse | Mary Wilson, c. 1750[3] |
| Children | James Widney (1753) (2d), Sarah Widney (1757), Margaret Widney (1758), Charles Widney (1763[4] |
James Widney (1st) was awarded a large estate in County Tyrone, in recognition of Col. Widney's war efforts. James Widney (2d) inherited the estate by [primogeniture], then sold the entire estate and moved his family, with the exception of his sister Sarah Widney (who immigrated with Hugh Linn), to Concord, Pennsylvania. In honor of Col. John Widney, each of the children of James and Mary Widney named their first child "John." [5] [6]
Notes
- ↑ http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/lilac/1470/tree/pafg41.htm
- ↑ http://www.fortunecity.com/millenium/lilac/1470/tree/pafg41.htm
- ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/David-R-Carr-Illinois/ODT3-0001.html
- ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/c/a/r/David-R-Carr-Illinois/ODT3-0001.html
- ↑ The Clan Linn in the Twentieth Century
- ↑ http://genforum.genealogy.com/widney/messages/32.html