Margaret (Irvine) McDowell (1674 - 1728)

Born 7 Sep 1674 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [uncertain]

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Died 1728 at about age 53 in Raloo Parish, County Antrim, Ireland

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Biography

Margaret (Irvine) McDowell was born in Scotland.

Margaret (Irvine) McDowell was born on 7 Sep 1674 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Most sources cite her birth about 1682 in County Londonderry, Ireland. She died in 1728 in Raloo Parish, County Antrim.

She Ephraim McDowell in 1702 at Londonderry, Longford, Ireland.^[1] They had issue:

1. Robert McDowell
2. Mary Elizabeth McDowell
3. Samuel McDowell
4. William McDowell
5. Thomas McDowell
6. Margaret McDowell
7. David McDowell
8. Alexander McDowell
9. George McDowell
10. John McDowell
11. James McDowell

Margaret died in 1728 at Larne, Antrim, Ireland and is buried at the Raloo Presbyterian Churchyard.^[2]

Research Notes

http://members.aol.com/familyfoto/private/chart2.htm Son of David and Sophia Gault, James, married Margaret Wylie, and had ten children born to him, viz.: Margaret (married her cousin, Ephraim McDowell[MacDowell?]); Mary (married her cousin, John Wylie) -- both Mary and Margaret died in Ireland and lie buried in old churchyard of Raloo; Thomas (married and settled in Cushendal, Ireland, where he lived and died and where his descendants now reside; Alex married a kinswoman, Miss Gault; The remaining sons were George, David, William, Robert, James, and Samuel. ------------------------------------- The seven Irvine sons last named all CAME TO AMERICA BETWEEN 1725-1739 ******************************************************************** source: http://www.tmason1.com/pafn62.htm#1099 BIOGRAPHY: Information sent to T.Mason on 30 May 2004 by Norma Coon. "Margaret Irvine with seven of her brothers left for America with her husband, Ephraim, arriving in 1729. She was a descendant (as were the Mc Dowells) of the Crinan (Kenneth I) McAlpin, King of Scots. Her father, Robert Irvine (1655, Ireland) was the grandson of Sir Christopher Irvine killed in 15153 at Flodden Field, Northumberland, England. Robert was the son of David Irvine (1640, Ireland) and Sophia Gault. Irvine family can be traced to King Alpin and Queen Fergusia of Scotland. The Irvine's were the Lairds of Drum Castle for 9 generations. John Irvine (brother of Margaret) and wife Mary Boyd came to America with the McDowells on the ship "George and Anne" in 1729. The Irvines were from Larne, (20 miles from Belfast) County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Mary Boyd Irvine was the daughter of William Boyd (son of John Boyd and Jane Bell, m. 20 Nov. 1707 of Lurgan, County Armagh in Northern Ireland)was a descendant of the Boyds of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. Jane Bell Boyd's father was William Archibald Bell (b. Sept. 1651) of Arkinhoome, Stablegarden, Judforest, Scotland. Margaret Irvine McDowell's mother was Elizabeth Margaretta Wylie (b. 1660, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland). Dr. Christopher Irvine, historian to King Charles II in 1687, stated that the Irvines, made their first appearance on the Scottish border during the reign of King Malcolm II (1002-1034), having been sent there as a bulwark against the Saxons of Cumberland. For hundreds of years the Irvines have lived on the lands bordering the Solway between Nith and Esk, in Annandale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, where they were once a powerful clan. From Annandale, younger sons migrated to other parts of Scotland and the north of Ireland and England. The most important branches of the clan are those of Bonshaw, Hoddom, and Drum, in Scotland, and the castle Irvine in Ireland. Other Irvine families have their seats in Perthshire, Ayrshire in Galloway, home of the MacDowells, and the Orkneys. 1. Americans of Gentle Birth and Their Ancestors, pp. 189, 299. 2. Adams, Margaret Bickel, "Family Connections Along the Blue Ridge." 3. Perdue, Lemuel Ford, "A History of the McDowell Family." 4. History of Augusta Co. 5. History of Rockbridge Co. 6. Crook,Jr., John A., (M.D.), McDowell and Related Families - A genealogy,Mc Kee Printing Company, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1975. 7. Greenlee, Ralph Stebbins and Greenlee, Robert Lemuel, Genealogy of the Greenlee Families in America, Scotland, Ireland and England, Chicago, Illinois, privately printed, 1908, p. 627." ************************************************************************** Source information from http://www.irvineclan.com/preface.htm There is no district in all of Ireland so rich in armorial bearings as the neighborhood of Lame. The churchyards of Carncastle, Glynn, and Raloo abound with them. The churchyard of Raloo is over-grown with long grass and weeds, so as to be almost inaccessible. But one may pull aside obstructions and remove lichens from the tall gray tombstones; trace the arms carved upon them, and read the names of the Craigs, McDowells, Crawfords, Boyds, and others. In the churchyard of Raloo, Margaret McDowell lies buried. She was the wife of Ephraim McDowell, and daughter of Robert Irvine.

Sources

1. ↑ McDowell, John Hugh, "History of the McDowells, Erwins, Irwins, and Connections", Memphis: C. R. Johnston & Co., 1918, Archive.org, p. 232
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #59544737 Margaret McDowell

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls

• Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.

• The Descendancy of King Fergus of Scotland to the McDowells of Greenbrier, Virginia, https://sites.rootsweb.com/~jmbhome/1mcdowell.htm.