Rebecca McFarlane [MacFarlane]

1720 - 1810  (89 years)

• Name	Rebecca McFarlane [MacFarlane]  [1, 2]
  Baptism	1720  [3, 4, 5]
  Alt. Birth	1720	Scotland   [1]
  Born	14 Apr 1720	Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	14 Apr 1720	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America   [2]
  Name	Rebecca McFarland [MacFarlane]  [4, 5]
  Died	14 Feb 1810	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I71910	Clan current
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert McFarland [MacFarlane], EKA,   b. 1675, Co. Tyrone, Ireland ,   d. 17 Jun 1751, Rapho Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Jannett (or Genot),   b. Abt 1690, Ireland ,   d. 1757, Donegal Twp., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Alt. Marriage	Bef 1708	Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Married	7 Nov 1708	Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [2, 4]
  Alt. Marriage	7 Nov 1708	Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland   [4]
  Family ID	F50933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Andrew Mayes,   b. Abt 1710, Scotland ,   d. Abt 1754, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	1735  [4]
  Children	1. Mary Mayes,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rachel Mayes,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rebecca Mayes,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Susanna Mayes,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret Mayes,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. James Mayes,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F34013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Samuel McElhenny
  Married	1755  [4]
  Children	1. Martha McElhenny,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel McElhenny,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah McElhenny,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jane McElhenny,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Hugh McElhenny,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2015
  Family ID	F34012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The following are notes from the McFarland genealogy website of Gary Morris: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/8143/genealogy/mcfarland/rbtl anc.txt -- ***** 7 ***** Rebecca McFARLAND, daughter of Robert McFARLAND and Janet __ ___, was born 14 Apr 1720 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Rebecca married (1) about 1735 in Paxtang(?), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Andrew MAYES born about 1710 in Scotland, died about May 1754 in Lancaster Count y, Pennsylvania. Rebecca married (2) 1755/1757 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Samuel McELHENNY born about 1720 in Pennsylvania(?). PLACE: Paxtang is a small town near Harrisburg, now in Dauphin Count y, PA. TAXLIST: 1751 PENNSYLVANIA, Lancaster County, Donegal Township: James and Robert McFarland. Living Next to Christian Marlin, Philip Branard, James Mayes, James Plank, Widow McClure, William Petters, Charles Glap, Michael McClellan, and Michael Gross. Also listed in Donegal Township were Gordon Howard, Thomas Howard, Joseph Howard and Lenard May. Pennsylvania Traveler (Magazine) V ol 1 No. 2 1965 Found at Bellingham Public Library. PROBATE: 1754 PENNSYLVANIA, Lancaster County. WILL of Andrew Mays, dated 16 Apr proved 27 June 1754, named his wife Rebecca and brother Thomas Mays, executor. Children: James, Mary, Rachel, Rebecca, Margaret, and Susanna. Will Book B-1, 52: 1754. ...James Mays and Rachel Mays both age 14-21 chooses James Starret as guardian ...Thomas Mays appointed guardian over rest of children. ...(March 1758) Petition of Kern Starret, in right of Mary, his wife, late Mary Mays, one of daughters of Andrew Mays, deceased, Rachel Mays, Rebecca Mays, Margaret Mays, Susanna Mays. Father Andrew in will directed 209 acres to be sold. Mother of children has since intermarried with Samuel McElheney. SOURCE: Orphans Court Records of Lancaster County, PA "Pennsylvania Vital Records "; 1983; Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland; Vol I. LINKS: Brother, Thomas Mayes was Scottish, and lived also in Paxtang Township, Lancaster County, PA. Many of Thomas' descendants moved to SE US. Thomas married Margaret Houston in Lancaster County, PA and died there in 1798. ( SOURCE: Internet at Mayes Family Inquiry page, at Family Tree Maker online). PROBATE: 1754 PENNSYLVANIA, Lancaster County. Andrew Mays, April 16, 1754 to June 27, 1754. Executors Rebecca Mays. Children James, Mary, Rachel, Rebecca, Margaret & Susanna. Brother Thomas. SOURCE: Lancaster County Abstracts of Wills 1721-1820. FHC microfilm #383292. Page 663. COURT: 1760 PENNSYLVANIA, Lancaster County. [Rachel McFarland]. About 1760. Abstract: Referering to will of Andrw Mayes. Wife now married to Samuel Mackheheny. Children: Rachel, Rebecca, Margaret, Susanna (died under age , unmarried), Thomas, and Mary (wife of Kerns Sterret). SOURCE: Lancaster county Orphans Court Records FHC microfilm 21370 1742-1767. ===CHILDREN of Rebecca McFARLAND and Andrew MAYES + 22 James MAYES b abt 1736 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. + 23 Mary (Maria) MAYES b abt 1738 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. M Cairns (Kerns) STERRETT. 24 Rachel MAYES b abt 1739 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. + 25 Rebecca MAYES b abt 1741 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. M Johnston ELLIOTT. + 26 Margaret MAYES b abt 1742 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. M John MURRAY. 27 Susanna MAYES b abt 1744 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, d abt 1756/1759 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ===CHILDREN of Rebecca McFARLAND and Samuel McELHENNY + 28 Martha McELHENNY b abt 1756 Pennsylvania. M James KIRKPATRICK. 29 Samuel McELHENNY b abt 1758 Pennsylvania. + 30 Sarah McELHENNY b abt 1759 Pennsylvania. M Benjamin KIRKPATRICK. + 31 Jane McELHENNY b abt 1761 Pennsylvania. M _____ SHANNON. 32 Hugh McELHENNY b abt 1762 Pennsylvania. [4, 5] Baptism: First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com.au, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), White Tree Owner: Colleen Acosta (Reliability: 3). [S2081] FamilySearch Family Tree (https://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((https://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 30 Aug 2021), entry for Jenet Robertsone, person ID L6N2-M9K. (Reliability: 3). [S1025] Records of First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Vital Records, (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, MD.), Vol. I (Reliability: 3). Rebekah McFarland, 14 Apr 1720, daughter of Robert and Jennet McFarland [S416] Mary Helen Haines, Mary Helen Haines. [S498] EM.