William
Finney
Born in County Londonderry, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Finney
and Dorothea (French) Finney
Brother of
Ann (Finney) Carmichael, John French Finney, Robert Finney Jr., Ann (Finney) McClenachan [half], Letitia (Finney) McKean, Lazarus Finney and Thomas Finney
Husband of
Jean (Stephenson) Finney
— married
about 1730 in Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Died
at about age 50
in New London, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Biography
William Finney. [1]
Born 1701 Londonderry, Ireland. [2]
Died 30 APR 1751. New London, Chester Co., PA. [3]
Residence 01 JUN 1748. New London, Chester Co., PA. [4]
Buried Thunder Hill Cemetery. ABT 03 MAY 1751. Chester, PA.
Marriage Child: William Finney. Marriage 1690 Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland. [5]
Notes
Information provided by Susan Lewis Arday (drslarday at earthlink).
Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 about Robert Finney.
Name: Robert Finney.
Description: Executor.
Date: 12 Jan 1748.
Prove Date: 30 Apr 1751.
Book/Page: C:281.
Remarks: William Finney. New London. January 12, 1748/9. April 30, 1751. C. 281. 1
Provides for wife Jane including plantation during widowhood, afterward lands in Faggs Manor, about 90 acres, to be sold and all other land and divided among children who are not named. Letters to widow, the other renouncing. 1
Executors: Robert Finney of Thunder Hill and wife Jane. 1
Source Information:Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. 1
Original data: Chester County Wills. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service. Description:Abstract of wills for Chester County, 1713-1825. 1
William Finney, died about 1751. He was married to Jean Stephenson. He was survied by his children; Robert, John, Walder (Judge), Elizabeth (m. to Andrew Henderson) and Jane (m. to Mr. Hunter and resided in Pittsburgh).
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S282 Database online. Record for William Finney Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=5123947523&indiv=try
- ↑ Source: #S282 Database online. Record for William Finney Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=5123947523&indiv=try
- ↑ Source: #S282 Database online. Record for William Finney Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=5123947523&indiv=try
- ↑ Source: #S282 Database online. Record for William Finney Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=5123947523&indiv=try
- ↑ Source: #S282 Database online. Record for Dorothea French Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=13862810852&indiv=try
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Finney-328 and Finney-1069 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife; William Finney birth date of 1710 could be a transposition of what I believe to be correct date of 1701
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