Sgt.
John
McBride
I
Born in Ireland
Son of Unknown McBride
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Hugh McBride
Husband of
Hannah (Unknown) Washburn
— married
[date unknown] (to 1801) [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John McBride II
Died
at about age 51
in Upper Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2013
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Contents |
Biography
John was probably born about 1750 in Ireland.
He married Hannah.
Birth
- 1750 an estimate based on grandson's birth date!!
- According to York County History, John was originally from Ireland, had emigrated to Pennsylvania and fought for the Crown in the Revolution, and later removed to Canada, where he and his wife worked for the government.
- John was a Queen's Ranger under John Graves Simcoe. He fought in the Revolutionary War under Simcoe and according to the history books, went back to Ireland after the British lost.
- His service is supported by a letter from John Graves Simcoe in 1792, after he was made Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, saying to the Secretary of War, that he had enlisted John McBride as a Sergeant in the Queen's Rangers, and brought him [to Canada] with him, and that John had fought under him in the ["last war"].
- John & Hannah had worked for the Legislature of Upper Canada, John was doorkeeper and Hannah catered meals for the House of Assembly.
Sources
- Diane Anderson, 5th great granddaughter of John & Hannah McBride.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Phil Smith for creating WikiTree profile McBride-881.
- Diane Anderson, 5th great granddaughter of John & Hannah McBride.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Erin Nicole Smith
:
23andMe, GEDmatch JJ7090121 [compare]
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~1.56%
Brittany (Hibbs) Johns :
23andMe
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