Isabella (McCague) Wilson (abt. 1790)

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Biography

Isabella, his wife, was a daughter of John and Mary (McGregor) McCague, who received a government grant of land in Beaver county, Pennsylvania. There they were among the earliest pioneers of the region, then a wilderness, uninhabited save by hostile Indians, and helped pave the way for its later settlement. They were formerly natives of Donegal county, Ireland. Daniel McCague, brother of Isabella, who came over at the same time, served throughout the War of 1812, dying at the age of eighty-eight. Children of Joseph and Isabella Wilson: 1. John, died on the homestead, a part of which he owned ; he was an extensive sheep raiser. 2. Mary, died unmarried on the home farm, aged eighty-two years. 3. Sarah, of previous mention, married John (2) Black. 4. James, died unmarried in young manhood. 5. Martha, married McClure Wilson, and died aged seventy years in Beaver county, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• Jordan, John W. Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1915, p. 883-86)