Capt
Joseph
McDowell
Born about in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Charles McDowell
and Rachel (Cathey) McDowell
Husband of
Margaret O'Neil
— married
1738 in Ulster, Ireland [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Father of
Elizabeth (McDowell) McKinney, Charles Manley McDowell, Hannah (McDowell) Chrisman, Joseph McDowell Jr. and Jane (McDowell) Brown
Died
at about age 56
in Quaker Meadows, Burke, North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Dec 2012
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Biography
Joseph Mcdowell Sr. was born in Tyrone county North Ireland in 1715. It was there that he married his wife Margaret O'Neil about 1739. They first settled in Pennsylvania, but soon moved to the Shenandoah Valley near Winchester, Virginia. There is where some of their children were born.
- Elizabeth b. 1741
- Hugh, b. abt. 1742,
- Charles, b. abt. 1743,
**Hannah born in 1747
- John, b. abt. 1751
- Joseph Jr., b. abt. 1756.
He was a Lt. of Colonial troops and later earned his title as Captain in the French and Indian War. Early records indicate that he served with Virginia troops under George Washington in Braddocks disastrous campaign.
Later in life, he moved to Quaker Meadows with his family.
Sources
see also,
- Find A Grave Memorial # 20894308
- https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Joseph-McDowell/6000000008218151323
[2] p.383
DNA
MRCA: William Colhoun and Catherine McCausland
- Paternal relationship is suggested by a GED test match between 8th cousins Sue Lowe GEDmatch T759646 and Molly Calhoun GEDmatch A561936 consisting of a 7.5cM segment on chromosome 11.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph 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 Joseph:
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~0.78%
Judith (Hanitsch) Yelle
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Bob Wheeler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a577355 [compare], Ancestry member wheelerrj2
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Bill Leydorf :
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Sue (Ball) Lowe :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T759646 [compare], FTDNA kit #531785
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~0.78%
John Paxton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T661361 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK10950
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~0.78%
Richard Bramblett :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T851726 [compare], FTDNA kit #253525
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~0.39%
~0.78%
Teri (Lowe) Webb :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GR1710331 [compare], Ancestry member TeriWebb72
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T117672 [compare], FTDNA kit #479555
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~0.39%
Sandy (Clark) Harris :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A881959 [compare], Ancestry member wizintn
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~0.39%
Stacey (Sims) Clark :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
S. Watkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KD3962272 [compare]
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~0.39%
Thomas Watkins :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T232000 [compare], FTDNA kit #309160
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~0.39%
Dan Gilbert :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch SB1122472 [compare], FTDNA kit #1000783
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M > McDowell > Joseph McDowell
Categories: Quaker Meadows Cemetery, Morganton, North Carolina
Sources: 1. SETTLERS BY THE LONG GREY TRAIL http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/Settlers_by_the_Long_Grey_Trail_some_Pioneers_of_Old_Augusta_County_Virginia.pdf
pp. 382-383 Jacob Chrisman, with his brothers Abraham and Isaac, immigrated from Germany. Jacob and Magdaline, his wife, were married prior to his removal to Virginia. Jacob settled in Frederick, near Winchester, at a great spring, known as early as 1735, as Chrisman's Spring. He and Madgaline had children—Abraham, b. Oct. 15, 1733; Sarah, b. Seot.23, 1734; Anna Maria, b. Nov. 9, 1735; Issac, b. Nov. 9, 1736; Johannes, b March 9, 1739, d. 1772-3, m. Mary Hinton; Jacob; George b. 1745 as above, m. Hannah McDowell, dau. of Gen. Joseph McDowell;
2. "Historic families of Kentucky. With special reference to stocks immediately derived from the valley of Virginia; tracing in detail their various genealogical connexions and illustrating from historic sources their influence upon the political and social development of Kentucky and the states of the South and West" https://archive.org/stream/historicfamilies00gree/historicfamilies00gree_djvu.txt
p.26 The Chrismans also spread themselves through the valley and into North Carolina. One of them, also a descendant of Hite, married a daughter of Joseph McDowell, Sr., of Quaker Meadows . . .
3. http://www.georgechrismanhouse.com/ (They sent me a bibliography of their sources for this info, but it is not footnoted)
George's wife Hannah McDowell was born in 1747. Her parents, General Joseph McDowell (1715-1771) and Margaret O'Neill/O'Neal (1723-1780) emigrated from Ireland soon after their 1739 marriage and made their way to the same area in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia where the Hites, Chrismans and other pioneering families had settled several years before. Hannah and her siblings were born in this community so she and George would have known each other as children. In 1761, when Hannah was 14, the McDowells migrated to Quaker Meadows, North Carolina where they settled permanently, leaving Hannah behind in the care of the Chrismans or some other respectable family. It is likely that Hannah was already betrothed to 16 year-old George who received his 376 acres in May of that year. She would have assisted with household chores to earn her keep until she and George married and set off on their own. George and Hannah's wedding date is unknown, but an educated guess would be between 1763, when Hannah turned 16, and 1765, a year before they welcomed their first child.
Ellen Fietz Hall here, (Fietz-5) a descendant of J McD.
I want to merge McDowell-2343 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McDowell-2343 and McDowell-752 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McDowell-752.
Sources: 1. SETTLERS BY THE LONG GREY TRAIL http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/Settlers_by_the_Long_Grey_Trail_some_Pioneers_of_Old_Augusta_County_Virginia.pdf
pp. 382-383 Jacob Chrisman, with his brothers Abraham and Isaac, immigrated from Germany. Jacob and Magdaline, his wife, were married prior to his removal to Virginia. Jacob settled in Frederick, near Winchester, at a great spring, known as early as 1735, as Chrisman's Spring. He and Madgaline had children—Abraham, b. Oct. 15, 1733; Sarah, b. Seot.23, 1734; Anna Maria, b. Nov. 9, 1735; Issac, b. Nov. 9, 1736; Johannes, b March 9, 1739, d. 1772-3, m. Mary Hinton; Jacob; George b. 1745 as above, m. Hannah McDowell, dau. of Gen. Joseph McDowell;
2. "Historic families of Kentucky. With special reference to stocks immediately derived from the valley of Virginia; tracing in detail their various genealogical connexions and illustrating from historic sources their influence upon the political and social development of Kentucky and the states of the South and West" https://archive.org/stream/historicfamilies00gree/historicfamilies00gree_djvu.txt
p.26 The Chrismans also spread themselves through the valley and into North Carolina. One of them, also a descendant of Hite, married a daughter of Joseph McDowell, Sr., of Quaker Meadows . . .
3. http://www.georgechrismanhouse.com/ (They sent me a bibliography of their sources for this info, but it is not footnoted)
George's wife Hannah McDowell was born in 1747. Her parents, General Joseph McDowell (1715-1771) and Margaret O'Neill/O'Neal (1723-1780) emigrated from Ireland soon after their 1739 marriage and made their way to the same area in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia where the Hites, Chrismans and other pioneering families had settled several years before. Hannah and her siblings were born in this community so she and George would have known each other as children. In 1761, when Hannah was 14, the McDowells migrated to Quaker Meadows, North Carolina where they settled permanently, leaving Hannah behind in the care of the Chrismans or some other respectable family. It is likely that Hannah was already betrothed to 16 year-old George who received his 376 acres in May of that year. She would have assisted with household chores to earn her keep until she and George married and set off on their own. George and Hannah's wedding date is unknown, but an educated guess would be between 1763, when Hannah turned 16, and 1765, a year before they welcomed their first child.
I'm new to merging and hope you can help. Thanks much. Ellen in Nevada City, Calif
Ellen Fietz Hall here, (Fietz-5) a descendant of J McD.
I want to merge McDowell-2343 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McDowell-2343 and McDowell-752 https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McDowell-752.
Sources: 1. SETTLERS BY THE LONG GREY TRAIL http://wvancestry.com/ReferenceMaterial/Files/Settlers_by_the_Long_Grey_Trail_some_Pioneers_of_Old_Augusta_County_Virginia.pdf
pp. 382-383 Jacob Chrisman, with his brothers Abraham and Isaac, immigrated from Germany. Jacob and Magdaline, his wife, were married prior to his removal to Virginia. Jacob settled in Frederick, near Winchester, at a great spring, known as early as 1735, as Chrisman's Spring. He and Madgaline had children—Abraham, b. Oct. 15, 1733; Sarah, b. Seot.23, 1734; Anna Maria, b. Nov. 9, 1735; Issac, b. Nov. 9, 1736; Johannes, b March 9, 1739, d. 1772-3, m. Mary Hinton; Jacob; George b. 1745 as above, m. Hannah McDowell, dau. of Gen. Joseph McDowell;
2. "Historic families of Kentucky. With special reference to stocks immediately derived from the valley of Virginia; tracing in detail their various genealogical connexions and illustrating from historic sources their influence upon the political and social development of Kentucky and the states of the South and West" https://archive.org/stream/historicfamilies00gree/historicfamilies00gree_djvu.txt
p.26 The Chrismans also spread themselves through the valley and into North Carolina. One of them, also a descendant of Hite, married a daughter of Joseph McDowell, Sr., of Quaker Meadows . . .
3. http://www.georgechrismanhouse.com/ (They sent me a bibliography of their sources for this info, but it is not footnoted)
George's wife Hannah McDowell was born in 1747. Her parents, General Joseph McDowell (1715-1771) and Margaret O'Neill/O'Neal (1723-1780) emigrated from Ireland soon after their 1739 marriage and made their way to the same area in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia where the Hites, Chrismans and other pioneering families had settled several years before. Hannah and her siblings were born in this community so she and George would have known each other as children. In 1761, when Hannah was 14, the McDowells migrated to Quaker Meadows, North Carolina where they settled permanently, leaving Hannah behind in the care of the Chrismans or some other respectable family. It is likely that Hannah was already betrothed to 16 year-old George who received his 376 acres in May of that year. She would have assisted with household chores to earn her keep until she and George married and set off on their own. George and Hannah's wedding date is unknown, but an educated guess would be between 1763, when Hannah turned 16, and 1765, a year before they welcomed their first child.
I'm new to merging and hope you can help. Thanks much. Ellen in Nevada City, Calif