Jacob McPherson (1781 - 1857)

Born 19 Jul 1781 in Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Phoebe (Lugar) McPherson — married 8 Feb 1803 in Montgomery Virginia.

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1857 at age 75 in Craig, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Jacob McPherson, was the son of Alexander McPherson and Mary Beall. He married Phoebe Lugar who was the daughter of Adam Lugar and Anna Margaret Clapp.

Jacob married Phoebe on 8 Feb 1803, Montgomery, Virginia

To this union was born:

1. George Washington McPherson 1803-1888 (Elizabeth Caldwell)
2. Margaret "Peggy" McPherson 1804-? (William Smith)
3. Alexander McPherson 1805-1898 (Mary Ellender Camper)
4. Mary "Polly" McPherson 1806-? (Peters)
5. Adam McPherson 1809-1888 (Susan Ross) "2nd great grandfather*
6. Elizabeth McPherson 1811-1857 (Rev. Philip B Williams)
7. Anna McPherson 1813-1874 (George Hendrickson)
8. Jacob McPherson 1815-1903 (Harriett Ann Dillion)
9. Cynthia McPherson 1821-1899 (Amos H Tabor)
10. Charity Ann McPherson 1823-1880 (Ephraim B Woodyard)
11. Phoebe McPherson 1824-1890 (Daniel P Ashuel)

Jacob was one of the founder of Grave Hill Christian Church which in 2010 had 175th Anniversary.

Rich McPherson from find a grave

Twila Lugar Graves, Descendants of Adam Lugar....Jacob and Phoebe lived near the Gravel Hill Church in Sinking Creek Valley. They were great workers in this church. They were buried on their home place and in later years a stone was erected in the Ross Cemetery in their memory. Their bodies were never moved, many other McPherson are buried in this cemetery.

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22293178/JacobMcPherson

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 September 2018), "Record of Alexander McPherson", Ancestor # A076355.