William
McPherson
Born in Clunie, Perthshire, Scotland
Son of William John McPherson
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Jane (Shaw) McPherson
— married
1726 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Colony
Descendants 
Father of
William McPherson, James McPherson, Frederick David McPherson, John McPherson, Agnes (McPherson) Greer, Martha Elizabeth (McPherson) Ankrim, Alexander McPherson and Adam McPherson
Died
at about age 85
in Chestnut Level, Lancester, Pennsylvania, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2019
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Contents |
Biography
William McPherson was born in Scotland.
William McPherson served with Pennsylvania during the American Revolution.
Immigrant
William McPherson 1698–1783 Source Citations Attached to William McPherson. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1751; Page Number: 96
Census
- 1779 Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863
Name: William McPherson Residence Year: 1779 Residence Place: Drummond, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Land
- Pennsylvania, U.S., Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952
Name: William McPherson Warrant Date: 28 Mar 1757 Warrant Place: Drummore, Lancaster
Taxes
- Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
Name: Wm McPherson Year: 1772 Town or Ward: Drumore County: Lancaster Archive Rollname: 327
- Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
Name: Wm McPherson Year: 1779 Town or Ward: Drumore County: Lancaster Archive Rollname: 328
- Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801
Name: Wm McPherson Year: 1781 Town or Ward: Drumore County: Lancaster Archive Rollname: 328
Military
U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 Name: William Mcpherson Application State: Pennsylvania Applicant Designation: Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File Archive Publication Number: M804 Archive Roll Number: 1700 Total Pages in Packet: 1
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Name: William McPherson Gender: Male Unit: B 5 U.S Inf Relation to Head: Soldier Spouse: Elizabeth Mcpearson Roll number: 308
Will
William McPherson 1698–1783 Source Citations Attached to William McPherson. Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993 Wills, 1713-1854 ; Index to Wills, 1713-1923; Author: Chester County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
Burial
Old Chestnut Level Presbyterian Cemetery Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119392934/william-mcpherson : accessed 05 March 2022), memorial page for William McPherson (1698–25 Oct 1783), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119392934, citing Old Chestnut Level Presbyterian Cemetery, Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by J. Michael Hope (contributor 47414980) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~1.56%
Chuck Peterson
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Ann (Silverwood) Harris :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Rebecca (Pass) Farmer :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Elen Heron (Holdsworth) Crone :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Lisa Ankrum :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PN5746605 [compare], yourDNAportal LIS18fe07d3, Ancestry member LisaAnkrum
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~0.39%
Henry Puppy :
23andMe, GEDmatch M250759 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A841718 [compare], Ancestry member thecatatthedoor
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~0.39%
L Williams :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PM8429248 [compare]
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~0.39%
Jennifer (Paine) Adkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A478085 [compare], Ancestry member Jennadkins110780
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~0.39%
John Powers :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Nancy (Cox) Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch mh1279392 [compare], Ancestry member Nancyw421
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