Honora (Timmons) Fegan (1750 - 1812)

Wife of James Fegan — married about 1770 in Cumberland, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Descendants

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Biography

An excellent Life Sketch (mostly documenting legal cases, property transfers, and military events) is attached to the FamilySearch profile of her husband James Fegan.

Several DNA links (weak ones) of people showing a descendants of Honora Timmons match Jeff Timmons who is a descendant of Charles Timmons who was born very close to the time Honora was.

Honora Timmons had a brother Peter Timmons.^[1]

Honora Timmons was born in 1750^[2].

Honora married James (or Joseph Dever Fegan) Fegan^[2] about 1770 possibly in Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Honora and James appear to have had 10 children: Eleanor (Fegan) Rea, John Fegan, Peter Fegan, James Fegan, Catherine (Fegan) Harkins, Thomas Fegan, Barnabas Fegan^[2], Elizabeth Fegan, Nancy Jane (Fegan) Magee, and Mary (Fegan) Graham. No intention to enter these children into wikitree unless/until I am able to find sources - Jeff Timmons.

Honora (Timmons) Fegan passed away in 1812^[2].

BURIAL Amberson Union Cemetery Amberson, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Residence

• 1810 - Fannett Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ [1] Consistent with the profile of Joseph Dever Fegan from 'Biographies and Portraits of the Progressive Men of Iowa, Leaders in Business, Politics and the Professions, Vol. 2, 1899' viewed online via MyHeritage.org by Jeff Timmons on 16 August 2022.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Consistent with an image of a memorial to Honar's husband James Fegan and their son Barnabas which documents their military service, burial location and the years of birth and death of James, his wife, his son Barnabas and Barnabas; wife. An image of this memorial is attached to his FamilySearch profile as a Memory.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH27-FW4 : accessed 25 January 2021), Honora Fegan, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 908, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 54; FHL microfilm 193,680.

See Also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCR1-1Z1

• Find A Grave: Memorial #166223163 [Includes a tombstone photograph with clear and consistent years of birth and death which also confirms her maiden name and her marriage to James Fegan.]