Andrew Mechesney, Sr. and Mary Henderson
Husband Andrew Mechesney, Sr. 1
AKA: Andrew Machesney Sr. 2 Born: Abt 1784 - northern Ireland Christened: Died: 25 Aug 1864 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2 Buried:
Father: William McChesney ( - ) 3 Mother: Mary Buchanan ( - ) 1 2 3
Marriage:
Wife Mary Henderson 1 2
Born: 6 Mar 1794 2 Christened: Died: 7 Jan 1868 2 Buried:
Father: William Henderson ( - ) 1 2 Mother:
Children
1 M John Mechesney 6
AKA: John Machesney 4 5 Born: 10 Jan 1811 5 Christened: Died: 23 Mar 1896 5 Buried:Spouse: Sarah Jane McCullough ( - ) 4 5
2 M William Mechesney 6
AKA: William Machesney 5 Born: 15 May 1812 5 Christened: Died: 20 Jul 1890 5 Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Barber ( - ) 5
3 M Andrew Mechesney 1
AKA: Andrew Machesney 7 8 9 Born: 18 May 1813 - Unity Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 5 Christened: Died: 31 Dec 1890 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 5 Buried:Spouse: Eliza Steele ( -Bef 1906) 10 11 12 Marr: 9 Mar 1848 5
4 F Jane Mechesney 6
AKA: Jane Machesney 5 Born: 15 Aug 1814 5 Christened: Died: 24 Nov 1901 5 Buried:Spouse: Thomas Duncan ( -Bef 1890) 5 6
5 M Alexander Mechesney 6
AKA: Alexander Machesney,5 Alexander McChesney 13 Born: 16 Oct 1815 5 Christened: Died: 31 Aug 1904 5 Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Katen Elrick ( -1906) 5 13 Marr: Abt 1842
6 M James Mechesney 6
AKA: James Machesney 5 Born: 17 Mar 1817 5 Christened: Died: 4 Mar 1904 - Henry Co, IL 5 Buried:Spouse: Mrs. Selinda Johnston ( - ) 5
7 M Henderson Machesney 5
Born: 5 Apr 1818 5 Christened: Died: 31 Jul 1844 5 Buried:Spouse: Did Not Marry
8 F Mary Mechesney 6
AKA: Mary Machesney,5 Mary McChesney 14 15 Born: 6 Jun 1819 5 Christened: Died: 27 Jul 1896 5 Buried:Spouse: Isaac Culbertson ( -1850) 5 16Spouse: Archibald Davis (1807- ) 5 6 14 17
9 M Lewis Machesney 5
Born: 20 May 1822 5 Christened: Died: 17 Jun 1879 - Indiana, Indiana Co, PA 5 Buried:Spouse: Mary Jane Larimer ( - ) 5Spouse: Martha McCluskey ( - ) 5
10 F Margaret Mechesney 6
AKA: Margaret Machesney 5 Born: 20 May 1824 5 Christened: Died: 9 Aug 1891 5 Buried:Spouse: John Mowrer ( -Bef 1890) 6
11 M Dr. David L. Mechesney 6
AKA: David L. Machesney 5 Born: 10 Jan 1827 5 Christened: Died: 21 Jul 1890 5 Buried:Spouse: Martha Taylor ( -Aft 1911) 5
12 M Jackson Machesney 5 6
Born: 7 Apr 1829 - Unity Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 5 6 Christened: Died: 6 Mar 1894 5 Buried:Spouse: Elizabeth Machesney ( -Aft 1911) 5 6 Marr: 11 Mar 1856 6
13 F Elizabeth Mechesney 6
AKA: Elizabeth Machesney 5 Born: 4 Mar 1833 5 Christened: Died: 20 Oct 1904 5 Buried:Spouse: Henry Lobaugh ( - ) 6
General Notes: Husband - Andrew Mechesney, Sr.
He was born in the north of Ireland and was brought to America by his father at two years of age. He was reared in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, PA, but in 1837 he removed from Unity to Derry Township where he purchased two farms. He was a very successful business man and owned over eight hundred acres of valuable land at the time of his death. He was a strict member and a liberal patron of the Presbyterian church. He was a well informed man, and an earnest advocate of education.
He and his wife raised a family of thirteen children; eleven were still living in 1890.
1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 134.
2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 738.
3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 304.
4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 131.
5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 739.
6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 489.
7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 24, 369.
8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 162.
9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 734, 739.
10 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 135.
11 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 369.
12 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 734.
13 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 438.
14 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 369.
15 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 219.
16 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 217.
17
John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 517.
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