[Ancestor] McDowell

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Husband [Ancestor] McDowell

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1 M William McDowell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1680 - Ireland 1
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           Died: 1759 - near Wrightsville, York Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Donegal Presbyterian Church, Lancaster Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary [Unk] (      -1782) 1 3
           Marr: Ireland

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General Notes: Husband - [Ancestor] McDowell

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The McDowell family is descended from Milesius, King of Spain, through the line of his son Heremon; the founder of the family was Colla Meann, son of Escha Dubhlein, or Doivien, brother of Fiacha Straivetine, first King of Conneaught, of the race of Heremon, and son of Carbre Liffeachair, King of Ireland, A. D. 264. The ancient name was Doill, which signifies "blind." The possessions of the sept were located in the present county of Donegal, many also of the family having settled in Antrim. The McDowells were among the most notable descendants of the royal branch of the Clan Colla. There were many descendants of the Ulster family among the Irish who in the early part of the eighteenth century, about 1710, settled in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, in the territory now embraced in the counties of Patrick and Rockbridge.

A prominent member of the old family in Ireland during the ninteenth century was Patrick McDowell, R. A., born in Belfast in 1799. He attained highest eminence as a sculptor, among his most notable works being "Virginius and His Daughter," "Eve," "Psyche," and the group typical of "Europe" in the Albert Memorial, Hyde Park, London. He died in 1870.

1 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 80.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 369.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 370.