William McDowell and Elizabeth Van Lear

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Husband William McDowell ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1749 or 1750 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Jun 1835 1 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: William McDowell (1720/1722-1812) 3 4
         Mother: Mary Maxwell (1728-1805) 2 3

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       Marriage: 8 Feb 1786 5

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Wife Elizabeth Van Lear ^{2 5}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 14 Jun 1814 5
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Children

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1 F Mary Maxwell McDowell ⁵

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           Born: 24 Nov 1786 5
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           Died: 4 May 1840 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Elizabeth McDowell ⁵

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           Born: 1788 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Jul 1803 5
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3 F Jane Van Lear McDowell ⁶

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           Born: 1798 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Jan 1878 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Patrick McDowell Davidson (1795-1853) 7
           Marr: 3 Mar 1818 7

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4 M William McDowell ⁸

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           Born: 1792 8
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           Died: 1862 8
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         Spouse: Sarah Work (      -      ) 8
           Marr: 15 May 1820 8

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5 F Margaret McDowell ⁵

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           Born: 1794 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Mar 1853 5
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6 M John McDowell ^{5 9}

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           Born: 1796 5
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           Died: 11 Nov 1879 - Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Agnes (Nancy) McDowell (1806-1845) 5
           Marr: 23 Jun 1842 5

         Spouse: Margaret Irwin Brownson (1812-1875) 5 9
           Marr: 18 Jul 1855 5 9

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7 M Matthew Van Lear McDowell ⁵

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           Born: 1798 5
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           Died: 1823 5
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8 M Nathan McDowell ⁵

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           Born: 1802 5
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           Died: 1 Sep 1803 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - William McDowell

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He was a distinguished soldier of the Revolution. He was appointed second lieutenant in the 1st Regiment Pennsylvania Line, May 13, 1777; promoted to be first lieutenant, March 22, 1778; transferred to the 2d Pennsylvania, Jan. 1, 1783, and served to Nov. 3, 1783. He was in most of the battles of Washington's army from the campaign around Philadelphia to the capture of Yorktown, and he was one of the forlorn hope that surprised Stony Point. After the surrender of Cornwallis he participated in the Southern campaign. His journal, which he began at York, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1781, and closed with his return to his father's house in Peters township, Dec. 21, 1782, is a full record of the operations of Gen. Wayne's command in the South for a period covering nearly two years. It is preserved in the Pennsylvania Archives, 2d Series, Vol. XV. After the Revolution Capt. McDowell settled on his farm in his native township. When Baltimore was threatened by the British in 1814, this veteran officer of the Revolution served as a private in Capt. Thomas Bard's company.

1 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 86.

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

3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 82.

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

5 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 87.

6 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 87, 95.

7 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 95.

8 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 96.

9 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 466.