Robert McAyeal and Rebecca Matthews

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Husband Robert McAyeal ¹

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           Born: 1784 - Belfast, Ireland 1
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Wife Rebecca Matthews ¹

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           Born: Abt 1793 - Ireland
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Children

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1 F Margaret McAyeal ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Rev. Samuel Taggart (1803-1885) 1 3
           Marr: 18 Jul 1839 1

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2 F Sarah McAyeal ¹

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3 M James McAyeal ¹

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4 M Robert McAyeal ¹

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5 F Rebecca McAyeal ¹

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         Spouse: Alexander McKeever (      -      ) 1

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6 F Nancy McAyeal ¹

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         Spouse: Rev.  Reed (      -      ) 1

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7 F Mary McAyeal ¹

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         Spouse: Dr.  McComey (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Robert McAyeal

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He was born in Belfast, Ireland, and when a young man immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he engaged in the mercantile business.
He was a Democrat, and later a Republican in politics. He was a member of the Covenanter Church.

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General Notes: Wife - Rebecca Matthews

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She was born in Ireland and was six years old when brought by her parents to Wilmington, Delaware.

1 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1195.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 154.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 153.