from THE PIONEER COLLECTION, by Sinclair; McCaughey, Wm.bur. Old Seceder Cemetery * (this is in Mt. Pleasant, and well maintained). Inscription reads, "In memory of William McCaughey who departed this life on Oct. 1st, 1827, aged 82 yrs 4 Mo 2 days." Wife born Mar. 1, 1746 died Jan 1, 1839. their children, Joseph, m. Elizabeth Humphrey, dau of George Humphrey; James, m Elizabeth McCune, dau of Col Thomas McCune; Janet m. Joseph McCaughey, son of Robert; Jean, m Wm. McCaughey, son of Robert; Margaret m. Isaac Taggart; Elizabeth m. Robert Pollock and (2nd) James Hogue. I looked for them in Chester County, but although I found a McCaughey family, they all descended from the original emigrant, Nathaniel McCaughey, who came from Londonderry, Ireland, in 1797, and settled in Sadsbury. The only Chester will that contains the surname McCaughey is McCAUGHEY, WILLIAM. Goshen, July 8, 1801. James McHearge, admr. If interested, you can get a copy at; Archives and Records 610 Westtown Rd. West Chester, PA 19380-0990 James and Elizabeth McCaughey are also buried in the Seceders cemetery in Mt. Pleasant (this is a wonderful old cemetery, well cared for, although the church is long gone.) The Seceders were a sect of Presbyterianism, and as such you might want to search for other of these churches, to find the family before Ohio....there were quite a few in PA. (my own family are buried there, and the family originated in York Co....I found them there, tracing other Seceder congregations). Elsewhere, it is suggested that William was a Rev. War soldier, so you might want to see if the NARA has papers for him. I found a Humphrey, George, who you might want to keep in mind as a potential father for Elizabeth. Geo. was a Pvt in the 1st Erg. Light Dragoons, Continental Troops, 1782-3, and he 9s buried in the Old Seceder's Cemetery, too, which makes me think of him as a possible. HE enlisted from VA in early years of the war, serving along Va and Pa frontier; born in North Ireland, son of David Humphrey, Sr m.Jane Wilson 11-2-1775; 2nd to Elizabeth Jolly, 1-15-1788. Tombstone inscription "In memory of Geo. Humphrey who departed this life Mar. 26, 1834, aged 84 yrs 3 Mo 2 days" - was a member of 1st Const. Convention of Ohio, Rep. 1809 and 1812. Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: <CarolG2258@aol.com> To: <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 11:18 AM Subject: [OHJEFFER] Roll Call-McCaughey > I am researching the following family: > McCAUGHEY, William born 1745 in Ireland died 1 Oct 1827 in Jefferson County, > OH, and his wife > Margaret JACKSON born 1746/49 in Ireland died 1839 probably Belmont County, > OH > Their children > Janet/Jennet/Jennel born 15 Dec 1770 in Ireland died 1844/1848 probably in > Stark County, OH married a cousin Joseph McCAUGHEY > Jane/Jean born 25 June 1778 Chester Co. PA died 15 July 1854 Wayne Co. OH, > married a cousin William McCAUGHEY (brother to Joseph above) 18 April 1799 > Joseph born 15 July 1781 Chester Co., PA died before 1820 Jefferson Co., > OH, married Elizabeth HUMPHREY > Margaret born 5 Aug 1783 Chester Co., PA died 24 Jan 1873 probably Belmont > Co., OH married Isaac Taggert about 1811 > James born 29 Aug 1785 Chester Co., PA died July 1830/1833 Jefferson Co., > OH, married Elizabeth McCUNE > Elizabeth born 8 Mar 1788 Chester Co., PA, died 1883 married first Robert > POLLOCK and second James HOGG > Any additional information on these folks will be appreciated. > Carol > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >