Roger, John McDuffee/McAfee was born about 1730 at Islay, Co. Argyll, Scotland. His parents names and wife's name is unknown. He was a farmer and Presbyterian in Ballymagarry, Dunluce Parish, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland where he died abt. 1815. John came as a young man with a friend, William McQuigg, from Islay to Co. Antrim, N. Ireland. William McQuigg settled at Islandcarragh, Co. Antrim. It is said that our McDuffees/McAfees descend from Scots Covenanters. It is not known if John McDuffee got married in Scotland or N. Ireland but he did marry. He is believed buried at St. Cuthberts Cemetery in Dunluce Parish, Co. Antrim. I descend thru John McDuffee/McAfee's son, William McDuffee/McAfee, born 1777 in Dunluce Parish, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. William McDuffee/McAfee married Margaret ''Martha'' Taggart in 1802 In Co. Antrim. William died in December of 1858 near Dalton, Wayne Co., Ohio where he was a farmer and Presbyterian. It is believed that he had a brother, Mathew McDuffee/McAfee, who is also buried at St. Cuthbert's Cemetery near Bushmills, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland. William McDuffee/McAfee and wife, Margaret ''Martha'' and children emigrated to the USA on the new mail packet ship, ''St. Andrew'', arriving in New York City, New York on June 7th, 1838. Their children are: Samuel McAfee b. 1804 who married Grace Stinson and later Susan Gorrell Sarah McAfee b. 1805 who married John McQuigg of Islandcarragh. Sarah and John McQuigg emigrated to the USA aboard the ship, ''New York'', arriving in New York City, NY in July of 1843. James McAfee b. 1809 who married Rachel Dinsmore and later Elizabeth Cherry who died near Murray, Indiana. John McAfee b. 1815 who married Ellen Dunlop and settled in Athens, Ohio. William McAfee Jr. b. 1821 who married Rebecca Swigart. Mathew McAfee b. 1822 who married Margaret McElhinney (my gg grandparents) Robert McAfee b.1823 who never married. Martha Jane McAfee b. 1825 who married David Orr and moved to Waterman, DeKalb Co., Illinois. The McAfees lived near Dalton, Wayne Co., Ohio (except as noted). Sarah McAfee and husband, John McQuigg, lived in Plain Twp., Wayne Co., Ohio near Wooster. It is believed that the Ray/Rea surname may have been associated in some manner to Margaret ''Martha'' Taggart McAfee. Notable descendants of this family include General John Rea McQuigg of the Spanish American War and WW1. 1925 National Commander of the American Legion and 3 term mayor of East Cleveland, Ohio. And Paul McClelland Angle, Abraham Lincoln scholar and author of numerous books on Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War. Paul was executive director of the Chicago Historical Society when he died in 1975. My lineage is: John McDuffee/McAfee and unknown wife To William McAfee Sr. and Margaret "Martha" Taggart or Ray To Mathew McAfee and Margaret McElhinney To Mathew Porter McAfee and Eliza Belle Garner To Charles Thomas Mahlon McAfee and Lillian Belle (Crawford) McAfee Shores To Jerry Ray McAfee and Mary Evelyn Glascock To Me, Jerry Arnold "Jay" McAfee. Migration: Islay, Scotland>Ballymagarry, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland>Dalton, Wayne Co., Ohio, USA>Hannibal, Missouri, USA. ________________________________________ From: sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com [sct-islay-bounces@rootsweb.com] on behalf of Roger via [sct-islay@rootsweb.com] Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 4:32 AM To: sct-islay@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] John McDuffee 1730 Islay died 1815 N Ireland Hi John, Can you tell me anything more about the Islay born gentleman in order that I may link him with my Islay Data Regards Roger ------------------------------- Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor netiquette. Please don't do it. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message