William McGAUGHEY
- BIRTH: Unknown date; Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland
- DEATH: 05 Jan 1749; York Co., Pennsylvania (now part of USA)
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown
Family 1: Margaret //
- MARRIAGE: Scotland
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Notes
Updated December 20, 2022. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) William and Margaret McGaughey/y, Supplement 1991, Polly Sutton, p. 82.
"William McGAUGHEY/y (d. ca. 1750) was the first in this family to come to America. He was born in Northern Ireland and sailed from Glasgow, Scotland to America ca. 1738. He married Margaret in Scotland. In 1745 the tract of land was assigned to William McGaughney in Hamilton Ban Township, York Co., Pennsylvania."
"...In Scotland he married Margaret, but no record of her parentage is known."
(2) York County, Pennsylvania Wills via Ancestry.com
- Name: William McGAUGHY
- Description: Decedent
- Residence: Hamiltonsban Township
- Date: 5 Jan 1749
- Prove Date: 24 Apr 1750
- Remarks: McGAUGHY, William. Jan. 5, 1749. Executors: Margaret and John McGAUGHY. Hamiltonsban Township. Wife: Margaret McGAUGHY. Children: John, James, William, and Alexander.
(3) Will of William McGAUGHY; Will Book 1750, Book A-12, York Co., Pennsylvania; 5 Jan 1749
"In the name of God, Amen, the fifth day of January, anon dom., 1749, I, William McGAUGHEY, of the township of Hamilton Bann in the county of York in the province of Pennsylvania, being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God therefore, calling unto mind the mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say principally and first of all. I give and recommend to the soul into the hands of God who gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God; as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life. I give, demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form. Imprimis: I give and bequeath to Margaret, my beloved wife, the sum of fifty pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to be raised out of my estate, also the Negro girl, bed and bedding and furniture, a white mare and a dark -couloured colt, saddle and bridle, and her maintenance, as long as she lives my widow. Item: I give to my son, John McGAUGHEY, the mill with all the land and appurtenances belonging to the same, as also the mare and colt that goes by his own name, as also the money which he, the said John hath a gond for nine pounds.Item: I give to my son, James McGAUGHEY, the plantation I now live on and his horse, saddle, and bridle. Item: I give to my sons, William and Alexander, two hundred and fourteen acres of land, which I bought in Maryland, and two hundred acres joining the same on the Pennsylvania side. Four hundred and fourteen acres of land I order to be sold if my executors seeth proper and the price thereof to be put to interest for the use of said William and Alexander and to be equally divided between them both. I order also that as much money shall be raised out of my estate as will take out a deed for the two hundred and fourteen acres in Maryland and also to pay for the surveying of the two hundred acres in Pennsylvania side and that my two sons, viz.: William and Alexander shall not be charged with some or any part thereof. Item: I give to my daughter Isabella McGAUGHEY fifty pounds to be taken out of my estate, as also a bed and bedding and a horse valued by two neighbors to be worth ten pounds as also a saddle and bridle. I give the gray colt three years old next spring to my son William. I also give to my son Alexander a bay colt two years old next spring. I order and will that my beloved wife be maintained, as long as she remains my widow, by my two sons, viz.: John and James, each of them at equal cost and charges in maintaining and building her a good warm commodious house on any part of the plantation that she shall think proper, in case she will not be satisfied to live with any of them. I order the sorrel horse to be kept still on the plantation as long as he is fit to work. I order that my sons William and Alexander be schooled and brought up, the charges to be taken out of my estate. I order and will the disposing of my hogs, horned cattle, beds and bedding (not already bequeathed) pewter, and all the household goods to my beloved wife to dispose of the same to my children still as they marries. I order and will that if any one or more of my children be removed by death before he, she, or they be of age, that his or their share or shares willed and bequeathed, shall be equally divided between the living children named above. I order that my son, John, shall grind toll free to the rest of my children that shall think fit to go to the same. I order that my dear wife and all my children shall abide and continue together until the first day of June next ensuing before they divide or separate. I also give and bequeath to my cousin William McGAUGHEY, five pounds to be paid out of my estate. I also order that whatever more of my estate remains after what I have willed and bequeathed, that the same be equally divided among my children. I likewise constitute, make and ordain my well beloved wife and John McGAUGHEY, my son, my sole executors of this my last will and testament and give them full power to sell and dispose of the land bequeathed to my two sons, viz.: William and Alexander, and the price thereof to put to the best of use, that they, the said executors shall think proper for the benefit of said boys. And I do hereby utterly disavow, revoke and disannul all and every other former wills testaments, legacies and bequests and executed by me in all ways before named. Willed and bequeathed, ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament, ordering and desiring that my trusty friends James AGNEW and Walter SHARP shall see this my last will duly executed. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day of year above written."