David McConaughy and Margaret Ramsey

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Husband David McConaughy ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1716 - Ireland 2
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           Died: 8 Dec 1815 - Menallen Twp, Adams Co, PA 2
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         Father: Robert McConaughy (      -1758) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Dinsmore (      -1788) 2

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Wife Margaret Ramsey ²

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Children

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1 M Robert McConaughy ²

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           Born: 1748 2
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         Spouse: Hannah Finley (      -      ) 2

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2 F Sarah McConaughy ²

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         Spouse: Gen. John Edie (      -      ) 2

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3 F Elizabeth McConaughy ²

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         Spouse: Robert Morrison (      -      ) 2

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4 F Martha McConaughy ²

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         Spouse: David Edie (      -      ) 2

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5 F Jane McConaughy ²

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         Spouse: Thomas Ewing (      -      ) 2

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6 M David McConaughy, Jr. ²

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           Born: 1762 2
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7 F Margaret McConaughy ²

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           Born: 1773 2
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8 F Ann McConaughy ²

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         Spouse: William Ewing (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - David McConaughy

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He was a member of the Legislature in the old colonial times, took active part in the Revolutionary war, and after its close served again in the Legislature, and was sheriff of York County, Pennsylvania, by commission from George III. By occupation he was a farmer and miller.

He held many positions of honor and trust, being sheriff of Lancaster prior to 1749 and of York 1765-7, collector of the Excise 1749-56 and first treasurer of York Co. 1749-52 and again in 1764-6. From 1752-64 he was a member of the Provincial Assembly. On Nov. 3, 1775 he was appointed, with Samuel McConaughy, a member of the Committee of Safety for York, and the same day David was appointed a member of the Committee of Correspondence. He was justice of the peace 1776-7 and on July 4, 1776 was a delegate to the Convention of Associated Battalions held in Lancaster Co.

1 —, History of Adams County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 362.

2 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 70.

3 Blanche T. Hartman, Genealogy of the Nesbit, Ross, Porter, Taggart Families of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh, PA: Privately printed, 1929), Pg 55.