William McIlvaine

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William McIlvaine

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Death: January 1770 (47)
"Fair View", Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph McIlvaine and Anna McIlvaine
Husband of Anne McIlvaine and Margaret McIlvaine
Father of Col Joseph McIlvaine, Sr; Dr. William McIlvaine and Mary Bloomfield
Brother of David McIlvaine; John McIlvaine; Elizabeth Gardner; Robert McIlvaine and Anna Fleming

Occupation: Shipping merchant
Managed by: Erica Howton
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About William McIlvaine

William McIlvaine (son of Joseph McIlvaine & Anne Rodgerson) was a shipping merchant who immigrated circa 1745 to Pennsylvania. He left a will on 26 Jan 1770 at Bucks Co., PA; proved 4 Oct 1770.

  • Immigration: 1745 -  Pennsylvania
  • He was a member of the Independent Company of Foot under Capt. John Kidd in 1756.

Married

  1. Anne Emerson, daughter of Caleb Emerson and Mary North, May 1742; 3 children
  2. Margaret Cross 3 Dec 1766; 2nd wife, no issue

Known children of William2 McIlvaine and Anne Emerson were as follows:

  •       i.   Joseph3 McIlvaine was born 21 Feb 1749; he married Catherine Swan 1767 at Lancaster Co., PA; he died 17 Feb 1787 at Bucks Co., PA, at age 37; he was buried at Bristol, Bucks Co., PA.
  • He had 1 child. He resided at Bristol Twp., Bucks Co., PA. He was a Maj. in the First Battalion of the Bucks Associators. Later promoted to Lt. Col in 1777.
  •     3  ii.   Dr. William McIlvaine, born 8 Jul 1750 at Philadelphia, PA; married Margaret Rodman; married Rebecca Coxe; married Mary Shippen.
  •       iii.   Mary McIlvaine was born 1752; she married Gov. Joseph Bloomfield, son of Dr. Moses Bloomfield and Sarah Ogden, 17 Dec 1778; 1st wife; she died 28 Nov 1818 at Burlington, NJ.
  • Updated from MyHeritage Match by SmartCopy: Oct 15 2014, 21:35:28 UTC
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William McIlvaine's Timeline

1722
March 31, 1722
Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
1748
1748
Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
1750
July 8, 1750
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
1752
May 1752
Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
1770
January 1770
Age 47
"Fair View", Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
January 1770
Age 47
Presbyterian Cemetery, Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States