Sarah McMahan: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Sarah McMahan was born 28 Jan 1847, , Tennessee (daughter of Wellington McMahan and Catherine Hammer); died See Notes.

Notes:

Missing from the 1850 census and is not mentioned in the family Bible so it is
assumed she died young.
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Reference:
"The Final Irony", Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 198.

Generation: 2

Wellington McMahan was born 16 Sep 1817, Tennessee (son of James Wellington McMahan and Rachel Calvert); died 18 Mar 1887; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Listed in the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 Sevier County, Tennessee Census.
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Reference:
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 193, 198.
"Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal", V XXII, No. 2 Summer 1996, p 22.

Wellington married Catherine Hammer 16 Feb 1843. Catherine (daughter of Jonathan Hammer and Sarah Bogart) was born 3 May 1818, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1864; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Catherine Hammer was born 3 May 1818, Tennessee (daughter of Jonathan Hammer and Sarah Bogart); died 8 Jul 1864; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Final Irony", Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 193, 198.
"Smoky Mountain Historical Society Journal", V XXII, No. 2 Summer 1996, p 22.

Children:

Julia Ann McMahan was born 5 Jul 1844, , Tennessee.
1. Sarah McMahan was born 28 Jan 1847, , Tennessee; died See Notes.
Isaac Calvert McMahan was born 28 Apr 1849, Tennessee.
Rachael Emma "Emy" McMahan was born 14 Mar 1852, Tennessee; died 6 Jun 1929; was buried Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Robert Bruce McMahan was born 28 May 1855, Tennessee; died 21 Nov 1933; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Paul Wellington McMahan was born 24 May 1858; died 24 Jul 1864; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

James Wellington McMahan was born Abt 1750/1755, Dublin, Ireland (son of Andrew McMahan); died 16 Sep 1831, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Tradition states James Wellington and his father and brothers came across the
ocean to this country aboard a ship with the Calverts. During the six month
trip his father died and was buried at sea.

"James McMahan, James Baxter, Allen Bryan and John Dixon commissioned Justices
of the Peace in and for the County of Sevier during good behavior, November 2nd
1797 (Ref: SMHS NL 1989 Vol XV, No 2, page 37)
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Reference:
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 193.
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.

James married Rachel Calvert 1 Dec 1788, , Botetourt, Virginia. Rachel was born Abt 1760, England. [Group Sheet]

Rachel Calvert was born Abt 1760, England.

Notes:

Lord Baltimore line.
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Reference:
"The Final Irony," Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 193.
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.

Children:

Robert McMahan was born 1794, Tennessee; died 8 Dec 1867; was buried Blount County, Tennessee.
Abraham W. McMahan was born 22 Apr 1800, Tennessee; died 23 Jan 1883; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
John Calvin McMahan was born 19 May 1807, Washington County, Tennessee; died 1 May 1886; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
James Isaac McMahan was born 26 May 1811, Tennessee; died 14 Apr 1880; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Samuel W. McMahan was born 8 Feb 1812, Tennessee; died 13 Oct 1868; was buried McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Wellington McMahan was born 16 Sep 1817, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1887; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Mary McMahan
William McMahan was born Tennessee; died Bef 1860.

6. Jonathan Hammer
Notes:
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Reference:
"The Final Irony", Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 198.

Jonathan — Sarah Bogart. Sarah was born 1773, , Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Sarah Bogart was born 1773, , Tennessee.

Notes:

Listed in Wellington McMahan household in the 1850 Sevier County, Tennessee
Census.
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Reference:
"The Final Irony", Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974, p 198.
Jim Reynolds, reyjim@webtv.net, 8 September 1998.

Children:

Samuel Hammer was born Abt 1816, Tennessee.
3. Catherine Hammer was born 3 May 1818, Tennessee; died 8 Jul 1864; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dr. Jonathan Melville Hammer was born 5 Sep 1820, Washington County, Tennessee; died 29 May 1883; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

Andrew McMahan

Notes:

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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.

Children:

4. James Wellington McMahan was born Abt 1750/1755, Dublin, Ireland; died 16 Sep 1831, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Sevier County, Tennessee.