Listed are 12 generations of 5,167 known descendants (7986 if you include spouses) of Archibald "Redmond" McMahan.
James Wellington McMahan was born about 1750/1755 in Dublin, Ireland and died 16 September 1831 in Sevierville, Sevier County, TN.
Listed are 9 generations of 262 descendants (398 if you include spouses) of James Wellington McMahan.
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GENSERV has many GEDCOM's of McMahan descendants.
Roots Surname List (RSL) of mcmahan researchers.
Roots Surname List (RSL) of mcmahon researchers.
Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest.
Joe Chilton is a descendant of James Wellington McMahan. There may be a connection between James Wellington and Archibald Redmond but no one can prove it yet.
Ann Turner is looking for a connection between her ancestor William Brown and one of Redmond McMahan's daughters.
Mary (McMahan) and Bud McCormack organized a Sevier County, TN McMahan reunion in May 1995.
Joyce Wicks nee McElroy descends from David Crocket McMahan and is also interested in the Maples line.
Timothy Welch Stinnett is a descendant of Jahu Stinnett born 6 October 1833 in Sevier County, TN died 7 May 1908, married first 6 October 1867 and divorced Jane McMahan. Jane was born in Sevier County, Tennessee but nothing else is known about her.
William H. McMahan is a descendant a Fergus McMahan son of John (died in early 1830's in Abbeville County, SC) and Sarah McMahan. Other children of John and Sarah are John R. (moved to Georgia), Archibald (died 1832), and possibly Margaret, William, Elizabeth (wife of John Anderson), Alexander, and Sarah (wife of Wm. Mann). No connection to Archibald Redmond is yet identified for this line.
Sim Seckbach is a McMahan descendant through William and Mary (Black) McMahan.
Paul Zebe is a descendant of John McMahan (died on 20 Sep 1843 in Saline County, Missouri) and Susan(nah) McMahan. John McMahan was a son of John McMahan, who came to America from Ireland. Susan McMahan was a granddaughter of William McMahan, who came to America from Maltrose, Ireland. The elder John and William may have been related. No connection to Archibald Redmond or James Wellington has been established for these lines.
McMahon surname distribution map courtesy Hamrick Software.
"A Genealogy of the Rolen Family of Sevier County, Tennessee", 1980, Wilma Rolen Stucker, 2811 Farm Road, Alexandria, VA 22302.
Beulah Linn Family Group Sheets, 1968.
Civil War Pension Papers, US National Archives.
"Clabo Family Tree", Gardner Clabo, 6043 Magazine Road, Knoxville, TN 37912.
"Dolly, My Life and other Unfinished Business," Dolly Parton, 1994.
"In the Shadow of the Smokies," Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993.
"Joab and Anna (McMahan) Rolen Family", March 1995, Bonita McMahan Rough, PO Box 722, Whittier, NC 28789.
"McMahan Family Tree," Nora Trotter McMahan, 27 August 1923.
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932(out of print).
"Rosa Lee Downey notes", 16 July 1983 (out of print).
"Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994.
"Shields Family", 6 February 1980, Christine R. Brown, 409 East Second Avenue, Magnet Point, Lenoir City, TN 37771.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," 1984, Gladys Trentham Russell, PO Box 250, Alcoa, TN 37701.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", 1974, Donald B. Reagan, 801 Henrietta Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37912 (615) 689-4438.
"Smoky Mountain Clans", 1978, Donald B. Reagan.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan.
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan.
"Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter", Smoky Mountain Historical Society.
"The Book of Ragan/Reagan", 1993, Donald B. Reagan.
"The Final Irony", Katherine Lane Nichols, 1974.
T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large.
"The Townsend Heritage," 1984, Kathy Townsend, 1422 Newsome Dr., Sevierville, TN 37862, (615) 428-4264.
"The Virginia Genealogist", Volume 27, No. 1.
Wilma Fisher, Kate (Shields) Maples letter, 11 September 1995.
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