Husband: William McConnell born: place: abt. 1757, presumably Northern Ireland (Hyde); "b. 1750, County Down, Northern Ireland, (or 1760)" - (3) marr: place: "about 1780, County Down, Northern Ireland" (3) died: place: aft. 1830, Wills Twp., Guernsey Co., OH buried: place: possibly Coen Cemetery, Guernsey Co., OH Father: "William McConnel, born about 1723, County Down, Northern Ireland. Mother: "Eleanor McCaughery" (3) Wife: Susannah -"Cockshoot, or Cockshott" (3) born: place: unknown died: place: unknown buried: place: unknown Father: see note 3 Mother: unknown CHILDREN: #1 Eleanor McConnell born: place: abt. 1787, presumably Northern Ireland (1) marr: place: abt. 1800, Belmont Co., OH died: place: before 24 May 1842 buried: place: unknown spouse: Robert Robinson MILLER #2 James McConnell born: place: May 1792 on board ship coming from Ireland marr: place: August 1813, Guernsey Co., OH died: place: 6 July 1845 buried: place: Coen Methodist Church Cemetery, Noble Co., OH spouse: Fanny STEPHENS #3 William McConnell born: place: abt. 1798, PA (1) marr: place: unknown died: place: 7 February 1865 (1) buried: place: unknown spouse: Mary (1) #4 Matthew McConnell born: place: abt. 1801, OH marr: place: (1) 10 May 1826, Guernsey Co., OH marr: place: (2) April 1847, Guernsey Co., OH died: place: 27 March 1872, Monroe Co., IN (2) buried: place: unknown spouse: (1) Jane RICHEY spouse: (2) Margaret STEPHENSON
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Notes:
As in the James and Fanny family sheet, the original basic information is from Mrs. Hyde's 1983 unpublished McConnel family history.
(1) Information provided by Robert McConnell.
(2) Matthew's death date was supplied by Mobie McCammon, a descendant.
(3) Ralph A. Lawrence, "The McConnel and McConnell Families/ True Pioneers of the American West;" Authorhouse, 2011.:
"GENERATION "MINUS ONE"
We begin by identifying the parents of our First Generation in America McConnels, William McConnel, and his wife, Eleanor McCaughery:
-I WILLIAM McCONNEL Born about 1723, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Married Eleanor McCaughery in 1739 at William's age 16, Eleanor's age 14 ; at Sainttield, County Down, N. Ireland. Eleanor was born about 1725 in Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland.
Their son:
I. William McConnel, b. 1750 (or 1760), d. 1840. (Some sources show name as William S. McConnel)
GENERATION ONE
The First Generation McConnel Family in America
I. WILLIAM McCONNEL, son of William McConnel (-1) and Eleanor McCaughery.
Born about 1760, County Down, Northern Ireland. Died in 1840, age 80, Lee, Carroll Co., Ohio. Place of burial unknown; possibly Coen Cemetery [See James McConnel for location].
Married Susannah Cockshoot (or Cockshott) in about 1780, County Down, Northern Ireland. She died about 1840 in Guernsey County, Ohio. (or, Lee, Carroll Co., Ohio). According to some genealogical sources, Susannah was the daughter of Samuel Cockshoot, born 1788 in Kildwick, Yorkshire, England, died 1831 in Ohio, USA; and Alice Cockshott (1740-). Samuel Cockshoot was the son of William Cockshott, who was born April 15, 1742 in Craven, Yorkshire, Englard, and died March 1, 1821, in Crossmoor, Yorkshire; and Sarah Wilson (1742-1808).
Some genealogical sites show Willian's name as William Samuel McConnel. Lorena Estlow Hyde says this is not reliable information. We show his name simply as William McConnel (1) throughout this book. See Chapter Twelve, Collateral Families.
II. Eleanor McConnel, b. 1785, County Down, Northern Ireland, died 1842.
II. Dorothy Dolly McConnel, b. 1787, County Down, Northern Ireland; d. 1850, Ohio. Married John Long and had four children.
II. Margaret McConnel b. 1788, County Down, Northern Ireland, d. Feb. 28, 1882, Ohio
II. William McConnel, b. 1791, County Down, Northern Ireland; d. 1887.
II. James McConnel, born in May 1792 on a ship from Ireland, died on July 6, 1845. He married Fanny Stephens and became the father of William McConnel, who married Nancy Graham, who in turn became the parents of twelve, including eight McConnel sons who settled in the part of the Oregon Territory that became Idaho Territory in 1863 by order of President Lincoln.
II. John McConnel, abt 1794-1870
II. Samuel McConnel, b. abt 1797
II. Nancy McConnel, b. abt 1798
II. Anne McConnel, b. abt 1800
II. Charles McConnel, b. 1801, died 1875
II. Matthew McConnel b. 1801 (twin to Charles?)
II. Catherine McConnel, b. 1809, died Sept. 4, 1879. Married Hugh Shearer
William and Susannah came from Northern Ireland to America via ship in the spring of 1792, arriving in (possibly) Philadelphia, a port to which many Scots-Irish emigrants sailed. However, Ancestry.com, says it was New York, likely reflecting the popular mythology that "everyone arrived in New York" via Ellis Island.. We (RL) are inclined to believe it was Philadelphia (see below). Their fifth child, James, was born on shipboard."
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