When Captain James McMahon was born in 1757, in Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Richard McMahon, was 32 and his mother, Agnes Lilburn, was 31. He had at least 2 daughters with Jane. He died before February 1830, in Henderson, Kentucky, United States.
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Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mathghamhna, a patronymic from the byname Mathghamhain literally meaning ‘good calf’, a kenning for ‘bear’. This was the name of two (unrelated) chieftain families in counties Clare (Thomond) and Monaghan (the kingdom of Oriel). See also Mahon 1, and Mahoney . In northern Ireland it is sometimes Anglicized as Matthews , since Matha was the Irish form of the Biblical name (see McMath ). In Scotland Matheson was used to translate both of these surnames.
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Possible Related NamesAdvertisement Capt James McMahon BIRTH 1757 Frederick County, Virginia, USA DEATH 1830 (aged 72–73) Henderson County, Kentucky, USA BURIAL Non-Cemetery Burial MEMORIAL ID 153645775 · View Source M …
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