Brief Life History of John
When John McFarlane Sr was born in 1677, in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Lee Mc FARLAND, was 26 and his mother, Mary Jane Robertson, was 25. He married Margaret McKillope on 30 December 1703, in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 1 May 1742, in Trillick, County Tyrone, Ireland, at the age of 65, and was buried in County Tyrone, Ireland.
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- John Mcfarland, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- John Mcfarland in entry for Mcfarland, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- John Mcfarland in entry for John Mcfarland, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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1690
William of Orange (William III) lands at Carrickfergus and defeats James II at Battle of the Boyne.
1692
Exclusion of Catholics from Parliament and all professions.
1714
Catholics hold just 7% of land in Ireland.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Pharthaláin, a patronymic from the personal name Parthalán, which is most probably from Latin Bartholomaeus (see Bartholomew ). Parthalán, regularly shortened in speech to Parlán, has also been Anglicized as Bartlett . Compare McPartland .
History: McFarlane is a Scottish clan originally associated with Arrochar on Loch Long. — Robert McFarlane came to NY in 1835 and was editor of Scientific American magazine (1848–65).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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