When John McDowell was born about 1724, in Connor, County Antrim, Ireland, his father, Ephraim McDowell, was 37 and his mother, Mrs Ephriam McDowell, was 36. He had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters with McCollum. He immigrated to Bedminster, New Jersey, British Colonial America in 1732. He died about 1784, in Bedminster Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 62.
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Historical Boundaries 1749: New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Somerset, New Jersey, United States
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Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill ‘son of Dubhghall’, a byname meaning ‘dark stranger’, used among the Gaels to distinguish the darker-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians. This is the usual Irish spelling of this name, while McDougall is the usual Scottish spelling. However, McDowall is also common in south west Scotland and a prominent Galloway family with this name first appear in the historical record in the late 13th century.
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