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And Daniel McAninch’s three oldest sons:

3. John McAninch (oldest son), b.1779-1780 in Pennsylvania; age 11-12 in 1790, John would have

spent his teen-age years traveling with the family, age 16-17 in Tennessee in 1976 [Note 15]

4. Samuel McAninch (second son), b.ca.5 Feb. 1789 in Pennsylvania, age ~6 years old in 1796;

later, Samuel married(2) Polly Skidmore in Kentucky, and they went to Indiana [Note 16]

5. George A. McAninch (third son), b.1794-1795 in Virginia, on the way to Tennessee [Note 17]

There is evidence of (at least) two daughters, Peggy (Elizabeth?) and Rhoda; we can only estimate

when they were born. and both girls could have been born during the long journey to Tennessee.

?6. Peggy (Elizabeth?) McAninch (daughter), b.1794-1798, Virginia?, Tennessee? or Kentucky?;

married John White, 3 Jan. 1814 (her age at least 16?), went to Giles County, Tenn. [Note 18]

?7. Rhoda McAninch (daughter) b.1794-1799, Virginia?, Tennessee? or Kentucky?; married Peter

Robinson, 27 Feb. 1817 (her age 18-24?), and they also went to Giles County, Tenn. [Note 19]

And, of course, there might have been other (currently unknown) people traveling with Daniel’s

family at that time (could there have been older daughter(s)?).

And, circa.1795-1796, William McAninch’s family probably included these two people:

1. William McAninch, b.bef.1765, Ireland? Pennsylvania? probable age 30-35 in 1796 [Note 20]

2. James McAninch (son), b.1785-1786, prob. Pennsylvania; probable age 10-11 in 1796 [Note 21]

Of course, there might have been other (currently unknown) people with William’s family

(could there have been an older daughter, sister of James?, but no such evidence has been found).

Also in 1796, the newly-upgraded Wilderness Road opened "from the Cumberland Gap to the

settlements of Kentucky", rebuilt for "wagons loaded with a ton weight [and] four good horses".

Soon, first William, and then Daniel, both took their families through the Gap into Kentucky. [22]

Similar Surnames McAmis and McAmish in Greene County, Tennessee

The surnames McAmis and McAmish are common in this area, are well documented in the early

history of Greene County, and can be easily confused with our McA/Ninch records [Note 23].

There are many McAmis/McAmish families and records in the history of Greene County, and only

a few McAninch records, all in 1796-1797. However, careful examination of the original records

clearly shows that our McAninch records are not McAmis/Mcamish records, despite the confusion

caused by some index books and erroneous claims by some of the McAmis/McAmish people.

William McAninch’s October 1796 Marriage Record (see Appendix I)

William McAninch (age at least 30 in 1796) married "Doshia Dosey" (Laodieca? Ladosha?

Ladisha?) (Dawson? Lawson? Rawson? Rosson? Rowson?), in Greene County, Tennessee.

The Marriage License Bond dated October 7th, 1796, was co-signed by "John Newman Esq."

Later, ‘Doshia’s given name is spelled "Ladosha", "Ladisha", and "Ladieca" in William’s will

in 1813 [Note 20], and no other records have been found for possible surnames Dosey / Dawson /

Lawson / Rawson / Rosson / Rowson during this time period in early Greene County.

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Daniel McAninch and William McAninch, 1796-1797, Greene County, Tennessee

McA. Family Hist. NL v.XXXII (32) n.2 / Nov. 2024 / Copyright Frank McAninch / p.2024-18