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James WOODBURN

Male 1748 - 1812


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  • Born  12 Nov 1748  Edenburne, Parish of Desastoughel, County Londonderry, N.I. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  21 Aug 1812 
    Buried  Hopewell Cem. or Covenanter Cem (Brick Ch.), Chester, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I1026  Johnson Hindin Tree
    Last Modified  27 Dec 2012 

    Father  William WOODBURN,   b. Abt 1730,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother  Mary Unknown 
    Family ID  F339  Group Sheet

    Family  Sarah MCGILL,   b. Nov 1746, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1815 
    Married  16 Nov 1775 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth WOODBURN,   b. 4 May 1777, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Margaret WOODBURN,   b. 17 Sep 1779, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Dorrance WOODBURN,   b. Jan 1782,   d. 26 May 1784, Ogeechee, GA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jean WOODBURN,   b. 4 Jun 1784, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1789, Edisto, Aiken Co., South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Dorrance Beatty WOODBURN,   b. 16 Aug 1786, Summerseat (near Louisville), Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID  F579  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • James is said to be the brother of William and Alexander by David Woodburn (CIS: 100554,526). This needs to be confirmed. This is the operating assumption that will be used here.

      According to Woodburn History; Some Generations of a Family, by James Albert Woodburn (1936), a James Woodburn was born on November 12, 1748 in Edenburne, parish of Desastoughel, County Londonderry (the cited source for this data is "an old document" written by James (b. 1748)). The same 1936 source states that James had a brother Alexander. Thus, the dates and names provided by David Woodburn, above, appear to match, and for purposes of this record, it will be assumed that James (b. 1748) is the brother of William and Alexander.

      All information regarding James (b. 1748) and his descendants is derived from Woodburn History; Some Generations of a Family, by James Albert Woodburn (1936). This source will not be cited further.

      Again, the following is taken from "an old document" written in Aug. 1795 by James (b. 1748):

      James immigrated to America in 1767, leaving Ireland on July 2, 1767 and arriving in Newcastle, Delaware on September 7, 1767.

      After initially living in Pennsylvania, he and his family left Pennslyvania on October 15, 1777 and arrived in North Carolina on November 4, 1777. They left North Carolina on November 12, 1782 and arrived at Kingstree, South Carolina on December 12, 1782. They left South Carolina in April 1783 and arrived near Ogeechee, Georgia on May 5, 1783. They returned to South Carolina (Edisto) on March 15, 1789, after which they went to Orangeburg County, South Carolina.

      On April 14, 1791 they left South Carolina and arrived in Summerseat, Georgia on April 22, 1791; they moved to Louisville, Georgia on July 7, 1791; they then returned to Summerseat on March 21, 1792.

      His brother, Alexander, visited from Ireland from September 27, 1782 to November 15, 1782. James visited Ireland in January 1798 and returned to Georgia in 1798.

      On April 4, 1800, James and his family left Georgia and settled in Rocky Creek, Chester County, South Carolina.