Name |
William Finley [1] |
Birth |
Abt 1718 |
Ireland |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
Bef 1738 |
Pennsylvania |
Religion |
14 Aug 1741 |
Tinkling Spring Meeting House, Beverley Manor, Augusta Co, Virginia |
- Tinkling Spring Meeting House, a Presbyterian congregation for the Scotch-Irish settlement in and around Beverley Manor. John Finley was appointed one of five commissioners charged with purchasing property on which to build their meeting house and collecting money to pay a minister. His brother, William, was one of the signers of this act, dated "August ye 14th 1741."
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Property |
Between 1746 and 1750 |
South River, Augusta Co, Virginia [1] |
- John and his family had been living on property near South River adjacent to the property he bought in 1746, 892 acres purchased from George Robinson, directly on South River. By then John and his wife had at least two children and brother William had at least three. Presumably the three brothers were living close together. Four years after the purchase of the Robinson property, formal deeds were drawn up in which John split his property into equal thirds and sold two of them to his brothers, William and Robert.
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Property |
1748 |
South River, Augusta Co, Virginia [1] |
- John and his family had been living on property near South River adjacent to the property he bought in 1746, 892 acres purchased from George Robinson, directly on South River. By then John and his wife had at least two children and brother William had at least three. Presumably the three brothers were living close together. Four years after the purchase of the Robinson property, formal deeds were drawn up in which John split his property into equal thirds and sold two of them to his brothers, William and Robert.
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Death |
Aft 1750 |
of, South River, Augusta Co, Virginia |
Property |
Oct 1765 |
Fishersville, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia |
- He (John) sold his remaining interest in the Robinson property, 297 acres, to his brother William in March 1765.
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Person ID |
I53309 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2013 |