James McGovney b. 26 Oct 1789 Augusta Co., VA d. 28 Jul 1835: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1789 - 1835 (45 years)

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Name	James McGovney
Birth	26 Oct 1789	Augusta Co., VA
Gender	Male
Death	28 Jul 1835
Person ID	I0969	forneyclark
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

Father	James McGovney, b. 1754, Lisburn, Antrium, Ireland d. ABT. 1824, Liberty, Adams, OH (Age 70 years)
Mother	Agnes "Nancy" Crockett, b. ABT. 1760, Allen Twp., Cumberland, PA d. ABT. 1830, Adams, OH (Age 70 years)
Marriage	1778	Augusta Co., VA
Family ID	F0266	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Douglas, b. 1796, KY d. 1886 (Age 90 years)

Marriage 9 Oct 1817 Adams Co., OH

Children

1. Amanda Jane McGovney, b. 20 Apr 1835, West Union, Adams Co., OH

d. 2 Dec 1870, Worthington or Rushford, Fillmore Co., MO

(Age 35 years)

Family ID F0319 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Jun 2026

Notes

Source:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/adams/obits/mcgovney.txt
USGenWeb Archives:
Maggie Stewart:
See James McGovney's obituary at the above website.

Source:
SEE GARY L. THARP'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=DESC&db=gary_tharp&id=I67834
Tharp and Related Families:
Gary L. Tharp:
Birth and death dates
ID: I67834
Name: James McGovney , Jr.
Sex: M
Birth: 1790 in Va.
Death: 1880
Reference Number: 67834
Father: James McGovney b: 1754 in Lisburn, Ireland
Mother: Agnes 'Nancy' Crockett b: 1760 in Cumberland Co., Pa.
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Douglas b: 1796 in Ky.
Married: in Oh.
Children
Sarah McGovney b: 1820 in Oh.
Margaret McGovney b: 1826 in Oh.
James McGovney b: 1831 in Oh.
Amanda J. McGovney b: 1835 in Oh.
William McGovney b: 1838 in Oh.

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Husband's Name
James MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-56) Pedigree
Born: Abt 1754 Place: Lisburn, Antrim, Ireland
Died: Abt 1824 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
Married: 1778 Place: , Augusta, Virginia
Wife's Name
Nancy CROCKETT (AFN:5FXB-6C) Pedigree
Born: Abt 1760 Place: Of Pa
Died: Abt 1830 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
Married: 1778 Place: , Augusta, Virginia
Children
1. Sex Name
M John MCGOVNEY (AFN:10MX-59K) Pedigree
Born: Abt. 1789 Place: <, Augusta, Va.>
2. Sex Name
M Robert MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-R9) Pedigree
Born: Abt 1800 Place: , Adams, Oh
3. Sex Name
F Anna MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-NR) Pedigree
Born: 1793 Place: , Washington, Ky
4. Sex Name
M William MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-Q4) Pedigree
Born: 1798 Place: Liberty Township, Adams, Oh
Died: 1 Jul 1833 Place:
5. Sex Name
F Jane MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FX1-NJ) Pedigree
Born: 19 Oct 1779 Place: Of Adams County, Oh
Died: 19 Oct 1859 Place: Kanawha County, Wv
Buried: Place: , Kanawha, W. Virginia
6. Sex Name
M James MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-LF) Pedigree
Born: 26 Oct 1789 Place: , Augusta, Vi
Died: 28 Jul 1835 Place:
7. Sex Name
M John MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-PX) Pedigree
Born: 26 Feb 1797 Place: , Adams, Oh
Died: 12 Mar 1859 Place: , Will, Illinois
Buried: Place: Marshall Cem., Will, Illinois
8. Sex Name
M Thomas MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-J3) Pedigree
Born: 2 Mar 1784 Place: , Augusta, Vi
Died: 4 Aug 1867 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
9. Sex Name
F Margaret MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-HW) Pedigree
Born: 26 May 1783 Place: , Augusta Co., Virginia
Died: 6 Aug 1835 Place: West Union, Adams Co. Oh
Buried: Place: , Adams, Oh.
10. Sex Name
F Elizabeth MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-K8) Pedigree
Born: 1 Dec 1787 Place: , Augusta, Vi
Died: 2 Jul 1867 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
11. Sex Name
F Polly MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-ML) Pedigree
Born: 31 Dec 1791 Place: , Washington, Ky
Died: 14 Jan 1820 Place: , Adams, Ohio
Buried: Place: Kirker Cemetery, Adams, Ohio