Robert B McFarland, * b. 1675 County Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. 17 Jun 1751 Donegal Springs, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America: Our Family History

Robert B McFarland, *

1675 - 1751 (76 years)

Name	Robert B McFarland [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Suffix	*
Birth	1675	County Tyrone, Northern Ireland [8]
Gender	Male
Birth	1680	Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Death	1750	Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Name	Victor Robert McFarland
Death	17 Jun 1751	Donegal Springs, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America [7, 8, 12]
Burial	Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America [8, 12]
Person ID	I9627	Ancestrees
Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

Father	Robert Merrill McFarland, *, b. 1640, Arrochar, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 1700, Tyrone, Tyrone, Ireland (Age 60 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Barbara Jean Street, *, b. Abt 1640, , , Scotland d. Abt 1700, , , Scotland (Age 60 years)
Relationship	natural
_MARRIED	N
Family ID	F2714	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Catherine Dean, *, b. 1685, Ireland d. Abt 1708 (Age 23 years)

_MARRIED N

Children

	1. Rebekah McFarland, b. 14 Apr 1704, , , Ireland d. Jun 1754, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Mary McFarland, b. 1706, Kincardine, Perth, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Duncan McFarland, b. 4 Apr 1700, Ireland d. 21 Nov 1768, Back Creek, Augusta, Virginia, United States (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. William McFarlane McFarland, b. 1705, Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. 25 Dec 1797, Harrison County, Kentucky, United States of America (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. John McFarland, b. 1698, Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland d. Bef 1708 (Age < 9 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Robert McFarland, b. Nov 1705, Tyrone, Tyrone, , Ireland d. 25 Dec 1797, Rockbridge, , Virginia, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Jane McFarland, b. 1703, Ireland d. 1772, Letterkenny, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. John McFarland, *, b. 17 Mar 1708, of Ireland d. 1784, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F2412 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Mar 2026

Family 2 Jennett Genot, b. 1688 d. 1757, LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 69 years)

Marriage 7 Nov 1708 Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland [6, 10, 13]

Children

	1. Edward McFarland, b. 1710, IRE, Scotland d. Aug 1739, Newcastle, New Castle, Delaware, United States (Age 29 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. James McFarland, b. 1712, Tyrone, Tyrone, , Ireland d. 31 Oct 1770, West Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Margaret McFarland, b. 1718, Ireland d. 1730, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 12 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Joseph McFarland, b. Abt 1711, Tinicum, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States d. 6 Nov 1759, , Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Rebekah McFarland, b. 14 Apr 1720, Lancaster, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States d. Aft 1800, Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania (Age > 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Rachel McFarland, b. 1713, York, York, Pennsylvania, United States d. 1794, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 81 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Walter McFarland, b. 26 Mar 1710, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 1800, Hertford County, North Carolina (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F2413 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 3 Mar 2026

Notes

Only son James, his youngest, is named in his will. James was given all of his land which he had helped improve. The others not named had 150 lbs divided amongst them.

Sources

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