Much has been written about Edward McGuire and his descendants, so this is just a short summary with hopefully some good links for those who are interested in learning more
Edward McGuire was born in 1717 in Co. Kerry, Ireland, most likely in the Ardfert area.
The family lore says that Edward took part in the efforts to restore the Stuarts
to power in 1745 and when the effort failed, it was deemed wise for him to leave Ireland.
His uncle, General John McGuire arranged for him to join the Austrian
Army. Edward sailed for Lisbon and there
contacted yellow fever. After weeks of illness he felt too weak to enter the
service. During his time there he had met Bishop Carroll of Maryland who convinced him to sail for America.
Edward invested what money he had in a cargo of wine. He sailed to Philadelphia, sold the cargo,
and proceeded to the "Valley of Virginia". He settled in Winchester, VA where in 1747 he purchased 346 acres from Lord Fairfax. By 1760 his holdings were over 6000 acres.Own lot 61 of the original 70 lots of the city of Winchester, he had a hotel and tavern. In 1782 he petitioned that the Hastings Court of the Borough be given the sole authority to grant liquor licenses as many of the sellers of intoxicants were causing great trouble. He and the other large hotel owners managed to get this passed.
Edward also engaged in the business of lending money for mortgages. In Hampshire county he is listed on many land records as the mortgager or lease holder.
Edward was a member of the Hiram lodge and served on the Board of Trustees
of Winchester Academy. He served as Justice of the
Peace in 1851 and remained involved in politics thorough
his life.
During the revolution he was the provisioner of Captain Nevilles company.
Edward married Susannah before 1850 and they had five known children, John, William. Edward, Elizabeth and Ann. Susannah's name can be found on Edwards early land records. She died sometime before 27 July 1774 when Edward married Millicent Dobie [D'Obee], the daughter of Samuel, in Frederick, Virginia.
Note: Many online genealogies name Edward's first wife as Elizabeth Wheeler. Land records definitely give the name Susannah and I have not seen records that corroborate the name Wheeler. As she is not the Trindle ancestor, I leave others to do the necessary research.
Note: Many online genealogies name Edward's first wife as Elizabeth Wheeler. Land records definitely give the name Susannah and I have not seen records that corroborate the name Wheeler. As she is not the Trindle ancestor, I leave others to do the necessary research.
Edward died in 1806 at the age of 89. In his will dated 19 Jul 1806/ 1 Dec 1806 he mentions his sons, John, William, Edward, and
Samual and his daughters Elizabeth, Ann,
Susannah and Mary McDonald. He also mentions his grandchildren Angus William, Milicent Susannah and
Charles McDonald, children of his daughter Mary.
Edward had donated the land on which the Catholic Church in Winchester stood. His will, which was witnessed by Goldsmith Chandlee and Benjamin Chandlee, stipulated that ... "It is my will that the lot
upon which the Catholic Church now stands shall be forever appropriated for
that use and no other."
Children with wife Susannah:
- John McGuire was born about 1750 in Winchester, Winchester, Virginia, United States. John served with the Virginia Troops as a volunteer on the expedition to Canada and was taken prisioner at Quebec on 31st Dec 1775. He was with Capt. Grayson's regiment in February 1777 and was wounded at Germantown in October of that year. He resigned in April of 1778. Later he was a private under Gen. George Rogers Clark in the reduction of the British posts in Illinois. He belonged to the division of Gen. Clark's soldiers who received no bounty warrant. Family tradition also states that John was a spy carrying messages across the mountains to Fort Du Quesne. While Morris' "Story of the Lower Shenandoah Valley speaks of John's going to Kentucky, family tradition places him in Huntington County, Pennsylvania after the war. Several of his children were born there, before he moved on to Cumberland, Maryland. A few years later he moved to the Northwest Territory, currently Ohio. He died before 1800 at the age of 50 in Ohio, United States
- William McGuire was born about 1765 in Winchester, Franklin, Virginia. According to family tradition William ran away from home to join Morgan's riflemen when he was eleven years old. He got as far as Boston but was returned home. At the age of 13 he enlisted as a cadet in Morgan's regiment after his father finally consented. He was wounded at the battle of Eutaw Springs. William studied law and William and Mary College and practied in Frederick and the adjoining counties. He was a member of the VA legislature from 1796 to 1799 and was nominated in 1798 to be chief justice of Mississippi Territory . He died in 1820 at the age of 55 in Virginia.
- Edward McGuire was born in 1767 in Winchester, Winchester, Virginia, United States. In 1818 Edward was elected as a director of Valley Bank Edward died in 1827 at the age of 60.
- Elizabeth McGuire m. George McKenny in 1791
- Ann McGuire never married. She was the family historian.
Children with wife Millecent:
- Samuel McGuire was born after 1774 in Winchester, Franklin, Virginia. Samuel started as an Ensign with the 4th Regiment Infantry USA in 1799. By 1800 he was a 1st Lt. Following the attack of the Leopard on the Chesapeake Bay Samuel and 237 men of Hampshire county volunteered on 25 Feb 1808. He was recommended as a major to the Governor, being described as a gentleman of untarnished honor who had a sound mind which had been improved by a liberal education. Additionally he was a good tactician. On 15 Aprl 1812 he wrote to the Governor from Romney offering his services in the troubles with England. In 1813 he served as Captain with the 35th Infantry. He died in Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, United States. Samuel was buried at Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Romney, Hampshire, West
- Mary McGuire was born on 11 Jul 1776. She died in Mar 1809 at the age of 32 in Glengarry, Frederick, Virginia, United States. Mary married Angus McDonald II.
- Susan McGuire was born in 1780 in Virginia and died in 1850 at the age of 70 in Shelby, Missouri. She married William Naylor, the son of Ralph Nailor and Lacy Armstrong. (This is the line that married into the Trindle family).
- American Historical Society, History of Virginia (Chicago & New York:, 1924)
- Burgess, Louis Alexander. Virginia Soldiers of 1776. Richmond, VA, USA: Richmond Press, 1927, p278. Affidavits (Ancestry)
- Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Books of the Charter Members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Vol I - CXXXIII (Washington DC 1890s - 1920s).
- Deed Books of Frederick Co, VA; Hampshire Co, VA (WV) A Guide
- Frederick County VA Marriage Records Page 157.
- Frederick Co VA Will Book 8 pages 270-273.
- Horton, Vickie Bidinger, Abstracts from Hampshire County Minute Book 1817 - 1823, Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co., 2001 (Ancestry)
- Horton, Vicki Bidinger. Hampshire County [West] Virginia Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800-1814. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002.
- Hu, Maxwell. A History of Hampshire County. A Brown Boughner 1897.
- Johnson, Ross, West Virginia Estate Settlements (GEN PUBCO 1985). (Ancestry)
- Meade, William, Old Christian Ministers and their Families in Virginia (1857)
- Miller, T C. History of West Virginia and Its People, Volume 1. Charleston, WV: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913
- Sage, Clara McCormack and Laura Sage Jones. Early Records Hampshire County Virginia now West Virginia including at the start most of Virginia apart from Augusta District. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co.
- Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia. N.p.: n.p., 1952.
- Stanard, William G, The McGuire Family in Virginia: With notices of its Irish Ancestry and some connected Virhinia Families (Richmond VA: Old Dominion Press, 1926) Hatai Trust
- Virginia House of Delegates, Journal of the Virginia House of Delegates ().
- Website, Historic Hampshire (Charles C. Hall), HistoricHampshire County, West Virginia: West Virginia's Oldest County
- Reynolds, William, Reynolds & McGuire Ancestors (1978 Raleigh NC)
- Flora McDonald Williams, The Glengarry McDonalds (N.p.: Electric Scotland (original) George G Fetter Co, 1911
Websites
Newspapers
- Virginia. Alexandria. Alexandria Herald. 21 January 1818.
- Virginia. Richmond. The Richmond Enquirer. 25 July 1828.
- McGuire on Dropbox
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