James Donnell Sr1

M, #421, b. 1725, d. 1796
FatherWilliam McDonnell b. 1681, d. Jan 1730
MotherMary (?)
     James Donnell Sr was born in 1725 in Ireland.1 He married Margaret Edminston, daughter of William Edminston. James Donnell Sr died in 1796 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2 He was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.1
     He joined his brother Thomas in the Nottingham Colony in North Carolina in about 1760.3

Family: Margaret Edminston b. 1740, d. a 1784

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 100254917. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 34. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  3. [S1] Charles E Donnell, A Genealogy of Donnell, Langford and Other Families (Plainview. TX: Self, 1949), p. 8.. Hereinafter cited as Donnell-Langford.

Margaret Edminston1

F, #422, b. 1740, d. after 1784
FatherWilliam Edminston
     Margaret Edminston was born in 1740.2 She married James Donnell Sr, son of William McDonnell and Mary (?). Margaret Edminston died after 1784 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2 She was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.

Family: James Donnell Sr b. 1725, d. 1796

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 100254917. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 180661048.

William Edminston

M, #423

Family:

Agnes Denny

F, #424
FatherWilliam Denny Sr d. 1770
MotherAnne (?)
     Agnes Denny married James Donnell, son of Thomas Donnell Sr and Jane Latham.
     Agnes Denny and James Donnell lived in 1799 in Tennessee, USA.1

Family: James Donnell b. 1744, d. 1811

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 24. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.

William Denny Sr

M, #425, d. 1770
     William Denny Sr married Anne (?)1 William Denny Sr died in 1770.1
     In 1755, William Denny Sr bought 640 acres on the Reedy Fork from Robert Rankin and lived there.

Family: Anne (?)

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 29. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.

Dominic Denzil Fernandez

M, #426, b. 6 October 1959, d. 1 March 2019
FatherDenzil Fernandez
MotherRenate Hütter
     Dominic Denzil Fernandez was born on 6 October 1959 in West Brompton, London, England.1 He died on 1 March 2019 as the result of a hunting accident at Horns Cross, Kent, England, at age 59.1
     In 1978 he changed his name by deed poll to Dominic Denzil Fernandez Webber derived from his maternal grandparents’ name Weber.1 He was a Criminal Defence Barrister at 5 Kings Bench Walk, in the Temple, London; he specialized in sex and drug cases.1

Family: Jane Marie Outram

Citations

  1. [S70] Jane Webber, "Another bio," e-mail message from e-mail address (England) to Alton Donnell, 10 February 2021. Hereinafter cited as "Another bio."

Robert Donnell

M, #427, b. 1752, d. 1816
FatherThomas Donnell Sr b. c 1712, d. c 1795
MotherJane Latham b. 1718, d. 1784
     Robert Donnell was born in 1752 in Pennsylvania, USA.1 He married Elizabeth Donnell, daughter of Robert Donnell (The Second) and Mary Jane Jackson, on 26 July 1775 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2 Robert Donnell died in 1816.1

Family: Elizabeth Donnell b. 25 Jan 1758, d. 18 Aug 1844

Citations

  1. [S1] Charles E Donnell, A Genealogy of Donnell, Langford and Other Families (Plainview. TX: Self, 1949), p. 8-9.. Hereinafter cited as Donnell-Langford.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 42370222. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Margaret Donnell

F, #428, b. 1761
FatherJames Donnell Sr1 b. 1725, d. 1796
MotherMargaret Edminston b. 1740, d. a 1784
     Margaret Donnell was born in 1761 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.2 She married John Cunningham Jr. in 1786.3 Margaret Donnell was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2

Family: John Cunningham Jr. d. 1821

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 34. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 118108414. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, p. 23.

Hannah Donnell

F, #430, b. 15 February 1775, d. 1800
FatherJames Donnell Sr1 b. 1725, d. 1796
MotherMargaret Edminston b. 1740, d. a 1784
     Hannah Donnell was born on 15 February 1775.2 She married James Denny in 1799.2 Hannah Donnell died in 1800.2 She was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2

Family: James Denny b. 1778, d. 1842

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 34. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 180660843. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Elizabeth Donnell

F, #431, b. 1781, d. 1802
FatherJames Donnell Sr1 b. 1725, d. 1796
MotherMargaret Edminston b. 1740, d. a 1784
     Elizabeth Donnell was born in 1781.2 She died in 1802.2 She was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 34. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 180821569. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Thomas Donnell

M, #432, b. 1777, d. 20 March 1845
FatherJames Donnell Sr1 b. 1725, d. 1796
MotherMargaret Edminston b. 1740, d. a 1784
     Thomas Donnell was born in 1777 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2 He married Nancy Rankin, daughter of John Rankin, on 28 January 1801 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2 Thomas Donnell died on 20 March 1845 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.3 He was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.3
     He had descendants in Texas around Corsicana, Temple, and Belton. He left a will in 1945. In his will, his wife is called Peggy and the children are listed as Rankin, Lavina, Hessy [Hester] and Harper. If Nancy died before 1819, having had all of Thomas' children by then, Thomas may have married again on 1 Feb 1819 [Bond date] in Guilford Co., NC. to a woman named Peggy [NC Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 #000054934], clarifying the name of his wife in the will.

Family: Nancy Rankin

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 34. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  2. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, p. 127.
  3. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 42340177. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 161944642.
  5. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, p. 53.
  6. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 66471638.
  7. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 100335422.

Mary Donnell

F, #433, b. 1782, d. 23 September 1827
FatherJames Donnell Sr1 b. 1725, d. 1796
MotherMargaret Edminston b. 1740, d. a 1784
     Mary Donnell was born in 1782 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2 She married Joseph Rankin, son of John Rankin, in 1805.1 Mary Donnell died on 23 September 1827 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2 She was buried at the Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2

Family: Joseph Rankin

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 34. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 37738452. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Samuel Edminston Donnell

M, #434, b. 25 June 1783, d. 1858
FatherJames Donnell Sr1 b. 1725, d. 1796
MotherMargaret Edminston b. 1740, d. a 1784
     Samuel Edminston Donnell was born on 25 June 1783.2 He married Anna Rankin, daughter of William Rankin, in 1800. Samuel Edminston Donnell died in 1858.2 He was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2
     He went to southern Illinois and left descendants in Illinois and Iowa.

Family: Anna Rankin b. 7 Jul 1789, d. 4 Apr 1845

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 34. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 13911795. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, p. 127.

Robert Donnell (The Second)

M, #435, b. circa 1728, d. 1816
     Robert Donnell (The Second) was born circa 1728 in Ulster, Ireland.1 He married Mary Jane Jackson, daughter of Robert Donnell (The Second). He died in 1816.1
     He came to North Carolina from York County, Pennsylvania in 1771. From Rankin:
“In 1790 the Donnell families had a great reunion, and one of the old men laughingly asked, "What do you suppose has become of the 'O' we cast overboard at sea, by this time?" This would indicate that they all came overseas together, and that the name was O'Donnell in Ireland.”

I have not yet found a connection for Robert the Second (435) or James Sr to William McDonnell (393) so it does not appear that we are related. It is very possible that the Donnells that arrived later were the Irish O'Donnells or that MacDonnells who were for several generations in Ireland adopted the "Mc" or the "O' while in Ireland.
In fact, some genealogists have linked Robert the Second to an O’Donnell family in Ireland.
Some of Robert the Second’s descendants did end up in the vicinity of Austin, Texas so I have included that lineage here.2

Family 1:

Family 2: Mary Jane Jackson b. 1730, d. 1771

Citations

  1. [S242] Raymond Dufau Donnell, editor, Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina (Greensboro, North Carolina: The Guilford County Genealogical Society, 1994), p. 74. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemetery.
  2. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935). Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  3. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, 180859188. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Mary Jane Jackson1

F, #436, b. 1730, d. 1771
FatherRobert Donnell (The Second)2 b. c 1728, d. 1816
     Mary Jane Jackson was born in 1730 in Ireland.1 She married Robert Donnell (The Second). Mary Jane Jackson died in 1771 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.1 She was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.1

Family: Robert Donnell (The Second) b. c 1728, d. 1816

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, 180825050. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, 180859188.

William S Donnell Sr1

M, #437, b. 1747, d. 1798
FatherRobert Donnell (The Second) b. c 1728, d. 1816
MotherMary Jane Jackson b. 1730, d. 1771
     William S Donnell Sr was born in 1747 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.1 He married Mary Bell, daughter of Samuel Bell, on 9 February 1773 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2 William S Donnell Sr died in 1798 in Wilson, Tennessee, USA.1
     William S Donnell Sr was known by his family and friends as Captain Billy.3 From a eulogy of Robert Donnell
William Donnell was one of that noble patriot band, who under General Green, at Guilford courthouse in 1781, fought that memorable battle, which so effectually checked the desolating career of Lord Cornwallis. His wife, Mary Bell, was the daughter of Samuel Bell
...In October 1789 [they] started for the Cumberland country, as Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky expecting to join an emigrating party, which it seems was to rendezvous near or at Abington, Va. But being too late to effect this object, they remained in the vicinity of Abington until the following October, when they joined another party, and proceeded to Sumner county, Tennessee. But owing to the hostilities of the Indians, they spent the first year after their arrival, in Captain Bell's Fort, situated about one mile from Smith's Fort, afterward called Hendersonville, on Drake's creek, some 7 or 8 miles from Nashville, on the North side of Cumberland river. Sometime in the next year, (1792) they settled on Spring creek, in the adjoining county of Wilson, not many miles from where Lebanon now stands.4
From the source:
The next settlement, it is thought, was made on the waters of Spring creek, about eight miles south from the site of Lebanon, about the year 1796, by John Foster, John Doak, David McGathey, Alexander Braden, and the Donnell families. It was known as the "Donnell Settlement," they having numerical ascendency. Indeed, there was, and is yet, an extensive relationship of this name, several members bearing the same of several given or Christian names, as William, Thomas and Robert. It was sometimes doubtful as to which individual was meant, even when addressed by the full name. To avoid the confusion prenomens, or nicknames, were conferred by common consent. Thus they had Captain Billy, Poplar Billy, Cedar Billy and Sugar Billy; Long Tommy, Short Tommy, Tiptoe Tommy, Big Robin, Little Robin, and Uncle Robin, with a number of Georges, Johns, James', Samuels, Calvins, Etc. This Family has furnished no less than seven ministers of the gospel.5
He moved in 1797 to Lebanon, Tennessee, USA.6

Family: Mary Bell b. c 1750, d. 7 Jun 1828

Citations

  1. [S244] Donnell Family Information from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, online https://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/minister/DonnellFamily.htm. Hereinafter cited as Donnell Family Information.
  2. [S1] Charles E Donnell, A Genealogy of Donnell, Langford and Other Families (Plainview. TX: Self, 1949), p. 10. Hereinafter cited as Donnell-Langford.
  3. [S247] Harrison Genealogy Repository - William Donnell, online https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/genealogy/…. Hereinafter cited as William Donnell.
  4. [S245] Robert Donnell, online https://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/minister/DonnellR.htm. Hereinafter cited as Robert Donnell.
  5. [S252] J. V. Drake, A Historical Sketch of Wilson County, Tennessee - From Its First Settlement to the Present Time (Nashville: n.pub., 1879). Hereinafter cited as A Historical Sketch of Wilson County.
  6. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 125. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.

Mary Bell

F, #438, b. circa 1750, d. 7 June 1828
FatherSamuel Bell
     Mary Bell was born circa 1750.1 She married William S Donnell Sr, son of Robert Donnell (The Second) and Mary Jane Jackson, on 9 February 1773 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.2 Mary Bell died on 7 June 1828 in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.1

Family: William S Donnell Sr b. 1747, d. 1798

Citations

  1. [S244] Donnell Family Information from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, online https://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/minister/DonnellFamily.htm. Hereinafter cited as Donnell Family Information.
  2. [S1] Charles E Donnell, A Genealogy of Donnell, Langford and Other Families (Plainview. TX: Self, 1949), p. 10. Hereinafter cited as Donnell-Langford.

Samuel Bell

M, #439

Family:

Samuel Donnell

M, #442, b. circa 1760
FatherRobert Donnell (The Second) b. c 1728, d. 1816
MotherMary Jane Jackson b. 1730, d. 1771
     Samuel Donnell was born circa 1760 in York, Pennsylvania, USA.1
     He received both his classical and theological training in Dr. Caldwell's school. In 1802 he became pastor of the newly organized Cumberland Presbyterian of Spring Creek, Wilson County, Tenn. There he established a school and served the community as pastor and teacher, very much as his old pastor in North Carolina had done. The community was largely made up of emigrants from Buffalo and Alamance congregations.2

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 152. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  2. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, p. 153.

George Donnell

M, #443, b. 1769, d. 12 October 1842
FatherRobert Donnell (The Second) b. c 1728, d. 1816
MotherMary Jane Jackson b. 1730, d. 1771
     George Donnell was born in 1769 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.1 He married Ann Forbis, daughter of Arthur Forbis and Lydia (?), in 1796. George Donnell died on 12 October 1842 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.1 He was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.1

Family: Ann Forbis b. 1772, d. 1844

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 100335067. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Major Robert Donnell1

M, #444, b. 15 March 1766, d. 31 March 1847
FatherRobert Donnell (The Second) b. c 1728, d. 1816
MotherMary Jane Jackson b. 1730, d. 1771
     Major Robert Donnell was born on 15 March 1766 in York, Pennsylvania, USA.1,2 He married Jennie Morrison in 1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.3 Major Robert Donnell married Nancy Cabe, daughter of John Cabe and Mary Strayhorn, on 6 November 1820 in Orange, North Carolina, USA. Major Robert Donnell died on 31 March 1847 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA, at age 81. He drowned in the Haw River.1 He was buried at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.4
     Major Robert Donnell was known by his family and friends as Robin.

Family 1: Jennie Morrison b. c 1770, d. 15 Jun 1816

Family 2: Nancy Cabe b. 1787

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 127. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.
  2. [S249] Jennings Family Tree, online https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/21085334/…. Hereinafter cited as Jennings Family Tree.
  3. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, p. 29.
  4. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, 13911196. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, p. 128.

George Denny

M, #446
FatherJames Denny Sr b. 1715, d. c 1796
     George Denny married Hannah Donnell, daughter of Thomas Donnell Sr and Jane Latham, in 1775.1

Family: Hannah Donnell b. 1746

Citations

  1. [S184] Rev. S. M. Rankin, History of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Her People (Greensboro, North Carolina: Joseph J. Stone & Co., Printers and Binders, c. 1935), p. 24. Hereinafter cited as Buffalo Presbyterian Church.

Nancy Jane Denny

F, #448, b. 1757, d. 18 March 1839
FatherJames Denny Sr b. 1715, d. c 1796
MotherMary Agnes Aldren b. 1718, d. 1770
     Nancy Jane Denny was born in 1757 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. She married Captain William Donnell, son of Thomas Donnell Sr and Jane Latham, on 26 July 1775 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.1 Nancy Jane Denny died of pneumonia on 18 March 1839 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.1
     Nancy Jane Denny was also known as Nancy Agnes and Nancy Jane. In an 1825 record of the Spring Creek Church, was noted as owning four slaves: Harriet, John, Jonas, and Alexander.

Family: Captain William Donnell b. 1749, d. 22 Dec 1822

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42341183/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

James Denny Sr

M, #449, b. 1715, d. circa 1796
     James Denny Sr was born in 1715 in Ireland.1 He married Mary Agnes Aldren on 24 December 1742 in Talbot, Maryland, USA.2 James Denny Sr died circa 1796 in Guilford, North Carolina, USA.3 He was buried at the Alamance Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.3

Family 1:

Family 2: Mary Agnes Aldren b. 1718, d. 1770

Citations

  1. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37671411/james-denny. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, 22154592.
  3. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, 37671411.
  4. [S34] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, Memorial ID 33647074.