Display Patriot - P-334427 - John MACHEN/MAKECHINE
John MACHEN/MAKECHINE
SAR Patriot #:
P-334427
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: bef 1746 Kingston Par / Gloucester / VA Death: abt 1782 / Mathews / VA
Qualifying Service Description:
Paid Land Tax, Gloucester Co, VA
Additional References:
Hunt, Tax Records of Gloucester Co., VA 1782-1791, Glouster Genealogical Society of VA, 2011, Vol 1, pg 12
Author: Dr. Matthew John Barlow Jr.
John Machen was born before 1746. His place of birth is not documented. John lived in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, which is now Mathews County, Virginia. His occupation/trade is not known. He owned 200 acres of land in Kingston Parish. In 1782 John paid taxes of three pounds, fifteen shilling on this property. The revenue was used to support the American Revolution.
John Machen married Mary Boram on December 22, 1767, in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County. Their children include a daughter Mary born January 21, 1771; a son Thomas born in 1774 and baptized on April 6, 1774; a daughter Peggy born April 26, 1777, and a son John born December 5, 1780. John Machen died about 1782. His place of burial is unknown.
John Machen’s wife, Mary Boram Machen, paid personal property taxes in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia, in 1782. Her service to the American Revolution is currently under review at National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.
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