James Irvin Mahan (b. December 02, 1755, d. December 17, 1839)
James Irvin Mahan (son of Patrick Mahan) was born December 02, 1755 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, and died December 17, 1839 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. He married Nancy Ann Goodwin on Bet. 1775 - 1780 in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, daughter of Benjamin Goodwin and Hannah Urquhart.
Notes for James Irvin Mahan: James stated that while living on the Monongahela River he enlisted as and served as a spy. Among his officers he lists Lieut. John MAHAN (his brother) and also Captain David Scott. In his pension application, James MAHAN told of moving to Greene County, Tennessee, which was then North Carolina. James MAHAN enlisted in the fall of 1775 and served two years and seven months. He applied for pension at Whitley County, Kentucky on October 19, 1833.
James and his brother John MAHAN appeared in Green County, Tennessee, together in 1787. Greene County was later split into several counties; James was living in an area that became Sevier County. James then moved to Knox County, Kentucky sometime between 1796 and 1800 and subsequently moved to old Cahawba County (now Bibb County) Alabama. He is listed in the 1830 Bibb County census .
More About James Irvin Mahan: Burial: Ligget Cemetery.
More About James Irvin Mahan and Nancy Ann Goodwin: Marriage: Bet. 1775 - 1780, Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia.
Children of James Irvin Mahan and Nancy Ann Goodwin are:
James Irvin Mahan (b. December 02, 1755, d. December 17, 1839)
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