Origins

Anne (or possibly Elizabeth) Porter is said to be the daughter of an Irish Captain, Thomas Porter. She is estimated to have been born about 1705 in Ireland, married to Duncan McFarland about 1720 in Ireland, and died before 1790, probably in present-day Bath County, Virginia, where she is supposed buried in the George Cleek Cemetery.

Duncan McFarland and Anne Porter are the parents of:

• 1. Jean "Ann" McFarland b ca 1721 in IRE or PA m 1) Alexander Dunlap of Ulster, IRE, 1737 in Philadelphia, m 2) Robert Bratton of Antrim, IRE, 1745 in Virginia
• 2. Robert McFarland b ca 1725 in IRE or PA m. Unknown (had daughters Mary, Jane and Hannah in VA in the 1750's)
• 3. Alexander McFarland b 1727 in IRE or PA m Mary (Crawford?) (the Alexander who m Mary Crawford may have been Alexander McFarland Jr.) -- Alexander b 1727 is a proven child of Duncan McFarland
• 4. William McFarland b 1732 in IRE or PA m 1) Elizabeth Gibson, m 2) Louisa [Lucy/Lucretia] LNU -- William b 1732 is a proven child of Duncan McFarland

The Y-DNA line of Duncan "The Weaver " McFarland/McFarlane, R-FGC28985 and below, is connected with Several Y-DNA lines in the USA, with a single male ancestor in Ulster/Scotland 500-550AD ( see Original Y-DNA McFarland and Common Y-DNA McFarland also on Geni), MAC ( crzypopmac@aol.com)

Speculative

• 5. Margaret McFarland b ca 1748 Augusta Co VA m John Irwin Margaret Irwin - detached

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References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McFarland-1241
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Porter-7067
• McFarland, Hill, Meredith, Jackson, Harper, Mobley, Wieland, Bishop, Haines, Tudor, Pontremoli Families, on rootsweb.com, submitted by Mary, updated 2017-08-09 < Rootsweb >
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63900691/duncan-mcfarland
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Duncan_McFarland_%281%29
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=3040621&i...
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Alexander_McFarland_%282%29