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PFC Stephen Mahoney Sr. Veteran

Birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
7 Sep 1839 (aged 81–82)
Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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All of the Mahoneys in Cecil County are descendants of Stephen Mahoney I and his wife, Margaret Huss Mahoney. He came to America and settled in Coleraine Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and moved to Cecil County, Maryland in 1798. The records in the Elkton Library covering the soldiers in the Revolutionary War state that Stephen Mahoney I was enrolled by First Lt. Andrew Porter, received and passed by Elihu Hall of Elisha, on July 27th, 1776, into a regiment of the Famous 'Flying Camp'.
In 1798 Stephen Mahoney I moved to Cecil County, Maryland. InVolume No. 25, Folio No. 257, in the Clerk's office in Elkton, dated May25, 1804, it is noted that Stephen Mahoney I purchased 171 acres (more or less) for $513.00, from the original grant of land from Lord Baltimore called 'Baltough'. Volume No. 18, Archives entitled 'Muster Record of Services of Maryland Troups - American Revolution', in the Elkton Library, stated that Stephen Mahoney I was enrolled by First Lt. Andrew Porter, reviewed and passed by Elilhu Hall of Elisha, Second Major of Susquehannan Battalion, on July 17th, 1776, into a regiment of the famous 'FlyingCamp', as a Second Class Private. This regiment joined Washington's Army on September 8, 1776 near Harlem, N.Y., and took part in the Battle of White Plains - Throggs Neck, N.Y. Stephen Mahoney I is buried at Calvert, MD, but no marker has been found. Birth information supplied to LDS Family History Library in 1983 by Arthur Atkinson, 1311 Race Street Cambridge MD 21613 - - Stephen born in 1753 at Ballywooly, Parish Of Kilmore, Armagh, Ireland. The 1820 Census lists the name as Mahan, while the 1830 Census lists them as Mahoney.
All of the Mahoneys in Cecil County are descendants of Stephen Mahoney I and his wife, Margaret Huss Mahoney. He came to America and settled in Coleraine Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and moved to Cecil County, Maryland in 1798. The records in the Elkton Library covering the soldiers in the Revolutionary War state that Stephen Mahoney I was enrolled by First Lt. Andrew Porter, received and passed by Elihu Hall of Elisha, on July 27th, 1776, into a regiment of the Famous 'Flying Camp'.
In 1798 Stephen Mahoney I moved to Cecil County, Maryland. InVolume No. 25, Folio No. 257, in the Clerk's office in Elkton, dated May25, 1804, it is noted that Stephen Mahoney I purchased 171 acres (more or less) for $513.00, from the original grant of land from Lord Baltimore called 'Baltough'. Volume No. 18, Archives entitled 'Muster Record of Services of Maryland Troups - American Revolution', in the Elkton Library, stated that Stephen Mahoney I was enrolled by First Lt. Andrew Porter, reviewed and passed by Elilhu Hall of Elisha, Second Major of Susquehannan Battalion, on July 17th, 1776, into a regiment of the famous 'FlyingCamp', as a Second Class Private. This regiment joined Washington's Army on September 8, 1776 near Harlem, N.Y., and took part in the Battle of White Plains - Throggs Neck, N.Y. Stephen Mahoney I is buried at Calvert, MD, but no marker has been found. Birth information supplied to LDS Family History Library in 1983 by Arthur Atkinson, 1311 Race Street Cambridge MD 21613 - - Stephen born in 1753 at Ballywooly, Parish Of Kilmore, Armagh, Ireland. The 1820 Census lists the name as Mahan, while the 1830 Census lists them as Mahoney.

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  • Created by: T.L. Mahoney Relative Great-grandchild
  • Added: Nov 14, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61648719/stephen-mahoney: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Stephen Mahoney Sr. (1757–7 Sep 1839), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61648719, citing Brick Meeting House Cemetery, Calvert, Cecil County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by T.L. Mahoney (contributor 47317611).