William McGaughy ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

The first of the family to come to America--in about 1738. They came by way of Glasgow, Scotland. His first record of American land ownership was recorded in York County (now Adams), Pennsylvania. One of the signers was John Penn, brother of William Penn. He was manager after William Penn returned to England.

In his will he bequeathed a mill to John, a plantation to James, and another 414 acres to be sold and the proceeds divided for the benefit of the younger sons William and Alexander. He left money from his estate to his daughter Isabella. He provided for a home, furnishings, money and lifetime maintenance for his wife Margaret as long as she remained his widow. She also received the Negro girl.

William married Margaret Boyd about 1710 in Scotland. (Margaret Boyd was born in 1695 in , Antrim, Northern Ireland and died in 1764 in Bann, York County, Pennsylvania.)