Re: Finley Biography and Family Tree
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In reply to:
Finley Biography and Family Tree
Sheryl Williams 8/19/08
I presume this John Finley is the same one mentioned on pages 127-128 of David Erastus Finley's memoir, "Life of an Old Time Minister."David E. says of him that John, his brothers James Finley (my ancestor), Samuel and Alexander, and his sister Catherine all came to America aboard the "Good Ship Eagle Wing," landing at New Castle, DE on 22 May 1720.(The good ship Eagle Wing actually had sunk in the Irish Sea prior to that date.)They settled for a while at Chester PA before moving to Augusta County, VA
David E. Finley gives at least six generations of this line of Finleys prior to the John who lived in Augusta County, VA.
Dave