James McMahan (1750-1831) - Tennessee Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

First Register of Deeds of Sevier County, Tennessee, in 1796, James McMahan set aside the original twenty-five acres for the creation of the township at "the forks of the Little Pigeon" in 1795. An immigrant from Ireland, McMahan was married to Rachel Calvert (1770-1840), a descendant of George Calvert, Lord of Baltimore. They made Sevier County their home, rearing their thirteen children on their vast farmland along the East Prong of the Little Pigeon River including the site of Sevierville's public square.

Marker Name: James McMahan Marker Location: City Type of Marker: Person Marker Number: March 7, 1986 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Sevier Museum of History and Art

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