Presbyterian minister who was a signer of the Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery. He was brother-in-law of another signer, Richard McNemar. Both of them later identified with the Shakers. He married Cassie MacNemar, who was born on October 26, 1768, and died at Pleasant Hill, KY on May 6, 1856. John Dunlavy, with his family, united with the society of "Shakers" at Pleasant Hill, Mercer County, KY on July 29, 1805. He was a Presbyterian preacher, and was quite a prominent member of the 'Shaker' Society, and wrote a book in defese or in advocacy of their belief. The book is entitled "Dunlavy's Manifesto." -- A Genealogical History of the Dunlevy Family.
Presbyterian minister who was a signer of the Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery. He was brother-in-law of another signer, Richard McNemar. Both of them later identified with the Shakers. He married Cassie MacNemar, who was born on October 26, 1768, and died at Pleasant Hill, KY on May 6, 1856. John Dunlavy, with his family, united with the society of "Shakers" at Pleasant Hill, Mercer County, KY on July 29, 1805. He was a Presbyterian preacher, and was quite a prominent member of the 'Shaker' Society, and wrote a book in defese or in advocacy of their belief. The book is entitled "Dunlavy's Manifesto." -- A Genealogical History of the Dunlevy Family.
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