"The popular spelling of McIlvaine, is apparently not so well known in either Scotland or Ireland, McElvain, McElvane, McElveen, etc. being most common in Scotl
Robert McIlvaine, son of Andrew McIlvaine and Elizabeth Swan, was born in Antrim County, Ireland in 1715. In 1718 his family immigrated to Pennsylvania. He marr
The papers of the McIlvaine family are comprised of family correspondence. Most of the letters are between Margaret and her two children. They contain few refer
UPDATED for 2019. This information begins with Nigel McElwain born about 1400 in Scotland. and continues through the present time. This Mcelwain line did not ap