Amy Gilliam

Notes:

In his book, James L. McLemore, III writes that Burwell's "wife's given name was Amy, and though it has not yet been established, her maiden name was almost certainly GILLIAM. She could have been a younger daughter of John GILLIAM Jr. (who had an Amy among his younger children), but it is more likely that her father was Charles GILLIAM, the son of Hinchea and Fortune (Flood) GILLIAM, who were all neighbors of the McLemores. Charles and Mary (CLANTON) GILLIAM are listed in the "Albemarle Parish Register" as being the parents of five children: Fortune (b. 1742), Lydia (b. 1744), Phoebe and John, twins, (b. 1751) and Jordan (b. 1757). These were their youngest five children; it is known that they had at least two other children: Charles Jr. (the oldest) and Edmund, to both of whom Charles Sr. gave land. His gift to Edmund in 1757 indicates a probable birth date for him of 1736 or before, with Charles Jr. certainly older than that. Amy (GILLIAM) McLemore, if indeed an older child of Charles GILLIAM Sr., would probably have been born sometime in the (early) 1730's.........There is no proof that he (Charles GILLIAM) had a daughter named Amy. However, Charles GILLIAM was security on the bond of Burwell's mother Faith when she qualified on the estate of her husband John MACKLEMORE in early 1767, and then himself died later that same year. In addition, Amy is a name used within both the GILLIAM and CLANTON families, Burwell and his wife Amy had a close association with both of these families, and they named two of their younger sons Charles and Gilliam, all of which tends to support this thesis (James L. McLemore, III, pp. 69, 70).

Amy married Burwell McLemore, Sr. before 1753. Burwell (son of John Macklemore and Faith ???) was born before 1721 in Virginia; died about 1798 in Sussex County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Burwell Maclemore and his wife, Amy, had a large family: eleven children in all have been identified, but only two had their births recorded in the Albermarle Parish Register. The first was Sally, born June 2, 1754, and baptized August 25, 1754. Sponsors or godparents included her aunt and uncle, Robert and Lydia Magee, as well as a Gilliam. A second daughter "Molly" (Mary) was shown in the Register as being born July 24, and baptized September 14, 1760. There was a sufficient interval in between these two for the birth of at least one other child (probably Howell), and the others followed along thereafter: John, Lucy, Lydia, Ann or Anna, Burwell Jr., Gilliam, Charles and James, probably in something close to that order, with their births running right up nearly to the outbreak of the American Revolution, when Burwell would have been 55, and Amy in her early to mid 40's. Neither his first born daughter Sally nor his wife is mentioned in his will, which was dated September 21, 1793, and admitted to probate October 4, 1798. (B. F. McLemore His Ancestors and Descendants, James L. McLemore III (c. 1991) pp. 81-82).

Copied from Rev. William P. McLemore's website, "McLemore Notables"

http://www.oocities.org/wmclemore.geo/mclem1.htm

1. Sally McLemore was born on 2 Jun 1754 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia; and died.
2. Charles McLemore was born between 1756 and 1769 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia; died in Oct 1818 in Sussex County, Virginia.
3. Mary "Molly" McLemore was born on 24 Jul 1760 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia; died after 1830 in Halifax County, North Carolina.
4. John McLemore was born after 1760 in Virginia; and died.
5. Howell McLemore was born about 1762 in Virginia; died on 16 Feb 1807 in Southhampton County, Virginia.
6. Lucy McLemore was born before 1764 in Virginia; died before 1800 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia.
7. Anna McLemore was born after 1764 in Virginia; died before 15 Jan 1835 in Southhampton County, Virginia.
8. Lydia McLemore was born about 1768 in Virginia; died before 1820 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.
9. Burwell McLemore, Jr. was born about 1770 in Virginia; died after 22 Jan 1851 in Rogersville, Lauderdale County, Alabama.
10. Gilliam McLemore was born about 1772 in Virginia; died before 7 Feb 1814 in Sussex County, Virginia.
11. James McLemore was born about 1778 in Virginia; died after 1825 in Surry County, Virginia.