John McLemore, Jr.

1720 - Abt 1783  (~ 64 years)

• Name	John McLemore  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	Between 1719 and 1720	Virginia   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1783	Southampton County, Virginia
  Notes	On September 5, 1749, a patent was issued for 100 acres on Poplar Creek to John Macklemore (Patent Book 28). This patent was probably to John Jr., however, rather than to his father, and was for land apparently adjoining that of the elder Macklemore; shortly thereafter John Macklemore Jr. and his wife Elizabeth, of newly formed Southampton County, conveyed to his father, John Sr., a tract of unspecified acreage, but apparently encompassing all of this 100 acre patent on the south side of Poplar Swamp, by deed dated and recorded January 8, 1751/2, and witnessed by Burrel Macklemore (Surry Deed Book 6 (1749-1753), p. 179). This conveyance gave John Sr. a plantation of 250 acres on Poplar Creek, on Southampton/Surry (soon to be Sussex) County line. Apparently son John no longer needed this land for himself, as his new father-in-law, William SPENCE, conveyed 80 acres, more or less (cut from a September 5, 1749 patent to him), to his daughter Elizabeth Macklemore, land which lay on the north side of "Frank's Branch", adjoining the lands of Thomas CLIFTON, William Spence and John CALTHROP, the deed therefor being dated August 28, 1750, and recorded in the Southampton County Clerk's Office on April 11, 1751 (Deed Book 1, p. 215). Shortly thereafter this same William SPENCE conveyed to his son-in-law John Macklemore (Jr.) an additional 100 acres, more of less, from the same patent, described as adjoining the aforesaid branch, CALTHROP, CLIFTON and one Capt. John RUFFIN, by deed dated October 9, and recorded October 11, 1751 (Southampton Deed Book 1, p. 266.). (James L. McLemore, III, p. 56). John McLemore, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth witnessed the will of Simon TURNER, dated July 7, 1761, and admitted to probate in Southampton County December 10, 1762 (Southampton Will Book 1, p. 410). (James L. McLemore, Chapter IX "Simon Turner and his Southampton County Descendants, frp, an unidentified manuscript in the possesion of Rudy Leverett. In addition to the land conveyed to John and Elizabeth by his father-in-law, he had other land holdings. In a deed dated January 14, 1762, he conveyed to William Watson GRAY 130 acres bounded by William TAYLOR and the William SPENCE Estate on the east, Thomas CLIFTON on the southeast, and Hugh NORVILL and Henry HARRIS on the north (Southampton Deed Book 3, p. 109). Thomas CLIFTON was the husband of his wife's sister, Sarah. A few years after the conveyence, the grantee William Watson GRAY died, and in 1770 John McLemore sued his executor, John GRAY. The verdict came back for GRAY on September 13, 1771 (Southampton Order Book 5, p. 457). A month earlier, John conveyed his 80 acre tract on the north side of Frank's Branch to Henry MOUNGER as security for a loan of 22 pounds (Southampton Deed Book 4, p. 347), but was able to repay the loan and MOUNGER released the 80 acres by deed of release (Southampton Deed Book 5, p. 209). (James L. McLemore, III, p. 61). In a 1986 letter to Rudy Leverett, the author notes that John McLemore, Jr., along with his first cousin William McLemore, was a witness to a deed of "acquitaner" and a companion deed involving Thomas TURNER recorded May 9, 1776. John McLemore's will, dated December 27, 1782, and admitted to probate in the Clerk's office of Southampton County (Will Book 4, p. 15), was transcribed by James L. McLemore III as follows: In the name of God Amen. This 27th day of December 1782 I John McLemore of Southampton county being sick and weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory do make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form following: first & foremost: I recommend my soul to almighty God who gave it in hope of a joyful resurrection of the same. And as for what wordly goods it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I dispose of the as follows (to wit): Item: I give to my sons John and Joel McLemore all my land to be equally divided between them, the division to be made by my Executors hereafter to be mentioned together with whosoever they think proper to appoint, and in case either of my above mentioned sons shall die without lawfull issue or dispose of their part of said land, then I give the whole of said land to the other son above mentioned, to him and his heirs forever, but in case both of my said sons should die without lawful issue or make sale of sd land then I give my said land to my Daughters Elizabeth, Olive & McKinna McLemore to be sold & the money equally divided between them, to them and their heirs forever. Item: I give to my son James McLemore one bed and furniture, some pewter he has already in possesion, also all the money that he owes me except four pounds S five that he is to pay to George Ivey. Item: I give to my daughters Martha MORGAN & Mary NORVILL to each of them ten Shillings. Item: I give to my daughter Priscilla McLemore one Bed & furniture which she has in possession, and after her decease to her daughter Eliza. McLemore to her heirs forever. Item: I leave all the rest of my estate after my just Debts being paid to be equally divided between my wife Eliz. McLemore & three daughters Elizabeth, Olive and McKinna McLemore to them and their heirs forever. I do hereby appoint John ROGERS and Thos. TURNER Executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and year first above written. John McLemore (Seal) Sealed, signed and acknowledged in presence of us John GRAY, Frederic EMMORY, Thos. (his mark) BLAKE, Thos. TURNER At a court held for the County of Southampton on the 8th day of May 1783. This will was proved by the oaths of John Gray, Frederic Emmory, and Thos. Blake three of the witnesses thereto & ordered to be recorded. S. KELLO
  Person ID	I20925	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Macklemore,   b. Between 1698 and 1700, Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1767, Sussex County, Virginia  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Faith ???,   b. Bef 1703, Surry County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1771, Sussex County, Virginia  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	Abt 1718	Surry County, Virginia   [2]
  	James L. McLemore, III notes that due to the great disparity in the age of their children, their may have been more than the five surviving children born to the couple. (James L. McLemore, III, p. 55).
  Family ID	F7449	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Spence,   b. Between 1730 and 1740,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Eldon and Ann McLemore of Derby, Kansas, show that she was listed as Elizabeth Spence Faithy on the US and International Marriage records, 1560-1900.
  Children	1. Martha McLemore,   b. Between 1750 and 1760, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary McLemore,   b. Between 1750 and 1760, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Priscilla McLemore,   b. Between 1750 and 1770, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John McLemore, III,   b. Aft 1750, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1815  (Age ~ 65 years)   5. Joel McLemore,   b. Between 1752 and 1770, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1824, Southampton County, Virginia  (Age ~ 72 years)   6. James McLemore,   b. Between 1752 and 1770, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Olive McLemore,   b. Bef 1771, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. McKinna McLemore,   b. Bef 1772, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Elizabeth "Betsey" McLemore,   b. Bef 1792, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F8173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Between 1719 and 1720 - Virginia Died - Abt 1783 - Southampton County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), Chart III (Reliability: 3). [S321] Freeman, Mark (mwfgenealogy@verizon.net) "Mostly Southern" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=markfreeman ; Ver. 2008-09-19 17:51:13. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p. 55 (Reliability: 3).