Ephraim McLemore, Jr.

Abt 1738 - 1798  (~ 60 years)

• Name	Ephraim McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	Abt 1738	Surry County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Death	1798	Surry County, North Carolina   [1]
  Notes	James L. McLemore, III writes that "It is possibly the younger Ephraim who is listed in 1768 on the Rowan County tax list. Rowan County, NC lies about halfway between Charlotte and Winston-Salem, hence it is in the west-central portion of the state, far from the centers of early McLemore settlement. He is known to have died in 1798, at age 60, in Surry County, North Carolina, which lies northwest of Winston-Salem, along the Virginia line. He probably arrived there by 1781, when he witnessed the will of Joseph MASTERS dated June 14th of that year. Ephraim Macklemore Jr. owed certain monies to the estate of one Robert WALKER in 1784, which remained unpaid as late as 1786, all in Surry County. The first U.S. Census places him in Surry County in 1790, and his will was probated in that county in 1798. (James L. McLemore, III, pp 47, 48). James McKinney shows an earlier arrival date to Surry County than James L. McLemore does. Mr. McKinney states that Ephraim was on the 1775 Surry County, NC Tax List. He also noted that in 1778 he entered 570 acres of land on the county line on a small branch of Hunters Creek, being the land "he now lives on." James L. McLemore indicates that "In his will, he names his wife Hannah (who was left the use of all of his property while she remained a widow), sons Sterling, Wright, William, John, and Gilliam, and daughters Martha JONES, Kersey CONNA, Hannah McLemore, Rebecca McLemore, Fanny McLemore, and Sally McLemore. One of his executors was a Nicholas MASTERS; recalling that Ephraim Jr witnessed the will of Joseph MASTERS in 1781, it is possible that we have here a connection between the Masters family and Ephraim Jr." Dr. Leverett also notes that Ephraim was listed in Captain Jeffrey's Company in 1754 of the Granville Co Militia (Colonial Granville Co and its People, Worth Ray). Vol. 22, p. 370-380 N.C. State Records: Ephraim McLemore Private in Captain Osborne Jeffrey's Company, Co. C. William Eaten's Regt, Granville Co., N.C, Oct 8, 1754. James McKinney instead shows that he served as a Private in the Reg. of Col. William Eaton of Granville Couny. The 1790 Surry Co NC census shows 1 white male 16+, 3 white males 16-; and 5 females. The 1810 N.C. census shows an E. McLemore in Bladen Co. (Source: Dr. Rudy Leverett note card on Ephraim McLemore). More information about this family can also be found in the Collections of Dubie Hudspeth: http://www.geocities.com/blsa44/Ralphhudspethjr.html
  Person ID	I21878	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Macklemore,   b. Between 1709 and 1712, Virginia d. Aft 1787, Northhampton County, North Carolina (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	??? ???,   b. Abt 1709   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Only two children are known with reasonable certainty: the older Wright McLemore, and the younger, Ephraim Maclemore Jr. (1738-1798). (James L. McLemore, III, p 47). Thought by many to have married a woman whose last name was WRIGHT based on the name of his son. His brother, William, also named a son WRIGHT. They both may have married into the WRIGHT family, or it might be that the WRIGHT surname belonged to a common ancestor, and was not the last name of either of their spouses.
  Family ID	F7456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Hudspeth,   b. Between 1740 and 1745, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1760	Surry County, North Carolina   [5]
  	James McKinney writes that Ephraim's will listed his wife, Hannah and 11 children. The children were: Sterling, Wright, William, Martha, Cary, Hannah, Rebecca, Fanny, Gillum, John and Sally. He cites Surry Co N.C. Will Abstracts as his source.
  Children	1. Sterling McLemore,   b. Abt 1765, North Carolina d. 17 May 1814, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age ~ 49 years)   2. Wright McLemore,   b. Aft 1767, North Carolina d. Abt 1829 (Age ~ 61 years)   3. Martha McLemore,   b. Abt 1773, Granville County, North Carolina d. 1 Jun 1798 (Age ~ 25 years)   4. Kersey McLemore,   b. Abt 1775, North Carolina d. Abt 1798 (Age ~ 23 years)   5. Hannah McLemore,   b. Abt 1775, North Carolina d. 1 Jun 1798 (Age ~ 23 years)   6. Rebecca McLemore,   b. Abt 1779, North Carolina d. 1 Jun 1798 (Age ~ 19 years)   7. Fanny McLemore,   b. Abt 1779, North Carolina d. 1 Jun 1798 (Age ~ 19 years)   8. William McLemore,   b. Between 1768 and 1785, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   9. Gilliam McLemore,   b. Between 1782 and 1784, North Carolina d. Abt 1860 (Age ~ 78 years)   10. John McLemore,   b. Between 1785 and 1790, Surry County, North Carolina d. Kentucky   11. Sally McLemore,   b. Between 1786 and 1791, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1738 - Surry County, North Carolina Marriage - Abt 1760 - Surry County, North Carolina Death - 1798 - Surry County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"). [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. [S371] Butler, Robert McLemore--Family Researcher Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 (deceased). [S138] Hudspeth, Dubie RALPH HUDSPETH SR; http://www.geocities.com/blsa44/RalphHudspethSr.html. [S569] Wright, Douglas (pdwright@bresnan.net) Ver. 2007-12-30 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=douglaswright44. [S325] Johnson, Will (wjhonson@aol.com) "Research of Will Johnson, professional genealogist" Ver. 2008-11-12 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wjhonson.