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Ephraim McLemore, Jr.

Male Abt 1738 - 1798  (~ 60 years)


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  • Name Ephraim McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born Abt 1738  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1798  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1787, Northhampton County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother ??? ???,   b. Abt 1709,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1760  Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1814, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years)
     2. Wright McLemore,   b. Aft 1767, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1829  (Age ~ 61 years)
     3. Martha McLemore,   b. Abt 1773, Granville County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1798  (Age ~ 25 years)
     4. Kersey McLemore,   b. Abt 1775, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1798  (Age ~ 23 years)
     5. Hannah McLemore,   b. Abt 1775, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1798  (Age ~ 23 years)
     6. Rebecca McLemore,   b. Abt 1779, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1798  (Age ~ 19 years)
     7. Fanny McLemore,   b. Abt 1779, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1798  (Age ~ 19 years)
     8. William McLemore,   b. Between 1768 and 1785, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Gilliam McLemore,   b. Between 1782 and 1784, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1860  (Age ~ 78 years)
     10. John McLemore,   b. Between 1785 and 1790, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Sally McLemore,   b. Between 1786 and 1791, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2008 
    Family ID F1343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1738 - Surry County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1760 - Surry County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1798 - Surry County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas").

    2. [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.

    3. [S371] Butler, Robert McLemore--Family Researcher Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 (deceased).

    4. [S138] Hudspeth, Dubie RALPH HUDSPETH SR; http://www.geocities.com/blsa44/RalphHudspethSr.html.

    5. [S569] Wright, Douglas (pdwright@bresnan.net) Ver. 2007-12-30 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=douglaswright44.

    6. [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.