John McLemore, III

Aft 1750 - Aft 1815  (~ 65 years)

• Name	John McLemore  [1]
  Suffix	III
  Born	Aft 1750	Southampton County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1815
  Notes	Probably the oldest of John McLemore's three sons. His father had devised his plantation to Joel and John, with the division between them to be made by his executors. No record has been found of this division, but thereafter the two appear to treat their shares separately. Joel seems to have ended up with the 80 acres, more or less, lying on the north side of Frank's Branch, while John must have received the remaining part (100 acres, more of less) lying south of the branch. (James L. McLemore, III, p. 63) Apparently John III's only deed record was a chattel mortgage in which he conveyed certain personal property to Humphrey DREWRY to secure the latter 42 pounds in current money of Virginia. This instrument was dated April 8, 1797, and recorded October 16, 1797 (Southampton Deed Book 8, p. 681). He made no conveyance of any land during his lifetime, and apparently what he received from his father he died with. It uncertain when John died, but the same Humphrey DREWRY qualified before the Southampton County Court on February 20, 1815, on the estate of John McLemore, presumably John III (Southampton Order Book 13, p. 63); it is undoubtedly the same John McLemore who gave the chattel morgage above. (James L. McLemore, III, p. 64). James L. McLemore, III goes on to detail some conflicting, but undocumented information, that John MAY have still been alive at the time of death of his brother James, said to be dated September 17, 1820.
  Person ID	I24540	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John McLemore, Jr.,   b. Between 1719 and 1720, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1783, Southampton County, Virginia  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	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.
  Family ID	F8173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Womack,   b. Bef 1768,   d. Bef 1794  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Married	Bef 1788
  	They married prior to 1788, at which time they jointly witnessed the marriage on January 17, 1788, of Anselm HARRISON and Elizabeth GEE (Southampton Marriage Register, p. 54).
  Children	1. Elizabeth "Betsey" McLemore,   b. Between 1786 and 1788, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James McLemore,   b. Between 1788 and 1790, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Polly McLemore,   b. Between 1790 and 1792, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John McLemore, IV,   b. Between 1792 and 1794, Southampton County, Virginia ,   d. Between 1836 and 1837, Southampton County, Virginia  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F8177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sylvia Reese,   b. Bef 1774,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Mar 1794	Southampton County, Virginia   [1]
  	Southampton County Marriage Register, p. 96. The year following their marriage, 1795, John McLemore received on behalf of his wife Sylvia a bequest from the estate of her mother Olive (Southampton Will Book 4, pp. 578, 684). (James L. McLemore, III, p. 64).
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F8178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Aft 1750 - Southampton County, Virginia Married - 13 Mar 1794 - 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").