Henry McLemore

1786 -

• Name	Henry McLemore
  Birth	Between 1785 and 1786	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	Georgia   [1]
  Notes	1806 Sampson County NC Court Order Public work 11 Aug 1806 River work on Little Coharie Ezekiah McLEMORE Henry McLEMORE plus others (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler) Land transfer from Archibald McLemore to Henry McLemore, Deed Book 15, page 197: " ... I Archibald Macklamoore of the county of the state of North Carolina, Sampson County for the love and affection which I bear to my son Henry Mackleamoore give, grant convey and confirm unto my son Henry a certain parcel of land situated in the County aforesaid on the east side of little Cohara being a part of a Track of land granted by deed from James ROBINSON to Archibald Macklemoore the 19th day of March 1807 for 300 acres more or less being the upper part of said Tract of Land beginning at a Black Gum at the run of Hollow Branch....at the Run of the Gownon's (???) marsh branch Then up the meander of said Branch to a line in Hezekiah Macklamoore's line to the Hollow Branch Branch then down the...said Branch to the Beginning Containing by estimation 150 acres ..to have and to hold unto him the said Henry Macklamoore...I the said Archibald Macklamoore bind myself my heirs Ex. and assign firmly by these presents...unto him the said Hezekiah Maclemore his heirs Ex. and or assignees forever...In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this ___ day of ____ 1810. Archibald Macklamoore Sampson County In presence of Ezekiel SMITH and Henry (?) MACKLAMOORE Registered March 7, 1811, Owen HOLMES Reg. (Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 26 May 2005) 1812 Sampson County NC Court Order Public work 19 May 1812 River work Henry McLEMORE, Raiford McLEMORE plus others (Courtesty of Robert McLemore Butler) Sampson County Deed Book Book 16, page 16 Abstract of Deed Henry McLEMORE to Wm. NUNNERY This indenture made this 13th day of January 1813 Between Henry MACLEMORE of the State of N. Carolina and County of Cumberland of the one part, and William NUNNERY of the County of Sampson of the other part and in consideration for the sum of Fifty pounds of Current money...sell...a certain tract or parcel of land....lying and being in the County of Sampson on the East side of Little Cohary, being part of a tract of land granted by deed from Willis MAGU to James ROBINSON and from James ROBINSON to Archibald MCLEMORE and from Arch. MCLEMORE to his son Henry MCLEMORE being the upper part of said premises...beginning..at the turn of Hollow Marsh, running thus along a line of the Run of the Governor's marsh Branch.....to a line in John HANEY's line at the head of said Branch....containing by estimation 150 acres be the same more of less.......I the said Henry MACLEMORE on ....prospects of a Fee Simple right of inheritance and have full power to sell and convey in manner aforesaid.... In witness whereof I the said Henry MACLEMORE have hereunto set my hand and seal...Henry (X) MACLEMORE Sampson County Feby. Term 1813 Then was the above deed proven in Court for Registration H. Holmes CC Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Nicholas CARTER Jeremiah SIMMONS Registered this 23rd day of March 1813 Owen Holmes Reg. (Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 14 July 2005) It appears that Henry McLemore moved from Sampson to the adjacent Bladen County, North Carolina. The census listing below appears to be for Archibald's son, Henry. This assumption is based both on census listings below and from the deed, below, executed in 1828. 1820 Census, page 126 Bladen County, NC Henry McLemore 1 male under 10 (Wilson McLemore, born ca 1813) 1 male under 16 (John Wright b. ca 1807) 1 male 26 to 45 (Henry, himself, born ca 1783) 3 females under 10 Catherine, Zilpha, Lucretia 1 female under 16 Nancy 1 female 26 to 45 First wife, name unknown Another Henry McLemore is in the same county, but his relationship and father is currently unknown. 1820 Census, p 144 Bladen County, NC Henry Maclemore 1 male under 10 1 male under 16 1 male over 45 <---Henry 4 females under 10 1 female under 16 1 female over 45 <----His wife Sampson County Deed Book Book 21, page 568 Abstract of Deed Henry McLemore to John R. McLemore State of North Carolina, Sampson County, This indenture made this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight by and between Henry McLEMORE of the County of Bladen the State aforesaid of the one part and John R. McLEMORE of the other part ...the said Henry McLEMORE for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand paid by the said John R. McLEMORE at the making of these presents the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself fully satisfied contented and paid and have given granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and forever set over unto him the said John R. McLEMORE two certain tracts or parcels of land situated lying and being in the County and State aforesaid butted and bounded as follows lying between great and little Cohara the first beginning at a pine in a pond.....containing by estimation 150 acres. The other tract beginning at a stake ....below his old house thence with Henry McLEMORE's line ...on the edge of the great branch. Thence up the meander of ...Dor OWENS line...thence along the road to the beginning...containing one hundred four & quarter acres. It being a part of the contents of a patent granted to Roger ALDEN in the year of our Lord 1796 which tract or parcel of land and also the above mentioned tract or parcel of land with all and singular the profits advantages....I the said Henry McLemore...doth hereby convey...to John R. McLEMORE his heirs and assignees forever to warrant and define the before mentioned lands and premises from and against him the Henry McLEMORE or his heirs or any other person or persons laying any lawful claim thereto. In testimony whereof I the Henry McLEMORE have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date written Henry (his mark) McLEMORE Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Neil CAMPBELL Jane (her mark) POPE to be registered March 19, 1829 Tho. J. FAISON, Clerk (Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 26 May 2005) Henry is not indexed in the North Carolina census after 1820. The John R. McLemore of Bladen County, to whom Henry transferred land to in 1829 deed abstracted above, was in Houston County, Georgia by or before 1831. This appears to his listing on the 1830 and 1840 census. 1830 Georgia, Houston County Henry McLimore Males Under 5, None 5 to 10, One (Probably Henry James) 40 to 50, One (Probably Henry, himself) Females Under 5, One 5 to 10, Two 10 to 15, Two 40 to 50, One (Probably daughters, Nancy, Catherine, Lucretia, Zilpha and Margaret, and his unknown wife) 1840 Georgia, Houston County Henry McLemore 3-0-0-1-0-0-0-1 1-0-1-0-2-0-0-1 Three males under the age of 5 (Unknown, possibly not his sons?) One male, between 15-20 Henry James, born ca 1824 One male, between 50-60 Henry himself, born ca 1783 One female, under the age of 5 Sarah, born ca 1834-1836 One female, between 10-15 Margaret, born ca 1828/9, married a BRIM Two females, between 20-30 Zilpha, married Daniel BULLARD and Lucretia married an ELLIS One female, between 50-60, first wife, unknown On August 30, 2007, James L. McLemore III emailed the Sampson County McLemore research group the following note: One of the deeds she (Melinda) sent me was an 1828 deed from Henry McLemore to John R. McLemore (John Wright was often called John R., even within the family, due to general illiteracy, and the apparent belief of many at the time that his middle name was spelled "Right"). The deed was for two tracts, one of which was for 150 acreas and appears to have been the same 150 acre parcel given to Henry in an 1810 deed of gift from Archibald McLemore in which the latter identifies Henry as his son. The 1828 deed is a deed of bargain and sale, not gift, and John R. McLemore's relationship to Henry is not given. But it got me to thinking that John "R." (Wright) was probably closely related to Henry, probably even his son I was toying with that idea when I found among my files a letter I had received back in February of 2000 from a Michael Mabile from McLean, VA; I had an email address on him as well, but it is no longer good, so I was unable to add him to this group, though I had wanted to, and tried. Does anyone else out there have his current e-mail address? If so forward this to him, and also back to me so that I will know. Anyway, his snail-mail letter ran three and a half pages, but when compared to the deed Melinda sent, the two sources of information came together. Though lengthy, I will try to quote him at length, as it not only shows how he was approaching the problem (as well as what I was seeing), but it also gives a lot of information that may at some point ring a small bell with some of you and your researches. Mike wrote, inter alia, regarding his great-great-grandfather Wilson McLemore: "I think I can definitely link Wilson, who lived in Dooly County, Georgia, and Pike County. Alabama, in the 1840's through 1860's, with Henry McLemore, who died in Houston County, Georgia, in 1850. In turn, I think I can definitely link Henry as having come to Houston County from Bladen County, NC. ... Rather than burden you with all of the documents I have, I thought I would summarize for you what I have. ... "1. Wilson McLemore Wilson is listed in the 1850 and 1860 censuses for Pike County, AL and the 1845 Georgia state census for Dooly County, GA. I have other documentation linking Wilson to Dooly County and in one instance to Houston County, GA. He probably is also the Wilson McLemore listed in the 1840 federal census for Sumter County, GA. I can document that his wife Louisa's maiden name was Broxton. She was the daughter of James and Avis Broxton ... . "2. Connection between Wilson and Henry Wilson is named in the will of Henry McLemore, which was probated in Houston County, Georgia, in 1850. ... [he enclosed a copy of the will, which I will hereafter abstract in pertinent part, in which Henry made] a token bequest of $1 to 'Willson' McLemore among other persons. Wilson and Henry's relationship is not specified in the will, but he would have to be a son or grandson. ... Since Wilson was probably about 40 years old in 1850, he was almost certainly Henry's son, not his grandson. Any possibility that the Wilson named in the will is not the same Wilson as my ancestor is ruled out by the mention of Margaret T. Brim in the will. In the 1850 census, Margaret Brim, 10 years old, is listed as living with Wilson in Pike County, Alabama. I assume Margaret is the daughter of a deceased sister of Wilson's and thus Henry's granddaughter. ... "3. Henry McLemore-Houston County Henry McLemore first appears in the Federal Census for Houston County, Georgia, in 1830. It lists 1 white male 5-10 [Henry James McLemore, b. ca 1824], 1 white male 40-50, 1 white female under 5, 2 white females 5-10, 2 white females 10-15, and one white female 40-50 [Henry's first wife, mother of all of those children]. The 1840 census for Houston County lists Henry and shows 3 white males under 5[?], 1 white male 15-20, 1 white male 50-60, 1 white female under 5, 1 white female 10-15, 2 white females 20-30, and 1 white female 50-60. These listings are consistent in indicating Henry was born between 1780 and 1790. His first wife eventually died in Houston County [in about] 1840 [between the census and the end of the year], because he is listed in Houston County records as marrying Martha Tate on January 3, 1841. He and Martha had three children (the three minor children listed in his will). Both Henry and Martha appear in the 1850 Federal census mortality schedule in Houston County. The mortality schedule shows he was 87 years old. ... [However,] it seems 67, not 87, would be a more accurate age ... [considering his age listed in both the 1830 and 1840 censuses, and that he fathered three children in the last ten years of his life]. "4 Henry McLemore-Bladen County I connect Henry McLemore of Houston County, GA, to Bladen County, NC, based on the following evidence. The 1850 census shows he was born in North Carolina. His son Wilson was also born in North Carolina. Two Henry McLemores appear in the 1820 census for Bladen County, but neither appears in that county in 1830, when Henry first appears in the Houston County census listing. I have also traced two of the persons named in Henry's will to Bladden County. The will mentions Zilpha Bullard (evidently a daughter). The 1850 Bladen census lists a "Zilphy" Bullard, age 33, in the household of Daniel Bullard (evidently her husband). ... The Will also mentions John Wright McLemore ... ." Bingo!!! When I saw that, I knew the connection was made. I went to the will, and there read the following bequests: "3rd I bequeath to my granddaughter Tabitha Matilda Tate one bed and furniture such as she may chose [sic] from my bedding. "4th I bequeath to my son Henry James McLemore two cows and calves which he can chose [sic] of those he had last year. "4th I bequeath unto John Wright McLemore, Nancy Ann Sanders, Willson McLemore, Catherine J. C. Ervins, Zilpha Bullard, Lucretia Ellis, Margaret T. Brim, and Sarah B. McLemore one dollar apiece. "5th The rest of my property both real and personal whatever and whatever it may be I desire and direct and bequeaath to my minor children Ann Eliza McLemore, Joseph Wesley McLemore and Archibald McLemore ..." Note the given name of the last child, Archibald, named for Henry's father, which nails the last nail in the coffin, as it were. So there you have it, or most of it - the important material, anyway. I think that connects John Wright McLemore, along with Wilson, William, Henry James, Joseph Wesley, and Archibald, his sons, and several daughters as well to Henry and to his father Archibald McLemore before him. And by so filling out Henry's family, I have already removed him (or did not include him up front) in the list of McLemore Men in Sampson and Bladen counties who could be possible fathers to unconnected ancestors of Group members. Maye I should add, however, the "other" Henry McLemore of the two Mike Mabile found in the Bladen County 1820 census; does anyone know anything about him? They were shown in that census as one being 26 - 45 years old (the above Henry) and over 45 (this "other" Henry). Jim also emailed that "As I mentioned above, there are two Henry McLemores listed in the 1820 census for Bladen County. One was 26 to 45 years old, while the other was 45 or over. If Henry was really 87 when he died in 1850, as shown in the census mortality schedule, it is possible that he was the older Henry listed in the 1820 census. If he was actually between 60 and 70 at the time of his death, as would be supported by the 1840 and 1850 censuses, it is more likely he is the younger Henry listed in the 1820 Bladen County census (that is, he was no more than 40 yers old in 1820). ..."
  Person ID	I21777	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Archibald McLemore,   b. Between 1759 and 1762, Southampton County, Virginia d. Between 1820 and 1830, Sampson County, North Carolina (Age ~ 61 years)
  Mother	??? ???,   b. Aft 1754   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1783
  	Archibald McLemore of Duplin/Sampson County, NC was NOT married to Sarah PLUMLEY/PLUMEE as is sometimes shown. It was actually a younger Archibald (a son of John McLemore, the Revolutionary Soldier), born 1787 in North Carolina and later moved to Knox County, Tennessee, who married Sarah Plumlee sometime before 1807, when their children were born. This was well after the birth of the four sons currently attributable to the elder Archibald McLemore of Duplin/Sampson County, NC. In addition to at least four sons born to Archibald and his unknown wife, Robert McLemore Butler also shows they had a daughter Susan, born ca 1770, and James McLemore, III shows a daughter, Lavinia (or Susannah), born ca 1790.
  Family ID	F5322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Malinda Adkins,   b. Aft 1783   d. Aft 1834 (Age ~ 51 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1804
  Children	1. John Wright McLemore,   b. Abt 1808, Bladen County, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nancy Ann McLemore,   b. Between 1810 and 1815, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   3. Catherine J. C. McLemore,   b. Between 1810 and 1815, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   4. Wilson McLemore,   b. Between 1811 and 1813, North Carolina d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 70 years)   5. Lucretia McLemore,   b. Between 1815 and 1820, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   6. Zilphia A. M. McLemore,   b. Abt 1817, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   7. Henry James McLemore,   b. Abt 1824, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   8. Margaret T. McLemore,   b. Abt 1825-1829, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   9. Sarah B. McLemore,   b. Between 1834 and 1836, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2007

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Tate,   b. Bef 1821   d. Abt 1850 (Age ~ 29 years)
  Marriage	3 Jan 1841
  Children	1. Ann Eliza McLemore,   b. Aft 1842, Houston County, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown   2. Joseph "Joe" Wesley McLemore,   b. Abt 1845, Houston County, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown   3. Archibald McLemore,   b. Abt 1847, Houston County, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2007

  
  

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• Sources

  [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas").