Raiford McLemore

1790 - Abt 1871  (~ 86 years)

• Name	Raiford McLemore  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Between 1785 and 1790	North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1871  [1]
  Notes	1812 Sampson County NC Court Order Public work 19 May 1812 River work Henry McLEMORE, Raiford McLEMORE plus others (Courtesty of Robert McLemore Butler) 1812 Sampson County NC Court Order Deed 19 Aug 1812 Archibald McLEMORE to Raiford McLEMORE for land and stock of every description was acknowledged (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler) Sampson County Deeds Book 15, pages 329 Abstract of Deed from Archibald McLEMORE to Raiford McLEMORE " ... I Archibald MCLEMORE of the county of the state of North Carolina and County of Sampson for and in consideration of the love, good will and affection I bear toward my son Raiford MACLEMORE of the same state and county have given and granted unto him and by these presents do truly grant and give unto the said Raiford MACLEMORE his heirs executors or administrators all and singular my lands and Stock of Every denomination now being in my present dwelling house in the county aforesaid of which before the signing of thes presents I have delivered him the said Raiford MACLEMORE an Inventory with my own hand and Bearing date to have and to hold all the said Land and Stock of every Denomination in the said premises or dwelling house to him the said Raiford MACLEMORE his heirs Executors or Adm. as his and their proper Lands and Stocks absoulutely Without any manner of condition--In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of August 1812. Archibald (His Mark) MACLEMORE Sampson County In the Presence of Thos. BOYKIN and John CARROLL Cons.t Registered September 6, 1813, Owen HOLMES Reg. (Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 26 May 2005) 1814 Sampson County NC Court Order Public Work River Work 16 Aug 1814 Raiford McLEMORE plus others (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler) 1815 Sampson County NC Court Order Public Work River Work, supervisor Raiford McLEMORE plus others (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler) Robert McLemore Butler writes that Raiford received a land grant of thirty-eight acres on December 4, 1828 on the east side of the Little Cohera. Record of this grant, along with the 1779 grant to his father Archibald, can be found in the Land Grant Office in Raleigh. (Deed Book 138, p 18 #1448 Grant #1994 entry #112) Sampson County Deeds Book 24, pages 56 Abstract of Deed from Amos McLEMORE to Raiford McLEMORE This indenture made the fourteenth day of February in year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & thirty five between Amos MACLAMORE of the County of Sampson and State of North Carolina of one part & Raiford MACLAMORE of the State and County aforesaid of the other part....I the said Amos MACLAMORE for and in consideration of the sum of thirty-five dollars to me paid in had by said Raiford MACLAMORE the receipt whereof the said Amos MACLAMORE doth hereby acknowledge have given granted and by these presents doth give grant convey and confirm unto the Raiford MACLAMORE his heirs or assigns a certain tract or parcel of land in the County aforesaid containing by estimation one hundred acres of Land to the same more or less lying on the East side of Little Cohara between the tract of land occupied the said MACLAMORE and another tract...by Thomas PAGE and other wise bounded by the Big Branch on the North and the Big Branch on the South log...to have and to hld to him the said Raiford MACLAMORE his heirs and assigns forever in fee Simple and free from all encumberances...the said Amos MACLAMORE doth convenant and agree to and with the said Raiford MACLAMORE to warrant and forever defend the above mentioned land....In witness whereof said Amos MACLAMORE had here unto set his hand and fixed his seal the day and date above written by Amos (his mark) MACLAMORE Signed Sealed & delivered presents of Lott RICH, SR. and Lott RICH Registered the 3rd of April 1835 W. ROYAL, Registar (Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 26 May 2005) DIVISION OF THE LANDS OF RAIFORD McLEMORE - 1864 SAMPSON COUNTY, NC.. DEED BOOK 35 PAGE 498-500 (Both the Rev. WIlliam McLemore and Robert McLemore Butler have this indexed as due to Raiford's Divorce) STATE OF NORTH Carolina - SAMPSON COUNTY ..To the Worshipful Hon Justices of the County Pleas and Quarter Sessions .. Feb Term 1864 .. We the __ __ Commisioners appointed by the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of said county having been duly sworn proceeded on this 11th day of December to divide and make partition between and among Nancy LOCKAMY, Rachel McLEMORE, Kizzia [daughter? or son? (Hezekiah)] McLEMORE, Susanna McLEMORE, Edith SIMMONS, Daniel CARTER's wife Luanna tenants in common of the land decendants to them as children and heirs of the said Raiford McLemore dec'd, witnessthess we have made and do hereby make the following apportions among the ___ claims unto in severlty that is to say that .. Lot No 1 is assigned and apportionated to Nancy LOCKAMY and is ___ as follows.. beginning at a pine down near the run of Little Coharie and run with agreed line into a ditch in ______ N58E 228 poles to pine thence N25W 100 poles to a Maple in Bad branch thence up the run about N30E 60 poles to a stake thence S30E 155 poles to a stake thence S58W 270 poles to a stake in Smith's line thence that line N56W 36 poles to the beginning .. Containing 98 acres valued at $429. .. Lot No 2 is assigned and apportionated to Rachel McLEMORE and is bounded as follows .. beginning at a stake the first corner of Lot No 1 runs with the line of that lot S58W 270 poles to a stake in Smith's line thence with Smith's line S56E 84 poles to a thence N50E 240 poles to a stake thence N30W 44 poles to the beginning ..Containing 96 acres valued at $42 Lot No 3 is assigned and apportioned to Keziah McLEMORE bounded as follows .. beginning at a post oak on the side of the great branch and runs S18N 20 poles to a pine near the horse __ thence N58W 52 poles to a large pine thence S73W 52 poles to a bay stump and stake thence N36W 44 poles to a stake the corner of Lot No 2 thence that line N36E 240 poles to a stake thence S30W 18 poles to the run of the great branch thence down the run as it meanders to the beginning .. Containing 95 acres valued at $429. Lot No 4 is assigned and apportionated to Susanna McLEMORE bounded as follows .. beginning at a stake on the run of the great branch and runs S36W 207 poles to a stake on he run of the bad branch thence up the run as it meanders about 112 poles to a stake on the run thence N211W 30 poles to a pine the old corner thence N70E 47 poles to a stake thence S25E 189 poles to a stake thence down the great branch to the beginning .. Containing 180 acres valued at $429. Lot No 5 I s assigned and apportionated to Edith SIMMONS is bounded as follows .. beginning at a stake and runs N20W 150 poles to a stake thence S70W 140 poles to a stake the corner of Lot No 4 thence with that line S25E 189 poles to a stake thence up the great branch about 127 poles to the beginning .. Containing 149 acres valued at $429. Lot No 6 is assigned and apportionated to Daniel CARTER and wife Luanna is bounded as follows .. beginning at a pine at the head of the pine pond on great branch and runs N20W 128 poles to a pine over the old road thence S70W 80 poles to a stake thence S26E 156 poles to a stake thence up the branch about 81 poles to the beginning .. Containing 69 acres valued at $69 .. Lot No 6 is assigned and apportionated ___ another track where said Carter now lives is bounded is bounded as .. beginning at a pine and runs west 106 poles to the head of the hollow branch thence down the branch as it meanders 96 poles to a stake in the S edge of the branch thence N30W 24 poles to a stake by a path thence N80E 116 poles to a pine thence S28W 36 poles to a small pine corner N65W 40 poles to a lightwood stump thence S40E ___ to the beginning .. Containing 74 acres valued at $360. Given under the hands and seals of the said Commissioners this 6th day of December AD 1863 .. Court of Pleas Feb Term 1864 W.J. Hall (SEAL) Report returned confirmed and Jacob Highsmith (SEAL) To be registered .. L.N. Rich (SEAL) Registered March 21st 1864 J.W Eagent Reg Transcribed by Robert McLemore Butler Deed Book 36, page 368 lists a the inventory of the homestead of Raiford McLemore. It was valued at $61, and drawn up by Wilson Lockamy, J.P. A subsequent listing of the homestaed can be found in Deed Book 36, page 414.The value at this alternate reporting date amounts to $344.35. It is not clear for what reason these inventories were drawn up. Ginger Riegel is a descendant of Raiford McLemore through his daughter, Louann. She shows that Raiford is the son of Archibald McLemore. However, she seems to assume, in error, that Raiford was the son of the Archibald McLemore who married Sarah Plumley and died in Monroe County, Tennessee. This could not be correct, as that Archibald McLemore is only a few years older than Raiford. (Research):Census Information: 1820 Sampson County Census Robinson's 280 McLemore, Raiford 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 (One male, between the ages of 26-45, one female under the age of 5) Is the five year old girl a daughter? Why no wife? Why no listing for Amos or Raiford, two males under the age of 5, who are said to be his sons? 1830 Sampson County Census (p 186) Raiford MacLemor 1 male under 5 <--Hezekiah born 1827 1 male between 30-40 <--Raiford, born bet. 1790 - 1800 1 females under 5 <--Louanna born 1825, wife of Daniel Carter 2 females between 5-10<---Mary? and ??? 1 female between 20-30 <----Raiford's (second?) wife? Again, Amos (born ca 1813) and Raiford (born ca 1815) are not enumerated with this family. IT HAS THEREFORE BEEN ASSUMED, BUT NOT PROVEN, that the older Amos and Raiford were is actually the sons of one of Raifords' brothers. 1840 Sampson County Census (p 48) R. McIlmore 1 male under 5<--Raiford Jr?? 1 male 10-15 <--Hezekiah, born ca 1825? 1 male 40-50<---Raiford, Sr. born bet. 1790-1800 1 female 5-10<---Rachel born ca 1837? 2 females 10-15<--Nancy?, born before 1825, unknown? 1 female 15-20<--Louanna? 1 female 20-30<--Unknown? Mary? 1 female 30-40 <--Raiford's wife 1850 Census North Carolina, Sampson County, Southern District 486-486 Raiford McLemore 65 (sic) M Farmer NC Cannot read or write Mary " 30 F NC Can't r/w <---Might be Daughter OR second/third wife Nancy " 18 F NC Raiford? " 15 M NC Attended school <--Why two sons by the same name? Rachal " 13 F NC Attended School Edith " 9 F NC Amos " 5 M NC <--Why would he have two sons by the same name, IF the Amos born ca 1815 is his son as well 487-487 Hezikiah McLemore 30 M Laborer North Carolina Married within the year? Why isn't his wife listed? It would seem logical that the Hezikiah in household #487, listed immediately after the Raiford McLemore family, would be the son of Raiford. However, Margaret McLemore Lee, a descendant, instead shows that Raiford is the father of a younger Hezekiah McLemore. At the time of the 1850 census, the younger Hezekiah McLemore (age 23) was newly married and living in the Northern Division of Sampson County with his wife Caroline. Ten years later, on the 1860 census, the son of the younger Hezekiah (David A. McLemore) was living with Raiford. Therefore, the Hezikiah McLemore listed next door to Raiford in 1850 appears to be either a nephew, or a duplicate listing for his son. The Northern Division census was completed a month after the Southern Division, so it is possible that Hezekiah was listed at both locations, and with his age incorrectly noted on the earlier census. The fact that Hezikiah's was listed as married within the year, but without a wife present, lends some credence to this possibility. 1860 Census North Carolina, Sampson County, McDaniels 578-580 Raiford McLemore 70 M Farmer 1400 200 NC Mary " 37 F NC Rachel " 22 F NC Amos " 15 M NC Attended School David " 8 M NC "<----Grandchild per Margaret McLemore Lee Louanna " 7 F " <-----Is she also a Grandchild???? Who are her parents then? If not a grandchild, why did he have two daughters named Louanna? His 35 year old daughter Louanna lived in the household immediately preceding his, along with her husband Daniel Carter and 4 children. Daughter Edith "Eady", lived a few households away as well, with her husband Samuel Simmons (#602-584).
  Person ID	I21779	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 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

  
  

  Marriage	It is POSSIBLE that some of the older children attributed to him may actually have been children of his brother, Tobias. This is based on both the number and ages of children shown in his household in 1830 and 1840, and based on the unusual fact that he is said to have two sons named Raiford; two sons named Amos; and two daughters named Louanna. He may also have had a daughter named Susanna, who was listed in the 1864 Division of his lands, but could not be found on census records.
  Children	1. Mary McLemore,   b. Abt 1820, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   2. Louanna McLemore,   b. Dec 1825, Sampson County, North Carolina d. Aft 1900 (Age ~ 75 years)   3. Hezekiah M. McLemore,   b. 8 Feb 1827, North Carolina d. 2 Jan 1865, Sampson County, North Carolina (Age 37 years)   4. Nancy McLemore,   b. Abt 1832, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   5. Raiford McLemore,   b. Abt 1835, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   6. Rachel McLemore,   b. Abt 1837, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   7. Edith McLemore,   b. Abt 1841, North Carolina d. Bef 1868, Sampson County, North Carolina (Age ~ 26 years)   8. Amos McLemore,   b. Abt 1845, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   9. Louanna McLemore,   b. Abt 1853, Sampson County, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2006

  
  

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  [S173] Lee, Margaret McLemore--Family Researcher (Johnston County Heritage Center P.O. Box 2709 Smithfield NC 27577). [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), Family Ancestors (Shelia Smith nannie@intrstar.net); Update d Sat Aug 25 14:51:58 2001 (Reliability: 3). [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), North Carolina, Sampson County, Southern District 486-486 (Reliability: 3).