James McLemore

Abt 1778 - Aft 1825  (~ 48 years)

• Name	James McLemore  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1778	Virginia   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1825	Surry County, Virginia
  Notes	"The last (and probably youngest) son of Burwell and Amy Maclemore was James. Born just before the outbreak of the American Revolution, he was devised the final third of his father's "Pine Log" plantation. Twenty years after his father's death he sol most of his inheritance from his father to Edward REESE by deed dated May 24, 1817, and recorded April 2, 1818 (Sussex Deed Book M, p. 313). He then sold the balance of his inherited lands by deed, in which his wife Rebecca joined, to Joel HAILES dated February 26, 1825, and recorded March 3, 1825 (Sussex Deed Book O, p. 264). By this time, James was probably at least fifty years old, perhaps more. He thereafter disappears from the records without further trace, but is presumed to have died intestate sometime during the next decade or so, rather than moved away, because of his age and because of his children who remained in the area will into the 1840's or longer. (James L. McLemore, III, pp. 78-79).
  Person ID	I24727	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Burwell McLemore, Sr.,   b. Bef 1721, Virginia d. Abt 1798, Sussex County, Virginia (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Amy Gilliam,   b. Abt 1730, Surry County, Virginia d. Bef 1793, Sussex County, Virginia (Age ~ 62 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1753  [3, 4]
  	Burwell Maclemore and his wife, Amy, had a large family: eleven children in all have been identified, but only two had their births recorded in the Albermarle Parish Register. The first was Sally, born June 2, 1754, and baptized August 25, 1754. Sponsors or godparents included her aunt and uncle, Robert and Lydia Magee, as well as a Gilliam. A second daughter "Molly" (Mary) was shown in the Register as being born July 24, and baptized September 14, 1760. There was a sufficient interval in between these two for the birth of at least one other child (probably Howell), and the others followed along thereafter: John, Lucy, Lydia, Ann or Anna, Burwell Jr., Gilliam, Charles and James, probably in something close to that order, with their births running right up nearly to the outbreak of the American Revolution, when Burwell would have been 55, and Amy in her early to mid 40's. Neither his first born daughter Sally nor his wife is mentioned in his will, which was dated September 21, 1793, and admitted to probate October 4, 1798. (B. F. McLemore His Ancestors and Descendants, James L. McLemore III (c. 1991) pp. 81-82). Copied from Rev. William P. McLemore's website, "McLemore Notables" http://www.oocities.org/wmclemore.geo/mclem1.htm
  Family ID	F7448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca ???,   b. 30 Mar 1775, Sussex County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Aug 1796	Sussex County, Virginia   [5]
  	James married Rebecca Harwood, daughter of Daniel and Ann (BARHAM) HARWOOD, pursuant to a marriage bond issued in Sussex County on August 4, 1796 (Sussex Marriage Register, p. 82). They are known to have had at least fours sons and two daughters: James Jr., Zebulon, Alexander, Howell, Sarah Elizabeth ("Liza") and Theresa G. ("Tracy"). (James L. McLemore, III, p. 79).
  Children	1. James McLemore,   b. Between 1799 and 1801, Sussex County, Virginia d. Abt 1877, Southampton County, Virginia (Age ~ 78 years)   2. Alexander McLemore,   b. Aft 1803, Sussex County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   3. Howell McLemore,   b. Aft 1804, Sussex County, Virginia d. Bef Jun 1844, Southampton County, Virginia (Age ~ 39 years)   4. Zebulon McLemore,   b. Aft 1807, Sussex County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah Elizabeth McLemore,   b. Aft 1809, Sussex County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   6. Thomasina G. McLemore,   b. Abt 1810, Sussex County, Virginia d. 23 Jul 1885, Southhampton County, Virginia (Age ~ 75 years)   7. Theresa G. "Tracy" McLemore,   b. Abt 1815, Sussex County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1778 - Virginia Marriage - 4 Aug 1796 - Sussex County, Virginia Death - Aft 1825 - Surry County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"). [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), Chart III (Reliability: 3). [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. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p. 69 (Reliability: 3). [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p 79 (Reliability: 3).