William Macklemore

Abt 1692 - Abt 1750  (58 years)

• Name	William Macklemore  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1692	Virginia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1750  [2]
  Notes	The Scotch had a rather strict custom for naming their children; the oldest son was generally named for the father's father. On this basis, James Macklemore's father would have been named William, and this is supported by the fact that William is the only name duplicated by Abraham in naming his own sons. (James L. McLemore, III, p 39). William received a portion of the Mosley patent (as his inheritance from his father), which included a part of the island as well as land on the south side of the river, and these lands were apparently the farthest east or downstream. These lands on the island and on the south bank of the Roanoke fell into Edgecombe County when it was formed in 1741. It was the luck (or misfortune) of these early McLemores that they always seemed to end up near or right on political boundary lines; so although the modern researcher's physical task of tracing the records is made more difficult, it has nevertheless aided him in following the seperate family lines to know that, though close together, they fell into different jurisdictions and can be traced generally in separate counties. (James L. McLemore, III, pp 46, 47). At least three sons have been tentatively ascribed to him, though he left no will so absolute proof is lacking. His oldest surviving son was named Wright, who was probably born not later than 1713, as he was probably at least twenty-one when he was granted a land patent in 1734. The other two sons were William Jr. and Richard, whose birth dates are unknown, but who were both apparently born before 1729 (perhaps considerably before). Other than the devises granted him by his father's will, there are no references which can be positively ascribed to William MACLEMORE Sr. He is believed to have settled initially in Virginia, near the area where his parents had lived before moving to the Roanoke River, because at least two of his sons had connections there---Wright in Isle of Wight County and Richard appeared close to the Virginia McLemore's in South Carolina. (James L. McLemore, III pp 50, 51).
  Person ID	I20930	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Macklemore,   b. Between 1660 and 1662, Scotland d. Bef 13 Feb 1732, Bertie County, North Carolina (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Fortune Gilliam,   b. Between 1668 and 1671, Surry County, Virginia d. Aft 1736, Bertie County, North Carolina (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1690  [2]
  Family ID	F7450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	??? ???,   b. Aft 1691   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1712
  	Thought by many to have married a woman whose last name was WRIGHT based on the name of his son. His brother, Ephraim, 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.
  Children	1. Wright McLemore,   b. Abt 1713, Virginia d. Between 1760 and 1766 (Age 47 years)   2. Richard McLemore,   b. Between 1715 and 1729, Virginia d. Abt 1771, Craven County, South Carolina (Age 56 years)   3. William McLemore, Jr.,   b. Between 1715 and 1720, Virginia d. Abt 1788 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F7454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2007

  
  

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• Sources

  [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p 40 (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").