Ephraim Macklemore

1712 - Aft 1787  (79 years)

• Name	Ephraim Macklemore  [1, 2]
  Birth	Between 1709 and 1712	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1787	Northhampton County, North Carolina   [2, 3]
  Notes	A biblical name. He was probably named for a McLemore Uncle. (James L. McLemore, III, p 40). He was devised, under his father's Will, 80 acres on Peahill Creek which also fell in Northhampton County north of Roanoke. He seems to have remained there for some time. Two references can be found relating to him in July 1746. However, within about eight years, he is found serving in the Granville County Militia across the Roanoke. His son, Ephraim Jr, was only about 16, and hence probably too young to serve. He also witnessed the sale of land in Granville County in 1762, and bought two tracts himself, one of 250 acres and one of 110 acres (James L. McLemore, III, pp. 46, 47). During the same period of time that Ephraim Jr was living in Surry County (1784-1787), an Ephraim McLemore lived in Northampton County with 10 members of his family. This likely was the elder Ephraim, still alive and living in his old homeplace, having reached the advanced age of between 70 and 75. If so, this is the last reference that can be ascribed to him. He left no will. There is also the less likely possibility that this was Ephraim Jr, living in Northampton, but operating his holding as far west a Surry County. (James L. McLemore, III, p 48).
  Person ID	I20933	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. Abt 1709   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Only two children are known with reasonable certainty: the older Wright McLemore, and the younger, Ephraim Maclemore Jr. (1738-1798). (James L. McLemore, III, p 47). Thought by many to have married a woman whose last name was WRIGHT based on the name of his son. His brother, William, 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. Aft 1730, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ephraim McLemore, Jr.,   b. Abt 1738, Surry County, North Carolina d. 1798, Surry County, North Carolina (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F7456	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1709 and 1712 - Virginia Death - Aft 1787 - Northhampton County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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").