William McLemore

1736 - 1782  (48 years)

• Name	William McLemore  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Between 1732 and 1736	Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between 1780 and 1782
  Notes	James McLemore, III writes that . "Assuming William came with his father Wright to NC in 1750+/-, I assume his son William Jr. was born in Sampson Co., NC, but it's close enough that it could have been either Va. or NC. It was this William Jr. who I have as the ancestor of a lot/most? of the Johnson County NC family, of which our local high school principal Thomas McLemore is a member." William McLemore was patented land (#2087) on 29 Oct 1772 in Duplin County (Bk 47, pg 94)...150 acres, grant #355, issued...entry #489, entered June 26, 1779, book #47, pg 94 -- E. side of Little Cohera. This later became part of Sampson County. (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler) I have in my notes, unsourced, a reference to a deed between McLemore, William Grantee Book 6, Page 432 Deed Southey FISHER to William McLEMORE Dated 30 Nov 1779 30 pounds for 100 acres "on the side of little Cohary beg by marsh branch" Wit: John MORGAIN and Joseph FOULLER Could he also be the father of Mary McLEMORE, who wed Jordan GILLAM in Sampson/Duplin County, NC in 1779. Bond: Harris GILLAM Wit: John Heflin Cooper Sampson County Deeds Book Book 7, Page 294 Abstract of Deed William McLEMORE to Gabriel HOLMES Dated 24 December in the...year after American Independence and the Year of our Lord 1780... Between William McLEMORE of the province of North Carolina and County of Duplin and Gabriel HOLMES of the (locations) aforesaid William McLEMORE for the sum of Thirty (30) pounds paid by Gabriel HOLMES .....convey a certain plantation...containing by survey One Hundred (100) acres of land lying and being in the County aforesaid On the East side of little Cohary being the plantation whereon the above said William McLEMORE now hath his dwelling...beginning by the marsh Branch ...Gabriel HOLMES...running up the Branch North East...running to the said Gabriel HOLMES line to the Beginning of the said land for Southey FISHER ....date the twenty second day of July 1774...conveyed by deed from the said FISHER for the aforesaid William McLEMORE....date the November 30th 1779 and from the said William McLEMORE to the above said Gabriel HOLMES...(to include) all mines and minerals saving an fifth part of the ore of gold and silver...and minerals together with the liberty of Hunting Fishing and Trawling... .....Rents of four shillings...for every hundred acres of land hereby bargained and sold which yearly will become due and the said William McLEMORE for himself his heirs.... In Witness whereof I the said William McLEMORE have....set my hand...and affixed the day and year ....William McLemore (Seal) Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of Owen HOLMES John (his mark) MORGAIN State of North Carolina Duplin County January Court 1782 William Dickson, CC Registered in....September 1783 by Richard CLINTON Regstr (abstracted by Melinda McLemore Strong on 5 July 2005)
  Person ID	I21657	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Wright McLemore,   b. Abt 1713, Virginia d. Between 1760 and 1766 (Age 47 years)
  Mother	??? ???,   b. Bef 1715   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Between 1731 and 1733
  	James L. McLemore, III writes "But when we get down to Wright's children, I have come up with some dates of birth based on my analysis of Leverett's appendix entries in the third edition of his book "Ole Rosinheels", and the order of births then based on that analysis. I may start to get a lot of argument from one or more of you as to that, and in fact I am not entirely satisfied with having so many children born so close together (one year apart). But since several of these children went to the Duplin/Sampson/Bladen Counties area together, I figure the best place to start our discussion would be the basics, i.e., getting Wright's family more or less solidified (to the extent we can), or at least discussed, before going on down to the next generation or so where we find so many possible ancestors for those of you still trying to hook up."
  Family ID	F7602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	??? ???,   b. Bef 1736   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1752
  	Could they also have had a son named Drew? (Drew was one of the first taxpayers of Sampson County, NC, along with William, West and Archibald).. James McLemore, III thinks he was also the father of Elias McLemore, born ca 1758.
  Children	1. William McLemore, Jr.,   b. Between 1755 and 1756, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   2. West McLemore,   b. Between 1757 and 1758, Southampton County, Virginia d. Abt 1818, Sampson County, North Carolina (Age 61 years)   3. Archibald McLemore,   b. Between 1759 and 1762, Southampton County, Virginia d. Between 1820 and 1830, Sampson County, North Carolina (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F7608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1732 and 1736 - Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"). [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. [S371] Butler, Robert McLemore--Family Researcher Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 (deceased).