Amos McLemore^[1]

1766 -

• Name	Amos McLemore  [1]
  Birth	Between 1760 and 1766	Edgecombe County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Y  [1]
  Notes	James L. McLemore, the author, and Mark Freeman both show that Amos was a son of Moses McLemore and grandson of Wright McLemore. However, another researcher, Jim White, does not think Amos descended from the Wright McLemore family. In January, 2009, he posted to Mark Freeman's McLemore online tree: "Check the 1820 Giles County Tennessee Census and explain who Burwell and John McLemore are on that census..... Someone missed a necessary fact somewhere...Amos and his family did not descend of any Wright McLemore." Some researchers also show them as the parents of Lavina, Matthew and Louisa. Larry Kingsley is one such researcher. He shows that Lavina married John J. JOHNSTON, and that they had a large family. (Research): Census Information: 1790 Census South Carolina, Cheraws District, St. Thomas Amos McLemore 1-2-1 One Free White Male of 16 and Upwards: Amos Two Free White Males under 16: Moses, Unknown Son One Free White Female: Equilla
  Person ID	I21775	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Moses McLemore,   b. Between 1738 and 1739, Virginia d. Between 1761 and 1787 (Age 23 years)
  Mother	??? ???,   b. Aft 1738   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Jmes McLemore, III writes that Moses and his wife had at least one son, Amos McLemore, but no known other family.
  Family ID	F7638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Equilla ???,   b. Between 1760 and 1762, North Carolina d. Aft 1860, Mississippi (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	Between 1785 and 1787  [1]
  Children	1. Moses McLemore,   b. Abt 1787, South Carolina d. 18 Mar 1857, Copiah County, Mississippi (Age 70 years)   2. John McLemore,   b. 2 Sep 1793, South Carolina d. Abt 1854, Perry County, Mississippi (Age 60 years)   3. Amos McLemore, Jr.,   b. 18 Sep 1796, South Carolina d. 12 Sep 1872, Clarke County, Mississippi (Age 75 years)   4. Richard McLemore,   b. 21 Sep 1798, South Carolina d. 11 Aug 1881, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi (Age 82 years)   5. William McLemore,   b. Between 1800 and 1804, South Carolina d. Feb 1853, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi (Age 53 years)   6. Josiah McLemore,   b. Abt 1803, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sarah Joriah McLemore,   b. Abt 1806, Tennessee d. Abt 1859 (Age 53 years)   8. Mary McLemore,   b. Between 1807 and 1809, Bedford County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   9. Beatrice Elizabeth McLemore,   b. Abt 1810, Bedford County, Tennessee d. 4 Jul 1881, Rockport, Copiah County, Mississippi (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F8506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1760 and 1766 - Edgecombe County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  yDNA results for Direct Male Descendant of Amos McLemore b. 1760 North Carolina, sixth row, m268 The main purpose of this study was to prove that the immigrant founders of this family in America, James Macklemore and Abraham Macklemore, were brothers. If brothers, then the y-DNA of the direct male descendants of both men would match. However, instead of confirming this, it appears that we have AT LEAST two distinct yDNA groups, with three additional potential lines. The first cluster of matching yDNA has ten members, who are part of the R1b1a2 haplogroup (highlighted on the spreadsheet in salmon). The R1b DNA haplogroup, is the most common in Western Europe. Two of the ten participants can trace their lines back to the immigrant Abraham Macklemore, the husband of Mary Young. Another member (m268) can trace himself back to Moses McLemore b. ca. 1738 who is thought to be a son of Wright McLemore, grandson of William Macklemore, and great-grandson of the immigrant James Macklemore. If both these members are correct in their paper trails, AND if Amos can be proven to be a great-grandson of James Macklemore, then the assumption that James and Abraham have a common paternal ancestor is correct as descendants of both men share the same yDNA. The other seven members of this first cluster all have the McLemore surname, and all can trace their lineages back to McLemore men who predate the Civil War, but have not conclusively linked themselves back to either James or Abraham. The second cluster in the study have three members to date (this group is highlighted on the spreadsheet in green). They are all in the E1b1 Haplogroup, which is rare in Western Europe. All of them match each other, but do not match any other McLemores yet tested. All three of these members can trace their ancestry to John Macklemore of Virginia, the husband of Faith. Two of them descend from his son Burwell, and the third from his son Joel. But, as discussed above, IF we have also proven that the immigrants Abraham and James Macklemore are brothers, then it follows that John Macklemore could not be the biological son of the immigrant James, as the yDNA of these two clusters is very different. Our current thinking is that John was likely a son of Fortune?s and a stepson of James Macklemore, who raised him as his own. Alternatively, it may still be proven that James and Abraham were not brothers. They may share the same surname, but not the same paternal ancestry. More proven descendants of James and Fortune Macklemore will need to be tested to confirm or refute either theory. As an interesting side note, it had long been assumed that the Revolutionary War Soldier John McLemore, who lived for a time in North Carolina and died in Tennessee, was a son of Burwell MacLemore and Amy Gilliam. However, current DNA evidence indicates this could not be correct. This is because two descendants of Archibald McLemore of Knox County, TN, a son John McLemore the Revolutionary Soldier, are both part of the larger R1b1a2 cluster (highlighted in salmon). They do NOT match the DNA of Burwell?s other descendants in the E1b1 cluster. Therefore, it is evident that the John McLemore who moved to Tennessee and was the father of Archibald McLemore CAN NOT be the same John McLemore who was a son of Burwell McLemore. In addition to the two groups discussed above, there are three McLemore DNA volunteers who don?t match any of the McLemores in either of the first two groups, OR match each other. One of these men (highlighted in purple on the spreadsheet) is a descendant of Hiram McLemore of Lee County, VA and later Breathitt County, KY. Hiram has been speculated to be a son of John McLemore and Ruth Steelman, a grandson of Ephraim McLemore, and great grandson of the immigrant James. However, if James and Abraham Macklemore are brothers, then Hiram could not be a biological descendant of James. He would have to match the group of ten McLemore?s in the first group. Although Hiram McLemore's descendant is also part of the R1b1 Haplogroup, he is more than 10 markers removed (based on 25 markers tested) from being a match to any of the other R1b1 McLemore?s, and therefore could not share a common ancestor in a genealogically significant time period. The second unmatched volunteer (highlighted in blue) is a direct descendant of the McLemore family that moved from North Carolina to Jones County, GA and then onto Montgomery County, AL. He is part of the R1a haplogroup, common in many parts of Eurasia and Scandinavia. He can trace his line back through four generations of James McLemore?s to James Macklemore Jr, thought to be the son of James and Fortune. But again, if James and Abraham are brothers, then he could not be a biological descendant of James Macklemore, the immigrant. The third unmatched volunteer (highlighted in brown) descends from James Madison McLemore born 1861 in Louisiana and died & buried 1918 in Van Zandt County, Texas. He is thought to be a son of William Kearney McLemore b. 1825 and d. 1889, also buried in Van Zandt County, Texas. He is in the I1 haplogroup, which is the most common group in Scandinavia. It is currently not known why these McLemores do not yet match any other study members. It is possible that there were several founding McLemore lines, instead of just one as has been long assumed. Or another possibility could be that undisclosed adoptions have occurred through the generations of descendants of both James and/or Abraham. Please help us to continue to unravel these DNA mysteries by volunteering to take part in this study. Email me for more details (stxstrong@gmail.com), or you can enroll directly at this websites listed below. http://www.geneticousins.com/morrison/ or here http://www.familytreedna.com/project-join-request.aspx?group=Morrison Also, if you have had your yDNA tested outside of the Morrison group, please let us know. We would be glad to add your results to the spreadsheet. If you have trouble viewing this spreadsheet, email me at stxstrong@gmail.com and I can send you an excel spreadsheet or PDF.

  
  

• Sources

  [S511] Makerney, April (amakerney@yahoo.com) "Ancestors of April (Wharton) Makerney and Connected Families" Ver. 2009-07-12 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=amakerney.