James McLemore

1801 - Abt 1877  (78 years)

• Name	James McLemore  [1, 2]
  Birth	Between 1799 and 1801	Sussex County, Virginia   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1877	Southampton County, Virginia   [1]
  Notes	Probably their oldest son, even though he was not born for nearly five years after their marriage. According to the marriage records for his last marriage, he was 55 years old at the time of the marriage, June 6, 1855, thereby placing his birth between June 7, 1799, and June 6, 1800; family records and tradition on the other hand give his birth date as 1801...His first appearance in the court records, however, was while serving as trustee on a deed of trust dated January 1, 1827 (Southampton Deed Book 20, p. 128), although it is possible that this reference could be to his father. Meanwhile earlier in that same year James purchased a large tract of 484 1/4 acres by deed from Fielding ROSE and wife dated December 29, 1838, and recorded January 21, 1839. This land was described as bounded by Rose's Swamp, Fitzhugh and the Public Path, Capt. Newt. HARRIS (dec'd), Peter EDWARDS and Nathaniel FRANCIS (Southampton Deed Book 24, p. 301). He thereupon gave a purchase money deed of trust on the property of $1,281.12 on a note. After only seven years, however, James found he could not pay this indebtedness off, and he and his wife Martha conveyed his equity in the property to WILLIAMSON by deed dated December 27, 1845, and recorded April 20, 1846 (Southampton Deed Book 26, p. 529), thereby ending his days as a landowner. Thereafter he continued to farm, either on rented land or for others, on his 1855 marriage license he listed his occupation as "overseer." (James L. McLemore, III, p 80). Sometime between 1846 and 1855 Martha Barkley McLemore died, and James took a second wife, a Miss FELTS, according to family tradition. However, no marriage license for this union was ever found. This second wife apparently died, without issue, not too long after that, and in 1855 James married Elizabeth RAMSEY, the daughter of Jacob and Sarah RAMSEY, who was then twenty years his junior. Their marriage took place in Southampton County on June 6, 1855, the Rev. M.A. Longhorn presiding. The last record involving this James McLemore is an 1873 chattel mortgage given to Dr. Thomas B. POWELL (Southampton Deed Book 31, p. 612), so it is known that he survived the Civil War. Family records and tradition give his date of death as 1877, but not record of his death appears in the Southampton County court records. Neither he nor his father left wills, nor were their estates administered, which has made the identification of all their children difficult. If he had had a will, however, it may not have helped much, as several of his children died in infancy. The identity of the true mother is not known with respect to several of James' children, much less the correct order of their births, but since only three of his children apparently survived to become married, only their mothers' identities are important and in each case theirs are known. (James L. McLemore, III, p. 81). (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census not located 1860 Census Virginia, Southampton County, West Side Nottoway River, P.O. Jerusalem Enumerated 25 July 1860 Page 22 196-180 James McLemore 58 M Farmer $1000 Southampton B.F. McLemore 22 M Southampton L.J. McLemore 17 M Southampton Rebecca McLemore 15 F Southampton Sarah McLemore 13 F Southampton Howell McLemore 4 M Southampton Alace McLemore 4 F Southampton Joseph McLemore 1 M Southhampton Elizabeth McLemore 40 F Southampton Zebulon McLemore 60? M Southampton 1870 Census Virginia, Southampton County, Drewryville Twp, P.O. Jersalem Enumerated 27 Jun 1870 Page 28 213-213 McLemore, Jas 68 M W Farmer Va McLemore, Elizabeth 49 F W Keeping House Va McLemore, Benj F 31 M W Farmer Va [Where is his wife, Rosa?] McLemore, S.E. 21 F W Va McLemore, Alace 14 F W Va McLemore, L. J. 3 M W Va (Appears to be James Latinus?) McLemore, E/L? Francis 2 F W Va (Appears to be Lila F?) McLemore, Gilliam Clanison 53 F W Va Rivers, Wm 46 M WE Farm Laborer Va
  Person ID	I24639	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	James McLemore,   b. Abt 1778, Virginia d. Aft 1825, Surry County, Virginia (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Rebecca ???,   b. 30 Mar 1775, Sussex County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Aug 1796	Sussex County, Virginia   [4]
  	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).
  Family ID	F8230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Mariah Barkley,   b. Bef 1812, North Carolina d. Between 1846 and 1855 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1834  [3]
  	On August 21, 1834, James McLemore gave his bond to marry Martha Mariah BARKLEY, daughter of John BARKLEY of Northampton County, North Carolina. Her father was a man of prominence in his county, serving for a time as state senator; he was apparently also an immigrant from Scotland according to family records, an assertion not disproved by the Northampton County records where he mysteriously appears shortly before 1800. In 1839 James and his wife Martha conveyed to her brother Francis D. BARKLEY all of her interest in a piece of Barkley property belonging to her family (Northampton Deed Book 28, p. 453). (James L. McLemore, III, p. 80).
  Children	1. Joseph McLemore,   b. Abt 1836, Southampton County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   2. Benjamin Franklin McLemore,   b. 3 May 1839, Southampton County, Virginia d. 29 Jan 1911, Southampton County, Virginia (Age 71 years)   3. Thomas A. McLemore,   b. Abt 1840, Southampton County, Virginia d. 7 Mar 1857, Virginia (Age 17 years)   4. Rebecca J. McLemore,   b. Abt 1845, Southampton County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   5. Emma McLemore,   b. Between 1834 and 1846, Southampton County, Virginia d. Between 1834 and 1846, Southhampton County, Virginia (Age 0 years)   6. Sarah Elizabeth McLemore,   b. Abt 1847, Southampton County, Virginia d. Abt 1914 (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F8244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Ramsey,   b. Abt 1821, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	6 Jun 1855	Southampton County, Virginia
  	Their marriage took place in Southampton County on June 6, 1855, the Rev. M.A. Longhorn presiding. They had three children: Latinus J. and Robert, both of whom died young (one in a hunting accident), neither ever marrying or producing issue; and Alice M. McLemore, born in 1859, who married Frank A. Jones at Branchville on February 25, 1886. (James L. McLemore, III, p. 81).
  Children	1. Alice M. McLemore,   b. Abt 1856, Southampton County, Virginia d. Abt 1894 (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F8253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1799 and 1801 - Sussex County, Virginia Marriage - 6 Jun 1855 - Southampton County, Virginia Death - Abt 1877 - Southampton County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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"). [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p 80 (Reliability: 3). [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p 79 (Reliability: 3).