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Burwell McLemore, Jr.

Male Abt 1770 - Aft 1851  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Burwell McLemore  [1
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth Abt 1770  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 22 Jan 1851  Rogersville, Lauderdale County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Burwell's third son (at least his third to move away) was his namesake Burwell McLemore Jr. Born not later than about 1770, he married Mary GLOVER, daughter of Jones Glover Sr. pursuant to a marriage bond made out November 6, 1794 (Sussex Marriage Register, p. 75). Mary was the mother of his older children, but at least five of more of his fifteen children were by his second wife, Nancy. He may have lived in Ohio for a while, as his eldest son Robert J. is said to have been born there in 1795. He then moved to North Carolina where his second son Howell was born in 1801. He apparently moved to Tennessee shortly thereafter, as his third son Briggs M. McLemore was born there about 1803. At this point the sources are confusingly in conflict. It is generally held that Burwell moved to Lauderdale County, Alabama, where his fourth son Maclin H. McLemore was born in about 1804. However, U.S. Census records apparently put him still in Giles County, Tennessee, as late as 1820; perhaps he returned there for some reason. At any rate, then came two girls, Barbary in 1805, and Mary J. in 1808. The order of the births for the next several children is uncertain; a possible listing of them: ??? McLemore House (ca. 1810), Martin A.P McLemore (ca. 1812), Sarah McLemore Lambert (ca. 1815), and Margaret McLemore Marks (ca. 1818). Perhaps one or two, perhaps more, of these four were children of his second wife.

      Burwell died within a year of this Census (1850-1851), as a suit was brought in Lauderdale County court, July term, 1851, for sale of his lands, in which his heirs were named as parties. The married names of some of Burwell's daughters were obtained from these papers. In addition, the spouses of several children are also generally known, Robert married Ruthea THORNBERRY in 1832 and Howell married her sister Mildred in 1828, Briggs married Mary SPIGAL or STEGAL in 1833, MACLIN married Nancy HALBERT in 1843; Mary J. married Gabriel DAVIS in 1827, Sarah married James LAMBERT, Margaret married Henry MARKS, and Barbary married a man named POTEET. (James L. McLemore, III. pp 76-77).

      In "The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama," the Alabama State Plat Book, page 43, is cited, showing that Burwell had purchased 160 acres on May 23, 1828. His land was West of Elk River T3S R7W NW Sec 11. Burwell and his family were among the oldest settlers to come to Lauderdale County, and he lived (in Lauderdale) until his death. On Feb. 21, 1840, he purchased 210 acres from Martin Harkins. This land was also in range 7, T3 sec 15 which is close to Elk River at Rogersville. The book further states that Burwell left a will in Lauderdale Co dated July 1, 1844 naming six living children by his second marriage as well as six living children by his first marriage. He is believed to be buried in the Womack cemetery in Rogersville. This cemetery is believed to to be on some of the land he owned.
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1850 Census
      Alabama, Lauderdale County, Division 2 East of Military Road
      Enumerated 12 and 13 of November 1850 by Hiram Kennedy

      HH #506 was that of Briggs and Mary McLemore

      HH #512 was that of Robert and Ruthia McLemore

      HH #520 Gabriel and Mary (McLemore) Davis

      HH# 521-521
      Burrell McLamour 80 M Farmer $2000 VA
      Nancy McLamour 58 F Va
      John McLamour 28 M Laborer Ala
      David McLamour 21 M Laborer Ala
      James McLamour 25 M Laborer Ala
      Martha McLamour 29 F Ala
      Ann McLamour 18 F Ala

      HH #522-522 Henry and Margaret (McLemore) Marks
    Person ID I24722  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2019 

    Father Burwell McLemore, Sr.,   b. Bef 1721, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1798, Sussex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Amy Gilliam,   b. Abt 1730, Surry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1793, Sussex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1753  [3, 4
    • Burwell Maclemore and his wife, Amy, had a large family: eleven children in all have been identified, but only two had their births recorded in the Albermarle Parish Register. The first was Sally, born June 2, 1754, and baptized August 25, 1754. Sponsors or godparents included her aunt and uncle, Robert and Lydia Magee, as well as a Gilliam. A second daughter "Molly" (Mary) was shown in the Register as being born July 24, and baptized September 14, 1760. There was a sufficient interval in between these two for the birth of at least one other child (probably Howell), and the others followed along thereafter: John, Lucy, Lydia, Ann or Anna, Burwell Jr., Gilliam, Charles and James, probably in something close to that order, with their births running right up nearly to the outbreak of the American Revolution, when Burwell would have been 55, and Amy in her early to mid 40's. Neither his first born daughter Sally nor his wife is mentioned in his will, which was dated September 21, 1793, and admitted to probate October 4, 1798. (B. F. McLemore His Ancestors and Descendants, James L. McLemore III (c. 1991) pp. 81-82).

      Copied from Rev. William P. McLemore's website, "McLemore Notables"

      http://www.oocities.org/wmclemore.geo/mclem1.htm
    Family ID F7448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Glover,   b. Bef 1770   d. Bef 1814, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Marriage 6 Nov 1794  Sussex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    • They were married pursuant to a marriage bond made out November 6, 1794 (Sussex Marriage Register, p. 75). In the "Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama" (p. 346), he and Mary also also shown as being the parents of an Amy, who married a HOUSE. Eldon and Ann McLemore of Derby, Kansas, also show them as the parents of several more children, namely Martin, Martha, James, Ann, Sarah m. a LAMBERT, Margaret m. a MARKS, Jane, and David.
    Children 
     1. Robert J. McLemore,   b. 29 Sep 1796, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1873, Hardin County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. Howell McLemore,   b. 18 Jun 1802, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Briggs M. McLemore,   b. Abt 1803, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1873 (Age ~ 70 years)
     4. Maclin B. "Bass" McLemore,   b. Abt 1805, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1864 and 1870, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years)
     5. Barberry McLemore,   b. Abt 1805, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mary McLemore,   b. Abt 1808, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F8207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2010 

    Family 2 Nancy Willliamson,   b. Abt 1792, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 7 Feb 1814  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama also lists an eighth child, not shown on census records, "James McLemore of whom we know nothing. (p. 346)."
    Children 
     1. Sarah McLemore,   b. Aft 1814, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Margaret McLemore,   b. Between 1816 and 1818, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Martha Ann Pricilla McLemore,   b. Aft 1821, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. John W. McLemore,   b. Abt 1822, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1869 (Age ~ 47 years)
     5. James McLemore,   b. Aft 1824, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. David Mason McLemore,   b. Between 1827 and 1829, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Ann McLemore,   b. Abt 1832, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F8208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1770 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Nov 1794 - Sussex County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Feb 1814 - Williamson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aft 22 Jan 1851 - Rogersville, Lauderdale County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Alabama, Lauderdale County, Division 2 East of Military Road Enumerated 12 and 13 of November 1850 by Hiram Kennedy HH 521-521 (Reliability: 3).

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

    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.

    4. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p. 69 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p 76 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S515] The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama (Heritage Publishing Co., Clanton AL 35046, c. 1999; second printing, 2003).

    7. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p 77 (Reliability: 3).