Lidie M. McLemore

Notes:

She married Sam JOHNSON. At the time of the 1900 census, she was living with her brother and sister in law, Britain and Minnie McLemore, in Shelby County, Tennessee. She was shown as Widowed, with her date of birth shown as February 18, 1850. She was in their household in 1910 as well, listed as Lidie Johnson, sister, widowed. She was not with the family as of 1920 or 1930, so likely she died sometime before 1920.

Notes:

A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 2:

Sugars McLemore, son
of Abraham McLemore and
Maray (Polly) Nicholson, his wrfe, was born September
22nd 1795.

(The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 88.

(Research):
Census Information:

1850 Census
Tennessee, Haywood County, District 7
Enumerated 2 Sept 1850
110-110
Sugars McLemore 54 M Farmer $30,000 North Carolina
Nancy P McLemore 29 F Tenn
Mary E McLemore, 18 F Tenn
Leah A McLemore 16 F Tenn
Margaret B McLemore 14 F Tenn
Nancy D McLemore 12 F Tenn
Virginia McLemore 6 F
Theodora McLemore 3 F Tenn
Eliza A McLemore 8/12 F Tenn
Sarah J. Hannah 19 F Tenn
M. H. McLemore 20 M None Tenn


1860 Census
Tennessee, Madison County, District 9, Post Office Jackson
Enumerated 1 August 1860
Page 153 Stamped 131052-1084
Sugurs McLemore 64 M Farmer $85,300 $80,000 North Carolina
Nancy P McLemore 38 F Tenn
Virginia McLemore 17 F Tenn
Theodora McLemore 12 F Tenn
Eliza J McLemore 10 F Tenn
B.J. McLemore 1 F Tenn
Lucy I Sanders 22 F $---- $1400 Tenn


Nicole Brooks is interested in any photos or information on the slaves of Sugars McLemore. She is asking because her third great grandmother was one of them and with whom he fathered several children who are her direct ancestors. Her ancestors name was Amanda, and Sugars purchased her sometime around the mid to late 1840s in Memphis and took her to Brownsville. She remained in his household until around 1856 when she was then gifted to his daughter Nancy (Nannie) Dabney McLemore after she married Thomas Cole. If you have any information relating to the slaves held by this family, please contact Nicole at the email address below:

Nicole Brooks
nb04mba@yahoo.com

Sugars married Nancy Peters Sanders on 30 Nov 1848 in Tennessee. Nancy was born on 2 Mar 1829 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 2:

Nancy P. McLemore daughter of Britain H. Sanders
and Eliza. A. Sanders born 2nd day of March 1829

(The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 89.

Notes:

Married:
A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 5:

Sugars McLemore and Nancy P. Sanders was married
on the 30th day of November 1848

(The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 38.

Notes:

A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 3:

Abraham McLemore, son of Sally Jones and Atkins
McLemore, was born 1 lth October 1765

Abraham McLemore son of Atkins McLemore died
11th Novbr 1844 in 80 year of his age


(The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 38.

He was said to have married (1) Mary NICHOLSON and (2) Sally ERWIN.

Abraham married Mary "Polly" Nicholson after 1790 in Warren County, North Carolina. Mary was born on 28 Feb 1772 in Bute County, North Carolina; died about 1820 in Franklin County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 3:

Polly Nicholson, wife of Abraham McLemore and
daughter of James Nicholson and Elizabeth Woodrough
his wife, was born 28th of February 1772


(The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 38.

Notes:

Married:
Katina McBride (mcbridepchs@aim.com) emailed on April 7, 2011 that she was "researching the McLemore family history. I was hoping that you can help me by telling me the names of the slaves that this family owned especially while in Tennessee. I believe that Young Atkins or Sugar McLemore owned a relative of mine. Her name was Frances McLemore, she even named her son after Young. His name was Atkins Senter. Frances married John Senter. I found out that the Senters are part of the Fly family. All these family are connected: Fly, Senter, McLemore and they all owned slaves. Any information provided would be greatly appreciated." Please feel free to email Katina her directly if you can pass along any information about these families.

In 2014, Martha Hunt emailed the following information in response to Katina's query a few years earlier:

Hello Katrina,
I read your request on the Strong/McLemore website asking for information about slaves that were owned by members of the McLemore family in Tennessee. I do not have any specific information about them. I suggest that you look at wills, slave purchase and emancipation records, the 1870 federal census (they might still have been living next door to or in the house with the McLemores). Look at the slave record of marriages (co-habitation records taken in 1866-670). Look also for the death certificates and marriage application forms where names of fathers were listed.

The McLemores that you were asking about came from Granville, Warren and Franklin Counties in N.C. They moved to Tennessee in the early 1800's after Tennessee was cut off from N.C. and became a state. Atkins McLemore, Sr. had a large blacksmith's shop in Franklin County, NC, a foundry, where he was paid to make guns and ammunition during the Revolutionary War. He died in Warren County, NC around 1792. His will distributes slaves to his children.
Some of Atkin McLemore's children, especially my 4th great grandfather - Abraham McLemore, moved their households to Tennessee. Following is a list from the will of Atkins McLemore.

Son, Abraham received 4 Negroes - Frank, Sarah, Hannah and Judey.

Abraham, Abigail, Young and Robert Mclemore moved to TN. Abraham lived in Gibson Co.,TN. His sons Sugars and Young Atkins moved to Tennessee also. They purchased slaves, And the women who they married had slaves.

I hope this will be of some help in tracing your ancestry.

Notes:

Info below provided by sources cited, as well as from James L. McLemore III, Mark Freeman, C.L. Hammond and other descendants. Primary sources should be examined to verify.

Bought 320 acres on Lyons Creek, on Roanoke River, from William EATON, by deed dated March 16, 1749/1750, and recorded in the August term of court, 1750 (Northhampton Deed Book 1, p. 443). Later sold this on Edward ROBERTSON on October 24, 1753 with deed recorded November Term, 1753. (Northhampton Deed Book 2, p 130).

Sold 100 acres of his inheritance from his father to his brother Young by deed (witnessed by his cousin James Macklemore, Jr.) dated May 7, 1753 and recorded the May Term, 1753 (Northampton Deed Book 2, p 115).

Sold, along with his brother Young, 100 additional acres to Edward ROBERTSON of Brunswick County, Virginia, who had previously bought land from Atkins.

Bought 610 acres of land on the east side of Lee's Branch in Granville County, North Carolina in 1754. Also joined the Granville County Militia, commanded by Col William EATON (from whom he had bought land) and served in the company commanded by Capt. Sugar JONES. Atkins served as executor of Sugar JONES estate in 1761, and in 1765 he married Sarah JONES, his captain's daughter.

Bought 685 acres in Granville adjoining Linches Creek, Joseph BRANTLEY and Samuel WILLIAMS.

In 1769, BUTE COUNTY cut from Granville, and at least some of Atkins holdings fell within Bute, as he was listed as a gentleman and planter when he signed the Bute County Oath of Allegience on July 8, 1775. In 1779, WARREN County was split off from Bute and Atkin's is found there, acquiring another 18 1/2 acres on Lee's Branch.

1790 Federal Census Warren County, NC Halifax District Atkins McLemore 1 male +16, 3 females, 16 slaves

He died in Warren County in May, 1791, and his will, dated 15 September 1788, named his wife Sarah as executrix and left bequests to children Martha, Abigail, Young, Abraham, Robert, Atkins Jr, Sarah Jane and Priscilla. He devised land on Lynch's Creek in Warren and Franklin Counties, North Carolina. Also named were his brother, Young, and his son-in-law Nathaniel CHRISTMAS (Abigail's husband), and William CHRISTMAS. (James L. McLemore, III, pp 44, 45).

The History of Carroll County, Tennessee, p. 257 notes that "in 4-1776 Atkins was appointed by the Provincial Congress of NC to "receive, procure and purchase fire arms for the use of troops" in preparation for the Revolutionary War. He served in the NC State House of Commons 1778-1779, and was one of six commissioners appointed in 1779 by the NC General Assembly "to lay off and establish a town in Warren Co., NC for the setting the Court House of said County."

Robert McLemore Butler provided this extract from "North Carolina Revolutionary Soldiers, Sailors, and Patriots & Descendants" Vol II

Akins McLemore, Sr. (R-PAT-NC) c 1735 - W/P 1791 (will probated) M. Sarah ? (very possible last name was Young) Children: Abraham, Young, Robert, Akins, Sarah

Martha Hunt, in October 2914, shared the following additional details about the family of Atkins and Sarah McLemore:

The family came from Granville, Warren and Franklin Counties in N.C. They moved to Tennessee in the early 1800's after Tennessee was cut off from N.C. and became a state. Atkins McLemore, Sr. had a large blacksmith's shop in Franklin County, NC, a foundry, where he was paid to make guns and ammunition during the Revolutionary War. He died in Warren County, NC around 1792. His will distributes slaves to his children.

Some of Atkin McLemore's children, especially my 4th great grandfather - Abraham McLemore, moved their households to Tennessee. Following is a list from the will of Atkins McLemore.

Daughter, Martha Nicholson received 2 Negroes - Linda, Joe.
Daughter Abigail Christmas received 2 Negroes - Ollie and Plum. (In 1789 Abigail was married to William Christmas. Later on she married his brother).
Son, Young McLemore received 3 Negroes - Isham, Bott and young Butler.
Son, Nathaniel McLemore received 2 Negroes - Kigh and Dinah.
Son, Abraham received 4 Negroes - Frank, Sarah, Hannah and Judey.
Son, Robert McLemore received 2 Negroes - Essia and Cherry. (Might be Isaiah and Cherry)
Son, Atkins McLemore received 3 Negroes - Stephen, Milley and Hunneyball.
Daughter, Sarah Jones McLemore, 3 Negroes - Poll, Hardy and Green.
Daughter, Priscilla McLemore received 3 Negroes - Winney, Tom and Mingo.
To his wife Sarah, the following Negroes - Butler, Jim, George, Peter, Scot, Sal, Lydde, Sue, Aggy, and Vina.

Abraham, Abigail, Young and Robert Mclemore moved to TN. Abraham lived in Gibson Co.,TN. His sons Sugars and Young Atkins moved to Tennessee also. They purchased slaves, And the women who they married had slaves.

Atkins married Sarah Jones after 1750 in Granville County, North Carolina. Sarah was born after 1735 in Virginia; died on 10 Mar 1808 in Warren County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Said to be the daughter of Sugar JONES. (James L. McLemore, III, p 44). Mark Freeman instead shows her as the daughter of Edward JONES and Abigail SUGARS.

Jack White emailed, in September 2016, that: Sarah Jones received a very large land grant on Lee's Branch in Granville Co in 1762 (700 acres). Atkins McLemore (as Adkins McKlemore) received a grant on Lee'a Branch, a tributary of Shocco Creek in that same year, showing Sarah Jones as the adjacent property owner. He believes this Sarah Jones was nee Sarah Franklin, the widow of Capt. Shugan "Sugar" Jones, who had died in 1761, and that it was this "Sarah Jones" who married Atkins McLemore around 1762. He also noted that he had "also located the 1761 will of Sugar Jones and a 1774 division of his estate. There is no mention in either of a daughter, Sarah. Atkins McLemore was one of the executors of that will, along with Sugar's unnamed wife. That, together with the fact that Sarah Jones and Atkins McLemore in 1761 were listed as neighbors in their respective land grants, leads me to believe that McLemore married the widow of his neighbor, Sugar Jones. I've attached the will transcript and the division records." He later added that "she might well have been Sugar's sister, as many researchers believe. The will and estate papers of Sugar Jones, however, make it pretty clear that he did not have a daughter named Sarah, so I think that possibility can be dismissed."

(Research):
Transcript of Sugar JONES will, courtesy of Jack White

Jones, Sugar of Gr. Co Will, date July 15, 1761; prob. Aug 11, 1761

"Unto my son Edmund JONES all my lands that lies on the West Side of Linches Creek', stock there, and Negro woman Lucy and her 5 children;

(2) 'all the remainder of my lands not before given' to be div. Bet. 3 son, Drewry (JONES), Samuel (JONES) and James (JONES)

(3) to daughter. Nanny, Negro girl 'Rose'

(4) to daughter. Molly, Negro girl 'Sall'

(5) to son, Drewry, Negro boy 'Bob"

(6) To son Samuel, Negro boy 'Tony'

(7) to son James, Negro girl 'Fillis'

(8) to the child my wife is now big with 'Negro girl' not exceeding 16 years of age to be bought out of the income of his est., and if this child should be a boy then a piece of land is to be bought for him; and

(9) rest of est. to wife (name not given), for life.

Exs: wife, Gideon MACON and Adkin MC LEMORE, Wit: Solomon ALSTON, JR, James JONES, Edward JONES. Id. P. 31.