Family: Sterling McLemore / Rebecca ??? (F8148)

• Father | Male Sterling McLemore

  
  

  Born	Abt 1765	North Carolina
  Died	17 May 1814	Fayette County, Kentucky
  Buried
  Married	Bef 1782  [1, 2]	North Carolina  [1, 2]
  Father	Ephraim McLemore, Jr. | F1343 Group Sheet
  Mother	Hannah Hudspeth | F1343 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Rebecca ???

  
  

  Born	Between 1760 and 1770	North Carolina
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Child 1 | Male John McLemore

  
  

  Born	Aft 1783	North Carolina
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Joel H. McLemore

  
  

  Born	Abt 1784	North Carolina
  Died	Aft 1870	Arkansas
  Buried
  Spouse	Rhoda Renfro | F9262
  Married	26 Oct 1824	Lincoln County, Tennessee

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Abner McLemore

  
  

  Born	Aft 1785	North Carolina
  Died	Aft 1860	Alabama
  Buried

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Sterling C. McLemore

  
  

  Born	Abt 1790	North Carolina
  Died	23 Dec 1823	Lincoln County, Tennessee
  Buried
  Spouse	Martha C. "Patsy" Whitaker | F9226
  Married	5 Oct 1811	Fayette County, Kentucky

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Martha McLemore

  
  

  Born	Between 1793 and 1795	North Carolina
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Hannah McLemore

  
  

  Born	Between 1794 and 1800	North Carolina
  Died
  Buried
  Spouse	Benjamin Wright | F9225
  Married	19 Sep 1814	Fayette County, Kentucky

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Probably Wright McLemore, Of Arkansas

  
  

  Born	Abt 1800	North Carolina
  Died	Abt 1849	Jefferson County, Arkansas
  Buried

  
  

  Child 8 | Female Rebecca Elizabeth McLemore

  
  

  Born	Abt 1802	North Carolina
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 9 | Female Maybe Lucretia Jane McLemore

  
  

  Born	30 Oct 1804	Kentucky
  Died	20 Jul 1877	Crockett, Houston County, Texas
  Buried
  Spouse	William W. Warren | F9263
  Married	5 Mar 1825	Lincoln County, Tennessee

  
  

  Child 10 | Male Maybe Nicholas McLemore, Tn Or Ky > Louisiana

  
  

  Born	Between 1805 and 1811	Kentucky
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 11 | Male Maybe Keton Jones McLemore, Of Ky > Ark > La. > Tex.

  
  

  Born	Between 1808 and 1811	Kentucky
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  Married: The Heritage Book of Coffee Co TN 1836-2004, article 867 Sterling McLemore Sterling McLemore, son of Ephraim McLemore and Hanna Hudspeth, first appears on the NC tax lists of 1784-1787 in Surry Co showing one male age 21, two males under 21, and over 60, and three females of all ages. He is found on the 1790 census for NC in Surry Co but is not shown in 1800. He is found on the insolvent Tax List of 1790 Montgomery Co NC. He received a land grant from the State of N.C., Grant # 2081, for 100 acres. By 1810, he is found on the census of Rockcastle Co KY. He is shown as male age 45 and up. His wife is in same age bracket. His household has two males and two females under age 10, two males and two females ages 10-16,, and three males and one female ages 16-26. Sterling McClemore born by 1765, probably in NC, died May 1814 in Fayette Co KY. Married by 1782 to Rebecca ____ born abt 1764 in NC. According to 1850 Mortality Schedule for TN. Their known children [as assumed from the intestate probate papers, lawsuits and deeds found in Fayette Co KY are; 1. Joel b 1780-90 in NC 2. John 3. Abner b ca 1785 in NC, died between 1860-70 in AL md unknown wife abt 1811 in Rockcastle or Fayette Co, KY. 4. Sterling C. Jr. b 1775-91, died abt. Mar 1825 in Lincoln Co TN, married Martha [Patsy] Whitaker on 5 Oct. 1811 in Fayette Co KY. Martha then married Mr. Pegram and died abt 1881. Their son, S. J. McLemore, is found on the 1850 census of Davidson Co TN. He was born 29 Dec, 1822 in Lincoln Co TN and died 20 June, 1896 in Coffee Co TN. His 8 children are named in Case #1072 of Probate Papers of Coffee County, TN. 5. Rebecca b 1780/90, married Signor Allen on 13 Mar 1815 in Fayette Co KY. Consent of her mother, Rebeccah McLemore, is given. They appear on the 1820 census of Lincoln Co TN. 6. Hannah b 1780/90, married Benjamin Wright on 19 Sept, 1814 in Fayette Co KY. They appear on 1820 & 1830 Lincoln Co TN census. Her mother, Rebeccah, consented to the marriage. 7. Martha [Patsy] b 1780/90 married James R. Brown ib 30 Nov, 1816 in Fayette Co KY.They appear on the 1820 & 1830 census of Lincoln Co TN and on the 1850 census of Coffee Co TN. James R. Brown died abt Feb 1855 in Coffee Co TN. Sterling and Rebeccah McLemore probably had more children but their names are not known at this time. Post by Virginia KEEFER on the McLemore Family Genealogy Forum (http://www.jenforum.org/mclemore/messages/1146.html)

  
  

• Sources

  [S569] Wright, Douglas (pdwright@bresnan.net) Ver. 2007-12-30 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=douglaswright44. [S325] Johnson, Will (wjhonson@aol.com) "Research of Will Johnson, professional genealogist" Ver. 2008-11-12 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wjhonson.