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Ephraim Macklemore

Male 1712 - Aft 1787  (~ 79 years)


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  • Name Ephraim Macklemore  [1, 2
    Born Between 1709 and 1712  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1787  Northhampton County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 
    • A biblical name. He was probably named for a McLemore Uncle. (James L. McLemore, III, p 40).

      He was devised, under his father's Will, 80 acres on Peahill Creek which also fell in Northhampton County north of Roanoke. He seems to have remained there for some time. Two references can be found relating to him in July 1746. However, within about eight years, he is found serving in the Granville County Militia across the Roanoke. His son, Ephraim Jr, was only about 16, and hence probably too young to serve. He also witnessed the sale of land in Granville County in 1762, and bought two tracts himself, one of 250 acres and one of 110 acres (James L. McLemore, III, pp. 46, 47).

      During the same period of time that Ephraim Jr was living in Surry County (1784-1787), an Ephraim McLemore lived in Northampton County with 10 members of his family. This likely was the elder Ephraim, still alive and living in his old homeplace, having reached the advanced age of between 70 and 75. If so, this is the last reference that can be ascribed to him. He left no will. There is also the less likely possibility that this was Ephraim Jr, living in Northampton, but operating his holding as far west a Surry County. (James L. McLemore, III, p 48).
    Person ID I20933  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father James Macklemore,   b. Between 1660 and 1662, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 13 Feb 1732, Bertie County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Mother Fortune Gilliam,   b. Between 1668 and 1671, Surry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1736, Bertie County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married Abt 1690  [2
    Family ID F7450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family ??? ???,   b. Abt 1709,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married
    • Only two children are known with reasonable certainty: the older Wright McLemore, and the younger, Ephraim Maclemore Jr. (1738-1798). (James L. McLemore, III, p 47).

      Thought by many to have married a woman whose last name was WRIGHT based on the name of his son. His brother, William, also named a son WRIGHT. They both may have married into the WRIGHT family, or it might be that the WRIGHT surname belonged to a common ancestor, and was not the last name of either of their spouses.
    Children 
     1. Wright McLemore,   b. Aft 1730, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ephraim McLemore, Jr.,   b. Abt 1738, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1798, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2007 
    Family ID F7456  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Between 1709 and 1712 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Aft 1787 - Northhampton County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p 40 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.

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