Samantha Ann McGrew: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Samantha Ann McGrew was born about 1825 in Mississippi; died before 5 May 1845.

Notes:

According to the LDS ancestral file, ver 4.15, Samantha McGrew is the daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Blackburn) McGrew. However, according to McGrew researcher Wynema McGrew of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, she is actually the daughter of Alexander's brother, James Tate McGrew by Elizabeth Patterson. Several years after her first husband was killed (along with one of her brothers) as they fought Indians at Morgan's Point, Samantha married her husband's brother David A. Barton, Jr. and had two children. (THE SOUTHERN McGREWS GREW)

Samantha married David Armstrong Barton on 27 Jan 1842 in Robertson County, Texas. David was born on 27 Jan 1811 in Rutherford County, Tennessee; died on 15 Dec 1844 in Franklin, Robertson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Elizabeth Jane Barton was born about 1843 in County of Robertson, Republic of Texas; and died.

Generation: 2

Elizabeth Jane Barton

(1.Samantha¹) was born about 1843 in County of Robertson, Republic of Texas; and died.

Notes:

Wynema McGrew states that a first cousin of Elizabeth's reported she was returned to Tennessee to be raised by her paternal grandparents. However, if this is true, it was not for long. On 5 May 1845, Elizabeth McGrew, her maternal grandmother, applied to the Robertson County Probate Court for guardianship of Elizabeth Jane Barton, minor, heir of David A. Barton and Samatha Barton, both deceased. Elizabeth was granted this guardianship, and she was living with her grandmother as of 1850.

Wynema indicated that Elizabeth Jane married Cleve R. Walters or Waters in Limestone County, Texas prior to 1860 where they can be found on that census. He was a farmer with real and personal property of $3,500 each. They were not found on the 1870 or 1880 censuses of Texas.