Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Research Log

Eastern Kentucky University Special Collections, Dec. 21, 2001
Townsend F. 457.M17 N6630 McDowell - McGee
Col. Joseph McDowell md. 1) Sarah Irvine, daughter of John, 2) Prudence Armstrong, 3) Jane (--?--)
son by first wife - Samuel md. 1) Marion Ball, 2) Martha Hawkins
Samuel McDowell, son of Judge Samuel & Mary (McClung) McDowell & grandson of Col. John & Magdaline (Woods) McDowell was born 8 Mar. 1764 and was a revolutionary soldier, he married Anna Irvine.
Children:
William Adair b. 21 Mar. 1795 md. Mariah Hawkins Harvey
Children:

  • Sarah Shelby md. Bland Ballard
  • Henry Clay md. Anne Clay, granddaughter of Henry Clay
  • William Preston md. Kate Wright
  • Edward Irvine
  • Mary Keith
  • Magdalene Harvey
  • William Adair

Green County, Kentucky Will Records
Will Book 1, w/ Inventories 1795-1816
Will Book II, 1816-1839
Inventory Book II, 1812-1820
Inventories p. 35, pages 220-223 of Book Feb. 3, 1812, note on Samuel Speer in Thomas Cook inventory.
Inventory & Will Book II 1812-1820, p. 106, Dec. 14, 1812, pp. 1-4 of Book 2, Inventory of Wm. H. King, accounts on Samuel Spears and Thomas Spears
p. 107, pp. 11-14, 16 March 1813 settlement of Thomas Cook, 1 note on Samuel Spear $12
p. 50, pp. 86-88 April 1823 Will Book 2, 1816-1839 Will of John Spears, slave Joe, wife Rebecca, kids: William, Terrell, John, Caroline and Mary
Friends = exec. George Spears, proven by Jacob Spears
p. 36, pp. 223-225 21 Nov. 1813 inventory of James Caulk appraised by Solomon Cloyd.
p. 111, pp. 39-40 Inventory of Solomon Cloid 24 April 24, 1814, Inventory & Will Book 2, 1812-1820
Green Co., Kentucky Records #1 Marriages 1793-1850
Thomas Cloyd md. Nancy Holland 20 Jan. 1826

Hoosier Genealogist, Vol. 39, #4, Dec. 1999
p. 242 Switzerland County Old Settlers meeting, Sep. 17, 1895, Abel Stout, age 69 (b. 1826) does not list where he was born or when he came to the county.

Abingdon, Virginia, no date
Holston Pathfinder, Vol. 21, #1, p. 5John Speer b. 16 Dec. 1819, d. 3 Mar. 1905 Sandy Grove, TNmd. as second husband Eliza McKinzie, 24 Sep. 1861
Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 34Washington County Marriage Register 1782-1820, abstracted by Beverly FleetFeb. 1814 John Speer md. Sally Fields, James Harper minister
McConnell, Catherine. High on a Windy Hill, Overmountain Press, Johnson City, TNWashington County, VA, Rock Spring CemeteryJames Speer b. 30 July 1759, d. 29 Oct. 1836Mary b. 1804, d. 28 Nov. 1881Wm. d. 4 June 1818, 55 years old, contemporary of John Speer
James, son of John md. Jane Orr, had daughter Jane md. Samuel FairesJane Orr, daughter of Arthur Orr, the elder? still trying to prove. Jane d. after 1841

Burke County, North Carolina Library, Sept. 27, 2004
Burke County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessionsp. 25 State vs. Margaret Spears - jury sworn find defendant guiltyp. 27, 1792 session - Ordered by the Court that a former order ordered by the court that a new trial in the case of the State vs. Margaret Spear has been proved and granted
Case: State vs. Margaret SpearJury - Ezebulon Brevard, Edward Peteeth, Phillip Brittain, Jno. Peteeth, Jno. Duckworth, Zac Down, Martin Crider, Jno. Hughes, Henry Gillaspy, Elisha Perkins, David Menteroth, defendant not guilty.
Jan. Session 1793Deed from commissioners of the town of Morganton to Jno. Spears for a house & lot in Morganton proven by James Greenlee, dated 22 July 1791 . . . . my grandfather . . . Greenlees were mixed in with McDowells.
John Girley 23 md. Isabel Clark 19, married at Wilkinson's Store, 7 Sept. 1872, may be a cousin, wit: E.M. Barnes, Jane Barnes, John Lane
John Cagle, 1815, pre-1866 estate records, date of the papers, not necessarily date of death. Petition of heirs Sept. 1823
  • Milly Higdon (married to Nathan Austin)
  • Henry Cagle
  • Nathan Austin
  • Betsy (married to Peter Lowkenore)
  • John (--?--) Cagle
  • Catharine Cagle
  • Rebecca Cagle
  • Jacob Cagle 
A Leonard Cagle signed off on many probate receipts.  
Charles McDowell will 1859
  • wife Annie
  • daughter Eliza Woodfin
  • son-in-law A.W. Woodfin
  • daughter Mira (?) Woodfin
  • son-in-law J.W. Woodfin
  • son Charles
  • daughter Mary Bynum
1815 Tax List - Capt. Teague's Company - Caldwell / Alexander Counties; Caldwell county formed in 1841 and Caldwell formed in 1847 both north and east of current Burke County.
  • Jacob Spears 100 acres on Clarkes Meadow Branch, $50 - possible son of John Speer Sr. 

Greenlee, Ralph & Robert Greenlee. Genealogy of the Greenlee Family, Chicago, IL: Greenlee, 1908
Gen. I Ephraim McDowell md. Margaret Irvine

Gen. II  Mary McDowell md. James Greenlee b. 1707 Ireland, d. 1757 PA
Gen. III1. John b. 1738 md. Hannah McClanahan2. James b. Oct. 19, 1740 Rockbridge Co., VA, d. Nov. 8, 1813, Morganton, Burke Co., NC md. 1)  Mary Mitchell June 10, 1770 at the ten-mile house, a tavern ten miles north of Charleston, SC.  She was a cousin born in Charleston, SC, d. July (?) 1787 in Burke Co., NC (when son David was six days old).  She was the daughter of James Mitchell & Margaret McDowell. , 2) Ruth (--?--) Howard who died January 22, 1812.
James Greenlee came to Surrey County, North Carolina from Virginia, before the Revolutionary war. He bought a fine farm on the Dan River but sold it again and went to Morganton, Burke County.  He owned all the best lands about Morganton.  His possessions are now divided into more than half a dozen fine farms.  Besides this he owned lands in Yancey, Mitchell and Rutherford counties, and two fine farms in Turkey Cove; also land on the Catawba River where his son David Washington settled, is now divided into five good farms.  He also owned fine lands near Memphis, Tennessee.  He was a cattle raiser and the Catawba bottoms were green with cane and the hollows were knee-deep in wild pea vines. He drove his fat cattle to Philadelphia and to Charleston, South Carolina, for sale.  He owned a great many slaves. While he was absent from home during the Revolutionary war the tories robbed him of stock and grain and took off a female servant, which was all the help Mrs. Greenlee had on the place.  While he was in camp, the Tories killed his stock, wasted his grain and feasted on beef, mutton and honey. They heard that Colonel Campbell was coming and hurried off unceremoniously. The servant was secreted by a kind neighbor while the Tories were travelling several miles away and was sent back.
James Greenlee was a business man, public and private. He said he could never wirte a deed to convey land from him, but could write one to himself. He never sold land, but bought all the good land that he could. He settled his six sons on good farms, all of them within a day's ride from home.  His six sons settle their own matters without any lawsuits.  He was Land Inspector in North Carolina and Tennessee; member of North Carolina Convention in 1788.  In politics, he was a Whig; in religion, Presbyterian.
3. Samuel b. 1743, died in infancy4. Mary b. 1745 md. Hugh Hayes5. Margaret b. 1748 md. William or James Montgomery6. Grace / Grizel b. June 23, 1750 Rockbridge Co., VA, d. North Carolina;  md. 1) General John Bowman who fell at the battle of Ransom's Mill, June 20, 1780; 2) Gen. Charles McDowell, a cousin who was born in 1743, d. March 31, 1815, son of John & Margaret (O'Neal) McDowell who was the widow of (--?--) Greenlee.  Grace Greenlee was distinguished among the "women of the Revolution." She was a woman of remarkable energy and character.
Gen. Charles McDowell, at the beginning of our Revolutionary troubles, was commander of an extensive district in this section of the country. He and his brother, Gen. Joseph McDowell, were called the "heroes of Kings Mountain." Both distinguished themselves in times that tried men's souls. They were residents of Burke County and rendered important service to their country. Their father settled in Virginia, where Winchester now stands, but removed to Burke County, North Carolina about the time of their birth.  In June 1780 Colonel, afterward General Charles McDowell was joined by L.Shelby, John Lewis (?) of Tennessee and Colonel Clark of Georgia.  This the beginning of the fight of Kings Mountain, which memorable spot is on the border of North and South Carolina, Cleveland County.  It extends from east to west and its summit is five hundred yards long and fifty wide. On this summit Ferguson was posted, Major Joseph McDowell, Colonel Lewis and Major Winston formed the right wing, Campbell and Shelby the centre and Colonel Cleveland and Colonel Williams on the left .The officers were all of equal rank, but as they were in Charles McDowell's district he was entitled to command. He was a brave and patriotic man and a good soldier. He was a member of the Senate and State Legislature, 1786-1788; Senator from Burke, 1782-88; also in 1778; Member of the House, 1809, 1810, 1811.
7. David. b. 1752 md. 1) Jane White, 2) (--?--) (--?--) Hunt8. Samuel b. 1757 md. Mary Paxton
Gen. IV.1a. James b. 1769 md. Mary Paxton (?)1b. Elijah b. 1772, d. GA after 18121c. John b. 1774, d. unmd. KY1d. Mary b. 1776 md. John Mitchell Greenlee1e. William b. 1779, drowned as a child1f. David b. 1782 md. Hannah Grigsby1g. Samuel b. 1785 d. 1823 GA unmd.

Marion, North Carolina, McDowell County Public Library , Sep. 29, 2004
Hunting John McDowell will, 28 May 1796

  • wife Ann
  • grandson John McDowell, Jr.
  • son Joseph
  • grandson Wm. Whitson
  • grandson John Whitson
  • grandson Thomas Whitson
  • grandson Joseph Whitson
  • dau. Ann Whitson
  • grand. dau. Polly Whitson
  • grand. dau. Rebecca Carson
  • grand. dau. Sally Carson
  • grand. dau. Ann McDowell
Connelly, Anne. The McDowells of Pleasant GardenHunting John b. Scotland ca. 1717, migrated to Gennore, Ireland, came to U.S. along with Ephraim McDowell the elder & Quaker Meadows Joseph McDowell from Longford Co., Ireland on the George & Ann May 29, 1729.  Landed in Pennsylvania on Sept. 4, 1729.  Lived in Pennsylvania for awhile then moved to Rockbridge Co., VA.
1748 Hunting John rec'd. royal land grant in McDowell County, North Carolina. He married Anne Edmiston of Rockbridge Co., VA and had three children: Rachel md. Col. John Carson, Annie md. John Whitson and Joseph md. his cousin Mary Moffett in Augusta Co., VA
Ephraim McDowell b. Londonderry, Ireland March 1673.  His father was from Scotland. Ephraim md. Margaret Irvine his first cousin, daughter of Robert Irvine.  She was buried in Raloo churchyard in Londonderry.  Their children: 
  • James - had daughters
  • Mary Elizabeth md. James Greenlee (see notes above)
  • John md. Magdalena Wood
  • Margaretta md. James Mitchell
1737 moved to Burden's Grant, Augusta Co., VA, 10,000 acres at the fork of the James River. 
John & Magdalena Wood's kids:
  • Samuel md. Mary McClung
  • James md. Elizabeth Cloyd - see below
  • Sarah md. George Moffett
Quaker Meadows was located 2 miles north of Morganton, NC
Gen. Charles McDowell laid out Morganton, NC.
MacDowell, Dorothy. McDowells in America, Gateway Press, 1981.
p. 21 Col. James McDowell md. ca. 1758 a distant relative Elizabeth Cloyd b. in Virginia, d. 1810 age 74 daughter of David & Margaret (Campbell) Cloyd.  David's will filed in 1792.  James remained in Virginia where he inherited his father's estate. His father died when the old British law of primogeniture was in force which gave nearly all of his estate to his oldest son Samuel, but Sam divided it equally with James and his sister Sarah.  James was sheriff of Augusta County and died on his way to Richmond on business.
Magdalen Wood - daughter of Michael Wood(s) and Margaret Campbell. 
Were they cousins through Campbells or Cloyds?
Start looking for kin of Michael Wood & Margaret Campbell in Albemarle Co., VA. 

Hickory, North Carolina Public Library, Catawba Co., Sept. 29, 2004
no Cagles or Gurleys listed in census, cemeteries or will abstracts. 

Campbellsville, Kentucky, March 11, 2008, Taylor County Public Library
1850 Taylor Co. censusSpear, Samuel D. 34 farmer $500, KYJohn, 70 PA, b. 1780Mary 69 VAMontgomery, Mary M. 38, KY $200Wm. T. 10, KYWhite, Malinda, black, 14, KY
Spear, Newton, 37, farmer $2000, KYM.J. / Mary Jane, 29, KYS.E. 12 f, KYN.J. 7, KYM.S. / Mary S. 5, KYF.K. 7/12, KYSmith, Elizabeth, 45, $700, VACampbell, J.F. m, 9/12 KY
Newton had daughter Lois S. b. ca. April 1858, d. 15 Sep. 1858 and dau. Mary S. d. 14 Feb. 1861 of typhoid fever, age 17

Shelby County, Kentucky
Speer Cemetery, stone wall behind John Speer's house, barn built over cemetery.  Near old Floydsburg, KY.

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