Born: ca. 1700
Died: unknown
Buried: unknown
Married: unknown
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Apparently I didn't bother to photocopy the key for this book, duh!
Grand-mother Speer's maiden name was Margaret Cloyd; where born I do not know. . . . Gen. Joseph McDowell, of Revolutionary war fame, was her uncle, whose life and service in freedom's cause is made honorable mention of in our country's history of that struggle.
The Catawba river runs through Burke County, and McDowell County joins Burke on the west, and Marion is the county seat. After her marriage she visited her uncle Joseph McDowell and it seems he thought very highly of her, for when her visit was out and she was ready to return home, he gave her a negro girl and boy to take home with her. I have thought that her mother was a sister of Joseph McDowell - if not, McDowell's wife was a Cloyd. I am inclined to the first view, for I always heard it said that he was her uncle. It was said that he was wealthy and owned a good many negroes. My grand-mother either hired these colored servants, or they were a present to her from her uncle McDowell. I take it that the McDowells are of Scotch descent.Margaret Cloyd was born ca. 1760 probably in VA the probable daughter of Thomas Cloyd, definitely sister of Solomon Cloyd. She married John Speer ca. 1784 in North Carolina.
Harris, Daniel x, Abbe Sanders, 21 Apr. 1801 bond David Durall. wit. Wm. Dickson, CC
Adams, Garner, Goodnight, Hinkle
[74] Will of Jacob Fox. March 22, 1807. Executors to sell as much of stock as needed to pay debts. To son Robert Fox the negroes Mary, Ned Burkly. To son Isham Fox negroes Adam, Nat, Noah. To son Richard Fox negroes Pat, Cyrus, Reuben. To son Arthur Fox negroes John, Peter Kere. To daughter Nancy Smith negroes Hannah, Gooden. Lend to wife Elizabeth Fox the use during her life of all lands, all household and kitchen furniture; the use of the negroes Mark, Tom, Lucy, Easter and her child; the use of all livestock (after debts paid). After her death to son Richard Fox all my lands; to Nancy Smith Tom and Lucy; remainder of estate be divided equally among Robert Fox, Isham Fox, Arthur
- British & Irish 53.4%
- Greater London, United Kingdom - highly likely match
- Lancashire
- Greater Manchester
- Tyne & Wear
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