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.
Her two "uncle" Gen. Joseph McDowell "of Revolutionary war fame" options were born in 1756 and 1758 so if related to Margaret, are more likely to have been her cousins.
The historical record of the two Joseph McDowell's at Kings Mountain is convoluted to say the least. As the two Josephs were born two years apart, they are distinguished in many documents by the titles of their plantations. However, there are times when the clerks creating documents did not use those titles and the identity of the men is obscured.
In my research I have found some intermarriage of Cloyds, Spears and McDowells but none that turns out to be Margaret (Cloyd) Speer's mother. Unfortunately the majority of early records of Burke County, NC were destroyed during the Civil War. I have been unable to find a deed of slaves from a McDowell to Margaret as a Cloyd or a Speer as suggested by John Grove Speer.
There are some records where both John Speer and a McDowell appear in Burke County, so there does seem to be some connection. An example is the 1794 tavern bond that John received with James McDowell.
Here is what I do know about the McDowells:
Generation 1 Thomas McDowell
Thomas McDowell b. 1631 md. Anne Lock b. 1640
Generation 2 Thomas McDowell
1. Joseph McDowell b. 1668 Ireland, d. 1738 PA md. Ann Calhoun
Generation 3 Thomas McDowell
1a. Charles b. ca. 1697 Ireland, d. 1754 NC md. 1719 Ireland Rachel Cathey
1b. James b. 1707, d 1747
1c. Robert b. 1709, d. 1771
1d. William b. 1711
1e. Joseph b. 1715 Ireland, d. 1771 Quaker Meadows Plantation, Morganton, Burke Co., NC md. ca. 1740 Ireland Virginia Margaret O'Neil
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| Trixie Lathrop in front of Quaker Meadows Plantation Morganton, Burke Co., NC |
1a1. Ann
1a2. Rachel b. 1722
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| Joseph "Quaker Meadows" McDowell #1e8 |
1a4. Mary b. 1725
1a5. Elizabeth b. 1729
1a6. Hannah b. 1731
1e1. Sarah b. 1739 Ireland, d. before 1800 Burke Co. NC
1e2. Elizabeth b. 1741 VA, d. 1725 KY
1e3. Hugh b. 1742 VA, d. 1772 Quaker Meadows Plantation
1e4. Charles b. 1743 VA, d. 1815 Morganton, Burke Co., NC - Brigadier General, state senator, county justice of the peace
1e5. Hannah b. 1747 VA, d. 1817 VA md. George Chrisman b. 1745, d. 1816
1e6. Jane b. 1750 VA, d. 1838 Wilkes Co., NC
1e7. John b. 1751, d. 1822
1e8. Joseph "Quaker Meadows" b. 1756 VA, d. 1801 Quaker Meadows Plantation, md. 1783 VA Margaretta Moffett #3a1 of the Ephram McDowell line - Colonel in 2nd Rowan County Regiment, Burke County Regiment
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| Pleasant Gardens, Marion, McDowel Co., NC |
1a3a. Rachel b. 1756 NC, d. 1795 md. John Carson
1a3b. Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" b. 1758 Pleasant Gardens Plantation, d. b/t 1796-1799 Pleasant Gardens Plantation md. 1786 VA Mary Moffett - Major of 2nd Rowan County Regiment (1776-1778), Burke County Regiment (1777-1782), later named General of the North Carolina militia and served in Congress. Pleasant Gardens was originally in Burke County until McDowell County was formed in 1842.
1a3c. Anna
1e5a. John Chrisman md. Ann Harrison
1e5b. Margaret Chrisman b. 1777 VA, d. 1855 KY, md. 1793 John Spears b. 1771 VA, d. 1866 KY
1e8a. Sarah b. 1784, d. 1827
1e8b. Elizabeth b. 1786, d. 1821
1e8c. Margaret b. 1787, d. 1808
1e8d. Hugh b. 1789, d. 1850
1e8e. Celia b. 1795, d. 1859
1e8f. Clarissa b. 1798, d. 1863
1e8g. Joseph b. 1800, d. 1877
Generation 6. Thomas McDowell
1a3b1. John b. 1787, d. 1855
1a3b2. Elizabeth b. 1788, d. before 1795
1a3b3. George b. 1788, d. 1804
1a3b4. James b. 1791 d. 1854
1a3b5. Ann b. 1793, d. 1859
1a3b6. Joseph b. ca. 1796
1e5a1. Margaret Chrisman b. 1801, d. 1854 md. 1825 Charles C. Spears #1e5b1 below
1e5b1. Charles Spears b. 1802, d. 1855 md. 1825 Margaret Chrisman #1e5a1 above
Generation 7 Thomas McDowell
1e5b1a. Elizabeth Spears
1e5b1b. Lina Spears
1e5b1c. John Spears md. Sue McDowell
1e5b1d. Rebecca Spears
1e5b1e. Charles Spears
Generation 1 Ephraim McDowell
Ephraim McDowell b. 1672 Ireland, d. ca. 1776 Virginia, md. Margaret Irvine in Ireland.
Generation 2 Ephraim McDowell
1. Margaretta b. Ireland, md. 1736 PA, James Mitchell
2. Mary E. b. Ireland 1711, d. 1815 VA md. 1736 PA James Greenlee
3. John b. Ireland 1714, d. 1742 VA md. Magdalene Woods, who md. 2) Benjamin Borden & 3) John Bowyer
4. James
Generation 3 Ephraim McDowell
1a. Mary Mitchell b. ?, d. 1787 Burke Co., NC md. her cousin 2b. James Greenlee
2a. John Greenlee b. 1738 Virginia, d. ? Burke Co. NC md. Hannah McClanahan
2b. James Greenlee b. 1740 Virginia, d. 1813 Morganton, NC, md. 1770 SC 1a. Mary Mitchell
2c. Mary Greenlee b. 1745
2d. Margaret Greenlee b. 1748
2e. Grace Greenlee b. 1750 md. 1) John Bowman, b. ?, d. 1780 Battle of Ramseur's Mill, 2) Gen. Charles McDowell
2f. David Greenlee b. 1752
2g. Samuel Greenlee b. 1757
3a. Sarah md. George Moffett
3b. Samuel b. 1735 PA, d. 1817 Danville, KY md. 1754 VA, Mary McClung b. 1735 Ireland
3c. James b. 1740 VA, d. 1771 VA md. Elizabeth Cloyd b. 1736, d. 1810
Generation 4 Ephraim McDowell
2a1. John Greenlee
2a2. Mary Greenlee
2a3. James Greenlee
2a4. Elijah Greenlee
2b1. John Mitchell Greenlee
3a1. Margaretta Moffett md. Joseph McDowell #1e8 in the Thomas McDowell line, children listed there
3a2. James Moffett
3a3. George Moffett
3a4. William Moffett
3a5. Mary Moffett md. Joseph McDowell of Pleasant Gardens #1a3b. of Thomas McDowell line above, children listed in Generation 6 of Thomas McDowell line
3a6. Magdalen Moffett
3a7. Martha Moffett
3a8. Elizabeth Moffett
3b1. Magdalene b. 1755 VA, md. Andrew Reid
3b2. Sarah b. 1755 VA md. Caleb Wallace
3b3. John b. 1757 VA md. 1) Sarah McDowell (#3c1 below) & 2) Lucy Legrand
3b4. James b. 1760 VA md. Mary Lyle
3b5. William b. 1762 VA, d. 1826 KY md. Margaretta Madison
3b6. Samuel b. 1764 VA md. Anne Irvine
3b7. Martha b. 1766 VA md. Abraham Buford
3b8. Joseph b. 1768 VA, d. 1856 KY md. Sarah Irvine
3b9. Ephraim b. 1771 VA, d. 1830 KY md. 1802 KY Sarah Shelby
3b10. Mary b. 1773 VA, md. 1794 Alexander Marshall
3b11. Caleb b. 1774
3c1. Sarah md. John McDowell b. 1757 Va #3b3 above
3c2. Elizabeth
3c3. James
Generation 5 Ephraim McDowell
3b1a. Sarah Reid
3b1b. Polly Reid
3b1c. Margaret Reid
3b1d. Bettie Reid
3b1e. Nancy Reid
3b1f. Magdalene Reid
3b1g. Samuel McDowell Reid
3b3a. James
3b3b. John
3b3c. Samuel
3b3d. Betsy
3b3e. Mary
3b3f. Charles
3b3g. Betsy
3b3h. Sallie
3b3i. Lucy
3b3j. Joseph
3b4a. Isabella
3b4b. Sallie
3b4c. Samuel
3b4d. Juliet
3b4e. Hettie
3b4f. John
3b4g. Harvey
3b4h. Ephraim
3b5a. Samuel
3b5b. Lucinda
3b5c. Mary
3b5d. Madison
3b5e. William
3b5f. Agatha
3b5g. Georgian (female)
3b5h. Margaretta
3b5i. James
3b5j. Eliza
3b6a. Mary
3b6b. Abraham
3b6c. John
3b6d. Malcolm
3b6e. Eliza
3b6f. Joseph
3b6g. Samuel
3b6h. James
3b6i. Magdalen
3b6j. Andrew
3b6k. Sallie
3b6l. John
3b6m. William
3b6n. Alexander
3b7a. Charles Buford
3b7b. William Buford
3b7c. Sam Buford
3b7d. Jack Buford
3b7e. Abram Buford
3b7f. Mary Buford
3b8a. Samuel
3b8b. Anne
3b8c. Sarah
3b8d. Caleb
3b8e. Margaret
3b8f. Mary
3b8g. Magdalen
3b9a. Caleb
3b9b. Susan
3b9c. Mary
3b9d. Shelby (male)
3b9e. Letitia
3b9f. Alfred
3b9g. Sally
3b9h. Adeline
3b9i. Catherine
3b10a. Maria Marshall
3b10b. Lucy Marshall
3b10c. Charles Marshall
3b10d. James Marshall
3b10e. Jane Marshall
3b10f. Sam Marshall
David Cloyd Family
Generation 1
David Cloyd md. Margaret Campbell
Generation 2
1. Mary md. James McGavock
2. Elizabeth b. 1736, d. 1810 md. James McDowell (3c in the McDowell line above)
Generation 3
1a. David McGavock
Last summer mom and I went to North Carolina and spent some time looking around the McDowell homes and cemetery. We came home early because of Hurricane Florence.
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| Historic marker at Pleasant Gardens |
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| Trixie Lathrop standing on Quaker Meadows back porch |
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| Historic Marker at Quaker Meadows |
The commanders of the six militia groups met that night under a large oak tree, later known as the "Council Oak," to plan their pursuit of British Patrick Ferguson and his army of Loyalists. Seven days later, on October 7, 1780, Patriot and Loyalist forces met at Kings Mountain, where the Patriots soundly defeated the Loyalists. This overwhelming triumph at the Battle of Kings Mountain was the first of a series of victories that led to America's independence.
Although the Council Oak no longer stands, the Daughters of the American Revolution marked its location with a commemorative plaque in 1914. Congress designated the route that the Overmountain Men followed to Kings Mountain as a National Historic Trail in 1980.
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| Quaker Meadows Cemetery |
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| DAR Monument at Quaker Meadows Cemetery |
- General Charles McDowell
- Margaret O'Neal McDowell
- Colonel Alexander Erwin
- Captain James Murphy
- James Greenlee
- Major Joseph McDowell
- Grace Greenlee McDowell
- Sarah Robinson Erwin
- Samuel Tate Senior
- John Greenlee
Erected by Quaker Meadows Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Dedicated on September 23, 2018.
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