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James Lenoir Lonon

James Lenoir Lonon

Male 1856 - 1935  (78 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Lenoir LononJames Lenoir Lonon was born on 23 Sep 1856 in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA (son of John Butler Lonon and Margaret Rebecca Mason); died on 23 Mar 1935; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.

    Notes:

    James L. and Georgia Lonon settled in the Jorgan community west of Mountain Home, where they raised their family and lived until James died in 1935. When the Mountain Village at Bull Shoals, Arkansas, was established in 1959, the Lonon home, being of typical pioneer construction, was chosen, acquired, and moved to the Village. It was restored and is now on display.

    James married Georgia Jordan on 17 Dec 1879 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. Georgia was born on 3 May 1855 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Ella Lonon was born on 27 Dec 1880; died after 1962.
    2. J. Ed Lonon was born on 21 Mar 1883; died on 15 Oct 1933.
    3. Hiram Lonon was born on 21 Aug 1884; died on 17 Dec 1970.
    4. Russell J. Lonon was born on 10 Jun 1886; died on 11 Mar 1971 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Gassville Cemetery, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    5. Beulah M. Lonon was born on 14 Aug 1889.
    6. Floyd Tuscarora Lonon was born on 20 Aug 1893.
    7. Eva Viola Lonon was born on 7 Jul 1897.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Butler LononJohn Butler Lonon was born on 8 Oct 1830 in North Carolina, USA (son of John Lonon and Martha Wise); died on 15 Feb 1915 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.

    Notes:

    The Lonons settled about three miles west of Mountain Home, Arkansas, in what was later known as the Wesley Chapel Community. They were influential in founding the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church and donated land for the building. His obituary states that he settled in Arkansas in 1867. John Butler Lonon served as a private in Company E, North Arkansas Volunteers, Colonel Shaler's regiment, as a cook, during the Civil War. After the war, he returned to Baxter County, Arkansas. In 1900, he was living in Independence Township, Baxter County, Arkansas.



    From Messick, Mary Ann. History of Baxter County: Centennial Edition, 1873-1973 Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce, 1973.

    John Butler Lonon (1839-1915) and his wife, formerly Margaret R. Mason (1836-1908), came to Baxter County from North Carolina in 1858. He was a Confederate veteran. They settled near Mountain Home in what is now the Wesley Chapel Community and were influential in founding the Chapel and donated land for it.

    John married Margaret Rebecca Mason on 8 Nov 1855 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. Margaret (daughter of John Jefferson Mason and Emily Connelly Gibbs) was born on 13 May 1836 in North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Dec 1908 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Rebecca MasonMargaret Rebecca Mason was born on 13 May 1836 in North Carolina, USA (daughter of John Jefferson Mason and Emily Connelly Gibbs); died on 14 Dec 1908 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 1. James Lenoir Lonon was born on 23 Sep 1856 in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 23 Mar 1935; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Mary E. Lonon was born on 20 Mar 1858 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; died on 6 Aug 1879 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    3. John Hugh C. Lonon was born on 13 Apr 1860 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 25 Jul 1938 in Howe, Grayson County, Texas, USA; was buried in Hall Cemetery, Howe, Grayson County, Texas, USA.
    4. Martha Ann Lonon was born on 19 Jan 1862 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 6 Aug 1865.
    5. Sallie Loretta Lonon was born on 26 Nov 1866 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 28 Nov 1958 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    6. Elizabeth A. Lonon was born on 1 Feb 1869 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 24 Aug 1967.
    7. Margaret Butler Lonon was born on 26 May 1871 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 22 Jun 1954; was buried in Gassville Cemetery, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    8. Irene Lonon was born on 11 Apr 1875 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    9. William Powell Lonon was born on 6 Nov 1880 in Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; died on 25 Feb 1967; was buried in Gassville Cemetery, Gassville, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Lonon was born on 27 Jul 1797 in North Carolina, USA (son of Isaiah Lonon and Elizabeth Dunkley); died on 14 Feb 1872 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    One source states that John Lonon was from Murphy, North Carolina, which is in Cherokee County.

    John married Martha Wise on 12 Feb 1818 in North Carolina, USA. Martha (daughter of Benjamin Wesley Wise and Sarah Martha Cuthbertson) was born on 11 Feb 1799; died in cir 1880 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Martha Wise was born on 11 Feb 1799 (daughter of Benjamin Wesley Wise and Sarah Martha Cuthbertson); died in cir 1880 in North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. Obediah Nelson Lonon was born on 15 Dec 1818; died on 14 Dec 1912.
    2. Malinda W. Lonon was born on 22 Sep 1820.
    3. Minerva Lonon was born on 14 Feb 1823; died on 9 Jan 1845.
    4. Mary Drusella Lonon was born on 28 Aug 1825 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 3 Apr 1912 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; was buried in Tate Cemetery, Tarrant County, Texas, USA.
    5. Martha E. Lonon was born on 23 Apr 1828.
    6. 2. John Butler Lonon was born on 8 Oct 1830 in North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Feb 1915 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    7. Oliver Powell Lonon was born on 29 Nov 1832 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jun 1915 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    8. Sarah E. Lonon was born on 29 Dec 1835 in North Carolina, USA.
    9. William Wise Lonon was born on 31 Aug 1838 in North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jan 1928 in Republic, Christian and Greene Counties, Missouri, USA.
    10. Elizabeth C. Lonon was born on 16 Sep 1840.
    11. Margaret L. Lonon was born on 12 Jul 1843 in North Carolina, USA; died in North Carolina, USA.

  3. 6.  John Jefferson Mason was born on 10 Jul 1809 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA (son of Michael Mason and Margaret Hunter); died on 29 Sep 1888 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.

    Notes:

    John J. Mason and his brother William went from North Carolina to Arkansas with their families in 1858. They settled in what is now known as Mason Valley in Benton County, Arkansas. They were very prosperous farmers and built large, two-story houses, one of which, about 1/4 mile south of the Mason Valley Baptist Church, was still standing in the 1970s. All of the older members of the family are buried in the Coffelt Cemetery, about 1 1/2 miles north of Mason Valley Baptist Church.

    John + Emily Connelly Gibbs. Emily (daughter of Dr. Joshua Gibbs and Rebecca Mira Connelly) was born on 22 Sep 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 May 1905 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Emily Connelly Gibbs was born on 22 Sep 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Dr. Joshua Gibbs and Rebecca Mira Connelly); died on 25 May 1905 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Rebecca Mason was born on 13 May 1836 in North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Dec 1908 in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Mountain Home Cemetery, Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, USA.
    2. John T. Mason was born on 8 Jun 1838 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Mar 1898 in Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    3. Matilda M. Mason was born on 22 Aug 1840 in North Carolina, USA; died on 6 Feb 1881; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    4. Elizabeth Mason was born on 28 Jan 1843 in North Carolina, USA; died on 8 Jan 1928.
    5. Martha I. E. Mason was born on 28 Jan 1845.
    6. Joshua Mason was born on 13 Apr 1846 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 22 Jan 1930 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried on 27 Jan 1930 in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    7. William H. Mason was born on 3 Jun 1849 in North Carolina, USA; died on 12 Nov 1929 in Arkansas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Isaiah Lonon was born in 1755 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1818 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

    Isaiah married Elizabeth Dunkley on 23 Mar 1798. Elizabeth was born in 1758 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1818. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Dunkley was born in 1758 in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1818.
    Children:
    1. 4. John Lonon was born on 27 Jul 1797 in North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Feb 1872 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 10.  Benjamin Wesley Wise was born on 27 Jul 1772 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA; died on 14 Sep 1855 in Paddy Creek, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

    Benjamin married Sarah Martha Cuthbertson on 29 Jul 1794. Sarah (daughter of William Cuthbertson and Rachel Monteith) was born in cir 1775 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1868 in Paddy Creek, Burke County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Sarah Martha Cuthbertson was born in cir 1775 in Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of William Cuthbertson and Rachel Monteith); died in 1868 in Paddy Creek, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Martha Wise was born on 11 Feb 1799; died in cir 1880 in North Carolina, USA.

  5. 12.  Michael Mason was born in 1780 (son of Michael Mason and unknown); died in 1822; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Michael Mason was a minister. His wife may have been the daughter of Andrew Hunter of Burke County, North Carolina.

    Michael married Margaret Hunter in 1806. Margaret (daughter of Andrew Hunter and Lydia A. Burchfield) was born in 1788 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1865; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Margaret Hunter was born in 1788 in North Carolina, USA (daughter of Andrew Hunter and Lydia A. Burchfield); died in 1865; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 6. John Jefferson Mason was born on 10 Jul 1809 in Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 Sep 1888 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    2. Jesse Richard Mason was born on 5 Apr 1815; died on 19 Apr 1898.
    3. Joseph Mason was born on 7 Sep 1817.
    4. William H. Mason was born on 14 Oct 1819.

  7. 14.  Dr. Joshua Gibbs was born on 29 Mar 1788 (son of John Gibbs and Rebecca Connelly); died on 26 Jun 1869 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in Rust Family Cemetery, Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Joshua Gibbs, 6th child of Rev. John Gibbs and Rebecca Connelly Gibbs, married Rebecca Mira Connelly, March 3, 1813, Burke County, North Carolina, daughter of William Connelly and Rebecca Sherrill Connelly.

    Joshua was a Medical Doctor, he had a considerable practice for his day, treating fevers and other diseases. Physically and intellectually he surpassed ordinary. The possessor of a big sunny nature well supplied with wit and humor - a devoted Christian qualified to help one out of spiritual despondency as well as to prescribe for their physical infirmities. As a churchman he was an exhort class-leader - always faithful in duty. The above was written by his Great-Nephew Joshua Moore Gibbs, born 1848.

    Joshua married Rebecca Mira Connelly on 4 Mar 1813. Rebecca (daughter of William Connelly and Rebecca Sherrill) was born on 11 Jan 1784/94; died on 8 Jan 1867; was buried in Rust Family Cemetery, Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Rebecca Mira Connelly was born on 11 Jan 1784/94 (daughter of William Connelly and Rebecca Sherrill); died on 8 Jan 1867; was buried in Rust Family Cemetery, Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 7. Emily Connelly Gibbs was born on 22 Sep 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 25 May 1905 in Benton County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Coffelt Cemetery, Mason Valley, Benton County, Arkansas, USA.
    2. John F. Gibbs was born in 1822.
    3. Atherton Patrick Gibbs was born in cir 1825.
    4. Christenberry Gibbs was born in cir 1825.
    5. Marita Gibbs was born in cir 1825.
    6. William Fulwood Gibbs was born in 1834; died in 1901.


Generation: 5

  1. 22.  William Cuthbertson was born on 17 Mar 1739/40 in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; died on 7 Apr 1838 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

    William married Rachel Monteith in 1772. Rachel (daughter of Henry Monteith and Rachel Priestman) was born in 1755 in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; died on 19 Jan 1844 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 23.  Rachel Monteith was born in 1755 in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland (daughter of Henry Monteith and Rachel Priestman); died on 19 Jan 1844 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 11. Sarah Martha Cuthbertson was born in cir 1775 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1868 in Paddy Creek, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 24.  Michael Mason was born in 1758 (son of John Mason and unknown); died in 1832.

    Michael + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 25.  unknown was born in cir 1760.
    Children:
    1. 12. Michael Mason was born in 1780; died in 1822; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

  5. 26.  Andrew Hunter was born in 1760 (son of John Hunter and Sarah ?); died in Nov 1850 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Hunter Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

    Andrew married Lydia A. Burchfield in 1799. Lydia (daughter of Thomas Burchfield and Sarah Leginwood) was born on 24 Jul 1763 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Oct 1846 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Hunter Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 27.  Lydia A. Burchfield was born on 24 Jul 1763 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Thomas Burchfield and Sarah Leginwood); died on 19 Oct 1846 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Hunter Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    Lydia was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Leginwood Burchfield, who settled in the 1760's on the Catawba River near what is now known as Lake Tahoma. When Lydia was about two and a half years old, she was traveling with her parents and other neighbors to the safety of Fort McDowell, not far from what is now Morganton, due to rumors of a Cherokee uprising. About five miles out of today's Marion, something startled the livestock causing them to scatter. While the men and boys attended to the problem at hand, seven Cherokee Braves ran into the group, each taking a child, and fleeing into the forest. Lydia, her older sister, Mary, and five others whose surnames were Hyatt, Leginwood (Legerwood?), Dobson, Young, and Litten were missing. The remaining children and women were rushed on to the fort for safety and a search party of fifteen to twenty men planned to return as soon as possible. Due to needed repairs at the fort, the party was delayed until after midnight on the third day. They discovered six scalped children. Five of the children were dead, but Lydia still breathed. She was quickly returned to the fort and her mother, while her father continued his search for her sister, Mary, the only child not found. Mary was never seen again, but Lydia lived, though she never grew hair and always wore a bonnet or covering on her head.

    Children:
    1. 13. Margaret Hunter was born in 1788 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1865; was buried in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Elizabeth Hunter was born on 25 May 1790 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 22 Sep 1853 in Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.
    3. Nathan Burchfield Hunter was born in cir 1790.
    4. Mary Ann Hunter was born on 3 Apr 1792 in North Carolina, USA.
    5. James Hunter was born on 22 Aug 1798 in North Carolina, USA; died on 5 Jul 1863.
    6. Andrew R. Hunter was born on 17 Sep 1800 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 29 May 1834 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Hunter Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.
    7. William Hunter was born on 23 Nov 1802 in North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jun 1805.

  7. 28.  John Gibbs was born on 11 Mar 1755 in North Carolina, USA; died on 26 Jan 1847 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Obeth Cemetery, Lake James State Park, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military service: Revolutionary War

    Notes:

    John Gibbs was a minister. In 1780, while a resident of Burke County, North Carolina, he enlisted in the army and served three months in Captain Clark's Company. In 1781, he enlisted again and served three months in Captain John Conley's Company. He received a pension in 1844 for his service during the Revolution. After their marriage, the Gibbs family settled in the Lovelady Ford section of the Catawba River, which was then in Rowan County, North Carolina.

    John married Rebecca Connelly on 10 Oct 1776 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Rebecca (daughter of John O'Connelly and Mary Foley) was born on 5 Feb 1756 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Jan 1844 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Obeth Cemetery, Lake James State Park, Burke County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 29.  Rebecca Connelly was born on 5 Feb 1756 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of John O'Connelly and Mary Foley); died on 16 Jan 1844 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Obeth Cemetery, Lake James State Park, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. William Gibbs was born on 14 Mar 1779 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 21 Dec 1850 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Obeth Cemetery, Lake James State Park, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. James Gibbs was born on 5 Jul 1781 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1879 in Alabama, USA.
    3. Hugh Gibbs was born in 1781.
    4. John Gibbs was born in 1783.
    5. 14. Dr. Joshua Gibbs was born on 29 Mar 1788; died on 26 Jun 1869 in North Carolina, USA; was buried in Rust Family Cemetery, Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    6. Bryant Gibbs was born in 1790.
    7. Elizabeth Gibbs was born in cir 1790.
    8. David Gibbs was born in 1792.
    9. Archibald Gibbs was born in 1795.
    10. Thomas Gibbs was born in 1797; died in 1863; was buried in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA.
    11. Wesley Gibbs was born in 1802.

  9. 30.  William Connelly was born on 5 Aug 1764 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA (son of John Connelly and Jane Ballew); died on 11 Jun 1807 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.

    William married Rebecca Sherrill in 1793. Rebecca (daughter of Jacob Sherrill and Sarah Massey) was born on 20 Nov 1775 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 31.  Rebecca Sherrill was born on 20 Nov 1775 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA (daughter of Jacob Sherrill and Sarah Massey); died in 1855.
    Children:
    1. 15. Rebecca Mira Connelly was born on 11 Jan 1784/94; died on 8 Jan 1867; was buried in Rust Family Cemetery, Bridgewater, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.


Generation: 6

  1. 46.  Henry Monteith was born on 25 May 1733 in Scotland; died on 23 Nov 1838 in Oakdale, Greene County, Tennessee, USA.

    Henry + Rachel Priestman. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 47.  Rachel Priestman
    Children:
    1. 23. Rachel Monteith was born in 1755 in County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland; died on 19 Jan 1844 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

  3. 48.  John Mason was born in cir 1730.

    John + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 49.  unknown was born in cir 1730.
    Children:
    1. 24. Michael Mason was born in 1758; died in 1832.

  5. 52.  John Hunter was born in 1734 in Muddy Creek, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA (son of Alexander Hunter and unknown); died in 1787 in Orange or Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    John Hunter was "of Muddy Creek." It is not clear if Muddy Creek was in Virginia or North Carolina.

    John + Sarah ?. Sarah was born in 1738 in Muddy Creek, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 53.  Sarah ? was born in 1738 in Muddy Creek, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 26. Andrew Hunter was born in 1760; died in Nov 1850 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Hunter Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.

  7. 54.  Thomas Burchfield was born in 1737 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA (son of Robert Burchfield and Ann Clark).

    Notes:

    Thomas may have been born in Frederick County, Maryland. He purchased land near Marion, North Carolina.

    Thomas + Sarah Leginwood. Sarah was born in 1741 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 55.  Sarah Leginwood was born in 1741 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 27. Lydia A. Burchfield was born on 24 Jul 1763 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 19 Oct 1846 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Hunter Cemetery, Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Mary Burchfield was born in cir 1770.
    3. Jeremiah Burchfield was born in 1780 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1835 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA.

  9. 58.  John O'Connelly was born in cir 1720 in Galway, Ireland (?) (son of Michael John O'Connelly and Eileen Patricia Fox); died in cir 1775.

    Notes:

    John O'Connelly supposedly migrated from Pennsylvania to North Carolina about 1743. He settled in the Lovelady Ford section of the Catawba River, in what was then Rowan County, North Carolina.

    John + Mary Foley. Mary was born in cir 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 59.  Mary Foley was born in cir 1720.
    Children:
    1. John Connelly was born on 1 Aug 1744; died on 16 Jul 1826 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Mary Connelly was born on 21 Aug 1746.
    3. Elizabeth Connelly was born on 5 Feb 1756.
    4. 29. Rebecca Connelly was born on 5 Feb 1756 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died on 16 Jan 1844 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Obeth Cemetery, Lake James State Park, Burke County, North Carolina, USA.
    5. James Connelly was born on 26 Feb 1759.
    6. Hugh Connelly was born on 17 Nov 1761.
    7. William Connelly was born in 1764; died on 17 Jun 1807.

  11. 60.  John Connelly was born on 1 Aug 1744 (son of John O'Connelly and Mary Foley); died on 16 Jul 1826 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA.

    Notes:

    John Connelly was commissioned a captain while a resident of Burke County, North Carolina. From May or June 1776, he served three or four months in command of a company of North Carolina cavalry in a tour against the Cherokee Indians. In the spring of 1781, he volunteered and served three months as a first lieutenant in Captain Wells' or Welch's company in Colonel McDowell's North Carolina Regiment, and he was in the siege of Ninety-Six. In the fall of 1781, he served three months as captain of the fort in Burke County, North Carolina, under Colonel McDowell. He also went out frequently with a company scouting along the frontiers.

    John + Jane Ballew. Jane was born in cir 1745; died on 30 Oct 1851 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  12. 61.  Jane Ballew was born in cir 1745; died on 30 Oct 1851 in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA.
    Children:
    1. 30. William Connelly was born on 5 Aug 1764 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jun 1807 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.
    2. Allen Connelly was born in cir 1765.
    3. Mary Connelly was born on 9 Oct 1776.
    4. George Connelly was born in 1787 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA; died on 31 Jan 1852.
    5. Susannah Connelly was born in cir 1800.
    6. Joseph Connelly was born in 1801.

  13. 62.  Jacob Sherrill was born on 20 Mar 1748 in Anson County, North Carolina, USA (son of William Adam Sherrill and Agnes White); died on 8 Mar 1831 in North Carolina, USA.

    Jacob married Sarah Massey on 24 Oct 1771. Sarah (daughter of Nicholas Massey and Henrieta ?) was born in 1754; died in 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 63.  Sarah Massey was born in 1754 (daughter of Nicholas Massey and Henrieta ?); died in 1822.
    Children:
    1. 31. Rebecca Sherrill was born on 20 Nov 1775 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1855.
    2. Henrietta Sherrill was born in cir 1777.
    3. Babel Sherrill was born on 3 Sep 1778 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.