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Descendants of John "Iain" COLQUHOUN

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN "IAIN"¹ COLQUHOUN¹ was born Abt. 1475 in Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, and died 1539. He married MARGARET¹. She was born Abt. 1477 in <Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland>.

Children of JOHN COLQUHOUN and MARGARET are:

2. i. HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, b. Abt. 1510, Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland; d. January 1537/38, Dumbarton, , , Scotland.

ii. JAMES COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1512, <Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland>.

iii. WALTER COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1514, <Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland>.

iv. JOHN COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1516, <Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland>.

v. MARION COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1518, <Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland>.

vi. MARJORY COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1520, <Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland>.

vii. KATHARINE COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1522, <Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland>.

 

Generation No. 2

2. HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN (JOHN "IAIN"¹)¹ was born Abt. 1510 in Of, Luss, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, and died January 1537/38 in Dumbarton, , , Scotland. He married HELEN (KATHERINE) GRAHAM¹ Bef. 1515 in Scotland, daughter of WILLIAM GRAHAM and ANNABEL DRUMMOND. She was born 1510 in Scotland, and died in Scotland.

Children of HUMPHREY COLQUHOUN and HELEN GRAHAM are:

i. ADAM³ COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1519, Dumbarton, , , Scotland.

ii. PATRICK COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1521, Dumbarton, , , Scotland.

3. iii. SIR JOHN COLQUHOUN XIII, b. 1523, Of, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; d. January 15, 1573/74, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

iv. JAMES COLQUHOUN^1,1, b. Abt. 1525, <Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland>; d. July 1604, Garscube, , , Scotland.

v. HELEN COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1527, Dumbarton, , , Scotland; d. Aiket, , , Scotland.

vi. MARION COLQUHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1529, Dumbarton, , , Scotland; d. Ardinlass, , , Scotland.

 

Generation No. 3

3. SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII (HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹)¹ was born 1523 in Of, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and died January 15, 1573/74 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. He married AGNES BOYD¹ November 03, 1564 in Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland, daughter of ROBERT BOYD and MARGARET COLQUHOUN. She was born 1543 in Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland, and died July 18, 1584 in Edinburgh, , Scotland.

Children of SIR COLQUHOUN XIII and AGNES BOYD are:

i. HUMPHRY⁴ COLQUHOUN XIV KT¹, b. 1565, Dumbarton, , Sco; d. May 15, 1583, Dumbarton, , Sco.

ii. HUMPHREY COLQUHOUN¹, b. 1565, Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland; d. June 1592, Dumbarton, , , Scotland.

iii. JOHN ROY COLQUHOUN^1,1, b. 1567, Luss, Dnbrtn, Sctl; d. November 30, 1592, Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, Scotland.

4. iv. ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR) COLQUHOUN [LORD], b. 1573, Of, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; d. May 23, 1617, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

v. MARGARET COLQUHOUN¹, b. 1574, Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland; d. Duntreath, , , Scotland.

vi. JEAN COLQUHOUN^1,1, b. Abt. 1575, Dumbarton, , Sco; d. Glasgow, , , Scotland.

 

Generation No. 4

4. ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD] (SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹)^1,1,1 was born 1573 in Of, Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, and died May 23, 1617 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. He married MARGARET HELEN BUCHANAN^1,1,1 August 18, 1595 in Scotland, daughter of GEORGE BUCHANAN and MARGARET GRAHAM. She was born Abt. 1576 in Buchanan, Sterling, Scotland, and died in Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Children of ALEXANDER COLQUHOUN [LORD] and MARGARET BUCHANAN are:

i. JOHN⁵ COLQUHOUN^1,1,1, b. 1596, Of Luss, Dumbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland; d. 1655, In Exile, , Italy.

ii. HUMPHRY M.P. COLQUHOUN^1,1,1,1,1,1, b. Abt. 1598, Dumbarton, , Sco; d. Balvie, , Sco.

iii. ALEXANDER XVII (SIR) COLQUHOUN^1,1,1, b. 1600, Luss, Dumbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland; d. June 18, 1632, Tullichewan, , Scotland.

5. iv. ADAM COLQUHOUN, b. 1601, Luss, Dumbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland; d. December 1634, Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

v. WALTER COLQUHOUN^1,1,1,1,1,1, b. 1602, Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland, Scotland; d. 1686, Sweden.

vi. GEORGE COLQUHOUN^1,1,1, b. Abt. 1603, Dumbarton, , Sco; d. Swe.

vii. PATRICK COLQUHOUN^1,1,1, b. 1604, Luss, Dunbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland.

viii. JEAN COLQUHOUN^1,1,1,1,1,1, b. Abt. 1605, Dumbarton, , Sco; d. Dumbarton.

ix. NANCY COLQUHOUN^1,1,1,1,1,1, b. 1608, Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland, Scotland; d. Corkagh, Cork, Donegal, Ireland.

x. KATHERINE COLQUHOUN^1,1,1,1,1,1, b. 1610, Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland, Scotland; d. Maybole, , Scotland.

xi. HELEN COLQUHOUN^1,1,1,1,1,1, b. 1612, Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland, Scotland.

xii. MARY COLQUHOUN^1,1,1,1,1,1, b. 1620, Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland, Scotland.

xiii. GEORGE COLQUHOUN^1,1,1, b. March 01, 1621/22, Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland, Scotland; d. Sweden.

xiv. KATHARINE COLQUHOUN^1,1,1, b. Abt. 1642, Of, Auchendrane, Ayr, Scotland.

 

Generation No. 5

5. ADAM⁵ COLQUHOUN (ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹)^1,1,1 was born 1601 in Luss, Dumbarton, Strathclyde, Scotland, and died December 1634 in Dunbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. He married CHRISTIAN LINDSAY¹ 1621 in Dumbarton, Scotland, daughter of LINDSEY. She was born 1603 in Bonniel, , , Scotland, and died 1629 in Dumbarton, Scotland.

Children of ADAM COLQUHOUN and CHRISTIAN LINDSAY are:

6. i. ROBERT⁶ COLQUHOUN, b. 1622, Dumbarton, , , Scotland; d. Aft. 1666, Donegal, Ireland.

ii. HELEN COLQUHOUN¹, b. 1625, Dumbarton, Scotland; d. Carebeth, Scotland.

 

Generation No. 6

6. ROBERT⁶ COLQUHOUN (ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹)¹ was born 1622 in Dumbarton, , , Scotland, and died Aft. 1666 in Donegal, Ireland. He married KATHERINE MCAUSELAN¹ 1641 in Donegal, Ireland. She was born Abt. 1622 in <, , Donegal, Ireland>, and died in Donegal, Ireland.

Children of ROBERT COLQUHOUN and KATHERINE MCAUSELAN are:

i. HELEN⁷ COLQUHOUN¹, b. Corkagh, Corkagh, Donegal, Ireland; d. Of, Donegal, Donegal, Ireland.

7. ii. WILLIAM CAMPBELL COLQUHOUN, b. 1643, Corkagh, Tyrone, Donegal, Ireland; d. 1718, Ardstraw, Tyrone, , Ireland.

iii. CHARLES COLQUHOUN¹, b. 1645, Corkagh, Donegal, Ireland; d. 1717, Letterkenny, Ireland.

iv. CATHERINE COLQUHOUN^1,1, b. 1647, Corkagh, Donegal, Ireland; d. Bellabea, Ireland.

v. JOHN COLQUHOUN¹, b. 1650, Corkagh, Donegal, Ireland; d. July 03, 1712, Corkagh, Donegal, Ireland.

vi. MARY CALHOUN¹, b. 1652, Corkagh, Donegal, Ireland; d. 1700, Donegal, Ireland.

vii. JAMES COLQUHOUN¹, b. 1655, Corkagh, Donegal, Ireland; d. 1700, Donegal, Ireland.

 

Generation No. 7

7. WILLIAM CAMPBELL⁷ COLQUHOUN (ROBERT⁶, ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹)^1,1 was born 1643 in Corkagh, Tyrone, Donegal, Ireland, and died 1718 in Ardstraw, Tyrone, , Ireland. He married CATHERINE MACCAUSELAND^1,1 Bef. 1662 in Ireland. She was born 1643 in Ardstrath, , , Ireland, and died in Ardstraw, , , Ireland.

Children of WILLIAM COLQUHOUN and CATHERINE MACCAUSELAND are:

i. JOHN⁸ COLHOUN¹, b. 1662, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. April 14, 1749, Somerset, Maryland.

8. ii. ALEXANDER CALHOUN, b. 1662, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. Abt. 1716, Ardstraw, Tyrone, Ireland.

iii. WILLIAM COLHOUN¹, b. 1664, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone; d. 1752, Strabane, , , Ireland.

iv. EZEKIEL COLHOUN¹, b. 1666, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone.

v. GERARD COLHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1668, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone; d. Donegal, Ireland.

vi. PATRICK COLHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1670, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. Aughmish, Ireland.

vii. HUGH COLHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1672, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. Of, Fawney, , Ireland.

viii. ROBERT COLHOUN¹, b. Abt. 1674, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone; d. Of, Balleramfaby, , Ireland.

ix. SAMUEL COLHOUN^1,1, b. 1676, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland.

x. HUMPHRY COLHOUN¹, b. 1678, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. Abt. 1732, Cecil, Maryland.

 

Generation No. 8

8. ALEXANDER⁸ CALHOUN (WILLIAM CAMPBELL⁷ COLQUHOUN, ROBERT⁶, ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹)^2,3,3,3 was born 1662 in Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland, and died Abt. 1716 in Ardstraw, Tyrone, Ireland. He married JUDITH HAMILTON LADY^4,5 Abt. 1684 in Ireland, daughter of JAMES HAMILTON and CATHERINE LESLIE. She was born 1662 in Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland, and died in Ardstraw, Tyrone, Ireland.

Children of ALEXANDER CALHOUN and JUDITH HAMILTON are:

9. i. JAMES PATRICK⁹ CALHOUN, b. 1680, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. 1741, Chestnut Level, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

ii. JOHN CALHOUN⁵, b. 1685, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. April 10, 1755, Strabane, , , Ireland.

iii. WILLIAM CALHOUN⁵, b. 1686, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. September 29, 1756, Ardstraw, Tyrone, Ireland.

iv. AUDLEY CALHOUN⁵, b. 1687, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. 1756, Ardstraw, Tyrone, Ireland.

v. JUDITH CALHOUN⁵, b. 1690, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. 1772, Enniskillen, , , Ireland.

vi. HUGH CALHOUN⁵, b. Abt. 1692, Crosh House, Co. Tyrone, Ireland; d. Abt. 1753, Ardstraw, Donegal, , Ireland.

vii. HUMPHRY CALHOUN⁵, b. 1694, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. 1723, Donegal, Ireland.

viii. CATHERINE CALHOUN⁵, b. 1696, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. Bef. 1772.

ix. HELEN CALHOUN⁵, b. 1698, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. Bef. 1772, Strabane, , , Ireland.

x. ANDREW CALHOUN⁵, b. 1700, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. 1789, Ardstraw, , , Ireland.

xi. FRANCIS CALHOUN⁵, b. 1703, Crosh House, Tyrone, Ireland; d. Abt. 1788, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia.

xii. ALEXANDER CALHOUN⁵, b. 1705, Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland; d. November 07, 1788, Clogherny Yard, , , Ireland.

 

Generation No. 9

9. JAMES PATRICK⁹ CALHOUN (ALEXANDER⁸, WILLIAM CAMPBELL⁷ COLQUHOUN, ROBERT⁶, ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹)⁵ was born 1680 in Crosh House Est, Newton-Stewart, Tyrone, Ireland, and died 1741 in Chestnut Level, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He married CATHERINE MONTGOMERY⁵ 1713 in Londonderry, Donegal, Tyrone, Ireland, daughter of HUGH MONTGOMERIE and MARGARET HAMILTON. She was born 1684 in Donegal County Ireland, and died February 01, 1749/50 in Wythe County, VA. Indian Massacre.

Notes for JAMES PATRICK CALHOUN:

Some Descendants of David McWhorter (McWhirter) (ca. 1741-1789)andhiswife Mary Poston ( P o s ten) McWhorter (1750-1846) compiledbyShelleyMcWhorter Wright (Mrs. Clifton P.) of Chatt a n o oga Tennessee.

Dr. Ernest E. Trice, in his book referred to elsewhere,pg.45,states:"Scotch-Irish immig r a t ion into the Valley of Virginia, stimulated by the new land policy, began in 1732. In that year JoistHite, a Hollander, migrated from Philadelphia with 15 families in addition to his o w n , the most being Scotch Irish. Included in the number were the ancestors of Andrew Jacks o n , J ohn C. Calhoun, Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis."

There is an account of the Calhoun family, primarily that of John C. Calhoun, to be fou n d i n N otable Southern Families,Armstrong,Vol. I,II,Gen. Pub. Co. 1918-22, Chattanooga, p p . 46 -58 . Itis quitecertainthat James Calhoun, Sr. was a member of the same family.Mrs.Ar m str on gdoes not trace the descendants of James Calhoun, theSecond,eldest sonof James Calho u n t h e Emigrant and his wifeCatherineMontgomery Calhoun.He was born in Donegal County Irel a n d about 1716. Hewas killed in theIndian Massacre at Long Cane Creek,February 1, 1760,be i n g a bout 44years of age. (P. 48)

Mrs. Armsrong traced the Calhoun Family back to a younger sonofKingConock of Irelan d , t h e name Conock finally becoming Calhoun.

The family first went to Pennsylvania, then to the presentWytheCounty,VA.They arriv e d a t C alhoun's Settlement in February of1756. Thesettlementwas broken up in 1760 by the I n dia ns . "They wereovertaken bytheIndians about a mile below Patterson's Brigade on LongCa n e , a ndaftera desperate engagement, a large portion of the settlerswerekilled, amongthe m J a me s Calhoun, the eldest." (Memoirs of JohnEwingCalhoun)Twenty-three members of the lit t l e pa rty, including Mrs.JamesCalhoun(Catherine Montgomery), and her son James, were massa c r ed.Patrick, oneof the surviving Calhoun brothers, erected stones tomarkthe site of them a s s acre. James Calhoun, the Emigrant, was borninIreland about 1680and had evidently die d s o m e years beforetheMassacre. His wife,Catherine, who was 76 years old in 1760, was born i n I reland in 1684.

Children of JAMES CALHOUN and CATHERINE MONTGOMERY are:

i. MARY CATHERINE¹⁰ CALHOUN⁵, b. 1714, Ireland; d. Abbeville, Sc.

ii. JAMES CALHOUN II⁵, b. 1716, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland; d. February 01, 1766, Abbeville, Sc.

10. iii. JAMES CALHOUN, b. 1716, Donegal, Ireland; d. February 01, 1760, Indian Massacre at Long Cane Creek.

iv. WILLIAM CALHOUN^5,5, b. Abt. 1720, Donegal, North Of, Ireland; d. 1760, Abbeville, Sc.

v. JOHN C. CALHOUN^5,5, b. 1720, Ire.

vi. EZEKIEL CALHOUN⁵, b. 1720, Donegal, North Of, Ireland; d. May 25, 1762, Abbeville, Sc.

vii. PATRICK CALHOUN^5,5, b. Abt. 1724, <, , County Donegal, Ire>; d. January 15, 1796, Sc, Abbeville Dist.

 

Generation No. 10

10. JAMES¹⁰ CALHOUN (JAMES PATRICK⁹, ALEXANDER⁸, WILLIAM CAMPBELL⁷ COLQUHOUN, ROBERT⁶, ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹) was born 1716 in Donegal, Ireland, and died February 01, 1760 in Indian Massacre at Long Cane Creek. He married SUSANNAH LONG, daughter of JOSEPH LONG and ANN.

Notes for SUSANNAH LONG:

In her family book, Mary Jane Constock states that theJamesCalhoun,whowas massacred o n F e b . 1, 1760 was married inCumberland Co.(nowUnion)Pa. to Susanna Long, sometimes refer r e d t o asNancy and asAnn.She wasdaughter of Joseph and Ann Long and a sister ofAgnes Lo n g w homarriedWilliam Calhoun (brother of this James Calhoun).No descendantsofcouplenor pr o o f o f marriage given.

Child of JAMES CALHOUN and SUSANNAH LONG is:

11. i. MARTHA¹¹ CALHOUN.

 

Generation No. 11

11. MARTHA¹¹ CALHOUN (JAMES¹⁰, JAMES PATRICK⁹, ALEXANDER⁸, WILLIAM CAMPBELL⁷ COLQUHOUN, ROBERT⁶, ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹) She married JAMES WILSON. He died January 17, 1781 in killed at Cowpens.

Notes for MARTHA CALHOUN:

Elizabeth Willson's father, James Willson, was killed attheBattleofCowpens on Janua r y 1 7 , 1781. (Pension records ofMarthaCalhounWillsonAnderson). Martha later married a Will i a m Anderson, andevidentlyherchildren were also known by the step-father'sname ofAnders o n , becausethere was confusion among the descendants formanyyears whether thenamewas "Wills o n " o r "Anderson." For that reasonthecourt recordsregardingthis are included in this wor k ( S om eDescendantsof DavidMcWhorter...).The records show that this secondmarriage prove d t o b enot legal becauseMr. Anderson still had a livingwife whom he hadnotdivorced. MarthaC a l ho un and James Willson had fourchildren, threeofthem beingElizabeth, Mary W. Langsto n a n d Ja mesWillson. Thepetititonof Mrs. MaryW. Langston for a pension states thedeath da t e o fhe rmother, MarthaWillson Anderson, as being on the 31 dayof January,1840.

The 1800 U.Sl Census of Pendleton District, S.C. listsaMarthaAnderson,with 2 white ma l e s ( 10-16), one white female (under10)and onewhitefemale (45-0ver).

Mrs. Shelley McWhorter Wright joined the DAR on theservicesofJamesWillson in the Revolu t i o nary War. Her National DARnumber is395254.

Notes for MARTHA CALHOUN:

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Petition of Martha Anderson (Formerly Widow of James Willson) for Pension

From South Carolina Archives Department, Columbia, S.C.

State of South Carolina

Before me John Willson a Justice of the Quoum for saidstatepersonallycameMartha Ander s o n o f the State aforesaid and districtofPendletonandbeing duly sworn on the holy Evangel i s t an d on oathsayeththatherhusband James willson was a true friend to his cuntryintheRev o l utionary War with Grait Briton and was killed in the searvisofhiscontry atthe battle a t t h e C owpens on the 17th day of January1781,andthat shewas left a widow with three smal l chi l dre n and the dayafterherhusbandReceived his death wound she was delivered of a fourt hchi l d andhad noland or negroes left by her husband and that sheremained awidownear aboutfo u r y ea rs and her oldest child was nineyears old atthedeath of herhusband, the second was s e ve n y ears old atsaid time andherthird childwas five years old at its fathers death andt h e y oun gestbornthe dayafter her husband's death as aforesaid.

John Willson, J.Q.

The state of south carolina Anderson District

To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives oftheState,inGeneral Assemb l y c o nvened. the humble petitionofMarthaAnderson,formerly Martha Willson of the District a n d S tateaforesaid:

Respectfully showeth:

That she was the lawful wife, and afterwad relict ofJamesWilson,aRevolutionary sodie r , w h o died in the services oftheunitedStates,rather in that of the State of South caroli n a , i nwhichstate heservedin the whole of the revolutionary War until the timewhenhe fell i n ba ttle at the Cowpens, leaving your petitioner withfoursmallchildrenin a State of Pove r t y an d Sufferance; having beenrobbedby thetories oftheir only two slaves, as well as o f a l l oth erpropertyofvalue.

And your petitioner begs leave to state further, inConsequenceofmentalderangement, to w h i c h she was for aconsiderabletimeunfortunatelysubjected, she was totally incompetent to p ro s ecuteherrights, or seekredress from wrongs and injuries--inconsequence ofwhichthe r e h a s beenadded to the loss of her Husband, theloss of bothhealthand property;and that s h e re c eived nothing inexchange for thoselossesuntil afterthe close of said War, when she w a spl a ced on thepensionroll of thisState, and drew for herself andchildren, untilsheunfort u na t elyintermarried with one William anderson,who then asshesubsequentlylearned had a liv i n g w ife. that yourpetitioer and thesaidWilliamAnderson separated and he is since dead . A nd you rpeititionerprays leavefurther to state that from and after thetime oftheintermarr i a ge , withthe said William anderson, she receivednothingbyway of Annuity orotherwise fr o m t h e said State, until withinand forthelast five or sixyears, and your petitioner made a p pli c ationtoyourHonorable body by wayof petition, and was again reinstated ontheroll ofpe n s i onary under thename of Martha Anderson, taking the nameofhersecond husband--but wasno t a l l owed nor has ever received anythingbywayof arrears. Yourpetitioner would not ask anyt h i n g furtherfromthecountry, was it in herpower to live without it. But sheconsidersherm e a n s as low as she wellcan be, and far advanced in life,being nowmorethan eighty years o f a g e and exceedingly infirm, she makesthis clluponthe Honorable body, asthe last Hope of C omf o r t, for herfewremainingdays and from a countrywhich she bore an active part inservingd u r i ngthat time which tried thehearts and souls of all.

Your petitioner hereupon prays that your Honorable body willgranttoherarrears justl y d u e h er, for her annuity from the year 1785attherate offive pounds per annum until the y e a r 182 5, at whichtimeyourpetitionerwas again placed on the pension Rolls above stated.

Hear her supplication and she will feel in duty bound ever toprayforyourand the publi c w e l fare.

Her

Martha X Anderson

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The 1800 Census of South Carolina states that "thePendletonDistrict,SouthCarolina, loc a t e d in the western part of thestate, waslaterdividedinto Pickens, Anderson and Oconee cou n t i es." TheHandyBookforGenealogists, Everton Publishers shows that the 96thJudicialDistr i c texisted from 1789 to 1798. In 1789 the Pendletondistrictwasorganizedfrom part of th e 9 6 t h District. Abbeville wasformed in1785from the96th District. Pickens and Anderson wer e f o r medin 1825-26fromPendletonDistrict. Oconee County was formed in 1868 fromPickens Coun t y .Recordsof land (the same ground) may be found in thecourt housesinPickens orWalhall a , S . C.

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Petition of Martha Anderson (Formerly Widow of James Willson) for Pension

From South Carolina Archives Department, Columbia, S.C.

State of South Carolina

Before me John Willson a Justice of the Quoum for saidstatepersonallycameMartha Ander s o n o f the State aforesaid and districtofPendletonandbeing duly sworn on the holy Evangel i s t an d on oathsayeththatherhusband James willson was a true friend to his cuntryintheRev o l utionary War with Grait Briton and was killed in the searvisofhiscontry atthe battle a t t h e C owpens on the 17th day of January1781,andthat shewas left a widow with three smal l chi l dre n and the dayafterherhusbandReceived his death wound she was delivered of a fourt hchi l d andhad noland or negroes left by her husband and that sheremained awidownear aboutfo u r y ea rs and her oldest child was nineyears old atthedeath of herhusband, the second was s e ve n y ears old atsaid time andherthird childwas five years old at its fathers death andt h e y oun gestbornthe dayafter her husband's death as aforesaid.

John Willson, J.Q.

The state of Couth Carolina Anderson District

To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives oftheState,inGeneral Assemb l y c o nvened. the humble petitionofMarthaAnderson,formerly Martha Willson of the District a n d S tateaforesaid:

Respectfully showeth:

That she was the lawful wife, and afterwad relict ofJamesWilson,aRevolutionary sodie r , w h o died in the services oftheunitedStates,rather in that of the State of South caroli n a , i nwhichstate heservedin the whole of the revolutionary War until the timewhenhe fell i n ba ttle at the Cowpens, leaving your petitioner withfoursmallchildrenin a State of Pove r t y an d Sufferance; having beenrobbedby thetories oftheir only two slaves, as well as o f a l l oth erpropertyofvalue.

And your petitioner begs leave to state further, inConsequenceofmentalderangement, to w h i c h she was for aconsiderabletimeunfortunatelysubjected, she was totally incompetent to p ro s ecuteherrights, or seekredress from wrongs and injuries--inconsequence ofwhichthe r e h a s beenadded to the loss of her Husband, theloss of bothhealthand property;and that s h e re c eived nothing inexchange for thoselossesuntil afterthe close of said War, when she w a spl a ced on thepensionroll of thisState, and drew for herself andchildren, untilsheunfort u na t elyintermarried with one William anderson,who then asshesubsequentlylearned had a liv i n g w ife. that yourpetitioer and thesaidWilliamAnderson separated and he is since dead . A nd you rpeititionerprays leavefurther to state that from and after thetime oftheintermarr i a ge , withthe said William anderson, she receivednothingbyway of Annuity orotherwise fr o m t h e said State, until withinand forthelast five or sixyears, and your petitioner made a p pli c ationtoyourHonorable body by wayof petition, and was again reinstated ontheroll ofpe n s i onary under thename of Martha Anderson, taking the nameofhersecond husband--but wasno t a l l owed nor has ever received anythingbywayof arrears. Yourpetitioner would not ask anyt h i n g furtherfromthecountry, was it in herpower to live without it. But sheconsidersherm e a n s as low as she wellcan be, and far advanced in life,being nowmorethan eighty years o f a g e and exceedingly infirm, she makesthis clluponthe Honorable body, asthe last Hope of C omf o r t, for herfewremainingdays and from a countrywhich she bore an active part inservingd u r i ngthat time which tried thehearts and souls of all.

Your petitioner hereupon prays that your Honorable body willgranttoherarrears justl y d u e h er, for her annuity from the year 1785attherate offive pounds per annum until the y e a r 182 5, at whichtimeyourpetitionerwas again placed on the pension Rolls above stated.

Hear her supplication and she will feel in duty bound ever toprayforyourand the publi c w e l fare.

Her

Martha X Anderson

mark

The 1800 Census of South Carolina states that "thePendletonDistrict,SouthCarolina, loc a t e d in the western part of thestate, waslaterdividedinto Pickens, Anderson and Oconee cou n t i es." TheHandyBookforGenealogists, Everton Publishers shows that the 96thJudicialDistr i c texisted from 1789 to 1798. In 1789 the Pendletondistrictwasorganizedfrom part of th e 9 6 t h District. Abbeville wasformed in1785from the96th District. Pickens and Anderson wer e f o r medin 1825-26fromPendletonDistrict. Oconee County was formed in 1868 fromPickens Coun t y .Recordsof land (the same ground) may be found in thecourt housesinPickens orWalhall a , S . C.

Notes for MARTHA CALHOUN:

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Petition of Martha Anderson (Formerly Widow of James Willson) for Pension

From South Carolina Archives Department, Columbia, S.C.

State of South Carolina

Before me John Willson a Justice of the Quoum for saidstatepersonallycameMartha Ander s o n o f the State aforesaid and districtofPendletonandbeing duly sworn on the holy Evangel i s t an d on oathsayeththatherhusband James willson was a true friend to his cuntryintheRev o l utionary War with Grait Briton and was killed in the searvisofhiscontry atthe battle a t t h e C owpens on the 17th day of January1781,andthat shewas left a widow with three smal l chi l dre n and the dayafterherhusbandReceived his death wound she was delivered of a fourt hchi l d andhad noland or negroes left by her husband and that sheremained awidownear aboutfo u r y ea rs and her oldest child was nineyears old atthedeath of herhusband, the second was s e ve n y ears old atsaid time andherthird childwas five years old at its fathers death andt h e y oun gestbornthe dayafter her husband's death as aforesaid.

John Willson, J.Q.

The state of south carolina Anderson District

To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives oftheState,inGeneral Assemb l y c o nvened. the humble petitionofMarthaAnderson,formerly Martha Willson of the District a n d S tateaforesaid:

Respectfully showeth:

That she was the lawful wife, and afterwad relict ofJamesWilson,aRevolutionary sodie r , w h o died in the services oftheunitedStates,rather in that of the State of South caroli n a , i nwhichstate heservedin the whole of the revolutionary War until the timewhenhe fell i n ba ttle at the Cowpens, leaving your petitioner withfoursmallchildrenin a State of Pove r t y an d Sufferance; having beenrobbedby thetories oftheir only two slaves, as well as o f a l l oth erpropertyofvalue.

And your petitioner begs leave to state further, inConsequenceofmentalderangement, to w h i c h she was for aconsiderabletimeunfortunatelysubjected, she was totally incompetent to p ro s ecuteherrights, or seekredress from wrongs and injuries--inconsequence ofwhichthe r e h a s beenadded to the loss of her Husband, theloss of bothhealthand property;and that s h e re c eived nothing inexchange for thoselossesuntil afterthe close of said War, when she w a spl a ced on thepensionroll of thisState, and drew for herself andchildren, untilsheunfort u na t elyintermarried with one William anderson,who then asshesubsequentlylearned had a liv i n g w ife. that yourpetitioer and thesaidWilliamAnderson separated and he is since dead . A nd you rpeititionerprays leavefurther to state that from and after thetime oftheintermarr i a ge , withthe said William anderson, she receivednothingbyway of Annuity orotherwise fr o m t h e said State, until withinand forthelast five or sixyears, and your petitioner made a p pli c ationtoyourHonorable body by wayof petition, and was again reinstated ontheroll ofpe n s i onary under thename of Martha Anderson, taking the nameofhersecond husband--but wasno t a l l owed nor has ever received anythingbywayof arrears. Yourpetitioner would not ask anyt h i n g furtherfromthecountry, was it in herpower to live without it. But sheconsidersherm e a n s as low as she wellcan be, and far advanced in life,being nowmorethan eighty years o f a g e and exceedingly infirm, she makesthis clluponthe Honorable body, asthe last Hope of C omf o r t, for herfewremainingdays and from a countrywhich she bore an active part inservingd u r i ngthat time which tried thehearts and souls of all.

Your petitioner hereupon prays that your Honorable body willgranttoherarrears justl y d u e h er, for her annuity from the year 1785attherate offive pounds per annum until the y e a r 182 5, at whichtimeyourpetitionerwas again placed on the pension Rolls above stated.

Hear her supplication and she will feel in duty bound ever toprayforyourand the publi c w e l fare.

Her

Martha X Anderson

mark

The 1800 Census of South Carolina states that "thePendletonDistrict,SouthCarolina, loc a t e d in the western part of thestate, waslaterdividedinto Pickens, Anderson and Oconee cou n t i es." TheHandyBookforGenealogists, Everton Publishers shows that the 96thJudicialDistr i c texisted from 1789 to 1798. In 1789 the Pendletondistrictwasorgnizedfrom part of the 9 6 t h D istrict. Abbeville wasformed in1785from the96th District. Pickens and Anderson were f o r me din 1825-26fromPendletonDistrict. Oconee County was formed in 1868 fromPickensCounty . R e cordsof land (the same ground) may be found in thecourthouses inPickens orWalhalla, S.c .

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Petition of Martha Anderson (Formerly Widow of James Willson) for Pension

From South Carolina Archives Department, Columbia, S.C.

State of South Carolina

Before me John Willson a Justice of the Quoum for saidstatepersonallycameMartha Ander s o n o f the State aforesaid and districtofPendletonandbeing duly sworn on the holy Evangel i s t an d on oathsayeththatherhusband James willson was a true friend to his cuntryintheRev o l utionary War with Grait Briton and was killed in the searvisofhiscontry atthe battle a t t h e C owpens on the 17th day of January1781,andthat shewas left a widow with three smal l chi l dre n and the dayafterherhusbandReceived his death wound she was delivered of a fourt hchi l d andhad noland or negroes left by her husband and that sheremained awidownear aboutfo u r y ea rs and her oldest child was nineyears old atthedeath of herhusband, the second was s e ve n y ears old atsaid time andherthird childwas five years old at its fathers death andt h e y oun gestbornthe dayafter her husband's death as aforesaid.

John Willson, J.Q.

The state of south carolina Anderson District

To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives oftheState,inGeneral Assemb l y c o nvened. the humble petitionofMarthaAnderson,formerly Martha Willson of the District a n d S tateaforesaid:

Respectfully showeth:

That she was the lawful wife, and afterward relict of JamesWilson,a Revolutionary soldier , w ho died in the services of the United States, rather in that of the State of South carolina , in which state he served in the whole of the revolutionary War until the time when he fell in battle at the Cowpens, leaving your petitioner with four small children in a State of Poverty and Sufferance; having been robbed by the Tories of their only two slaves, as well as o f all other property of value.

And your petitioner begs leave to state further, in Consequence of mental derangement, to w hich she was for aconsiderable time unfortunately subjected, she was totally incompetent to p rosecute her rights, or seek redress from wrongs and injuries--inconsequence of which there has been added to the loss of her Husband, the loss of both health and property;and that she received nothing in exchange for those losses until after the close of said War, when she was placed on the pension roll of this State, and drew for herself and children, until she unfort unately intermarried with one William Anderson,who then as she subsequently learned had a living wife. that your petitioer and the said William Anderson separated and he is since dead . And your peititioner prays leave further to state that from and after the time of the inter marriage , with the said William Anderson, she received nothing by way of Annuity orotherwise fr o m t h e said State, until withinand forthelast five or sixyears, and your petitioner made a p pli c ationtoyour Honorable body by way of petition, and was again reinstated on the roll of pensionary under the name of Martha Anderson, taking the nameofhersecond husband--but wasno t a l l owed nor has ever received anything by wayof arrears. Your petitioner would not ask anything further from the country, was it in her power to live without it. But she considers her means as low as she well can be, and far advanced in life, being now more than eighty years of age and exceedingly infirm, she makes this call uponthe Honorable body, as the last Hope of C omf ort, for her few remaining days and from a country which she bore an active part in  serving during that time which tried the hearts and souls of all.

Your petitioner hereupon prays that your Honorable body willgranttoherarrears justl y d u e h er, for her annuity from the year 1785attherate offive pounds per annum until the y e a r 182 5, at whichtimeyourpetitionerwas again placed on the pension Rolls above stated.

Hear her supplication and she will feel in duty bound ever toprayforyourand the publi c w e l fare.

Her

Martha X Anderson

mark

The 1800 Census of South Carolina states that "thePendletonDistrict,SouthCarolina, loc a t e d in the western part of thestate, waslaterdividedinto Pickens, Anderson and Oconee cou n t i es." TheHandyBookforGenealogists, Everton Publishers shows that the 96thJudicialDistr i c texisted from 1789 to 1798. In 1789 the Pendletondistrictwasorgnizedfrom part of the 9 6 t h D istrict. Abbeville wasformed in1785from the96th District. Pickens and Anderson were f o r me din 1825-26fromPendletonDistrict. Oconee County was formed in 1868 fromPickensCounty . R e cordsof land (the same ground) may be found in thecourthouses inPickens orWalhalla, S.c .

Child of JAMES WILSON and MARTHA CALHOUN is:

2. i. ELIZABETH2 WILLSON, b. March 15, 1776, South Carolina;d.July10,1840, Walhalla, S.C..

Child of MARTHA CALHOUN and JAMES WILSON is:

12. i. ELIZABETH¹² WILLSON, b. March 15, 1776, South Carolina; d. July 10, 1840, Bethel Church Cemetery , Walhalla, S.C..

 

Generation No. 12

12. ELIZABETH¹² WILLSON (MARTHA¹¹ CALHOUN, JAMES¹⁰, JAMES PATRICK⁹, ALEXANDER⁸, WILLIAM CAMPBELL⁷ COLQUHOUN, ROBERT⁶, ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹) was born March 15, 1776 in South Carolina, and died July 10, 1840 in Bethel Church Cemetery , Walhalla, S.C.. She married JOHN MCWHORTER 1795, son of DAVID MCWHORTER and MARY POSTON. He was born October 30, 1768 in Pennsylvania, and died February 19, 1855 in Fairview Cemetery Walker County, Georgia.

Notes for ELIZABETH WILLSON:

Notes for JOHN MCWHORTER:

Posten Bible, 1850 census Walker County, Georgia

More About JOHN MCWHORTER:

Burial: Fairview Cemetery five miles south of LaFayette, atfootofPigeonMountain

More About ELIZABETH WILLSON:

Burial: Bethel Church Cemetery near Walhalla, S.C., marker standing

Children of JOHN MCWHORTER and ELIZABETH WILLSON are:

5. i. DAVID5 MCWHORTER, b. 1800.

ii. JAMES MCWHORTER29, b. March 09, 179629.

iii. MARY MCWHORTER29, b. 179829.

iv. ELIZABETH ANN MCWHORTER29, b. 180129.

v. MATILDA MCWHORTER29, b. July 05, 180229.

vi. JOHN BAYLES MCWHORTER29, b. May 11, 180429.

vii. EZEKIEL MCWHORTER29, b. January 02, 180729.

viii. SAMUEL MCWHORTER29, b. January 02, 180929.

Notes for JOHN MCWHORTER:

Notes for JOHN MCWHORTER:

Posten Bible, 1850 census Walker County, Georgia

More About JOHN MCWHORTER:

Burial: Fairview Cemetery five miles south of LaFayette, at footofPigeonMountain

More About ELIZABETH WILLSON:

Burial: Bethel Church Cemetery near Walhalla, S.C., marker standing

Children of JOHN MCWHORTER and ELIZABETH WILLSON are:

5. i. DAVID5 MCWHORTER, b. 1800.

ii. JAMES MCWHORTER29, b. March 09, 179629.

iii. MARY MCWHORTER29, b. 179829.

iv. ELIZABETH ANN MCWHORTER29, b. 180129.

v. MATILDA MCWHORTER29, b. July 05, 180229.

vi. JOHN BAYLES MCWHORTER29, b. May 11, 180429.

vii. EZEKIEL MCWHORTER29, b. January 02, 180729.

viii. SAMUEL MCWHORTER29, b. January 02, 180929.

Child of ELIZABETH WILLSON and JOHN MCWHORTER is:

13. i. DAVID¹³ MCWHORTER.

 

Generation No. 13

13. DAVID¹³ MCWHORTER (ELIZABETH¹² WILLSON, MARTHA¹¹ CALHOUN, JAMES¹⁰, JAMES PATRICK⁹, ALEXANDER⁸, WILLIAM CAMPBELL⁷ COLQUHOUN, ROBERT⁶, ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹) He married MARY (POLLY) WARDLAW, daughter of WILLIAM WARDLAW and MARGARET MCCULLY. She was born in b: in Georgia, and died in d: in Monterey, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butler County, Al.

Notes for DAVID MCWHORTER:

The original letter which follows is now with Mrs. Charles R.ReinofPanama City, Flor i d a . It was written by David McWhorter (3rdchildofJohn and Elizabeth McWhorter) to his br o t h er, John McWhorter(1stchildof John and Elizabeth McWhorter), in 1838. The penmansh i p i sv erygoodand legible in most places.

Alabama Willcox County

October 14th 1838

My beloved Brother I now sit down to wright you a fiew lines inanswertoyoure letter d a t e d 16 August and to let you know that Iamstillinjoying the blessings of God in helt h a n d m y childreninjoysareasonable portion of helth this yeare for which I have greatreas o n t obe umbel and truley thankful to God who provideth all thingsfor thebestto them that l o v e hi m. brother my broubels which I havemet withhasbeen light but my sins has been hev y a n d bu rdensom to meeandtheneglect of duty towards my God and Saviour beares me down an d i f notfree grace and free pardon through the atoning blood of the lamb ofGodImust sink ben ea t h hi s frounds but hop review sometimes andmakesmyburdens somewhat lighter. brother do n ' t leav e me out ofyoureprairsand secret thoughts to God and Christ and my children also t ha tthe y maybee brought in and saved with an everlatsting salvation.Mytears wouldbath y o u r lett er if it would doo any good but drops oftearscan nearrepay for my crimes. broth e r m y hear t is with you but mybodyis notbut time will roll us together if not in this wor l d o f troubles Itrustwe will meet in Christs his where wee will prase redeeminggraceanddy i n g love t hrough an never ending aturnity. I wrote to youinmyletter that perhaps I woul d c o m to se e you this winter perhapsnot.Ihave been feeding myself upon that notion for so m e t ime bu t Inowhaveto give it out. My imployer seems loth to give mee up yet.Hechoose s t o finan ce me in provisions hext yeare besides the wages hehasbeengiving which has been t h r ee hund red Dollars anueley. I havenotbeenabel to lay aney thing up for another tim e a n d I fin d I hadbetterstaywith him another yeare but if I can get the opertunity of comi ng t osee you this winter I will come and if spared to another fall orwinter Ishalvisit yo u r co untr y and if I like your cuntry I shal betterbe abeltosettle myself. I would lik e t o bu y som e small place neare toyouallwith a mill sceat on it and watter plenty to suppo r t a sa w an dgristandcould bee got on tolerabel turmes. I think that would suit me aswell a sane y wa y I lik Alabama ptolerabel well at this time except thehelthofit that is particul a r ob ject ion I have to it. The spearet offarmingisvery high crops of corn is tolerabel go o d bu t co ton is not sogoodashas been made upon account of its been so dry all the latter p a rto fth esummer and fall. I am making tolerabel crop of corn and cotton.Ishall make 1 4 o r 1 5 hu ndred bushels of corn and 25 or 26 balesofcottonweighing from 4 to five hundre d pou nd s . I have written 2letterstobrother William and recd answer to both of them. Th e las t h asbeensince I recd youres. He says he is wel and fameley and he stateshehasbot la n d a n d has hired the bilding of him a house and expects togetitthis month and is teachin g s cho o l and preaching once a monthathisapointed places and that his income is about twelv e h und r eddollarsandhis expenses is about the same in purchase of land andbildingandsupart i n g a nd rent paying for the youce of a house inpantatock andhewrites to me that he has a n o t io n to wright to brotherSamuel to cometothat cuntry to teach school but rather scrin k s t o do oit but if hedoesI should like to see brother Samuel as he passes throughfor I th i n kmy cuntry is as good as that for a teacher and equaley ashelthy as thatwehave some peo p e l livi ng herare that has lived theareand asrespectshealth Alabama is as good as Missip p i a and i f he leavesahelthy cuntryI should like to see him in my cuntry for tuition is a s high hear e asaney whare and a great call for them but contentmentisbetter thanriches and h e l th bet ter than fortune. brother let therestof mybrothers and sisters see these lines af t e r yo u read them andthatbrothSamuel will wright next brother Jameses hand has got so st i f fhe can'tmoove his pen to write a line or too to mee

D McWhorter

Wright to me if you see aney place that would suit me and beconvenienttoyou and be ne a r e t o some presbyterian church sose that Ican bringmychildren up under the eye of the chu r c h t hat I desire themto bebroughtup in. Don't forget to wright. So Farewell til I hea r e fro msome ofyou.

D McWhorter

If sister Martha is neare give my brotherly love to hur and Hugh Rogers

(This letter is written on a wide sheet of peper then doubled toformanenvelope and addr e s s ed to: John McWhorter

Lafayett County

Georgia

Lafayette Court House

On the back, it looks like: Womack, Ala. Oct 15, 1838

Children of DAVID MCWHORTER and MARY WARDLAW are:

14. i. ELIZABETH JANE¹⁴ MCWHORTER, d. Monterey, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butler County, Al.

15. ii. MARGARET MCWHORTER.

 

Generation No. 14

14. ELIZABETH JANE¹⁴ MCWHORTER (DAVID¹³, ELIZABETH¹² WILLSON, MARTHA¹¹ CALHOUN, JAMES¹⁰, JAMES PATRICK⁹, ALEXANDER⁸, WILLIAM CAMPBELL⁷ COLQUHOUN, ROBERT⁶, ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹) died in Monterey, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butler County, Al. She married WILLIAM WATSON, son of JAMES WATSON.

Children of ELIZABETH MCWHORTER and WILLIAM WATSON are:

i. JOHN¹⁵ WATSON, m. NANNY GULLEY.

ii. JAMES WATSON, CIVIL WAR, d. Abt. 1861, Civil War.

iii. REGINA WATSON.

iv. B. W. WATSON, DR., m. LOLA CURRY.

v. EMMA WATSON, m. JOHN KNIGHT.

vi. REBECCA WATSON, m. WILLIAM SKINNER.

vii. FLOYD WATSON, b. November 25, 1851; d. September 19, 1856, Monterey, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butler County, Al.

viii. WILLIAM WATSON, b. March 20, 1853; d. October 09, 1887, Monterey, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Butler County, Al.

ix. MARGARET LUCY WATSON, b. April 17, 1861, Furman, Alabama Wilcox County; d. November 30, 1939, Furman, Alabama Wilcox County; m. NAPOLEON O. KNIGHT, October 1879, Furman, Alabama Wilcox County; b. May 14, 1856, Monterey, Alabama; d. September 02, 1941, Furman, Alabama Wilcox County.

Notes for MARGARET LUCY WATSON:

Lucy Knight was the mother of Elizabeth Knight Burson. She was wife of Nap O. Knight, the daughter of Margaret McWhorter and William Watson,the granddaughter of David and Mary Wardlaw McWhorter and thegreatgranddaughter of William and Margaret McCully Wardlaw, great greatgranddaughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Coalter Wardlaw. William and HughWardlaw were Revolutionary War veterans. Dothan Ramseys and Dothan Bursons share Hugh Wardlaw as an ancestor . H ugh's sons,  James and William had daughters who through marriage wound up settling in Wilcox County. Hugh's son, David, after his sweethearts untimely death, moved toWilcox County and remained a bachelor and a much loved and influential uncle to the two women and their f amilies. He is buried near Mary Polly Wardlaw McWhorter in Monterrey Cemetery in Butler Coun t y.

 

Lucy Watson Knights Fruit Cake

5 eggs

2 cups sugar

6 cups flour

1 cup shortening

1 u cups sweet milk

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons salt

2 tablespoons cinnamon

2 tablespoons All Spice

2 Tablespoons cloves

1 Tablespoon nutmeg

2 cups nuts (pecans or other)

1 quart fig preserves

1 quart watermelon rind preserve or citron

2 boxes seeded raisins

2 boxes seedless raisins

1 pound crystalized cherries

u pound crystallized pineapple

u cup blackberry wine

Mix fruit Mix batter. Use u of the amount of the flour to mix in with fruit in order to dredge so wont stick together. Pour batter over mixed fruit and use hands to knead using wine to soften as you knead. Bake 4.5 hours in oven 200-250 degrees.

Daddy says these are the best he has ever tasted. He remembers his mothersdire threats i f h e walked across the floor while these cakes were in the oven.

Notes for NAPOLEON O. KNIGHT:

Elliece Tucker told Sharman Burson, according to mother Jean Burson

"Grandfather was totally deaf long before grandmother passedaway.Yet he could read her lips or hear her voice. After her death his world was silent for no one could make him hear."

Family says grandson Thomasis living duplicate of grandpa"Leon"Thomas is about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches, slender build,completely white hair, blue eyes, soft spoken and quit personality withan obvious peaceful expression.

The genealogy of Nap Knight to his Magna Charta ancestors is included in the Genealogy section. Our Knight ancestors, like the Bursons,came from England as Quakers

Nap Knight lived just up the road from his daughter Elizabeth Knight Burson and would wal k down to visit. Daddy remembers hisgrandfatherwith great affection. He looked much like his cousin Thomas. They'd sit in the swing on the front porch and he would chatter away. Only in hisold age did he realize his grandfather was deaf and probably nodded just to encourage him. He and Grandma Knight were very special to him. Sharman Ramsey

Elliece Tucker told Sharman Burson, according to mother Jean Burson

"Grandfather was totally deaf long before grandmother passedaway.Yethe could rea d h e r lips or hear her voice. After her death hisworldwassilent for nome could make him he a r . "

Family says grandson Thomasis living duplicate ofgrandpa"Leon"Thomas is about 5 f e e t 5 or 6 inches, slender build,completeelywhitehair, blue eyes, soft spoken and quit pers o n ality withanobviouspeaceful expression.

15. MARGARET¹⁴ MCWHORTER (DAVID¹³, ELIZABETH¹² WILLSON, MARTHA¹¹ CALHOUN, JAMES¹⁰, JAMES PATRICK⁹, ALEXANDER⁸, WILLIAM CAMPBELL⁷ COLQUHOUN, ROBERT⁶, ADAM⁵, ALEXANDER (ALASDAIR)⁴ COLQUHOUN [LORD], SIR JOHN³ COLQUHOUN XIII, HUMPHREY² COLQUHOUN, JOHN "IAIN"¹) She married FLOYD WATSON, son of JAMES WATSON.

Children of MARGARET MCWHORTER and FLOYD WATSON are:

i. MACK¹⁵ WATSON, m. ELLA THYGPEN.

ii. WILLIAM MALLORY (DOCK) WATSON, m. MARY THYGPEN.

iii. LEAH WATSON, m. PURIFOY.

iv. THOMAS EDWIN WATSON, m. DORA GULLEY.

v. DAVID WARDLAW WATSON, m. (1) CIVILITY JACKSON SIMPSON; m. (2) DOVIE FINKLEA.

vi. LUTHER BOARDMAN WATSON, m. MARY GULLEY.

vii. JESSE HARTWELL WATSON, m. ANNIE GULLEY.

viii. MIRVIN WATSON.