Martha HEMPHILL 

Martha HEMPHILL[1, 2]

Female 1774 - 1835

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  • Birth  14 Mar 1774  near Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Date:
      1774 -> Murray County Heritage

      Place:
      near Old Fort, NC -> Murray County Heritage
    Gender  Female 
    Census  1790  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • "Thos Hemphill" was enumerated as head of household and one of two white males 16+. The other white male in this age group is probably Samuel (15). The household also includes two white males under 16 years (likely James 10, and Andrew, 8), seven white females (likely Mary Ann 32, Martha 16, Rosannah 13, Mary 12, Jane 5, Elizabeth 2, Rachel 0) and 11 slaves.
    Census  1800  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • "Thomas McIntire" was enumerated as head of household and the only male age 26 to 44. There was one female age 16 to 25 (Martha, 25 or 26), one male 16 to 25 (unknown), four females under 10 (Mary 5, Jennie 3, Rosanna 2, and Martha 0). There were three slaves.
    Census  1820  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • "Martha McEntire" was enumerated as head of household. She is the free white female aged 45 and upward. The household also includes two free white males under ten (likely William 8 and James 11), one free white male aged 10 to 15 (likely John 13), one free white male aged 16 to 18 (likely Joseph), one free white male 16 to 25 (again, Joseph), one free white female under ten (likely Rebecca), one free white female 10 to 15 (likely Nancy 15), and one free white female aged 16 to 25 (likely Martha 20). Four members of the household are engaged in agriculture. There are also two male slaves under fourteen, two male slaves aged 14 to 26, two male slaves 26 to 44, four female slaves under fourteen, and two female slaves 26 to 45.
    Possessions  1820  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • In 1820, Martha McEntire (widow of Thomas McEntire, Sr.) owned 12 slaves. -> "Slavery in Microcosm"
    Will  12 Jan 1824  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    • Thomas Hemphill bequeathed to "Martha McEntire" a 1/7th portion from the sale of two tracts of land that he owned in Madison County, GA lying on the waters of Broad River. - > Captain Thomas Hemphill's will

      "Martha m. McIntyre" mentioned in her father's will. -> Rev. War Soldiers
    Possessions  1830  , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • In 1830, Martha McEntire (widow of Thomas McEntire, Sr.) owned 18 slaves. -> "Slavery in Microcosm"
    Died  17 Nov 1835  Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Date:
      17 Nov 1835 -> Murray County Heritage
    Buried  Aft 17 Nov 1835  Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Address:
    Old Ebenezer/Old Siloam Cemetery 
    Martha (Hemphill) McEntire Headstone    		 Martha (Hemphill) McEntire Headstone
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Martha (Hemphill) McEntire -> Murray County Heritage
      Martha McEntire - Captain Thomas Hemphill's will

      Connection to parents:
      *She is named as the daughter of Captain Thomas Hemphill and Mary Ann Mackay in Murray County Heritage.
      *She is named as a child in Captain Thomas Hemphill's will.
    Person ID  I1602  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified  2 Jun 2013 

    Father  Captain Thomas HEMPHILL,   b. 9 Jul 1746, , possibly Chester, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1826, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mary Ann MACKIE,   b. 5 Dec 1758, , County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1804, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1 Mar 1773  , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F123  Group Sheet

    Family  Thomas Young Hemphill MCENTIRE,   b. Jan 1772, , County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1813, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  1794  [1] 
    • Date:
      1794 -> Murray County Heritage
    Children 
    >1. Mary Howard MCENTIRE,   b. 14 Jun 1795, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1880, Greenlee, Mcdowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Jennie MCENTIRE,   b. 6 Jan 1797, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1873, Crooked Creek, McDowell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. Rosannah MCENTIRE,   b. 14 Sep 1798, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1870, , Cherokee, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Martha Hemphill MCENTIRE,   b. 14 Mar 1800, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1841, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Thomas Young MCENTIRE,   b. 16 Dec 1801, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >6. Joseph Alexander MCENTIRE,   b. 1 Dec 1803, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1879, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Nancy Clarcy MCENTIRE,   b. 20 Nov 1805, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. John Cunningham MCENTIRE,   b. 17 Aug 1807, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1860, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    >9. James Lette MCENTIRE,   b. 28 Aug 1809, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1870, , Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    >10. William Mckey MCENTIRE,   b. 16 Jan 1812, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 25 Sep 1876
    >11. Rebecca MCENTIRE,   b. 13 Dec 1813, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1864, , Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F50  Group Sheet

  • Histories
    Captain Thomas Hemphill Biographical Sketch    		Captain Thomas Hemphill Biographical Sketch
    Program from the ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Thomas Hemphill in the American Revolution.

  • Sources 
    1. [S380] Murray County History Committee, Murray County Heritage (Fernandina Beach, Florida: Wolfe Publishing, 1987), ., 663-666 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S146] Burke County Original Wills, Thomas Hemphill (c1824); box no. C.R. 016.801.1, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, Thomas Hemphill, 1824; (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S28] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.Original data - Indexed from: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States in the Year 1790. Washington, D.C.: Government), Year: 1790; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: M637_7; Page: 106; Image: 0058. (Reliability: 2).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=156716&ti=0&indiv=try

    4. [S29] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Second Census of the United States, 1800. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1800. M32, 52), Year: 1800; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 29; Page: 769; Image: 140. (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Thomas McIntire
      Residence Date: 1800
      Residence Place: Burke, North Carol
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=304809&ti=0&indiv=try

    5. [S31] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1820. M33, 14), Year: 1820; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: M33_83; Page: 91; Image: 55. (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Martha McEntire
      Residence Date: 1820
      Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina, United States
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1469511&ti=0&indiv=try

    6. [S685] Edward W. Phifer, "Slavery in Microcosm: Burke County, North Carolina," The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 28, No. 2 (May, 1962), online archives, JSTOR (http://www.jstor.org/stable/2205185 : accessed )., accessed; 1 June 2013; p. 165.

    7. [S66] Emmett. R. White, Revolutionary War Soldiers of Western North Carolina: Burke County (Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1984), 126 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S300] Ebenezer United Methodist Cemetery - McDowell County, NC - Cemeteries, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=81&GScid=2207823&GRid=25453452& (Reliability: 3).



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