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James HEMPHILL, Jr.

Male Abt 1748 - 1805  (~ 57 years)


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  • Name James HEMPHILL 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born Abt 1748  [1
    Gender Male 
    Property 24 Nov 1778  Silver Creek, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Grant number 260. 300 acres on both sides of the main fork of Whites fork of Silver Creek. Book, page: 28:259.
      Issued: 15 Mar 1780
      Entered: 24 Nov 1778
    Residence 8 Aug 1784  , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    James Hemphill bequeathed to "my son James Hemphill, one of my coats and to his Heirs and assigns." 
    • James Hemphill bequeathed to "my son James Hemphill, one of my coats and to his Heirs and assigns."

      Will was written on 08 Aug 1784 and probated 04 May 1786.
    Census 1790  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • "Jas Hemphill" was enumerated as head of household. The household includes three males 16+, four males under 16, and four females (one is likely Elizabeth Patton). The only children I have belonging to James and Elizabeth are William, 10, and Thomas and James, ages unknown. They are likely part of the household.
    Property 8 Apr 1797  Silver Creek, Burke, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Land grant number 2309. 40 acres on the waters of Silver Creek. Book, page: 100:185. 
    • Land grant number 2309. 40 acres on the waters of Silver Creek. Book, page: 100:185.
      Issued: 29 Dec 1798
      Entered: 08 Apr 1797

      Land purchased for 20 shillings.
    Census 1800  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • James Hemphill was enumerated as head of household. The household includes two males under 10, two males over 45 (one James, one unknown), one female 10-16, one female 16-26, and one female over 45 (possibly Elizabeth).
    FAN James Hemphill 
    FAN James Morrison 
    FAN John Mackie 
    FAN William Cathey 
    Died 1805  [1
    Person ID I1553  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2010 

    Father James HEMPHILL,   b. 1720, , Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 8 Aug 1784 and 4 May 1786, , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Susannah PATTON,   b. Bef PROB 1726, , , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. , probably Elbert, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1746  , , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth PATTON,   b. 1752, Anson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1800, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1772  , Rowan, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • James Hemphill, Sr. and John Mackie were bondsmen and Max. Chambers was witness.
    Children 
     1. Jean HEMPHILL
    +2. Thomas HEMPHILL,   b. 1773
     3. James HEMPHILL,   b. 1775
    +4. William HEMPHILL,   b. 1780, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1840, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S281] Descendants of James Hemphill, 31 August 2008; [n.d]; hemphill_family@angelfire.com; the report includes some footnotes; however there is no citation for this item (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S387] Hemphills in North Carolina*, 18 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S174] 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: M637_7; Image: 0061. (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1790usfedcen&h=156715&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S387] Hemphills in North Carolina*, 40 (Reliability: 3).
      Land purchased for 20 shillings.

    5. [S186] North Carolina State Archives MARS Catalog, http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet., http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?PAGE=object&OUTPUTXSL=object.xsl&pm_RC=REPOLGBFB&pm_OI=12613&pm_GT=Y&pm_IAC=Y&api_1=GET_OBJECT_XML&num_result=2 (Reliability: 3).
      Land grant number 2309. 40 acres on the waters of Silver Creek. Book, page: 100:185.
      Issued: 29 Dec 1798
      Entered: 08 Apr 1797

    6. [S181] 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; .Roll: 29; Page: 761; Image: 136. (Reliability: 3).
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=304582&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    7. [S408] Marriages of Rowan County, North Carolina 1753-1868.
      Holcomb, Brent, comp. Marriages of Rowan County, North Carolina, 1753-1868. Baltimore: Genealogical Company, 1981. 181.