Name |
Thomas HEMPHILL |
Prefix |
Captain |
Born |
9 Jul 1746 |
, possibly Chester, Pennsylvania [1, 2] |
- 9 Jul 1746; possibly Chester County, PA -> Descendants of James Hemphill
9 Jul 1746; Chester County, PA -> MacFarlane email
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Gender |
Male |
Property |
9 Aug 1771 |
, Rowan, North Carolina [3] |
- "Thomas registered his stock mark, 'a crop and Two Slits in the Left Eare and a Swallowfork in the Right Eare.'"
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Military |
1776 |
American Revolutionary War [4] |
Military |
- He "furnished wagons to be used in the Cross-Creek Expedition of February-March. This was a campaign against the Tory elements of Central and Southeastern N. Carolina, culminating in the battle of Moor's Creek Bridge (Feb. 27, 1776). The Salisbury forces arrived later, assisted in confiscation of property and in conveyance of prisoners to places of confinement."
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Property |
28 Jan 1778 |
Burke County, North Carolina [5] |
- Land grant number 1185. 640 acres in the big Cove on Sandy Mush Creek. Book, page: 71:53.
Issued: 18 May 1789
Entered: 28 Jan 1778
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Property |
7 Aug 1778 |
Burke County, North Carolina [6] |
- Land Grant Number 1035. On the south side of Catawba Riber at Two Small Persimmons in the Bottom. Book, Page: 65:394
Issued: 07 Aug 1787
Entered: 07 Aug 1778
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Property |
29 Oct 1778 |
Burke County, North Carolina [7] |
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Property |
28 Dec 1779 |
Burke County, North Carolina [8] |
- Land Grant Number 1001. 50 acres on the North side of the Catawba River and West side of Newberry Fork.
Entered: 28 Dec 1778
Issued: 07 Aug 1787
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Military |
1780 |
American Revolutionary War [4, 9, 10, 11] |
- "In January 1780, Hemphill joined a mounted rifle company commanded by Capt. Robert Patton. Hemphill served as lietenant. In early April, the company then began a march toward Charleston, S. C., then under partial siege by the British. They arrived at Monck's Corner, South Carolina, coming under the combined command of Gen. Isaac Huger. The day after they arrived, in a pre-dawn, the British completely routed and dispersed the Americans (April 14, 1780). By this action, the encirclement of Charleston was completed. Patton, Hemphill, and the remnants of their command later joined in with the the mounted troops of Col. William Washington, remained at Camden for a while, and then marched to Cross Creek. At Cross Creek, they came under the command of Col. Charles McDowell. Col. McDowell and his troops marched back toward Charlotte and eventually to Lincoln County.
Hemphill and his men, being mounted, advanced quickly into Burke County. He, in the meantime, had received a Captain's Commission, and began to organize a company at Burke Court House. From Burke Court House, he and his company marched to Ramsour's Mill and took part in that battle, June 20, 1780. Afterwards, Hemphill and his men accompanied the McDowells in the S. C. skirmishes in the summer of 1780 and in the King's Mountain campaign that followed."
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Probate |
8 Aug 1784 |
, Rowan, North Carolina [12] |
- James Hemphill bequeathed to "my son Thomas Hemphil my Blew thick cloth coat to him and his Heirs and assigns."
Will was written on 08 Aug 1784 and probated 04 May 1786.
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Property |
6 Sep 1786 |
Burke County, North Carolina [13] |
- Land Grant number 1243. 100 acres on both sides of Davidsons Mill Creek. Book, page: 71:75.
Issued: 18 May 1789
Entered: 06 Sep 1786
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Census |
1790 |
Burke County, North Carolina [14] |
- "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.
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Property |
1790 |
Burke County, North Carolina [15] |
- In 1790, Thomas Hemphill was one of the ten largest slaveholders in Burke County, owning 11 slaves. -> "Slavery in Microcosm"
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Property |
21 Apr 1790 |
Burke County, North Carolina [16] |
- Land grant number 1401. 600 acres with James McDowell on Jonathans Creek. Book, page: 75:413.
Issued: 04 Jan 1792
Entered: 21 Apr 1790
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Property |
1 Jun 1791 |
, Elbert, Georgia [3] |
- He purchased 300 acres from David and Mary (Hemphill) McClesky on the South Fork of Bluestone Creek for 250 pounds. Samuel Mackie, Thomas Mackie, and John Crosby witnessed the deed. "(Deed Book A, page 55, Elbert Co., Ga.)."
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Property |
2 Sep 1791 |
Burke County, North Carolina [17] |
- Land grant number 1626. 150 acres on the bank of Newfound Creek. Book, page: 80:74.
Issued: 27 Nov 1792
Entered: 02 Sep 1791
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Property |
27 Nov 1791 |
Burke County, North Carolina [18] |
- Land grant number 642. 50 acres on Davidson Mill Creek. Book, page: 80:69.
Issued: 27 Nov 1791
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Property |
4 Jan 1792 |
Burke County, North Carolina [19] |
- Land grant number 1396. 100 acres on Jonathans Creek. Book, page: 75:411.
Issued: 04 Jan 1792
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Property |
4 Jan 1792 |
Burke County, North Carolina [20] |
- Land grant number 1397. 300 acres on W. fork of Jonathans Creek. Book, page: 75:411.
Issued: 04 Jan 1792
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Property |
4 Jan 1792 |
Burke County, North Carolina [21] |
- Land grant number 1405. 600 acres with James McDowell on Jonathans Creek. Book, page: 75:414.
Issued: 04 Jan 1792
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Property |
27 Nov 1792 |
Burke County, North Carolina [22] |
- Land grant number 1551. 50 acres on Davidsons Mill Creek. Book, page: 80:39.
Issued: 27 Nov 1792
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Property |
23 Apr 1793 |
Brevards Creek, Burke, North Carolina [23] |
- Land grant number 1321. 50 acres on Brevards Creek. Book, page: 88:33.
Issued: 22 Aug 1795
Entered: 23 Apr 1793
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Residence |
1797 |
Burke County, North Carolina [24] |
- Tax Records: CPT Thomas Hemphill's Company, 1797
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Property |
19 Oct 1798 |
, Elbert, Georgia [3] |
- Purchased land from James McClesky. Assigned power-of-attorney re: said land on Archer Skinner on 17 Apr 1811. "(Deed Book N, pages 137 and 138, Elbert Co., Ga.)."
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Census |
1800 |
Burke County, North Carolina [25] |
- There are two Thomas Hemphills in Burke County in 1800; neither census record matches perfectly, but this one seems most probable. Thomas (54) is the only male in the household over the age 45. There is one female over 45 (Mary Ann, 42), one male under 10 (Thomas M, 4), four females under 10 (Ruth Bertha, 6; Rebecca,8; maybe Rachel, 10; and unidentified), three females 10 to 15 (maybe Elizabeth, 12; Jane, 15; and Mary, 22). There are also two undidentified males, one aged 10 to 15 (possibly James, 20) and one aged 16 to 25 (possibly Samuel, 25). There are 12 slaves.
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Property |
1800 |
Burke County, North Carolina [15] |
- In 1800, Thomas Hemphill was one of the ten largest slaveholders in Burke County, owning 12 slaves. -> "Slavery in Microcosm"
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Property |
16 Feb 1808 |
Burke County, North Carolina [26] |
transferred 200 acres to Thomas Hemphill Jnr. |
Census |
1810 |
Morganton, Burke, North Carolina [27] |
- Thomas Hemphill was enumerated as head of household and the only male aged 45+. Other household members include a male aged 10 to 15 (likely Thomas McEntire Hemphill, 14), a female aged 10 to 15 (likely Ruth Bertha, 14), four females aged 16 to 25 (likely Rebecca 18, Rachel 20, Elizabeth 22, and Jane 25), and one female aged 26 to 44 (likely daughter, Mary (Polly). There are 14 slaves.
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Census |
1820 |
Burke County, North Carolina [28] |
- Thomas was enumerated as head of household. The household also includes two females aged 26-44 (this is likely Mary, Jane, and/or Rebecca, but at this point, I can't determine which two). There are also 6 male slaves aged 14 to 25, 3 male slaves age 45+, 4 female slaves under 14, 1 female slave aged 14-25, 1 female slave aged 26-44, and 2 females slaves 45+.
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Will |
12 Jan 1824 |
Burke County, North Carolina [29] |
- His last will and testament was dated 12 Jan 1824.
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Died |
4 May 1826 |
Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina [30] |
Buried |
Aft 4 May 1826 |
Old Ebenezer/Siloam Cemetery, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina [30] |
- The cemetery is in what is now McDowell County.
|
 |
Captain Thomas Hemphill Headstone
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Probate |
24 Mar 1830 |
Burke County, North Carolina [4, 29] |
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Notes |
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Person ID |
I1834 |
Kendrick-Hemphill |
Last Modified |
26 Oct 2014 |
Family |
Mary Ann MACKIE, b. 5 Dec 1758, , County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland , d. Sep 1804, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina (Age 45 years) |
Married |
1 Mar 1773 |
, Rowan, North Carolina [3, 4, 31, 32] |
- Thomas and Mary Ann lived in the part of Rowan County that became Burke County in 1777.
In the program from the DAR/SAR service, Margaret Anthony reports the Hemphill-Mackie children as follows:
"Their children include: (1) Martha Hemphill, who married Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire, (2) Mary ?Polly? Hemphill, who died young and was never married, (3) James Hemphill, (4) Andrew Hemphill, who married Catherine McDonald, (5) Ann Hemphill, who married Moses Whiteside (some sources say she died young), and (6) Thomas McEntire Hemphill, who first married Malinda Burgin and who secondly married Margaret Hemphill Dysart. Other children may include: (7) Rebecca Hemphill, (8) Rachel Hemphill, who married Foster Whiteside, (9) Ruth Hemphill, who married John Underwood Whiteside, (10) Samuel Hemphill, (11) Rosannah Hemphill , (12) Jane Hemphill, and (13) Thomas Hemphill."
Emmett White reports the Hemphill-Mackie children based on those listed in Thomas Hemphill's will:
Andrew, Thomas Jr., Polly, Rebecca, Martha m. McIntyre, Ann m. Whitesides, Rachel m. Whitesides, Ruth m. Whitesides.
Hemphills in North Carolina reports the children of Thomas Hemphill and Mary Ann Mackie as:
Martha (born March 14, 1774), Mary (Polly)(born Oct. 26, 1778), James (born July 25, 1780), Andrew (born Nov. 8, 1782), Ann (born Feb. 4, 1788), and Thomas McEntire (born July 9, 1796). The book says there may have been other children.
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Children |
+ | 1. Martha HEMPHILL, b. 14 Mar 1774, near Old Fort, Rowan, North Carolina , d. 17 Nov 1835, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina (Age 61 years) |
| 2. Samuel HEMPHILL, b. 3 Mar 1775, Old Fort, Rowan, North Carolina , d. Bef POSS 12 Jan 1824 (Age < 48 years) |
+ | 3. Rosannah HEMPHILL, b. 6 Feb 1777, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina , d. Between 5 Mar 1851 and Jun 1851, Buncombe County, North Carolina (Age 74 years) |
| 4. Mary HEMPHILL, b. 26 Oct 1778, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina , d. 26 Jul 1848, Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina (Age 69 years) |
+ | 5. James HEMPHILL, b. 25 Jul 1780, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina , d. 5 Oct 1857, Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina (Age 77 years) |
+ | 6. Andrew HEMPHILL, b. 8 Nov 1782, Old Fort, , North Carolina , d. 22 Nov 1858 (Age 76 years) |
| 7. Jane HEMPHILL, b. 9 Feb 1785, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina  |
+ | 8. Elizabeth Ann HEMPHILL, b. 4 Feb 1788, Burke County, North Carolina , d. 14 Aug 1838, Cross Plains, Benton, Alabama (Age 50 years) |
+ | 9. Rachel HEMPHILL, b. 5 Mar 1790, Burke County, North Carolina , d. 3 Apr 1833, Bills Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina (Age 43 years) |
| 10. Rebecca HEMPHILL, b. 26 Aug 1792, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina  |
+ | 11. Ruth Bertha HEMPHILL, b. 4 May 1794, Burke County, North Carolina , d. 23 Mar 1847, , Benton, Alabama (Age 52 years) |
+ | 12. Thomas Mcentire HEMPHILL, b. 9 Jul 1796, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina , d. 8 Aug 1874, Old Fort, McDowell, North Carolina (Age 78 years) |
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Last Modified |
27 Nov 2015 |
Family ID |
F123 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |