Barbara Louise ANGEL

Notes:

there were several children

Barbara married Ed BANKS. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Court of Apostles Chapel "A"

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John married Irmarie Yvonne King on 11 Nov 1928. Irmarie (daughter of John William King and Viola Eudora Lamb) was born on 16 May 1909 in Monticello, Drew Co, AR; died on 4 Aug 1985 in San Diego Co, CA; was buried in Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory, San Diego, San Diego Co, CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Court of Apostles Chapel "A"

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Notes:

Buried:
Block 3, Row 9, Space 107C

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John married Viola Eudora Lamb on 24 Dec 1891 in Monticello, Drew Co, AR. Viola (daughter of Thomas Edward Lamb and Marian J. Bertha Hall) was born on 29 Feb 1872 in Monticello, Drew Co, AR; died on 16 Apr 1933 in El Centro, Imperial Co, CA; was buried on 18 Apr 1933 in Evergreen Cemetery, El Centro, Imperial Co, CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
Blck 3, Row 9, Space 107B

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Biographical Historical Memoirs - Southern Arkansas
pages 957-958
"Matthew J. King, farmer and merchant, Barkada, Ark. Mr. King, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Drew County, settled here in 1842, and there are but two citizens of his age, and but six citizens now living, who were living in this county at that time. Mr. King was born on August 5, 1820, and is the son of William and Cathering (McCauley) King, the father a native of North Carolina. The latter moved to Henderson County, Ky., with his family in 1831, cuultivated the soil, and there died in 1835. The mother then removed with her children, six in number, to Haywood County, Tenn., and there resided with her brother, James McCauley. Later she moved with him to Fayette County, and there died a few years afterward. Her children were named as follows Matthew J. (whose birth occurred in Orange County, N. C.), Nancy (widow of William Rowlit), William (deceased), Ellen, Catherine (deceased), and one child who died in infancy. The maternal grandfather of these children was a soldier in the Revolution, and was over eighty years of age at the time of his death. Matthew J. King worked on a farm to help his mother and there continued until her death, when he was bound out to L. C. Butts to learn the brick mason's trade. He remained with him for three years and then, in 1842, came to Arkansas, located in what is now Drew County (but then a part of Bradley County), and there followed agricultural pursuits for eight years. In 1850 he was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Newton, a native of Alabama, and the daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Newton. Mrs. King died in 1880 leaving twelve children, sixe now living: Henry Neeley (married and resides in this county), Jesse Columbus (deceased), Albert (deceased), Mary E. (deceased), Laura A. (deceased), Ophelia (deceased), and William, Joseph J., James F., Sanford N. and Ida (all at home). After his marriage, Mr. King entered a quarter section of Government land, and has since been engaged in tilling the soil. He bought his present homestead, consisting of over 1,200 acres of land, with about 130 acres under cultifation, in 1868, and is also administrator of the estate of Jesse Newton (deceased). He owns a cotton gin (horse power) with a capacity of about three bales per day, and although his principal crop is cotton, he is interested in other occupations, and he and Mr. Oslin are in partnership in trading in mules, cattle, hogs and sheep. Mr. King also owns a half interest in the store at Barkada, owned by King & Oslin. Although in debt $75, he has made all his property by hard work and good business ability, and at the present time his taxable property amounts to over $13,000. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and in his political views is Democratic. He has been a member of the Masonic order, but has not affiliated with any lodge for several years. In 1864 and 1865 he was in Capt. Owens' company, was employed as teamster, and was never in any engagements."

source: pers knowledge Vera (King) Harris, Joanne (Angel) Bittner, Verna (King) Aldrich, marr record Matthew J. King & Caroline Newton, family records, marr cert, will, county record of death

Matthew administrated the estate of his father-in-law, Jesse Newton.

Ark Militia Desha Co


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Matthew married Caroline Newton on 23 May 1850 in Drew Co, AR. Caroline (daughter of Jesse W. Newton and Elizabeth) was born on 06 Jan 1832 in AL; died on 27 Oct 1880 in Drew Co, AR; was buried in Gaster Hill Cemetery, Monticello, Drew Co, AR. [Group Sheet]

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family records, marr cert, gravestone



Buried:
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Marriage Record Book B, page 5
Drew County, Arkansas
Compiled by Jennie (Jane) Belle Lyle 1966
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Matthew J. King 25 to Caroline Newton 19, May 23, 1850, by J. M. Carr, MG. B-50

Notes:

records of Mrs. J.R. Phipps, pers knowledge of Verna May (King) Aldrich & Vera Leona (King) Harris (gdaus)

Name:
(also given as Thomas Joseph Edward Lamb)

Died:

Obituary Transcription:
Advanced Monticellonian, 20 August 1903

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Mr. T. E. Lamb one of the old settlers of this county died at the home of his son-in-law, Mr. Will King, Luella, Ark., on last Tuesday Morning. Mr. Lamb was 83 years old, and has been a citizen of this county for 50 years or more, where he spent his time engaged in farming. He has ever been a good citizen, quiet and peaceable. He leaves one son, Mr. Jeff Lamb of this county and several daughters besides other relatives and friends to mourn his death.

Buried:
(10 miles east of Monticello)

Thomas married Marian J. Bertha Hall about 1852 in Jackson Co, MS. Marian (daughter of Isaac David Hall and Bertha Moore) was born in 1828 in Jackson Co, MS; died in 1880 in Monticello, Drew Co, AR; was buried in Old Piney Cemetery, Drew Co, AR. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name:
(also given as Mary J)

Buried:
(10 miles east of Monticello)

Notes:

Sources: marr lic cert King McCauley, pers knowledge Verna King and Vera Harris (gr.granddaus). & Joanne (Angel) Bittner, History of Arkansas pp957-8

William married Catharine McCauley on 8 Nov 1825 in Orange Co, NC. Catharine (daughter of Matthew McCauley and Nancy Chapman) was born in in Orange Co, NC; died about 1839 in Fayette Co, TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

place of death fr History of Arkansas pp-957-8

Notes:

Excerpts from History of Arkansas, Drew County
page 929
"Monday, March 22, 1847, the first county court met at the house of A.M. Rawles...Later in the session of court road overseers were appointed and Jesse Newton was granted a license to retail spirituous and vinous liquors."
page 932
"Treasurers--W.C. Guice, Jesse Newton..."

Jesse was a Mason.

Sources: pers knowledge Verna Aldrich & Vera Harris (gr.granddaus of Jesse), Joan (Angel) Bittner (neice of Verna & Vera)

Jesse married Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born on 02 Oct 1802 in NC; died on 01 Feb 1863 in Drew Co, AR. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

record that shows other dates for Mary Hendry, also show Isaac b. 1787, Long Creek, NH Co., died 19 Dec. 1865, bur. Lamb Cemetery, Cypress Creek, NH co. (see Mary Hendry notes) - (check for source docs crooiii@aol.com)

source: Mrs. J.R. Phipps, Dothan AL

Isaac married Mary Hendry in 1811. Mary (daughter of Alexander Hendry and Thankful Cromartie) was born on 28 Feb 1795 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC; died on 13 Oct 1837 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC; was buried in Lamb Cemetery, Burgaw, Pender Co, NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

one record shows Mary as born 28 Jan 1795 at White Oak, died 13 Oct. 1837, buried Lamb Cemetery, Cypress Creek, NH Co., -- continue note on Isaac Cowan Lamb note... (check for source docs crooiii@aol.com)

Birth:
(Note: Birth date given for Mary Hendry Lamb previously given on this site as 10 Aug 1794.)

Isaac married Bertha Moore. Bertha died on 29 Sep 1869; was buried in Old Moore Plantation. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mother is possibly Sena Moore.

Name:
(given earlier as simply Miss Moore)

Buried:
Burial site: Old Moore Plantation, is near Keith Presbyterian Church.

Matthew married Nancy Chapman on 7 Nov 1799 in Orange Co, NC. Nancy was born in in Orange Co, NC. [Group Sheet]

Thomas married Isabelle Johns. Isabelle died in 1793. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

ASSUMED CORRELATION OF RELATIONSHIPS (by Douglas Couch in 1997):
Will of Isabelle Johns gives children with Cowan surname and granddaughters Isabel & Eleanor Lamb. Isabel (given as Isabella) and Eleanor are daughters of Isaac Cowan Lamb & Mary Hendry. Thus, the relationships shown are assumed that Johns s her maiden name and her Cowan children derived from a previous marriage. It was given that Thomas Lamb and a Miss Cowan were the parents of Isaac Cowan Lamb. Since his children are given in Isabelle Johns will of 1793 as her grandchildren, it seems there is no other way the relationship could have existed.

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Will of Alexander Hendry dated 10 July 1819, Book C, p.171, probated at September Term 1845

CLICK HERE TO VIEW WILL This will names slaves.

1st I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Thankful Hendry all my land on White Oak and west side of Rattlesnake Branch with the use of my Grist and Saw Mills Team of Horses and Oxen until my son Alexander becomes of age at which time I appoint for her the South End of my Plantation including all my buildings and one third of the proceeds arising from my Mills during her life Time. The above land and Mills to be equally between my son Charles and Alexander Hendry share and share alike also the Team of Horses & Oxen.

2nd I give and bequeath unto my son Robt. Hendry a certain piece of land formerly occupied by said Robert in Bladen County which I value at Nine Hundred dollars.

3rd I give and bequeath to my son Wm. Hendry Nine Hundred dollars which I have already given him.

4th I give and bequeath to my son John Hendry Six Hundred Acres of land situated on Keith Branch of Long Creek conveyed by deed from Major Joseph Lamb to me. Also Five Hundred dollars to be made by my Mills and given him; also so long as he sees cause to stay and manage my mills, he will be entitled to a Sixth part of the profits arising from them.

5th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catharine for the heirs of her body a certain piece of land conveyed by deed from Levenson Gerganns to me, valued at Three Hundred and Fifty dollars.

6th I give and bequeath unto John Bordeaux heir of my daughter Elizabeth Forty Shillings.

7th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary A Negro girl named Milly.

8th I give and bequeath to my daughter Thankful a Negro girl named Maggy and one named Zilpha.

9th I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Jane a Negro girl named Abby.

In addition to what I gave unto my son John I give him a Negro boy named Jack.

Also I give unto my son Charles a Negro boy named Tobe.

Also I give unto my son Alexander a Negro boy named Levi.

Also in addition to what I gave my beloved wife Thankful I give unto her during her lifetime the following named Negroes. Harry, C____ Peggy and Jean and until my son Alexander comes of age I leave her also Sampson and Benjamin Selena Rhoda and Abraham at which time they are to divided equally among my sons Robt. Hendry, Wm. Hendry and daughters Mary, Thankful and Hannah Jane.

In case that Hiram Tucker husband to my daughter Catharine shall will and Clearly Extricate my son Robert from any cost by being security for his appearance at Court he then and in that case enable his wife to have a distribution & have in the both mentioned if he on the other hand should fail to do so my Son Robert to have the share that Catharine would otherwise be drawn for the heirs of her body and that independent of her own distribution & have in the division. Those Negroes left to my wife during her lifetime and after her death to be equally divided between Robt. Henry my Son Wm. Henry my Son My daughters Mary, Thankful and Hannah Jane.

The condition Just before mentioned concerning Hiram Tucker and my daughter Catharine if performed well enable her also in this division be able to have a distribution also for the heirs of her body.

If any of my heirs should lose their Negroes now given to them before those divisions are made they are to be made Equal to such loss before a division is made and then & have equal. I leave Four Hundred dollars to be equally divided among my heirs after my death.

Finally I constitute my beloved sons Robert and Wm. Hendry sole Executors to this my last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day July One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nineteen.

Signed sealed his
and Delivered Alexander X Hendry
in presence of mark
us

Daniel Alderman
William Henry Junior

Alexander Hendry do make this Codicil to be taken as part of my last will and testament in manner following

1. I give to my daughter Thankful four cows.

2. I give to my daughter Hannah Jean two cows.

3. I give to my son John four cows.

4. I give to my sons Charles and Alexander four cows each.

5. I give to my beloved wife Thankful the ballance (sic) of my stock and cattle and all my stock of hogs and sheep and hens bed and kitchen furniture and my plantation is to remain hers till her Dec. then to be equally divided between my sons Charles and Alexander.

6. I leave my Smiths tools to the use of my heirs and to remain on the plantation.

Lastly it is my desire this my presented will be annext (sic) to and made part of my last will and testament in all intents and purposes In writing
September 2 1819

Test David Alderman his
Chas. Henry Alexander X Hendry
mark

New Hanover County County Court
February Term 1820

The execution of the written will and Codicil of Alexdr Hendry were proven by all the witnesses thereto and ordered to be filed. At same time Robert Hendry qualified as Executor.

Witness
Thos F Davis, Clk

Source: Mrs. J.R. Phipps, Dothan AL

Born Scotland, lived Bladen Co., NC, New Hanover Co., NC...which became Columbia Township, Pender County, on his plantation on White Oak Creek (W.O. Plantation) where buried.

Loyalist along with James Hendry in American Revolution. At Charleston, SC on December 1, 1781, in Capt. Robert Hendry's Co. (Robert Demond's "THE LOYALISTS OF NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION").

Had graddaughter, Mary Ann Thankful (Hendry) Rodman.....either from additional marriage of one of his daughters, or from a stepdaughter, previously married?

Alexander married Thankful Cromartie in 1784 in Bladen Co, NC. Thankful (daughter of William Cromartie, Sr. and Ruhamah Doane) was born on 24 Apr 1768 in Bladen Co, NC; died on 28 Aug 1843 in White Oak Plantation, New Hanover Co, NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

IMPORTANT NOTE RE CONFLICTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNION OF WILLIAM CROMARTIE and RUHAMAH DOANE BEING MY DIRECT ANCESTOR AS PARENTS OF THANKFUL CROMARTIE:
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World Family Tree, Ancestors of Andrew Ferguson Johnson and others received from the Phipps family (over 20 years ago) shows William Cromartie & Ruhamah Doane as the parents of (Annie Cromartie and) Thankful Cromartie.

However, the records of Donna Johnson (bounty@charlotte.infi.net), which is a more complete and extensive record (sent in response to my response to a post on World Family Tree), gives the William Cromarite that is married to Ruhamah Doane as the son of William Cromartie of Scotland and as the sibling of Ann E. Cromartie and of Thankful Cromartie that is married to Alexander Hendry. Because this latter record is more complete with dates and many siblings, and because the dates pertaining to all the children of William Cromartie of Scotland are chronologically sequenced as one would expect, pending documentation otherwise, the records giving William as the sibling of Thankful and not her ancestor will be accepted as accurate.

These two Johnson records are clearly referring to the same people, despite the variances.
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View Historical Notes for William McCauley

• Having emigrated from Ireland to North Carolina in the 1770s before the Revolutionary War, William like his brother Matthew became a prominent land owner. According to William V. Burlingame in his historical summary of The McCauley Family Cemetery (March 2017), subsection The McCauleys in North Carolina,
  
  "There is one source which refers to them as half-brothers, but as far as is known they were brothers, born in 1747 and 1750, whose father was Erin McCauley in the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim...
  
  "This narrative to this point focuses mostly on Matthew, assuming that the Cemetery serves primarily if not exclusively his family. Older brother William was born in Country Antrim in about 1747, emigrated with his two small children (James and Jane) and his brother Matthew to North Carolina in the 1770s, and married Katherine Johnston Long, a widow, in the same year. Once in North Carolina, William acquired land grants in the upper reaches of the New Hope and Morgan Creek watersheds before securing land for his plantation on the Eno River called “Great Meadows” near Hillsborough. In the early years he served as justice of the peace, tax assessor, and representative to the North Carolina House of Commons during the Revolutionary War (1778-1782). He then was a state senator (1783-1789), was a representative to the constitutional convention of 1788, and was the sheriff of Orange County in 1789 and 1790. He died about 1825. Most documents state that his “exact burial place is unknown.” However, in 1992, Tom McCauley of Durham reported that his father and his step-grandmother, “an avid genealogist,” both stated that William was buried “in the family graveyard on his homeplace.”  "
  (end of Burlingame reference information)


• A HISTORY OF THE 1793 CORNERSTONE LAYING
  Our tale is complex. It comes in part from well-established historical sources and in part from the oral history of the McCauley family to which one of us (KBN) belongs. The first question is, "Why was the University placed at New Hope Chapel Hill?"
  
  One version is related to General William R. Davie's drinking habits. It has been said that, while having lunch in the vicinity of the Davie Poplar, he was overcome and made the decision to locate the University there when he aroused. The truth is more prosaic: it was the outcome of a complicated political process. The General Assembly decided in January 1792 that the University should be located near the center of the state. The trustees then decided that it should be located within 15 miles of either Raleigh, Hillsborough, Pittsboro, Smithfield, two sites in Granville County, or Cyprett's Bridge across New Hope Creek. The latter was chosen when all the courthouse towns were eliminated and the Granville County sites found unsuitable. A committee visited several potential sites in the target area, and Chapel Hill was selected because its bid was the largest: 1290 acres of land and about $1500 in cash! Professor Archibald Henderson attributes the winning Orange County bid to the covert activities of James Hogg, a friend of Davie's and a member of the selection committee. Now, who were the McCauleys and what role did they play?
  
  Matthew McCauley and his brother William emigrated from County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to the Carolinas before the Revolutionary War. They bought land in Orange County so named to honor the Protestants of Northern Ireland and prospered. Matthew, the younger, had been involved in a scrape in Ireland and had to be smuggled out of the country in a molasses cask. He acquired the nickname "Bung" because William had fed him through the bung-hole of the cask until they were well out to sea.
  
  Both McCauleys donated land for the University, Matthew 150 and William 100 acres. Matthew ("Bung") operated a grist mill on Morgan's Creek at the site of the present University Lake dam and was reputed to make the best Irish whiskey in the state. Both were present at the laying of the cornerstone of Old East on October 12, 1792 (known since 1877 as University Day). Several things happened that day which are not recorded in the history books, and Matthew was a major player behind the scenes.
  
  Cornerstone laying was serious business in an earlier age when buildings were constructed for permanence but is ignored today in our rapidly constructed, disposable buildings. Because of the absence of a royal family in republican America, the ceremony of laying cornerstones became the responsibility of Freemasons.
  
  Freemasonry is a secret order which grew out of the guilds of stone masons which built the cathedrals of Europe in the Middle Ages. It has been most prominent in the United Kingdom and the countries derived therefrom: Australia, and four million of the estimated five million living members are in the U.S. Masonry is characterized by secrecy, a tradition of high morality, and catholicity. It is not a religion and, although predominantly Protestant in Anglo-Saxon countries, does not exclude Catholics and Jews. It is not a patriotic or political organization, but American politicians have found identification with it to be advantageous. There is a parallel and independent black Masonic society, the Order of Prince William, which originated in London during the slavery era and still flourishes.
  
  The McCauleys were Master Masons and belonged to the Eagle Lodge of Hillsborough which had been asked to provide support at the laying of Old East's cornerstone. Since General William R. Davie, regarded by many as the founder of the University, was also the Grand Master of Masons for North Carolina it was fitting that he officiate. A mural on the west wall of the lobby of the downtown Chapel Hill Post office records what is believed to have occurred. History suggests that something slightly different seems to have taken place.
  
  General Davie came up to Hillsborough from New Bern for the occasion and "opened" the Eagle Lodge to legitimize the laying of the cornerstone. Details of the occasion can he found in the University histories of President Battle and Professor Archibald Henderson, Battle even recording the names of the prominent men in attendance and the accomplishments of their descendants. At this point oral history takes over.
  
  A legend in the McCauley family is that the Post Office mural is incorrect in two respects. First, General Davie should have been wearing a hat. (Masons will understand why.) Second, the stone was not lowered into place by a hoist and windlass. The family says that the stone was heavier than anticipated, and the hoist rope broke. When this occurred, "Bung" McCauley, a small man, turned to Big Dave, his body servant, a 6'5" slave who weighed 300 lbs., and said, "Dave, pick it up and put it in place." The story is that Dave put his arms around the stone and lifted it onto the spot designated by General Davie. Then, after a suitable oration by the Rev. Dr. Samuel E. McCorkle and the sealing of documents and Masonic "jewels" in the cavity of the cornerstone, the party repaired to a nearby spring for refreshments.
  
  Another McCauley legend is that "Bung" furnished the chief "refreshment." It is said that earlier in the day Dave had placed a 25-gallon keg of their best whiskey in their cart, and this became the centerpiece of the post-ceremony conviviality. General Davie was a heavy drinker, and the cup made many rounds. As nightfall approached, the well-oiled General said his goodbyes, and departed for New Bern. Unfortunately, the Masonic Grand Master had forgotten before departing to "close" the Eagle Lodge. It remained "open" until the Grand Master's next visit, more than a year later. It is said that by lying open for more than a year, the Eagle Lodge of Hillsborough achieved a distinction unique in Masonic history.
  
  We decided to investigate the present state of the cornerstone in view of the upcoming Bicentennial celebrations. To our astonishment, we were unable to find it. We then discovered that Old East's cornerstone had been vandalized and its brass plate stolen. This must have occurred sometime between the end of the Civil War and the re-opening by new trustees after the post Civil War closure (1871-75). It is known that cornerstones were also laid for Old West and South (and probably for Person), but our search uncovered none of these.
  
  Our hypothesis about the mysterious cornerstone caper is that a band of vandals attacked the empty and unprotected buildings in search of the Masonic "jewels" known to have been placed in the cornerstone. We can infer that they were not themselves Masons for two reasons: (l) a Mason would never do such a thing, and (2) a Mason would know that the so-called "jewels" were in reality only the simple tools of stone masons.
  
  "The brass plate from the Old East cornerstone turned up in 1916 at a foundry in Tennessee run by a UNC alumnus, William Foust '03. He returned the plate just before it was to be tossed into the furnace, and presented it to the University on October 12, 1916. Today the brass plate, with the maker's name and Masonic writing and symbols on the back, is on display in the gallery of Wilson Library.- Alumni Review""
  
  
  Written by John Graham, Distinguished Professor-Emeritus of Pathology; and Kemp Nye, Franklin Street fixture and former proprietor of Kemp's Records for the Carolina Alumni Review, published by the General Alumni Association of UNC/CH, April, 1990. Reprinted by permission (on www.grandlodge-nc.org).

Media previously shown on William McCauley's page which have been removed:
• Two Muster Rolls where a William McCauley was on board the U.S. Schooner Enterprize. It appears this was a different McCauley from Lake Champlain area.
• Loyalist Land Grants. Neither William nor his brother were Loyalists. Just what Orange County was referred to is unclear, but evidently not in North Carolina in 1786.

Name:

William McCauley was previously shown on this site as Major William James McCauley...and that he was born Sep 1738. That William was a Major, and then a Colonel is documented (see Pension Claim of William Brittain). Due to lack of documentation that he had a middle name James or otherwise, or that his birth date is known, he is no longer shown with these. — There is but scant documentation for his being married to Catherine Catred Johnstone, to wit: A historical summary of people and events surrounding the McCauley Family Cemetery, "located on a promontory above University Lake on land acquired by the University of North Carolina" states in a discussion about his brother, Matthew: "Older brother William was born in Country Antrim [sic] in about 1747, emigrated with his two small children (James and Jane) and his brother Matthew to North Carolina in the 1770s, and married Katherine Johnston Long, a widow, in the same year.". Note: Although 1747 is used here, this year is also not documented with primary documents.

Birth:
Birth information undocumented.

Buried:
Information often given that William was buried in New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery in the Old Section, Chapel Hill, Orange County, are apparently unsubstantiated and not in agreement with oral history passed down that he was buried at his "home place," presumably "Great Meadows" (however that claim is also undocumented). Our William McCauley's burial place has not been found and proven.

William married Katherine Johnston. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
The marriage of William McCauley and the widow, Katherine Johnston Long, occurred the same year William and family arrived from Ireland in the 1770s. — William V. Burlingame, 2017 historical summary, The McCauley Cemetery with subsection The McCauleys in North Carolina. (This marriage remains undocumented. No statement is made about whether she was of North Carolina, or perhaps also emigrated from Ireland before becoming his wife.)

Robert married Catherine McMargid in Scotland. Catherine was born in in Scotland; died in in Bladen Co, NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William CROMARTIE (Sr.): Born in 1731 S Ronaldshay, Isle Orkney, Orkney, Scotland. May 31 correct birth date per Ed Hornsby, family researcher.

Wills of William and Ruhamah on file with DFA.

William married Ruhamah Doane on 22 Apr 1766 in Bladen Co, NC. Ruhamah (daughter of Hezekiah DOANE, Jr and Thankful BICKFORD) was born on 31 Oct 1745 in Wilmington, New Hanover Co, NC; died on 26 Dec 1813 in Bladen Co, NC. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
Ruhama's death given in Alexander Cromartie's Bible as December 26, 1813 (reported elsewhere as 1812).

Notes:

Name:
Erin is a word which refers to the country, Ireland, apparently anglicized from Éirann. During the period when William & Matthew were born, Erin was not commonly used as a given name (although it became popular much later on, especially in the United States where so many Irish and Scottish immigrants came to live).

Mary Ann Gattis has been shown by many, including on this site, as married in Ireland to William Erin McCauley. However, there is no record of such a relationship, but there is a marriage record between Mary Ann Gattis and William O. McCauley in Orange County, North Carolina on 5 Jan 1847 (70 years or so after these brothers emigrated). Therefore, Mary's record has been detached from the family of Erin McCauley. Also not found was documentation that Erin McCauley of County Antrim, Ireland was William Erin McCauley. For lack of documentation, his birth and death years have also been removed. He would need to have been old enough to have adult sons emigrate great distances in the 1770s. Further and perhaps most important is that no documentation has been found that William McCauley's father's name was Erin McCauley. It is unclear where this traditional information came from.

Birth:
Some have presented a birth year of 1712, and Carrickfergus as Erin's birth place. This place makes sense, as he allegedly lived there, but documentation is lacking. The year estimate fits as well, although making him 35 years old when Matthew was born. It may well be (and is likely) however, that Matthew and William had siblings unknown to us; who did not emigrate.

Died:
Some have presented Erin as having died in 1780 in Ireland. Lacking documentation about his death, this year has been removed. A death place of Ireland is probable, but unproven.

Hezekiah married Thankful BICKFORD on 7 Oct 1731 in Truro, Barnstable Co, MA. Thankful (daughter of Jeremiah BICKFORD and Hannah YOUNG) was born on 3 Aug 1714 in MA. [Group Sheet]