Lillian McIlhany was born in Ireland in 1709, the daughter of Henry and Jane McIlhany. Henry apparently died near the time of Lillian's birth. About 1730 Lillian McIlhany married John Bowen in Chester Co. PA. (John was the son of Moses Bowen and Rebecca Reese Bowen, early immigrants to PA.)
John and Lillian McIlhany Bowen lived in Augusta Co. VA and are said to have had 11 children. Lillian died in Botetourt Co. in 1780. Her son, Robert Bowen lived in Pendleton District SC with his wife, Mary Gillespie. Robert Bowen's great grandson, Col Robert Bowen of the Confederate Army married Antoinette Oliver. She was the granddaughter of David and Prudence McElheney of York Co. SC. w
Robert McIlhenny was said to be the 2nd of the four brothers who migrated to PA:
In 1745 a man of that name took a warrant in Drumore TWP of Lancaster Co., just west of Octoraro Cr., but in 1747 Robert McIlhenny and David Leech appear to have entered adjacent property further up the river in Tyrone Twp of Adams Co. The Leech warrant was dated 1 Sept. 1747. It appears likely that David may not have stayed around very long. In 1810 there was a conveyance of a part of this property which appears to be from George Hoover to Andrew Porter. The accompanying plat shows the contiguity of the properties of Leech and McIlhenny.
This is the first association between Leech and McIlhenny/McElhany that I've found. In 1747 what became Adams was part of Lancaster Co. Adams is immediately west of York and ne of Hagerstown, Md. It's the county Gettysburg is in. Robert McIlhenny is thought to be the son of Ezekiel McIlhenny.
(This makes Robert a possible ancestor of Prudence, who married David Leech, Esq. of York Co. SC.)
Robert McIlhenny Sr. (1715-86) appears to have been a Rev. soldier. He
married Agnes Crawford and had a daughter, Anne McElhenny, who in 1780
married William King (1754-1815). He also had a son named Robert, and
other children. This family lived in PA.
(This material taken
from a book entitled History of the McIlhenny-King Families of Adams
Co. PA; Genealogical Forum, Portland, OR. It was kindly sent to the
writer by William W. Brewer of 440 Via Los Miradores, Redondo Beach,
CA 90277. There is a long genealogical record of descendants here,
unfortunately most of them without dates or locations. However they
appear to be largely Pennsylvania people. It is uncanny how many
surnames appear that are also prominent in the Carolinas and the Old
Southwest: McGaughey, Ferguson , Armstrong, Love, Cunningham, McClure,
Wilson, Kerr and others. Unfortunately there appear to be very few
documentary clues connecting the Pennsylvania families with their
southern counterparts.)
A man named Ezekiel McIlhenny of Mt. Joy Twp in York Co PA made a will at some point in the 18th century. He had a son, Robert, and very likely a number of other children.
In 1748 a warrant in Drummore Twp of Lancaster Co. PA was issued to Ezekiel McKlehenny adj. 'his old tract'. It adjoined "Andrew Callwell's' land, and also John McConnell. Robert McElehenny had also received a warrant in Drummore Twp in 1745. It fell to Robert Clark in 1809.
In 1762 Ezekiel McElhanny of Drumore twp took a mortgage on a conveyance of Gabriel Scott to William Collins (dead book H page 85: 1762 Colerain twp. William Collins of Colerain twp mortgage to Ezekel McElhanny of Drumore twp (Gabriel Scott to Collins date n.s.)
(This is a significant clue that corresponds with the simultaneous occurrence of these three surnames on the Tygar River in Spartanburg Co. SC. Well I'm not sure about Scott, although Scott was on Fishing and Turkey Creeks, I believe and intermarried with Dickey.
Ezekiel was the father of Robert, and we may assume that he may have been the ancestor of numbers of McElhennys, McIlhanys, McKlehanys, etc. who proceeded to people Augusta and Lunenburg Counties in VA, and later moved into Lancaster, York, and Chester Counties in SC.
Two girls who may have been Ezekiel's daughters (or perhaps nieces) married two brothers: Jane married Charles Harris, and Mary married James Harris. (the girls' name was spelled McIlhenny.) Charles and James belonged to a large family who were thought by the North Carolina genealogist, Worth Ray, to have followed a path from Somerset Co. Md to Cecil Co. at the forks of the Elk River. There they joined the Alexander and other Scotch Irish families, migrating to Mecklenburg Co. NC.
(David Leech, Esq of York Co. SC married Prudence McElhany, perhaps around the time of the Revolution. One has to wonder what relationship she may have had with these two Harris wives and with Ezekiel. Members of the Harris family have intermarried with the Leech extended family over many years and several states.
According to some published records of Rev. Joseph M. Harris there were actually three McIlhenny girls who married into his family. Mary and Jane married two of the sons of Robert and Dorothy Wylie Harris. Robert's nephew, another Robert Harris (1702-88) about 1744 in Litterkenny, Donegal, Ireland married Margaret McElmon (Rev. Harris gives three other spellings for her name, one of which is McIlhenny. Robert and Margaret are both buried at Rocky River in the part of Mecklenburg Co. that became Cabarrus Co. NC.
These data make a pretty convincing case that the McIlhenny family had its pre-American origin in Donegal as did the Harris and Alexander families.
II. A southern Robert McIlhaney/McElhany:
A Robert McElheny lived for a time in Augusta County VA and then moved
to the Waxhaws Community in SC (Lancaster Co.). We may assume that he
may have been the nephew or cousin of Robert of Adams Co. He was
closely associated with Rev. Alexander Craighead, who in 1735 had been
installed as pastor of the church at Middle Octoraro in Lancaster Co.
Craighead settled on Cowpasture River in Augusta Co.
Robert McElheny was probably instrumental, with Richard Woods, a
merchant from Albemarle (VA), in establishing a church in the Forks of
the James. It was called Hall's Meeting House; the site became the
town of Lexington. In 1752 Alexander Craighead was certified as
minister, but shortly thereafter he went with a large portion of the
congregation to the Mecklenburg/Lancaster area of North and South
Carolina. Rev. Craighead went from Augusta County with "his
congregation" ca 1757 and settled in Sugar Creek, now in the City of
Charlotte. The Waxhaws Church was likely part of his charge.
Concurrently Robert McElheny, the same man (or another man of the same
name) had in 1751 taken the first deed to the Waxhaws community.
(However we read in Kegley that in 1760 Robert McKleheny was
processioned by Jospeh Lapsley who lived some 2 miles from the Forks
Church in what became Rockbridge Co. (It is possible that Robert
McElheny concurrently owned property in Augusta Co. VA and in Waxhaws
in Carolina. That was said of Rev. Alexander Craighead at his
death.)
We find in fact the same given names of McElhaneys in
Western VA:
William, Robert, John, and Samuel that show up in SC
about the same
time. (This is characteristic of dozens of Scotch Irish
names found
in both places.)
Meanwhile another migration path (through Lunenberg Co.)
was being
used by yet other McElhaneys.
Some of the SC McElhaneys may have come down from
Pa ca 1739 with the Caldwell Presby Congregation which
settled north of the
Staunton River around Cub Creek. Thomas Mackhunny got
land on Flat Rock Creek in 1746, and several SC
McElhaneys were said to be born in Lunenburg Co. Landon
Bell states they arrived ca 1739 and many if not most had
departed for SC by 1760.
But Flat Rock Cr is a good way from Cubb Ck. The
Caldwell list
is up on Falling River and Cub Creek while Tho McElhaney
settled near
the eastern extremity of Lunenburg.
1746 McElhaney (Mackhunny) Tho Va Lunenburg
330a on Flat
Rock Creek (Landon Bell, Old Free State I p 103)
1748 Mucklehunny Tho Va Lunenburg
tax list of Hugh
Lawson with Saffold and Edloe
this tax list extends between Hounds Ck and the
Mekerrin.
Flat Rock Cr appears to be a bit NE of South
Hill, in present
day Lunenburg Co. (At that time Lunenburg included quite
a few
present day VA counties.)
1749 Muckelheney Tho and James Va. Lunenburg
tax list of Hugh
Lawson (also James Calhoun and John Barry)
1753 Mucklehoney Wm Va Lunenburg
390a n side of
Meherrin from Charles Weatherford for 30 lbs. adj John
Booker on river.
wit Chris Johnson, John Weatherford and Wm McDow. (Deed
bk 3:43)
1762 McLekanny James of Lunenburg with wife
Jean
sold 145 acres on the north side of Flat Rock Cr to
Edward Thweatt of
Amelia Co. The price was 50 lb.
adj Edloe and John Rachel.
(Thomas McKenney, Muckelhunny had 730a on Flat Creek,
acquired in 1746
(330) and 1750 (400))
McElhaney does not appear to be present on the 1767 tax
list. Perhaps
thhe had gone to Carolina
Here are some interesting names in Lunenburg: Legrand,
deGraffenreid,
Wylie, Saffron, Harding, McGown, Alexander Moore, Wade,
Edloe, Lawson
Many of these names recur in upstate, SC
McElheney Wm b. Lunenburg Co., Va.
md Rebecca Coleman, 1759/87
Stephen b ca 1758 Lunenberg, md Ester Walker; died
1840
Enlisted in 1776 in Craven Co. SC under Capt. George
Wade, Maj Henderson,
Gen Sumter; in many battles under various commanders.
(cf. Roster of
SC Patriots, SC Roster 619)
Samuel, b. Lunenburg Co. d. 26 July 1846 md.
Eliz, April
1792, drafted in 1777 under Capt. Philip Walker and Col
John Winn,
later Col Lacey; 3rd tour under Mill, Lacey and Sumter,
fought at Kings Mountain. (Cf Roster of SC Patriots p
619.)
Other Revolutionary Records of McElhennys:
Alexander McElhaney was said to have moved to Logan Co.
KY, along with
many other upstate patriots.
McElheney John: 1780-81 horseman under Capt. Collins
(with John
Leech)
James McIlheny, b. 1759, living in 96 when he enlisted
with
Capt. John McIlheny. In 1780 served as Co. Capt. in Col
John Thomas
Reg. to 1781; then Capt. in Col Hammond's reg.
1751 McElhenny Robert received the first grant in the
Waxhaws
settlement; it became known as the Old Blair Place.
"Some six or
seven families made the first settlements in the Waxhaws,
Lancaster
District, in 1751, and a considerable number of others,
chiefly from
Augusta Co. and the back parts of Penn. came in 1752 (SC
Names
XV: 38 Winter 1968)
1752 McElhenny Thomas SC Lancaster
300a in Anson n
side of Cataba on the Cataba Branch
The McDow Family in America p 52:
Royal Grants to Thomas McElhenny
Book 10 page 304;
1752 Mackelhenny John of Anson NC Anson
600a from
Granville in Anson. (Anson Co. of that date included what
later became
upstate SC.)
1756 Mackelhenny John of Lancaster Pa NC Rowan deeded
half of his 600a
patent from Granville to George Good for 20 shillings
1759 McElhony Tho and wf Jean NC Anson
150a n side of
Catawba, commonly called Poplar Spring land.
In 1760 Thomas and Jean McKelheney of NC Anson deeded 150
acres to
Wm Richardson for 30 lbs; this was half of the 300 acre
grant 3 Apr
1752 on n side of Catawba.
1776 Thomas McElhenny's will (SC Craven St.Mark's Parish)
probated;1776 written 1774 planter
In 1796 Robert McDow made over his 100a of the above
property to Wm
McDow.
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In Howe's Hist. of Presby Church in SC, Vol 1. there
is a footnote
on pp 611-12, which contains portions of a letter from
Rev John McElhenny to J.H.Saye; it is a short description
of the life
of his elder brother, Rev. James McElhenny:
Rev. James McElhenny(1768-1812) was said to have been
born in
Waxhaws (although Lunenburg Co. VA has also been claimed
as his
birthplace). His father was John, and his grandfather S
McElhenny. His
mother was said to be a Cail. The family lived in the
Waxhaws
(Lancaster Co. SC), and there were 4 sons and 2
daughters. The older
son was James. Their father, John, died after the
Revolution. The
family moved to Chester Co. James McElhenny married Jane
Moore at
Bethesda Church in York Co. It seems likely that David
Leech and
Prudence McElhenny were also married there. Was Prudence
one of James'
two sisters??
James studied with Rev. Jospeh Alexander, pastor of
Bullocks Creek
Church in York Co. He also studied sciences with Dr. Hall
of NC.
Licensed and invited to preach at St. Johns Island near
Charleston.
Due to health he moved to Pendleton District, near the
Old Stone
Church.
(in 1990 the writer bought a house just off Old Stone
Church Road,
about a half mile from the church. At that time he had
no idea there
were kinfolk nearby, but it seems likely that Rev. James
McElhenny was
his gx uncle.)
"Rev James McElhaney married Jane Moore of
Bethesda.
According to Hart: Jane Moore was the 5th child of the
original James
Moore who died (1774-87). She married Rev. James
McElhenny. (In 1779
John McElheney, Jr. had witnessed a conveyance of David
Leech to the
Moore family, of which more is detailed below).
1794 James McElhenny of Chester Co. SC, was one of four
presidents of the Philomathic Society, instituted this
year, a debating
society. Another member was Jackson McElhenney.
(Chester Bulletin for June, 1992 p 58/9.)
(Perhaps the man who had just married Jane Moore and went
to Old Stone
Church in Pendleton.)
In 1801 Rev. James McElhenny was installed pastor of Old
Stone
Church, Pendleton Co, SC, which had just been built. He
built a four
room house about a mile from the Old Stone Church. He
died in 1812 at
age 44 and is buried in the Old Stone Church cemetery.
This is in
Clemson, which is now in Pickens Co. His son in law was
Rev. James
Archibald Murphy, husband of Jane McElhenny. He died the
same year.
It was said that they were trying to grow rice in the
swamps, which
led to their death.
Rev. James McElhenny's 2nd wife was Mrs. Smith Wilkinson;
his
step-daughter, Susan Wilkinson married Governor Andrew
Pickens. Her
son was Francis W. Pickens who served as South Carolina's
governor
during the Civil War.
Rev. James' grandson, James Archibald Murphy, Jr. md
Dorcas Moore,
probably a cousin. Their son, James Archibald Murphy III
died
unmarried.
Jane McElhenny Murphy, a widow, married again to her
first cousin,
Alfred Moore.
Rev. James McElhaney's four room house was
purchased about
1820 by John C. Calhoun. In due course it came into the
possession of
Calhoun's son in law, a man named Clemson. It was
enlarged and
modified into a ten bedroom house with a large Greek
facade on two
sides. At his death Clemson gave the house and
surrounding property to
the state of South Carolina for agricultural
research--out of which of
course developed Clemson University. The house remains
in the center
of the campus.
At school time he chose Yale, but it was closed due to
yellow-fever;
so he went with his schoolmate, Sam Wilson to Washington
Academy in
Lexington, VA. He was ordained in Rockbridge Co., but
served in York
Co.SC most of his life. He died in 1871.
(Another James McIlheny was said to be born in York Co.
SC in 1759
(although there was no York Co. SC at that time) and
living in
District 96 when he enlisted with Capt. John McIlheny.
This may be
the Spartanburg family. He was later Company Captain in
the regiments
of Col John Thomas and Col. Hammond.)
Alexander McElhenny was in the militia under Col Roebuck;
after the
fall of Charleston he lost a horse. (Same unit as Capt.
David
Leech)
The two Rev. McElhaneys were members of Bethesda
Church, probably
organized by Rev. Wm Richardson about the time he
acquired half of
the land grant of Thomas and Jean McKelheney in Lancaster
Co.
It was located a few miles southeast of Yorkville in York
Co. Here
worshiped David Leech of the writer's family and many
other families
associated with LEECH, both in York Co. and later in
Lawrence Co. AL.
This is certain in the cases of ASH and DICKEY and
probably quite a
few others. For example Hezekiah Balch, a missionary
from the New
York Synod, often preached at Bethesda; a person of that
name is found
in the 1820 Lawrence Co. census.
Bethesda Church is a few miles south and a little east
from Yorkville
20 miles from the Broad and 17 miles from the Catawba.
The
congregation is listed in History of the Presbyterian
Church of SC,
by Haire, p. 338.
In 1759 Thomas and Jean Mcelhony got property on the
Catawba, and in
1767 James and Wm McElkene acquired 500a on Fishing
Creek, witnessed
by Tho and Jane McElkeny.
In 1763 James Moore had received a grant on the south
fork of Fishing
Creek. 126 acres of it were conveyed to David Leech in
1769. In 1779
David Leech, tanner, conveyed it back to John Moore, Jr.
perhaps a son
of James Moore, the original grantee. One of the
witnesses was John
McElheney, Jr. (Recall that Rev. James McElhaney was to
marry Jane
Moore, said to be the 5th child of the original James
Moore.
1767 McElkene Jas and Wm SC York/Chester
500a from James
Johnston for 200 lbs. on Fishing Creek, which Johnston
bought from Wm
Jones in 1754 (SC Deed Abstracts III p 364)
1775 Samuel Dunlap and wife Elizabeth of Bekley Co. to
John McElhany
of Craven Co. for 45 lb 300a on Cane Creek, adj. Thomas
McMeen, John
Dunlap, Eliz Dunlap,
Witnesses Richard Cousart, Alex Thompson, John Dunlap.
In 1799 John McElhany, late of Chester Co for $300 sold
to Eliezar
Alexander 300 acres on e side of Cane Cr. on both sides
of the Road called
the Lands Ford Road adj Eliezar Alexander, Eliz and Wm
McMeen, John
Simpson, Ben. Cudworth and David Adams.
1814 McElhenny Stephen SC Chester
adj to land on
Fishing Creek which John Blair sold to Sam Rainey
Book R Page 352 Chester County Deeds:
Sept 13 1814, John Blair of York District SC, for 325
dollars, to
Samuel Rainey of Chester, 122 ac in Chester District on
south fork of
Fishing Creek, bounded by Allen Knight on north, Stephen
McElhenny on
east, Thomas Wallace on south, Samuel Rainey on west,
conveyed from
James Wallace to William Miller, and from John Kennedy,
Sheriff of
Chester County, as the property of said Miller to Samuel
McNeels, to
John Blair. (Guardian of David B. Martin) Witnesses:
Thomas Wallace,
?JP, James Martin.
1819 McElhenny Robert SC Chester
195a from exors
of John Wright Decd (James Gill of Chester and Robert
Love of York)
tract orig granted to James Bigham 6 Oct 1763 (100a),
then resurveyed by
John McReary, Surv for Estate of John Wright it was 195a
adj Wm Brown, Pagan, John Gills corner
wit James Wallace
Sam Bannon
proved before Tho Wallace by Tho McElhennny who said
James Wallace swore
to him.
Chester Wills Vol II, Book G, p 71:
1767 McKlekeny, John SC Spartanburg
100a s sides of
n. fork of Tygar River, adj Thomas Collins, John Leech &
his own land.
File no. 86; grant no. 104 Bk 20 p. 43(a SC
instrument)
Mecklenburg Co NC Warrants (may be repetitious):
1769 Mackilhany John NC Meck
200a N fork of
Tyger on Browns Ck betwen John Prince and John Miller
1788 McElheny John and wife Anne Armstrong SC Spartan
500a in
Greenville Co.(N. side of Saluda for 5 shillings to John
and Wm Armstrong
wit: Martin Armstrong, Wm Stiggs, James Jordan
In 1767 John McKlekeny/McIlhenny and John Leech had
adjoining
property on the Tygar. John Leech died in 1799, and most
of his
family moved to Kentucky. Among his sons was James, b.
1779. He
married Martha Drennon. Among their eleven children were
James
McElhaney Leech, b 1819 Caldwell County KY (died 1874)
(married
Elizabeth Ann Dunbar).
The origin of the name James McElhaney Leech is unclear.
There are
two possibilities: one that it stems from his
grandfather, John
Leech's association with his neighbor on the Tygar. The
other that it
stems from his mother's family. It appears that the
Drennons may have
been members of the Old Stone Church in Pendleton (now
Pickens) Co. SC
during the years of the pastorate of Rev. James
McElhaney.
The writer welcomes comments, criticism, corrections,
suggestions, any
other sort of correspondence relating to the McElhaney
family. Send
such to
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A Maryland McElhaney
One record was found showing a Thomas Mackenny (Macklehenny) in Cecil
County MD. A patent entitled Strugle granted 1732 (The exact location
has not been determined by the writer as of now.)
1750 Muckelheney Tho and James Va. Lunenburg
tax list of Hugh
Lawson
1751 Muckelheney James only Va. Lunenburg
tax list of Hugh
Lawson
1752 Muckelheney James only Va. Lunenburg
tax list of Hugh
Lawson
1752 Muckelhuney James Va Lunenburg
tax list of Hugh
Lawson. Others on this list include:
John and Robert Scott, Wm Love, Hugh Whily (adj James
M), James
Caldhoun, Dan Hay, Wm Barry, Humphery and James Garret,
James Dicks,
Hugh Lawson, Wm Whily, James Daws, David Allen, Andr
McConnel, Drury and
Robt Moore, Wm Allen, several Hawkins
Wm Love is very close, and a much later list
shows Wm Love with
Thomas Sadler very close to him.
1755 Mackhaney Wm Va Lunenburg
390a to John
Lucas for 30 pds, granted to Charles Weatherford 1749 n
side of Merrin,
etc.
wit Wm Gee, Wm Mcdow
Elenor, wife of Mucklehony, relinquished her dower right.
signed William X Mucklehonny (Deed
Book 4:153)
. (Note that in the 1774 will of Robert McElhaney in
Lancaster Co SC
the McDow family figures prominently.)
(1745 Coleman James 274a on Allen's ck; 400a n side of
Roanoke in Lunen)
(1746 Coleman, James a constable in Lunenburg Old Free
State I,p112)
(There were a number of Rebecca Colemans in the Lunenburg
Coleman
family. The family came originally from Gloucester Co.,
Abingdon Parish,
and were allied with the Boswells cf. Old Free State
II191 ff)
"While residing in Chester District he enlisted 1779
under Capt. John
Mills and Col Lacey in battle at Mobleys Meeting House.
After the fall
of Charleston he joined Gen. Sumter. He was in the
battles of Sumter's
Defeat and Kings Mt. After the war he moved to Ga."
McElhenny Alexander:
militia under Col Robuck after fall of Charleston
(Same unit as Capt. David Leech)
1786 (ca) James moved from 96 to KY
1832 Pension application in Bath Co. KY
1841 McIlheny died.
(Some of the following records seem to reflect the
McElhenny presence
in NC and others in SC. At one time the whole area was
called Anson
Co.)
witnesses: Jno Haywood, Jas Carter.
It was recorded in the Nov. court of 1771
wit: Robert Gillespie and Jno Dunn
wit John Thomas, Robt McClenachan
(Anson Co. Deed Abstracts Vol II p. 38)
(I'm not sure which state this property was in.)
(McClanahan had taken Thomas's land on n side of the
Roanoke;
cf Kegley p 94)
(In 1767 John Thomas was on the north fork of Fishing
Creek adj Sadler
and Tho Rainey, that is to say, a near neighbor of David
Leech.)
Thomas d. 1776 no wife or children mentioned in his
will.
James d. ante 1776
Robert d. ante 1776
Stephen living in 1776
Thomas living in 1776
Sam living in 1776
John living in 1776
William Richardson was the son-in-law
of Rev. Craighead, and a prominent early SC Presbyterian
minister.)
wit: Robt McClenachan, Sam Dunlap, Sam Thompson
(Alex.
Dunlap was among the original settlers on Calfpasture,
near the
Cowpasture River where Craighead had settled in VA in
1744. Sam Dunlap
and Robert Dunlap were on John Buchanan's list in
1741.)
(This is
most likely the Rev. Wm Richardson, husband of Nancy
Craighead, the
Englishman who had the untimely death after establishing
a number of
churches in the area.)
(1771 Rev. William Richardson died.)
wife Jean
Brothers:
decd James McElhenny's daus. Jean and Agnes and sons
Stephen, Thomas, Sam and
John McClhenny
Robert McElhennys' son Robert McElhenny
Nephew John McDow and `Catherine his wife.
Mentions:John McElhenny's sons James and Thomas
to Thomas McDow, son of John McDow, part of plantation
where
I now live in Waxhaws settlement in said parish;
to Robert McDow, son of said McDow, prt of said
plantation;
Thomas Thompson, son of Alexander Thompson; my smith
tools;
to Agness McDow, dau of John McDow, residue of estate
exors John and David McDow
wit: James Blair, Wilm Ramsey, Robt Dunlap
D. 18 Mar 1774. Proved 13 May 1776
p 36 of will book VV Abstracts of Wills of SC Vol 3
1760-84:
p 276
(Members of the Pickens extended family are buried at
Rock Springs
Presbyterian Church in Mt. Hope in Lawrence Co. AL, a few
miles from
where Prudence McElhany Leech's son, John lived.)
There were land grants to a man of this name over on the
Saluda
River.
wit Tho and Jane McElkeny, Catherine McAdoo
(Since a granddaughter of Prudence McElhaney, Jane Leech
married Able
Johnston in Lawrence AL in 1824, one can't help wondering
if this
James Johnston may be an ancestor of Able Johnston of
Lawrence Co.
AL.)
wit Alexdr Moore, Thos McElhenny
Agnes McElheney X relinquished dower rights before John
Simpson, J.L.C.
(Was John McElhany going to KY?)
(I have not ascertained the nature of the
relationship between the McElhaney and Blair families,
but it
certainly seems significant. Consider for example that
another
granddaughter of Prudence McElhaney Leech, Clarissa
Fineta Leech,
married John Dickey Blair in Lawrence Co. AL. Consider
also that this
John Blair was the guardian of David Martin, perhaps the
same David
Martin who was a neighbor of Prudence's son, John Leech
in Lawrence
Co.
1821 McElheny James SC Chester
will
(He seems to be a batchelor!)
sister: Nancy McElhany 150a where I live.
at her death divided between 3 sons of Steven
McElheny:
James, Robt, and John.
James to get 50a adj Jonathan Wallace.
Brother Sam and James (Sam's son?) the property which
they now have.
exor Sam McNeil
wits John Clark, Eliz McNeil, Esther McElheny
proved 1822
( from this I get:
siblings: James, Nancy, Steven and Sam.
Steven's sons: James, Robt and John
Sam's son: James
This certainly appears to be the McElheny family on
page 276 in
Chester in 1810, while David Leech was on page 274.
ND McElheney Alexander SC 134a n
side of Saluda
p 75
ND McElheney Alexander SC 200a n
side of Saluda
River p. 12
ND McElheney James SC 400a
South Saluda R.
p 8
ND McElheney John Sr. SC 200a both
sides middle
fork of Tyger p. 69
ND McElheney Wm SC 624a both
side Chechoroa
River of Saluda p 28
1769 Mackilhany John NC Meck
100a s side of N
fork of Tyger adj Tho Collins and Francis Dodd's lines
(an NC
instrument)
(This was a 1785 grant to Ann Armstrong, which suggests
that John
McElheny may have married Ann Armstrong between
1785-88.
1830 McElhany James Ala Clar
census 234
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