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Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 7 (Feb 15-21)
Prompt:
Landed
#52ancestors
In 1729 "Moses McCarley landed at New Castle, Delaware with others under the leadership of Hance Hamilton from Northern Ireland."[1]
Was this the same Moses McCarley who wrote his will on June 11, 1785, and was recorded September 10, 1787 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. This will names his wife, Ruthe, sons, James, David, Abram, grandson, Thomas, and daughters, Elizabeth Cavin and Jean Heddleston. His age listed in the will would make his birth year about 1710. Samuel and Spencer Ford testified that the said Moses McCarley signed, sealed, and delivered it as his last will and testament. [2]. There are some who believe that this implies that Ruthe's maiden name was Ford, however there is no other documents at this time to collaborate that conclusion.
The Delaware Moses McCarley is included in the list of First Settlers who made improvements in the Manor of Maske, PA before 1741 which includes the current borough of Gettysburg, township of Cumberland, and parts of several adjacent districts in Adams County.[3] This group of Scots-Irish were Presbyterian and believed in education.[4] This 1765 list was also called the original squatters of the Manor of Maske and was made out in 1765.[5] This land was under grant to William Penn and John Digges. eventually John Digges sold the land pushing the squatters out. There have been no other records of Moses McCarley found in Delaware.
On April 28, 1768 a
land grant was issued to Moses McCarley in Mecklenburg, North Carolina on both
sides of Camp Creek. David and John Huddlestone were the Chain Bearers. This is significant because Moses' daughter,
Jean married a Stephen Heddleston/Huddleston.
Recorded on March 1, 1773, Moses McCarley is listed in Craven Co, North Carolina with 250 acres Vol. 18, p. 128. [7]
March 1, 1773, Moses McCarley is also listed with 250 acres on a branch of Jimmy's Creek in (Chesterfield) South Carolina.[8]
April 18th, 1785, Moses McCarley was issued 37 pounds, 11 shillings, and pence sterling for Militia Duty as private from 1779-1783.[9] [The Moses McCarley (Ruthe) would have been about 69 in 1779 so it seems unlikely that this is the same Moses McCarley. I have 5 different Moses McCarleys in my database so it seems likely that this is one of them. ]
1780 Tax list of York Co., PA lists John and Moses McCarley.[10]
1790 Census of Ninety-Six District, South Carolina. Spartanburg County lists Ruth McKerley (widow of Moses McCarley) with 1 male over 16 and 1 female.
1790, Moses McKerly is listed in Pendleton County with 2 males over 16 and 4 females.
Those entries in italics I can reasonably assume are my Moses McCarley
& family based in large part on his FAN grouping. The rest needs more research
and may never be proven.
[1] McAfee, Jane Berry. "The McCarley Memories". Farmersville, TX: 1980. Presbyterian Records, Historical Library, Belfast, Ireland, "List of Protestant Householders, 1700-1729".
[2] Spartanburg Co., South Carolina Will Book A. pages 245-246..
[3] https://eastcoastgenealogy.com/wp/2020/01/first-settlers-of-the-manor-of-maske/
[4]https://www.britannica.com/place/Delaware-state/The-colony
[5] https://eastcoastgenealogy.com/wp/2020/01/first-settlers-of-the-manor-of-maske/
[6] McAfee, Jane Berry.
[7] McAfee. & Pre-Revolutionary Plats Index of South Carolina.
[8] McAfee, & South Carolina Plats to 1776, Vol. 18, p. 128
[9] Accounts Audited in South Carolina AA4903 Sep276. Stub entries to Indents Issue in payments of claims against South Carolina.
[10] McAfee. & Salley, A.S., Jr. Accounts Audited in South Carolina AA 4904 SE page 275; Stub entries to Indents issue in Payments of Claims against South Carolina
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