The Descendants of William Ewing
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1. William Ewing {78} was born about 1660 in Scotland as indicated in other sources. Apparently William died in Ireland since no record has been found that would indicate he came to America. Based on his first child being born about 1693, if William was 26 years old at that time, he would have been born about 1667. At this time, a number of men are over thirty years old when they get married. The name of his first wife is not known.
Known child of William and first wife is:
+ 2. i. Nathaniel Ewing {80}, born about 1693, died 6 Sep 1748.
William married a second wife.
Known children of William and second wife are:
+ 3. ii. John Ewing {82}, born about 1695, died about 1751.
+ 4. iii. William Ewing {89}, born about 1700, died 1782.
+ 5. iv. Joshua Ewing {83}, born about 1704, died Aug 1753.
+ 6. v. Samuel Ewing {84}, born about 1705, died 1758.
+ 7. vi. Ann Ewing {88}, born about 1707/1708.
+ 8. vii. James Ewing {87}, born about 1712, died 1788.
+ 9. viii. George Ewing {90}, born about 1715, died 1798.
In 1998, I was looking at a large chart that was quite old but the person that prepared the chart was not identified. The information on the chart states, “William and 3 others [not named] was in the Siege of Londonderry, Ireland, July 1690.” The 3 others could refer to his brothers.
Initially, I was going to indicate Eliza Milford to be the second wife of WilliamA Ewing {78} since that is the name that many descendants of Nathaniel and his half-brothers give as the second wife of William. In the minds of some Ewing researchers, Eliza Milford is not the wife of that WilliamA Ewing {78} but the first wife of William1 Ewing (1694-1796) of Rockingham County, Virginia. There appears to be evidence that supports that view. Some of the published information and some recent research information will be given. This information should be considered by those that are researching this family as well as the family of William Ewing of Rockingham County, Virginia.
In other publications the children of WilliamA Ewing {78} and his second wife includes additional children that are not shown above. After about twenty years of research Margaret Ewing Fife published Ewing In Early America in 1995. She used deeds, wills, tax, and other records to sort out the many early Ewing families. Based on her excellent research, I have given the children for William Ewing {78} as indicated above.
The families of the children of WilliamA Ewing have been treated in more detail in other genealogy publications. The main purpose for including this family in this genealogy record is Nathaniel Ewing married into the RobertA Ewing family. Also, the children of this family lived close to the descendants of Robert Ewing {74} in Cecil County, Maryland, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and in Virginia.
In the book Ewing - McCulloch - Buchanan Genealogy by Marguerite and Vernon Brown, they indicated that William {78} and Robert Ewing {74} were brothers and sons of another WilliamB Ewing of Stirling. However, research that has been done to this date in Ireland and Scotland, that I am aware of, does not bring those two families together.
The Browns do not give any basis for showing William Ewing of Stirling as the father of William and Robert. Clan Ewing of Scotland is probably considered by many to be the original "bible" of the Ewing families that we are writing about. After reviewing that book a number of times, I have not found any reference to a William Ewing of Stirling being the father of Robert and William Ewing. The Browns repeated information in several chapters in their book that was taken from Clan Ewing of Scotland.
A short time before Nathaniel3 Ewing (1772-1846) (George2, Nathaniel1, WilliamA), of Mount Clair (near Vincennes), Indiana, died he wrote an account of his family. That information along with additional information added by Col. Wm. A. Ewing was published in The Courier-Journal (February 28, 1897). Nathaniel moved from Maryland to Indiana in 1801. The article was published just over fifty years after the death of Nathaniel3. We will look at the information contained in that article. The paragraphs have been numbered for the ease of reference. The information written by Nathaniel Ewing follows:
(Paragraph 1)
"At the request of my children I give the following history of my family as far back as I have any
knowledge, either traditional or personal. My forefathers were originally from Scotland, their seat
in that country being on the Forth, not far from Stirling Castle, whence they removed to the north
of Ireland about the year ____, and settled near Londonderry. My great grandfather, whose
name, I believe, was William, was twice married. By his first wife he had but one son, Nathaniel,
who was my grandfather; by his second marriage he had several children, viz.: William, Joshua,
James and some others whom I do not now recollect."
(Paragraph 2)
"James I have seen, and had from him a portion of my information. He was at that time upwards
of eighty years of age and lived in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Nathaniel Ewing my
grandfather, was born about the year 1703. He married a cousin of his own, Rachel Porter, in the
year 1723, and four years afterwards he emigrated to America, bringing with him his half-brothers
and sisters, and a large connection of the Porter family, and also the Gillespies. The colony
settled in Maryland, between Octorora Creek and the Susquehanna River, near the Pennsylvania
line, about sixty miles from Philadelphia, this country at the time being the frontier settlement.
My grandfather purchased a tract of land and commenced farming. His brother, Joshua, also
purchased a tract adjoining him. Whether any others of the brothers purchased land there I do not
know, but they did not remain long in Maryland, having removed to Virginia and settled on the
waters of the Appomattox, Prince Edward County, where their posterity became numerous.
Many of them afterward removed to Cripple Creek (subsequently in Montgomery and Wythe
Counties, Virginia), or New Beaver (New River) and some to Potsdam, near Knoxville,
(Tennessee). They are now scattered over the States of Tennessee and Kentucky."
(Paragraph 3)
"Sometime about the year 1735 or 1740, two young men, cousins of my grandfather Ewing, came
to America. Their names were Charles and Robert Ewing. Having gotten into an affray at a fair
in Ireland they were so unfortunate as to kill a man, for which they were obliged to flee the
country and came to my grandfather's where they concealed themselves for a length of time until
one of my grandfather's half-brothers came from Virginia on a visit to his relations in Maryland.
On his return they were put over the Susquehanna in the night and went with him to Virginia. It
being a place less frequented by emigrants from Ireland than Maryland, and a proclamation having
arrived offering a reward for their apprehension, their longer stay became dangerous."
(Paragraph 4)
"Sometime after their arrival in Prince Edward County a new settlement was founded further
back, what is now called Bedford County, near the Peaks of Otter. They joined the adventure and
finally settled there and married sisters, daughters of Mr. Baker, a Presbyterian minister, and lived
there until death. They both left large families, who are now settled in Kentucky, Tennessee and
Missouri some of whom I have seen, viz. Baker Ewing, Young Ewing, Samuel Ewing, and Finis
Ewing, the last is a Presbyterian Clergyman and resides in Missouri. I mention the family on
account of their having become so numerous in the Western Country and to show the connection
between them and my family."
(Paragraph 5)
"My grandfather Ewing, as I said before, settled in Maryland on the eastern shore of the
Susquehanna, now Cecil County, where he had a large family of ten children--six sons and four
daughters, viz: Sarah, William, Ann, John and James (twins), George, Alexander, Rachel and
Samuel, who died young."
The additional information added to the article by Col. Wm. A. Ewing will not be considered in this book. However, it is important to look at a number of statements included in the article.
Let's look at the contents of the article by Nathaniel Ewing (1772-1846).
Paragraph 1:
"My forefathers were originally from Scotland"
That statement does not tell us how many generations lived in Ireland before the migration to America started. It could be William was born in Scotland and came to Ireland or one, two or more generations could have lived in Ireland after the ancestor migrated from Scotland.
"settled near Londonderry"
Their is a belief that WilliamA Ewing {78} was married in Ireland and he lived around or in Coleraine, Ireland. No written documents have been found that establishes exactly the area where William lived. If he lived close to Coleraine, he could have been in the county of Londonderry. Nathaniel1, a son of WilliamA by his first marriage, married a granddaughter, Rachel1 Porter, of RobertA Ewing. Robert lived in Elaugh Beg when his children were baptized. Elaugh Beg is a short distance west of Londonderry. Josias Porter, the father of Rachel, lived in Elaghmore when Rachel was baptized. How did they meet and finally marry each other? The distance between Coleraine, if that is where Nathaniel1 lived, and the location where Rachel lived has to be considered.
"My great grandfather whose name, I believe, was William, was twice married"
Almost all of the information that I have seen for this family of William Ewing {78} gives WiilliamA as the father of Nathaniel1, and a WilliamB of Stirling as the father of WilliamA. It is important to remember that Nathaniel Ewing wrote, "whose name, I believe, was William".
Paragraph 2
"By his first wife he had but one son--Nathaniel"
This piece of information has, it appears to me, been accepted by everyone that is a descendant of this family or has done some research for this family. Also, they accept the date Nathaniel was born. This is an important statement since we know that Nathaniel was born about 1693.
"James I have seen . . . He was at that time upward of eighty years of age and lived in Prince Edward County, Virginia"
This James1 Ewing (1712-c 1788) is a half-brother to Nathaniel1 Ewing and James is a great uncle of the Nathaniel3 that wrote the account of his family. Based on the statement "He was at that time upward of eighty years", it must have been reasonably close to the time that James died. James was only about 76 years old when he died. It would also make Nathaniel the writer about 15 or 16 years old since he was born in 1772. Nathaniel3, the author of the article, was the son of George2 Ewing, the seventh son of Nathaniel1 Ewing. George died about 1785. His will was probated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Question: When Nathaniel, the son of George, saw his uncle James was he in Pennsylvania or Virginia? Did James possibly live longer than originally thought, 1788? How involved is a 15 or 16 year old boy in researching and knowing about his extended family?
"Nathaniel Ewing, my grandfather, was born about the year 1703"
"This is an error, as Colonel Ewing pointed out. That Nathaniel was born approximately near
Coleraine and Londonderry, Ireland, in 1693. The mistake may have been made by the printer."
"He married a cousin of his own, Rachel Porter, in the year 1723. Four years after, he emigrated to America"
Additional research in Ireland has located the church records, Registers of Derry Cathedral
, that
shows the marriage was 2 March 1721/22. That statement gives us some information that could
be used to help establish when Nathaniel Ewing and his family came to America. I have not found
anyone that knows the actual lineage that makes Nathaniel and Rachel cousins.
Paragraph 3
"Sometime about the year 1735 or 1740, two young men, cousins of my grandfather Ewing, came to America. Their names were Charles and Robert Ewing."
The above statement might contain more information than what "meets the eye". First, we do not know how Charles and Robert are cousins to Nathaniel. "Rev. Quincy Ewing, an Episcopal minister of Alabama, brother of Judge Ewing of Texas, who recently published The Ewing Genealogy, wrote to Joseph Lyons Ewing in 1906:
"My grandfather, Ephraim Ewing, was a nephew of Finis Ewing, one of the founders of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. I saw a letter years ago from General Thos. Ewing,
of Ohio, in which he stated that he and my grandfather were distantly connected."
When Nathaniel and the others came to America, I believe about 1727, James, a half brother to Nathaniel, was about 15 years old and George, a brother to James, was about 12 years old. That appears to be too young for a twelve and fifteen year old boy to leave home and go to another country. I have never heard or read anything about Nathaniel or anyone raising those two boys (James and George). Also, no mention has been made that both parents had died by the time Nathaniel and the others came to America.
In one place, it was noted that James came to America fifteen years after Nathaniel immigrated. Is it possible that James and George came to America with Charles and Robert? In 1735, James would have been twenty-three and George would have been twenty years old. Their father, WilliamA, would have been about seventy-five if he was born in 1660. William could have been born later. What age would you guess William was when he got married? One year or so after William’s marriage Nathaniel was most likely born.
“They were so unfortunate as to kill a man, for which they were obliged to flee the country and came to my grandfather’s where they concealed themselves for a length of time until one of my grandfather’s half-brothers came from Virginia on a visit to his relations in Maryland.”
Samuel Ewing was in Amelia County, Virginia by 1744. Based on land records, Samuel is the first of the half-brothers to purchase land in Amelia County, Virginia. It would appear that 1744 would be the earliest that a half-brother of Nathaniel would have had an opportunity to come back to Cecil County, Maryland for a visit. “A length of time” in this case could be several years. James was a witness to a will in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1741/42. James purchased land in Amelia County, Virginia on 16 May 1746 (Deed Book 2 page 315).
One point that the author of Clan Ewing of Scotland makes more than once in his book is the
Ewings are "Scotch-Irish". As he explains, "they were called Scotch-Irish, there in Ireland,
meaning a Scotchman living in Ireland"
and "Scotch-Irish is a term which indicates birth in
Ireland of Scotch parents; and not, as some erroneously suppose, birth of Scotch and Irish
ancestry."
That to me means that both of the parents are from Scotland and they are living in
Ireland. Apparently, "Scotch-Irish" is a term that indicates birth in Ireland of Scotch parents.
From the pages of Clan Ewing of Scotland, we find the following:
page 162 ". . . Nathaniel Ewing statement, noticed in the previous chapter, published in The Courier Journal, Colonel Ewing, (see above) who subsequently indicated Eliza Milford as the second wife of this William Ewing. . . ."
page 182 "To recapitulate a second, we recall that (2) William Ewing and second wife, Eliza Milford (if that were her maiden name). . . ."
page 280 "In another letter I find this: "A memorandum made in 1865 from information given me by my paternal aunt, Eliza Milford (Ewing) Dunaway, states that she was named after her great-grandmother whose maiden name was Eliza Milford. This was William's first wife.""
The William referred to above, page 280, here is known as William Ewing of Rockingham County, Virginia. He was born in 1694 in Scotland and died 1796 in Rockingham County, Virginia.
page 282 "It is true that it is tradition that an ancestor of William1 of Rockingham married Eliza Milford, and it is also true that Col. W. A. Ewing gave to William, the father of the Cecil County family, Eliza Milford as one of his wives. In this Col. Ewing has been widely followed; but he, too, may have confused generations."
"Andrew [should be William] Ewing, the ancestor of the Virginia and Tennessee Ewings,
emigrated to America from the city of Belfast, Ireland, about 1720, and first settled in
Pennsylvania, and thence moved to Rockbridge County, Virginia., and there resided until his
death. Before leaving Ireland he married Eliza Milford."
"When Eliza Milford Ewing died sometime after 1740 then William1 Ewing married 2nd Anne
Shannon daughter of Thomas Shannon, Sr. who died in Sadsbury twp. Lancaster Co., Pa. in
1737. . . ."
In 1991, Clan Ewing in America had some research done in Scotland. The researcher was given information indicating that William and Robert Ewing were brothers and their father was William Ewing of Stirling. Also, James, the father of Findlay, was indicated as being a brother to William and Robert. In that report, the following was stated by the researcher, John Harrison:
"We have no evidence for the marriages of the earlier generation beyond the suggestion that William's (the younger) second marriage was to Eliza Milford. If so, I would be quite certain that she was Irish; Milford is not found as a surname in 17th century Scotland but is well established in Ireland.
Based on the definition of Scotch-Irish birth, and the name Milford not being found in Scotland in the 17th century, there appears to be reason enough to doubt that Eliza Milford is the step-mother of Nathaniel and the mother of the half-brothers and sister of Nathaniel. Here, you have to accept one point, Scotch-Irish, or the other point, maiden name of Milford, over the other, but, you can not accept both since both points do not appear to be true in this case.
Before we leave this family, I will include some information from the research report done in Scotland. The researcher writes:
"THE EWINGS IN IRELAND"
"I can add little to what previous writers have said about the Ewings in Ireland, except that the following are recorded in the most recent edition of the IGI for Ireland available to me."
Baptism of Thomas Ewing, son of Findlay and Jane Porter in Londonderry in 1695.
Baptism of Robert Ewing, son of Findlay and Jane Porter, in Londonderry 1718.
Marriage of Nathaniel Ewing to Rachel Porter in Templemore, Londonderry on 2nd Mar 1721.
“Perhaps also relevant is the marriage of Samuel Ewing, to Margaret Lennox, also in Templemore, Londonderry 9th July 1685. There are numerous other Ewing entries in the IGI for this area, from the mid 17th century onward; but the information is quite inadequate for sure identification. None correspond with what we otherwise know; this is not to say they are not relevant, merely that their place in the scheme cannot be ascertained.”
“Given that Findlay was a father by 1695, he is unlikely to have been born much after 1670 or 1675 at the very latest. In the previous generation, James is likely to have been born by 1650 or 1655 and in a yet earlier one, William by 1635 or 1640 and probably considerably earlier.”
"Clearly William of Glasgow (if there really was a Glasgow phase) cannot have emigrated to America with all his family in 1713, since Nathaniel was still in Ireland in 1721. I think this must put the other emigration dates into doubt."
"Cousin marriage was common at this period amongst Scots, though perhaps second cousin marriage was preferred; but the term 'cousin' was very wide and the marriage of Findlay to Jane Porter would have made a whole swathe of Porters 'cousins' in popular parlance. In Scotland a full cousin was usually called a 'cousin-german', for distinction from the wide range of 'cousins' who might be 2nd or 3rd removes and perhaps only cousins by marriage."
"We have no evidence for the marriages of the earlier generation beyond the suggestion that William's (the younger) second marriage was to Eliza Milford. If so, I would be quite certain that she was Irish; Milford is not found as a surname in 17th century Scotland but is well established in Ireland. "
"A wide search (Burgess Lists, IGI and Indices of Testaments, General Register of Sasines, General Register of Deeds, Retours, Great Seal etc) has shown no William, living in Scotland, with three sons, James, Robert and William. In the same way, I have searched for a James, father of Findlay, a William father of Nathaniel and so on. All without success. Of course, this does not mean the people did not exist, since the national records are far from complete. Since search at a national level proved futile, I turned to the local level and to Stirling in particular."
When the researcher in Scotland was asked to do Ewing research, the information given to him indicated that a William was the father of a William, James, and Robert. As indicated above the research did not support that claim.
Marguerite and Vernon Brown bring up an interesting point in their book They say "Since
Alexander Ewing was considerably older than Nathaniel and his half brothers, he is believed to
have been one of the leaders of this group of Ewings, Caldwells, Porters, and Gillespies, and
possibly others in their migration to America."
Alexander Ewing's (1676/7-1738) sister, Margaret, was the mother of Rachel Porter. Being her uncle, he became the uncle, in a reference sense, of Nathaniel Ewing when he married Rachel.
In Clan Ewing of Scotland on page 142, we find this statement, "He (Nathaniel) married a cousin of his own, Rachel Porter, in the year 1723, and four years afterwards he emigrated to America...."
It depends on where you find information for the immigration of Nathaniel and others, you may read it was 1725 or it was 1727. To me, it really doesn't matter if the year was 1725 or 1727.
When the year of emigration was published as 1727 in Clan Ewing, there must have been a basis for that date. It could have been that someone said the Ewings got to America in 1727 four years after Nathaniel married. Therefore, the author, or someone else, could have calculated the marriage year for Nathaniel to be 1723. We know that 1723 plus four years of marriage would be 1727.
From Church records mentioned earlier, we know that Nathaniel married Rachel Porter on 2 March 1721/22. If they emigrated to America four years after they were married in March 1721 then our math of adding four to 1721 would be 1725. Just those simple cases can easily be understood.
The calendar was changed in 1752. Knowing that Rachel and Nathaniel did get married on 2 March 1721 in Ireland; we also know that twenty-three days after they got married it was the first day of 1722, March 25th, being the first day of the year before 1752.
I believe that the statement that Nathaniel and Rachel emigrated four years after they were married is a valid statement. I do not think they left on their anniversary date, 2 March, but left sometime during the year after they had been married four years. It could have been four years and one week or it could have been four years and ten months.
A lot of times people left destination "A" for destination "B" after the crops had been harvested. If the Ewings and the other families left Ireland in late fall or early winter, we could have the following arrival date:
Assume they left 4 years 10 months after Nathaniel married, which would be about January 1726 (this would be 1727 using the new calendar) then add two months travel time and that gets you to about February or March 1726. Very close to 1727. After the calendar changed, could they have corrected the year to 1727 after the calendar changed in 1752?
Now, let's consider when the children of Rachel and Nathaniel may have been born. Let's assume that thirteen months after marriage the first child was born which would be April 1723. Assume the second child was born two years later, which is about the norm, that would make the second child born about April 1725. We know that the third child, Anne, was born at sea. Again, say she was born two years after the second child which would be April 1727. Now, you can say it was a little more or less than two years between the children. Or, it was not thirteen months after marriage before the first child was born. If you use a normal period for the birth of the children, the time frame for having three children will most likely add up to more than four years.
The following article is a record found that identifies several people and gives their approximate age. The ages for the half-brothers of Nathaniel Ewing is very helpful in establishing the sequence of birth and the approximate year they were born of the children of William by his second wife.
The commissioners are appointed for the purpose of establishing a land boundary for William Teague.
CECIL COUNTY COURT (LAND COMMISSIONS) 1724-1751
[page 265]
Cecil County } The Justices of Cecil County afsd in Court
June Court 1736 } Judicially Setting ~
Held for sd County } To Mr Randall Death Mr Wm Husbands Mr Nathaniel Ewing and Joshua Ewing of Cecil County Gent ~
Whereas William Teague of sd County planter by his humble petition to us the said Justices hath set forth that he is [not legible] in fee of a tract of land called Teagues Delight lying on the East side of Susquehana river in Cecil County afsd the bounds whereof depending on trees which are decayed and became obsolete and prayed us the said Justices to Grant a Commission and appoint Commissioners to Examine Evidences in relation to the bounds of the said tract of land pursuant to Act of Assembly of this practice.
We do upon the said Petition and by Virtue of the said Act impower you the said Randall Death Wm Husbands Nathaniel Ewing and Joshua Ewing or any three or two of you to be Commissioners you first taking an oath before this Court or some magistrate of this County duly and Impartially to Examine and certify such Evidence as shall be to you nominated by the petitioner or other person concerned upon their Corporal oaths by you the Commissioners as afsd to be administered and you are to issue Summons and give notice before your meeting on such land where all parties concerned live in the County or where they are not known by affixing publick notes at the parish Church where the above said land is [torn] days at the least before your meeting as afs intimating your intentions and the time you Shall appoint and you are ordered to [torn] the like notes to be set up in the most publick places in the County twenty days before Such meeting and that when all persons interested are known and any of them lives out of the County that then you must give notice by affixing a note at the Church Door of the parish in which the party resides forty days at the least before your meeting as afsd and that you then meet at [page torn] By you to be appointed and upon the place or places where the said bounds are said to be and what the Evidences that shall be brought before you shall upon their Corporall Oaths declare touching the premises that you carefully reduce the same into writing in the presence of the parties concerned that shall be there present and that you return the same together with a certificate of having given notice as the law requires to this County Court to be Recorded in perpetual memory given under the seal of the County aforesaid this Eleventh day of June Anno Domini 1736
[page 270](pages 266 through 269 are not in this article)
October 28th 1736 The Deposition of James Porter aged about thirty years & Joshua Ewing aged about 32 and James Ewing aged about 24 & Samuel Ewing aged about 31 & Andrew Madow aged about 24 Saith being Solemly Sworn on the Holy Evanglest of Almighty God that a Certain Stoney Hill some Distance below the place where Abraham Colletts evidence was taken the fifth day of August last is the first Hill from the mouth of Conawingo Creek and the Descent of the Hill they understand to be the Brow thereof where we made a Small heap of Stones this day and further Swear that a certain Edward Mury told them this day that William Teague twenty one years ago showed him a white ash tree the which tree he said William Teague told him that it was one of his line trees and further Saith not
Taken and Reduced into writing and Sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God this 28th day of October 1736 Before us
Recorded 20th November 1737
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2. Nathaniel Ewing {80} was born about 1693 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of William
Ewing {78} and his first wife. Nathaniel died 6 Sep 1748 in Cecil County, Maryland. He
married
Rachel Porter {3743} 2 Mar 1721/1722 in Ulster, Ireland. She was born 1706 in
Ulster, Ireland, and was christened 5 Jul 1711 in the Burt Presbyterian congregation in Ulster,
Ireland. She was the daughter of Josiah Porter {3741} and Margaret Ewing {76}. Rachel died 30
Dec 1771 most likely in Cecil County, Maryland. They had lived in Octoraro Hundred, presently
(1998) known as 8th Election District, Cecil County, Maryland just north of Porter’s Bridge.
Nathaniel died intestate and his intestate record can be found in Cecil County, Maryland Book 2
page 230. That record gives the ages of his children. Therefore, it is possible to estimate the year
the children were born.
Known children of Nathaniel are:
10. i. Sarah Ewing {3760}, born about 1722/23 in Ulster, Ireland. She married Robert Potts {3870}.
+ 11. ii. William Ewing {3761}, born about 1724/25, died 1785.
+ 12. iii. Ann Ewing {3762}, born 1725/1727, died 1809.
+ 13. iv. John Ewing {3763}, born 21 Jun 1732, died 8 Sep 1802.
+ 14. v. James Ewing {3764}, born 21 Jun 1732, died 1818/1819.
+ 15. vi. Rachel Margaret Ewing {3765}, born 2 Jan 1734/1735, died 16 Jul 1823.
+ 16. vii. George Ewing {3766}, born 1 Sep 1737, died 1 Apr 1785.
+ 17. viii. Alexander Ewing {3767}, born about 1741, died 3 Jun 1799.
18. ix. Samuel Ewing {3768}, born about 1742 in Cecil County, Maryland, died in childhood about 1750 in Cecil County, Maryland.
The IGI file for Ireland as of Mar 1988, page 8,611, shows a marriage on 2 March 1721/22 for Nathaniel Ewing and Rachel Porter, Londonderry, Londonderry, Templemore. This would indicate an Episcopal wedding. Also, would this indicate that Nathaniel and Rachel lived reasonably close to Londonderry at the time they got married?
3. John Ewing {82} was born about 1695 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of William Ewing {78} and his second wife. John died about 1751 in Queen Anne County, Maryland. He married Elizabeth [———?———] {85}. The administration papers for the estate of John Ewing are in Queen Anne County, Maryland, for the year 1751-1752. The record is #763 and it gives all the names and ages of children of John Ewing.
Known children
of John are:
19. i. Ann Ewing {4369}, born 1728.
20. ii. John Ewing {4370}, born 1730. He married Mary Pratt {4378} 29 Apr 1759.
21. iii. James Ewing {4371}, born 1732. He married Anastasia Councell {4377} 17 May 1767.
22.. iv. Charles Ewing {4372}, born 1735.
23. v. Dorcas Ewing {4373}, born 1738. She married John Turner {4379} 16 Dec 1756.
24. vi. William Ewing {4374}, born 1741.
25. vii. Elizabeth Ewing {4375}, born 1743.
26. viii. Isaac Ewing {4376}, born 1745, died 1774.
4. William Ewing {89} was born about 1700 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of William
Ewing {78} and his second wife. William died 1782 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He
married Catherine [———?———] {4364}. She was born about 1713. Catherine died before
20 Jan 1783. William’s will was dated 24 April 1782 and was recorded for probate 16 July 1782
in Prince Edward County, Virginia. In his will William states: “I . . . give unto my son, Samuel
Ewing, all the tract of land I now live on to him and his heirs forever only my beloved wife,
Catherine, is to live on the plantation all her life.”
She died before the land was hers to live on
until death and the land was sold on 20 Jan 1783 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Deed Book
6 page 501.
Known children of William are:
27. i. Thomas Ewing {4365}, born 1730 in Sadsbury twp, Chester County, PA. He married Sarah [———?———] {4384} about 1755/1756.
28. ii. William Ewing {4366}, born about 1734. He married Rachel [———?———] {4385} about 1760 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. William died before 1787 in Laurens County, SC.
29. iii. Margaret Ewing {4368}, born about 1736. She married John Morrow, Sr. {4386} about 1752 in Amelia County, Virginia.
30. iv. Samuel Ewing {4367}, born about 1740.
5. Joshua Ewing {83} was born about 1704 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of William
Ewing {78} and his second wife. Joshua died Aug 1753 in Cecil County, Maryland. He married
Jane Patton {3769}. She was the daughter of Robert Patton {4325}. Her maiden name is based
on a will of her father Robert Patton. His will was probated 4 Dec 1755, Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, Will Book B-1, page 116. He states in his will "to Daughter, Jean who married
Joshua Ewing £55".
In a much earlier document M. E. Fife had indicated that the wife of
Joshua was Jane Gillespie, but in correspondence in 1995 she indicated the earlier Gillespie
information was incorrect.
Joshua's birth is based on a Cecil County, Maryland Land Commissions records 1724-1751 in a deposition dated October 28, 1736, where he states he is about 32 years of age. His will is recorded in the Cecil County, Maryland Will Book 2 folio 125, and it is dated 9 Aug 1753 and probated 16 Aug 1753. In 1728, he purchased 600 acres called Dividing jointly with his half-brother Nathaniel.
Known children of Joshua are:
+ 31. i. Patrick Ewing {3770}, born 1 Feb 1737/1738, died 11 Apr 1819.
32. ii. Robert Ewing {3771}, born 1739 in Cecil County, Maryland, died before 1780 and his death is based on Patrick Ewing paying the taxes in Fawn twp, York County, Pennsylvania for the sixty acres that Robert Ewing owned.
33. iii. Samuel Ewing {3772}, born about 1740 in Cecil County, Maryland, died 1817 in Russell County, Virginia.
34. iv. Nathaniel Ewing {3773}, born about 1741/1742 in Cecil County, Maryland. He married Rebecca Osborne {4326} about 1762 in NC. She was the daughter of Alexander Osborne {4327} and Agnes McWhorter {4328}. Nathaniel died 23 Aug 1822 in Christian County, KY. He moved to Prince Edward County, Virginia, then to Rowan and Iredell County, North Carolina. His last move was to Christian County, Kentucky.
+ 35. v. Catherine Ewing {3774}, born about 1735, died about 1794.
36. vi. Margaret Ewing {3775}. "She is not mentioned in the will of Joshua Ewing. Wills
do not always contain the names of all children, however; and so I give this
statement by Hon. W.H. Ewing regarding Margaret in this family for what it may be
worth
." M E Fife in her book adds Margaret to this family but states she had died
before 1753, when her father made his will.
6. Samuel Ewing {84} was born about 1705 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of William Ewing {78} and his second wife. Samuel died 1758 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He married Margaret [———?———] {3776}. Margaret died about 1770 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Samuel's birth is based on Cecil County, Maryland Land Commissioners records 1724-1751 in a deposition dated October 28, 1736, he stated he is about 31 years of age. Samuel died between the date of his will 13 Sep 1758 and when the will was proven in court 10 Oct 1758. Samuel moved to Amelia County, Virginia and that area became Prince Edward County, Virginia in 1746. Return to Parents.
Known children of Samuel are:
+ 37. i. George Ewing {3777}, died 1803.
+ 38. ii. Alexander Ewing {3778}, born about 1730, died after 16 Oct 1789.
39. iii. Jane Ewing {3779}. She married William Ewing {70} (see number 5 page ?). He was born 8 Jan 1728/1729. He was the son of Alexander Ewing {66} and Rebeckah [———?———] {68}.
40. iv. Elinor Ewing {3780}. She married John Caldwell {3889} estimated to be about 1755. A son of Elinor and John was mentioned as a grandson in the will of Samuel Ewing, Elinor's father.
+ 41. v. Margaret Ewing {3781}.
+ 42. vi. Ann Ewing {3782}.
7. Ann Ewing {88} was born about 1707/1708 in Ulster, Ireland. She was the daughter of William Ewing {78} and his second wife. She married George Gillespie {3783}. He was born about 1700.
Known children of Ann are:
43. i. George Gillespie, Jr. {4329}, born about 1725. He married (1) Martha Cooper {4338} 9 Feb 1759.
George, Jr. married (2) Elizabeth DeNormandie {4339} 8 Jun 1775.
George, Jr. died 12 Dec 1781 in New York, NY, and was buried in Bristol, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His will was probated in New York City.
44. ii. Samuel Gillespie {4330}, born about 1727. He married Mary Ewing {3809}. She was the daughter of John Ewing {3763} and Hannah Sargeant {3808}. Samuel died about 1787 in Cecil County, Maryland. His will was probated 13 Sep 1787 in Cecil County, Maryland. Mary also married (2) James Simms {4344}. He was born about 1764.
45. iii. Robert Gillespie {4331}, born about 1729/1730. He married Jane Bone {4340} 1752 in Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Robert died intestate about 1785 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and the accounting was recorded 3 May 1785.
46. iv. William Gillespie {4332}, born about 1736, died about 1802 in Cecil County, Maryland. His will was probated on 18 Dec 1802 in Cecil County, Maryland.
47. v. Stephen Gillespie {4333}, born about 1739.
48. vi. Nathaniel Gillespie {4334}, born about 1743. He married Martha [———?———] {4341}. Nathaniel died about 1796 in Cecil County, Maryland. His birth is based on a Cecil County, Maryland Commissions records BW #2 in a deposition dated 13 Dec 1788 he is about 45 years old. His will was probated 7 Mar 1796 in Cecil County, Maryland.
49. vii. Eleanor Gillespie {4335}. She married James Ewing {4342} 18 Jun 1776 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. James also married (1) Jane Lindsay {4343}.
50. viii. Margaret Gillespie {4336}.
51. ix. Anne Gillespie {4337}. She married James Simms {4344} 11 Mar 1790. He was born about 1764. James also married (2) Mary Ewing {3809} on 6 Jan 1792. She was the daughter of John Ewing {3763} and Hannah Sargeant {3808}. Anne died before 1792 when her husband married his second wife.
8. James Ewing {87} was born about 1712 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of William Ewing {78} and his second wife. James died 1788 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He married Anne Dunn {4345}. The birth of James is estimated based on a deposition recorded in the Cecil County, Maryland Land Commissions records 1724-1751 dated October 28, 1736 where he states his age as about 24 years.
Known children of James are:
52. i. Samuel Ewing {4346}, born about 1747 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married Eleanor Gillespie {4352}. She was the daughter of Patrick Gillespie {4350} and Isabell Ritchie {4351}. Samuel died before 24 Feb 1805 in Clarke County, KY. They had no children. His will was recorded 24 Feb 1805 in Clarke County, Kentucky.
53. ii. William Ewing {4347}, born about 1749 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married Florence Porter {4353} about 1770. She is the daughter of John Porter and Mary Anthony. William died before 1799 in Logan County, Kentucky.
54. iii. Eleanor Ewing {4348}, born about 1755. She married John Davidson {4354} 4 Dec 1778 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
55. iv. Elizabeth Ewing {4349}, born about 1758/1759. She married William Davidson {4355} 21 Jan 1782 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
Eleanor and Elizabeth were added to this family based on the research information sent by Congressman Tom Ewing a descendant of James Ewing.
9. George Ewing {90} was born about 1715 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of William Ewing {78} and his second wife. George died 1798 in Spartanburg County, SC. He married Catherine Lawson {4357} about 1752. She was born about 1738. She was the daughter of Hugh Lawson {4356}. George died at the age of 80 between 20 Aug 1797 the date of his will and 1 Nov 1798 when his will was recorded for probate. He lived in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Known children of George are:
56. i. Mary Ewing {4358}, born about 1754 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. She married Richard Davidson {4363} about 1768.
57. ii. Catherine Ewing {4359}, born about 1757 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
58. iii. Hugh Ewing {4360}, born 2 Mar 1762 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He married Sarah Armstrong {4383} 2 Feb 1786.
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11. William Ewing {3761} was born about 1724/25 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. William died 1785. He married Catherine Ewing {3774}. She was born about 1735. She was the daughter of Joshua Ewing {83} and Jane Patton {3769}. Catherine died about 1794.
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Known children of William are:
61. i. Rachel Ewing {3796} was born about 1762. She married Stephen Dorsey {3800} on 22 Apr 1787.
+ 62. ii. Nathaniel Ewing {3797} was born about 1765. He married Jane Elinor Ewing {3792} before 1795.
12. Ann Ewing {3762} was born about 1725/1727 on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. Anne died 1809. She married James Breading {3801} 1745. He was born 1726. They moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Anne was known as the “Sea Gull” since she was born at sea when her parents were on their way to America.
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Known children of Anne are:
64. ii. Nathaniel Breading {3803}, born 17 Mar 1751 in Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He married Mary Ewing {3820}, 17 Jun 1784 in Cecil County, Maryland. She was born 1 Apr 1767. She was the daughter of George Ewing {3766} and Mary Porter {3752}. Nathaniel died 15 Apr 1821 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
65. iii. Rachel Breading {3804}.
66. iv. David Breading {3805}.
68. vi. Anne Breading {3807}. She married Nathaniel Ewing {3822}.
13. John Ewing {3763} was born 21 Jun 1732 in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. John died 8 Sep 1802 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He married Hannah Sargeant {3808} 2 Jun 1758 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Known children of John are:
69. i. Mary Ewing {3809} was born 1 Dec 1759. She married (1) Samuel Gillespie {4330}. He was born about 1727. He was the son of George Gillespie {3783} and Ann Ewing {88}.
Mary married (2) James Simms {4344}. He was born about 1764. James also married (1) Anne Gillespie {4337}, 11 Mar 1790. She was the daughter of George Gillespie {3783} and Ann Ewing {88}.
70. ii. Sarah Ewing {3810}, born 21 Dec 1761.
71. iii. William Ewing {3811}, born 21 Dec 1763.
72. iv. Ann Ewing {3812}, born 29 Jan 1766.
73. v. Rachel Ewing {3813} died in infancy.
74. vi. James Sargeant Ewing {3814}, born 16 Sep 1770.
75. vii. Elizabeth Ewing {3815}, born 3 Sep 1772.
76. viii. Samuel Ewing {3816}, born 16 Aug 1776.
77. ix. John Ewing {3817}, born 16 Aug 1776.
77a. x. Margaret Ewing {6095}, born 27 Oct 1779.
77b. xi. Amelia Ewing {6996}, born 22 Oct 1782.
77c. xii. Hannah Ewing {6097}, born 13 May 1786.
All of the sources checked did not list the same number of children.
14. James Ewing {3764} was born 21 Jun 1732 in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. James died 1818/1819 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He married (1) Margaret Ewing {3781}. She was the daughter of Samuel Ewing {84} and Margaret [———?———] {3776}.
James married (2) Mary Venable {3818} 30 Dec 1800.
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Known child of James is:
78. i. John-James Ewing {3819}, born 1802 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, died 1850.
In Ewings in Early America, the marriage for Mary Venable is indicated as being after Jacob Venable died in 1803, and John-James Ewing was born about 1804-05.
15. Rachel Margaret Ewing {3765} was born 2 Jan 1734/1735 in Cecil County, Maryland. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. Rachel died 16 Jul 1823 in Blount County, Tennessee. She married Alexander Ewing {3778}. He was born about 1730 in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of Samuel Ewing {84} and Margaret [———?———] {3776}. Alexander died after 16 Oct 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee.
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Known children of Rachel are:
+ 80. ii. George Ewing {3882}, born 3 Feb 1760, died 4 Jul 1840.
81. iii. James Ewing {3883}, born 6 Apr 1766 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, died 11 Nov 1856 in Monroe County, Tennessee.
82. iv. William Ewing {3884}, born 1771 in Wythe County, Virginia, died 9 Sep 1847 in Edgar County, IL.
83. v. Nathaniel Ewing {3885}, born 1777 in Wythe County, Virginia, died 23 Mar 1853.
85. vii. Alexander Ewing {3887}.
16. George Ewing {3766} was born 1 Sep 1737 in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. George died 1 Apr 1785 in Peach Bottom twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Mary Porter {3752} 8 Apr 1766. She was born 1746. She was the daughter of James Porter {3742} and Ellen Gillespie {3750}. Mary died 1778. James Porter is the father of Rachel and James Porter. Therefore, George and Mary are cousins.
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Known children of George are:
86. i. Mary “Polly” Ewing {3820}, born 1 Apr 1767. She married Nathaniel Breading {3803}, 17 Jun 1784 in Cecil County, Maryland. He was born 17 Mar 1751 in Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of James Breading {3801} and Anne Ewing {3762}. Mary died 31 Aug 1845. Nathaniel died 15 Apr 1821 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
87. ii. William Porter Ewing {3821}, born 19 May 1769 in Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died 21 Oct 1827 near Hirsterburg, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and was buried in the Jehu Conwell graveyard in Luzrne twp, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
88. iii. Nathaniel Ewing {3822}, born 10 Apr 1772, died 6 Aug 1846 in Knox County, Indiana. He married Anne Breading {3807}. She was born 10 Jul 1772 and died 6 Mar 1850. They moved near to Vincennes, Indiana from Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This Nathaniel is the person mentioned earlier in this chapter that gave an account of his family and it was published in 1897.
89. iv. Eleanor Ewing {3823}, born 3 Aug 1774, died near Marietta, in Washington County, Ohio.
90. v. James Ewing {3824}, born 25 Sep 1776, died 1859 in Missouri. James married and lived in Prince Edward County, Virginia until he moved in 1843-44 to Chariton County, Missouri.
George married (2) Jane Harris {86} 20 Jun 1783 in Harford County, Maryland.
17. Alexander Ewing {3767} was born about 1741 in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. Alexander died 3 Jun 1799 in Cecil County, Maryland. He married Jane Patrick {3825}. She is the daughter of Hugh Patrick. Jane died about 1824 in Cecil County, Maryland.
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Known children of Alexander are:
93. iii. Elizabeth Ewing {3828}.
95. v. Nathaniel Ewing {3830}.
98. viii. Alexander Ewing {3833}, born 1763 in PA, died 1827.
99. ix. Catherine Ewing {3834}.
31. Patrick Ewing {3770} was born 1 Feb 1737/1738 in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of Joshua Ewing {83} and Jane Patton {3769}. Patrick died 11 Apr 1819 in Cecil County, Maryland. He married (1) Jane Porter {3751} about 1759/1760. She was born Dec 1739. She was the daughter of James Porter {3742} and Ellen Gillespie {3750}. Jane died 26 Sep 1784. Patrick and Jane are buried in the Polk Graveyard, Cecil County, Maryland. Patrick was commissioned a Captain in the Armies of the Revolution and saw active service.
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Known children of Patrick and Jane are:
101. i. Mary "Polly" Ewing {3784}, born 14 Dec 1760, died 19 Apr 1793.
102. ii. Joshua Ewing {3785}, born 25 Sep 1763, died about 1840 in Missouri.
103. iii. James P. Ewing {3786}, born 13 Oct 1765, died 20 Jun 1823.
104. iv. Robert Ewing {3787}, born 5 Dec 1767, died 20 Sep 1823.
105. v. William Ewing {3788}, born 7 Jan 1770.
106. vi. Samuel Ewing {3789}, born 7 Jul 1772 in Cecil County, Maryland, died 27 Oct 1851 in Lee County, Virginia.
107. vii. Andrew Ewing {3790}, born 27 Nov 1774, died in infancy 1775.
108. viii. Putnam Ewing {3791}, born 22 Apr 1776.
+ 109. ix. Jane Elinor Ewing {3792}, born 2 Apr 1778, died 10 Oct 1810.
110. x. Katherine Elizabeth Ewing {3793}, born 19 Mar 1780.
Patrick married (2) Elizabeth "Betsey" Porter {3754}, born 20 Jan 1750. They married after 1784 when his first wife died. Betsey was the daughter of James Porter {3742} and Ellen Gillespie {3750}. Elizabeth was born 20 Jan 1750 and died 11 Mar 1819. She is a sister to Patrick’s first wife Jane Porter.
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Known children of Patrick and Elizabeth are:
111. xi. Elizabeth Ewing {3794}, born 18 Nov 1789, died 17 Dec 1853.
112. xii. Patrick Ewing {3795}, born 7 Jul 1791, died 7 Nov 1868.
35. Catherine "Kitty" Ewing {3774} was born about 1735. She was the daughter of Joshua Ewing {83} and Jane Patton {3769}. Catherine died about 1794. She married William Ewing {3761}. He was born about 1723 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. William died 1785.
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37. George Ewing {3777} was born in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of Samuel Ewing {84} and Margaret [———?———] {3776}. George died 1803 in Wythe County, Virginia. He married Elinor Caldwell {3871}. George went with his father to Prince Edward County, Virginia where he married. Following the death of his mother in 1770, he moved to Montgomery County, Virginia, settling on Cripple Creek. He served in the Militia from Montgomery County at Guilford Court House during the revolution.
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Known children of George are:
113. i. Samuel Ewing {3872}, born 1752 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, died 1809.
114. ii. John Ewing {3873}, born Jun 1761 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. A second date for his birth indicates he was born in 1754.
115. iii. George Ewing {3874}, born Sep 1767, died 19 Feb 1838.
116. iv. James Ewing {3875}, died 1826. He never married.
117. v. Margaret Ewing {3876}.
120. viii. Elinor Ewing {3879}, born 1760, died 1831.
38. Alexander Ewing {3778} was born about 1730 in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of Samuel Ewing {84} and Margaret [———?———] {3776}. Alexander died after 16 Oct 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee. He married Rachel Margaret Ewing {3765}. She was born 2 Jan 1734/1735 in Cecil County, Maryland. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. Rachel died 16 Jul 1823 in Blount County, Tennessee. He wrote his will on 16 Oct 1789 in Greene County, Tennessee proven and recorded in 1789.
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41. Margaret Ewing {3781}. She was the daughter of Samuel Ewing {84} and Margaret [———?———] {3776}. She married James Ewing {3764}. He was born 21 Jun 1732 in Cecil County, Maryland. He was the son of Nathaniel Ewing {80} and Rachel Porter {3743}. James died 1818/1819 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
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42. Ann Ewing {3782}. She was the daughter of Samuel Ewing {84} and Margaret [———?———] {3776}. She married Samuel Gillespie {3891}.
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Known children of Ann are:
121. i. Samuel Gillespie {3892}.
122. ii. Ann Gillespie {3893}.
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62. Nathaniel Ewing {3797}. He was the son of William Ewing {3761} and Catherine Ewing {3774}. He married Jane Elinor Ewing {3792}. She was born 2 Apr 1778. She was the daughter of Patrick Ewing {3770} and Jane Porter {3751}. Jane died 10 Oct 1810.
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Known children of Nathaniel are:
123. i. Catherine Ann Ewing {3798}, born 1804.
124. ii. Patrick Ewing {3799}.
80. George Ewing {3882} was born 3 Feb 1760 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He was the son of Alexander Ewing {3778} and Rachel Margaret Ewing {3765}. George died 4 Jul 1840 in Blount County, Tennessee. He married Margaret Caldwell {3908} 3 Jun 1785. She was born 13 Feb 1765. Margaret died 4 Mar 1849 in Blount County, Tennessee.
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Known children of George are:
125. i. John Ewing {3909}, born 27 Feb 1786, died 7 Oct 1819.
126. iv. Rachel Ewing {3912}, born 15 Aug 1788, died 26 Aug 1826.
127. iii. Alexander Ewing {3911}, born 27 Feb 1791.
+ 128. v. Eleanor Ewing {3902}, born 4 Nov 1792, died 22 Oct 1855.
129. ii. Samuel Ewing {3910}, born 27 Jan 1797, died 16 Dec 1822.
130. vi. Margaret Ewing {3913}, born 11 Aug 1795.
109. Jane Elinor Ewing {3792} was born 2 Apr 1778. She was the daughter of Patrick Ewing {3770} and Jane Porter {3751}. Jane died 10 Oct 1810. She married Nathaniel Ewing {3797}. He was the son of William Ewing {3761} and Catherine Ewing {3774}. Nathaniel went to Kentucky, joined the Kentucky Militia, and was killed at Fort Meigs, under General Harrison.
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128. Eleanor Ewing {3902} was born 4 Nov 1792 in Blount County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of George Ewing {3882} and Margaret Caldwell {3908}. Eleanor died 22 Oct 1855 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Blount County, Tennessee. She married Samuel McCulloch {3894} (see chapter 8, p119) 20 Jul 1824 in Blount County, Tennessee. He was born about 1778 in Augusta County, Virginia. He was the son of Thomas McCulloch {4577} and Betsey Gillespie {4579}. Samuel died 13 Feb 1845 in Blount County, Tennessee, and was buried in Blount County, Tennessee.