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Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 

James McFarlane

Male 1760 - 1830  (70 years)


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  • Name James McFarlane 
    • Name also McFarland
    Born 1760  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Resident 1782  Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Land Grant 5 May 1787  Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Admin March 1791  Wythe County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Court 1799  Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 1800  Virginia/Penn Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 1801  Russell County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Will 3 Dec 1825  Russell County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 24 Mar 1830  Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 70 years 
    Siblings 7 siblings 
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    • Other notes on James claim he paid Wister at one time 279 bear skins, deer skins and ginseng; that he was in Philadelphia PA in the fall of 1800 to buy goods; that he drove cattle and wagons north; as did other merchants; that he was a great Jefferson man; that he was referred to as Major McFarlene and also as Colonel McFarlene; and that he was sheriff of Russell County for several terms. Most interesting letters, filed as exhibits, are coped into the court record. His home was Rosedale and he and his family are buried in the garden there.

    • Notes on James. Col. James McFarland, buried in an old cemetery one mile west of Rosedale in Russell Co. VA, "Colonel James McFarlene died 3/24/1830 ate 63 years. One of the first 6 justices of Russell County, VA court in 1810. Major in 1st battalion and 72 Regiment in State Militia. Member of VA House of Delegates starting in 1799. 1798 he was an administrator and attorney for father William. Was a Colonel in the US Army, but resigned his commission. Excerpt from letter written by Samuel McGuire to the Governor of VA 16 April 1812: In compliance with this duty and under the impression that an appeal to arms is inevitable, I take the liberty of reiterating to your excellency a tender of services made to the Executive of Va in 1810 on receiving the appointment of Major in a Regiment of Volunteer riflemen to have been commanded by Colonel McFarland. Excerpt from letter dated 8/23/1807 James McFarland to Governor. "It is with great pleasure I lay before your excellency the proceedings of the 72 Regiment, conveyed on Wednesday last, for the purpose of detailing one captain, on Lieutenant, on ensign and 85 men, her quota of the 11,563 to be furnished by the state. The meeting was more numerous that upon any former occasion, and the utmost harmony prevailed.
    Person ID P2557  Burress
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2021 

    Father William McFarland
              b. 1730, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. February 1791, Round Mountain Area, Wythe County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Gibson
              b. 1735, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1771, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 1755  Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Jane Price
              d. Before 1830, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 6 children 
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F755  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1760 - Augusta County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResident - Settled on Wolf Creek (now Bland County) about 1782 and later moved to Russell. - 1782 - Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand Grant - Received a land grant signed by Lieutenant Gov. Beverly Randolph for 150 acres on a branch of the Clinch River and adjacent to a Charles Neal. - 5 May 1787 - Russell County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAdmin - Qualified as Admin to William McFarland's Estate. - March 1791 - Wythe County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt - Records indicate James McFarland, Nathan Ellington & Tho. Johnson stated they opened a store in 1799 in Russell doing business as James McFarland and Co. - 1799 - Russell County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Mar 1830 - Russell County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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