General Notes

Burwell (ca1721-1796) and Joel (1740-1794), both sons of Jo
hn Macklemore (ca1698-1767) and Faith McGee. All of Virgini
a, mostly Surry County. Burwell married Amy Gilliam and Joe
l married Elizabeth Wyche.  Burwell and Amy also had a chil
d named Howell (ca1765-ca1804), who married Lucy Harris, an
d they had children named Joel, Lewis, Polly, and Burwell.
This data comes from James L. McLemore III: "The Early Hist
ory of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas."
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Burwell Maclemore and his wife, Amy, had a large family: el
even children in all have been identified, but only two ha
d their births recorded in the Albermarle Parish Register
. The first was Sally, born June 2, 1754, and baptized Augu
st 25, 1754. Sponsors or godparents included her aunt and u
ncle, Robert and Lydia Magee, as well as a Gilliam. A secon
d daughter "Molly" (Mary) was shown in the Register as bein
g born July 24, and baptized September 14, 1760. There wa
s a sufficient interval in between these two for the birt
h of at least one other child (probably Howell), and the ot
hers followed along thereafter: John, Lucy, Lydia, Ann or A
nna, Burwell Jr., Gilliam, Charles and James, probably in s
omething close to that order, with their births running rig
ht up nearly to the outbreak of the American Revolution, wh
en Burwell would have been 55, and Amy in her early to mi
d 40's. By the time his family had grown this large, it bec
ame obvious that his original 190 acre patented plantatio
n was too small (or worn out) to support such a family. The
refore, he arranged in 1775 to exchange this plantation wit
h John Tyler (father of President John Tyler) for a large
r tract. Both deeds were dated January 17, 1775, and record
ed February 16, 1775. Burwell Maclemore survived all his br
others (including Joel, who was considerably younger), an
d he apparently survived at least one child and his wife Am
y as well. Neither his first born daughter Sally nor his wi
fe is mentioned in his will, which was dated September 21
, 1793, and admitted to probate October 4, 1798. (B. F. McL
emore His Ancestors and Descendants, James L. McLemore II
I (c. 1991) pp. 81-82).