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McMahanDavie County Public Library Mocksville, N.C. 27028 371 N. Main St. 704-634-2023 IDROS ROBERTS 2588 Camino Del Rio Riviera, AZ 86442 Bear Mrs Roberts: Ruth A. Hoyle Librarian 05 January 1984 Miss Flossie Martin asked me to answer you letter, in as much as I did a cemetery survey of the Whitaker Cemetery in 1982. Enclosed are two sheets detailing the complete survey of 23 tombstones visible in 1982, one of which is blank. The SAM MACMAHAN tombstone is badly deteriorated, and is in a very overgrown area - a copy of photograph of this cemetery is enclosed. You will note that there is not now any trace of a tombstone with the name Whitaker on it. Sincerely yours, THE WHITAKER CEMETERY: The Whitaker Meeting House was an early Methodist Church which Francis Ashbury visited'in 1794 and 1799• Last records are dated 1839. Cemetery located on Route 158 near Old Farmington Road in northeastern part of Davie County, North Carolina. Surrounded by a rock wall, there are 23 tombstones, one of which is unreadable (perhaps never inscribed?). SUSANNAH McGEEHEE AUSTIN Consort of ELKh D. AUSTIN who bears this testimony to her worth and piety Obit.18 Feb.A.D.1829e Nata 55An.11m.13d0 Tempus Deo Volente AEternitas On Christ her Hope & Faith relied, Hence, she a peaceful Christian died. She knew her deathless Spirit came From God:: and glorified his name. Laudate Deum, SACRED To the memory of THOMAS NELSON AUSTIN SON OF Elkanah D.and Susannah M. Austin Who deceased December the 19th day 1829: Aged Eight years seven months and five days Here lies in silence soft and A Child of virtue rare: He sought to know his Parent's and God his maker fear. SACRED To the memory of MARY ANN AUSTIN the oldest daughter Elkanah D. & Susannah M. who deceased November the 22nd AD 1815 Died one month and eight SACRED to the memory of In m8Tory WILLIAM SANDE RS who departed this 1 if e January the 29th 181 6 in the ?5th of his age God my redeemer lives And often from above Looks down & watches a3 l:; my du t, Till he shall bit it rise. JACOB D. SWINK WAS BORN 19 OCTOBER 1820 DIED 22 DECEMB ER 1846 AGED 26y 2m 9d. WILLIAM SHEEK Born March 3, 1798 Died Feb.17, 1840 Aged 41Y. 11M. & 14 days . BENJAMIN G. still, son of JOHN & E. NAYLOR will, DIED Sep- 30, 1820 Aged 2y's 6 m's 2 d' s . MARTHA E. daughter of Austin JOHN & E. NAYLOR DIED July 24, 1811 days Aged ly's 4 m's 20 d's. INNA AUSTIN Who deceased May the 7th AD 18 M in the twenty - ninth year of her life B. N. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF BATSO N NAYLOR WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER 7TH 1830, Aged 71 years 6 months and 21 days THE WHITAKER CEMETERY: E N HERE LIES INTER : THE EARTH- LY REMAINS OF MR s ELENOR NAYLOR WIFE OF BATSON NAYLOR WHO DE- PARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 17th 1819 AGED 73 YEARS HERE LIE THE BODY OF GALEN LANE DISCESED NOVEMBE THE 1800 R RACHEL DIAL WAS BORN MARCH THE 14th 1811 AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 21th 1813 J Mc Died Nov: 25 1825 A. 34Y itwo ROBERT DIAL DEPARTED 11 DEC R 0 H REBEKAH HUGHES WAS BORN MAY 1777=AND DIED DE c THE 27th N",. 1797 Page 2 of 2 pages SUSAN NAM MAC HAN DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 16TH DAY OF FEBR UARY 180 AGED (1800/1806 $ YEAR HERE LIES THE BO D� OF JAMES M MAHANDC•D JUL4E THE 5.1799 IN THE 85 YEAR OF HIS AGE. ?D )EAR PEOPLE THINK AS YOU PASS BY LIKE ME IN DUST YOU SOON LIE DEATH HASTENS ON YOU'LL NOT BE SPARED MEN AND WOMEN ARE YOU PREPARED M X Mc Died April 21 1829 A. 64Y FqHE ,� r OF SAM MACHAN 1 51 YEAR OF AGE UGUST 20 1800 , 3�,, �. ,a". O THAT YOU ALL WOULD AND TURN Fk& SIN tiJ�-• .ray, In memory of DAVID HARBIN WHO WAS BORN April 10th, 1802 and departed this life February 27th= 1829 Aged 26Y. 10M, 17D. HERE LIES THE REMAINS OFA MARY * M DeCld AUGUST the 18, 1806 ( TOMBSTONE) ?) 16 inches high 14 inches wide no visible inscription 1982 CEMETERY SURVEY by Charles Williams & Howell Boone 'rtem 1 r. F ♦ y'; , turf". .!` iy I` /'n IN, i MaIrV Or r� wi - ` Ev r.4 +�[ ie a -i.�xt 'Iri��j�Y,�4�y�-I:'7'• rf ZA 1. r• i 7 ^tyr .: r y : i+ I I .a,•�y ! / 11.�Y . �1'\'�(ZYrleij r +�5 ��nE , �1t• � �I If Kit 7CY � sa t r a �`": 'Pt• � � h t / , , I . '�. /1 �. t , �•��qY i i� tt,fMET � ,:,t r �$"�i: f �l w fl 'nd'rti;''�'7Z R' Pte` - --t � •,� �4 �� _` �l� ne. A��e s4 lr, jr .� 1 I ttl guy .het � •�/r T ,-=t.1 may• � �` �� 2588 Camino Del Rio Riviera, AZ. 86442 July 239 1984 Dear Mr Boone: How delighted I was to recieve your package of records this afternoon. I am most grateful that you replied so promptly. And of course I was happy that I had been correct in my statement that the 16 year olds were taxed in the early years. I am a very old woman, and it had been 20-25 years since I had worked in Virgimi.a records where tithing records were important in proving ages. I made the statement so confidently, then when John K had never heard of it - though he accepted my word - and I could find no record, no one who knew about tithing, I began to wonder if I could be confused. And actually I knew little about North Carolina tax records, most of my years of work was - in Virginia. John Bryan will be -pleased to have your records, and I will make copies and send thew on to him. He spent some time in the Mocksville library, also §alisbury -library, and the -various county offices some years ago. He has some brief copies of tax records, -pertinent names—but just assumed that they were taxed, at 21 years... Perhaps to begin I should explain my limitations, and my interest. I have beeni, loing genealo 'cal research for a lifetime - I am now 90. I have worked on my own �- lines, those of my husband, and some for my son-in-law, for the grand children. I lived in the Los Angeles area for over 40 years, -with three genealogical libraries. In 1963 I went to Salt Lake, rented an apartment, and worked in -the great Mormon library there every hour they were open for 30'days. They had more film at that time than the Los Angeles libraries had. Later, of -course they built a large library in Santa Monica, 25 miles from my home. I am not a Mormon, but they have done so much work, filming all available records. However 8 years ago, my son-in-law retired and they wanted to move here, just a small place, no library of any size available.. At my age, I was forced to come along. I live next door to them, in my own home, and my main occupation is-3till "digging up my ancestors." Nay mother was a descendant of the McMahans, and I somehow never got around to do much on them. A fourth -cousin -and I started on them 15 years ago, -then she was killed in an auto-accidnent, and I lost -interest, several other things hanging fire. Then about 3 years ago a man wrote me to ask if I could give him help on the Macs, and I decided- to work on them. Diss Martin sent me the names of - a couple of others who had contacted her through the years, and we developed quite a group who were much interested. I acted as sort of clearing house, and was sent everything several people had accumulated on their lines. Nvie G(jun Y p ij%lic Ubxwy W", iSAIP,, NC &Z An Indiana woman who descends from John McMahan who m Sally Boone (John b May 23 1741, m dt of Israel Boone, 1770, she d-Boonesborough, 1777.) had done much work on her line.She had typed some 30 pages, a very nice work, though she had some errors. Another�Memphis woman,had employed several professional genies to work on her line, and had one type a 50 page record. Each of these women had excellent records of the later generations, but some of the old errors we all had from the early very carelessly written records.Others heard of us, and we became a group of -about a dozen McMahan descendants. Just recently, the internationally known biologist, Dr Elizabeth McMahan of the U.N.C. at Chapel Hill has become much interested, and is writing me. A charming lady, they have excellent records after the first two generations. I am interested that you are a McMahan descendant. Please tell me your line. I have made some charts for the family, which are helpful. They are too crowded, but no other tay to show all the -lines for those interested. I send you copies -of these, along with a page of ezplanation of how they were compiled. There are a few holes. I longed to be able -to work in the N.C. records fora week! Another Indiana family, the Zedekars of -Muncie, were from -my line of Samuel, the oldest son of James and Susanna, buried at Whitaker. Samuel -m Mary Bryan, oldest child of Morgan Jr. and Mary Forbis. Most records of -Morgan Jr -do not show that he had a daughter Mary. John K tacker her on as last born, tho actually he knew that she m Samuel McMahan.' I had found that Samuel was listed in Morgan Jrts group at. Bryan Station in 1780, and my ancestor, James, was b,at Bryan Station May 299 17809 by his own bible record. So, I believed that his wife must be a dt of Morgan Jr. Bat when I -contacted John K he had a copy of a -letter which he -found in the Shane collection, which proved it. Written Sept. 16, 1797 from Rowan to Morgan Bryan, "near Lexington." The salutation, "Honored Father and Mother:" and signed, "Your affectionate children unto death, Samuel and Mary McMahan." Later I found Mary's will naming all 10 children, also found the record of the distribution of the estate of Samuel McMahan, 1813, -naming the exact group -of child- ren named in -the will record. And on top of that, their sons were named, John E. Morgan Bryan, James Bryan, Samuel and George. The 8th child, my James, was b at r the station in May 1780. Doing a little math shows that Mary has to have been born by about 1750 at the very least. Her will is dated April 17, 1829, no probate date shown. But there is the stone in Whitaker in the McMahan plot, showing -I am told -M - Mc died April 21, 1829. age 64 -years, She would be much older than 64, but since the stone is so badly deteriorated, I -think -the -age has been misread. Should be at -least 80. Several of the relatives have v1sited Whitaker in the last few years, but no one has i�°.f;;?, found her stone -perhaps it is now down'y �� i►�� 4; -3- I agree with you, like you, my records are not written in stone, either. I think if a bunch of us °put our minds to it" that we cou14 clear up most of the many errors in our ancestry. So much of it was just word-of-mouth, what "grandpa" said, or an old letter written by father's graet-aunt Mary. Sometimes they even mixed up family stories, as I found one group -not related to the Bryans - who have the Bryan tradition about descent from titled folk, and claimed it was McMahans. And not one that I have worked with, so far, has any genealogical background, no training in research. For this reason all my records are explained, charted out, so that the various lines are clear. One woman, a university graduate, wrote twice, that she was hopelessly confused, "so many Johns and Jamest" A friend complained that I made my records look amateurish by so much explanation. Well, so be it. I am pretty well crippled by arthritis, use a wheel chair as much as possible, as knee and hip joints are worn out and need replacement -but not at my agel I walk with a cane -and walk as little as possiblel My hands are pretty bad, fingers much twisted, so that I type with 2 knotty fingers, and tend to activate the key adjoin- ing that intended. I forget to space, and transpose. Do not think that my many errors are just careless typing. I stop to correct if I notice in time. Last year or so I have begun to omit the last letter of an occasional worm, perhaps because I am trying to keep up with my mind? This is nota bid for sympathy, just an effort to explain my limitations. I thoroughly enjoy my work, research has always been .. fascinating. If I were being reincarnated, I would ask to be a genealogist next timel Now, back to the Bryans, McMahans, Enochs , etc. 9. amr, 110t I work with a woman -her husband's line— who wants Enochs and Bryans. And of course John K and I are interested in Enochs as Samuel and James Bryan both married Enochs. In the manuscript that John K put in the Salisbury library, he says that Samuel's wife was Elizabeth McMahan. But he confessed that he did not have a shade of proof, just that he had found this records shown. I had done the work on James and Susanna McMahan, and they had a daughter Elizabeth who would have been the correct age to m. Col Sam, as his second wife. Now, just the last couple of months, I find that an jV Elizabeth McMahan m Adam Mitchell in Rowan, at the time we had assumed that she m z Col Sam. I know of no other Elizabeth who would fit in, so believe this is ours. I .o 'S am waiting now for the report from Archives, the`ifound the marriage. I hope that James McMahan was bondsman. U � Meantime, John K discovered that Samuel m first a daughter of John Enochs. He had suspected this some years ago, but didn't carry through. I ordered a copy of John Enoch's will - 1765- but apparently Mrs Peacock could not find it, she sent abstract from McCubbins. But it is obvious that Col Sam was his son-in-law, and that Samuel's oldest son was named for his grandfather, John Enochs. -4 - Do you have John Enochs' will? If you have a photocopy- or full will typed, I would much like a copy. If you do not have the will, showing Samuel Bryan as Co- ,z� Executor along with the wife Margaret, and he and Margaret to act as gusrdians for the minor son, Isaac, etc we can give you an abstract. Mrs Van Arsdale--the woman whose husband -descends from James Bryan, has been sent some records of Epochs from Pa. which do not cannect with the Rowan family, but definitely indicate they are the same family - use the names Isaac and Gabriel, etc. Corrections Putting some items separate, easier to check. Wife of Samuel Bryan, the To John John K had estimated that Samuel married early, probably at ca age 22, When he was convicted of treason and sentenced to be hanged, his property was orderes all confiscated. However some friends protested that he had a wife with 8 daughters living in the home, the youngest only 15 months -old. This was March -1782, so the youngest daughter was b ca Dec 1780. So, it was -agreed that his wife could keep the home plantation, certain stock, furniture, etc, in order to support her family. Here was proof that his youngest child was b 1780, and it made it seem that -his children were born ovar-a period of about 30 years. This gave John the idea that Samuel must have married twice. Records at the time of his conviction do and again in his will, 1?98, show that his wife was Elizabeth. John -admits that he has never seen any records or suggestion that Samuel had a second -wife, and after the doubt that there was a McMahan girl to marry him around 1762-4, I began to figure his family. I found the 1768 tax list showing that John Bryan had a -son John Jr who was taxable at that date, and it was impossible that he hsve a son age 21, I suddenly realized that this was -a tithing list, and -that the son was 16. This figured exactly correct for John Bryan, m ca 1?51, son b 1752, age 16 in 1768. And Samuel was shown, but no son taxable. (An eminent genealogist once told me Zt% that much of the confusion and errors -in our records comes from the searchers never CW Al doing simple math.) Suppose that Col. Sam did not marry until he was ca age 26, this in 1752, when he married Elizabeth Epochs, age 16 maybe 17. Their son would be only 15 in 1768, not yet on tax list, and his -wife would be age 44 or possibly 45 in 1780 015 when their last child born. I am sticking out my neck. I believe this is the answer. I wrote this to John K and he replied that he could find no flaws in my story, but to give him a little time to consider it. 4 If Col. Sam married Elizabeth McMahan it has to have been as a second wife. His first wife was a daughter of John and Margaret Enochs, John Enochs-r will is proof. He did not name the.daughters, but named their husbands, Samuel and James Bryan and Henry Zively (several spellings for this.) 5,u. / a2 t 4 Cave e"Z&A4 4� a,,n . -5- I should mention that the little Biography which John Bryan compiled and gave to - the Salisbury Library is not written in stone, eithert He completed this in 1976, and has changed his mind on several points, found new information. I keep trying to get him to do a new one to replace that, but he promises, but never finds the time. A very busy man, he writes me 20 page letters, phones to talk sometimes; then I do not hear from him for 2 or 3 months. He says, and of course it is true, that -he can- not just write a.quick letter to me. It means going into his files, checking, think- ing out problems, and means an entire evening's work. He hopes to retire in about 3.- 4 years and be able to devote the needed time to the work. But that will be too late for me. - One point that I complain bitterly about is his casual treatment of the off spring of the various Bryans. He picked up the names from other writer's stories, and often lists them as being b about 2 years apart. And just as with my Mary , it makes much difference whether one's ancestor was first born or tenth child. I long for wills. A man named his children according to age, when he names the whole group. to share equally. -John is a historian, more than a genealogist. He wants to know what made them tick, why they went -where and when they did, why they were Tories, etc. He greatly admires Colonal Sam, saying that he has never had his due. He has read nearly every- thing written about the early-N.C. area. Recently found another book of,much inter- est. A very knowledgable man, a joy to work with him, if only he just -had more time to work! I was surprised that he did not know about the tithing age. About a year ago he sent me some 30 pages - of his "first draft" of the biography on Col. Sam. A few months ago he sent another, saying to discard certain pages, replace with these. Yet some pages he has marked up, written in, and notes that he is redoing this. We are a three generation DAR family, my daughter is a 25 year A�s member and has 9 proven ancestors accepted by DAR - "Supplementals". A half dozen others that I know were "patriots" but never got around to prove their -service. I Z3 could wish that Col Sam had been on the other side! I went in on service of a Colonel, � and let it go at that. yBack to the subject of Wills. Do you have copy of Morgan Bryan's will? Senior? Zi o Correction. John K says, and I think he has proof, that there was no daughter Sarah or Rebecca. If Morgan and Martha ever had daughters other than Eleanor and Mary, they died -young, before 1742. Mary Curtis made her will, and named her -siblings in a list, just as old Morgan named them in his will. John K has an abstract of her will, which I understand he made from the county record. I obtained a copy of Morgan's will, and while he names Elinor last, he named the sons in order of birth, and as only the one living daughter, names her last. -6- I am interested in your Becky Bryan who m John Boone. Do you have proof that she was a Bryan? We have a problem with the Bryans of Rowan. You show that Morgan's son John m Elizabeth Battle, and John K says absolutely not true. Morgan's son m Sarah, lived and died on Dutchman's Creek, made will in 1799, naming his children. We have copy of his will. Who was the John Bryan who was killed by Fanning's Tories at Ash- boro in 1782? Old Morgan had a brother William who lived near him in Virginia it is said. Could the Whig_ Capt. John have been his son, a nephew of Morgan, and cousin of Morgan's sons? We have considered this. If true, might your Rebecca have been his sister? You show that the record that Capt John was son of Morgan comes from David McMahan. I have one of the large hand -lettered charts of David McMahan's line. Betty McMahan, the noted professor of Chapel Hill, mentioned earlier, is from David McMahan. David McMahan m Rachel Latham, they had son -youngest- named Harmon Hampton McMahan, he m Jane Brock, their son, Alexander Hampton McMahan m Martha Miller, and their son, William Hampton McMahan, b 1890 made the family chart, 1941. He shows C3 r( John Bryan a son of Morgan and 11artha, but states clearly that this information is furnished by Dr David H Bryan. This man was a great grandson of David. Dr Elizabeth, the professor descends from a brother of Alexander H McMahan, Fletcher Reid McMahan. These people are yet living around Farmington, she sent me pictures of the old homes. The Battles were a rather prominent Virginia family, I just recall the name. as I thought it odd. Capt John could have married Elizabeth in Va. and they came to Rowan to join his uncle's family. A very natural thing to do. Then, if he opposed the Loyalists, he could have decided to move away from the Forks region, ? Does Spraker have anything on your John Boone, do you know his ancestry? There were a lot of marriages betwen the Squire Boon descendants and Morgan Bryan's. Dont give up on us, there is much confusion about the John Bryans of Rowan. We are working on it. So many of the identical names! I think your Rebecca and Sarah could be Bryans perhaps, but not daughters of old Morgan and Martha. Tell us what �+. you know of them. J vZC' It is now Sunday, July 29th. Several others things came up, which required prompt replies, and I knew this was going to be one of my "extended" letters) I had �c a letter from John yesterday, and he has been searching for the tithing infoamtaion with no success. Went to the Ststel brary�w, an archivist looked up N.C.Colonial Law, found nothing, gave him the name of someone to call at Raleigh, but he had not yet called. So, your little booklet seems to have been needed. Thank you again. I said earlier that I would send John K copies. Then I changed my mind and just sent him the whole thing, including your letter, Mailed it all next day after I Recieved it. He has a xerox machine in his office and can make a copy, and return mine. I had no transportation for a couple of days to get copies made here. 07 't — McMahan Family A. Joim McMahan In 1768 was living in Rowan County,, North Carolina as was his son James and James three sons, therefore was born sometime prior to 1730. His will was filed July 1776 in Book A page 238. His will lists his children as follows s B James Samuel Kathrine, married Larrimore Mary, married Morrison Jane, married Pursley Agnes, married Anderson John McMahan's will also mentions his grandsons James and William McMahan B. James McMahan born prior to 1750 ( he had 3 sons in Morgan Bryan's List of Taxables in 1768. His will filed in Sept. 141 1787 in book D page 220 in Rowan County' North Carolina His wife's name is Susanna and his children as followss James C Samuel William John Thomas Elizabeth Mary C. Samuel McMahan was born sometime after 1774 according to the 1800 census. His wife Mary died in 1829 and her will recorded in Book H page 454 along with a deed recorded in Book 31 page 374 in Rowan County, North Carolina lists her ciaildren as follows: John Martha, married Joshua Harris Elizabeth, Married Joseph Tomlinson Upary, married Samuel Penry Susannah, married Robert Penry Its assumed that Samuel YeLlahan was Mary's husband because he is the only one in the 1800 census with enough children to account for those listed above. COT+IPILED & PREPARED DECEIiIBER 1980 Jack & Marjorie Sayler EVAV1E CO. PUBLIC LIBRAIY MOCKSVILLE. 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Cfralfin. fata.Ruth._._iL.Sp[CCr:ran ChilLZren: --'' / Ch�lcs /Hcvmon ../ SaiaRancet�6io)_J -- Marry Se.tina / - -- --= -- -- -- — -- - - f -- ._..- _-•- Lee Mi Rerl' . Hugh E .• - N.C.WliMt/ia lan vnstcn- Sale/niInez LSu.fc ' "to dorr,�et l:M :.�Jl.ri!nf_Inrermatinn_ fumt/ihr.L...6s:_Or...OaxLaJ/ C.nvn=____ T..--.w.—.........•-^we-r+++"'-...s�---•....._-.-.w•.�-••-.--mow+.-�---+•.--_. ..___...�.-....-._..�. ___--_. ___...___._•_._.--•�_ Mocksville, NG AVON The McMahan Charts, Nos, 1, 2, and 3. These charts have been made in an effort to show the various generations in a way to overcome some of the confusion of duplicate names largely caused by lack of dates and ages. Fortunately we have the gravestone of James, still. legible, showing that he died in 1799 in his 85th year, indicating that he was born in 1714. He left a will, made 12 years before his death naming his soven living children in order of their birth. Further, we have authentic records of two of the children, John, b. 1741 and James, sixth, b. 1747. Using the accepted formula that men usually married at age 21 to 24-25, and that women usually married at 16 to 20, (Sixteen being considered -.marriageable age at this time and area.) That the first baby would be born within a year, and others following at intervals of two years. We estimate that James married in 1736, when he was 22, his wife, Susanna, born 1718, would be 18. Estimat that Samuel, their first child was born 1737 and the second Will- iam, born 1739. John, the third, born 1741. There are authentic records that John was actually. born May 23, 1741, proving onr estimate correct so far. Going on Thomas born 1743, and Elizabeth, 1745, brings us to James, and the Bible record extant shows that he was born in the afternoon -gives hour - September 26, 1747, exactly according to our estimate. For various reasons it is believed that a child, possibly two children, born following James may have died, perhaps young. Sarah was next known, after James. $he married Jesse Boone, oldest son of Israel Boone in 1770, but died before her father made his will in 1787 and is not named in the will. Jesse Boone was born 1748, and 22 in 1770. Likely Sarah was 18 or 20. Proof for this marriage, see Spraker, Boone Records, shows "Jesse Boone married Sarah McMahan, daughter of James McMahan of Rowan County." There was no other James McMahan in the county to have a daughter of marriageable agg in 1770. last named in the w1 married in December, 1774 - r Pension records for her husband show he was born 1750. Mary was likely born 1754 —55. Not over 20 when she married, Of the above children, Samuel and John either married late - age 29, or they lost their first wives. Some record show that the marriage to Sallie Boone was John's second, perhaps Samuel also had a previous marriage. 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PUBLIC LIBRARY MOCKSVILLE, Inc c (VI ti} l f al Davie County Public Library Mocksville, N.C. 27028 371 N. Main St. Ruth A. Hoyle 704-694-2029 Librarian 05 January 1984 IDROS ROBERTS 2588 Camino Del Rio Riviera, AZ 86442 Bear Mrs Roberts: Miss Flossie Martin asked me to answer you letter, in as much as I did a cemetery survey of the Whier Cemetery in 1982. Enclosed are two sheets detailing the complete survey of 23 tombstones visible in 1982, one of which is blank. The SAM MACMAHAN tombstone is badly deteriorated, and is in a very overgrown area - a copy of photograph of this cemetery is enclosed. You will note that there is not now any trace of a tombstone with the name Whitaker on it. Sincerely yours, 1n h puj*r Cavi^ County Public Library lAo ksvi;le, NC I_ THE WHITAKER CEMETERY: The Whitaker Meeting House was an early Methodist Church which Francis Ashbury visited in 1?94 and 1799. Last records are dated 1839. Cemetery located on Route 158 near Old Farmington Road in northeastern part of Davie County, North Carolina. Surrounded by a rock wall, there are 23 tombstones, one of which is unreadable (perhaps never inscribed?). SUSANNAH McGEEHEE AUSTIN Consort of ELKh D. AUSTIN who bears this testimony to her worth and piety Obit.18 Feb.A.D.1829, Nata 55An.11m.13d. Tempus Deo Volente AEternitas On Christ her Hope & Faith relied, Hence, she a peaceful Christian died: She knew her deathless Spirit came From God:: and glorified his name. Laudate Deum, SACRED To the memory of THOMAS NELSON AUSTIN SON OF Elkanah D.and Susannah M. Austin Who deceased December the 19th day 1829: Aged Eight years seven months and five days Here lies in silence soft and A Child of virtue rare: He sought to know his Parent's and- God his maker fear. SACRED To the memory of MARY ANN AUSTIN the oldest daughter Elkanah D. & Susannah M. who deceased November the 22nd AD 1815 Died one month and eight SACRED to the memory INNA AUSTIN Who deceased May the 7th AD in the twenty of her life of In m8Tory WILLIAM SANDE RS who departed this life January the 29th 181 6 in the 75th of his age God my redeemer lives And often from above Looks down & watches all my du t, Till he shall bit it rise. JACOB D. SWI NK WAS BORN 19 OCTOBER 1820 DIED 22 DECEMB ER 1846 AGED 26y 2m 9d. WILLIAM SHEEK Born March 39 1798 Died Feb -17, 184.0 Aged 41Y. 11M. & 14 days. BENJAMIN G. still, son of JOHN & E. NAYLOR will, DIED Sep. 30, 1820 Aged 2y' s 6 m's 2 d's. MARTHA E. daughter of Austin JOHN & E. NAYLOR DIED July 24, 1811 days Aged ly's 4 -m's 20 d's. 18 (?) ninth year Davie County Pubk Library Modsville, NC B. N. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF BATSON NAYLOR WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOVEMBER 7TH 1830. Aged 71 years 6 months and 21 days THE WHITAKER CEMETERY: E N HERE LIES INTER:THE EARTH- LY REMAINS OF MR s ELENOR NAYLOR WIFE OF BATSON NAYLOR WHO DE- PARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 17th 1819 AGED 73 YEARS HERE LIE THE BODY OF GALEN LANE DISCESED NOVEMBE THE 1800 R RACHEL DIAL WAS BORN MARCH THE 14th 1811 AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE JUNE 21th 1813 J Mc Di ed Nov: 25 1825 A. 34Y R D ROBERT DIAL DEPARTED 11 DEC R o H REBEKAH HUGHES WAS BORN MAY 4 1777=AND DIED DE c THE 27th �� 1?97 Page 2 of 2 pages SUSAN NAM MAC HAN DEPARTED THIS LIFE THE 16TH DAY OF FEBR UARY 180 AGED (1800/1806 $ YEAR HERE LIES THE BO D� OF JAMES M MAHANDC•D JUV►E THE 5.1799 IN THE 85 YEAR OF HIS AGE. ?D)EAR PEOPLE THINK AS YOU PASS BY LIKE ME IN DUST YOU SOON LIE DEATH HASTENS ON YOU'LL NOT BE SPARED MEN AND WOMEN ARE YOU PREPARED M X Mc Died April 21 1829 A. 64Y OF SAM `MACHANTJ - 51 YEAR OF AG'�` UGUST 20 1800 `O'THAT YOU ALL WOULD �c AND TURN Fk& SIN In memory of DAVID HARBIN WHO WAS BORN April 10th, 1802 and departed this life February 27th= 1829 Aged 26Y, 10M. 17D. HERE LIES THE REMAINS 09 MARY * M DeO'd AUGUST the 18, 1806 ( TOMBSTONE) ?) 16 inches high 14 inches wide no visible inscription 1982 CEMETERY SURVEY by Charles Williams & FIowell Boone Davie County Public Library Mocksville, NC i ' :The Daniel Boone Afternoon Ramble, October 21, 1984 4 Reading of this event in your advertising, I was interested in these giant trees. I had never hear&Aem mentioned prior to this And there is a little story which has come down through four or five generations of toy family, which it seems may be about these trees! My mother was born in Henry County, Missouri in 1869, and as a child their neighbor was her great-uncle, John McMahan, who was a brother of Mamma's grandmother. This Uncle Johnnie was a great story -teller. And at a time when TV and radio were undreamed of, and even books were scarce, the children, - grown-ups too, er&yed his yarns. John McMahan was b 1808 near Mocksville, and left there with his parents for Ohio about 1818, About ten years old, he remembered the Yadkin valley. He died when Mamma was about thirteen years old, but she never forgot him. As a child, seeing some tall trees, she recounted what Uncle John had said about the tall trees. "There were some trees in North Carolina that were REALLY Tallt Why, those trees were So tall that it took a man and a boy to see to the top of theml" a oI thought this was very funny, and never forgot it. When I first saw the giant Sequoias in California, after the first shock of their hugeness, I thought, u'- 'Well, it would take a man and two boys to see to the top of these trees." 0 a `e s a Y p Mood k � 20 FEBRUARY 1981 FRIDAY 9;34:15 F.11. TYPED BI CHARLES ODELL WILLIAMS.0 AGE a ROUTE # 11 BOA 376-A-1 MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. 27028 TELEPEOIIE NUbIBER: lr704-492-a 492-5211 A;238. JOHN NICMAHAN, JULY 3119 1776. SONS: JAMES, SAMUEL. DAUGHTERS; KATHERINE MCMAHAN LARRIllORE;. MARY blCMAHAN biORR;SON; JANE MC1IAHAN,PURSLEY; AGNES MCMk:AN Jdl.D sRSON-# ( BOND 114 HANDS OF DAVID KENADY) . GRANDSONS: JAM" MCMAHAN AND WILLIAM MGMAHAN . EKECUT ORS ; DJiVID KE, NEDY, SAMUEL EhiET . WITTINESS: 17ILLIAD1 MILLER: JAMES HAVES. "THE ABOVE WILL ADMINISTERED ON IN THIS COUN'T'Y OF ROWAN, THE EXECUTORS LIVING 1IN PENNSYLVANIA; DELIVERED e� o TO WILLIAM ANDERSON." PROBATED 1777. JOHN MCMAHAN DIED 1777, ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, MEN ROMAN COUNTY, N.C.). PAGE 180 WIFE DIED BEFORE HIM. iCii ii�r�'i/ix/i iC7''f!r/{'fiYCli'i'ir/,C%ifi'/i iif/i/i%f %t ii'iC%i %f 7i is Nj.•yjijiii%► iiiiiCii �s. i. ..`, .; ..... ... •. H -/. / i fi iC /► %: / 9. 'ii Ii 7i'iJ 7i'N ti. �� ♦/wii iC i7C�iRic J . LIE'S MCMAHAN, ( BORN ABOUT 1714? DIED 5 JUNE 1799) , AGE 85 YEARS. HE WAS l3i.HRIED IN" ;11HITAKER' S MEETING %OUST:, METHODIST CHURCH. HIS WIFE SUSANrJAH. 50 5: SAMUEL; WILLIAbI; JUAN; THObI.AS; AND JAMES blCbIAHAN,JUNICE DAUGt:TERS : ELIZABETH MCMAHAN AND MARY MCMAHAN: SONS WILLIAM MCMAHAN WAS APIOINTED EXECUTOR OF VdILL AND ALSO ANOTHI2 WILLIAM AICD44HAN 1AS APPOINTED TO THE iiIILL . WITTNESS: LAZARUS WHIMEAD A## JU14IIOR AND DAVID JOHNSON. PAGE 70, NubmER: D;220. HIS 141FE, IS MENTIONED 1EANING THAT HIS WIFE DIED AFTER HLR HUSBAND. kOSSIBLY IN 1800 OR 1806?. POSSIBLY SHE IS BURIED IN WHITAKER' S MEETING ROUST: CEMELERY, METHODIST CHURCH, DAVIE COUNTY, N.C. /iii ii Oji ii ii !i ii ii '/` %i 9i %i ii %i /i i• ii ii ii ii ii ii ii i► ii ii ii ii ii ii iC%i ii ii /i i/i /i /i'/i /i Ii /i /i /i i► /i •/;•i: ji iis i. ii iT ii /{"jC iii /. /! %i is JnOHNq MCMA.HAN' S WIFE DIED BEFORE 1776 BEFORE J11LY 31, IN -ROWAN COUNTY, N.C., �Jii�+f?+rL�31Y' S tl�V V�11.:.ti ii i 'FROM. _-111;slrrVAi,,1A, r� -� 0 ilO 1H CAR011N1A JOIN MCMAHAN' S WAS BORN BEFORE 1700 AND IN THE 1690's- . (OVER ON BACK) . r POSSIBLY THE BlCMA'111ANrS LIVED IN FEN9IySYLVIiNIA, LIEE THE BOONE' S nMILY. RQUIRE B 0 0 (E) � i696, IN :.>1�G"L jND; 'DIE 11) 2 JklTUFAW 1765, ROT�;E_�d COUi�TY,N. JOHN MCNIAHA:il , (B'ORl-i 169 0 ? , I iT, T}I£v 1777, EtOIr1A l C OUr;TY, I CTRTH CAROL JES ivTCblA-- i, (BORN 1714?1 POSSIBLY IEZ PLglilSYLvAfllIA, DIED 5 JUS 1799,ROl, J tJ3ia i.ICMAHhN, WAS HARRIED B :FORE 1714, FOSS k BLY Ii�� 1713, IN ?PENI,4SLVANIA ll JOHN I.°TCMA.u.�.ifl COTUTLD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN BORN A48, EARLY AS 1680?, ALSO 9 OR IN THE 1`670' s o JOHN MCIiAHAN li,AS FROBABL-If BORN`BL-�lllEEN 1670 AND 1680 4 rOSSIBL°Y s14- SCOTLAND OR IRELAND, OR Ari2E'PICf�o C v � I� r o: m H J + Y 00 U N N H i O J Y n CON N J d G U •r Z Y t6 ^ O +�•r U i > O W Z == H U 7 r O ¢IV = S7 Davie County Public Library Mocksville, IVC /3 "L C-- �, 11 "9.13 Dear Miss Martin; I think of you very often as I struggle along on the Mc- Mahans. I,hope that you keep well and active. What would we all do.vithout you? I have the Maas pretty well lined up now, if I carp only get the material in some acceptable condition for the library. I have kept hoping that SOMEONE of the group would take over retyping it, but.everyone "just too busy." I shall just have to do the best that I can. Ihear from John K. Bryan of Scotia, New York frequently. He is extremely interested in the Bryan family, and an excel- lent searcher. When he retires some four years later, I am sure he will get into genealogy very actively. I hope he will publish - there are as many errors in the Bryan records as in the McMahans, even more, since more is written about them. Through his Bryan records we have cleared up several gaps in our Macs. The families intermarried. You wrote me that there was a new survey of the Whitaker cemetery, and that you would send us a copy of our stones. You sent this to Mrs Zedekar last spring, soon after you wrote to me, but she failed to tell me of it. She has'had a great deal of illness in her family the past two years, and n;+an experienced searcher, she was often confused. She did not realize the importance of those inscriptions. Later, she said she received the report, but now cannot find it. The two which are important to me are the one of_MA2-nr M --- Med April 21, 1829. Aged 64 years. (If ours she was 80.) f'L iv_wu, And Samuel McMahan, Here lies the remains of Samuel McMahan Died the 31st year of his age Aug. the 29,_f8_00. 0 that -you would new begin _ and turas from babe n, I believe this is husband and wife, and that Samuel was at least 60 in 1800. We have proof that he was dead by 1806, land joins that of Samuel McMahan, deceased." Richard Jones sent me pictures of the old stones, and they are so small and deteriorated, crude lettering. The figures could easily be misread. (pictures were of James & Susanna.) over - If you can find -time to check these two inscriptions, please do, and if they are unchanged, just a note to that effect. However if they corrected either of these, then I much want to know what.wwas decided. Dates and ages are often - off a bit on --old stones, but "our" -Samuel would not.be shown as 31, when he was in his sixties, and his wife, who was- 81 I- think would 'not be show 6 Since she was.so old, they might have said she was 84. I sincerely hope that you -are in good health, and that you have a lovely holiday season with loved ones.` Cordially, 2588 Camino•Del.Rio Riviera; Az. 86442 r 0 OUMNY Pubilc Library �``,,�� '� � Nf