Family:James Graham and Jean Foster (1)

Genealogy Report for James Graham and Jean Foster:

Descendants of James Graham

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES3 GRAHAM (JAMES2, JAMES1) was born 16 Mar 1713/14 in County Down, Ireland, and died 06 May 1785 in Rowan County, North Carolina. He married JEAN FOSTER Abt. 1731 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1711, and died 03 Aug 1785 in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Notes for JAMES GRAHAM: http://mariah.stonemarche.org/famfiles/fam06943.htm (NOTE: other sources cite the father of this James Graham as James Graham, who died in 1782 in Rowan County, North Carolina. More research necessary)

Husband: ~James Graham

Married: Abt 1731 at: Rowan,North Carolina

  Died: 6 MAY 1785       at: Rowan,North Carolina  
Father:*William Graham
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  Born: 1736             at: Rowan,North Carolina 9-162  

Married: 1754 at: Rowan Co.,North Carolina

  Died: Abt 1810         at: Sumner County,Tennessee  

Spouses: ~Griffith Loch "Brig. Gen." Rutherford

Children of JAMES GRAHAM and JEAN FOSTER are:

• i. REBECCA4 GRAHAM, b. Abt. 1735, Rowan County, North Carolina.
• ii. MARY ELIZABETH GRAHAM, b. 1736, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1810, Sumner County, Tennessee; m. GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD, GEN., 1754, Rowan County, North Carolina; b. 1721, Scotland; d. 10 Aug 1805, Sumner County, Tennessee.

Notes for GRIFFITH RUTHERFORD, GEN.: http://mariah.stonemarche.org/famfiles/fam06323.htm

Husband: ~Griffith Loch "Brig. Gen." Rutherford

Married: 1754 at: Rowan Co.,North Carolina

  Died: 10 AUG 1805      at: Sumner Co.,Tennessee  
Father:~John "Sir" Rutherford
Mother:~Elizabeth Griffith
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Father:~James Graham
Mother:~Jean Foster
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  Born: 1756             at: Salisbury,Rowan Co.,North Carolina     8-80  

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• iii. JOHN GRAHAM, b. Abt. 1737, Rowan County, North Carolina.
• iv. JAMES GRAHAM, b. Abt. 1740, Rowan County, North Carolina; m. MARGARET PORTER.

Notes for JAMES GRAHAM: From Genforum.com post:

Re: The James Grahams of Rowan County, NC in the 1770s Posted by: Robert Graham (ID *****5996) Date: October 01, 2003 at 13:49:04 In Reply to: The James Grahams of Rowan County, NC in the 1770s by Cindy of 12133

Cindy: I live about 30 miles from where the Grahams settled in Rowan County after that came from Scotland to Ireland to Cecil County, Md and then to Rowan County, NC. The first James b. 1670 Scotland. wife unknown is buried Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Millbrige About 10 miles west of Salisbury) His son James b. 1695 Scotland Supposedly married Jane Patten but not proved) wife unknown also buried Thyatira. His son James b. 1714 married Jean Foster. His son James m. Margaret Porter. I do not show a James as a son for this James. The James b. 1714 hada daughter named Elizabethg who married General Griffith Rutherford of Rev. War fame. Several points: The salisbury library ahs an extensive collection by a Mrts McCubbin with much about the Graham. It is also on microfilm that can probably obtained from the Family History Center of the Morman Church. As a grahm descendeant you should belong to the Clan Graham Society. Go to a search engine and search for the Clan Graham. They have a genealogist - Nellie Graham Lowry who is willing to help Clan members. I have been working on the Grahams for over 35 years and there is till some that is not fully documented. I am related to the Grahams, Fosters, Cowans, Catheys and more of Rowan County. Also, try and see the Annal of Lincoln County, History of Rowan County, and i will get you the titles of more books about the Graham. I have access to all the burial records of Thyatira, Coddle Creek, 3rd Creek , 4th Creek Presbyterian Churches If you want more detailed in formation, contact me direct at: rgraham82@conninc.com. I am an 82 year old nontypist so excuse any mistakes. All I use is two maybe 4 fingers.

• v. MARGARET GRAHAM, b. 1750, Rowan County, North Carolina; d. 1821; m. WILLIAM GRAHAM, 02 Jun 1768; b. 1740, Ulster, Ireland; d. 17 Jul 1818.

Notes for MARGARET GRAHAM: From Rootsweb:

ID: I79069 Name: Margaret GRAHAM Surname: Graham Sex: F Birth: 1750 Death: 1821 Burial: Hopewell Church Cemetery, Mecklenburg Co., NC Reference Number: 79069

Father: James GRAHAM b: 1714 Mother: Jean (Jane Patton?) FOSTER b: Abt 1711

Marriage 1 William Alexander GRAHAM b: 1740 in Vista, Married: 2 Jun 1768 Children

John GRAHAM b: 8 Mar 1769
James GRAHAM b: 1771
Richard GRAHAM b: 1773
Joseph GRAHAM b: 1776
William GRAHAM b: 13 Mar 1778
Samuel GRAHAM b: 1780
Alexander GRAHAM b: 1783
Ezekiel GRAHAM b: 1787
Griffith Rutherford GRAHAM b: 1790

Notes for WILLIAM GRAHAM: http://cmstory.net/meckdec/bios.asp?id=263705544

William Graham (1740 - 7/17/1818) William Graham was one of the original signers of the Meckenburg Declaration of Independence.

His ancestors were Scotch-Irish and first settled in Pennsylvania before coming to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Born in Ulster, Ireland, he married Margaret Graham of Rowan County. Her grandfather, James Graham, Sr., was from Inverrary, Scotland. Whether William and Margaret were related or just coincidentally had the same surname is unknown.

They settled in the Hopewell section of Mecklenburg County, where he is believed to have been a founder and elder of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. His name appears as a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence in the church. He owned a considerable amount of property and some slaves. Tradition says he was an observer of the Sabbath and did not allow any work, even meal preparation, on that day.

Graham also served his community as a soldier in the battle of King’s Mountain. He and his wife had nine sons, many who immigrated to Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia. William’s tombstone states he was “An obliging neighbor and useful citizen.” His son, William, who died in Mississippi in 1858, has a statement on his tombstone that he was the “Son of the Signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.”

King, Victor C. Lives and Times of the 27 Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May 20, 1775. Charlotte, NC, 1956.