Person:Alexander Ewing (5)

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1. ↑ MySource:Will of Alexander Ewing d. 1737/1738 gives will written 10 April 1737; will was probated the following March 15, 1738/39

Will of Alexander Ewing

Maryland Calendar of Wills: Volume 8

Ewing, Alexander, 18th Apr., 1738; 15th Mch., 1738.

To wife--, 1/3 of personal estate and share of plantation as law directs.

To son James, ½ of plantation.

To sons John and William, other ½ of plantation, William Husbands to make the division. Son James to pay £20 to dau. Margarett when she arrives at age of 16; John and William to pay to son Samuel £20 at age of 16.

To son-in-law Andrew Porter, personalty.

Shd. sons incline to sell their portion of lands, it shall be to their brother.

Sons James and John to be bound to trades, William and Margrett, likewise.

Exs.: Andrew Barry, Esq., James Porter, Samuel Ewing and Nathaniel Ewing.

Information on Alexander Ewing

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Generation No. 3

4. ALEXANDER3 EWING (ROBERT2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1678

in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, and died Bef. 18 Apr 1738 in Cecil Co

MD. He married REBECKAH. She died Aft. 1750.

Notes for ALEXANDER EWING:

Alexander EWING (2572), born 1680 at Donegal, Ulster Co., Ire-

        land, died 7 May 1738 in Cecil Co., MD.  Married first, about

        1712 in Ireland, Elinor? Or Rachel UNKNOWN (2573), born about

        1680 in Ireland.  Married 1st Wife (2749).

        Children of Alexander EWING and Elinor? Or Rachel UNKNOWN:

         1   James EWING (2575), born about 1718, died 1783 in 

Montgomery

             Or Wythe County, VA.  Married Margaret EWING (2752), 

daugh-

             ter of Samuel [immigrant] EWING (2753).

         2   John EWING (2000), born about 1730 Of Montgomery Co., VA,

             died before 5 Mar 1788 at Christianburg, Montgomery Co.,

             VA.  SOURCE NOTES: Occupation:  Am. Rev. Vet.; Long 

Hunter

             Married Unknown (2001), died before 1788.

        3   William EWING (2576), born about 1732, died 1794 in Wythe

             Co., VA.  Married first, 4 Mar 1788,

              (2754).  Married second, about 1819, Jane EWING (2755),

             daughter of Samuel [immigrant] EWING (2753).

         4   Margaret EWING (2577), born about 1734 in Ireland, died in

             VA.  Married about 1745 in MD Or VA, Robert PORTER (2757),

             born 1740 at Derry, Ireland, died 1781 in Montgomery Co.,

             VA.

         5   Samuel EWING (2578), born about 1736, died 1786 in Mont-

             gomery Co., VA.  Married Mary JONES OR PORTER (2758), 

bap-

             tized in Widow Of Mr. Purnell.

        Alexander EWING and 1st Wife had no children listed in the

        database.

Information is from the CHESNUT database belonging to:

 submitter: [Chesnut, Don]      email: [chesnut@@fido.mm.uky.edu]

  street_1: [231 McDowell Rd]   street_2: []       city: [Lexington]

     state: [KY]        zip: [40502]

Alexander Ewing boarded a ship bound for America in 1727, along with

his wife, Rebeckah, and those of his children already born. The

Alexander Ewing family was accompanied on this same ship by his

cousin Nathaniel, son of Robert Ewing's brother William. Nathaniel's half-

brothers and their families were also aboard. Nathaniel brought his wife

Rachel and their eight children (one of whom, Ann, was born on

shipboard) on this arduous journey. Settling first in Cecil County, MD,

these two families remained closely tied. Alexander became a plantation

holder in Cecil County and never left, dying there May 7, 1738. His

widow is said by some to have moved to Montgomery County, VA, and

later died there, although there is no documentation of this other than

anecdotal and Rebeckah was still in Cecil County in 1750. Alexander's

children, certainly his sons, moved on with a group of Ewing cousins to

settle in Prince Edward County, VA. Later, they went into Wythe County

to the Cripple Creek area, and John as well as Samuel and William,

finally settled in Montgomery County. Alexander's success in MD

established a tradition of further good fortune as each of his children

continued to acquire lands and establish plantations. Alexander's Will

illustrated his ability to provide for his family a future in their new

homeland, although it does not specify the extent of his holdings.

Alexander Ewing {66} was born about 1676/77 in Ulster, Ireland, and was

christened 18 Jan 1679/1680 in the Burt Congregation, County Donegal,

Ulster, Ireland. The church record indicates a residence of Elagh Beg f

his father, Robert Ewing {74}. Alexander died 7 May 1738 in Cecil

County, Maryland. He married Rebeckah [---?---] {68}. Rebeckah died

after 1750.

-Known children of Alexander are:

Eleanor Ewing {72}, born about 1721, died before 1745.

James Ewing {69}, born 8 Aug 1723 in Ulster, Ireland, died about 1791 in

Wythe County, Virginia.

John Ewing {61}, born about 1725, died about 1788.

William Ewing {70}, born 8 Jan 1728/1729. He married Jane Ewing

{3779}. She was the daughter of Samuel Ewing {84} and Margaret [---?---

] {3776}. William died about 1793 in Wythe County, Virginia.

Margaret Ewing {73}, born about 1732.

Samuel Ewing {71}, born 10 Mar 1736/7 in Cecil County, Maryland. He

married Mary Porter {3888} about 1770. Samuel died about 1786 in

Montgomery County, Virginia.

More About ALEXANDER EWING:

Christening: 18 Jan 1679/80, Burt Cong, Co Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Fact 1: 1727, immigrant from Northern Ireland

More About REBECKAH:

Fact 1: may have been a widow

       Children of ALEXANDER EWING and REBECKAH are:

12. i. ELEANOR4 EWING, b. 1721, Ireland; d. Bef. 1741,

Cecil Co., MD.

       ii.     JAMES EWING, b. 08 Aug 1723, Ireland; d. Bef. 08 Nov 

1791, Wythe Co., Virginia.

       iii.    WILLIAM EWING, b. 08 Jan 1728/29, Ireland; d. Bef. 05 

Mar 1788, Montgomery Co., VA; m. JANE EWING; b. Abt. 1732; d.

1791, Blount Co., TN?.

Notes for WILLIAM EWING:

WILLIAM--note--William married his cousin, Jane Ewing, daughter of

Samuel Ewing who was Nathaniel Ewing's half-brother. William's will was

probated in Montgomery Co. 5 March 1788.

13. iv. MARGARET EWING, b. Abt. 1732, Cecil Co., MD; d.

Prince Edward Co., VA.

14. v. JOHN EWING, b. 10 Jun 1732, St. Mary Anne's Parish,

Cecil Co., MD; d. Bef. 25 Jan 1788, Christianburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

       vi.     SAMUEL EWING, b. 10 Mar 1736/37, Cecil Co., MD; d. 

Bef. 23 May 1786, Montgomery Co., Virginia; m. MARY PORTER, Abt.

1770.

Notes for SAMUEL EWING:

SAMUEL--note--Samuel Ewing married late in life to a widow, Mrs. Mary

Purnal who was a Porter before her first marriage. Samuel's will was

probated in Montgomery Co. 23 May 1786.

Tennessee the Volunteer State 1769-1923: Volume 3

GEORGE WYTHE EWING.

A retired newspaper man of Lewisburg is George W. Ewing, who was

born in Marshall county, on the 7th of October, 1850, a son of James

Scott and Elza (Bivins) Ewing. The father was of Scotch-Irish descent

and the mother of English descent. The paternal great-great-great-

grandfather, Samuel Ewing, received a grant of land in Virginia from

King George II of England and located in this country in the early pioneer

days, being one of the influential men of his day. His son, George Ewin

had a son, Samuel Ewing, who was the father of William Ewing, the

grandfather of George W. whose name introduces this review. William

Ewing was born in Georgia and came to Tennessee, locating in Marshall

county in 1810. He was a mechanic by profession and manufactured

spinning wheels, looms, etc., for some time. Later he engaged in the

mercantile business near Lewisburg and conducted both enterprises until

the outbreak of the Civil war. He was a large landowner in this county

and a man of much prominence in the community. His wife was Rebecca

Ewing. The maternal grandfather,