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James Ewing, of Indian and Turkey Creek, Monroe County, Virginia
d.Bef 1800
Facts and Events
| Name |
James Ewing, of Indian and Turkey Creek, Monroe County, Virginia |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Abt 1712 |
Ulster, Ireland |
| Marriage |
Bef 1738 |
to Anne Dunn |
| Death? |
Bef 1800 |
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http://jimmcmcl.home.att.net/Chapter5.htm#ewing3761
8. James Ewing {87} was born about 1712 in Ulster, Ireland. He was the son of William Ewing {78} and his second wife. James died 1788 in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He married Anne Dunn {4345}. The birth of James is estimated based on a deposition recorded in the Cecil County, Maryland Land Commissions records 1724-1751 dated October 28, 1736 where he states his age as about 24 years.
Known children of James are:
- 52. i. Samuel Ewing {4346}, born about 1747 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married Eleanor Gillespie {4352}. She was the daughter of Patrick Gillespie {4350} and Isabell Ritchie {4351}. Samuel died before 24 Feb 1805 in Clarke County, KY. They had no children. His will was recorded 24 Feb 1805 in Clarke County, Kentucky.
- 53. ii. William Ewing {4347}, born about 1749 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married Florence Porter {4353} about 1770. She is the daughter of John Porter and Mary Anthony. William died before 1799 in Logan County, Kentucky.
- 54. iii. Eleanor Ewing {4348}, born about 1755. She married John Davidson {4354} 4 Dec 1778 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
- 55. iv. Elizabeth Ewing {4349}, born about 1758/1759. She married William Davidson {4355} 21 Jan 1782 in Prince Edward County, Virginia
Eleanor and Elizabeth were added to this family based on the research information sent by Congressman Tom Ewing a descendant of James Ewing.
References
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James Ewing was an early settler of what is now Monroe County, West Virginia. He is most probably of the Scots-Irish Ewing families of Northern Ireland, but no evidence has been found proving this. He simply appeared, with full family, settling land on the Indian and Turkey Creeks in Monroe County about 1770. That area was in Augusta County or became part of the newly-established Botetourt County (1770), subsequently becoming Greenbrier County (1778), and then Monroe County (1799). The arrival of James Ewing to the Monroe County area was not noted since that area was sparsely populated and beyond most governmental cognizance. The marriage of his daughter Susanna to William Sproul in Augusta County in 1773 is recorded, so the family was in the vicinity by then. His first land record there (Greenbrier County at that time) was in 1787 "by virtue of a certificate in right of settlement," meaning he established occupancy of the land some time prior to June 15, 1782.
His wife's name has not been found. But there were ten children in this James of Monroe family, all well documented in records mostly found in the Monroe County Court House in Union, West Virginia. Using the spelling appearing in the will, these ten children of James Ewing of Monroe County were:
born died married notes
Oliver Ewing 1823 no heirs, Monroe Co
Susanna (Ewing) Sproull [sic] c1755 1806 William Sproul, 1773 had heirs
James Ewing 1738 1807 had heirs, Augusta Co, Va
Fanny (Ewin [sic]) Ewing <1818 _____ Ewing had heirs
Sidney (Ewing) McNutt c1761 <1818 Lt. James McNutt, 1781 had heirs, Ohio
Samuel Ewing 1815 Isabella McNutt, 1790 Monroe Co
Joseph Ewing 1822 Monroe Co
John Ewing <1818 Sarah Davis, 1787 had heirs
William 'Turkey Bill' Ewing Feb. 1818 no heirs, Monroe Co
Jean (Ewing) Patterson 1830 Matthew Patterson no heirs
http://www.sproulfamily.net/jemc.pdf
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