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Facts and Events
Robert McFarland was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
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Revolutionary War Pension Information
Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
- McFarland, Robert - born 3/15/1759 in Orange County, Virginia; moved at abt. age 8 with father to Bedford County, Virginia, for abt. 4 years, thence to Botetourt County, Virginia, where entered service in 1776; moved to Washington County, Virginia, where entered service in 1779; married there (wife mentioned but not named); moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee, there granted Pension in 1832 as Robert Sr., when a Robert McFarland Jr. was presiding justice of Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions; reference made 12/5/1837 to death of Colonel Robert McFarland Sr. and to his son Carl Robert; query letter in file states soldier died 1834 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; query letter in file states soldier also was in War of 1812 service; query letter in file states soldier died 5/20/1834, married Margaret McNutt of Jefferson County, Tennessee, & son Robert was born 4/17/1791 (died 8/11/1844, married (1) Hannah Barton, (2) Mary Ann Scott, & was War of 1812 soldier). F-S2004, R1681.
Records in Tennessee
- May 1787, Greene Co., TN Court Minutes: A Grand Jury called to wit - Robert Kerr Jurat, John Lee, James Miligan, Peter Dillon, Evan Jones, William Neese, Thos. Buckingham, Joseph Bullard, Wm. Hannah, Reuben Riggs, Jos. Dunham, Jons. Hardin, Jsed. Fainin, Robert Campbell, Dutton Lane, Robert McFarland, Robert Armstrong who appeared took the oath & rec.d their charge -.
References
- ↑ Greene County Biographical Sketches, in Goodspeed Publishing Company. Goodspeed's history of Tennessee: containing historical and biographical sketches of thirty east Tennessee counties: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, James, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington. (Nashville, Tennessee: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1886-1887).
... Robert McFarland, who was a native of Scotland, and one of the first settlers of Jefferson County, and was the first sheriff of that county. ...
- [1], in Rootsweb Message Boards.
27. Col Robert MCFARLAND II (Robert , John , Robert) was born on 15 MAR 1759 in Orange, North Carolina [Orange County, VA per Revolutionary War Pension Application]. He died on 10 FEB 1837 in Jefferson, Tennessee.
Robert married (1) Margaret MCNUTT daughter of George MCNUTT and Isabella CALLISON on 07 JAN 1778 in Washington, Virginia. (2) Nancy Neal COX daughter of Benjamin NEAL and Elizabeth UMN wife of Benjamin NEAL on 31 MAR 1805. (3) Mary WEAVER on 08 MAR 1821 in Jefferson, Tennessee. Mary was born in 1760.
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