Captain William McFarland

Not the same as William McFarland, Sr or William McFarland

Biography

William McFarland, son of Duncan McFarland and Elizabeth Anne Porter, was born say 1732, perhaps in Pennsylvania, and died 1791 at about age 59 in Wythe County, Virginia (later Tazewell County). He’s buried there in the Neel Family Cemetery.

No source identified for a middle name of “Lilbourne.” Birth and death seen as 18 Sep 1735 in Augusta County and 5 February 1801 in Tazewell, but his estate was administered 1791 in Montgomery County, Virginia, and his birth date and place are undocumented.

William McFarland married first to Elizabeth Gibson, 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia. After leaving Augusta County, Virginia William never returned to be joined up with his first family. When he was of age 40 in 1772 he married Lucinda "Lucy" Burris and they had two childen: Martha McFarland and Rhoda McFarland

William fought in the Indian Battle at Point Pleasant in 1774, wounded having his eye knocked out by an Indian arrow. He fought in the Revolution, Indian fighter, and Captain of his company in case of Indian raids.

He died from exposure while returning from a barn raising.

Children of Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Gibson and William McFarland:

1. Eleanor 'Ellen' McFarland (1755 - 1830)
2. Isabella McFarland (1757 - )
3. Alexander McFarland (1758 - 1812)
4. James McFarland (1765 - 1830)
5. John S. McFarland (1765 - 1815)
6. Mary McFarland (1768 - 1810)
7. Daniel McFarland (Abt 1769 - Abt 1835)

Children of Lucinda ‘Lucy’ Burris and William McFarland:

1. Martha McFarland
2. Rhoda McFarland

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Notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McFarland-2050

William McFarland (1732-1791) was one of two confirmed sons of Duncan McFarland (who was b ca 1700 in Ireland and d aft 1792 in Bath Co VA or Greene Co TN). Although the family had used the surname "McFarland," probably since the 1600's, they are genetically connected to Scottish Clan MacGregor on the direct male line (See "Not only a McFarland but a “Hidden McGregor,” by William Hunt, 14 Jan 2015, < HuntRoots.com >.)

William married first to Elizabeth Gibson who either died, or had been abandoned by William by 1775, when her father, Alexander Gibson, petitioned the Augusta County VA court for custody of his McFarland grandchildren. Alexander Gibson died bef Jul 1795, by which time some of William's adult children appear to have moved to the Wolf Creek area of Montgomery County VA where William had been living (prior to his 1791 death) with a new wife, Lousia/Lucy/Lucretia, and two young daughters, Martha and Rhoda. Second wife Louisa may have died by 1801, when the courts bound out William McFarland's "infant" (minor) daughter, Rhoda, to James Peery of Burke's Garden, Tazewell County.

The following notes and abstracts are adapted from McFarland, Hill, Meredith, Jackson, Harper, Mobley, Wieland, Bishop, Haines, Tudor, Pontremoli Families, on rootsweb.com, submitted by Mary, updated 2017-08-09 (supplemented by other resources online). < rootsweb >.

No Date: Augusta County, Virginia: William McFarland under Colonel John Buchanan. (Source: Virginia County Records Vol. II - Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776" by William A. Crozier 1905 New York)

Augusta Co VA 18 Mar 1753: James Lockhart "made oath that he was afraid Duncan McFarland and his son William would kill or injure some of his stock of creatures" (Order Book 1, p. 453; also Lyman Chalkey's Chronicles, Vol. 1, p. 58.)

Augusta Co VA 22 Mar 1774: William McFarland, no inhabitant." (Order Book XV.)

Augusta Co VA 1774: William McFarland, assignee of Andrew Lyda, 300 acres both sides of Wolf Creek branch of New River, settled 1770. (Source: Early Adventures on the Western Waters by Mary Kegley, pgs 139 and 123; LDS microfiche 6125902 Vol II page 66 and 111)

Note: This area of Wolf Creek would become Montgomery County VA and today falls within the boundaries of Bland County VA.

Augusta Co VA 9 Jul 1774: A letter from Col. Charles Lewis to William Preston mentions "Captain Dickinson's skirmish with the Indians and wound received by William Mc Farlan at Warm Springs; people in great confusion."" (Source: From the Preston and Virginia Papers, Vol. 1, p. 78)

Note: Since this is the only known William McFarland in the area at the time, it is probable that he is also the William McFarland who appears in Capt. Hancock Lee's Company in 1774, and the William McFarland who served in the militia of Capt. Daniel Smith guarding the frontier.

Augusta Co VA 1775: Alexr. Gibson petitions that William McFarland, his son-in-law, has moved out of the Colony, and his children are not properly provided for, viz: Isabella, Alexander, James, Mary, Daniel, Eleanor and John. They are to be bound to said Alexander, their grandfather. (Order Book XVI, p, 76.)

Note: Alexander Gibson died in Augusta Co VA bet 15 Jul 1782 (will) and Jul 1795 (probate). In his will he named wife Mary and grandchildren Eleanor, Daniel, John, Ann, Isabella, Alexander, James and Mary McFarland.

Montgomery Co VA 1781: William McFarland serving in Capt. Thomas Ingles Co. with Wm. Lyday, John Gullion and Barnet Gullion soldiers. (Militia of Montgomery County, Virginia by Mary Kegley, 1990, p. 16. R929.37557 K26M 1990)

Montgomery Co VA 1782: Tax List of Montgomery County VA: William McFarelane with one tithe, 10 horses, 20 cattle. Next to him is Alex McFarelane with one tithe, 1 slave, 2 horses, no cattle. On same list is Robert Crawford (husband of William's daughter, Isabella McFarland).

Due to an ownership dispute between the Ohio Company and the Loyal company, and the disruptions of the French and Indian War, William McFarland's land grants were not finalized until after his 1791 death. Son James McFarland was the administrator of William's estate. James's brother, Daniel (of Cumberland Co KY), and his sister, Isabella (of Greene Co TN), would deed their portions of their father's Wolf Creek land to James.

Wythe Co VA 24 Aug 1790: Appraisal of Estate of Thomas DUNN. Bonds and Notes due to the estate (mostly for ginsing root): Wm Cox, Matt Lindsey, John Lanthrain, Samuel Dunlap, Daniel Collens, Wm McFarland, Edward How, Adam Runner. (Wythe Co, VA Wills 1790-1822 FHC microfiche 6101259)

Note: Thomas Dunn's wife, Mary (Fickle) Robinett Dunn was the mother of Michael Robinett, whose second marriage abt 1812 was to Rhoda McFarland, youngest daughter of William.

Wythe Co VA 1791: Joseph Atkins with William Davis, Administrators of estate of William McFarland, deceased, was granted to James McFarland. William Cecil, John Greenup, Samuel Ferguson, to appraise estate and slaves of William McFarland. ("Early Adventures on the Western Waters" LDS microfiche 6125902 Book Vol II-IV March 8,1791 page 190.)

Wythe Co VA 1793: "Louesa" McFarland, presumed widow of William McFarland and mother of youngest daughters Martha and Rhoda, is listed on the 22 May 1793 Wythe County Tax List in Section 3, north of Walker's Mountain (0 tithables and 2 horses). She is living near Thomas and Eleanor McFarland Neal. (In 1825 James McFarland mentioned that his sister Eleanor Neal lived on land that belonged to him during her lifetime.) There were no other McFarlands listed in Wythe County in 1793, although "James McFarlane" was paying taxes on the land --by then in Tazewell County-- in 1814. He appears to have removed to Russell Co VA by 1790.

Louesa McFarland may have died around 1801, when daughter Rhoda, an "infant of William McFarland" was bound to John Peery, Gent. of Burke's Garden. (Note that in the context of these records, "infant" can simply mean a minor child.)

Sometime before March of 1810, daughter Rhoda McFarland (b ca 1792) would marry Michael Robinett, son of Samuel Robinette and Mary Fickle, of Wythe Co VA. At that time, the 18-year-old Rhoda already had two children, James (b bet 1804-1809) and Nancy (b ca 1806).

In 1820, daughter Martha McFarland (b 1786) would marry George Justice, son of Daniel Justice, whose Wythe County land grant cornered William Farland's.

-- Contributed by L. K. Henderson, August 1, 2018.

Records

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

Vol. 1 - MARCH 22, 1774. - (433) William McFarland, no inhabitant.

Vol. 1 - JUNE 20, 1775. - (76) Alexr. Gibson petitions that William McFarland, his son-in-law, has moved out of the Colony, and his children are not properly provided for, viz: Isabella, Alexander, James, Mary, Daniel, Eleanor and John.--They are to be bound to said Alexander, their grandfather.

Page 178.--15th July, 1782. Alexander Gibson's will--Executor, son Alexander; to wife, Mary, to be maintained by son Alexander; to daughter, Christian, unmarried; to daughter, Mary, unmarried; to daughter, Margaret, unmarried; to grandson, Daniel Gibson; to grandchildren, Elenor McFarland, Daniel McFarland, John McFarland, Ann McFarland; to grandchildren, Isabella, Alexander, James, and Mary McFarland. Teste: John Elliot, Elizabeth Elliot, Elizabeth Gibson. Proved, July Court, 1795 (purporting to be a former will), by John and Elizabeth Elliott and recorded on motion of Alex. Gibson, Jr.

Page 171.--6th September, 1794. Alexander Gibson's will--To wife, Mary; to children, viz: Elizabeth, Christian, Mary Mowrey, Margaret; to grandson, Daniel Gibson. who is to make deed to Daniel McFarling for his tract on Christian's Creek; to John McFarling; to grandson Edward Atkins; to granddaughter, Sarah Allen (I believe is her name, but Mrs. Haladay knows her); to granddaughter, Ann McFarling; to granddaughter, Elizabeth Congo (Cargo?); to grandson, Samuel Cargo; to Daniel McFarling. Executors. Robert Porterfield, Henry Mowrey. Teste: Jas. Hill, Daniel McFarland, Christian Gibson. Proved, 16th June, 1795, by James Hill Daniel McFarlin. Executors refuse to execute, widow also. Administration granted Alexander Gibson, son to decedent. (Note: Alexander Gibson had two different wills listed in Chalkley's, listing the children of William McFarland, his son-in-law).

DNA notes

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63900691/duncan-mcfarland

Line is DNA related to Daniel McFarland died 1738 Worcester Mass, John McFarland of Boothbay Maine, share a common S764 SNP, and along with Macgregor, Maclaren, descend from S744 around 400-800AD, the line, by DNA not Clan MacFarlane, but of Siol Alpin, Y-DNA info can be found under " Original Y-DNA McFarland " on Geni.com MAC (crzypopmac@aol.com)

Origins

Anne (or possibly Elizabeth) Porter is said to be the daughter of an Irish Captain, Thomas Porter. She is estimated to have been born about 1705 in Ireland, married to Duncan McFarland about 1720 in Ireland, and died before 1790, probably in present-day Bath County, Virginia, where she is supposed buried in the George Cleek Cemetery.

Duncan McFarland and Anne Porter are the parents of:

• 1. Jean "Ann" McFarland b ca 1721 in IRE or PA m 1) Alexander Dunlap of Ulster, IRE, 1737 in Philadelphia, m 2) Robert Bratton of Antrim, IRE, 1745 in Virginia
• 2. Robert McFarland b ca 1725 in IRE or PA m. Unknown (had daughters Mary, Jane and Hannah in VA in the 1750's)
• 3. Alexander McFarland b 1727 in IRE or PA m Mary (Crawford?) (the Alexander who m Mary Crawford may have been Alexander McFarland Jr.) -- Alexander b 1727 is a proven child of Duncan McFarland
• 4. William McFarland b 1732 in IRE or PA m 1) Elizabeth Gibson, m 2) Louisa [Lucy/Lucretia] LNU -- William b 1732 is a proven child of Duncan McFarland

Speculative

• 5. Margaret McFarland b ca 1748 Augusta Co VA m John Irwin Margaret Irwin - detached

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References

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 6 2021, 1:22:17 UTC
• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 6 2021, 1:24:40 UTC
• Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63902087/william-lilbourne-mcfa... Source: Sue Lloyd. Middle name listed as Lilbourne.
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_McFarland_%2819%29
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Elizabeth_Gibson_%2811%29
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McFarland-2050 cites
  • Augusta County Virginia Order Book 1, p. 453
  • Early Adventures on the Western Waters by Mary Kegley, pgs 139 and 123; LDS microfiche 6125902 Vol II page 66 and 111
  • Preston and Virginia Papers, Vol. 1, p. 78
  • Augusta County Virginia Order Book XVI, p, 76
  • Militia of Montgomery County, Virginia by Mary Kegley, 1990, p. 16. R929.37557 K26M 1990
  • Captain William McFarland
  • McFarland, Hill, Meredith, Jackson, Harper, Mobley, Wieland, Bishop, Haines, Tudor, Pontremoli Families, on rootsweb.com, submitted by Mary, updated 2017-08-09
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusta_County,_Virginia Augusta County was formed in 1738 from Orange County, although, because few people lived there, the county government was not organized until 1745.[3] It was named for Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales and mother of the future King George III of the United Kingdom.[4] Originally, Augusta County was a vast territory with an indefinite western boundary. Most of what is now West Virginia as well as the whole of Kentucky were within its early bounds. Additionally, the territory north and west of those areas, theoretically all the way to the Pacific Ocean, were as well.[4]
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Virginia Montgomery County was established on December 31, 1776, made from parts of Fincastle County, which was disbanded at this time and split into Montgomery, Washington, and Kentucky counties. Later, Montgomery lost land to form counties which now border it, including some counties which later formed West Virginia.[6]
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wythe_County,_Virginia Wythe County was formed from Montgomery County in 1790. It was named after George Wythe, the first Virginian signer of the Declaration of Independence. During the Civil War the Battle of Cove Mountain was fought in the county. Prior to Wythe County's creation, what is now the Wythe County community of Austinville served as the county seat for Fincastle County, an extinct Virginia county whose borders stretched from Roanoke, Virginia, to the Mississippi River – a county roughly the size of half the State of Texas.[3]
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazewell_County,_Virginia In the spring of 1771, Thomas and John Witten established the first permanent settlement in Tazewell County at Crab Orchard.[4] As population increased in the area, Tazewell County was created on December 20, 1799. The land for the county was taken from portions of Wythe and Russell counties. It was named after Henry Tazewell, a United States senator from Virginia, state legislator and judge. Delegate Littleton Waller Tazewell originally opposed the formation of the new county but when Simon Cotterel, who drew up the bill to form the county, changed the originally proposed name of the county to Tazewell's namesake, in honor of his father Henry who had died earlier that year, the bill passed.
• https://www.familytreedna.com/public/MacFarlane?iframe=yresults
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McFarland-1241
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Porter-7067
• McFarland, Hill, Meredith, Jackson, Harper, Mobley, Wieland, Bishop, Haines, Tudor, Pontremoli Families, on rootsweb.com, submitted by Mary, updated 2017-08-09 < Rootsweb >
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63900691/duncan-mcfarland
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Duncan_McFarland_%281%29