The McCords of Scotland Part I. From a family account written in longhand during the first half of the 20th Century: James McCord, about 1689, was a Highlander and chief of his clan. He was killed at the Battle of Killekrankie Pass, Scotland during the Revolution. His son, John McCord, took part in the numerous wars and died about 1715-1717. John McCord's sons were John, David, William, Robert, Samuel, Benjamin and James. These, after the death of their father, went to Stewarts Town, County Tyrone, Ireland. John, David and William went to Pennsylvania about 1720. John afterwards went to North Carolina. David and William were killed by Indians. Their father John McCord, was born in Argyle Skye, Scotland. His coat of arms was a shield - gold and black with three hearts and three lance heads on it, surmounted by a closed helmet. Families by the same name still live in Tyrone and are all Presbyterians. There are land grants in Pennsylvania to all these men before 1750 -- as early as 1720, and several enlisted in the War of the Provinces in 1746. Also, a record of James McCord, son of Robert, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, who came when four years old and died in 1864 in Tennessee. The following is copied from the unpublished manuscript of Mr. William Harris Miller in Kentucky Room of Eastern Kentucky State College, Richmond, Kentucky. 436a McCord The McCords of Albemarle County, Virginia were Scotch-Irish, Presbyterians, and were among the earliest settlers of the County, being original patentees of lands there. Johannes McCord and Isabella McCord and their family landed August 17, 1734 at New Castle, Pennsylvania, he himself being 49 years of age, and his wife, Isabella, 36. His son, William, was 5 years and 9 months; James, 2 years and 9 months; Joseph was born at 12 o'clock Saturday, February 8, 1736; John was born in the Colony of Virginia, September 5, 1738; Agnes was born December 21, 1740 and Benjamin, March 16, 1743. Agnes McCord, daughter of Johannes and Isabella McCord, became the second wife of Christopher Harris. Johannes McCord with his wife, Isabella, and three children, were living in the Colony of Virginia September 5, 1738, on which day their son, John, was born in March 1747. Johannes McCord and his son, William, were subscribers to a call to Reverend Samuel Black, a Presbyterian misister. In 1755, Johannes (Jo. or John) patented 168 acres of land in Albemarle County, Virginia on Moorman's River, near the Blue Ridge, and 98 acres Buck's Elbon (sp) Mountain, in the same neighborhood. John (Johannes) McCord's will bears date March 2, 1764, at the time of his death being about 79 years of age, his wife surviving at about 66 years of age. The witnesses to the will were Gabriel Maupin and James Little. Gabriel Maupin lived near Free Union, and testator in the same locality, on Moorman's River. In his will, a copy of which is printed on Pages 276-7 of the original volume, John (Johannes) made provision for his wife, but her name, Isabella, is not used. The executors were testator's sons John and Benjamin. Only four children are named in the will: to wit: John, Benjamin, Christopher Harris (who had married his daughter, Agnes) and William Durham McCord. The sons, William, James and Joseph are not named in the will. To be continued. Edgar L. Parrish Bethesda, Maryland -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:42:23 EST Subject: [MADKY-L] McCord Grantors [from Index] I am interested in the interrelationships of the McCord families who resided in early Madison Co., Kentucky. Reason for my interest: My ancestress was Agnes McCord, second wife of Christopher Harris the elder, formerly of Albemarle Co., VA. The McCords are suspected [not proved] to have migrated to Virginia, principally Augusta Co., VA, from Pennsylvania, as many Scots-Irish families did. These are some of the McCord grantors listed in the early deed indexes of Madison Co., KY. If you know anything of any of these persons, will you share information with me? I am particularly interested in David McCord's ancestors. Surname of first person listed is MCCORD. Second item is the grantee. Third item is, of course, is the Deed Bk and page on which the deed is located; next is date of recording; last item is location of land. David to James French, C-578, Sep 6, 1795, 36 A Otter Crk David & Ann to Wm McCord D-478, Dec 29, 1797, 145 A. Otter Crk David & Ann to Robert McCord, D-480, Dec 29, 1797, 145 A Otter Crk Anna & David to John McCord, #-905, May 4, 1805 James & Margaret to David McCord QCD Q-223, Oct 4, 1824, 108 A, KY River [note: to newbies, QCD is quit claim deed, a device used even today - look it up] David & Dorcas to James McCord QCD, Q-364, May 9, 1825, 108 A KY River David & Elvira al William Hrs. to Wm D. McCord, W-6, Feb 16, 1825, 200 A Muddy Crk A note about David McCord. This information is from Jackie Couture, Madison County, Kentucky Court Order Book B, 1791-1801 , p. 88 At a Court held for Madison County on Tuesday the 7th day of October 1794 A deed from Jonathan Graves and Robert Burton to David McCord was proved by a certificate from the clerk of Granville County [North Carolina] and ordered recorded. (A note about Robert Burton of Granville Co. NC. He was the son-in-law of John Williams, Esq., of that NC county, who was one of the proprietors of Transylvania Co. aka Henderson & Co., who were the speculators who founded Boonesborough. Whether he was the agent of John Williams, Esq. [a judge] at this time is unknown; I believe John Williams was still living. Many of the papers of Robert Burton, according to sources in Granville Co., NC, are at Duke University. If one is a student of the early history of Boonesborough, no doubt his papers would be of interest, as several lawsuits were brought against Henderson & Co. and the executors of the estates of the *proprietors*. If you have access to the online genealogical database called HeritageQuest, generally through a nearby public library, you may read the Filson Club publication Boonesborough.) Submitted by E.W.Wallace ==== MADKY Mailing List ==== Madison Co. KYGenWeb Page - http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymadiso/madison.html