This is the top four generations of my McEwen Family. Does anyone recognize this family? I am trying to fill in personal information: dates of birth, death, marriage and locations of same. Of course any other family members that someone might know of will be of great interest. A good number of this family ended up in Coosa and Shelby Counties in Alabama. Jim Descendants of James Hugh McEwen Generation No. 1 1. JAMES HUGH1 MCEWEN was born in Scotland. He married SARAH MILLER. Children of JAMES MCEWEN and SARAH MILLER are: 2. i. HUGH2 MCEWEN, b. 1725; d. 1792, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. 3. ii. THOMAS MCEWEN, b. 1730, Pennsylvania; d. July 1793, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Generation No. 2 2. HUGH2 MCEWEN (JAMES HUGH1) was born 1725, and died 1792 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He married MARGARET MCDOWELL in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was born 1728, and died 1789 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Children of HUGH MCEWEN and MARGARET MCDOWELL are: i. JAMES3 MCEWEN, b. 4 January 1748/49, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; d. 8 March 1788; m. JANE ROSEBORG HALL. ii. INFANT MCEWEN, b. 1751. iii. JOHN MCEWEN, b. 1753. Notes for JOHN MCEWEN: Died in infancy. iv. MAY MCEWEN, b. 11 June 1755; d. 11 December 1806. v. JOHN MCEWEN, b. 1756. Notes for JOHN MCEWEN: Died in infancy. vi. JOHN MCEWEN, b. 5 January 1758. Notes for JOHN MCEWEN: Died in infancy. vii. ELIZABETH MCEWEN, b. 31 December 1760; d. 1816; m. JOHN DIXON. 4. viii. ABIGAIL MCEWEN, b. 3 December 1762; d. 6 October 1825. ix. MARGARET MCEWEN, b. 11 May 1764; d. 1779. x. DAVID MCEWEN, b. 1766. xi. JANE MCEWEN, b. 23 March 1768. xii. SAMUEL MCEWEN, b. 13 July 1770; d. 1805; m. SARAH PARKS, 1 December 1795. xiii. ELEANOR MCEWEN, b. 16 October 1772; d. 3 July 1825; m. JAMES MOORE II, June 1793; b. 20 January 1772; d. 5 April 1837. xiv. SARAH MCEWEN, b. 15 January 1775; d. 7 February 1834; m. ROBERT P. PARK, 27 August 1798; b. 1762; d. 17 June 1844. 3. THOMAS2 MCEWEN (JAMES HUGH1) was born 1730 in Pennsylvania, and died July 1793 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. He married (1) ? ?. He married (2) ELIZABETH COCHRAN WOODSIDE 1766 in Rowan County, North Carolina. She was born 1735 in Ireland, and died July 1803 in Mecklenburg or Iredell County, North Carolina. Notes for THOMAS MCEWEN: Thomas moved from Pennsylvania to Mecklenburg, North Carolina in 1750 or 1751. Children of THOMAS MCEWEN and ? ? are: i. MARGARET3 MCEWEN. 5. ii. ALEXANDER MCEWEN, b. 1758, North Carolina; d. 27 September 1825, Oglethorpe County, Georgia. iii. JEAN MCEWEN. iv. MARY MCEWEN, m. JAMES FINNEY, 25 March 1776. v. ELEANOR MCEWEN. Children of THOMAS MCEWEN and ELIZABETH WOODSIDE are: vi. THOMAS3 MCEWEN. vii. FRANCES MCEWEN, m. JOHN COCHRAN, 3 August 1791. 6. viii. RUTH MCEWEN, b. ca. 1773. Generation No. 3 4. ABIGAIL3 MCEWEN (HUGH2, JAMES HUGH1) was born 3 December 1762, and died 6 October 1825. She married WILLIAM MORRISON 4 August 1785. He was born 23 July 1756, and died 10 November 1821. Children of ABIGAIL MCEWEN and WILLIAM MORRISON are: i. JAMES MCEWEN4 MORRISON, b. 1778; d. 1848, Water Valley, Mississippi; m. ELIZABETH ?. Notes for JAMES MCEWEN MORRISON: Born in Old Rocky River Community, Cabarrus Co. NC, emigrated to Dallas Co. AL in 1816, then to Yalobusha Co. MS in 1834 and died in Water Valley MS. Served 12 years as Sheriff of Dallas Co. AL ii. SARAH MORRISON, b. 1786; d. 1870; m. ANDREW WALKER, 1812. iii. MARGARET MORRISON, b. 1790; d. 1868; m. JOHN KIMMONS, 1814. iv. ERIXENE MORRISON, b. 1797; d. 1860; m. CYRUS A. ALEXANDER. 7. v. DR. ROBERT MORRISON, b. 1798; d. 1889. 5. ALEXANDER3 MCEWEN (THOMAS2, JAMES HUGH1) was born 1758 in North Carolina, and died 27 September 1825 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He married (1) ELIZABETH ? Bef. 1777. She died Bef. 1792. He married (2) MARY ANN PHARR ca. 1792. Children of ALEXANDER MCEWEN and ELIZABETH ? are: 8. i. REV. ROBERT BORT4 MCEWEN, b. ca. 1777, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1850. ii. ELIZABETH C. MCEWEN, b. 17 December 1779, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1860, Madison County, Georgia (?); m. JAMES CARRUTH, 10 December 1798. iii. JOHN N. MCEWEN, b. Bet. 1780 - 1790; m. LUCY MORRIS, 28 January 1813, Warren County, Georgia. 9. iv. JAMES HILL MCEWEN, b. 23 February 1782, North Carolina; d. 26 May 1844, Randolph County, Georgia. 10. v. ISAAC A. MCEWEN, b. 1784, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1850. Child of ALEXANDER MCEWEN and MARY PHARR is: 11. vi. EDWARD PHARR4 MCEWEN, b. ca. 1793. 6. RUTH3 MCEWEN (THOMAS2, JAMES HUGH1) was born ca. 1773. She married JOHN STEELE ca. 1793 in Mecklenburg or Iredell County, North Carolina. Children of RUTH MCEWEN and JOHN STEELE are: i. THOMAS4 STEELE, b. 1796; m. MARY ?. ii. MARY STEELE, b. 1798; m. THOMAS COCHRAN. iii. BETSY STEELE, b. 1800; m. R. H. GRAY. iv. ELEANOR STEELE, b. 1810. v. RUTH ELMIRA STEELE, b. 3 August 1815; d. 8 August 1897; m. HILLIARD JUDGE FINCHER. vi. HERMAN STEELE, b. 1817. Generation No. 4 7. DR. ROBERT4 MORRISON (ABIGAIL3 MCEWEN, HUGH2, JAMES HUGH1) was born 1798, and died 1889. He married MARY GRAHAM 1824. Notes for DR. ROBERT MORRISON: Born in Old Rocky River community, Cabarrus Co. NC and died in Lincoln Co. NC, buried at Machpelah. First President of Davidson College. Child of ROBERT MORRISON and MARY GRAHAM is: i. MARY ANNA5 MORRISON, b. 1831; d. 1915; m. GEN. THOMAS J. JACKSON, 16 July 1857; b. 21 January 1824, Clarksburg, (West) Virginia; d. 1863. Notes for MARY ANNA MORRISON: After Jackson's death Mary became known as "The Widow of the Confederacy". She never remaried. ©Virginia Military Institute Archives. 8. REV. ROBERT BORT4 MCEWEN (ALEXANDER3, THOMAS2, JAMES HUGH1) was born ca. 1777 in North Carolina, and died Aft. 1850. He married RACHEL HAWKINS 27 January 1801 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. She was born 1777 in North Carolina, and died 1850. More About REV. ROBERT BORT MCEWEN: Interment: Stone Mountain Cemetery, Gwinett County, Georgia More About RACHEL HAWKINS: Interment: Stone Mountain Cemetery, Gwinett County, Georgia Children of ROBERT MCEWEN and RACHEL HAWKINS are: i. JASPER KIRKHAM5 MCEWEN, b. 19 March 1802, Newton County, Georgia; d. 19 November 1865, Calhoun County, Georgia; m. MARY ANN CANADA, 1825, Gwinett County, Georgia; b. 21 January 1805; d. 6 December 1889, Scott County, Mississippi.. Notes for JASPER KIRKHAM MCEWEN: Moved to to Lowndes County, Mississippi around 1855. Justice of the Peace in Tallapoosa County, Alabama. More About MARY ANN CANADA: Interment: Bishop Cemetery, Morton, Scott County, Mississippi ii. ELIZABETH ANN MCEWEN, b. 17 December 1804, Gwinett County, Georgia; d. 14 October 1872, Cleburne County, Alabama; m. WILLIAM PARSON EVANS, 4 November 1824; b. 13 July 1805, North Carolina; d. 7 July 1887, Cleburne County, Alabama. More About ELIZABETH ANN MCEWEN: Interment: Family Cemetery near Heflin Notes for WILLIAM PARSON EVANS: Moved with his parents to Georgia. He moved to Alabama and lived in Benton County in 1850. He was an early settler of Cleburne County and resided at Sugar Hill, just north of Heflin. A planter and a slave owner he acquired much land and many slaves and built a fine home. More About WILLIAM PARSON EVANS: Interment: Cleburne County, Alabama iii. MARGARET H. MCEWEN, b. 1809, Georgia; d. ca. 1849, Alabama; m. JOSEPH FLETCHER ROPER, 12 January 1831, Gwinnett County, Georgia; b. 5 December 1808, York District, South Carolina; d. 14 September 1860, Lowndes County, Alabama. iv. CYNTHIA MCEWEN, b. ca. 1812, Gwinett County, Georgia; d. Bef. 16 October 1865, Gwinett County, Georgia; m. HUGH WASHINGTON MILLS, JR., 1834; b. ca. 1813, South Carolina; d. Bef. 16 February 1859. v. UNKNOWN DAUGHTER MCEWEN. vi. UNKNOWN DAUGHTER MCEWEN. 9. JAMES HILL4 MCEWEN (ALEXANDER3, THOMAS2, JAMES HUGH1) was born 23 February 1782 in North Carolina, and died 26 May 1844 in Randolph County, Georgia. He married MARTHA ANN SNEAD 7 July 1811. She was born 11 April 1792, and died 13 April 1853. Notes for JAMES HILL MCEWEN: John M., Robert, Martha and Emily lived in the Paisley/Umatilla, Florida area during the mid to late 1800's, according to Frank R. Owen in Winston-Salem North Carolina. More About JAMES HILL MCEWEN: Interment: Randolph County, Georgia More About MARTHA ANN SNEAD: Interment: Causey Chapel, Cobb County, Georgia Children of JAMES MCEWEN and MARTHA SNEAD are: i. ALEXANDER D.5 MCEWEN, b. 5 June 1812; d. 26 December 1889, Douglas County, Georgia; m. (1) MALINDA PAYNE, 12 December 1833, Butts County, Georgia; b. 4 February 1813; d. 1839; m. (2) RHODA PAYNE, 1839; b. 11 June 1815, Butts County, Virginia; d. 30 August 1884, Douglas County, Georgia; m. (3) JURIAH JANE AVERY, 23 November 1884, Cobb County, Georgia; b. 1849. More About ALEXANDER D. MCEWEN: Interment: Causey's Chapel Cemetery, Austell, Douglas County, Georgia Occupation: Millwright & Farmer ii. INFANT SON MCEWEN, b. 10 November 1813. iii. ELIZABETH LOUISA MCEWEN, b. 10 October 1816; m. JOEL DENNIS. iv. JOHN M. MCEWEN, b. 2 May 1818; m. (1) MARY CAROLINE RUTHERFORD, 3 April 1845, Calhoun County, Georgia; m. (2) MARGARET EVANS, 2 July 1854; b. 1834, Alabama. Marriage Notes for JOHN MCEWEN and MARGARET EVANS: John M. and Margaret were first cousins,once removed. John's father James Hill McEwen was the grand uncle of Margaret. v. NANCY CAROLINE MCEWEN, b. 18 July 1820; d. 2 May 1896, Rosehill Cemetery, Austell, Georgia; m. ISAIAH IRVIN MOZLEY, 5 May 1836, Campbell County, Georgia (now Douglas County, Georgia); b. 28 January 1816, Lithia Springs, Georgia; d. 4 February 1900, Austell, Georgia. More About NANCY CAROLINE MCEWEN: Interment: Rose Hill Cemetery More About ISAIAH IRVIN MOZLEY: Interment: Rose Hill Cemetery vi. ROBERT T. MCEWEN, b. 22 May 1822; m. (1) MARY GAY; m. (2) ARTEMISSA RUTHERFORD; m. (3) MARY SHIPP. vii. SARAH ANN MCEWEN, b. 19 June 1825; d. 14 October 1848. viii. MARTHA ELIZABETH MCEWEN, b. 15 June 1827, Monroe County, Georgia; m. ELI COOPER, 5 January 1846, Randolph County, Georgia; b. 31 August 1825, Montgomery County, Alabama. More About MARTHA ELIZABETH MCEWEN: Interment: Ponciannah Cemetery, Florida More About ELI COOPER: Interment: Ponciannah Cemetery, Florida ix. JAMES M. MCEWEN, b. 5 May 1830; m. ? RUTHERFORD. x. EMILY JANE MCEWEN, b. 22 April 1831; m. TANDY N. HARDY; b. 1822. 10. ISAAC A.4 MCEWEN (ALEXANDER3, THOMAS2, JAMES HUGH1) was born 1784 in North Carolina, and died Aft. 1850. He married (1) CYNTHIA CARRUTH 30 August 1810. She was born ca. 1790, and died ca. 1845. He married (2) NANCY J. KING. Children of ISAAC MCEWEN and CYNTHIA CARRUTH are: i. JAMES HILL5 MCEWEN, b. 1811; m. MARY C. STRICKLAND, 22 August 1835. ii. ADAM A. MCEWEN, b. 1820. iii. LAURA A. F. MCEWEN, b. 1827. iv. SYNTHA F. MCEWEN, b. 1828. 11. EDWARD PHARR4 MCEWEN (ALEXANDER3, THOMAS2, JAMES HUGH1) was born ca. 1793. He married ? ?. Child of EDWARD MCEWEN and ? ? is: i. M. P.5 MCEWEN.