Sounds like your stories may find a great home in the new Meck. Co. Heritage book! There are some McWhorters lurking in our bushes, so we might benefit from your fine labors. Hope you have photos of some of the descendants. That's the neat thing about the County Heritage series. Everyone wins. C. Heath ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Taylor" <ttaylor@txk.net> To: <NCMECKLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [NCMECKLE-L] McWhorters > Thanks Lee, you have given me several areas to start searching. I > appreciate it. > > Terry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee Ramsey" <gumbranch@mindspring.com> > To: <NCMECKLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:25 PM > Subject: Re: [NCMECKLE-L] McWhorters > > > > > > > > In a message dated Tuesday, March 26, 2002 3:17 PM > > Terry Taylor wrote: > > > > I am interested in...research on Aaron McWhorter... who died in Lincoln > Co. > > TN in 1837...and his father, Henry (of Mecklenburg Co., NC). > > > > There were several McWhorter families in Mecklenburg Co., NC, but I do not > > find an Aaron as a son of Henry. > > > > There was a Henry Marlin McWhorter whose will was probated in 1830 in > > Mecklenburg Co., and who had no children. He was a son of Aaron > McWhorter, > > who settled on the southside of Finley Cr., and his will was probated 1799 > > naming his wife, Fanny, sons: Moses & Henry Marlin; daughters: Jennet, > Fanny > > & Keziah. > > > > There is also found an Aaron McWhorter, the son of George McWhorter and > his > > wife, Elizabeth. They also had sons: Moses, George, James & John and > > daughters: Elizabeth, Rose & Agness. The will of Aaron McWhorter was > > probated in 1806, in which in left his plantation (farm) to son Aaron. > > Geoge McWhorter's land was on Waxaw Creek, east of the Catawba River, in > the > > extreme southern portion of eary Mecklenburg Co., NC. > > > > In the 1790 US Census of Mecklenburg Co., NC there is found an Aaron > > McWhorter with a female head of house, one male child and three female > > children. > > > > The Rev. (Dr) Alexander McWhorter, of Maryland, was a president of Queen's > > Museum (school) in Charlotte and helped organize the Steele Creek > > Presbyerian Church. > > > > I would not discount Virginia, Pennsylvania or Maryland as possible > origins > > of migration for these families. > > > > Lee Ramsey > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >