Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: James McFarlan [MacFarlane]
• Residence: 1800, Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina
• Residence: 6 Aug 1810, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1830, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

James married Isabella Gettys on 18 Oct 1809 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA. Isabella (daughter of William B Ramsey Gettys and Agnes Carson) was born on 11 Jan 1782 in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States; died in 1863 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America; was buried in Duncans Creek, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Rebecca McFarland was born in 1811 in Rutherford Co, North Carolina, USA; died in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States.
2. Samuel G McFarland was born on 14 Aug 1812; died on 14 Feb 1859.
3. William Gettys McFarland was born about 1813 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA; died in Dec 1879 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.
4. Elizabeth McFarland was born in 1814.
5. Nancy McFarland was born on 25 Sep 1814 in , , North Carolina, USA; died on 28 Dec 1878 in Giles County, Tennessee, USA.
6. James Kerr McFarland was born in 1816 in Rutherford Co., North Carolina, USA; died in 1864 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.
7. John A. McFarland was born in 1819 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA; died in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA.
8. Mary Elizabeth McFarland was born on 30 Aug 1821; died on 19 Feb 1866 in Rutheford Co, North Carolina, USA.
9. Robert McFarland was born in 1826.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: James McFarlan [MacFarlane]
• Name: James McFarland [MacFarlane]
• Residence: Iredell, North Carolina
• Residence: Oct 1768, Rowan County, North Carolina
• Possessions: 1778, Rowan County, North Carolina; James shows 440 a. in Capt. Purviance's district. Other records describe it as being on Third Creek.
• Possessions: 9 Aug 1787, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; State Grant #1492 for 400 a. at 50 sh. per 100 a. on Back Creek adj. Lindsay and widow Henry. p. 9 in Rowan County Abstracts of Deed Books 11-14, by James Kluttz.
• Residence: 2 Aug 1790, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1800, Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina
• Probate: 1806, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 6 Aug 1810, Iredell, North Carolina, USA

Notes:

(MHH note: this has not been proven that James was born in 1728 in PA.)James married Rebecca Campbell and moved to Iredell County, North Carolina. Their children were: William, Patrick, James, John, Samuel, Robert and Rebecca.
[ http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.cumberland/1012/mb.ashx ]

Mary Helen Haines notes:

Earliest ancestor of FTDNA Kit #156219 and Kit #301305, Lineage Vikings 1

Many Ancestry.com public trees show this James as son of James McFarland and his wife Janet Buchanan. DNA testing of descendants of both couples show that this is not the case, so we are still looking for this James parents.

Iredell County was formed in 1788 from Rowan County, therefore the earliest records are Rowan County records.

Rowan County, NC records:

James is present in the Rowan County tax list from 1768 through 1787. He is shown with 440 acres in 1778 and 400 acres in 1783.

1768: in Walter Lindsay's district. in 1778 listed as James McFarling with 440 acres in Capt. Purviance's Dist.

In 1787 in Capt. Morrison's dist. The list includes on white male 21-60, one 16-21, 4 white males under 16, or 60+, and 4 white females.

There is a John McFarland who appears in the 1772 tax list of Walter Lindsay, but that could just be a mistake on the transcriber. However in 1778 there is a John McFarland with 149 acres in Capt. Jacob Nichol's district. Do not know who this is.

However, there is a John McFarland who purchased 100 acres on the waters of the South Yadkin, joining John Archibald and Wm. McCrary and David Logan, Rowan Co. deeds p. 456 from Absracts of state Grants, Vol. 1, by Margaret Hoffman.

Property in Rowan: He purchases 400 acres on Aug. 9, 1787, State Grant #1492, at a cost of 50 shillings per 100 acres. described as on Back Creek, (which flows from Hwy. 70, crosses Arey Rd, and meets 3rd Creek). Waters of South Yadkin. Source: Abstracts of Rowan County N.C. Deed Books 11-14, 1786-1797, by James Kluttz. p. 9

There are other references to his land in other people's deeds. Such as the deed of William Waugh in 1778 on both sides of Third Creek, bordering James McFarlin. William Waugh is probably the father of Elizabeth Waugh who married Samuel McFarlin.

A map that shows James' land on Back Creek is available on-line at http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ncmaps/id/118 It was made in 1777.

Iredell County, NC records:

Iredell Deed Book E, p. 281, Nov. 18, 1803, William Watts (clothier) sells to James McFarland 288 acres for $61. . Source: Iredell County Deed Abstracts 1803-1808, by Russell Black

Will Book 1, p. 357, July 4, 1806. Wife Rebecca gets 1/3 land. Sons Robert, Samuel, Daughter Betsy, sons James and John. Witness James Alexander, Betsey Alexander, Nancy Alexander
Source: Abstracts of Will Book I, IA, II, of Iredell Co. NC 1788-1845, Schneider p. 43 (So...where are the other children listed as sons...Patrick and William, and the other daughters. Also, there is no Betsy or Elizabeth listed here) Is it because Patrick and William are living in Rutherford County?

James married Rebecca Campbell about 1766 in North Carolina most probably. Rebecca was born in 1735 in unknown; died after 1810 in Iredell Co., North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]