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- Mary Helen Haines notes:
We have had one CMW member take the Y-DNA test from this line. It showed that this line is part of the Cadet group, but is separate from the Robert McFarland who was married to Jennet and died in 1751 in Lancaster Co. line.
It is not known who this Robert McFarland, who died in 1780 in Caswell Co. NC, is descended from. There are records of other McFarlands in the 1750s in Orange Co. who could be related, but not sure who they are.
Orange County Court Minutes 1752-1761:
From Book I:
Dec. Court 1752, a John McFarland is called to be a juror. In 1753 he is impanelled as a juror.
In March 1759 there is a deed of sale from William McFarland to Joshua Gregg
March 1759 John McFarlin is called to be a grand juror and in 1760 is paid for attendance.
In August 1761 John McFarland and James McFarland are called to work on a road. Roberrt McFarland and Andrew Evans are appt. to jury and lay out a road.
From Book II:
May 1763 John McFarland ordered to work on road.
In Nov. 1764 court a road is to be laid out to Granville line from Hugh Barnetts' Robert McFarland Sr. and Jr. are called.
Robert McFarland, born 1730 in Lancaster Co. PA, son of John and Mary Montgomery McFarland and grandson of Robert McFarland and Jennet (see above), was in Orange Co. NC from 1759 to 1767. We know this because his namesake Robert Jr. was born ther e in 1759 according to his pension papers. What is not known is where in Orange Co. did he live and which of the records might belong to him.
Below are the records assumed to belong to Robert who dies in 1780 in Caswell Co.
Orange Co. NC
From: Register of Orange County North Carolina Deeds 1752-1768, 1793 transcribed by Eve B. Weeks
The Earl of Granville sold 573 acres to Hugh Barnet, which in turn was sold to Robert McFarland in 1760, who then sold it to Frederick Carloch. (p. 14)
Joseph Barnet sold to Robert McFarland 202 acres Feb. 14, 1764 (p. 27)
The Earl of Granville sold 439 acres to Robert McFarland on May 15, 1764 (p. 31) On that same day Robert sold 138 acres to Lawrence Rambo (p. 33) and then 101 acres on May 14, 1765 to Moses Walker (p. 36).
The first 573 acre sale to Frederick Carloch must have not been completed because on May 13, 1766 Robert sold it again to John Pryor. (p. 45)
Then there is a purchase of 275 acres from Thomas Dobbins Jr. on Oct. 25, 1768. (p. 53)
Robert received a land grant of 196 acres on Castle Creek on July 10, 1779. (Land Grants for Caswell County)
The part of Orange Co. where Robert lived on Castle Creek became Caswell Co. in 1777 and then Person Co. in 1790. Castle Creek is located near the town of Woodsdale and Edwin Robertson Rd. In the 1800 census all the McFarlands as well as Thomas Ba rnett, Sarah Barnett, and Margaret Barnett show up in Person Co.
A history of this family exists in two books:
Our McFarland Family in Early Kentucky and Since. Compiled by R. M. McFarland Jr., Atlanta, Georgia. Written abt. 1986, Available at the Dallas Public Library, 929.20973 M143YM This covers the families that stayed in Kentucky: John, Walter, Josep h Davis, Robert.
The families that moved to Missouri (William, Margaret, and Eleanor Rogers McFarland) are covered in The McFarland Clan of North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri & Kindred Families. Compiled by Kathryn Hutcherson Campbell, Dallas Texas 1974.
Because neither of these books, nor the will of Robert McFarland, makes any mention of a son Daniel (b. March 9, 1746), it is difficult to know exactly who Daniel McFarland who lived in Caswell Co. and moved to Barren Co. KY, then White Co. TN whe re he died in 1816, is related to. We know that his son Caleb McFarland, who lived in Lincoln Co. TN, was a cousin. Daniel is elsewhere in this tree.
OBJE: _TEXT Location: Orange Co. NC
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Abt 1730 - 1780 (50 years)
