Thomas McFarland

Abt 1761 - Aft 1830  (> 70 years)

• Name	Thomas McFarland  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt 1761	Peters Township, Cumberland of, Pennsylvania   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1790	Rockbridge Co., VA
  Possessions	1802, 1813	Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
  	Thomas sold land to Peter Baker. Deed Book D, p. 535, Deed Book H, p. 381.
  Death	1820	Rush Co., Indiana   [2, 3]
  Residence	1820	Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States   [1]
  Possessions	1823	Rockbridge County, VA
  	Thomas sells the last of his property this year. He is absent from personal property taxes after this year, so it appears he has moved, but he might just be exempt.
  Death	Aft 1830	, Rush, Indiana
  Person ID	I23505	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert McFarland, RoM02,   b. 1717, Northern Ireland d. 25 Dec 1797, Rockbridge Co., VA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Esther Dunn,   b. Abt 1726, Ireland d. 1794, Rockbridge Co., VA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1748	Earltown, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [4]
  Married	Abt 1752	Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania   [2]
  Married	1754	Cumberland, Pennsylavania   [5]
  Family ID	F5681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown   d. Bef 1802
  Family ID	F9215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Family ID	F9625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Notes from Mary Helen Haines: Thomas McFarland appears to have been born in 1761. The family was living in Peters township, Cumberland Co. PA at that time. In 1778 Robert McFarland buys property in Rockbridge Co. VA. Rockbridge County, VA; Deed Book A, page 79-80; LDS Microfilm #0033761 Dated 1 Dec 1778; Bought property from James GRIGSBY & Franky Grigsby, his wife; 1250 pounds for 289 acres on Mill Creek [on James River], being part of the land of said James Grigsby In 1782 Thomas appears in the 1782 tax list in Rockbridge Co. VA as one tithe, no property, as does his father Robert and brother William. So, he has reached 21 by that year. He does not show up again until 1790 with 2 Tithes, meaning men above 16. That continues in 1791, 1792, 1793, 1794, and then in 1795 he shows with one tithe. 1799 John McFarland (son of who?) marries Mary Hayslett. In 1797 Thomas appears with 2 tithes again. In 1798, 1799 then a James appears for the first time in 1799. In 1800 a John appears for the first time, he is est. born abt. 1778. In 1802 there is a Thomas, one tithe, 2 blacks, 3 horses; and a John, one tithe, 2 horses. 1802, June 1. Vol. D, p. 535. Thomas McFarlin is selling to Peter Baker 30 a. for $180. on waters of North Fork of James R. adj. John Mathew, Fred Baker, James Wilson. No wife signed. In 1804 a repeat of 1802. 1810 census: John McFarland on Image 8/43, He has 3 males under 10, one male 16-25, one male 26-44. neighbors Hugh McCreary, Robert Anderson. Reuben Grigsby is 7/43 In 1811 there is a James with 2 tithes, a John with one, and Thomas with one tithe and 4 black males. That is the last time John appears in the list. There is a James McFarland with 2 tithes, and 2 horses. 1813, Sept. 6, Vol. H. p. 381. Thomas McFarling selling to Peter Baker for $111. 18 ½ a. on Buffalo Cr. A branck of North Fork of James R. on line of John Mathew, to Baker’s land to Reuben Grigsby’s land. (James Grigsby is the original seller of land to Robert McFarland when the family moved to Rockbridge Co. in 1778) 1820 tax list has Thomas McFarland with one tithe, 8 slaves, 4 horses. James is present. 1820 census: Thomas McFarlane has one male over 45, 14 slaves. 1823 tax list has Thomas McFarland with 7 slaves, 4 horses. James is present. 1823, Sept. 22. Vol. N,. p. 475. Thomas McFarland sells to John D. Wein 161 a. for $1615. Corner to John Laird, Thomas Poges, Reuben Grigsby, Mathew’s line. 1824 tax list has no Thomas, only James. Older notes: [Mcfarlan.ged.GED] SOURCE: "Genealogy of the Joseph and William McFarland Branches of the McFarland Family 1675 to 1910" by Thomas S. McFarland 1910 Cable, Ohio. Copy at Greene County Room, Greene County Genealogical Society. "Thomas lived a bachelor until more than seventy years of age, and then removed to Rush County, Indiana to free his slaves, and there died in 1820." RESIDENCE: 1782 Rockbridge County, VA Tax Lists. LINKS: Rockbridge County, VA Deeds: 1 Jun 1802 Thomas McFarland sold to Peter Baker (Deed Book D, page 535, and also 6 Sep 1813, Deed Book H, page 381. SOURCE: According to researcher Donna Ekstrom, Thomas moved to Harrison Co, Indiana in late 1790's. CONFLICT: If moved away from Rockbridge Co in late 1790's then who sold land in 1813? [Mcfarlan.ged] SOURCE: "Genealogy of the Joseph and William McFarland Branches of the McFarland Family 1675 to 1910" by Thomas S. McFarland 1910 Cable, Ohio. Copy at Greene County Room, Greene County Genealogical Society. "Thomas lived a bachelor until more than seventy years of age, and then removed to Rush County, Indiana to free his slaves, and there died in 1820." RESIDENCE: 1782 Rockbridge County, VA Tax Lists. LINKS: Rockbridge County, VA Deeds: 1 Jun 1802 Thomas McFarland sold to Peter Baker (Deed Book D, page 535, and also 6 Sep 1813, Deed Book H, page 381. SOURCE: According to researcher Donna Ekstrom, Thomas moved to Harrison Co, Indiana in late 1790's. CONFLICT: If moved away from Rockbridge Co in late 1790's then who sold land in 1813?

  
  

• Sources

  [S1184] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia; Page: 291A; NARA Roll: M33_130; Image: 532. [S1242] Mcfarlan.ged.GED. Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999 [S1243] Mcfarlan.ged. Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999 [S1617] Ancestry.com, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;). [S1679] GREGORY.GED. Date of Import: Feb 21, 1999