Benjamin McFarlin, BY3019, FT85966

1747 - 1823  (76 years)

• Name	Benjamin McFarlin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Suffix	BY3019, FT85966
  Birth	1747	Donegal Twn., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [11]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1747	,Lancaster, Pennsylvania   [14, 15]
  Name	Benjamin McFarlin [MacFarlane]  [13]
  Residence	1768
  Possessions	1794	Stones River, TN   [8]
  	1000 acre land grant from State of North Carolina. Warrant #1945. Grant #334
  Residence	1800	Guilford Co., North Carolina   [17]
  Residence	1800	Salisbury, Rockingham, North Carolina   [1]
  Residence	1810	Nashville, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  Residence	1820	Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States   [3]
  Death	1823	Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA   [11]
  Person ID	I23539	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert McFarland, RoM02,   b. 1717, Northern Ireland d. 25 Dec 1797, Rockbridge Co., VA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	First wife,   b. Abt 1719   d. Abt 1747, Donegal township, Lancaster Co. PA (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1738	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA   [14]
  Family ID	F5699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth A. Nelson,   b. Abt 1754   d. Abt 1854, Rutherford Co., Tennessee, USA (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1774	Guilford County, North Carolina, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Married	9 Dec 1774	Guilford, North Carolina   [16]
  Children	+ 1. Robert B. McFarlin,   b. 18 Feb 1776, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA d. 28 Feb 1850, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sarah Nelson McFarlin,   b. 1778, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Eliza Y. McFarlin,   b. 1780  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Benjamin Porter McFarlin,   b. 1782, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, USA d. 1829, Rutherford Co., Tennessee, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elizabeth McFarlin,   b. 1784  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. William McFarlin,   b. Abt 1795   d. Abt 1824, Rutherford Co., Tennessee, USA (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Helen Haines notes: This Benjamin has been claimed by different trees to different parents. No one specifically knows who he is. Kentucky Benjamins: The Rockcastle River flows from border of present day Jackson and Rockcastle Counties down as border between Pulaski and Laurel counties until it joins the Cumberland River near Honeybee dividing McCreary and Whitley counties. The 1810 Washington County census is probably refering to a different Benjamin from the Benjamin who received the land grant for 1000 acres. The children, William and James are the children of the Washington Co. Benjamin. There is a Benjamin Mc Farland in Harrison Co. KY in 1810 with 2 men over 25 in the family. Also present in Harrison Co. is Joseph Mc Farland with 2 over 25, and 6 under 25. The Benjamin appears to be the son of Robert McFarland (1730 to abt. 1798 KY, married to a Martha) who moved to Marion Co. Indiana in 1826. The Joseph is the one who was married to Margaret White. North Carolina/Tennessee Benjamin married to Elizabeth Nelson. Strong possibility. From Gary Morris: [Mcfarlan.ged.GED] QUESTIONABLE LINK: Not sure if Benjamin, son of Robert, is same Benjamin as the one in Kentucky. LINKS: Checked 1790 census records for a Benjamin McFarland. Did not find any. The best link of all is from "The Kentucky Land Grants" by Willard Rouse Jillson 1925 (at Bellingham Public Library). Old Kentucky Grants. Benjamin McFarland 4 Dec 1795 Madison County, watercourse Rockcastle River. This probably is in present day Jackson county. CENSUS: 1810 KENTUCKY, Washington County. Benjamin McFarling 00301 - 01001. P. 287. 1 - Sometimes shown to be son of Arthur Walter McFarlin and Elizabeth Porter. Too many discrepencies show that this is almost certainly not the case [Ed.] 2 - Arthur Walter McFarlin is not the father of Benjamin McFarlin. DNA study done by Clan MacFarlane Wordwide shows that Arthur is of a line of "Hidden MacGregors" [E-mail from Cheryl Corey rec: 24 Aug 2013] 3 - ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION MAP In the southwest corner of the map appears Jacobs Creek. Benjamin McFarlin bought land from Issac Rolston, who appears on the map. Note Robert Nelson lives on Jacobs Creek, father of Elizabeth Nelson who married Benjamin. Note James Hayes lives on Jacobs Creek, father of Sarah Hayes who married Benjamin's son, Robert B. McFarlin. Iron Works and Speedwell Furnance Directly south of Jacobs Creek is Ironworks Road. Benjamin was a blacksmith. (The Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy; Vol. III; No. 2; October 1978; pg. 58 "The Iron Works millsite is located on Troublesome Creek (so called because it was subject to sudden flooding) on State Road 2423 approximately 1.5 miles north of Monroetoe. For over one hundred and fifty years the Iron Works was an important site in Rockingham County with activities including: furnances for smelting iron, the operation of gristmills, sawmills, and blacksmith shops, and the operation of a store and an ordinary. " (ordinary = pub) The church on the map, New Bethel Church 1799 is not currently in existance. It is unknown exactly where the church stood or what demonination it was. It's existance is known only from county court records that mention the church. No known church records exist. No known area cemeteries dating back to the period. On the hill near the Jacobs Creek Fire station there is an old cemetery. Graves where marked with field stones and rarely had identifying marks. The area where Benjamin lived on Jacobs Creek originally was Rowan County formed in 1753, then became Guilford County formed in 1771, then Rockingham County formed in 1785. ROCKINGHAM COUNT COURT RECORDS AT ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COURT HOUSE IN WENTWORTH, NC *** Oct 10, 1792 Book D, Page 116 Division of estate of James Brown dec'd by commissions Thomas Massey, Thomas Lowe, Benjamin McFarlin, Nathl Linder Commissions *** Sept 17, 1793 Book D, Page 69 - Samuel Brown to Robert Brown - land divided by Thomas Lomax, Thomas Lowe, Benjamin McFarlin, Nathl Linder Commissions *** Sept 17, 1793 Book D, Page 73 - Hugh Brown to Samuel Brown - divided by Commissioners Thomas Lomas, Thomas Lowe, Benjamin McFarlin, Nathaniel Linder December 19, 1794 State of NC for ten pounds for every hundred acres to Benjamin McFarland 1000 acres on East Side of Stones River January 26, 1802 Benjamin McFarland bought 200 acres on Jacobs Creek from Isaac Rolston for two hundred pounds current money of the aforesaid State of North Carolina November 11, 1803 Benjamin McFarlin was a commissioner in the division of 100 acres held by Samuel Hays and the heirs of William Hays deceased. Surveyed by Robert McFarlin August 26, 1806 Benjamin McFarlin sold Adam Sharp four hundred sixty nine acres on both sides of Jacobs Creek for one hundred dollars current lawful money of the United States ** Thomas McFarlin signed a petition to build a dam over Duck River, Bedford Co., TN Sept 1825 ** Rutherford Co., TN Murfreesboro Courthouse Book H p. 119 Benjamen McFarlin sold 600 acres in middle district of TN on Cripple to Ac Cummins of Rockingham Co. NC 11 October, 1811 for $1200.00 Wit: James Allen and Jepe Rodes **Rutherford Co., TN Deed Book N, pg. 2 Benjamen McFarlin in 1819 sold to William McFarlin and Benjamin, Jr. 107 acres of land on Cripple Creek being a part of the 1000 acres granted to Benjamen by North Carolina for $400.00. Wit: Jepe Rhodes and Elizabeth L. McFarlin **Deed Book O, pg 226 Benjamen McFarlin to William McFarlin bill of sale for $100.00 a negro woman Nelly and a 9 month old boy Aistin. Also 2 mars, 3 horses, 1 colt, 7 cattle, 16 hogs, 5 sheep with house hold furniture. Feb 1822 ** Deed Book, O pg. 405 Benjamen McFarlin to my son Benjamin, Jr. deed of gift - a negro boy Alfred age 13 years old. August 1821 ** Rutherford Co. Minute Book A 24 April 1849 Benjamin McFarland and others verus Thomas N. Youree and others **Benjamin McFarlin received two certificates for surveys, dated 1784, to be conducted in middle TN, both lying on the Stones River. The surveys seem to have been filed in 1792. One of these was assigned to Alexander Nelson [Family Group Record for Benjamin McFarlin in "Benjamin McF b. 1750.pdf" from

  
  

• Sources

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