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Mary Helen Haines notes:
John McFarland, son of William, appears to have moved with his brothers to Green/Cumberland County KY about 1795. He is listed in the tax records in 1799 and owned 200 acres of land.
See the notes on Alexander (his brother).
No one knows John's wife's name, nor the names of other children beside William. Records over the years have shown William to be the son of John Stewart MacFarlane of Lee County VA, but research has shown that to be incorrect.
So, what happened to John, the father of this William, after he left Cumberland Co. KY? If William married Rachel Farris in Sullivan Co. in 1811, it would appear that John was living there. More research into tax records and deeds needs to be done for Sullivan Co. TN.
Most sources attribute the William of Lee County as the son of the John of Lee County. The John Stewart McFarlane of Lee County, VA is definitely not the son of William and Elizbeth Gibson McFarland, and not the father of this William. That John was born in England, came to the U.S. in 1778 and became a naturalized citizen in 1809 in Lee Co. where he practiced law in Lee and Tazewell Co. and had married Elizabeth Campbell, daugther of Arthur and Margaret Campbell. (Look for John Stewart MacFarlane in the index to see his notes)
1820 census Lee Co. p. 133: John Mc farlane: 4 males under 10, 2 males 10 thru 15, one over 45. One female under 10, 2 females 10 thru 15, 2 females 16 thru 25, one female 26 thru 44. 3 slaves. This is John Stewart MacFarlane, born bef. 1775. John Stewart MacFarlane does have a son named William Wallace McFarlane, but he is one of the young boys still living at home.
William Mc Farlane is also on p. 133 and shows one male 26-45, 2 males under 10, one female 16-26, 2 females under 10. This is William, married to Rachel Farris.
1830 census Lee Co. John McFarlen, 1 male 10-14, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 60-69. One female 10-14, one 20-29, One female 50-59. 2 slaves. This is John Stewart MacFarlane
John Stewart MacFarlane is not present in the 1840 census. He had left the area it seems around 1838.
William is present in the 1820, 1830, and 1840 censuses, and in the tax records until 1846.
Mentioned in will of Alexander Gibson, Sr. as a grandson.
Older research notes:
TAXLIST: 1799 KENTUCKY, Cumberland County, Indian Creek. Alexander McFarland
(3 cattle, 400 acres), Daniel McFarland (200 acres), John McFarland (1 cattle,
200 acres). SOURCE: "History of Cumberland County" by Joseph W. Wells 1947
Bell FHC.
LAND-LINKS: 1805 KENTUCKY, Cumberland County, Indian Creek. To the Trustees
of the Woodford Academy of Woodford County, by the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
350 acres of land, Aug 25, 1805, on the S. Side of Cumberland River, adjoining
John McFarland on the Ridge between Illwill and Indian Creeks. SOURCE:
"History of Cumberland County" by Joseph W. Wells 1947 Bell FHC.
RESIDENCE: Alexander McFarland, Lydia, James, Blassingame Harvey McFarland,
John and Daniel all lived for awhile in the Cumberland of Kentucky (Clinton
County) in the 1790's, before Alexander and Lydia and Blassingame Harvey
McFarland moved to New Madrid Missouri and then to the Arkansas territory.
CENSUS: 1820 VIRGINIA, Lee County. John McFarlane. P 133. William McFarlane
P. 133.
CENSUS: 1830 VIRGINIA, Lee County, page 312 John McFarlen M 1 10-15, 2
15-20, 1 60-70 Females 1 10-15, 1 20-30, 1 50-60. Page 312. Note: John born
about 1767. Wife born about 1773.
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