TRACEABLE  TID-BITS


A particular obstacle in tracing our Highland Scot ancestry is due to the repetitive naming of the children. Generally, the rule was to name the oldest son after the father's father or the oldest daughter after the father's mother, or was it the mother's mother! Of course some families did not follow the same tradition, so one can never be positive without documented evidence. Whatever the pattern, the end result was each new generation carried the same few given names. One must be ever greatful for the occasional Hanibal or Clementine instead or Mary, Sarah or Catherine.

This page has been designed in an attempt by the author to assist the researcher in being fairly certain an ancestor was in Richmond County before actually purchasing OUR NATIVE HEATH. In most cases there is additional information concerning these folks in the book.



  1. Sarah BLUE b.1751, dau of Malcom and Sarah Smith Blue from North Knapdale Argyllshire, Scotland m. Alex. WATSON d. in CLARK COUNTY, ALABAMA in 1822.

  2. Archibald McMILLAN, along with brother John emigrated from Scotland abt. 1760. His wife's surname was Murphy. Most, if not all of this family moved from Richmond County to TELFAIR COUNTY, GEORGIA.

  3. In 1786 David LOVE of GREEN COUNTY, GEORGIA owned two tracts of land lying on Shoe Heel, the waters of Drowning Creek, Richmond County, North Carolina.

  4. 1837 June 26. John C. McLaurin, Take notice that I will proceed to take the Deposition of Alexander GRAHAM, formerly of North Carolina, on the 1st day of September next at the Court house in AUTAUGA COUNTY, ALABAMA.

  5. Eli TERRY died in AUTAUGA COUNTY, ALABAMA in 1836.

  6. Agreeable to a Commission to us directed from the Worshipful Court of Richmond County, North Carolina to take the Depositions of Morgan BROWN Sen'r. According to the directions of the same on the 20th day of May 1806 at the house of Morgan Brown, Jun. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENN.

  7. Benjamin T. COVINGTON, aged about 32 years, died in CALHOUN COUNTY, MISS., on the 28th, December, 1859.

  8. Angus McLEOD of TATNALL COUNTY, GEORGIA in 1810 was living in Richmond County, N.C. in Dec. 1807.

  9. Joseph Linsley GALLEWAY, a resident of Richmond Co., N.C. is naturalized in 1884. Court certificate is from UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.

  10. August 28, 1873. A report in a Rockingham newspaper reads: JOHN K. GIBSON, of ARKANSAS, formerly a citizen of Richmond County, is on a visit to our town.

  11. Jane Snead CRAWFORD m. (2) John COVINGTON and they lived in HARDEMAN COUNTY, TENN. Near Jackson.

  12. Roderick CAMPBELL of Richmond County was born c. 1792 is said to have moved to BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA c. 1830, then to DALE COUNTY, ALABAMA where he died about 1866.

  13. James ALSTON to give deposition in ELBERT COUNTY, GEORGIA on the eleventh day of September, 1813 at the house of William ALLEN. [Dudley vs. Cain in Richmond County, N.C. Sup. Court]

  14. Angus McSWEEN died in 1863 and is buried in Pine Grove, PIKE COUNTY, ALABAMA, wife Mary died in 1914 and is buried in NAVARRO COUNTY, TEXAS. Angus ANDERSON and wife Katherine, daughter Nancy and son Daniel are said to have moved to Euchee Valley, WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA abt. 1820, followed by John Anderson abt. 1830.

  15. WILLIAM McFARLAND has removed out of this state and resides, as this plaintiff believes, in JONES COUNTY in the State of GEORGIA. September 1817.

  16. On the 26th day of November 1828, Huntingdon in CARROLL COUNTY, TENNESSEE at the house of Joseph L. MORRIS, Elijah Morris, aged about fifty four years, gives his deposition concerning a matter of controversy pending in Richmond County Superior Court wherein Alexander McDonald is plaintiff and William Thomas Sen. is defendant. Also, Matthew COVINGTON, aged about sixty eight years of age, at the same time and place and in the same matter of controversy.

  17. 1851 October 27. Joseph C. GREGG of TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA appoints Colin McArthur of Richmond County as his true and lawfull attorney.

  18. 1854 January 17th. William USSERY, a witness for the plaintiff about the age of sixty eight years of McNAIRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, Town of Purdy, gives deposition to be read as evidence in a suit now pending in the Superior Circuit Court of Richmond County, N. C. at Rockingham Courthouse. [Jones vs. Armstrong]

  19. 1846 Oct. 20. D. P. McDonald of Richmond County, N.C. to hand over certain notes from Elizabeth Hailey, John B. Holton and William Hadly to John C. LAMPLEY of KEMPER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. Henry T. Thomas, Atty. for John C. Lamply.

  20. About the year 1867 Daniel McCASKILL of GRIMES COUNTY, TEXAS died seized in fee simple of a tract of about 2545 acres of land known as the "McInnis Place" or as the Allen McCaskill "Sandhill Place" situate and lying on both sides of Marks Creek in Richmond County, N.C.

  21. In 1850 John G. Blue of Richmond County had possession of the slaves belonging to Luther BLUE of MISSISSIPPI.

  22. Sir, I take this method of informing you that my Brother, Evander GILCHRIST, is one of the heirs to the estate of John McGill, deceased. He is dead, but leaves a wife and family at DEVOCHEE, ARKANSAS. [signed] J. R. Gilchrist

  23. 1830 January Term Richmond County Court. A Petition for Dispossession. Jesse LINDSEY of the State of TENNESSEE and William BRILEY of the State of KENTUCKY humbly sheweth unto your Worships that a certain paper writing bearing date of 10th day of March 1820 purporting to be the last will and testament of Isaac Lindsey late of your County was admitted to probate in your Court at July Session 1820. 1833 July 25.

  24. Pursuant to the annexed Commission to us, Hiram Dorman and Finlay G. Stewart, two of the Justices assigned to keep the peace in FAYETTE COUNTY, GEORGIA, directed to us to take the Deposition of Reubin NORTON to be used as evidence in a Suit now pending in the Superior Court of Law in Richmond County, North Carolina wherein Duncan McLaurin is plaintiff and John L. Gillis is defendant.

  25. 1834 May 13. Richmond County, North Carolina. Duncan McRae and Hampton LeGrand, Trustees vs. John M. Allen. Mr. John M. Allen, You will take notice that on the 1st day of July next at the house of Obediah DUMAS in WILCOX COUNTY, ALABAMA we shall proceed to take the Deposition of Mark Allen and others to be read as evidence in certain Suits pending in the Superior Court of Law in the County of Richmond, N.C.

  26. 1838 August 6. J. B. McFARLAND of MONTGOMERY COUNTY, GEORGIA to depose the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth as to what he may know in and about a certain matter of controversy pending in the Superior Court of Richmond County, N.C. wherein A. D. McLauchlin, Admin. of Allen McDonald, deaf, is plaintiff and John C. McLaurin of Laurel Hill, N.C. is defendant.

  27. 1840 January Term of Richmond County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. It appearing to the satisfaction of this Court that Daniel MALLOY, who was heretofore appointed guardian of minor heirs of Hector McEachin, late of said County aforesaid deceased, hath removed to MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA and that he hath removed the said minors and obtained Letters of Guardianship from the Orphans Court of the said County of Montgomery and entered into bond as the law of that State requires.

  28. 1882 May 12. This deed of conveyance made and entered into this the 12th day of May A.D. 1882 between R. C. COVINGTON, party of the first part and his wife, A. L. Covington, party of the second part .... The following described lands and other property to wit: Four acres more or less in the Town of Louisville, WINSTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. "Also my entire interest in any property that may hereafter come to me from the estate of my grandfather, B. C. Covington in North Carolina".

  29. November 24. 1887. Norman R. MORRISON, now of BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA appoints an attorney and gives him full power to "sell all the interest which I have in a certain tract of land lying in Richmond County".

  30. Swene McINTOSH was in Richmond County, N.C. 1784-1800, in CHESTERFIELD COUNTY., S.C. in 1810, in GREEN COUNTY, MS. in 1820, died and bur. WILCOX COUNTY, ALABAMA in 1827.



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