McGlawn History

We the descendants of Bert and Edith McGlawn come from this family line traceable back to Jeremiah and McGlawn. Just a little History or "Wives Tales" to get started on your journey into the McGlawn Family Photo Album click on to continue....... When you are finished looking over the older ancestors journey into the next millennium.....

Sent in by Jack and Sarah McGlawn copy of Bert Samuel McGlawn's Bible "Family Register" The pages have been made smaller to fit on this page. You can click on them to enlarge:

Sent in by S. Hoard on December 15, 2003

There are many proven errors in this above letter (especially in the first paragraph), so things written in it cannot be taken as true for sure without other proof to back it up with. No documentation has been found to support that William was born in Scotland. The statement that they came to America in 1760 has already been proven as incorrect. The relationship to the Maclachlan clan of Scotland (claim made by Frank McGlaughn) has not been made as of yet as far as I know either. If you know otherwise, I would like to know about it please.

Below you will find what is the earliest known record of our McGlawn family in America. The Jer. Glohan listed as a witness was the grandfather, Jeremiah McGlauhon (died abt. 1740), of the William that is said to have been born in Scotland by Frank McGlaughn. Jeremiah was in America in 1720 and William was born abt. 1740/1749. This rather disputes the claim that William was born in Scotland I would think unless the family went back to Scotland and later returned back to America. I find this highly unlikely. That's why I'd like to hear or see the proof that Frank McGlaughn has to support this idea. Possibly this Jeremiah (died abt. 1740) and his son Edmund (father of William) were born in Scotland and came to America before 1720, but I have no proof to support that either.

4/28/1720
p 2. JAMES FLEMING of Chowan Prect., Planter and MARGARET his wife to JAMES MAGLOHAN of the Province of N.C., Planter 28 Apr. in the 6th year of the Reign of Our Soverign Lord George by the grace of God of Great Brittain (sic), France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith etc. A.D. 1720 for 3000 pounds of Tobacco 150 acres more or less on the south east side of Blind Neck branch, joining Stumpy Creek swamp, the Beach swamp and a little Dead Pocoson of Pines all houses etc. part of 1 or 2 Pattents to JAMES FLEMING: one for 600 acres and the other for 200 acres, both dated 27 Aug 1714 Witnesses: JER. GLOHAN, PAUL PHILLIPS, JOHN PHIPPS Acknowledged 6 July 1720 before me FRED JONES, Ch. Just. (From: CHOWAN PRECINCT, NC GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS OF DEED BOOKS 1696-1723 by Margaret M. Hoffman Deed Book C #1, Chowan County, NC [Bertie County was formed in 1722 from Chowan Precinct, Albemarle County. Chowan Co was formed as Shaftsbury Precinct about 1681, it was renamed Chowan about 1681 and declared a county, 1739] -- from Ancestry's Redbook)

I suspect that Jeremiah (possibly born about 1703), that died about 1740 in prob. Bertie, NC; his possible brother James (b. about 1700, died after 1750 in prob. Bertie Co., NC) and another possible brother Malachi (appears with stockmark in Bertie, NC in 1735), were the original three brothers of our McGlawn family to come to America. Jeremiah and James are both listed as PLANTERS on deeds for North Carolina. A Planter is an early colonist or settler. Where they came from is unknown to me. Scotland is a good possibility because this is what folklore leads us to believe, but still speculation. They would have came to America before April 28, 1720 (date mentioned in above deed). This would be the only information that I can as of now give you as a link to go on with research in Scotland.