Mackilwean Family Records  

Contributed by Clair Hadley - donandclair@verizon.net

SOURCE:From Court House Records, New Bern, NC Craven County 1735.*Note-compiled by Frances B. Claypoole
 
1749 Land A. Francis Mackilwean-Earliest Record of James Mackilwean
 
1739 Land to James McIlwean 1743 to Mary Mackilwean-+note-dau. who married Gov. Caswell
 
1738 Nov. 7-Dobbs Co. 400 acres land patent to James McIlwean-Gabriel Johnson, Governor. North side of Neuse river, up Dr. Stringer's line (this item found in Kinston NC Court House.
 
1742 Nov (Book 1,p. 189) New Bern Court House Deeds-James MackIlwean and Harper-Part of Land patented to James M. 1739-bounded by Tyson's Marsh
 
1745    James McIlwean to Larrimore-Witness-Francis Stringer
 
1746    James Mackilwean to Francis Stringer-In Presence: Francis Mackilwean and Ann Goff
 
 
1747    Book 4  Francis Stringer, Surveyor of the Province Craven deed land to Francis Mackilwean
 
1748 April, Book 4,p.147 (Deed) James Mackilwean of New Bern, to John Campbell of same town and Province and Margaret, his wife, one of James Mackilwean's daughters, Deed of love and affection. signed: James Cove and Margaret his wife. June court 1748
 
1745 Book 3,p.149 Captain James Mackilwean-two lots New Bern, Cedar Creek, land of the King's patent and James mackilwean
 
1760 James and Francis Mackilwean,con.  Johnston Co
 
1751 William Herritage and wife Susannah (dau.of Martin Frank) (Martin Frank came to NC with DeGraffenreid)
         In Presence of: Webster, Francis Stringer and Pollock
 
 
              RECORDS OF FRANCIS MCILWEAN 1720-1774
          p;            (son of James MackIlwean)
1757 Book 2, p.331 Deed to Francis McIlwean. Francis Mackilwean from James Reed and wife Hannah("Rev. James Reed".Land on which Francis McIlwean now lives, formerly lands and inheritance of Francis Stringer, descd., late husband of Hannah Reed. Witnesses: Eleanor Macilwean(*mother ofFrancis) Hannah Stringer,( *Mother of Francis' 1st wife Elizabeth) Richard Caswell, Esq. Elizabeth Stringer
 
              DR. FRANCIS STRINGER-WILL 1749: CODICIL 1753
SOURCE:New Bern Courthouse Deeds Book 5p. 297 (compiled by Frances Claypoole
Francis Stringer, surgeon WILL 8 Jan 1749
Wife Hannah Codicil 1753
Daughter Elizabeth.
Item 1. Dear Mother Mary Stringer - Plantation on Contentnea River.
Item 2. Two properties to my daughter Elizabeth Stringer.
Item 3. 4lbs to Ann Goff.
Item 4. Brother-in-law John Shine, a tract of land I bought of dear Sam Handcock, and all my books except family ones.
Item 5. To my brother William Stringer, lots in NewBern town. Item 6. brother-iin-law Daniel Shine-land upon upper Falling Creek, Johnston county.
Item 7. Each executor a mourning ring.1746-James McIlwean and Francis Stringer represented Craven co.
Item 8. Unto John Stringer, a crippled son of George Stringer, 143 lbs, also land and cattle.
Item 9. To William Bond-all money he owes me.
Item 10 Unto Thos. Stringer, son of Ralph Stringer etc.,etc. Item 11. I appoint my friends, Francis Shine, Thomas Graves, James Green my Executors. In Presence: Abner Neale, John Kennedy-Jones, Atherly.
Codicil 1753-to John Shine-money...Francis Stringer Richard Graves. 1753
Codicil:-In case no heirs or death of dau. Elizabeth, estate to be equally divided between Thomas Stringer.

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