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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