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John Mackelroy McLeroy 1690 – 1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1690

Birth Location: Cecil, Baltimore, British Royal Colony of Maryland

Death Date: 23 Apr 1763

Death Location: Wake, Craven, British Royal Colony of North Carolina

Father: Archibald McElroy

Mother: Rachel Durham

Spouse(s): Rachel Durham

Children(s): Rachel McLeroy, Archibald McLeroy, William McLeroy, John McLeroy, Mary McLeroy, James McLeroy, Ruth McLeroy

In 1690, John Mackelroy McLeroy entered the world in Cecil, Baltimore, British Royal Colony of Maryland, born to Archibald Patrick McElroy and Rachel Durham. In 1743, John Mackelroy McLeroy resided in Craven County, NC. John Mackelroy McLeroy married Rachel Frances Durham, and had children including Rachel (Mackelroy) McLeroy, Archibald (Mackelroy) McLeroy, William McElroy McLeroy, John Mackelroy McLeroy, Mary Ann McElroy McLeroy, James McElroy McLeroy, Ruth (Mackelroy) McLeroy. John Mackelroy McLeroy passed away in 1763 in Wake, Craven, British Royal Colony of North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1690, John Mackelroy McLeroy entered the world in Cecil, Baltimore, British Royal Colony of Maryland, born to Archibald Patrick McElroy and Rachel Durham.
  • In 1743, John Mackelroy McLeroy resided in Craven County, NC.
  • John Mackelroy McLeroy married Rachel Frances Durham, and had children including Rachel (Mackelroy) McLeroy, Archibald (Mackelroy) McLeroy, William McElroy McLeroy, John Mackelroy McLeroy, Mary Ann McElroy McLeroy, James McElroy McLeroy, Ruth (Mackelroy) McLeroy.
  • John Mackelroy McLeroy passed away in 1763 in Wake, Craven, British Royal Colony of North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald McElroy
1655 – 1690
Birth Location: Inglston, Scotland
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Rachel Durham
1599 – 1691
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Durham
1694 – 1732
Birth Location: Baltimore City, Hartford Co, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Rachel McLeroy
1713 – 1765
Birth Location: St George Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Archibald McLeroy
1713 – 1760
Birth Location: St George Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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William McLeroy
1717 – 1796
Birth Location: St George Parish, Baltimore Co,unty, Maryland
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John McLeroy
1715 – 1760
Birth Location: St George, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Mary McLeroy
1719 – 1820
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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James McLeroy
1719 – 1760
Birth Location: St George Parish, Hartford, Maryland, USA
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Ruth McLeroy
1722 –
Birth Location: –
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John McLeroy's Ancestors

Self
John McLeroy
1690 – 1763
Birth Place: Cecil, Baltimore, British Royal Colony of Maryland
Parents
Archibald Patrick McElroy
1655 – 1690
Inglston, Scotland
Rachel Durham
1599 – 1691
Ireland
Grandparents
Archibald (Patrick) Mackelroy
1615 – 1693
Sligo, Ireland
Mary McAvinney
1630 –
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John McLeroy's Descendants

1.
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John (Mackelroy) McLeroy (1 Jan 1690 – 23 Apr 1763) m. Rachel (Frances) Durham (1694 – 1732)
  1. 1. Rachel ((Mackelroy)) McLeroy (7 Aug 1713 – 23 Nov 1765) m. Aventon Phelps (1711 – 1790)
    1. 1. Thomas Phelps (1644 – 1667)
    2. 2. William Phelps (1729 – 1783)
    3. 3. Thomas (Abner) Phelps (1730 – Jun 1793)
    4. 4. David Phelps (1731 – 1737)
    5. 5. Lucresa Phelps (1733 – 1737)
    6. 6. John Phelps (1734 – 1818)
    7. 7. Thomas (William) Phelps (1748 – 1794)
  2. 2. Archibald ((Mackelroy)) McLeroy (13 February 1713 – 9 December 1760) m. Catherine Simpson (1718 – 11 Jun 1776) m. Sarah Burk
    1. 1. Archibald ((Mackelroy)) McLeroy (1738 – 1760) m. Sarah Dawson (1740 – 1835)
      1. 1. William (Micajah) McElroy (20 Sep 1760 – 19 Oct 1832)
    2. 2. John ((Mackelroy)) McLeroy (1740 – 1794)
    3. 3. Andrew ((Mackelroy)) McLeroy (1741 – 16 Feb 1825)
    4. 4. Sarah (Salley Mc Elroy) McLeroy (1746 – Dec 1760)
    5. 5. Avington ((Mackelroy)) McLeroy (1748 – 1797)
    6. 6. Catherine (McElroy) McLeroy (1750 – 1833)
    7. 7. Frances ("Frankie" (Mackelroy)) McLeroy (1751 – Sep 1815)
    8. 8. Sally (Catherine (Mackelroy) (Mcelroy)) McLeroy (1838 – )
    9. 9. James McElroy (1764 – 1 Sep 1850)
  3. 3. William (McElroy) McLeroy (23 Dec 1717 – 1 May 1796)
  4. 4. John (Mackelroy) McLeroy (5 Dec 1715 – 1760) m. Rebecca Sims (1720 – 1762)
    1. 1. John McLeroy (1743 – 1794)
    2. 2. William (or James) McLeroy (1744 – 1776)
    3. 3. Elizabeth McLeroy (1746 – )
    4. 4. Mary McLeroy (1748 – )
    5. 5. Henry McLeroy (1750 – 1806) m. Pellatiah Hunter (1760 – 1821)
      1. 1. Mary (HUNTER) McLeroy (17 April 1761 – 18 March 1846) m. Andrew Hunter (30 April 1750 – 24 February 1823)
        1. 1. Susan (Cuthbert) Hunter (16 Nov 1797 – 19 Nov 1797)
        2. 2. Richard (Stockton) Hunter (12 Oct 1798 – 28 Mar 1825)
        3. 3. Joseph (Lane) Hunter (23 Feb 1801 – 8 April 1876)
        4. 4. Isaac Hunter (Dec 1801 – )
        5. 5. David Hunter (21 July 1802 – 2 Feb 1886) m. Maria (Indiana HUNTER) Kinzie (29 Sep 1807 – 21 Feb 1887) m. Maria Indiana (29 September 1807 – 21 February 1887)
        6. 6. Lewis (Boudinot) Hunter (09 Oct 1804 – 24 Jun 1887)
        7. 7. Mary (Manners) Hunter (07 Mar 1808 – 28 Feb 1880)
        8. 8. John (J.) Hunter (8 June 1808 – 6 Oct 1871)
        9. 9. Willis Hunter (1810 – 1884)
        10. 10. Hardy (Bert) Hunter (1812 – 1857)
        11. 11. Alice Hunter (1815 – )
        12. 12. Moses (Horatio) Hunter
        13. 13. Charity (Ann) Hunter
        14. 14. William (H.) Hunter ( – 4 July)
        15. 15. Henry Hunter
      2. 2. Mary (Caroline) McLeroy (abt 1775 – 12 Dec 1850)
      3. 3. James McLeroy (Feb 1782 – 1857)
      4. 4. Mary (Polly) McLeroy (1786 – 20 Sep 1852)
      5. 5. James (Lewis) McLeroy (2 Jul 1786 – 14 Mar 1857)
      6. 6. Mary (Frances "Polly") McLeroy (1788 – 1843)
      7. 7. John McLeroy (1794 – 2 Dec 1846) m. Tabitha (Sabetha MCLEROY) Buchanan (6 Oct 1793 – 10 June 1884)
        1. 1. William (Witt) McLeroy (1816 – BEF 1884)
        2. 2. Henry (Allen) McLeroy (1817 – ) m. Prossipina (A.J.D. "Prossy") VanLandingham (1820 – )
        3. 3. John (Richard) McLeroy (1822 – 1870)
        4. 4. Charles (Gibson "C.G." or Snicher) McLeroy (1820 – 25 Jul 1860) m. Susan (Frances McLEROY) Barnett (1830 – 17 May 1918)
        5. 5. Sarah (Elisabeth) McLeroy (12 Apr 1829 – 20 Sep 1911)
        6. 6. Sarah (Frances) McLeroy (20 Aug 1831 – 26 Oct 1910)
        7. 7. Susan (A.) McLeroy (1832 – )
        8. 8. Francis (Calloway McElroy (McLeroy,) Muckelroy) (1834 – 17 Sep 1862)
        9. 9. Harriett (Newell) McLeroy (20 December 1818 – 9 Dec 1895)
        10. 10. James (Tate) McLeroy ( – 1860)
      8. 8. Sarah (F) McLeroy (1797 – 1850) m. Littleberry Broach (1792 – )
        1. 1. Thomas (A.) Broach (ABT. 1820 – Deceased)
        2. 2. Sarah Broach (ABT. 1820 – Deceased)
        3. 3. William (Henry) Broach (24 MAR 1824 – Deceased)
        4. 4. Jones Broach (ABT. 1828 – Deceased)
        5. 5. Charles (McElroy) Broach (ABT. 1828 – 1886)
      9. 9. James McLeroy (19 Mar 1799 – 19 Sep 1848)
      10. 10. Pellatia McLeroy (1802 – 20 Oct 1868) m. William Hartsfield
        1. 1. Charles (Newton) Hartsfield (ABT 1825 – BEF 1870)
      11. 11. Henry McLeroy (1804 – 1 Jul 1848)
      12. 12. Charles McLeroy (1804 – )
      13. 13. John (Bell) McElroy (1808 – 1903) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Jones
    6. 6. Rachel McLeroy (1765 – )
  5. 5. Mary (Ann McElroy) McLeroy (1719 – 1820) m. John Belk (1710 – 20 Jul 1804)
    1. 1. Francis Belk (1741 – )
    2. 2. John Belk (1742 – 13 Jan 1822)
    3. 3. Brittain Belk (1746 – 1780)
    4. 4. Sarah Belk (1748 – )
    5. 5. Nicey Belk (1753 – )
    6. 6. Grace Belk (1755 – )
    7. 7. Frances Belk (1757 – )
    8. 8. Samuel Belk (1760 – )
    9. 9. Washington Belk (1761 – )
    10. 10. Darling Belk (1763 – 30 Jun 1835)
    11. 11. Crasey Belk (1763 – )
    12. 12. James Belk (22 Feb 1765 – 23 Feb 1875)
    13. 13. Thomas (S) Belk (30 Sep 1799 – 1842)
  6. 6. James (McElroy) McLeroy (13 Feb 1719 – Dec 1760)
  7. 7. Ruth ((Mackelroy)) McLeroy (1722 – )

John McLeroy's Timeline

4 Records

1690
1 Jan 1690
Birth of John Mackelroy McLeroy in Cecil, Baltimore, British Royal Colony of Maryland
Cecil, Baltimore, British Royal Colony of Maryland
1743
1743
Age 53
John Mackelroy McLeroy resided here in Craven County, NC
Craven County, NC
1757
1757
Age 67
John Mackelroy McLeroy was married in Diocese of Cork & Ross, County Cork, Ireland
Diocese of Cork & Ross, County Cork, Ireland
1763
23 Apr 1763
Age 73
Death of John Mackelroy McLeroy in Wake, Craven, British Royal Colony of North Carolina
Wake, Craven, British Royal Colony of North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1690
    Event Place: Cecil, Baltimore, British Royal Colony of Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1757
    Event Place: Diocese of Cork & Ross, County Cork, Ireland
    Record Source: Irish Records Extraction Database

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1743
    Event Place: Craven County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1763
    Event Place: Wake, Craven, British Royal Colony of North Carolina
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