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I have found more information on the origins of the McLemores in Scotland.
I have a paper given by Genie McLemore Johnson to the West Tenn Historical Society in May 1994. It states the following:
The McLemore clan can be traced back to Argyle, Scotland. It was colonized by the Gales of Ireland. The first Earl of Ireland was Collen and future Earls were known as the sons of Collen Mac Cailein Moore. Some of the students of McLemore history feel this is where the name McLemore came from. The Mac Cailein Moore, meaning son of Collen. However, also in Argyle was a clan called McCollum. And, there was another clan called Moore. Most of us feel that the clans of McCollum And Moore formed the MacCullmore. Spelled MacCullmore after they were put together. (Spelled McCollum & Moore individually). My husband's family (McLemore) has a paper written by Donelson Walker McLemore, born in 1868 in his own handwriting, written for a history class, that says his great-grandfather came to this country from Scotland. He was a direct descendant from the Argyles, and when he came to this country he spelled his name MacCullmore. Just as did the MacCullmore clan spoken of in Walter Scott's works.
In Argyle, Scotland are records of a William Macklemore and his wife Mary Atkins. He was 10 yrs older than she and we feel he died first. From the records in NC we feel like two of their sons, James & Abraham, came to NC before their mother died. In 1695 there is a patent record of a Mary McLemore coming to NC. We feel like the sons sent for their mother after their father died & brought her to this country to live with them in NC.
Their eldest son was James. He lived in Birdie Co, NC. We have his will. I have more info about him.
The second son was Abraham, his will was written in 1736, 3 yrs after his brother's will was written. He left 200 acres of upper plantation , a manor plantation, helped lay out Warren Co NC & became a wealthy landowner. We have records in 1778 that enters 500 & then 200 acres in Biredie Co to Abraham. He was a commisioner in the county of Warrenton in 1779 & he had a gun factory during the Revolutionary War.
We are descendants of Abraham..I have much more info forward if interested. Let me know.
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