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Personal data John McAliley [Mc sMrts 1w8x14y17zDNA McKBGdBu]Mc9 

• He was born before 1740 in County Antrim, Ireland.
• He was christened.Source 1
• He died about 1804 in Chester District, South Carolina.
• He is buried in McKeown Burying Ground, Chester County, South Carolina.
• A child of John? McAliley and MothJohn,Saml&Wm MrsJohn?
• This information was last updated on December 17, 2023.

Household of John McAliley [Mc sMrts 1w8x14y17zDNA McKBGdBu]Mc9

He is married to Elizabeth Martin.

They got married about 1767.

Child(ren):

1. Margaret McAliley  1779-1840 
2. William McAliley  ± 1758-< 1829 
3. Samuel McAliley  1770-1834 
4. Mary McAliley  > 1780-????
5. Richard McAliley  ± 1782-1854 
6. George McAliley  ± 1784-< 1824 
7. James McAliley  ± 1790-???? 

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George Miller version
John and Elizabeth immigrated about 1761 from Antrim Ireland to Virginia and then moved to Chester District SC before the Revrolutionary War. He was a weaver. He was granted land by Lord Charles Greville Montagu from a Royal grant of King George III. He was allowed 200 acres in Granville County which is now Abbeville County. Grant was dated Dec. 16, 1766. In 1767 he purchased land in northern Fork of Fishing Creek and (Bull Run) Chester county. Jan. 14, 1785 there is a record of John McAliley selling feed to the "Continentals & Militia" So. Carolina Calvary unit, under Command of Col. Edward Lacey. He received 16 shillings. Lord Cornwallis marched north with the British army thru McAliley neighborhood in the winter of 1780, he camped near his house. Some of the British soldiers took his milk cows into their camp for beef. But Elizabeth forced her way into the camp and demanded her cows back. Cornwallis admiring her bravery let her have the cows back.

Diff. spellings on legal forms for John: Maclellie, Mclilly, McAlily
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The John and Elizabeth Martin McAliley Family
by Chief Scribe [Wm. Samuel McAliley II]
The surname McAliley apparently derived from the Gaelic surname Mac Ailghile which is the name of a sept (i.e., a sub-branch) of the clan Mac Guire of County Fermanagh, now in Northern Ireland. The McAliley family of Chester County, South Carolina, by family tradition, emigrated from County Antrim, Northern Ireland through Boston and Pennsylvania to the vicinity of what now is Chester County, South Carolina. [Since the initial publication of this article only records in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania have been found showing John McAlilley living in Lancaster in the 1750's and only a William (who appears in Halifax North Carolina 1790 census) and Samuel McAliley (who with his son is found in the records of Pennsylvania in the early years after the War of Independence) are found in the 1770's.]

The first recorded date found as of early 1980s involving a McAliley was a recorded survey of land for a John Maclellie (undoubtedly a variant spelling of McAliley) which survey is evidenced by a Royal Grant of King George III through his representative Lord Charles Greville Montagu, Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of South Carolina. Through this grant John McAliley was allowed 200 acres of land in Granville County subject to certain rents or taxes, limitation and reversions. No exact legal description of the land is found on the grant, but a Memorial exhibited by the same John Maclellie indicated that the land was on Long Canes, apparently in what is now Abbeville County. It is believed that John McAliley did not keep the Abbeville land for very long, but this cannot be proven since early property records of Abbeville County are now unavailable.

Property records in Chester County do reveal that by 1767 John McAliley owned land in northern (on the South Fork of Fishing Creek) and central (on Bull Run) Chester County. A land grant from North Carolina was issued in 1770 securing the claim of John McAliley to the land at Fishing Creek, indicating that the 200 acres were adjacent to land owned by Samuel Morrow.

John McAliley was the husband of Elizabeth Martin and he left as survivors upon his death, c. 1805, his widow, sons, Samuel, Richard, George, William and James, and daughters, Mary Boyd and Peggy Miller, all named in his will. The only recorded reference to John McAliley during the Revolutionary War is one indicating that he provided forage for horses of a South Carolina cavalry unit under the command of Col. Edward Lacey.

As for his children, no additional information is currently known about his daughters, Mrs. Boyd and Mrs. Miller (beyond an isolated reference to his grandson Jim Miller), due in part to their husbands' relatively common (and therefore less historically traceable) surnames. This name-related malady never befell any male of the name McAliley. (It is likewise a certainty that every person male or female born with the surname McAliley has encountered often strange spellings of the properly pronounced name and even more unusual pronunciations of the written name.) On this same subject it is noted that the name "John Mcalily" appears on the 1790 census as the head of a Chester County household and that the only other listing of similar pronunciation is a "William McLilley" of Halifax County, North Carolina (most likely a brother or other close relative). Every person bearing the surname with spelling as "McAliley" and pronunciation similar to "Mack'-uh-lily" in America appears to have obtained the name through descent from this John McAliley or from a marriage or other association with such a descendant.

Three of John McAliley's sons moved west after his death and the other two remained in Chester County as residents for their lifetimes. Samuel McAliley married Janet Johnson and moved to Highlands, Illinois after his father's death. In 1834, according to a story related by Miss Nellie Greene Clarke a descendant of this Samuel and Janet, Samuel and his wife died of cholera contracted after a trading trip to St. Louis, but they were survived by several children. Richard McAliley (born c. 1782) married Mary Young (Yongue) of Chester and moved to Gibson County, Tennessee sometime before 1810, but probably after his father's death. Subsequently upon his mother's death in the 1820's at the approximate age of 85, James McAliley likewise left Chester County for Gibson County, Tennessee. Like their brother Samuel, Richard and James left surviving descendants.

George McAliley (born in the 1780's) remained in Chester County, married a Miss Trussell, served as executor of his father's estate and appears on the roster of Captain John Walker's Company of the 1st Regiment of the South Carolina Militia during the War of 1812 (serving as a substitute for John Trussell, Sr., presumably his father-in-law). George McAliley had three daughters, believed named Elizabeth, Milley, and Susa (possibly for Susannah), whose husbands were, not necessarily repectively, Hiram Miller, Ben McDonald and a Mr. Cook (who went west).

The fifth son William McAliley remained in Chester County, married Mary Wylie, and produced seven known children, George, John, James, Ann, Sarah, Samuel and Mary McAliley. His descendants were the sole source for the continuation of the name McAliley in Chester County.

The exact date of death of John McAliley is unknown, but it would necessarily be between August 1, 1804 (the date of execution of his will) and March 1806 (the date of appointment of his son George as executor of his estate). All his property was left in varying shares to his wife and two youngest sons George and James. An inventory of his tangible personal property is available in the Chester County Estate Records. It is believed (according to family tradition) that John McAliley (and later his wife and possibly some children) was buried in a grave marked by field stones in a McKeown burying ground near Cornwall, Chester County and near a larger McKeown Burying Ground. [The use of a burying spot for the McKeown Family probably on McKeown land implies a relationship with the McKeown family lost in the unrecorded happenings of distant time.]

Heritage History of Chester County, South Carolina 1982
Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas, ©1982, pp. 318.

Song of the Celts by Wolfe Tones
Song of the Celts
There's a blossom that blows, that scoffs at the snows
And it faces root fast the rage of the blast
It sweetens the sod no slave ever trod
Since the mountains upreared their altars to God

The flower of the free, the heather, the heather
The Bretons and Scots and Irish together
The Manx and the Welsh and Cornish forever
Six nations are we all Celtic and free

Our blossom is red as the life's blood we shed
For Liberty's cause against alien laws
When Lochiel and O'Neill and Llewellyn drew steel
For Alba's and Erin's and Cambria's weal

The flower of the free, the heather, the heather
The Bretons and Scots and Irish together
The Manx and the Welsh and Cornish forever
Six nations are we all Celtic and free

Let the Saxon and Dane bear the rule o'er the plain
On the hem of God's robe is our scepter and globe
For the Lord of all light revealed in his height
For heaven and earth rose up in his sight

The flower of the free, the heather, the heather
The Bretons and Scots and Irish together
The Manx and the Welsh and Cornish forever
Six nations are we all Celtic and free



Dawn Kogutkiewicz added this on 4 May 2012
marymcaliley84originally submitted this to McAliley / Doering Family Tree on 8 Mar 2012
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McAliley Clan
There a few diff. spellings: McAlly, Macalliley (as listed in Scotland), McAlily.

McAliley is part of Scotland's - The McDonald Clan / in the US - The Clan Donald

First listed in the 13th Century in the Township of Galloway. Which is in South West Scotland

Chester County, South Carolina was originally a part of Craven County. In 1785 Chester Co was formed as a part of the larger Camden district. In 1791 the county was transfered into the Pinckney District and became a separate district in 1800.

The county was first inhabited by the Catawba and Cherokee indians. Later, the area now known as Chester Co. was settled primarily by the Scots-Irish immigrants. Settlers began arriving from Pennsylvania and Virginia about 1755. Many of these settlers also came through the port of Charleston.

What I have found out so far (research in progress) - John McAliley was born in Antrim Co. Ireland, then later moved to Scotland where he got married & then immigrated to America.

Dawn Kogutkiewiczadded this on 17 Feb 2011
marymcaliley84originally submitted this to McAliley / Doering Family Tree on 29 Jul 2010

In the name of God amene I John Mc-Aliley of Chester District and State of SouthCarolina being Sick of Body but of Sound mindAnd memory and calling to mind that it is appo-inted for all men once to die in the Year ou our Lord one thous-
And Eight hundred and four make and publishThis my last will and Testament in mannerFollowing: I allow my Body to be buried in a decent mannerNext I leave and bequeath to my SonsWilliam, Samuel and Richard five shillingsEach Also to my daughters Mary Boyd andPeggy Miller Five Shillings each. Next ILeave and bequeath to my Son George OneHundred Acres of my Plantation to be laidOff the whole length of the lower line, Next IGive and bequeath to my Wife Fifty AcresOf my Land during her Widdowhood and atHer Decease or Should She Marry said fiftyAcres to be Equally divided between my sonsGeorge and James and the Remainder of myLand I leave and bequeath to my son JamesProvided nevertheless that I allow my SonsGeorge and James to give my wife her Mainten-
ance during her Widdowhood Should she be inNecessity Next I leave and bequeath to my wife
A Bed and Bed Cloths, hew wheel and oneCow Next I Allow all my other PropertyAfter my Debts are Paid to remain as it is

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THE JOHN & ELIZABETH (MARTIN) McALILEY FAMILY ofSOUTH CAROLINAbyRobert Ellington & Patsy Leona (McAliley) TORBERTAugust 1, 1998Revised July 11, 1999PREFACEThis booklet presents the information we have on the John andElizabeth (MARTIN) McALILEY family that first appeared in what isnow Chester County, South Carolina, in the 1700's. Much of theearly information, for which we are deeply indebted, was providedby William Samuel McALILEY II and his uncle, William SamuelMcALILEY, Sr., deceased.To aid the reader, we have provided a List of Contributors, Tableof Contents, and an Index.Please let us know of corrections and additional informationwhich you can provide to make this record as accurate andcomplete as possible. Send your information to Robert and Patsy(McALILEY) TORBERT, 305 County Road 620, Lexington, AL 35648-9544, or call (256) 757-6997.We plan to prepare annual addendums, rather than reprint thebooklet each year.TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE JOHN & ELIZABETH (MARTIN) McALILEY FAMILY OF SOUTH CAROLINAPAGEHISTORICAL BACKGROUNDPART 1 - THE SAMUEL McALILEY FAMILYPART 2 - THE WILLIAM McALILEY FAMILYSUBPART A - THE MATTHEW M. McALILEY FAMILYSUBPART B - THE CYNTHIA (McALILEY) SHEPARD FAMILY SUBPART C - THE JOHN D. McALILEY FAMILYPART 3 - THE RICHARD McALILEY FAMILYPART 4 - THE GEORGE McALILEY FAMILYPART 5 - THE JAMES McALILEY FAMILYPART 6 - THE MARGARET (McALILEY) MILLER FAMILYPART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS McALILEY FAMILIESLIST OF CONTRIBUTORSAPPENDIX 1 - McALILEY LETTERSAPPENDIX 2 - EXHIBITSINDEX OF McALILEY FAMILY MEMBERSINDEX OF OTHER FAMILIESHISTORICAL BACKGROUNDJohn McALILEY was a weaver and left a will written on 1 Aug 1804in Chester Co SC. His son, George, was appointed as Executor ofhis estate on 7 Mar 1806. His will mentioned his wife, Elizabeth(MARTIN) (born? - died after 1824), but not by name; listed hissons: William, Samuel, Richard, George, and James; and identifiedhis daughters: Mary BOYD and Peggy MILLER. In Louise K. CROWDER's MILLER FAMILY papers in the CarolinianaLibrary in Columbia SC, there is a copy of "The Miller FamilyRecord," by Rev. George MILLER who was born 3 Sep 1834 in ChesterCo SC to Robert Hyndman and Susannah (McALILEY) MILLER. In it hestates that his great grandparents, John and Elizabeth (MARTIN)McALILEY came from Antrim County Ireland about 1761 to Virginiaand then moved to Chester District SC before the RevolutionaryWar. William Samuel McALILEY II states: "The first recorded date [I had found by 1970s]involving a McAliley in the South was a recorded survey of landfor a John Maclellie ... which survey is evidenced by a RoyalGrant of King George III through his representative, Lord CharlesGreville Montagu, Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of South Carolina. Through this grant JohnMcAliley was allowed 200 acres of land in Granville Countysubject to certain rents or taxes, limitation and reversions. Noexact legal description of the land is found on the grant, but aMemorial exhibited by the same John Maclellie indicated that theland was on Long Canes, apparently in what is now AbbevilleCounty." The grant was dated 16 Dec 1766 and the survey was doneon 22 Nov 1765. (See Exhibit 1 in Appendix 2.)He further states, "Property records in Chester County do revealthat by 1767 John McAliley owned land in northern (on the SouthFork of Fishing Creek) and central (on Bull Run) Chester County.A land grant from North Carolina was issued in 1770 securing theclaim of John McAliley to the land at Fishing Creek, indicatingthat the 200 acres were adjacent to land owned by Samuel MORROW.Chester County SC was created in 1785."Other property was acquired by John McALILEY in Mecklenburg Co NCin Land Patents as recorded in "Colony of North Carolina 1765 -1775 Abstracts of Land Patents" by Margaret M. HOFMAN:#7703 page 151, John McALILLY, 4 Mar 1775, 94 Acresjoining the land he now lives on.#8634 page 91, John McALLILEY, 25 Jul 1774, 100 Acres onwest side of Astons run of Coddle Creek, joiningMcALLILEY's other survey.#8635 page 92, John McALILEY, 25 Jul 1774, 150 Acres onboth sides of the Muddy Branch and Astons Run ofCoddle Creek joining McALILEY's other survey.Chester Co SC Deed Book D, page 451, dated 24 Nov 1777, John andElizabeth McLILLY of Camden District, Mecklinburgh County NC,sell 150 Acres between the Broad and Catawba Rivers to Williamand Mary MARTIN for 500 pounds.Chester Co SC Deed Book F, pages 180-181, dated 2 Sep 1779,William and Elizabeth PENNY of Mecklingburgh Co NC sell 250 Acreson Bullskin Creek, in Craven County SC to John and ElizabethMcALILLA for 1000 pounds.The only recorded reference to John McAliley during theRevolutionary War is one dated 14 Jan 1785, indicating that heprovided forage for Continentals and Militia on 3 Nov 1780 and inJul 1781, which included a South Carolina calvary unit under thecommand of Col. Edward LACEY. He received 16 Shillings & 5 PenceSterling. In "The Miller Family Record," by Rev. George MILLER, he statesthat when Lord CORNWALLIS marched north with the British Army,thru Grandfather McAliley's neighborhood in the winter of 1780, hecamped near his house. Some of the British soldiers drove hismilk cows into their camp for beef. Grandmother went after themand despite pickets and threats, forced her way into the camp anddemanded her cows. The General, admiring her bravery, gave themto her and she drove them home. Note: This must refer to hisGreat Grandparents - John and Elizabeth McALILEY, since hisGrandparents, George and Susannah McALILEY, would have been tooyoung.Three of John's sons left Chester Co SC after his death. Samuelmoved to Highlands, IL by way of KY, and Richard and James movedto Gibson Co, TN. Sons, George and William stayed in Chester Co,SC.Another William McALILEY (13 May 1758 - 18 Nov 1818) was also anearly resident of the area. The Daughters of the American
Revolution list him as a Patriot of the Revolution, based on hisservice in the defense of Fort Sullivan in 1780. His reportedbirthdate, when compared to that of John's children, make it mostunlikely that he is the son of John and Elizabeth (MARTIN)McALILEY. This is based on the premise that if this William weretheir oldest son and James, born cir.1790 was their youngestchild, Elizabeth would have been in her late 40's or early 50'swhen James was born. The estate of John's son, William, wasinventoried in 1828 as recorded in Chester Co SC.Another reason to believe there was another William, other thanJohn's son, is the 1790 Census of Halifax Co NC, page 63, lists aWilliam McLILLEY family:1 male born 1774 or earlier - William2 males born 1774 - 17903 females born 1790 or earlierThe 1810 Census of Halifax Co NC, page 113 lists Ann McLILLY'sfamily.1 male born 1784 - 17941 male born 1800 - 18101 female born 1765 or earlier2 females born 1884 - 17941 loom and 250 yardsThe 1850 Census of Halifax Co NC, page 54, lists Henry McLILLYborn c1840 NC with his mother Mary (WOLLACE) born c1800 and hersecond husband, James W. BACHELER born c1797.John McLILLY married Milly WOLLACE in NC on 25 May 1822.Note: At this point it appears that all McALILEY and McALILLYfamily members in the USA are from John & Elizabeth or from theslaves that worked for the family in Chester Co SC.In the 1790 Census of South Carolina, the following persons arein John McALILEY's home:3 males born before 1774 - John & probably sons Samuel &William.4 males born 1774 - 1790 - Probably sons Richard, George,James & an unknown.3 females born before 1774 - Elizabeth (MARTIN) & dau. Mary& Peggy.In the 1800 Census of South Carolina, the following persons arein John McALILEY's home, while sons, Samuel and William, and oneof the girls have moved out.1 male born before 1755 - John2 males born 1774 - 1790 - Probably Richard & George.1 male born 1790 - 1800 - Probably James.1 female born before 1755 - Elizabeth (MARTIN).1 female born 1774 - 1784 - Mary or Peggy.In the 1800 Census of South Carolina, the following persons arein William McALILEY's home: (This could be the Revolutioary War
William, but the children's birthdates fit with John's son,William's children.)1 male born before 1755 - William 3 males born 1784 - 1790 - Possibly James, John & Samuel1 male born 1790 - 1800 - Possibly George1 female born before 1755 - Possibly Mary (WYLIE) 1 female born 1784 - 1790 - Possibly Ann1 female born 1790 - 1800 - Possibly SarahIn the 1800 Census of South Carolina, page 91, the followingpersons are in Samuel McALILEY's home:1 male born 1755 - 1774 - Samuel.1 male born 1784 - 1790 - probably John4 males born 1790 - 1800 - probably Samuel, William, James &an unknown, possibly Robert1 female born 1755 - 1774 - Janet (THOMPSON).1 female born 1790 - 1800 - JennieIn the 1810 Census of South Carolina, page 268, the followingpersons are in George McALILEY's home:1 male born 1765 - 1784 - George1 female born 1784 - 1794 - probably Susannah (TRUSSELL)3 females born 1800 - 1810 - probably Elizabeth, Milly, &SusannahIn the 1810 Census of South Carolina, the following persons arein James McALILEY's home:1 male born 1784 - 1794 - James1 female born 1765 - 1784 - could be his mother sincefather died about 1805.In the 1810 Census of South Carolina, the following persons arein William McALILEY's home: (Probably the son of John.)1 male born 1765 - 1784 - William1 male born 1794 - 1800 - probably James3 males born 1800 - 1810 - probably John, Samuel, & George1 female born 1765 - 1784 - Mary (WYLIE)1 female born 1794 - 1800 - probably Ann2 females born 1800 - 1810 - probably Sarah and MaryIn the 1820 Census of Chester Co SC, the following persons are inGeorge McALILEY's home:1 male born 1775 - 1794 - George (b.c1784)2 males born 1794 - 1804 - ?1 female born before 1775 - could be his mother1 female born 1804 - 1810 - probably Milley2 females born 1800 - 1810 - probably Eliza & Susannah
In the 1820 Census of Chester Co SC, page 45, the followingpersons are in James McALILEY's home:1 male born 1775 - 1794 - James (b.1793)1 male born 1794 - 1804 - ?Could be brother John(b.c1796)1 male born 1802 - 1804 - ?Could be brother George(b.c1801)1 male born 1810 - 1820 - Hugh Ross (b.1820)1 female born 1794 - 1804 - Sarah (b.1800)In the 1820 Census of Chester Co SC, page 15, the followingpersons are in William McALILEY's home: (Children do not fitWilliam, the son of John.)1 male born before 1775 - William1 male born 1794 - 1804 - Samuel1 male born 1804 - 1810 - ? George1 female born before 1775 - Mary WYLIE1 female born 1810 - 1820 - ? Mary P.In the 1820 Census of Giles Co TN, page 11, the following personare in the home of Richard McALLILLY, son of John and Elizabeth.1 male born 1775 - 1794 - Richard, Sr.2 males born 1804 - 1810 - John & Richard2 males born 1810 - 1820 - George & ?1 female born 1775 - 1794 - Mary (Polly) (YONGUE)1 female born 1804 - 1810 - Nancy Y
2 females born 1810 - 1820 - Elizabeth & MargaretIn the 1830 Census of Chester Co SC, page 292, the followingpersons are in J. McALILEY's home: (This is probably the James,son of William, family.)1 male born 1790 - 1800 - James II2 males born 1800 - 1810 - possibly brothers Samuel &George1 male born 1815 - 1820 - Hugh Ross1 male born 1820 - 1825 - ?1 male born 1825 - 1830 - William1 female born 1760 - 1770 - mother Mary (WYLIE)1 female born 1790 - 1800 - wife Sarah Dunn (ROSS)2 females born 1800 - 1810 - sisters Sarah or Ann & Mary
2 females born 1825 - 1830 - Mary Wylie & Margaret RossIn the 1830 Census of Chester Co SC, page 342, the followingpersons are in J. McALILEY's home: (This is probably James I andhis mother, Elizabeth.)1 male born 1790 - 18001 female born 1750 - 1760In the 1830 Census of Chester Co SC, page 310, the followingpersons are in Jno. McALILEY's home: (This is John, the son ofWilliam.)1 male born 1790 - 1800 - John II1 male born 1820 - 1825 - Matthew1 female born 1800 - 1810 - Mary (McCLINTOCK)2 females born 1825 - 1830 - Cynthia & Mary1 female slave born 1806 - 1820In 1830 and 1840, Richard McALILEY, Sr. is missing.In the 1840 Census of Chester Co SC, page 274, the followingpersons are in John McALILEY II's home:1 male born 1790 - 1800 - John II1 male born 1820 - 1825 - Matthew1 male born 1825 - 1830 - ?1 male born 1835 - 1840 - Samuel1 female born 1800 - 1810 - Mary (McCLINTOCK)2 females born 1825 - 1830 - Cynthia & Mary1 female born 1830 - 1835 - Lucinda2 females born 1835 - 1840 - Sydnah & Nancy1 male slave born 1830 - 18401 male slave born 1740 - 17851 female slave born 1816 - 1830
In the 1840 Census of Chester Co SC, page 274, the followingperson are in the home of James McALILEY, son of William. (On atombstone in Old Purity Cemetery it says two of their childrendied at birth.)1 male born 1790 - 1800 - James son of William
1 male born 1820 - 1825 - Hugh Ross1 male born 1825 - 1830 - William1 male born 1835 - 1840 - James or Samuel W. (one is missing)1 female born 1800 - 1810 - Sarah Dunn (ROSS)
2 females born1825 - 1830 - Mary Wylie & Margaret Ross1 female born 1830 - 1835 - Elizabeth Caroline1 female born 1835 - 1840 - Sarah Jane3 male slaves born 1830 - 18407 male slaves born 1816 - 18301 male slave born 1785 - 18042 female slaves born 1816 - 18301 female slave born 1785 - 1804In the 1840 Census of York Co SC, page 291, the following personsare in the home of George McALILEY, son of William: (George, sonof John died in 1824.)1 male born 1800 - 1810 - George1 female born 1800 - 1810 - could be sister Sarah1 female born 1810 - 1820 - Mary Ann (SANDERS)1 female born 1830 - 1835 - Nancy Jane2 females born 1835 - 1840 - Sarah C. & Georgina1 male slave born 1816 - 18301 male slave born 1785 - 18041 male slave born 1740 - 17852 female slaves born 1785 - 1804In the 1840 Census of Giles Co TN, page 211, the followingpersons are in the home of Richard McALILEY, Jr.: 1 male born 1810 - 1820 - Richard Jr.1 male born 1830 - 1835 - Hiram2 males born 1835 - 1840 - Leroy & John1 female born 1770 - 1780 - possibly his mother Mary YONGUE)2 females born 1810 - 1820 - wife Nancy & possibly sister MargaretIn the 1850 Census of Gibson Co TN, page 305, the followingpersons are in the home of James McALILEY, son of John and Elizabeth:James McALILEY, 60 years old (cir.1790), born SC, Farmer.Nancy, 13 years old (cir.1837), born TN.Marvin?, 10 years old (cir.1840), born TN.James, 8 years old (cir.1842), born TN.In the 1850 Census of Gibson Co TN, page 201, the followingpersons are in the home of Richard McALILLEY, son of John andElizabeth: {Richard's son George Peter (cir.1814 TN) is living next door.}Richard McALILEY, 68 years old (cir.1782), born SC, Farmer.Martha, 28 years old (cir.1822), born TN.Margaret HICKS, 35 years old (cir.1815), born TN, (his daughter).George ROSS, 17 years old (cir.1833), born TN, Laborer.Some early Chester Co SC Minutes of County Court (1785 - 1799) of
these family members include:Page 160 - John McLILLY served on petit jury in July 1789.Page 230 - John McLILLEY was charged with trespass.Page 265 - John McLILLEY lived on the Charleston Road and Samuel McLILLEY was appointed overseer of the CharlestonRoad from John McLILLEY's to the Dividing Line betweenChester and Fairfield Counties.Page 267 - John McLILLEY served on petit jury in Jan 1794.
Page 278 - John McLILLEY served on petit jury in Jun 1794.Page 280 - John McLILLY was plaintiff.In the Chester County SC Order Book of 1795 -
1799 the following are recorded:Page 56 - John McLILLY served on petit jury in July.Pages 63, 64, 68, & 71 - The State brings charges againstSamuel McLILLY for petty larcency. He is found guilty oftrespass but not for a felony. Paid one shilling and court osts.Page 113 - John McLILLY is allowed 12/6 as a witness.Page 282 - John McLILLY on petit jury.Page 423 - William McLILLEY tolls before William McQUESTON,Esquire, An Iron Roan Mare rising 4 years old neither dockednor branded. Trots natural said Estray appraised L4-0-0 on 9Mar 1795.
John was a farmer and all his sons followed in their father's path or so it is believed. George died first some time after serving in the War of 1812 but probably before 1820. Richard and Samuel and their families left Chester for Tennessee probably leaving within a year of two of the death of their father. Their goal most likely was go west for cheaper land.

James followed after his mother's death which occurred in 1825. Richard and James settled in different counties of Tennessee and Samuel in Madison, Illinois.

There are several land documents involving John or John and Bettie. One identified him as a weaver. This is a strong indication that John worked as a weaver in Leacock Township, Lancaster, PA, prior to his emigration to Mecklenburg County area of the Carolinas and ultimately Chester County.

John signed his will, the original of which was still available for inspection in the 1970s by his mark on August 1, 1804. The will was probated March 7, 1806, with Richard and George the named estate fiduciaries. William and Samuel and Peggy and Mary were given nominal sums due to receiving their share previously. James still being a minor was included in his mother's clauses
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