Thomas Young Hemphill MCENTIRE^[1]

1772 - 1813  (~ 41 years)

• Histories

  Captain Thomas Hemphill Biographical Sketch Program from the ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Thomas Hemphill in the American Revolution.

  
  

• Name	Thomas Young Hemphill MCENTIRE
  Born	Jan 1772	, County Tyrone, Ulster, Ireland   [1]
  	Date: 1772 -> Murray County Heritage Place: County Tyrone, Ireland -> Murray County Heritage
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Bef 1790  [1, 2]
  	Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire came to this country with relatives, possibly an uncle, cousin, and/or brother, named James McEntire, Sr. He settled on land along the Catawba River near Old Fort, North Carolina (in what was then Burke County.)
  Occupation	From 1792 to 1795	Burke County, North Carolina   [2]
  	Sheriff
  	He was the 9th Sheriff of Burke County.
  Misc	8 Dec 1796	Burke County, North Carolina   [3]
  	Dec 8. Report of the Committee of Claims on the claim of Thomas McEntire of Burke Committee rejects the claim of McEntire, sheriff of Burke County, requesting reimbursement for those expenses paid by him for ironing criminals in the district jail of Morgan, due to the absence of sufficient vouchers.
  Occupation	From 1798 to 1801	Burke County, North Carolina   [2]
  	Sheriff
  	He was also the 11th Sheriff of Burke County.
  Property	8 Sep 1799	Burke County, North Carolina   [4]
  	purchased a male slave from John James of Brunswick County
  Census	1800	Burke County, North Carolina   [5]
  	"Thomas McIntire" was enumerated as head of household and the only male age 26 to 44. There was one female age 16 to 25 (Martha, 25 or 26), one male 16 to 25 (unknown), four females under 10 (Mary 5, Jennie 3, Rosanna 2, and Martha 0). There were three slaves.
  Misc	1802	Burke County, North Carolina   [6]
  	proved a deed in court
  Occupation	1802	, , North Carolina   [7]
  	He was a member of the Legislature.
  Occupation	1805	Burke County, North Carolina
  	Justice of the Burke County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions in 1805.
  Property	25 Jan 1809	Clear Creek, Burke, North Carolina   [8]
  	Grant number 3488. 50 acres on W. side of Clear Creek. Book, page: 125:112.
  	Issued: 06 Dec 1809 Entered: 25 Jan 1809
  Property	25 Jan 1809	Clear Creek, Burke, North Carolina   [9]
  	Grant number 3493. 150 acres on W. side of Clear Creek. Book, page 125:114.
  	Issued: 15 Dec 1809 Entered: 25 Jan 1809
  Property	1810	Burke County, North Carolina   [10]
  	In 1810, Thomas McEntire, Sr. was one of the ten largest slaveholders in Burke County, owning 19 slaves. -> "Slavery in Microcosm"
  Died	23 Apr 1813	Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina   [1]
  Notes	Name: Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire -> Murray County Heritage
  Person ID	I1603	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2014

  
  

  Family	Martha HEMPHILL,   b. 14 Mar 1774, near Old Fort, Rowan, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Nov 1835, Old Fort, Burke, North Carolina  (Age 61 years)
  Married	1794  [1]
  	Date: 1794 -> Murray County Heritage
  Children	+ 1. Mary Howard MCENTIRE,   b. 14 Jun 1795, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Oct 1880, Greenlee, Mcdowell, North Carolina  (Age 85 years) + 2. Jennie MCENTIRE,   b. 6 Jan 1797, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 1873, Crooked Creek, McDowell, North Carolina  (Age 75 years) + 3. Rosannah MCENTIRE,   b. 14 Sep 1798, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 26 Dec 1870, , Cherokee, Alabama  (Age 72 years)   4. Martha Hemphill MCENTIRE,   b. 14 Mar 1800, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Jul 1841, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 41 years)   5. Thomas Young MCENTIRE,   b. 16 Dec 1801, Burke County, North Carolina + 6. Joseph Alexander MCENTIRE,   b. 1 Dec 1803, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Nov 1879, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 75 years)   7. Nancy Clarcy MCENTIRE,   b. 20 Nov 1805, Burke County, North Carolina   8. John Cunningham MCENTIRE,   b. 17 Aug 1807, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 15 Oct 1860, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 53 years) + 9. James Lette MCENTIRE,   b. 28 Aug 1809, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 8 Jan 1885, Murray County, Georgia  (Age 75 years) + 10. William Mckey MCENTIRE,   b. 16 Jan 1812, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. Bef 25 Sep 1876  (Age 64 years) + 11. Rebecca MCENTIRE,   b. 13 Dec 1813, Burke County, North Carolina ,   d. 22 Aug 1864, Burke County, North Carolina  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S263] Murray County Heritage, 663-666 (Reliability: 2). [S365] Burke County Sheriff's Office, 2 March 2008; "Thomas McEntire:" citing Burke: The History of a North Carolina County, 1777-1920: Revised Edition. 1982 by Edward William Phifer (Reliability: 2). [S186] North Carolina State Archives MARS Catalog, http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet., http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?PAGE=object&OUTPUTXSL=object.xsl&pm_RC=REPOSRGDB&pm_OI=25012&pm_GT=Y&pm_IAC=Y&api_1=GET_OBJECT_XML&num_result=0 (Reliability: 3). [S541] Slavery in Microcosm: Burke County, North Carolina, accessed; 1 June 2013; pp. 141-144; citing John James to Thomas McEntire, September 8, 1799 in Burke County, Miscellaneous Papers (North Carolina State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh), Bills of Sale 1781-1815-1833 (C. R. 14.009) (Reliability: 3). [S181] 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: , Burke, North Carolina; Roll: 29; Page: 769; Image: 140. (Reliability: 2). Name: Thomas McIntire Residence Date: 1800 Residence Place: Burke, North Carolina http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1800usfedcenancestry&h=304809&ti=0&indiv=try [S601] Burke County NC Deeds Registered 1804-1813, 12 (Reliability: 3). [S365] Burke County Sheriff's Office, 14 May 2011; "Thomas McEntire:" citing Burke: The History of a North Carolina County, 1777-1920: Revised Edition. 1982 by Edward William Phifer (Reliability: 2). [S186] North Carolina State Archives MARS Catalog, http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet., http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?PAGE=object&OUTPUTXSL=object.xsl&pm_RC=REPOLGBFB&pm_OI=13836&pm_GT=Y&pm_IAC=Y&api_1=GET_OBJECT_XML&num_result=0 (Reliability: 3). [S186] North Carolina State Archives MARS Catalog, http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet., http://mars.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/logicrouter/servlet/LogicRouter?PAGE=object&OUTPUTXSL=object.xsl&pm_RC=REPOLGBFB&pm_OI=13841&pm_GT=Y&pm_IAC=Y&api_1=GET_OBJECT_XML&num_result=1 (Reliability: 3). [S541] Slavery in Microcosm: Burke County, North Carolina, accessed; 1 June 2013; p. 165 (Reliability: 3).