On the 20th of May 1729, several families of the McDowells, ten of whom died on the passage shipped for America, where they arrived in the following August and settled in Pennsylvania. This little colony was soon afterward joined by Ephraim McDowell, who remained here until the fall of 1737, and then with his son John removed to Augusta Co, Virginia.
One night they were joined by Benjamin Borden. This gentleman had obtained from Gov. Gooch, in exchange for a buffalo calf, the papers for 500,000 acres of land in the Shenandoah Valley, provided he would settle thereon 100 families. He offered anyone who would conduct him to his grant of 1,000 acres of land, which was promptly accepted by John McDowell (Ephraim's son). James Greenlee, a son-in-law, and the father and son soon removed their families to what has since been known as the "Borden Grant" covering much of Augusta and Rockbridge Counties, and in consideration of a liberal share of the claim, undertook to assist in carrying out Borden's contract for him.
Their efforts resulted in soon bringing to this section other Scots and Scots Irish families i.e., the McClungs, McCues, McCouns, McElroys, McCampbells, Campbells, McKees, Caruthers, Paxtons, Lyles, Irvines, Caldwells, Calhouns, Stuarts - names which have since illustrated every page of Southern and Western history.
(Rootsweb)
June 2014: [Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots about James Greenlee states that he was buried at the McDowell Cemetery, located at 1 mile north of Morganton, NC.]
One night they were joined by Benjamin Borden. This gentleman had obtained from Gov. Gooch, in exchange for a buffalo calf, the papers for 500,000 acres of land in the Shenandoah Valley, provided he would settle thereon 100 families. He offered anyone who would conduct him to his grant of 1,000 acres of land, which was promptly accepted by John McDowell (Ephraim's son). James Greenlee, a son-in-law, and the father and son soon removed their families to what has since been known as the "Borden Grant" covering much of Augusta and Rockbridge Counties, and in consideration of a liberal share of the claim, undertook to assist in carrying out Borden's contract for him.
Their efforts resulted in soon bringing to this section other Scots and Scots Irish families i.e., the McClungs, McCues, McCouns, McElroys, McCampbells, Campbells, McKees, Caruthers, Paxtons, Lyles, Irvines, Caldwells, Calhouns, Stuarts - names which have since illustrated every page of Southern and Western history.
(Rootsweb)
June 2014: [Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots about James Greenlee states that he was buried at the McDowell Cemetery, located at 1 mile north of Morganton, NC.]
On the 20th of May 1729, several families of the McDowells, ten of whom died on the passage shipped for America, where they arrived in the following August and settled in Pennsylvania. This little colony was soon afterward joined by Ephraim McDowell, who remained here until the fall of 1737, and then with his son John removed to Augusta Co, Virginia.
One night they were joined by Benjamin Borden. This gentleman had obtained from Gov. Gooch, in exchange for a buffalo calf, the papers for 500,000 acres of land in the Shenandoah Valley, provided he would settle thereon 100 families. He offered anyone who would conduct him to his grant of 1,000 acres of land, which was promptly accepted by John McDowell (Ephraim's son). James Greenlee, a son-in-law, and the father and son soon removed their families to what has since been known as the "Borden Grant" covering much of Augusta and Rockbridge Counties, and in consideration of a liberal share of the claim, undertook to assist in carrying out Borden's contract for him.
Their efforts resulted in soon bringing to this section other Scots and Scots Irish families i.e., the McClungs, McCues, McCouns, McElroys, McCampbells, Campbells, McKees, Caruthers, Paxtons, Lyles, Irvines, Caldwells, Calhouns, Stuarts - names which have since illustrated every page of Southern and Western history.
(Rootsweb)
June 2014: [Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots about James Greenlee states that he was buried at the McDowell Cemetery, located at 1 mile north of Morganton, NC.]
One night they were joined by Benjamin Borden. This gentleman had obtained from Gov. Gooch, in exchange for a buffalo calf, the papers for 500,000 acres of land in the Shenandoah Valley, provided he would settle thereon 100 families. He offered anyone who would conduct him to his grant of 1,000 acres of land, which was promptly accepted by John McDowell (Ephraim's son). James Greenlee, a son-in-law, and the father and son soon removed their families to what has since been known as the "Borden Grant" covering much of Augusta and Rockbridge Counties, and in consideration of a liberal share of the claim, undertook to assist in carrying out Borden's contract for him.
Their efforts resulted in soon bringing to this section other Scots and Scots Irish families i.e., the McClungs, McCues, McCouns, McElroys, McCampbells, Campbells, McKees, Caruthers, Paxtons, Lyles, Irvines, Caldwells, Calhouns, Stuarts - names which have since illustrated every page of Southern and Western history.
(Rootsweb)
June 2014: [Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots about James Greenlee states that he was buried at the McDowell Cemetery, located at 1 mile north of Morganton, NC.]
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