John MCCORD Jr.1

HAIRSTON.org ID#7199, b. 25 November 1763, d. 2 November 1842
Father*John MCCORD1 b. 25 Nov 1738, d. 15 Nov 1806
Birth*John MCCORD Jr. was born on 25 November 1763 in Albemarle, Virginia.1,2 
He was the son of John MCCORD.1 
Military*Between 1776 and 1783, John McCord was a Private in the South Carolina Militia under Capt. Pickens.2 
ProbateJohn MCCORD Jr. was the administrator of Thomas HAIRSTON's estate on 20 November 1782 in Abbeville, South Carolina; "Est. admnt. Nov. 20, 1782 by Wm. Hairston, Jno. McCord, Robt. Maxwell bound to Jno. Ewing Calhoun Ord. 96 Dist. sum 14,000 lbs. Wm. Hairston next kin. Inv. made Dec. 10, 1782 by Jno. Irwing, Jno. Calhoun, Saml. McMurtey." - Abbeville Probate Records Box 46, Package 1044. FSL #4752798 image 103.3
WillJohn MCCORD Jr. was mentioned in the will of John MCCORD on 30 October 1806 in Abbeville, South Carolina; His will mentions: sons John, James, William, Robert and Joseph; daughters Margaret McCord, Eleanor McCord, Agnes W. Farlin, Elizabeth McCord and Isabell McCrakin; grandson William Stuart McCord. Witnesses are John Hairston, Josiah Chambers and Andrew Paul.4,5 
Census 1810*John MCCORD Jr. appeared on the census of 1810 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, He is living near Robert Herston and several Lomax families.6 
MilitaryOn 24 October 1832, John McCord, age 69, applied for a South Carolina pension. He states that he was 13 when he joined the militia under Capt. Joseph Pickens in 1776. - South Carolina Abbeville Pensions, Annie Walker Burns, page 34. 
Death*He died on 2 November 1842 at age 78.2 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3454] Lofquist, Margaret U., The Genenealogical Record of Some McCord Families in America 1965, Ancestry.com.
  2. [S3148] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963: Ancestry.com.
  3. [S61] Young, Willie Pauline. Abstracts of Old Ninety-six And Abbeville District Wills And Bonds, As On File In the Abbeville, South Carolina, Courthouse. Abbeville, S.C., 1950 - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uva.x000162661 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  4. [S3066] South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia, SC.
  5. [S3453] Will of John McCord - 1806, Abbeville District, South Carolina; Recorded 25 November 1806, Will Book 1, Page 331, South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
  6. [S1810] 1810 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
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