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Hance McCain

Parents

Father	Alexander McKean (b. about 1732, d. about 1798)
Mother	Sarah Hamilton (b. 1720, d. before 1783)

Children with Jennet ("Jane") Forbis (b. 14 February 1765, d. 3 November 1844)

Son	William McCain+ (b. 1784)
Son	John McCain+ (b. about 1790, d. about 1834)
Son	Hugh McCain+ (b. 22 November 1790, d. 2 February 1875)
Daughter	Lydia McCain+ (b. 2 May 1795, d. 28 September 1875)
Son	Hance McCain+ (b. 7 December 1797, d. 23 March 1847)
Son	George Washington McCain+ (b. 25 January 1803, d. 24 September 1834)
Daughter	Mary McCain+ (b. about 1805, d. 22 February 1892)
Son	Guy McCain+ (b. 1807, d. 2 February 1875)
Son	Nathaniel Green McCain+ (b. about 1811, d. 31 July 1881)
Son	Arthur Forbis McCain+ (b. 10 May 1812, d. 17 August 1868)

Biography

DNA Verified		DNA matches through Hance McCain
Anecdote		From the Adams county historical society: The Manor of Maske was one of the largest manors in Pennsylvania. In 1734, the Penns authorized a Lancaster County surveyor and public official to issue what were call licenses to persons wishing to take up land west of the Susquehanna River. Two licenses were issued on April 8, 1735, for a total of 600 acres of land among the branches of Marsh Creek. The land that now comprises the center of Adams County was purchased from the Iroquois Indians by the family of William Penn in 1736. The Indian claims were settled, the temporary boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, was settled, and the settlers were being attracted to the area by means of regular warrants and surveys. The residents of the Marsh Creek Settlement (synonymous with the Manor of Maske) were all, or virtual all Scotch-Irish. These Scots had lived in Ireland for a century or more. They were convinced that the British government had mistreated them. Many were embittered and had begun coming to Pennsylvania and Delaware in the second decade of the eighteenth century. They provided the largest number of pioneer settlers in what are now Cumberland and Franklin Counties, Pennsylvania. In the 1740's, there were many more Scotch-Irish in what is now Adams County, than any other ethnic group. The pioneers in the Marsh Creek Settlement came in to the area in response to what they said was a governor's proclamation, calling for the settlements of unimproved lands west of the Susquehanna River. The Marsh Creek settlers became an integral and valued part of the society of York County, which was created in 1749. The Manor of Maske and the Marsh Creek Settlement was surveyed January 17, to January 30, 1766. One early settler, Samuel Gettys, established a tavern in 1761. By 1786 his son James had laid out a town of 210 lots with a central town square on the land surrounding the tavern. This town would become known as Gettysburg.
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Person Source		He had person sources.2
Birth	about 1760	He was born about 1760 in Marsh Creek Settlement, York, Pennsylvania, United StatesBG. Or possibly Henry County, VA2
Religious Affiliation	1787	He was affiliated with Scotch-Irish Presbyterian. Members of the Buffalo Presbyterian Church. in 1787 in Guilford, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.
Marriage	3 October 1787	He and Jennet ("Jane") Forbis were married on 3 October 1787 in Guilford, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.2,3,4
Residence	1790	He lived in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United StatesBG, in 1790.5
Residence	1800	He lived in Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North CarolinaBG, in 1800.6
Residence	1820	He lived in Guilford, North Carolina, United StatesBGO, in 1820.7
Will	1 October 1824	He signed a will on 1 October 1824 in Guilford, North Carolina, United StatesBGO. “In the name of God Amen, I Hance McCain of the County of Guilford and the State of North Carolina being in a low state of health, But of perfect and disposing mind and memory, thanks be to God, and calling to mind the mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and testament, that is to say, Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almity God that gave it, and my Body I recommend to the Earth, to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executrix, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this life, I give, demin [?] and dispose of the same in the following manner and form (Viz) “First. I give and Bequeath to my dearly Beloved wife Jane McCain, one Bed, bedstead and furniture her choice, one chest, one pot her choice, one dutch oven her choice, one skillet, two pair pot hooks, one iron potrack her choice, one set of knives and forks, one set of plates, one set of cups and saucers, one pewter dish, one earthen dish, one Bay mare, two cows her choice, two ewes her choice, one sow and pigs her choice, eight shoats in the pen, two plows and gear her choice, one folling _____, one matock, two hogs her choice, one tub, two pails her choice and one churn, to be at her own disposal. “Item 2nd. I also give and Bequeath to my wife Jane during her life one cubboard [sic], and one large fallen leaf table, and after her death I allow the cubboard to belong to my daughter Mary, and the fallen table to my son Guy McCain. “Item 3rd. I give and Bequeath to my two sons Hugh and John McCain my four lotts of ground adjoining each other forty feet front each, on the East side of Hillsborough Street in the town of Fayetteville to them and their heirs forever, pro-vided each of them pay the sum of twenty five dol-lars to my Estate. “Item 4th. I give and bequeath to my son Hance McCain all the land which I have lying East of Phobe branch to where it runs into Hunting creek then a South Eastwardly direction to a _apling mark I for that purpose ___ corner on the Schoolhouse branch a small distance above the mouth thereof, then up the branch with the measures[?] thereof to the heart of it to Daniel Hobbs line, then with his line North to James Donnels corner stake, then west with the various courses of Donnels lines to the sd Phobe branch supposed to contain twenty four acres to him and his heirs forever. “Item 5th. I give and bequeath to my four sons George, Forbus, Guy and Green McCain the ballence of my house, home tract of land, to be equally divided between them by paying due respect to the low grounds so as to give them near an equal quantity of meadow land. It is my will and desire that my son Green have the lott which the Buildings are on, and my son Guy to have his lott adjoining Green. It is also my will that my wife Jane McCain have her maintenance off my sons Guy and Green’s lotts of lands her lifetime. It is my desire that my friend James Donnell and my son William McCain divide my home tract of land between my four sons above named (to wit) George, Forbus, Guy, and Green, to them and their heirs forever. “Item 6th. I give and Bequeath to my two daughters Lydia Barney and Mary McCain my undi-vided half of a tract of land that formerly belonged to John Hamilton and Thomas Henderson supposed to contain in all Five Hundred and forty acres lying in the county of Rockingham on the Stillhouse branch of Rockhouse creek of Dan river to them and their heirs forever. “Item 7th. I give and bequeath to my son Guy McCain my black horse, and one bed, bedstead and furniture. “Item 8th. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary one Bed bedstead and furniture the one com-monly called hers, and the cubboard furniture commonly called hers, and her saddle, also one oven and hooks and one iron potrack. “Item 9th. It is my will that my son Green have a horse worth Sixty dollars, and one bed and furniture when he arrives to the age of twenty one years. “Item 10th. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary one cow and calf, one ewe and lamb, and one breeding sow — and to my son Guy one cow and calf, one ewe and lamb, and one breeding sow — and to my son Green one cow and calf, one ewe and lamb, and one breeding sow when he comes to the age of twenty one years, and to my four sons Hugh, John, George, and Forbus each such the value thereof in money, of an equal value of th___ already will__ away. “Item 11th. It is my will that all my printed Books be Equally divided between my children. “Item 12th. And for the Better maintenance of my wife and family for one year I allow them Seven Hundred pounds of pork, one two year old Beef Steer, four barrels of flour, five Bushels wheat, thirty Barrels corn, and hay and oats sufficient to feed the stock one year. “Item 13th. It is my will that my two sons Guy and Green be schooled and taught out of my Estate in reading, writing and arithmatick [sic] so as to include the double rule of three. “Item 14th. It is my will that all the balance of my property both real and personal of whatsoever nature or kind, be sold by my Executors, and if the surplus will afford it, then to give my two daughters Lydia and Mary each one horse least worth Sixty dollars, and the residue of my estate if any I allow my three sons William, Hugh, and John the sum of twenty five dollars each to make them equal as to the horses they have received, and the Ballence [sic] of my estate if any, I give to my two sons Guy and Green. “I hereby appoint my sons William McCain and Hugh McCain, my Executors to this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made Ratifying this and no other, and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and testament. “In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty first day of October in the year Christ one thousand Eight Hundred and twenty four. “Signed, sealed, pronounced [?] and declared by the sd Hance McCain as his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names. James Donnelly James Hobbs Joseph T. Coffin Hance McCain8
Death	16 November 1824	He died on 16 November 1824 at age ~64 in Martinsville, Guilford, North Carolina, United StatesBG.2
Burial		He was buried in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of AmericaBG.9
Probate	November 1824	He had his estate probated in November 1824 in Guilford, North Carolina, United StatesBGO.10
Land Left	10 February 1825	He left land on 10 February 1825 in Guilford, North Carolina, United StatesBGO. The division of Hance McCain’s estate is recorded in a Guilford County Deed Book entry dated 10 February 1825.348 This record states “.. appointing us to divide his home tract of Land between his 4 sons (to wit) George, Forbus, Guy & Green, We have divided the same agreeable to the direction of the deceased the Whole Tract Containing 300.3/4 27 poles of land .. No. 1 allotted to Green McCain .. containing 75 acres & 36 poles; Lot No. 2 allotted to Guy McCain .. containing 75 acres & 36 poles of land; Lot No. 3 Allotted to George W. McCain .. containing 75 acres & 36 poles of Land; Lot No. 4 Allotted to Forbus McCain .. containing 75 acres 36 poles of Land .. signed James Donnell and Wm McCain.”11

Citations

1. [S52] Noblett Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=5697680&pid=-1166598165. Hereinafter cited as Wayne61651.
2. [S51] Guthrie Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-1482781143&tid=2471129&ssrc=. Hereinafter cited as MarthaCope54.
3. [S53] Teague Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-1146788403&tid=7095215&ssrc=. Hereinafter cited as Sherry79225.
4. [S216] Clemens, William Montgomery, compiler, North and South Carolina Marriage Records (), p. 176. Hereinafter cited as North and South Carolina Marriage Records.
5. [S256] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 380; Image: 548; Family History Library Film: 0568147
6. [S373] Ancestry.com, 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 33; Page: 591; Image: 139; Family History Library Film: 337909
7. [S243] Ancestry.com, 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Guilford, North Carolina; Page: 106; NARA Roll: M33_85; Image: 90
8. [S1379] James Lou Poole, "McCain Family", p. 50; Book 2, Chapter 1, Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX
9. [S279] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
10. [S387] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills and Estate Papers (Guilford County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: Guilford, North Carolina
11. [S1379] James Lou Poole, "McCain Family", p. 51; Book 2, Chapter 1, Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX