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Subject: Lynn Family part 2 From: Euzelia Date: September 01, 2000
The descendants of John LYNN and Sarah McCULLOUGH, the focal couple for the
work of Edith Elizabeth LYNN, Overton H. CRAWFORD and the Heritage History of
Chester County, largely remained in the east. However, Jane LYNN and John
McGUIRE migrated to Washington County, Illinois, around 1832 according to
Edith Elizabeth LYNN, and Eleanor McGARRAGH, the widow of Henry LYNN,
migrated with their children to Randolph County after Henry's death in
1834.[11]
The migration of Scotch-Irish settlers and their descendants from Chester
County, as well as other locations in the back country of South Carolina such
as Abbeville, to the mid-West, and Randolph County, Illinois in particular,
is well recognized and documented.
"The Reformed Presbyterians began to move to Ohio and Illinois, so that by
1832 only one congregation remained in South Carolina. But it was these
Covenanters who build the R. P. churches that have continued to this day in
the "Northeast Territory", such as Sparta or Coulterville in southern
Illinois."[12]
"The Covenanters left the county [Chester County] early in the 1800's on
account of the institution of slavery. Slavery was introduced in a very
limited extent into the Scotch-Irish settlements before the Revolutionary
War. The Scotch-Irish generally regarded slavery with disfavor, but after
the Revolutionary War, Covenanters and other Scotch-Irish became to a limited
extent slave owners. In 1780 the Reformed Presbytery enacted without a
dissenting voice that 'no slave holder should be allowed the communion of the
church'.
It was said, that in obedience to this enactment of the Presbytery that on
one day, fifteen hundred dollars worth of slaves were set free on Rocky
Creek. Soon after this, many families migrated to the northwestern part of
the country and others followed."[13]
The migration of Scotch-Irish settlers from South Carolina to the Sparta
area of Randolph County, Illinois is also well recognized in the mid-West.
An early history describes many Scotch-Irish settlers from the Abbeville and
Chester areas of South Carolina, who were known in Illinois as "South
Carolina Irish".[14] Further migration of the descendants of some of these
settlers into Kansas has also been documented.[15]
I have been constructing a database on the descendants of John and Jennet
based on the work of Edith Elizabeth LYNN and Mrs. TORRENS, but confirmed and
augmented by Randolph County, Illinois census returns,[16] land sales
records[17] and cemetery readings.[18] I am identifying relevant record
sources here and in some subsequent paragraphs rather than citing the source
of each event described below.
Children of Jane LYNN and John McGUIRE
Information on the family of Jane LYNN and John McGUIRE appears in three
locations in Mrs. TORRENS' work and all three make reference to the McGUIRE
family Bible and Jane LYNN having been born in the Parish of Connor. Mrs.
TORRENS' work includes an extensive piece on the descendants of John and
Jane,[19] a transcription from the McGUIRE family Bible,[20] and a narrative
on "John McGUIRE, Washington and Randolph Counties, Illinois" as told by Mr.
E. B. McGUIRE of Sparta, Illinois".[21]
Jane LYNN and John McGUIRE were married on 2 May 1793, had ten children
before leaving Chester Co., South Carolina, and many descendants. Illinois
Public Domain Land Sales show fairly extensive land purchases in Washington
County, Illinois by their sons, Alexander W[ashington] McGUIRE and Henry
L[ynn] McGUIRE, and a grandson, Leroy J. McGUIRE.
1. Elizabeth McGUIRE b. 9 Mar 1794, Chester Co., SC
d. 9 Aug 1834
i. Old Purity Cemetery, Chester Co., SC
s. Josiah MILLER
b. 1798, SC
d. 26 Aug 1826
i. Old Purity Cemetery, Chester Co., SC
Elizabeth and Josiah were married on 2 Apr 1812 and had one son.
2. James Henry McGUIRE b. 25 Dec 1795, Chester Co., SC
d. 22 Dec 1829, Chester Co., SC
i. Chester Co., SC
s. Ann ORR
b. 1794, SC
d. 28 Oct 1880, Coulterville, Randolph
Co., IL
i. Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph
Co., IL
James Henry and Ann were married on 29 Aug 1820 and had five children in
South Carolina. Ann and her children migrated to Randolph Co., Illinois in
1834. Mrs. TORRENS describes children in subsequent generations
3. Mary Ann McGUIRE b. 7 June 1798, Chester Co., SC
s. James ORR
4. John McGUIRE b. 10 Oct 1800, Chester Co., SC
d. 30 July 1836, Randolph Co., IL
i. Strachan Cemetery, Tilden, Randolph
Co., IL
s. Elizabeth KNOX
b. 1 Sep 1801, Chester Co., SC
d. 9 Aug 1834
5. Jenny MALCOLM McGUIRE b. 3 Feb 1803, Chester Co., SC
d. 15 Aug 1833
6. Hugh Jefferson McGUIRE b. 14 Sep 1806 (twin) Chester Co., SC
d. 18 Oct 1877, IL
i. Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph
Co., IL
s. 1. Lucretia WILKERSON
b. 1810, Washington Co., IL
d. 21 Oct 1833
s. 2 Martha McHATTON
b. 16 June 1816, Ireland
d. Parsons, KS[22]
Hugh Jefferson McGUIRE and Lucretia were married on 1 Sep 1829 and had two
children. Hugh Jefferson and Martha were married on 12 Feb 1835 and had 11
children. Mrs. TORRENS lists many descendants of Hugh Jefferson McGUIRE.
7. Henry Linn McGUIRE b. 14 Sep 1806 (twin) Chester Co., SC
d. 30 Dec 1874, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
s. 1. Elizabeth F. CAMPBELL
b. 5 Sep 1811, CRAWFORD Co., PA
d. 1 Nov 1835, Randolph Co., IL
i. Strachan Cemetery, Tilden, Randolph
Co., IL
s. 2. Mary LYONS
b. 11 Aug 1803, Co. Antrim, Ireland
d. 29 Sep 1893, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
Henry LINN and Elizabeth were married on 29 July 1830 and had three
children. Henry Linn and Mary were married on 12 Jan 1837 and had six
children. Mrs. TORRENS also describes descendants of Henry Linn McGUIRE in
subsequent generations.
8. Alexander Washington McGUIRE b. 29 Mar 1809, Chester Co., SC
d. 11 Sep 1864, IL
i. Strachan Cemetery, Tilden, Randolph
Co., IL
s. Mary STRAHAN (or STRACHAN)
b. 1812, PA
Alexander Washington and Mary were married on 7 Dec 1830 and had five
children.
9. Mathew McGUIRE b. 11 Sep 1811, Chester Co., SC
d. 8 Nov 1811, Chester Co., SC
10. Nancy McComb McGUIRE b. 11 Sep 1814, Chester Co., SC
d. 16 July 1866, IA
i. Northfield Cemetery, IA
s. William Stevely CAMPBELL
b. 9 Sep 1807, CRAWFORD Co., PA
d. 6 Jan 1878, IA
i. Northfield Cemetery, IA
Nancy and William were married about 1836 and had six children.
Children of Henry LYNN and Eleanor McGARRAGH
Henry LYNN and Eleanor McGARRAGH had five children according to Mrs.
TORRENS[23] and Mr. DUNWOODY. I suspect that Monroe LYNN (1826-1856) is also
a son of Henry and Eleanor and have included him as one of their children.
After Henry's death in 1834, Eleanor and the children moved to the Sparta
area in Randolph County, Illinois. Henry is buried in Paul's Graveyard in
Chester, South Carolina.[24] I believe Eleanor died after 1870, but I have
not found her name in the Sparta area cemetery transcriptions.
Eleanor purchased 40 acres of land near Sparta in 1842 (Meridian 3, Range
6W, Township 4S, Section 6, SESE). In 1850 Eleanor was living with her sons,
William Riley, Matthew H. and Monroe. In 1860 Eleanor was living with her
son Mathew H., by then a physician, and his wife, Mary [REID], age 20, born
in Ireland. Also living with them was Joseph LYNN who, according to Mrs.
TORRENS, was Eleanor's grandson through James Clark LYNN.
1. James Clark LYNN b. 4 Dec 1811, Chester Co., SC
d. 23 June 1853, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill
Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
s. Jane EWING
b. c.1800, Chester Co., SC
d. 17 Mar 1862, Sparta, Randolph, Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
James Clark was living with his wife Jane in Illinois in 1850. His widow,
Jane, was living with Margaret EWING and Nancy EWING in 1860. Margaret and
Nancy were both born in SC and could be sisters or nieces of Jane. A
daughter, Mary E., was born and died in South Carolina and is buried in
Paul's Graveyard.[25] A son, Joseph, bought 40 acres of land in 1854 (SWSW,
section 27, Township 4S, Range 7W). Joseph, who appears not to have married,
died at 30 years of age in 1861 and is buried in Hill Prairie Cemetery.
2. John LYNN b. 3 Aug 1814, Chester Co., SC
d. 11 Apr 1861, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
s. Mary Jane ARMOUR
b. 13 May 1823, IL
d. 7 Jan 1907, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph. Co., IL
John LYNN secured land in the same township as his mother, but in different
sections--40 acres in Section 9 (SWNE) in 1844 and 80 acres in Section 32
(NWSE and NENE) in 1853. John and Mary Jane were married 1 Aug 1844 and
appear in the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.[26] John and Mary Jane
appear in the 1850 Census with two children, Thomas A[rmour], age 5, and
Eleanor, age 1. Eleanor is likely their daughter Hattie who was born in
1849. Their daughter Eleanor (10 May 1847 - 6 July 1848) is buried in Hill
Prairie Cemetery with the notation "with John & Mary etc." In 1860 John and
Mary Jane had seven children living with them, all born in Illinois. Another
child named Eleanor was born in 1861.
John and Mary Jane's children are described below, and Mrs. TORRENS has some
information on two subsequent generations.
3. William Riley LYNN b. 24 Apr 1820, Chester Co., SC
d. 1 Apr 1864, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
s. Nancy Elizabeth DONNELLY
b. 24 Feb 1818, SC
d. 10 Feb 1897, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
William Riley LYNN purchased land in the same quarter section as his
mother--the west half of the SE quarter of Section 6 in 1842 and the NE
portion in 1844. William Riley married Nancy Elizabeth DONNELLY on 1 Apr
1850 and they had one child, Agnes Eleanor. Nancy's father, the Rev. Thomas
DONNELLY, was a Covenanter Minister in the Chester SC area. After his death
in 1847, his family migrated to Illinois.[27] Mrs TORRENS has information on
descendants of Agnes Eleanor LYNN.
4. Nancy E. LYNN b. 20 Mar 1823, Chester Co., SC
d. 15 Oct 1948, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
s. did not marry
5. Monroe LYNN b. 5 Apr 1826, Chester Co., SC
d. 9 Apr 1856, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
s. appears not to have married
Monroe LYNN purchased the SESW portion of Section 6 and the nearby SWNW
portion of Section 7 in 1848.
6. Matthew H. LYNN b. 25 Nov 1828, Chester Co., SC
d. 30 Nov 1865, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill
Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
s. Mary REID
b. 17 Aug 1840, Ireland
d. 30 Oct 1885, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
Dr. Mathew H. LYNN and Mary REID appear to have had three children. A son,
James Henry, lived for only nine years, and two daughters, Martha E. and
Jennie R., appear to have remained single; all three children are buried in
Hill Prairie Cemetery. Mary married William BOYLE after Mathew died and is
buried in the BOYLE plot in Hill Prairie Cemetery.
Children of John LYNN and Mary Jane ARMOUR
John LYNN was certainly the most prolific of Henry LYNN's children. Mrs.
TORRENS identifies six children: Thomas Armour, John Armour, Harriet, Maria,
Robert Renwick, and Eleanor. Mr. DUNWOODY identifies eight children; he does
not have John Armour, but adds John Calvin, William Melville, and Henry C.
Cemetery inscriptions indicate two other children buried with John and Mary
Jane: Eleanor H. and James H. It appears then that John and Mary Jane had 11
children.
1. Thomas Armour LYNN b. 14 June 1845, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
d. 27 Oct 1928, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
s. Anna J. HALL
b. c.1849
d. 1883, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Caledonia Cemetery, Randolph Co., IL
Thomas Armour and Anna had a son, Armour, who died when only 19 years of
age. It is not evident where Thomas Armour LYNN is buried, but Anna and
their son Armour are buried in Caledonia Cemetery.
2. John Armour LYNN b. 8 May 1846, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
d. 6 Feb 1926, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill
Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
s. (1) Martha REDPATH
b. 30 May 1852
d. 22 Apr 1877, Sparta, Randolph, IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
s. (2) Ann HAYES
b. 28 Feb 1846, Winnsboro, SC
d. 19 July 1910, Sparta, Randolph Co., IL
i. Hill Prairie Cemetery, Sparta,
Randolph Co., IL
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