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I know there is much controversy regarding the correct ancestry of "certain" early Abercrombie ancestors (1820 and prior) in America. I have long advocated that James Abercrombie born 1765 in South Carolina was NOT the son of John Abercrombie, but that of his brother James Abercrombie (1740-1819). Please consider the following: (1) James Abercrombie (1740-1819) was shown as a "single man and a native born American" when applying for South Carolina land grants in 1767. This information is well documented in the classification and amount of acreage for land grants issued to James Abercrombie (1740-1819). (2) During this period it would be highly unusual that a man would have never married until he was 31 years of age. His first recorded marriage has been shown as 1771 to Elizabeth Sherrill. With her passing, James Abercrombie married a recent widow Elizabeth McDaniel in 1779. These two marriages both produced documented children. (3) Many ancestries show James Abercrombie's (1740-1819) parents as James Abercrombie and Hannah Pickard. Further, many ancestries link this James Abercrombie (1740-1819) to the royal lineage of Sir James Abercrombie of Scotland. It is quite clear per Burke's and other documented records that the father of James Abercrombie (1740-1819) was NOT the son of said royal lineage. (4) James Abercrombie (1740-1819) was married THREE times. His first marriage was to Hannah Pickard and the mother of James Abercrombie born circa 1765. Various attribute the Hannah Pickard marriage to James Abercrombie's (1740-1819)...father. This is NOT accurate. Further, the James Abercrombie born circa 1765 was married twice. First to Nancy Crumley who passed circa 1790 and second to Mary Ann Beck shortly after Nancy's passing. There were children born of both marriages. See my previous posts regarding the children born to these two marriages. (5) It was not unusual for a man in those times when married twice or more to name a son in further marriages after his father. Such was the case in two of the marriages of James Abercrombie (1740-1819). (6) I have previously indicated that these Abercrombies migrated from the north and NOT from the South Carolina coast as many record in their genealogies. (7) Based on additional research, I feel confident to state that the father and mother of James Abercrombie (1740-1819) was James Abercrombie and Rebecca Colgan. His parents were born in Scotland and lived in Edinburgh, Scotland before migrating to America. Soon after the marriage of their daughter Mary Abercrombie born July 11,1736 to Thomas Cooper on February 14, 1764 at St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the Abercrombies migrated south through Virginia and North Carolina finally settling in South Carolina with certain of their descendants shown in the 1790 South Carolina Federal census...John, Colville, James (1740) and James (1765). Mary Abercrombie Cooper remained in Pennsylvania her entire life. (8) Since Colville is not my direct ancestor, I will leave final determination of his ancestry to his direct descendants. Apparently, Colville was born in 1764 and prior to the marriage of John Abercrombie to Ann Kellett in 1766. Personally, I would think Colville was NOT the son of this couple that married two years after Colville's birth. As I stated several months back, I promised to get back with those opposed to the status quo Abercrombie ancestries then considered as Gospel. I look forward to your comments and subsequent dialogue regarding this post. Tony Schoonover
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