Ewing Family Journal – Tables of Contents These are EFJ issues for which Tables of Contents are available. Except for the most current issues, Journal issues are available as PDF files at the Journal site.

Volume 11 (2005) Volume 12 (2006) Volume 13 (2007) Volume 14 (2008) Volume 15 (2009) Volume 16 (2010) Volume 17 (2011) Volume 18 (2012) Volume 19 (2013) Volume 20 (2014) Volume 21 (2015) Volume 22 (2016) Volume 23 (2017) Volume 24 (2018) Volume 25 (2019) Volume 26 (2020) Volume 27 (2021) Special 2008

(Original Title: Journal of Clan Ewing)

Volume 11 – November 2005 – Number 4

FROM THE DESK OF THE CHANCELLOR....George Ewing...... 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN...... David Ewing...... 4 MEMBERSHIP NEWS……………………..Bob Johnson...... 5 DEATH...... 5 MAKING CONNECTIONS IN FORT WAYNE…Beth Ewing Toscos...... 6 SCOTLAND & IRELAND...... Barb McGuiness...... 7, 8 WHO ARE OUR SCOTTISH ANCESTORS?...... Jim McMichael...... 9-12 COTCH IRISH PIONEERS IN ULSTER AND AMERICA...... 13, 14 EWING SURNAME Y-DNA Project...... David Ewing...... 15 – 20 NEW EWING BOOK…………………………….Gerald Ewing...... 21 INDEX...... 22 2006 FT. WAYNE, IND GATHERING SCHEDULE...... back cover

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Volume 12 – February 2006 – Number 1

FROM THE DESK OF THE CHANCELLOR....George Ewing...... 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN...... David Ewing...... 4 DEATHS...... ………………………………..……...5 ALABAMA DAR STATE TREASURER…….Janet Ewing Deaton…….…...... 6 “ QUERIES-INFO NEEDED”…………………………………………………....6 HISTORY OF EARLY FT. WAYNE, IN……Beth Ewing Toscos…………...... 7 RESEARCH…IRELAND RECORDS…….Jim McMichael………………...... 9 PATRICK & LYNDIA EWING……………………………………………...... 14 PIONEERS OF INDIANA…………………………………………………...... 15 EWING SURNAME Y-DNA Project. 5...... David Ewing...... 16 1852 NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS...... 19 RESEARCHING IN ALLEN COUNTY LIBRARY...... 20 TOURS OF FT. WAYNE GATHERING...... 21 INDEX...... 22 2006 FT. WAYNE, IND GATHERING SCHEDULE...... back cover

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(no files for 12:2, May not have been published?)

Volume 12 – August 2006 – Number 3 A Note From the Editor...... ii From the Desk of the Chancellor...... 1 Chairman's Message...... 2 Archive News...... 3 Web Cite...... 4 Recent Changes and Additions...... 4 Constants Aren't! Variables Do!!...... 5 Member Makes Milestone Birthday...... 6 Howard S. Ewing, His Ancestors and Descendants...... 6 Historical Events that Touch Us...... 7 What can Y-DNA tell us about the Ewings?...... 10 Summary...... 10 Introduction...... 11 STRs and SNPs...... 11 R1b, the North West Irish Variety and M222...... 12 Recent Irish Study...... 13 The Ewings...... 14 How believable is the evidence?...... 16 What still needs to be done?...... 16 Conclusion...... 17 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 7...... 17 New Results...... 17 Who is a “Real” Ewing?...... 21 New Tests Available...... 21 To Join or Get More Information...... 25 Additional Sites of Interest in Fort Wayne...... 25 Making Connections: Tentative Schedule...... Back Cover

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Volume 12 – Number 4 – November 2006 A Note From the Editor...... ii From the Desk of the Chancellor...... 1 Chairman's Message...... 2 Archive News...... 3 Web Cite...... 4 Recent Changes and Additions...... 4 Constants Aren't! Variables Do!!...... 5 Member Makes Milestone Birthday...... 6 Howard S. Ewing, His Ancestors and Descendants...... 6 Historical Events that Touch Us...... 7 What can Y-DNA tell us about the Ewings?...... 10 Summary...... 10 Introduction...... 11 STRs and SNPs...... 11 R1b, the North West Irish Variety and M222...... 12 Recent Irish Study...... 13 The Ewings...... 14 How believable is the evidence?...... 16 What still needs to be done?...... 16 Conclusion...... 17 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 7...... 17 New Results...... 17 Who is a “Real” Ewing?...... 21 New Tests Available...... 21 To Join or Get More Information...... 25 Additional Sites of Interest in Fort Wayne...... 25 Making Connections: Tentative Schedule...... Back Cover

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Volume 13 – Number 1 – February 2007 Editor's Notes...... ii Chancellor's Message...... 1 Chair's Message...... 3 Our Ninth Gathering...... 4 Membership News...... 5 New Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 5 Births and Deaths...... 7 Summary of Our Finances...... 7 Making "Cousin Marriage" Connections...... 8 WebSite News...... 10 Recent Changes and Additions to the Clan Ewing WebSite...... 10 Many Thanks to CarolSue McAllister...... 10 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 9...... 11 Status of the Project...... 11 Genealogically Useful Markers...... 18 Feedback Requested...... 20 To Join or Get More Information...... 20 Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Part 1: Some James Ewing of Inch Descendants) ...... 21 British Isle Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania...... 21 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania...... 23 Settlers Descended from James Ewing of Inch...... 23 Sources...... 28 For More Information...... 28 Please Help...... 29 Up to Your Ears in Alligators!...... 29 Upcoming Events...... 30 INDEX...... 31

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Volume 13 – Number 2 – May 2007 Editor's Note...... ii Chancellor's Message...... 1 Chair's Message...... 2 Membership News...... 4 Corrections...... 4 Births and Deaths...... 5 New Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 5 Archivist News...... 9 Web Site News...... 10 Go Green!...... 10 Recent Changes and Additions to the Clan Ewing Web Site...... 10 Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America ...... 11 Colonial History of the Shenandoah Valley...... 11 The Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia...... 15 A Glasgow Ewing...... 16 Ewing-related Historical Information...... 21 The Facts...... 21 Sources...... 23 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 10...... 25 Feedback Received...... 25 See how this puppy handles on the curves in Group 5!...... 25 Some excitement in Group 9...... 27 Where Are We Now?...... 27 Where Shall We Go Next?...... 31 What is Our Dream Trip?...... 32 To Join or Get More Information...... 32 Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Part 2: William, Grandson of Squire James Ewing...... 33 The Cast...... 34 The Sketch...... 34 Timeline Summary...... 36 Reviews...... 41 Book: A History of Surnames of the British by C. L'Estrange Ewen...... 41 Materials from Members...... 43 Memories and 800 Recipes from the Family and Friends of Mary Nell McMichael Anderson...... 43 The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian...... 43 Information Available and Sought...... 43 Vital Records of Nova Scotia, Canada...... 43 Buchanan Ewing of Trenton, New Jersey...... 44 Upcoming Events...... 44 Genealogy's Golden Moments...... 45 Index...... 46

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Volume 13 – Number 3 – August 2007 Editor's Note...... ii Chancellor's Message...... 1 Chair's Message...... 3 Membership News...... 6 Deaths...... 7 Web Site News...... 8 Searching the Clan Ewing Web Site...... 8 Wikipedia...... 11 Searching the Results of the Ewing Genealogy Documentation (EGD) Project...12 Recent Changes and Additions...... 12 Future Changes and Additions...... 13 Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America...... 14 Great Philadelphia Wagon Road...... 15 Ewings of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (Part 1)...... 21

Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 11...... 27 The Ewing Homeland...... 27 Clan McEwan of Otter...... 29 Ewen of Strathclyde...... 34 Network Analysis...... 40 The Answer...... 41 To Join or Get More Information...... 43 Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Part 3: James Ewing and the Founding of the Montours Presbyterian Church)...... 44 James Ewing's Settlement Near the Church...... 45 Establishing the Church...... 48 Ewings in the Montours Cemetery...... 50 Information Available and Sought...... 52 Upcoming Events...... 54 Index...... 55

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Volume 13 – Number 4 – November 2007 Editor's Note...... ii Data vs. Information...... ii Go Green!...... ii Chancellor's Message...... 1 Chair's Message...... 3 Membership News...... 5 Membership Renewals...... 5 Deaths...... 6 New Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 6 Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America...... 11 Ewings of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (Part 2)...... 13 John Ewing, Son of William Ewing, Grandson of John Ewing of Carnashannagh26 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 12...... 32 Update on the Ewing Y-DNA Project...... 32 Grouping Ewing Y-DNA Data...... 32 Distinguishing Haplogroups...... 34 Haplogroup I...... 37 Haplogroup R1b...... 40 Subdividing R1b...... 43 To Join or Get More Information...... 54 A Brittonic Y-DNA Cluster...... 55 Oscar Ewing and His DNA Odyssey...... 62 Reviews...... 66 Oppenheimer, Stephen. The Origins of the British, A Genetic Detective Story: The Surprising Roots of the English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh, Carroll & Graf, New York, 2006, 534 pages...... 66 Sykes, Bryan. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland, Norton & Co., New York, 2006, 306 pages...... 66 Web Site News...... 68 Recent Changes and Additions...... 68 Information Available and Sought...... 69 Upcoming Events...... 73 Index...... 75

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Volume 14 – Number 1 – February 2008 From the Editor...... ii Chancellor's Message...... 1 Chair's Message...... 3 Nailing Down Ewing Facts...... 5 Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America...... 10 The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and the Historic House and Gardens at Glen Burnie...... 12 The Newtown Wagon...... 13 Local Area Attractions...... 19 Ewing Digital Library...... 21 "... is obliged to take upon him the name of Ewing"...... 22 Ewin, Ewen, Ewing and Ewan...... 23 Alexander Ewing in West Nottingham Township , Pennsylvania, in 1734...... 24 Samuel and Oliver Ewing...... 25 William Porter, Yeoman of Burt...... 26 EONS: The Clan Ewing GOONS Initiative...... 28 Lineage Correction for Samuel Ewing...... 32 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 13...... 37 Big Changes in the Y-DNA Project Web Site...... 37 British Ewings Join the Project...... 37 Differentiating Closely Related Families...... 38 To Join or Get More Information...... 38

Archive News...... 39 Summary of Clan Ewing Finances...... 39 Membership News...... 40 Deaths...... 40 New Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 41 Information Available and Sought...... 44 Upcoming Events...... 45 Index...... 47

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Volume 14 – Number 2 – May 2008

CONTRIBUTIONS Do Tidbits of Information 'Talk'? ...... 1 Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America ...... 9 History of the Wayside Inn ...... 11 Winchester – Home of Spirits and Ghosts ...... 12 Winchester Experiences the Civil War ...... 13 A Short History of Stephens City ...... 16 Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church, Marlboro, Virginia ...... 19 Thomas Ewing Jr. and William Tecumseh Sherman ...... 22 William Tecumseh Sherman ...... 22 The Ewing Family ...... 23 Inter-connections ...... 24 Grand-dad Will's Stories ...... 27 William Marion 'Will' Ewing and His Family ...... 27 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 14 ...... 30 Progress of the Project ...... 30 The Project Web Site ...... 30 British Ewings Join the Project ...... 30 Differentiating Closely Related Families ...... 31 DYF399X ...... 32 'Unrelated' Families ...... 33 To Join or Get More Information ...... 34 Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Part 4: Nathaniel Ewing (1794-1874)) 35 Nathaniel Ewing (1794-1874) ...... 36 Nathaniel Ewing in the Courts ...... 38 Hon. John Kennedy Ewing (1823-1905) ...... 39 Ewing in the Census ...... 42 2000 U.S. Federal Census ...... 42 1990 U.S. Federal Census ...... 43 The National Trust Web Site ...... 44 Ewing Digital Library ...... 47 Who are Joshua Ewing (d. 8/9/1749) and Robert Ewing (d. 8/1/1753)? ...... 47 Are There Evans / Ewing Family Interconnections? ...... 48 Is Christopher Erwinge 1613 in Ulster a Ewing? ...... 51 Do Old Documents Provide New Information? ...... 53 Reviews ...... 57 Book: In Search of Ulster-Scots Land by Barry Aron Vann ...... 57 OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES From the Editor ...... ii How Are We Doing? ...... ii Chancellor's Message ...... 60 Chair's Message ...... 62 Membership News ...... 63 Corrections ...... 63 Deaths ...... 64 New Members … Welcome Aboard! ...... 65 Web Site News ...... 66 Are You Having Trouble Viewing the Web Site? ...... 66 ANNOUNCEMENTS Clan Ewing General Meeting ...... 67 Journal of Clan Ewing, Best in the Nation! ...... 67 A Short History of the Journal of Clan Ewing ...... 67 Where Do the Articles Come From? ...... 68 NEWS AND NOTES Information Available and Sought ...... 68 Upcoming Events ...... 71 INDICES Index ...... 74 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE … In the Beginning … ...... 26 Scottish Hospital Wards ...... 41 Name Origins ...... 76

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Volume 14 – Number 3 – August 2008 CONTRIBUTIONS

From the Editor...... ii Finding Findley and John...... 1 Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America...... 7 Historical and Genealogical Research in Frederick County, Virginia...... 10 A Brief History of Clog Dancing...... 12 More Winchester Spirits and Ghosts...... 13 The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Skyline Drive in the Mountains of the Shenandoah Valley...... 15 A Family Story...... 17 Tracking John Ewing from April 10, 1754 until April 25, 1832...... 20 Samuel Ewin/Ewen/Ewing: His Life and Descendants...... 24 First Generation...... 33 Second Generation...... 34 Third Generation...... 35 Fourth Generation...... 35 Fifth Generation...... 35 Sixth Generation...... 36 Seventh Generation...... 36 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 15...... 38 Recognition for the Ewing Y-DNA Project...... 38 Progress of the Project...... 39 Variant Spellings...... 39 DYF399X Update...... 40 Some R1b1b2e Haplotypes not in the Closely Related Group...... 41 To Join or Get More Information...... 43 Ewing Digital Library...... 44 Joseph Ewing, Younger Brother of Green Berry Ewing...... 44 Will of William Ewing, Dated February 24, 1810...... 44 William and Eliza (Milford) Ewing...... 45 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...... 47 Volunteer News...... 47 History of Clan Ewing Project...... 48 Gathering Business...... 48 Chair's Message...... 49 Archivist's News...... 51 Membership News...... 52 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 52 Deaths...... 53 New Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 55 Web Site News...... 58 ANNOUNCEMENTS 2008 Clan Ewing Membership Meeting...... 59 Election of Officers...... 59 Amendments to the Bylaws...... 60 Future Gatherings...... 63 Future Directions...... 63 Chancellor and Board Member Candidates...... 64 NEWS AND NOTES Information Available and Sought...... 65 Upcoming Events...... 67 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 70 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE … Séances...... 14 Immigrant Eyes...... 19 Scottish Restrooms...... 23 Al Gore's Chauffeur...... 43 Julie Andrews Turns 69...... 69

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Volume 14 – Number 4 – November 2008 From the Editor...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS Echoes of the Shenandoah: Final Report...... 1 Reports Supporting the Tenth Gathering...... 5 First Ewing Reunion in Valley: Family discovers ties to popular 'Dallas' TV show.....7 Who Was James, Son of John of Carnashannagh?...... 10 Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part II...... 13 William Marion 'Will' Ewing...... 13 Arkansas Black Bear...... 15 Santa Claus...... 16 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 16...... 19 Recognition for the Ewing Y-DNA Project...... 19 Progress of the Project...... 19 Variant Spellings...... 20 67-marker Update...... 20 DYF399X Update...... 22 Some R1b1b2e Haplotypes not in the Closely Related Group –Correction...... 23 Markers That Distinguish the Ewing Modal from the R1b1b2e Modal...... 24 To Join or Get More Information...... 25 Ewing Digital Library...... 26 Ewing Sisters, Emma and Stella...... 26 William B. Ewing's Oil-field Fraud in 1901...... 27 Abner Ewing (1756-1846) Bible Record...... 29 Clara Hermann...... 31 James Stephen Ewing and Ewing's Sarcoma...... 31 Maurice 'Doc' Ewing...... 33 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...... 36 Echoes of the Shenandoah...... 36 Jim Ewing Elected Board Chair...... 36 Clan Ewing in America Becomes the Ewing Family Association...... 36 2010 Gathering in the Pittsburgh Area...... 37 2012 Gathering in Your Favorite City?...... 37 Cooperation with Clan Ewen USA...... 38 Chair's Message...... 38 Membership News...... 39 Corrections...... 40 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 40 Deaths...... 42 New Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 43 Web Site News...... 47 NEWS AND NOTES Information Available and Sought...... 48 Upcoming Events...... 51 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 53 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE … Murphy's Fifteeen Other Laws ...... 12 Flies in Their Beer ...... 18 Irish Bartenders ...... 18 Those were the days, eh, Grandpa? ...... 35 Origin of Viking Helmets ...... 41

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Special Issue...... 2008 Gathering – September 2008 From the Editor...... ii Historical Context Colonial History of the Shenandoah Valley...... 1 A Short History of Stephens City...... 5 Great Philadelphia Wagon Road...... 8 The Newtown Wagon...... 13 Winchester Experiences the Civil War...... 19 A Brief History of Clog Dancing...... 22 Ewing Families Ewings of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (Part 1)...... 23 Ewings of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (Part 2)...... 29 John Ewing, Son of William Ewing, Grandson of John Ewing of Carnashannagh.....42 Local Attractions and Activities The Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia...... 48 Historical and Genealogical Research in Frederick County, Virginia...... 49 The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and the Historic House and Gardens at Glen Burnie...... 51 Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church, Marlboro, Virginia...... 52 Winchester – Home of Spirits and Ghosts...... 55 More Winchester Spirits and Ghosts...... 56 History of the Wayside Inn...... 58 Local Area Attractions...... 59 The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Skyline Drive in the Mountains of the Shenandoah Valley...... 61 Other Information Winchester Area Attractions and Activities...... 63 Tidbits...... 66 Gathering at a Glance...... 67 Presentations and Discussions...... 68 Author Profiles and Indices Author Profiles...... 69 Index for this Special Issue...... 71

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Volume 15 – Number 1 – February 2009 From the Editor ...... ii Bridge to the West, Eleventh Gathering, Fall 2010 ...... vi CONTRIBUTIONS James M. Ewing, An Indiana Pioneer (1799-1881) ...... 1 Birthplaces of Pocahontas James Ewing's Children ...... 5 Children of James Ewing ...... 5 James Ewing's Ancestry ...... 9 First Generation ...... 9 Second Generation ...... 10 Third Generation ...... 10 Fourth Generation ...... 10 Fifth Generation ...... 11 Sixth Generation ...... 11 Seventh Generation ...... 11 Eighth Generation ...... 12 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 17 ...... 13 Project Co-administrators ...... 13 The New Project Group Scheme ...... 13 Interesting Findings ...... 14 R1b Ancestors ...... 17 To Join or Get More Information ...... 18 Using Y-DNA Testing to Prove A Relationship ...... 19 Ewing Digital Library ...... 21 An Interesting Factoid ...... 21 Follow-up: Maurice 'Doc' Ewing ...... 21 Joseph M. Ewing Biographical Sketch ...... 22 What is and is not Known About Jacob Ewen/Ewing (1783-1851)? ...... 22 Joseph Ewing (born 1716) ...... 23 Spinning a Family's Black Sheep ...... 24 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message ...... 26 We Have Lost Bob Johnson ...... 26 Ewing Family Association Incorporated in New Mexico ...... 26 New Ewing Family Association Forum ...... 26 Volunteers Needed ...... 27 Chair's Message ...... 27 Summary of Our Finances ...... 28 Membership News ...... 28 Keeping Up With the Ewings ...... 29 Deaths ...... 31 New Members … Welcome Aboard! ...... 32 Web Site News ...... 34 Name Change Reflected in the Web Site ...... 34 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project Web Site Updated ...... 34 Ewing Family Association Forum Established ...... 34 NEWS AND NOTES Information Available and Sought ...... 36 Upcoming Events ...... 39 INDICES Index for this Issue ...... 42

ON THE INFORMATIVE AND LIGHTER SIDE … Rednecks ...... 4 Your Proud Family Name – Guard It Wisely ...... 12 Wisdom From Daniel Webster ...... 18 Genealogy Can Be Habit Forming ...... 20 Kilt and Plaid ...... 25 A Genealogist's Lament ...... 41

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Volume 15 – Number 2 – May 2009 From the Editor ...... ii 2010 Gathering: Bridge to the West ...... Inside Back Cover CONTRIBUTIONS Research Report: Euline Benbow's Files ...... 1 John Fredrick Ewing's Family History (So Far) ...... 7 Hansen ...... 7 Ewing ...... 7 Olney ...... 13 Smith ...... 17 My Parents: Matt Elmo Ewing and Frances Olney ...... 20 In Conclusion ...... 22 Sources ...... 22 The Early Ewing Families of Augusta County, Virginia: Part I ...... 24 The James Ewing Family of Indian and Turkey Creeks in Monroe County, West Virginia ...... 24 Descendents of James Ewing of Monroe County ...... 26 James Ewing of North Mountain Cemetery, Augusta County, Virginia, near Staunton/Middlebrook ...... 31 Descendents of James Ewing of Monroe County - Summary ...... 33 Land of Settler James Ewing of Monroe County ...... 35 Additional Records of James Ewing of Monroe County ...... 36 Summary of References ...... 36 Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part III ...... 38 Petit Jean Mountain ...... 38 Indian Lore ...... 39 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 18 ...... 41 Ewing Project Presented in Houston ...... 41 Genetic Distance ...... 41 Large Genetic Distance ...... 42 Off-Modal Markers ...... 45 Matches at Off-Modal Markers ...... 45 Dad-burned Complications ...... 49 To Join or Get More Information ...... 50 Ewing Digital Library ...... 51 Forty Shilling Reward ...... 51 McCabe / Young / Ewing ...... 51 Albert Leon 'Ab' Ewing (1919-2007) ...... 53 Samuel G. Ewing [1842-1928] ...... 54 Joseph Hoch Ewing ...... 55 Marion Anna (Ewing) Sanford [1923-2007] ...... 56 Reviews ...... 58 Smith, Ronald D. Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Layer and Civil War General, University of Missouri Press, 2008...... 58 New Online Forum for the Ewing Family Association ...... 61 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message ...... 62 Update on Jim McMichael ...... 62 New Ewing Family Discussion Forum ...... 62 Volunteers Needed ...... 63 Membership News ...... 63 Corrections ...... 63 Keeping Up With the Ewings ...... 64 New Members … Welcome Aboard! ...... 65 NEWS AND NOTES Information Available and Sought ...... 67 Upcoming Events ...... 74 INDICES Index for this Issue ...... 77 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE … Ladies and Gentlemen – The Tartan! ...... 6 Ultimate Living Will ...... 37 "You don't look anything like ..." ...... 50 If ...... 57 Genealogist's Prayer ...... 60

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Volume 15 – Number 2 – May 2009 From the Editor ...... ii 2010 Gathering: Bridge to the West ...... Inside Back Cover CONTRIBUTIONS Research Report: Euline Benbow's Files ...... 1 John Fredrick Ewing's Family History (So Far) ...... 7 Hansen ...... 7 Ewing ...... 7 Olney ...... 13 Smith ...... 17 My Parents: Matt Elmo Ewing and Frances Olney ...... 20 In Conclusion ...... 22 Sources ...... 22 The Early Ewing Families of Augusta County, Virginia: Part I ...... 24 The James Ewing Family of Indian and Turkey Creeks in Monroe County, West Virginia ...... 24 Descendents of James Ewing of Monroe County ...... 26 James Ewing of North Mountain Cemetery, Augusta County, Virginia, near Staunton/Middlebrook ...... 31 Descendents of James Ewing of Monroe County - Summary ...... 33 Land of Settler James Ewing of Monroe County ...... 35 Additional Records of James Ewing of Monroe County ...... 36 Summary of References ...... 36 Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part III ...... 38 Petit Jean Mountain ...... 38 Indian Lore ...... 39 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 18 ...... 41 Ewing Project Presented in Houston ...... 41 Genetic Distance ...... 41 Large Genetic Distance ...... 42 Off-Modal Markers ...... 45 Matches at Off-Modal Markers ...... 45 Dad-burned Complications ...... 49 To Join or Get More Information ...... 50 Ewing Digital Library ...... 51 Forty Shilling Reward ...... 51 McCabe / Young / Ewing ...... 51 Albert Leon 'Ab' Ewing (1919-2007) ...... 53 Samuel G. Ewing [1842-1928] ...... 54 Joseph Hoch Ewing ...... 55 Marion Anna (Ewing) Sanford [1923-2007] ...... 56 Reviews ...... 58 Smith, Ronald D. Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Layer and Civil War General, University of Missouri Press, 2008...... 58 New Online Forum for the Ewing Family Association ...... 61 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message ...... 62 Update on Jim McMichael ...... 62 New Ewing Family Discussion Forum ...... 62 Volunteers Needed ...... 63 Membership News ...... 63 Corrections ...... 63 Keeping Up With the Ewings ...... 64 New Members … Welcome Aboard! ...... 65 NEWS AND NOTES Information Available and Sought ...... 67 Upcoming Events ...... 74 INDICES Index for this Issue ...... 77 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE … Ladies and Gentlemen – The Tartan! ...... 6 Ultimate Living Will ...... 37 "You don't look anything like ..." ...... 50 If ...... 57 Genealogist's Prayer ...... 60

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Volume 15 – Number 3 – August 2009 From the Editor...... ii 2010 Gathering: Bridge to the West...... vi CONTRIBUTIONS Frank Hodges' Link to the Ewings...... 1 Part 1: William Brown Hodges, Thomas Jefferson Hodges and Their Descendants.....1 Part 2: Possible Ancestry of William Brown Hodges and Thomas Jefferson Hodges...2 Part 3: The Meaning of the Y-DNA Evidence...... 4 A New Set of Clothes for Edward C. Ewing...... 6 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 19...... 8 Progress of the Project...... 8 Distinguishing Family Lines...... 8 How Useful are 67 Markers?...... 9 67-Marker Results in Groups 1 and 2...... 10 67-Marker Results in Groups 3, 4 and 5...... 11 Summary...... 12 To Join or Get More Information...... 12 Ewing Digital Library...... 14 Gordon Frederick Ewing (1916-2005)...... 14 Intermarriage Confusions...... 14 Nathaniel Ewing Homestead...... 15 William Lynn Ewing (1946-2008)...... 17 Blair G. Ewing (1934-2009)...... 18 Ken Ewing (1928-2009)...... 20 Beautelle (Ewing) Crowder (1928-2009)...... 23 In Memoriam: James Roland McMichael (1932-2009)...... 24 Biography...... 24 Mr. Clan Ewing...... 25 A Very Valuable 'Founding Father'...... 26 A Bridge to What We Are Today...... 27 Our Friend and Our Teacher...... 27 A Basis for Our Future...... 28 Selected Brief Remembrances...... 29 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...... 32 A Difficult Passage for the Ewing Family Association...... 32 Wally Ewing Elected to the Board...... 32 Ewing Family Association Genealogist...... 32 EGD Committee...... 32 Chair's Message...... 34 Secretary's Message...... 34 Membership News...... 35 Corrections...... 35 New Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 35 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 36 Deaths...... 36 NEWS AND NOTES Information Available and Sought...... 37 Upcoming Events...... 56 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 57

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Volume 15 – Number 4 – November 2009 From the Editor ...... ii 2010 Gathering: Bridge to the West ...... vi Looking for Holiday Gifts? ...... Inside Back Cover CONTRIBUTIONS Margaret and Anne Ewing of Rowan County, North Carolina: Sisters of Nathaniel Ewing (1747-1822) ...... 1 Hypotheses About Margaret Edmiston and Anne Thompson and Their Proof ...... 2 Conclusions ...... 7 Major Questions Needing Answers ...... 7 Interesting Tidbits ...... 7 Final Comments ...... 8 Appendix: Joshua Ewing's Will ...... 8 Reverend William Ewing, the Soldier/Preacher from Scotland ...... 11 Growing Up in Kilmarnock, Scotland ...... 11 Military Service in Germany ...... 12 Preaching and Marriage in Ireland ...... 13 With Braddock at Fort Duquesne ...... 14 Commission in a Provincial Regiment ...... 18 Where was William Ewing from 1760 until 1765? ...... 18 William Ewing in Massachusetts – 1765-1772 ...... 21 William Ewing's First Residence in Vermont – 1773-1778 ...... 22 William Ewing in Shutesbury, Massachusetts – 1779-1784 ...... 24 William Ewing in Rowley, Massachusetts – 1785-1789 ...... 27 William Ewing in Weston, Massachusetts – 1789-1793 ...... 27 Final years in Vermont – 1800-1811 ...... 29 Epilogue – William Ewing's Children ...... 32 Research Notes ...... 33 Acknowledgements ...... 39 William Ewing, Soldier/Preacher, and his Certain, Almost Certain, Probable and Possible Children ...... 41 John Ewing – A Certain Son of William Ewing ...... 41 Joshua Ewing – A Probable Son of William Ewing ...... 42 Elinor Ewing – An Almost Certain Daughter of William Ewing ...... 43 James Ewing – A Probable Son of William Ewing ...... 44 Alexander Ewing – A Possible Son of William Ewing ...... 47 Hannah Ewing – A Probable daughter of William Ewing ...... 48 William Ewing, Revolutionary War Soldier – A Possible Son ...... 48 Summary ...... 49 Research Notes ...... 51 Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part IV ...... 56 Whittling ...... 56 Chores ...... 57 Visiting ...... 60 Fishing ...... 60 Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Part 5: Uniontown History) ...... 62 Nemacolin's Trail ...... 62 Brief History of the Uniontown Area ...... 63 Ewing Judges and Lawyers ...... 65 So ... What Might this Mean for Activities During the 2010 Gathering? ...... 66 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 20 ...... 67 Progress of the Project ...... 67 Future Directions ...... 67 Testing Scots ...... 67 Mathematical Analysis ...... 67 What Should We Do? ...... 68 Conventional Genealogy ...... 68 To Join or Get More Information ...... 68 Ewing Digital Library ...... 70 William E. Ewing, Deceased January 30, 2004 ...... 70 The Municipality and County Evolution of Collier Township, Pennsylvania ...... 70 Seven Civil War Stories Your Teacher Never Told You ...... 72 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message ...... 76 Where Have We Been? ...... 76 Where Are We Going? ...... 77 Who Will Take the Lead? ...... 77 NEWS AND NOTES Information Available and Sought ...... 78 Free, Searchable CD-ROM Books ...... 79 Celtic Life Magazine ...... 79 Books on Demand ...... 79 I'm not sure I have any Ewing ancestors, but I'd sure like to know! ...... 80 Robert Ewing ...... 80 Putnam, and Other, Ewings ...... 87 Clark Farm History and Clark-Ewing Family Connections ...... 89 Upcoming Events ...... 96 INDICES Index for this Issue ...... 97 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE ... "We had no idea anyone was buried there." ...... 10 Can We Really Choose? ...... 40 Civil War Planes? ...... 55 Patriotic Retirement ...... 61 Tell Me This Will Never Happen To Me #1 ...... 66 Holiday Eating Tips ...... 75 Tell Me This Will Never Happen To Me #2 ...... 96

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Volume 16 – Number 1 – February 2010 From the Editor...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS Who Were the Ewings?...... 1 Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Part 6: Life on the Frontier: Frontiersmen and 'Boyz II Men'...... 10 Frontier Survival...... 16 This Article's Focus...... 17 Sources...... 18 Frontiersmen Garb...... 19 Learning the Skills...... 20 Kentucky Longrifle...... 21 Powderhorns...... 23 In Sum...... 24 A Look to Future Articles...... 24 Ewing Digital Library Joseph Ewing (born 1716) – Part II...... 25 Ewing Copper Coinage...... 29 Descendants of William Ewing, Born About 1707...... 31 Lars Eighner – Introduction...... 33 Reviews...... 37 Book: New Notes on Clan Ewen by Thor Ewing...... 37 Book: The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga by Edward Rutherford...... 38 EWING FAMILY ASSOCIATION'S 2010 GATHERING Eleventh EFA Gathering: Bridge to the West...... 42 Where, When, What and Why?...... 42 General Information...... 43 Lodging Reservations...... 44 Event Registration...... 45 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...... 47 The Ewington Hotel...... 47 International Participation in the EFA...... 48 Credit Cards and Tax Exemptions...... 50 Bridge to the West...... 50 Summary of Our Finances...... 51 Secretary's Report...... 51 Membership News...... 51 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 52 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 52 Deaths...... 54 INFORMATION EXCHANGE Information Available and Sought...... 56 Upcoming Events...... 65 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 66 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE ... Wait Just a Minute! ...... 10 Now Give Three Cheers! ...... 40 Circular Saw ...... Inside Back Cover

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Volume 16 – Number 2 – May 2010 From the Editor ...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS Josephus/Joseph M. Ewing and His Descendants ...... 1 Sources ...... 14 Early Ewing Families of Augusta County, Virginia: Parts II to IV ...... 16 Part II – James Ewing Family of Pocahontas County, West Virginia ...... 17 Part III – Joshua Ewing of Locust Creek at Greenbrier River ...... 20 Part IV – Capt. James Ewing Family of Staunton, Virginia ...... 23 Summary of References ...... 36 Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part V ...... 38 Death and Burial of Grand-dad Will's Father, John Anderson Ewing ...... 38 My Family History ...... 40 Summary of Relationships ...... 44 Ewing Digital Library ...... 45 Obituary – Hon. Thomas Ewing Sr...... 45 James Ewing – Almost a Centenarian ...... 46 EWING FAMILY ASSOCIATION'S 2010 GATHERING Overview ...... iii Where, When, What and Why? ...... 73 General Information ...... 49 Lodging Reservations ...... 50 Event Registration ...... 51 Bridge to the West - News ...... 48 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message ...... 53 Bridge to the West ...... 53 John Ewin and EFA Merchandise ...... 53 Nominating Committee ...... 53 Chair's Message ...... 54 Genealogist's Message ...... 54 Membership News ...... 55 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ...... 55 Deaths ...... 56 INFORMATION EXCHANGE Information Available and Sought ...... 59 Upcoming Events ...... 65 INDICES Index for this Issue ...... 66 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Search for Truth ...... 15 Family Stories ...... 43 Ain't So ...... 47 Making Connections ...... 52

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Volume 16 – Number 3/4 – August/November 2010 From the Editor...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS Walking With Ghosts Near the Shores of Loch Fyne...... 1 My Elusive Ancestor, David Ewing...... 6 Ewing Digital Library...... 9 James Ewing (1789-1876) Family...... 9 A Civil War Letter from John Marion Ewing...... 10 James Ewing (circa 1800 – circa 1849) Descendants...... 13 Thomas Ewing (1824-1913)...... 14 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...... 19 Bridge to the West...... 19 Election Results, New Board of Directors and Officers...... 19 The Ewing Family Association Archives...... 20 Other Activity Coordinators...... 20 What I Learned...... 22 Chair's Message...... 22 Genealogist's Message...... 23 Membership News...... 23 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 24 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 26 Deaths...... 26 Web Site News...... 29 INFORMATION EXCHANGE Information Available and Sought...... 30 Upcoming Events...... 46 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 47 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Wireless ...... 18 Strangers in the Box ...... 18 Back to index.

Volume 17 – Number 1 – February 2011 From the Editor ...... ii Contributions and Messages ...... ii Caught Up ... Well ... Almost ...... ii Use the Index ...... ii Many Thanks to My Proof Readers ...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS Robert Patterson Correspondence to his Wife Amy Hunter Ewing, Part 1 ...... 1 Orr-Ewing Information in Burke’s Landed Gentry ...... 3 A Chief for Clan Ewen? ...... 6 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project Status Report ...... 15 2010 Gathering Tidbits ...... 19 A Trip to America ...... 19 Virginia Okie's Pointerhope ...... 22 Thor Ewing's Presentation ...... 23 Ewing Judges ...... 23 Gathering Scrapbook ...... 24 Ewing Digital Library ...... 26 Ewings in Ireland ...... 26 Ewings in Elders Ridge (Ridgeview) Cemetery, Young Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania ...... 26 Chatham T. Ewing ...... 28 Elmer E. and Mary B. Ewing ...... 28 George Samuel Ewing, War of 1812 Cabin Boy ...... 28 Harry Marshall Ewing (1926-2009) ...... 29 J. N. Ewing ...... 30 J. W. Ewing's Daughter Sadie H. (Ewing) Webster ...... 30 John C. Ewing ...... 31 John E. Ewing Descendants ...... 31 Mathew Ewing of County Tyrone, Ireland – Descendants ...... 33 Robert Simmons Ewing ...... 40 Robert William Ewing ...... 41 Samuel Ewings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ...... 42 Whitley T. Ewing, M.D...... 46 William Ewing Lineage for NSDAR Applicant ...... 47 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message ...... 49 A Chief for Clan Ewen? ...... 49 A New Lead in Burke’s Landed Gentry ...... 51 Welcome Back Bill! ...... 51 Chair's Message ...... 52 Summary of Our Finances ...... 52 Membership News ...... 53 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ...... 53 Keeping Up With the Ewings ...... 64 Deaths ...... 67 INFORMATION EXCHANGE Information Sought and Available ...... 69 James Gillespie Blaine ...... 69 Sidney (Ewing) Bryan(t) ...... 69 George Michael and Elizabeth (Ewing) Doddridge/Dodrill ...... 70 Ewing-surnamed Slaves ...... 71 Ewings from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland ...... 71 Ewings of Stephenson County, Illinois, 1848 Onward ...... 72 Ewings in the 1641 Rebellion ...... 74 Alexander Ewing ...... 74 Annie (Ewing) and John Ellis ...... 75 Participant BJ in the Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project ...... 75 C. L. Ewing and wife Martha ...... 75 Charlene Agnes Ewing, Born 1927, Los Angeles, California ...... 76 Chatham Ewing ...... 76 Clyde Ewing ...... 76 Ida Ruth Ewing ...... 77 James Ewing from Norwich, England ...... 78 James Lindsay Ewing ...... 78 Jock Ewing ...... 78 John Ewing, born c. 1825 – Chester, York and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania 79 John J. Ewing ...... 79 Joseph and Mary Ann (Pinkerton) Ewing ...... 79 Josh Ewing ...... 80 Mary Ewing, Wife of Brinkley from Lewes, Delaware 1780 ...... 80 Myrtle Estelle Ewing ...... 81 Nettie E. Ewing ...... 81 Orlando Scott Ewing and Son Charles Ewing ...... 81 Robert Ewing, born 1718 ...... 81 Samuel Ewing ...... 82 Samuel D. Ewing ...... 85 Thomas Ewing, General in the Civil War ...... 85 Thomas Ewing and William Tecumseh Sherman ...... 85 Thomas John Ewing ...... 87 Walter Ewing ...... 88 Whitley T. Ewing ...... 88 William Ewing and Son John, National Road Contractors ...... 89 William Ewing, born 1790, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland ...... 90 William Ewing's Y-DNA Results ...... 90 William H. Ewing, his Son John Edgar Ewing and his Brother John Calvin Ewing ...... 93 Margaret Ewing Fife, Pictures ...... 98 Finegan ...... 98 Julia M. (Ewing) Hitchcock ...... 98 LDS Site (New, Beta Version) ...... 99 Jacob McVey Family of Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ...... 99 Montour Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ...... 99 Redstone Presbytery-related Histories ...... 100 Research Support Sites ...... 100 Hazle Stapp ...... 101 Elizabeth Stitzer and John Montelius ...... 101 Upcoming Events ...... 102 Down the Ohio and Westward – 12th EFA Gathering, Fall 2012 vi, inside back cover EFA Merchandise ...... inside back cover INDICES Index for this Issue ...... 103 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Histories/Memories ...... 2 Making a Difference ...... 5 Problems/Solutions ...... 14 A Puzzlement ...... 18

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Volume 17 – Number 2 – May 2011 From the Editor...... ii Clan Chiefship...... iii CONTRIBUTIONS My Elusive Ancestor, David Ewing – Part 2...... 1 What I Know...... 1 Summary...... 7 Future Articles...... 7 Tombstone Genealogy...... 9 Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company...... 11 Clermiston Mains...... 12 A Chief for Clan Ewen? – Part I...... 15 What is a Clan?...... 15 Clan Ewing, Clan Ewen, Clan MacEwan: What is the Difference?...... 16 Discussion on the EFA Forum...... 17 What are our Options with Respect to the Lord Lyon?...... 18 A Final Decision...... 19 A Chief for Clan Ewen? – Part II...... 20 Clans and Clan Societies...... 20 Scotland and America...... 21 Ewings and McEwens...... 22 Chiefship and Heredity...... 22 Ewing Digital Library...... 24 Elizabeth (Ewing) and George Daughtery...... 24 Connecticut, Ohio and Indiana Ewings...... 25 Interactive Ewing Homeland Map...... 26 Ewing Myths and Mirth...... 26 Ewings Related to Terry M. Williams of Winlock, Washington...... 28 Chatham Ewing, Logan County, Illinois...... 31 Chatham Ewing, Son of Robert Ewing...... 32 Edward Morgan Ewing...... 32 John Ewing and War of 1812 Men Serving on Lake Erie...... 33 Lawrence M. Ewing Jr. (1946-2005) – Obituary...... 35 Paul Julian Ewing (1922-2009) – Obituary...... 36 Robert Ewing (?-1787) of Bedford County, Virginia...... 36 Robert Ewing, born 1718 (continued)...... 38 Mrs. Rufus Ewing (?-1911) – Obituary...... 38 Sarah Yeates Ewing...... 39 Virgil E. Ewing (1921-2007) – Obituary...... 39 Black Irish...... 40 Emily (Ewing) Peck Photograph...... 40 Scottish Crest Badges...... 43 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...... 45 Clan Ewing in America or Ewing Family Association?...... 45 Orr-Ewing in Scotland...... 46 Chair's Message...... 47 Genealogist's Message...... 47 Membership News...... 48 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 48 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 55 Deaths...... 57 Website News...... 60 And We Thought Al Gore Invented It!...... 60 INFORMATION EXCHANGE Information Sought...... 61 Sidney (Ewing) Bryan(t) (continued)...... 61 John Ewen/Ewing (1715-1777)...... 62 Benjamin W. Ewing (circa 1875 - ?)...... 63 Brinkley Ewing (circa 1875 - ?)...... 64 Edward Morgan Ewing...... 65 Fredrick Grant Ewing and Ewings in California...... 65 Henry Ewing (1904-1985)...... 67 Joseph William Ewing...... 68 Lydia Etta (Moore) Ewing (1844-1934)...... 68 Noble Ewing (circa 1780 - 1846) and His Son George Clinton Ewing...... 69 Robert Ewing (1835/40-1885/90)...... 70 Simon Ewing (circa 1850 - ?)...... 71 Margaret Ewing Fife, Pictures (continued)...... 72 Joseph and Nancy Means...... 74 Bathsheba (Ewing) Milbourn and Her Relatives...... 76 Hazel Stapp (continued)...... 80 Upcoming Events...... 80 Down the Ohio and Westward – Twelfth EFA Gathering...... inside back cover EFA Merchandise...... inside back cover INDICES Index for this Issue...... 82 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... An Alarming Increase ...... 10 Running a Cemetery ...... 14 Greatness ...... 19 Calling Scotland ...... 23 In a Nutshell ...... 44 No One Believes Seniors ...... 81

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Volume 17 – Number 3 – August 2011 From the Editor ...... ii Progress is Our Most Important Product! ...... ii Profuse Thanks ...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS The 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward ...... 1 That Ewing Culture, or Why I'm Going to Gallipolis ...... 1 Orr Ewing History ...... 3 The Orr Ewings Through History ...... 3 Acknowledgements ...... 7 Additional Material ...... 7 The Long Walk of 1914: Grand Haven to Mackinaw City ...... 8 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project Status Report ...... 17 The Mystery ...... 17 Deep Roots in R:M222 ...... 17 The Origin of Ewing Group 1 ...... 18 Orr Ewing Y-DNA Results ...... 19 What is Next? ...... 20 Participating in the Research ...... 20 Notes Toward a History of the Ewing Family Association ...... 22 Sources of Information ...... 22 The First Gathering ...... 23 The Second Gathering ...... 25 Formal Organization Begins Taking Shape ...... 26 The Third Gathering ...... 30 The Decision to Open Membership to Other Families ...... 33 Formal Incorporation of Clan Ewing in America at the Fourth Gathering ...... 34 Ewing Digital Library ...... 36 The Ralston House Near Glasgow ...... 36 Brinkley Ewing's Bible Record ...... 38 Rev. Dr. John Ewing's Baptisms and Marriages ...... 39 Peter Ewing and Mary Bayne Kirk Monument in Kinross ...... 41 Robert Patterson's Ciphers ...... 42 Background ...... 42 Synopsis ...... 43 Robert Patterson's Perfect Cipher ...... 44 Thomas Jefferson's Wheel ...... 45 Resolution ...... 46 William and Jane (Milford) Yewen ...... 46 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Meet the People ...... 47 Chancellor's Message ...... 51 A Chief for Clan Ewen ...... 51 EFA Tax Exempt Status ...... 52 Please Consider Making Tax-deductible Donations to the EFA ...... 54 Chair's Message ...... 55 Archivists' Message ...... 56 Membership News ...... 59 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ...... 60 Keeping Up With the Ewings ...... 64 Deaths ...... 65 Merchandise Coordinator's Message ...... 67 Information Exchange ...... 68 Baileys, Ewings and Makensons ...... 68 Ezekiel and Jane/Jean (Ewing) Calhoun ...... 68 Bathsheba (Ewing) Milbourn and Her Relatives (continued) ...... 69 Brinkley Ewing ...... 73 Catherine Ewing (1715?-1819) of Ireland and Pennsylvania ...... 76 George Preston Ewing ...... 77 John C. Ewing ...... 78 John Franklin Ewing, born 1877 ...... 78 Joseph Wallace Ewing ...... 81 Kitty Ewing ...... 82 Judge Thomas Ewing and His Son, Dr. James Ewing ...... 82 Ewings in Louisville, Kentucky ...... 85 Inflation Calculator ...... 85 Fayette Co., Pennsylvania Open Library ...... 85 Gillespie Y-DNA Testing ...... 86 Activities in Scotland ...... 86 Stone of Destiny ...... 87 West Virginia Pioneers ...... 87 NEWS AND NOTES Upcoming Events ...... 87 Down the Ohio and Westward – Twelfth EFA Gathering ...... vi, inside back cover EFA Merchandise ...... inside back cover INDICES ...... Index for this Issue ...... 90 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Paraprosdokians ...... 21 LogOff Warning ...... 67 Life After Death ...... 89

Back to index. Volume 17 – Number 4 – November 2011 From the Editor...... ii Getting from There to Here and Beyond...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS Matthew Roberts' Trip to the California Gold Fields...... 1 Honeymooners at the 1893 Columbian Exposition...... 18 Robert Patterson Correspondence to his Wife Amy Hunter Ewing, Part 2...... 21 Ewing Digital Library...... 27 Dallas Revival...... 27 Alexander Ewing (1744-1832)...... 27 Alexander Ewing, Bishop of Argyll...... 31 Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company...... 32 Edley Ewing (1778-1847/48) – A Y-DNA Testing Success Story...... 34 Floyd M. Ewing (1918-2006) – Obituary...... 35 George M. Ewing (1911/12-2009) – Obituary...... 36 Henry Ewing (1736/1740-c1796) m. Elizabeth Glenn (1739/48-c1815)...... 37 James Ewing (1776-1855)...... 42 James L. Ewing...... 43 Jennie Ewing (died 1905) – Obituary...... 44 Jesse M. 'Jack' Ewing (1912-2001) – Obituary...... 45 John Marion Ewing...... 45 Juan Agurcia Ewing...... 45 Lizona D. Ewing (c1854-1932) m. Henry Thom McClelland (1849-1915)...... 47 Thomas M. Ewing (1925-2005) – Obituary...... 52 Thomas M. Ewing Sr. (1921-2005) – Obituary...... 52 Ewings in Massachusetts in the 1600s...... 53 Perthshire McEwans as a Sept of Clan MacDougall (1744-1832)...... 54 Francis Mills...... 56 Pennsylvania Land Warrants...... 58 Scottish Clans – History, Evolution and Organization...... 60 Scottish Diaspora...... 60 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chair's Message...... 65 Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project News...... 66 Y-DNA testing is on sale through 12/31...... 66 Membership News...... 66 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 66 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 70 Deaths...... 78 Webmaster's Message...... 83 Genealogist's Message...... 83 Another Brick Wall Bulldozed!...... 83 Cousin Reunions...... 83 Merchandise Coordinator's Message...... 84 Information Exchange...... 84 Alexander Ewing (died 1756)...... 84 Ann Ewing (1804-1859) m. Solomon L. Purcell (1804-1875)...... 85 Catherine Cogle Ewing (1778-1847/48)...... 86 Chatham Ewing (1805-1881)...... 86 Joseph Ewing (died 1835)...... 86 Joseph Ewing (1793-1841)...... 87 Samuel E. Ewing (born c1838)...... 87 William and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' (Buchanan) Ewing...... 87 NEWS AND NOTES Upcoming Events...... 87 Down the Ohio and Wesrward – Twelfth EFA Gathering...... vi,inside back over EFA Merchandise...... inside back over INDICES ...... Index for this Issue...... 89 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Paraprosdokians ...... 20

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Volume 18 – Number 1 – February 2012 From the Editor ...... ii Y'All Come!! ...... ii Getting It Right ...... ii Ewings and American Indians ...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS Frances Slocum's Capture by American Indians ...... 1 David and Janet (Ewing) Sinclair of Broynach ...... 5 My Elusive Ancestor, David Ewing – Part 3 Seeking Gold in Colorado ...... 17 To and From Colorado ...... 18 Alexander and John Henry's Kentucky Long Rifle ...... 27 John Henry Ewing's Family ...... 28 What's Next? ...... 29 Ewing Digital Library ...... 31 Sarah L. (Ewing) Brockway ...... 31 Ann Jeanette (Ewing) Clendenin ...... 32 John and Sarah (Paugh) Ewing ...... 33 Sidney Ewing ...... 35 Thomas Newell Ewing, Jr.'s Honor Flight ...... 36 William C. Ewing (c1822-1881) m. Mary E. M. Cunningham (1831-1871) ...... 38 Ewings in Group 2c of the Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project ...... 40 Margaret (Ewing) Fife's Ancestors ...... 43 2012 GATHERING Overview ...... vi, 48 Registration Form ...... 50 Lodging Information ...... 51 Tentative Agenda ...... 52 The 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward ...... 53 2012 Gathering Caravan-Style Outing ...... 54 Early History of the Ohio Country ...... 56 A Brief History of Gallia Co., Gallipolis, and Pt Pleasant ...... 59 Morgan's Raid ...... 61 Clendenin Massacre ...... 63 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message ...... 71 Status Report: Major Successes ...... 71 Status Report: Partial Successes ...... 74 Status Report: Fizzled Initiatives ...... 76 Status Report: Future Directions ...... 77 Chair's Message ...... 79 General Meeting Announcement ...... 80 Summary of Our Finances ...... 81 Membership News ...... 81 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ...... 82 Keeping Up With the Ewings ...... 85 Deaths ...... 86 Webmaster's Message ...... 88 EFA Forum, Facebook Page and Web Site – Oh My! ...... 88 Archivists' Message ...... 89 Merchandise Coordinator's Message ...... 90 NOTES Information Exchange ...... 91 Samuel Ewing (d. 1939) ...... 91 William John Ewing (d. 2012) ...... 92 American Indian Ewings ...... 92 Jessie Hastings ...... 94 Margaret (Ewing) Thompson ...... 95 Upcoming Events ...... 95 INDICES Index for this Issue ...... 99 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Second Coming ...... 16 Supporting Families ...... 30 Water Gunning ...... 98

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Volume 18 – Number 2 – May 2012 From the Editor...... ii Y'All Come!!...... ii Making Connections...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS The Ewings of the County of Norfolk, England – Part 1...... 1 John Ewing (c1729–1783)...... 1 John Ewing (1764–1838)...... 2 William Creasey Ewing (1787–1862)...... 3 John William Ewing (1815–1868)...... 5 Where did they come from?...... 6 Y-DNA Test...... 8 Exploring Family Systems of Ancestral Relatives...... 9 Types of Relationships...... 9 Differentiation...... 12 Patterns Across Generations...... 13 Beliefs and Values...... 15 Conclusion...... 16 I'm My Own Grandpa...... 18 One American Family – Part 1...... 21 James Ewing of Pocahontas County...... 22 Sequels...... 24 The Family...... 24 Ewing Digital Library...... 27 James Elwin Ewing's Home Doors...... 27 John Ewing of Carnashannagh's Confession of Faith – Part I...... 28 Raymond C. Ewing: My Time in the United States Navy...... 33 William Myrl Ewing's Family Mural...... 34 2012 GATHERING The 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward...... 42 Overview...... 38 Registration Form...... 39 Lodging Information...... 40 Tentative Agenda...... 41 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...... 45 A Chief for Clan Ewen...... 45 EFA Bylaws Changes Under Discussion...... 46 Nominating Committee...... 46 The Gathering in Gallipolis, Ohio...... 47 Chancellor's Message Appendix: Discussion of Bylaws Issues...... 47 Chair's Message...... 49 General Meeting Announcement...... 50 Membership News...... 51 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 52 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 55 Passings...... 56 Merchandise Coordinator's Message...... 57 NOTES Information Exchange...... 58 Hannah (Ewing) and John Collins...... 58 Ewing Clan Web Site...... 60 Francis C. Ewing, born 1858-59, son of Philemon Ewing...... 61 George Washington (1885-1940) Ewing m. Flossie Belle Canter...... 62 Nancy Catherine (Ewing) and Isaac Hayes...... 64 Scottish DNA Study...... 65 Scottish Games...... 65 Upcoming Events...... 66 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 70 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Perfect Diet ...... 17

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Volume 18 – Number 3 – August 2012 From the Editor ...... ii Y'All Come!! ...... ii Taking Stock ...... ii ... and Looking Ahead ...... iii ... With Your Help ...... iv CONTRIBUTIONS My Ancestors, Part I: John and Prudence Wright (Roberts) Ewing ...... 1 John and Prudence Wright (Roberts) Ewing ...... 1 Conclusion ...... 13 One American Family – Part II ...... 16 Pocahontas James Ewing's Children ...... 17 Sequels ...... 20 The Family ...... 21 The Ewings of the County of Norfolk, England – Part II ...... 23 Introduction ...... 23 The Y-DNA Test ...... 24 Group 3 and the McLaughlin Association ...... 24 The Family Tree DNA Matching Tools ...... 25 The M222 Haplogroup ...... 26 Deep Clade Test ...... 27 The Scottish Connection ...... 27 Within the Ewing Clan ...... 28 Where to From Here? ...... 29 Acknowledgements ...... 29 My Elusive Ancestor, David Ewing – Part 4 ...... 30 John Henry and Cornelia (Weeks) Ewing ...... 30 Charles Weeks Ewing's Family ...... 31 Albert Burdett Ewing's Family ...... 32 William Phillip Ewing's Family ...... 32 John William and Nellie Hazel (Johnston) Ewing's Family ...... 34 Ewing Digital Library ...... 38 David and Janet (Ewing) Sinclair of Broynach (Addendum) ...... 38 Early Scottish Heraldry in the Names Ewen and MacEwen ...... 39 2012 GATHERING Overview ...... viii, 43 Registration Form ...... 44 Lodging Information ...... 45 Tentative Schedule ...... 46 The 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward ...... 47 2012 Gathering Caravan-Style Outing ...... 49 Attendee-only Totes ...... 50 Friday Night's Dinner ...... 51 Banquet ...... 51 Follow-on Events in Marlinton, West Virginia ...... 51 Tour of Vinton, Ohio ...... 52 I Never Forget a Face, But ...... 53 Reading ...... 54 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message ...... 55 A Chief for Clan Ewen ...... 55 EFA Bylaws Changes Under Discussion ...... 55 Change of Leadership ...... 55 2014 Gathering??? ...... 56 Chair's Message ...... 56 Merchandise Coordinator's Message ...... 57 General Meeting Announcement ...... 58 General Meeting Agenda ...... 58 Motion to Amend the Bylaws ...... 59 Membership News ...... 60 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ...... 60 Keeping Up With the Ewings ...... 62 Archivists' Message ...... 62 NOTES Information Exchange ...... 63 Ancient Sites Spotted from Space ...... 64 An Exciting Search Ends in Success ...... 65 Ewing Condominiums ...... 66 Upcoming Events ...... 67 INDICES Index for this Issue ...... 70 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Flat-out Good ...... 73 Illiterate? ...... 69 Redneck Medical Dictionary ...... 22, 52

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Volume 18 – Number 4 – November 2012 From the Editor...... ii Y'All Came!!...... ii How-To?...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS The Sad Life of Hannah Ewing...... 1 Infancy (1771-1772)...... 1 Early Childhood in Vermont (1773-1778)...... 2 Later Childhood and Adolescence (1779-1789)...... 5 Life in Weston (1789-1803)...... 6 Final Years in Vermont...... 9 Appendix: Brimfield Citizenry 1773 Resolution...... 11 One American Family – Part III...... 13 Life and Times of Enoch Ewing, Grandson of Pocahontas James...... 14 Sequels...... 19 The Family...... 19 Ewing Digital Library...... 22 George E. Matthews' Civil War Memory...... 22 2012 GATHERING The 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward...... 25 Background...... 25 Further Reading...... 25 Presentations...... 27 Activities...... 28 Newbies, Oldies and Friends...... 34 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...... 35 General Meeting Minutes...... 36 Membership News...... 38 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 39 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 48 Passings...... 49 Archivists' Message...... 51 Merchandise Coordinator's Message...... 53 Still Looking for that Perfect Holiday Gift?...... 53 NOTES Genealogy How To's...... 54 Materials for Tombstone Rubbing...... 54 Information Exchange...... 55 British Military Questions...... 55 Upcoming Events...... 56 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 58 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Aging ...... 12, 26 From 1955 ...... 24, 57

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Volume 19 – Number 1 – February 2013 From the Editor...... ii Understanding Our American Ancestors' Lives...... ii Understanding Our 'Across the Pond' Ancestors' Lives...... iii It's Only Through Volunteer Effort ...... iii CONTRIBUTIONS Robert Patterson Correspondence to his Wife Amy Hunter Ewing, Part 3...... 1 Transcription of the Letter...... 2 Discussion of the Letter's Content...... 5 Overview of 2012 Ewing Research...... 8 Work Conducted in Conjunction with Researcher Diane Baptie...... 8 Lennox Charters...... 12 Other Discoveries...... 13 Future Work...... 16 One American Family – Part IV...... 17 Enoch and Susannah Ewing's Family...... 18 Sequel...... 24 The Family...... 24 Ewing Digital Library...... 28 J. R. Ewing of Dallas Fame...... 28 Scots-Irish Readings...... 32 CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...... 36 Membership News...... 37 Passings...... 37 Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial...... 39 Bylaws Amendment Committee...... 40 Scope and Mandate...... 41 Plan and Schedule...... 41 Membership Participation...... 42 Summary of EFA Finances for 2012...... 42 NOTES Book Reviews...... 43 Heineman, Kenneth J. – Civil War Dynasty: The Ewing Family of Ohio...... 43 Information Exchange...... 44 Earl Stanley and Willia (Lee) Ewing...... 44 Elizabeth Ewing from County Donegal, Ireland...... 45 Fayette Clay Ewing II and Margaret Frances MacDonald...... 46 Guy Raymond Ewing Jr...... 49 James F. and Isabella (Fleming) Ewing...... 50 John and Jane (Blain) Ewing...... 51 William Findley Ewing...... 51 Upcoming Events...... 52 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 53 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Lifetime Learning ...... 27 Brain Power ...... 31 Discovery ...... 35 Testosterone ...... 52

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Volume 19 – Number 2 – May 2013 From the Editor...... ii Folkways...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS One American Family – Part V...... 1 Alvin Enoch 'A.E.' Ewing: A Man of Possibilities...... 2 Son, Brother, Cousin...... 2 Congregant...... 5 Grandson...... 5 High-school Student...... 6 Teacher...... 8 Collegian...... 8 Law Student...... 11 Michigan State Representative...... 13 Husband...... 15 Western Lower Peninsula Lawyer...... 17 Progressive-party Politician...... 22 Patriarch, Musician, Genealogist, Poet, Novelist...... 24 Wilderness Retiree...... 27 Additional Family Information...... 29 Descendancy Chart...... 30 Reverend James Ewing, British Army Deserter and Baptist Minister...... 34 Introduction...... 34 Enrolled Soldier or Contractual Musician?...... 34 Bands of Music, Instruments, and Uniforms...... 36 Service with the 42nd Regiment: 1779-1782...... 37 Marriage to Amelia and Desertion from the Army in 1782...... 38 James Ewing's Children...... 46 Acknowledgements...... 49 Ewing Digital Library...... 50 Ewings in New Mexico...... 50 Ewing Christian College, Allahabad University, Allahabad, India...... 51 Chatham Ewing, Logan County, Illinois...... 52 Joshua and Hannah Ewing...... 53 Quaint Scottish Customs...... 53 2014 GATHERING 2014 Gathering: Preliminary Information...... 55 ASSOCIATION NEWS Chancellor's Message...... 56 Membership News...... 57 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 58 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 66 Passings...... 70 Archives News...... 71 Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...... 72 Bylaws Amendment Committee: Status Report...... 73 Scope and Mandate...... 73 Current Status...... 74 Membership Participation...... 74 NOTES Genealogy How To's...... 75 The Art of Tombstone Rubbing...... 75 Information Exchange...... 78 Ewing Heritage Books...... 78 Elizabeth Ewing, County Donegal...... 79 Francis M. Ewing (1826-1889)...... 79 James 'Pocahontas James' Ewing's Descendants...... 80 Robert Ewing, b. c1740, Ireland...... 80 Thomas Ewing of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania...... 81 Trip to Bath County, Virginia...... 90 Upcoming Events...... 91 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 94 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Malice vs. Incompetence ...... iii An Irish Blessing ...... iii From the Mouths of Babes ...... 33 Wright World ...... 49 Wrong World ...... 54 Phenomenal Two-letter Word ... UP ...... 93 Seven-word Obit ...... 98

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Volume 19 – Number 3 – August 2013 From the Editor...... ii Folkways...... ii Punctuation...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS Will of John Ewing, died 1609...... 1 Literal Transcription...... 1 Modernization...... 3 Observations...... 6 Elder vs. Younger...... 6 Coloured Cloth...... 6 One American Family – Part VI...... 9 Wyllys Seamans Walkley: The Family Doctor...... 10 Lafayette Skinner...... 11 Wyllys and Ida (Skinner) Walkley...... 12 Wyllys and Ida (Skinner) Walkley's Children...... 13 Dr. Wyllys Walkley in His Prime...... 15 The Mayflower Connection...... 16 Additional Family Information...... 18 Descendancy Chart...... 18 Ewing Digital Library...... 22 Celtic Symbolism...... 22 Drum Castle...... 23 Grace Stewart Ewing...... 24 John Ewing of Carnashannagh and Implications of Y-DNA Testing...... 26 Mary Ewing, died 25 July 1937...... 31 Rick F. Ewing (1952-2009)...... 32 What's in a Name?...... 33 Ramy Inocencio, CNN, 13 December 2012...... 33 2014 GATHERING Preliminary Information...... 34 PERSI Scopes Out Genealogy Journals...... 35 ASSOCIATION NEWS Chancellor's Message...... 37 Membership News...... 38 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 38 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 38 Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...... 39 Bylaws Amendment Committee: Status Report...... 40 Scope and Mandate...... 40 Current Status...... 40 Membership Participation...... 40 NOTES Information Exchange...... 41 Celtic Life International...... 41 James V. O. Ewing, died August 16, 1861...... 42 Upcoming Ewing-related Books...... 42 Upcoming Events...... 43 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 45 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Mass Pike Roadkill ...... ii From the Mouths ... #1 ...... 8 From the Mouths ... #2 ...... 36

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Volume 19 – Number 4 – November 2013 From the Editor...... ii Electronic vs. Printed Copies of the Journal...... ii Ewing Peregrinations...... ii How To's...... iii Connecting...... iii CONTRIBUTIONS One American Family – Part VII...... 1 Carlotta Parthenia 'Lotta' Walkley: A Woman of Probabilities...... 2 The Baileys...... 2 Childhood...... 3 Education...... 5 Marriage to Alvin Enoch 'AE' Ewing...... 7 Early Life With AE...... 9 Lotta and AE's Family...... 12 Early Career...... 12 Later Career – Coping with the Family's Financial Problems...... 14 The Wilderness – Phase One...... 15 Walkabouts...... 17 The Wilderness – Phase Two...... 17 Family Expansion – Marriages and Relocations...... 18 Retirement...... 19 The Winter of Lotta's Life...... 20 Additional Information...... 21 Theories of Ewing Origins...... 22 Cymric Ewings?...... 22 A Common Origin for All Ewings and MacEwens...... 25 Dumbartonshire Ewings and McEwans...... 27 Names and Families...... 28 Ramblings About Inishowen...... 30 A Scots-Irish Saga: Part I – The Beginning...... 40 Origin of the Ewing Surname...... 40 My Childhood...... 41 My Immediate Family...... 44 My Heritage More Generally...... 44 Recent Searches...... 45 McEwen Castle...... 47 MacEwens Castle...... 47 Ibrox Stadium Activities...... 48 Golf Anyone?...... 49 The Eglintons...... 49 My Gartcosh Years...... 50 Sixteenth Century Ewings...... 50 Summary...... 51 Ewing Digital Library...... 52 Covenanter Prisoners Transported to the Americas...... 52 James Ewing (born Missouri, died Texas)...... 53 Joshua Porter, Lucy Elizabeth (Armstrong) Ewing and Their Children...... 53 McEwan Harp...... 54 Genealogy How To's...... 57 Planning and Conducting a Journey into the Past...... 57 Logistics and Attack Strategy...... 57 Allowable Research Tools and Equipment...... 58 Moving From One Repository to Another...... 60 Finding Useful information in Difficult-to-Search Records...... 60 Genealogy Research Trip Lessons Learned...... 61 2014 GATHERING...... iv Preliminary Information...... 62 Tentative Agenda...... 63 ASSOCIATION NEWS Chancellor's Message...... 64 Membership News...... 65 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 65 Keeping Up With the Ewings...... 73 Passings...... 75 Genealogist's Message...... 77 Archives News...... 78 A Chief for Clan Ewen?...... 79 Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...... 82 Merchandise Coordinator's Message...... 84 Still Looking for the Perfect Holiday Gift?...... 84 NOTES Information Exchange...... 85 James F. Ewing...... 85 George P. Ewing...... 87 Isabella (Ewing) Coyle...... 88 Alexander Ewing...... 88 Joshua Ewing...... 89 Upcoming Events...... 89 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 91 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... The Sleeping Dictionary ...... 29 War of the Worlds ...... 39 To Grandmother's House We Go ...... 84 Lawrence of Arabia ...... 90

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Volume 20 – Number 1 – February 2014 From the Editor...... ii RIP: Peter 'Pete' Seeger (1919-2014)...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS One American Family – Part VIII...... 1 Jerry and Buster: Two for the Road...... 2 Marjorie Elizabeth 'Marj' 'Jerry' Kelley...... 2 Burke McKendree 'Buster' Ewing...... 7 AE Ewing Family Evolution...... 12 Buster and Jerry's Courtship and Marriage...... 14 Walkley Bailey Ewing...... 20 Buster and Jerry's Married Life...... 20 Later Lives of Buster, Jerry, and Their Children...... 27 Additional Information...... 36 Robert Patterson Correspondence to his Wife Amy Hunter Ewing, Part 4...... 37 September 9/10, 1776, Letter...... 38 Discussion of the Letter's Content...... 40 Samuel Ewin/Ewen/Ewing...... 43 Preface...... 43 The Penn Family Proprietors...... 43 Obtaining Land by Improvement...... 43 Toboyne Township Split from Tyrone Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania...... 45 Introduction...... 45 Samuel Ewing of Toboyne Township. Cumberland County (d. 1807/1808)...... 46 Samuel Ewing of Tyrone Township, Cumberland County, Married to Jean/Jane Neal ...... 47 Discussion...... 50 William Ewin (d. 1774)...... 50 Thomas Ewing (d. 1800)...... 51 Thomas Ewing with William Ewin...... 52 The Legacy of the Last Will and Testament of William Ewin of Tyrone (d. 1744)55 Samuel Ewin/Ewen/Ewing of Barree, Bedford County (d. 1808)...... 56 James Ewin...... 58 Alexander Ewin...... 60 William Ewin's Daughters...... 61 Summary of Conclusive Evidence...... 63 Table of Events and Family Interactions...... 66 Potential Topics for Further Study...... 68 Postscript...... 69 References...... 70 Acknowledgements...... 71 Appendices...... 72 Ewing Digital Library...... 73 Bard-Sennachies of the Campbells...... 73 Archibald Ewing (1812-1875)...... 74 Me: Lawrence E. Ewing...... 75 My Father: Lawrence Isaiah Ewing...... 75 My Grandfather: Erle Edward Ewing...... 75 My Great-Grandfather: Isaiah Ewing...... 75 My Great2-Grandfather: Archibald Ewing...... 76 My Great3-Grandfather: John Smith Ewing...... 76 My Great4-Grandfather: John 'Indian John' Ewing...... 76 Pocahontas James Ewing Powder Horn...... 77 2014 GATHERING Preliminary Information...... 78 Tentative Agenda...... 79 Registration Form...... 80 Lodging Information...... 81 ASSOCIATION NEWS Chancellor's Message...... 81 Membership News...... 83 New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...... 83 Passings...... 83 Archives News...... 85 Summary of EFA Finances for 2013...... 86 A Chief for Clan Ewen?...... 86 The Need for a Clan Ewen Commander/Chief...... 86 Who Should be Commander/Chief?...... 87 My Nomination: Thor Ewing...... 88 The Much-discussed, Old "Name Controversy"...... 88 Clanship, Chiefship and the Ewings?...... 89 What is a Clan?...... 89 But Aren't We Already Part of Another Bigger Clan?...... 90 What is a Chief or Commander?...... 91 Do We Need a Chief?...... 92 How Will This Affect the EFA?...... 93 Who Should be Chief?...... 93 Why Me?...... 94 Merchandise Coordinator's Message...... 95 Bylaws Amendment Committee: Status Report...... 96 Scope and Mandate...... 96 Getting from 'Here' to 'There'...... 96 NOTES Information Exchange...... 97 Joseph Duncan McEwen...... 97 Kincardineshire/Aberdeenshire Ewans...... 98 Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company...... 98 Ann (Homer) Ewing...... 98 Archibald Ewing (1812-1875)...... 99 Ernest Dewayne Ewing...... 99 James Ewing, Born ~1725, and Wife Sabina...... 101 James Ewing of Green Hill Stock Farm...... 101 Jannet Hannay/Hanna Ewing...... 102 Levi Curtis Ewing...... 102 Samuel Ewing of Little Britain Lancaster Pennsylvania...... 103 Sarah D. Ewing...... 104 Ewings, Porters, Motherals, etc. around Burt and Inch, Ireland...... 104 Upcoming Ewing-related Books...... 104 Upcoming Events...... 105 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 106 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Get Up And Go ...... iii God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise ...... 36 A Large Group of Baboons ...... 77 Back in 1955 ...... 105

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Volume 20 – Number 2 – May 2014 From the Editor...... ii Remembering Forebears...... ii CONTRIBUTIONS A Scots-Irish Saga: Part II – Irish Roots and Kinsmen...... 1 Being a Teenager...... 1 Cowboys and Indians...... 3 Back to My Irish Roots...... 3 Emigration...... 4 Eagle Wing...... 5 Coatbridge Technical College...... 6 Back to My Heritage...... 7 Londonderry Defense...... 8 Coming Of Age...... 9 Movies...... 11 Booboo the Cat...... 12 More on My Family...... 12 Summary...... 13 Charles and Robert Ewing: Part I – Introduction...... 14 The Immigrants...... 14 Ewing Digital Library...... 22 Calculating Generations...... 22 Tom Ewing...... 23 Ewingsville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania...... 23 McEwines (McEwans) at the Dunaverty Massacre...... 24 2014 GATHERING Preliminary Information...... 25 Tentative Schedule...... 26 Registration Form...... 27 Lodging Information...... 28 Additional Information...... 29 ASSOCIATION NEWS Chancellor's Message...... 30 Membership Meeting Notification...... 31 Membership News...... 31 Passings...... 31 A Chief for Clan Ewen?...... 32 Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...... 33 Bylaws Amendment Committee: Status Report...... 34 Scope and Mandate...... 34 Proposed New Version...... 35 From 'Here' to 'There'...... 35 NOTES Information Exchange...... 36 Olive Andrus...... 36 John and Sarah (Kilgore) Ewing...... 37 Reid Ewing's Book Audaciter...... 38 Samuel Ewing Sr and Samuel Ewing Jr...... 38 Thomas Ewing, Father of Margaret Ewing...... 39 Ann (Ewing) Homer...... 40 McHone...... 41 Upcoming Events...... 42 INDICES Index for this Issue...... 44 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Medical Care #1 ...... 21 Medical Care #2 ...... 43

Back to index. Volume 20 – Number 3 – August 2014 From the Editor...... ii 2014 Gathering...... ii Member Meeting...... ii Ewing Family Association Bylaws...... ii `Clan Ewing...... ii 2014 GATHERING Preliminary Information...... 1 Schedule...... 2 Registration Form...... 3 Lodging Information...... 4 Additional Information...... 5 Information about Fort Wayne and Things to Do...... 5 Johnny Appleseed Festival...... 5 Wabash and Erie Canal...... 5 RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS Our 2014 Homecoming: Part I...... 6 The Ewing/MacEwen Derbhfine...... 7 A Tartan for Clan Ewing...... 9 How To Make Your Tartan...... 9 Where To Start...... 9 So, What's Going On In This Pattern?...... 11 Clan Ewing...... 13 Clan Ewing Officially Recognized in Scotland...... 13 Establishing the Clan Ewing Commander...... 15 The Fundamental Nature of a Clan...... 15 'Belonging' to a Clan...... 17 A Celebratory Poem...... 18 Clearing Up the Confusion...... 18 Announcement of a Lord Lyon-recognised Clan MacEwen...... 19 Clan Ewing Restored...... 20 Bylaws Amendment Committee: Final Status Report...... 23 Scope and Mandate...... 23 Proposed New Version...... 24 Major Changes...... 25 Closure...... 25 EFA Bylaws as Amended 20th July 2014...... 26 Name Change...... 43 ASSOCIATION NEWS Chancellor's Message...... 45 Clan Ewing...... 45 New EFA Bylaws...... 45 Member Meeting...... 46 Agenda...... 46 FOOD FOR THOUGHT ... Words of Wisdom ...... 22 How to Stay Young? ...... 26 Doing Things ...... 42 Living Long ...... 44 Back to index.

Volume 20 – Number 4 – November, 2014 One American Family – Part IX...... 1 A Scots-Irish Saga: Part III – Discovering Kin in Ireland ...... 13 Charles and Robert Ewing: Part II – Charles Ewing ...... 19 Charles Ewing (~1715-1770) ...... 20 Our 2014 Homecoming ...... 25 Travel Highlights ...... 25 Belfast ...... 25 Downpatrick ...... 26 Londonderry...... 26 Glasgow and Loch Lomond...... 28 The Ewing/MacEwen Derbhfine...... 29 Stirling ...... 30 Edinburgh...... 31 Summary: 2014 – Our Homecoming Year...... 31 Ewing Digital Library ...... 33 Minutes - General Membership Meeting...... 34 Chancellor's Message...... 35 Board Chair's Message...... 36 Membership News...... 37 New EFA Members ... Welcome Aboard!...... 38 Passings...... 43 Archives Report...... 47 Celebratory Poetry...... 47 Clan Ewing Commission Officially Granted ...... 51 Commission by the Lord Lyon King of Arms...... 53 Ewing Family Association Joins COSCA...... 55 Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...... 55 Steve Ewing - Creative Living Award...... 57 Information Exchange...... 58 Upcoming Events...... 63 Index for this Issue...... 63

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Volume 21 – Number 1 – May 2015 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 1 ...... 1 One American Family – Part X ...... 8 Charles and Robert Ewing, Part III – Robert Ewing ...... 20 Ewing Digital Library ...... 35 Commander’s Comments ...... 35 Board Chair’s Message ...... 36 Chancellor’s Letter ...... 36 New EFA Members ...... 37 Passings ...... 41 Archives Report ...... 46 Celebratory Poetry ...... 47 Scottish Festival & Loch Norman Highland Games ...... 48 Ode To A Haggis – by Robert Burns ...... 52 Information Exchange ...... 58 Ewing Y-DNA Project Update ...... 58 Upcoming Events ...... 63 2016 EFA Gathering – A Time for Ewings to Join in Fellowship ...... 64 Index ...... 66

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Volume 21 – Number 2 – November 2015 From the Editor ...... 1 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 2 ...... 2 Ewing History of Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky – Part 1...... 7 Descendants of Patrick Ewing (1792-1879) and Nancy Darst ...... 16 An Old Slave’s Grief ...... 30 Two Weeks in the West of Scotland...... 31 Celebratory Poetry...... 37 Family Reminiscences from Derry ...... 37 Pedigree Chart for Daniel Clyde Ewing...... 42 Scottish Highland Gathering & Games Pleasanton, California...... 42 Ewing Digital Library ...... 44 General Membership Meeting ...... 45 Minutes – August 22, 2015 ...... 45 Membership Committee Report ...... 46 Clan Ewing Standing Committee Report...... 46 Treasurer’s Reports...... 47 Archives Reports...... 50 Commander’s Comments...... 51 Board Chair’s Message...... 51 Chancellor’s Letter ...... 52 New EFA Members...... 53 Passings...... 56 Information Exchange...... 57 Frederick John Ewing...... 57 William Ewing (1655-1736) ...... 58 Levi Curtis Ewing...... 59 The Genealogy of Clan Ewen of Otter...... 62 Manuscript 1467 – Genealogy Listing...... 68 Ewing Family Association’s 14 th Gathering ...... 69 Schedule...... 71 Highlights of the 2016 EFA Gathering...... 73 Lodging and Camping Information...... 75 Registration Form...... 77 Index ...... 77 Back to index.

Volume 22 – Number 1 – May 2016 From the Editor...... 1 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 3...... 2 Ewing History of Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky – Part 2...... 12 Margaret and Anne Ewing of NC: Sisters of Nathaniel Ewing (1747-1822)...... 23 Robert Watson Ewing of New South Wales, Australia...... 35 General Membership Meeting Announcement...... 60 Amendment to Bylaws...... 61 Commander’s Comments...... 62 Chancellor’s Letter...... 62 Board Chair’s Message...... 63 Ewing Veterans Honorary Group Established...... 64 New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...... 65 Passings...... 67 Joseph Neff Ewing, Jr...... 67 Tribute to Joseph Neff Ewing ...... 68 Paul T. ‘Tom’ Austin ...... 69 Dr. Thomas Dale Ewing...... 70 Information Exchange...... 71 Thomas of Inch Island and his son, Capt. John Ewing (1727-1754) ...... 71 Margaret Ewing (married to Sherwood Wilkinson, abt. 1784) ...... 72 General George Ewing, Sr. (1754-1824) ...... 73 Ewings of Massachusetts...... 73 James Henry Ewing (b. 1847)...... 76 George Ewing...... 78 Ewing Naming Scheme...... 79 2016 Ewing Family Association Gathering...... 81 Registration Form ...... 82 Index...... 83

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Volume 22 – Number 2 – November 2016 From the Editor...... 1 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 4...... 2 In Search of Margaret and Anne Ewing...... 11 Two Ewing Families – Adams County, Ohio...... 24 General Membership Meeting...... 31 Commander’s Comments...... 34 Advance Notice of Edinburgh Tattoo 2017...... 34 Farewell, but Not Goodbye!...... 36 Chancellor’s Letter...... 37 New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...... 38 Passings...... 40 Gregory A. Farmer (EFA Member #349)...... 40 Sharon K. (Jones) Ewing (EFA Member #1142)...... 41 Charles Boal Ewing, Jr...... 42 Joe Bailey Ewing...... 43 Jean Ream McClure (EFA Member #425)...... 44 Information Exchange...... 45 Ewings in Lancaster, Ohio...... 45 Margaret Ewing (married to Sherwood Wilkinson, abt. 1784)...... 47 Crum Ewings...... 51 Joseph Otho Ewing...... 52 Glebe Cottage, Culdaff, County Donegal, Ireland...... 52 Ewing-Patterson Association Through Monroe Patterson...... 57 John Ewing of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania...... 58 Ellen Ewing (Born 8-31-1805)...... 58 Indian John Ewing...... 59 Ewings of Inch Island...... 60 John T. (or F.) Ewing...... 61 James Ewing...... 62 David Ewing (b. abt. 1823-26)...... 63 Y-DNA Project Inquiries...... 65 James Ewing of Hunterdon, New Jersey...... 65 Ewing Y-DNA Group 3...... 67 Successful 2016 EFA Gathering Punctuates Saline, Michigan, Celtic Festival.....70 Traditional Scottish Poem...... 75 2016 Scottish Highland Gathering & Games, Pleasanton, California...... 76 Remembering the Founder...... 78 Index...... 79

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Volume 23 – Number 1 – May 2017 From the Editor...... 1 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 5 ...... 3 John Ewing and the Underground Railroad...... 18 Celebratory Poetry...... 24 Commander’s Comments...... 25 Chancellor’s Letter...... 26 New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...... 27 Passings...... 30 Earl Norman Ewing...... 30 Betty Leona (Draper) Ewing ...... 30 Tribute to Earl Norman and Betty Ewing...... 31 Information Exchange...... 34 William Albert Ewing, Jr...... 34 William Ewing (1770-1827), Jackson County, Georgia...... 34 William Ewing (b. 1818, Ireland)...... 38 Gillespie Clan...... 40 Joshua Craig Ewing (6/23/1825 – 12/13/1904)...... 44 29Bio: Joshua Craig Ewing – 1825-1904 (Great Great Grandfather)...... 46 30Bio: Selena Catherine Ish – 1831-1908 (Great Great Grandmother)...... 48 15Bio: James Carroll (J. Cal) Ewing – 1866-1937 (Great Grandfather)...... 48 Ewing Family Reunion Photo...... 53 Y-DNA Project Inquiries ...... 54 Clan Ewen of Otter ...... 60 ‘Googling’ Martin Ewing...... 70 Fate of Four Deserters...... 72 Index...... 73

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Volume 23 – Number 2 – November 2017 From the Editor ...... 1 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 6 ...... 2 Andrew S. Ewing of Enfield, Connecticut...... 14 Frontispiece ...... 15 Acknowledgements ...... 16 Introduction...... 17 Discussion...... 19 Items for Further Discussion or Research...... 27 Appendix A...... 28 Appendix B ...... 29 Appendix C...... 30 Sources Cited – References ...... 31 Contributors’ Biographies...... 32 Commander’s Comments...... 33 Chancellor’s Letter...... 33 New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...... 34 Passings...... 35 Information Exchange...... 37 John Ewing of Virginia (1747-1803) ...... 37 Rev. Daniel B. Ewing, Orange Presbyterian Church...... 43 William Kellogg Ewing, b. Franklin, Illinois c. 1847...... 45 Catherine Ewing (1769-1826) m. Andrew Elliott (1765-1855)...... 45 Searching for the Ewing’s of Belfast; Baltimore and Barbados: Merchants and Shipping...... 47 Archivist’s Report...... 55 Clan Ewing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo ...... 56 Red River Meeting House Association – Annual Meeting, Logan County, KY....59 2018 Ewing Family Association Gathering in Nashville, Tennessee ...... 60 Index...... 61

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Volume 24 – Number 1 – May 2018 From the Editor...... 1 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 7 ...... 2 Star Spangled Banner...... 13 "Defence of Fort M'Henry" Poem...... 14 Five Ewing Families...... 15 Celebratory Poetry...... 19 Benjamin Ewing of Benlock...... 20 Commander’s Comments...... 25 Chancellor’s Letter...... 26 Treasurer’s Report...... 27 Notice of General Membership Meeting ...... 27 New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...... 28 Passings...... 29 Ned Jonathan Ewing ...... 29 J.C. Ewing...... 29 James L. Ewing...... 29 Tribute to William Myrl Ewing...... 30 From Norma Hall Ewing...... 30 Tribute to William Myrl ‘Bill’ Ewing ...... 30 Tributes from sons, Terry and Tom Ewing...... 32 Terry’s Prayer – “We will Remember”...... 34 Tom’s Funeral Comments...... 35 Information Exchange...... 39 Lucy Williams Ewing and David Hitchcock...... 40 Elisha Rogers Ewing, Sr...... 41 Thomas Ewing (c. 1819-1878)...... 43 Joshua Ewing, b. 1793, Kentucky...... 45 David Gillaspie (Gillespie) b. Abt. 1760...... 46 David Ewing (1784-1844)...... 49 Ewing With An ‘s’...... 50 Esther Ewing Boyd (1769-1854)...... 50 Ewing Family of Lima, Ohio...... 51 Donald (Edward?) Ewing...... 54 15 th Biennial Ewing Family Gathering...... 56 Gathering Information ...... 57 Schedule of Events...... 58

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Volume 24 – Number 1 -- May 2018

From the Editor...... 1 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 7 ...... 2 Star Spangled Banner...... 13 "Defence of Fort M'Henry" Poem ...... 14 Five Ewing Families ...... 15 Celebratory Poetry...... 19 Benjamin Ewing of Benlock...... 20 Commander’s Comments ...... 25 Chancellor’s Letter ...... 26 Treasurer’s Report ...... 27 Notice of General Membership Meeting...... 27 New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard! ...... 28 Passings...... 29 Ned Jonathan Ewing...... 29 J.C. Ewing...... 29 James L. Ewing ...... 29 Tribute to William Myrl Ewing ...... 30 From Norma Hall Ewing...... 30 Tribute to William Myrl ‘Bill’ Ewing...... 30 Tributes from sons, Terry and Tom Ewing...... 32 Terry’s Prayer – “We will Remember”...... 34 Tom’s Funeral Comments...... 35 Information Exchange ...... 39 Lucy Williams Ewing and David Hitchcock ...... 40 Elisha Rogers Ewing, Sr...... 41 Thomas Ewing (c. 1819-1878)...... 43 Joshua Ewing, b. 1793, Kentucky...... 45 David Gillaspie (Gillespie) b. Abt. 1760...... 46 David Ewing (1784-1844) ...... 49 Ewing With An ‘s’ ...... 50 Esther Ewing Boyd (1769-1854) ...... 50 Ewing Family of Lima, Ohio ...... 51 Donald (Edward?) Ewing...... 54 15 th Biennial Ewing Family Gathering ...... 56 Gathering Information ...... 57 Schedule of Events ...... 58

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Volume 24 – Number 2 – November 2018 From the Editor...... 1 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 8 ...... 2 William Belford Ewing Manuscript...... 14 Steven Craig Ewing's Connection to "The Five Ewings of Easthampton"...... 23 Manuscript of Mildred (Campbell) Cassens ...... 25 The Porters of Burt – One Name, Many Stories ...... 37 Robert George Ewing – A Study...... 41 Table of Contents...... 43 Acknowledgements (alphabetically) ...... 43 Preface ...... 44 Discussion and Findings...... 45 Conclusions ...... 48 Potential Items for Further Study ...... 49 Sources Cited – References...... 49 Appendix 1 ...... 50 Appendix 2 ...... 52 Appendix 3 ...... 53 Appendix 4 ...... 54 Appendix 5 ...... 55 Commander’s Comments ...... 56 Chancellor’s Letter ...... 56 Treasurer’s Report...... 57 Membership Report...... 58 Archivist’s Report...... 59 15th Ewing Family Association Biennial Gathering...... 60 New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard! ...... 63 Information Exchange...... 64 Ewing of Inch Island, Donegal, Ireland ...... 64 James Robert Ewing ...... 65 Marilyn / Mary Jane Ewing ...... 67 William Lindsay & Margaret (Ewing) Lindsay ...... 68 Darens (Dorcas) Adeline Ewing...... 68 Ewan/Ewen/Ewing of New Hanover, North Carolina ...... 69 Index...... 70 Back to index.

Volume 25 – Number 1 – May 2019 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 9...... 1 William Belford Ewing Manuscript – Part 2 ...... 11 Alexander Ewing of Inishowen, Donegal, 1744-1832...... 21 Prayer Poem – Memorial to Scotty Ewing (1960-1985)...... 28 Commander’s Comments ...... 29 Chancellor’s Letter ...... 30 1 st International Clan Ewing Gathering...... 31 New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...... 33 Passings ...... 34 Information Exchange...... 35 John Edward Ewing...... 35 Albert W. Ewing ...... 36 Charles Earl Ewing III...... 37 Wedding Certificate of Ira and Tlitha (Ewing) Keim ...... 37 Ewings of Inch...... 39 Index...... 41 Back to index.

Volume 25 – Number 2 – November 2019 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 10...... 1 Outline Descendant Report for Amy Hunter Ewing...... 8 Outline Descendant Report for George Ewing...... 10 William Belford Ewing Manuscript – Part 3...... 12 The Long Walk of 1914 – Burke & Walkley Ewing...... 16 Commander’s Comments...... 25 Chancellor’s Letter...... 25 Passings...... 6 Kenneth D Ewing (1940–2019)...... 26 James Walton ‘Dub’ Ewing (1926–2019) ...... 26 Lois C. Ewing (1930–2019)...... 27 New EFA Members – Welcome to the Family!...... 27 2019 Saline Celtic Festival, Saline, MI...... 28 154th Scottish Highland Gathering/Games, Pleasanton, CA...... 30 1st International Clan Ewing Gathering, Dunoon, Scotland...... 32 Celebratory Poem ...... 56 Upcoming Heritage Events...... 57 49th Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend & Parade...... 57 Ashville Celtic Fest ...... 57 2020 Ewing Family Association Gathering ...... 57 Information Exchange ...... 58 Montague George Ewing...... 58 James Ewing of Inch Island ...... 59 Finis Ewing ...... 59 Ewing Y-DNA Project...... 60 Ewing DNA – SNPs...... 63 The Old West Still Lives – Orville Ewing...... 68 Index...... 69

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EFA’s 16 th Biennial Gathering...... 1 Gathering Registration Form ...... 3 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 11...... 5 Grandfather’s Farm: Life on the Cohansey Plantation of Squire Maskell Ewing ...11 The Curious Incident of David Ewing in the Night-Time...... 14 Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopaedia...... 17 Least Revered Among the Potawatomi Indians...... 20 Celebratory Poem ...... 26 Commander’s Comments...... 27 Chancellor’s Letter ...... 27 New EFA Members – Welcome to the Family!...... 28 Passing ...... 29 James Hanen Garrett (1934 – 2019)...... 29 Annual Treasurer’s Reports ...... 30 Information Exchange ...... 31 Ewing Y-DNA Project...... 32 Ewen Family...... 32 A History of Surnames of the British Isles...... 33 Index ...... 43

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Volume 26 – Number 2 – November 2020

EFA's 16th Biennial Gathering...... 1 Gathering Registration Form...... 2 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) — Part 12...... 5 Ewing Homes in Greenwich, NJ...... 18 Gelia and Marvin Ewing...... 20 Commander's Comments...... 22 Chancellor's Letter...... 22 New EFA Members — Welcome to the Family!...... 23 Passings...... 24 Richard Childs Jonsson (1925-2020)...... 24 Dorothy Handley “Dottye” Ewing (1931-2020)...... 24 Georgia E. Ewing Breen Morgan (1922-2020)...... 25 Celebratory Poem — Duncan MacDonald (1915-2020)...... 26 Information Exchange...... 29 Mason /Ewing Family Connection...... 29 Brinkley Ewing...... 31 Samuel Howe Ewing...... 32 Peter Ewing (1840-1916)...... 35 Thomas Ewing (Father to Dr. James Ewing)...... 36 Alexander Ewing of Balloch...... 38 Mary E. Ewing, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia...... 40 Ewings of Bedford, Virginia...... 40 Index...... 41

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Volume 27 – Number 1 – May 2021

Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 13 ...... 2 Meet Orville: The Itinerant Ewing...... 8 Lt Col Alexander Ewing and ‘Jerusalem the Golden’ ...... 12 Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden...... 17 Walker-Ewing Log House ...... 20 Celebratory Poem ...... 22 Commander’s Comments ...... 24 Chancellor’s Letter ...... 24 New EFA Members – Welcome to the Family! ...... 25 Passings ...... 26 Grace Ewing Thompson (1947-2021), EFA Member #517 ...... 26 Elizabeth Ann Ewing Fox (Bette) (1931-2020), EFA Member #825 ...... 27 Eleanor Louise Ewing Swineford (1928-2021), EFA Member #511...... 28 Annual Treasurer’s Reports ...... 29 Information Exchange ...... 30 William M. Ewing of Long Creek, Mecklenburg County, NC...... 30 Maria Wills Boyle Ewing (1801-1864)...... 31 Thomas Ewing (1789-1871)...... 31 Susannah Ewing ...... 32 Lydia Ewing (1791-1872), Granddaughter of Captain James Ewing...... 34 Baker Ewing, b. 1747...... 37 Joseph and Ann Ewing ...... 37 Noble Ewing ...... 43 Index...... 44 Back to index.