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Isabella
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(1771 - 1842)

Francis
Marion
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Sr.
(1742 - 1808)

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McCorkle
(1720 - 1772)

Samuel
McCorkle
(1697 - ????)

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Matthew McCorkle             Born: 1720, Scotland / Antrim, Northern Ireland Died:  30 May 1772, Mecklenburg, NC                                 Samuel Matthew McCorkle and his wife, Elizabeth (Unknown) were living in Scotland during the troubled times of Bonnie Prince Charles Edward, the Pretender, who tried to seize the Scottish throne.  Samuel Matthew McCorkle moved his family to Ulster (Protestant Northern Ireland).  While living there, their son, Matthew, was born around 1720.                               Matthew married Jean Givens and migrated to America through the port of Philadelphia about 1740, bringing with them Jean's teenage brother, Ned Givens.  Family tradition claims Ned, a youth at the time, stowed away on the ship until it was too far to turn back. They settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, during the first half of the eighteenth century.  Matthew and Jean had two sons and several daughters.   The French laid claim to the western part of Pennsylvania in 1669.  In 1753 they began to enforce their claim.  The Indians joined the French to stop the westward movement of the Pennsylvanians.   By 1754, Matthew & Jean moved their family from Pennsylvania to North Carolina.  They traveled the "Great Wagon Road" through Maryland, the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, to the Piedmont and the mountain region of North Carolina along with other Scotch-Irish Presbyterians.  Part of this route is present day Interstate 81.   The Presbyterian faith spread out over the entire western half of the state of North Carolina.  The Germans, who were Lutheran, German Reformed and Moravian, settled in the west central piedmont section.                               North Carolina became a crown colony in 1729 with a population of 35,000 of mostly English.  The French Huguenots came into the Nuse and Trent River areas.  The Germans and Swiss established New Bern, NC.  By 1775 the population was approximately 350,000, thus becoming the fourth most populated colony.                                                             In March 1758, Matthew McCorkle purchased 400 acres of land from Edward and Agnes Givens of Anson County (Anson County Deed Book 6, pp 246 - 249).  This land on both sides of Davidson Creek in Anson County later became Mecklenburg County.  Davidson Creek rises near Mooresville, NC and flows southwesterly, emptying into the Catawba River northwest of Charlotte, NC.                               Edward Givens was a brother of Jean Givens McCorkle.  Their father lived and died in Ireland and was also a brother of Samuel Givens, who married Sarah Cathey.  The Catheys were one of the early settlers of Anson County, NC.   Children of Matthew McCorkle and Jean Givens Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse Thomas McCorkle Bef. 1742 Aft. 1810   Francis Marion McCorkle Sr. 01 Sep 1742 09 Oct 1802 1) Sarah Jean Work 2) Elizabeth "Betsy" Brandon     Matthew McCorkle of Mecklenburg County, NC, conveyed to Francis McCorkle of Lincoln County and Thomas McCorkle, his brother, the 400 acres he had purchased in 1758 from the Givens "for love and natural affection , I, Matthew McCorkle, bear to my two sons, Francis and Thomas".                                                             Matthew died 30 May 1772 in Mecklenburg County, NC.  Jean also died about 1772.               SOURCES   The McCorkle Cemetery, Catawba County, NC   "The McCorkle Family" by C. P. Crosby 756 Moores Mill Rd. NW Atlanta, GA  30217 [G-G-G-Grandson of Major Francis McCorkle]                                                               If you have photos or additional information about Matthew McCorkle, please contact me.