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| Birth: | 1742 in Scotland |
| Death: | Moore County, NC |
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Individual:
Emigrated from Scotland about 1769. 'Merchant' was not his real middle name. If there were two or more John Camerons in the area at the time, it was common practice to ascribe a name that was descriptive, often indicating the person's occupation.
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per Heriot Clarkson, "The Papers of Governor Cameron Morrison: "...John Cameron, who came from Scotland just prior to the Revolutionary War, settled in Moore County, reared a large family and became the progenitor, not only of Governor (Cameron) Morrison, but of most of the Camerons of that part of NC."
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1790 census North Carolina
Moore County Fayette District
1st # free white males 16 year upwards and head of families
2nd # free white males under 16 years
3rd # free white females and head of families
4th # all other free persons
5th # slaves
This census is from Microcopy No. T-498 Roll 2
Cameron, John, 1,6,1,0,0
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from papers sent to me by Linda Cameron Holeman-Smith, OK. This was written by Mildred Fielding Lawler.
"John Cameron (the "Marchant") was born in Scotland in 1742 and came to America in 1769. According to tradition, he was called the "Marchant" for the reason that he was a merchant in Scotland and brought goods from there to sell in this country. He married Margaret Monroe, of Moore County, NC and settled on Beaver Creek about three miles east of the present town of Cameron. They had ten children.
A man came along one day and asked Margaret how many children she had. She told him that she had nine boys, and that every one of them had a sister. He thought it was a large family, but a woman at the next house told him the boys all had the same sister. The children all lived to be old. The "Marchant", before he came to this country, took an oath of allegiance to the British King; so, when the Revolutionary War broke out, he would not violate his oath by fighting the British; neither would he fight the Americans. So, to keep from taking sides, he went to Cuba and stayed two years. He left his wife and two children at home. One of the children was Daniel, father of "Big John". One day some Tories came to the house. Margaret had some balls of warp hanging on the wall. One of the men took the thread down and put it in his pocket. He sat down to dinner and while he was eating Margaret retrieved the thread by slipping the balls out of his pocket.
The "Marchant" was buried at Barbecue Church near Lillington in Harnett County. He attended church there. His wife was buried at Little River Cemetery, near Manchester, in Cumberland County.
The above information and stories I got in 1917 from Cousin Betsy Ann McFadyen, daughter of Aunt Peggy Tyson."
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from papers sent to me by Linda Cameron Holeman-Smith, OK
"Merchant John Cameron" appears to have been quite a substantial citizen of his day and accumulated quite a bit of land. For a long number of years he was judge of the county court in Moore County. His great great great grandson, Mr. A.B. Cameron, of Carthage, relates the following incident in the life of "Merchant John", which shows an interesting side of his life. According to Mr. Cameron, it appears that "Merchant John" was very unpretentious in his dress and general appearance, despite his financial standing then. It was his custom when going to "town" (Fayetteville) to rent a room at the hotel and let it be the headquarters, not only for himself but for his friends as well. In that day and time, as well as today, it was very common to have the "corn" in the hotel room, and such being the case in this instance, Mr. Cameron's friends would invite others to partake of the "corn." On one occasion a leading (supposed to be) doctor was invited up to get a drink. The doctor was not acquainted with "Merchant John" and after getting his drink and starting to leave, he noticed "Merchant John" in his unpretentious garb sitting in a chair and he remarked to him, "Who are you to be sitting in here with 'gentlemen' in this room? What business do you have here?" In his very quiet manner, "Merchant John" responded, "Cameron is my name, sir, and if I may ask, what might your name be?" The doctor, whose name we believe was Morton, replied by answering in a very sophisticated manner, "DR. MORTON." "Well, " responded "Merchant John", "You have the appearance of a gentleman, but the actions of a damn rascal."
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File No. 1554, John Cameron
SCOPE........................................................................
Acres: 100
Grant No.: 1500
Issued: Mar. 12, 1800
Entry No.: 159
Entered: Dec. 3, 1778
Book: 1007 Page: 220
Location: O the Watery Branch of Governors Creek
Remarks:
LANGUAGES.......... RESTRICTIONS............................... TERMS......
English . Transfer
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File No. 1567, John Cameron, Mercht.
COPE........................................................................
Acres: 50
Grant No.: 1513
Issued: Nov. 14, 1800
Entry No.: 799
Entered: Jun. 25, 1794
Book: 108 Page: 297
Location: In the Gun stock branch the waters of Weeks' Creek
Remarks:
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File No. 1603, John Cameron
SCOPE..........................................
Acres: 100
Grant No.: 1690
Issued: Dec. 11, 1802
Entry No.: 782
Entered: May 19, 1801
Book: 110 Page: 163
Location: On W. side of the Governors Creek
Remarks:
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File No. 1675, John Cameron
SCOPE..........................................
Acres: 140
Grant No.: 1508
Issued: Dec. 19, 1801
Entry No.: 559
Entered: Oct. 10, 1799
Book: 111 Page: 155
Location: On W. side of the Governors Creek
Remarks:
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