Maj. Matthew McCauley

Male 1750 - 1821  (71 years)


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  • Name Matthew McCauley 
    Title Maj. 
    Born 1750  Carrickfergus, Antrim, N Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • There is a newspaper notice in the Belfast News Letter, November 26, 1771, in which an unnamed ship's voyage from Belfast to destinations in America gives a passenger list which includes a Matthew McCauley, reporting their safe arrival in (places listed as) Philadelphia, America, and Delaware Bay (incl. DE & NJ). This date agrees with traditional information about the emigration of Matthew McCauley from Ireland; however: It is not possible to be certain this notice refers to our subject, brother of William McCauley, both eventually of North Carolina.
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Sep 1821  Orange Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried McCauley Cemetery, Chapel Hill Township, Orange Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 

    • A gravestone "said" to be his, has a death year of 1832; which is incorrect for him.

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    Person ID I2146  adkinshorton
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2020 

    Father Erin McCauley,   b. Carrickfergus, Antrim Co, N Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Carrickfergus, Antrim Co, N Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • This marriage location is presumed since Erin's two sons were reported to have been born there. Erin's wife is not known.
    Family ID F7911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Ann Johnstone,   b. 1 Feb 1760, New Hope, Orange Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1848  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1783  Orange Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John McCauley,   b. 1783,   d. 1832  (Age 49 years)
     2. Charles J. McCauley,   b. 1789,   d. 1836  (Age 47 years)
     3. William McCauley,   b. 1791,   d. 1826  (Age 35 years)
     4. Synthia McCauley,   b. 1792,   d. 1843  (Age 51 years)
    +5. Elizabeth McCauley,   b. 15 Jan 1793,   d. 1881, Orange Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     6. George Johnston McCauley,   b. 1798,   d. 1867  (Age 69 years)
     7. Eleanor McCauley,   b. 1801,   d. 1872  (Age 71 years)
     8. James M. McCauley,   b. 1807,   d. 1870  (Age 63 years)
    Documents
    Matthew McCauley & Martha Johnston - 1783 Marriage Bond
    Matthew McCauley & Martha Johnston - 1783 Marriage Bond
    Orange County Marriage Bonds
    Matthew McCauley & Martha Johnston - 1783 Marriage Bond (Index)
    Matthew McCauley & Martha Johnston - 1783 Marriage Bond (Index)
    Orange County Marriage Bonds Index, p.257
    1800-NC Census, Hillsborough, Orange Co, NC
    1800-NC Census, Hillsborough, Orange Co, NC
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    Matthew McCalley Family
    (brother of William McCauley from Ireland)
    Headstones
    Matthew McCauley, Sr. & Martha Ann Johnstone
    Matthew McCauley, Sr. & Martha Ann Johnstone
    1939 University of North Carolina Donor Memorial Plaque
    (incorrect death year, should be 1821)
    1992 Cemetery Restoration and University of North Carolina Donor Memorial Plaque
    1992 Cemetery Restoration and University of North Carolina Donor Memorial Plaque
    In Devoted Memory of John Charles Morrow III
    Descendant of Matthew & Martha McCauley
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2020 
    Family ID F7914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Matthew McCauley - 1771 Emigration
    Matthew McCauley - 1771 Emigration
    Letter Requesting Successful Voyage Notice With Passenger List
    for insertion in "The Belfast Newsletter" November 26, 1771
    It is not certain that this is the Matthew McCauley of Orange County, NC.
    Note: The date of the actual voyage and the ship's name were omitted in this letter and the subsequent notice. The letter shown here was retyped from an item on another web site, also appearing to be a retyped presentation.
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    Headstones
    Matthew McCauley
    Matthew McCauley
    gravestone with memorial plaque

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    Matthew McCauley, Sr.
    Matthew McCauley, Sr.
    grave plaque

    Histories
    The Battle of Hillsborough - 1781
    The Battle of Hillsborough - 1781
    1781 Revolutionary War - Maj. William McCauley and Capt. Matthew McCauley were captured when Hillsborough was taken by Confederate Col. David Fanning on September 12, 1781.

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    1883 Commemoration of the 1793 Laying of the Cornerstone at UNC
    1883 Commemoration of the 1793 Laying of the Cornerstone at UNC
    Original event: Old East Building, 12 Oct 1793
    Mention of Matthew McCauley
    Excerpt: Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina
    and Eminent North Carolinians, — John H. Wheeler, 1884

  • Notes 
    • View Historical Notes for Matthew McCauley The will reference in these notes names slaves.


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