Section II
The Buie Families of North Carolina
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(6) Archibald Buie, will written February 8, 1781, and probated Apr., 1782, Cumberland County, North Carolina (deceased May, 1781) by John Cameron; executors: Gilbert Buie, Duncan Buie, Daniel Buie (my three sons), witnesses: John Cameron, Malcolm Gilchrist; estate inventory April, 1782 by Henry Gaster; administrator bond to Henry Gaster signed by Henry Gaster, Gilbert Buie and John Cameron.
Gilbert Buie (son): slave, PeterDuncan Buie (son): slave Charles, and cattleDaniel Buie (son): slave WilliamMalcolm Buie (son): slaves Glasgow and HannahJohn Buie (Duncan Buie's son): slave JersieJohn Buie (grandson, son of Archibald): slave RachalRebekah Buie and Mary Buie (grandchildren, daughters of son Archibald):slave JackDaniel Cameron (relation not stated): Fanny, slaveThe grandchildren were stated to be underage when the will was written.
From careful analysis of the early North Carolina records, the compilers havedetermined that this Archibald Buie came to North Carolina from Jura in September, 1739.
He may have been the son of Neill Buie and Christine McPherson of Ardfin and was
baptized in 1705 and thus the brother of Daniel Buie (2). Archibald was granted 320 acres of land on the southwest side of the northwest branch of the Cape Fear in June, 1740, and 200 acres on the north side of the northwest branch of the Cape Fear in 1746. Archibald probably moved to the Barbeque Creek area about 1760.
Archibald's sons Gilbert Buie (12), Duncan Buie (20), Daniel Buie (5 or 11), Archibald Buie (8), and Malcolm Buie (22) are discussed separately. The relationship to Daniel Cameron was not stated, but presumably he was a close friend, cousin, or son-in-law. Information on Descendents of Archibald BuieNote Malcolm Gilchrist married Catherine Buie, daughter of Daniel Buie who is son of Archibald Buie. From Gilchrist Genealogy page:
Less than two years after the Gilchrist arrival in North Carolina, Malcolm, who was four years younger than his brother John, married Catharine Buie of Cumberland County. Born June 30,1752 in Bladen County Catharine was the daughter of Daniel Buie who, in 1780, was living in the Barbeque District of Cumberland County, N.C.; later he moved to neighboring Moore County. Daniel was in turn a son of Archibald Buie who emigrated in Sept. 1739 from the Island of Jura off Scotland's western coast. The year following his arrival he acquired 320 acres of land on the southwest side of the northwest branch of the Cape Fear River in June 1740, and an additional 200 acres on the north side of the river's northwest branch in 1746. Archibald died in May, 1781 having moved his family to the Barbeque Creek area in about 1760.
Malcolm and Catharine settled in Moore County (now, Lee County) near her parents. In a manner clearly in keeping with the Gilchrist character, Malcolm also became a respected and influential member of his community in the years. In 1792 he served as Sheriff of Moore County, then in 1794 and 1795 he served in the North Carolina House of Commons, the year following John's term. From 1796 through 1800 he served in the North Carolina Senate. In 1809, he and Catharine and their nine children along with other members of the Buie family moved to Maury County, Tennessee to settle newly opened Indian land. Malcolm's tract consisted of one thousand acres (The deed is still on file in the Maury County Courthouse - Records A - Vol. I, page 167).
7) Catherine (Buie) McFarland, died 1787, Richmond Co., N.C.
Catherine Buie, the daughter of Donald Buie, was born on Jura ca. 1735. She married John McFarland and they lived in Cumberland County, North Carolina. After John McFarland's death, Catherine married John McNair (b. 1735, Kilkenny Parish Argyllshire, Scotland, d. 6-30-1819, Richmond Co., N.C.). In the Cumberland County court on April 28, 1775, John McNair was "appointed guardian of Daniel McFarland, Duncan McFarland, Dougald McFarland, John McFarland, and Margaret McFarland, children of John McFarland, deceased, he entering into bond with Hugh Brown, Archibald Buie, and Duncan Ray." Duncan McFarland lived in Richmond and Robeson Counties and was a member of Congress. He married Mary Porter and a portion of their descendents are discussed in Family Group GG.John McNair and Catherine Buie had two children, Sarah Ann McNair and Rev. Malcolm McNair. Sarah Ann McNair (b. 1773, N.C.) married Peter Wilkinson in 1794. They lived in Richmond County, North Carolina, and Union Church, Mississippi, and had a large family. Rev. Malcolm McNair (b. 8-26'1776, d. 8-4-1822) was pastor of Centre, Ashpole, Laurel Hill and Red Bluff Churches.John, Catherine, and Rev. Malcolm McNair are buried in the Old Laurel Hill Cemetery, Richmond County, North Carolina.
Note John McFarland will dated 19 Jan. 1767 probated May 1767 Cumberland County, NC--Not registered--NC State History and Archives, Raleigh, NC also names sons and daughter.
(8) Archibald Buie, died ca. 1782, Cumberland County, North Carolina, wife's name Ann.
In his will, written in February, 1781, Archibald Buie (6) inferred that his son Archibald (8) was severely ill or already deceased. Archibald (6) left slaves to his grandchildren, John, Rebekah, and Mary, all children of Archibald (8). In April, 1784, Duncan Buie (20) was "granted guardianship of the children of his brother A. Buie" in the Cumberland County court. In 1798, John Buie of Moore County sold 160 acres of land on the Cape Fear River which had been granted to Archibald Buie, (6) and was conveyed to his sons Malcolm (22) and Archibald (8) and at the demise of Archibald (8), his son John became heir.In the family Bible of John Buie the Shoemaker of Union Church, Mississippi, there is the entry "John Buie, the son of Archibald and Ann Buie of North Carolina, was born in the year 1775 in Cumberland County, North Carolina." The compilers believe that John Buie the shoemaker was the son of this Archibald (8). Interestingly, there was an Archibald Buie "shoemaker" listed in the Barbeque District tax lists for 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780, but did not appear on the 1783 and 1787 lists or any census records thereafter.Additional information on John Buie the Shoemaker is found in Family Group D.
(9) Malcolm Buie, died January 9, 1788, Cumberland County, North Carolina.
On April 23, 1788, Archibald Buie, in behalf of the orphans of Malcolm Buie, deceased, son of Daniel Buie, deceased, brought suit against Nathaniel Folsom over a land dispute involving 300 acres. The case was decided by jury in favor of the plaintiff upon testimony of John Buie. Malcolm must have been the son of Capt. Daniel Buie or Daniel Buie of Buies Creek. The compilers have not been able to identify the names of Malcolm's orphans or their descendents.Note Can anyone shed light on this family? Or identify this Malcolm as one of the others?
