David McCord (abt. 1747 - 1818)

I'm new on Wikitree, but have been researching the McCord family for nearly 25 years, since David McCord (1747) is my 6th great-grandfather. I have reason to believe that this David McCord, married to Anne Lee Shipley, was not the son of William McCord and Mary Irwin as shown on this profile. I believe they did have a son named David, born in 1745, who is often confused with David McCord (1747). David's (1747) line has been designated "Family B" by McCord researchers, and it is my understanding that Family B has been shown by DNA testing to be 1a type McCord, while William the Immigrant McCord (father of William married to Mary Irwin) was 1b. These two DNA lines don't converge until you go back over 1500 years. My family's written and oral history has always agreed with this relatively recent genetic result, saying that our David McCord was an immigrant (technically saying that he "came from across the sea" before marrying Anne Shipley and fighting in the revolution), as opposed to being the son of William of the Fort, and born in PA.

When I began researching around 2001, there was an active McCord Family Association website that stated all kinds of facts, including the notion that all McCords came from the same line which fled Scotland after the loss of their clan chief at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689. At the time, we had no reason to doubt them. But over time, much of what they wrote has been disproven, or at least put into question. The fact that there are several common names (William, David) among various lines has muddied the water even more.

I do not know who David's correct parents are, but I believe he was probably born in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

There are two different DAR records for David McCord; one with a birthplace in Pennsylvania and the other birthplace in Virginia.

https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A075533 https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A075532

I am researching the following: On 10 Jan 1771, John Boyd and William Ramsey witnessed a deed from James and Sarah Tom to James Douglas for 200 acres on both sides of Long Creek, which included Miller's improvements and adjacent to John Anderson's line. On 1 Jan 1783, William Ramsey and John Johnston witnessed a deed from David McCord to John Buchannan for 200 acres on both sides of Long Creek about a half mile west of Tools' Road. This land was originally patented to John Moore in 1763, and sold to David McCord in 1772. (Catawba River near Long Creek in North Carolina)