Ewing Family Journal – Tables of ContentsThese are EFJ issues for which Tables of Contents are available. Except for the most current issues, Journal issues are available as PDF files at the Journal site.

Volume 11 (2005) Volume 12 (2006) Volume 13 (2007)Volume 14 (2008) Volume 15 (2009) Volume 16 (2010)Volume 17 (2011) Volume 18 (2012) Volume 19 (2013)Volume 20 (2014) Volume 21 (2015) Volume 22 (2016)Volume 23 (2017) Volume 24 (2018) Volume 25 (2019)Volume 26 (2020)Special 2008

(Original Title: Journal of Clan Ewing)

Volume 11 – November 2005 – Number 4

FROM THE DESK OF THE CHANCELLOR....George Ewing...........................3MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN.................David Ewing.............................4MEMBERSHIP NEWS……………………..Bob Johnson.....................................5DEATH....................................................................................................................5MAKING CONNECTIONS IN FORT WAYNE…Beth Ewing Toscos..................6SCOTLAND & IRELAND..............................Barb McGuiness.........................7, 8WHO ARE OUR SCOTTISH ANCESTORS?.......Jim McMichael..................9-12COTCH IRISH PIONEERS IN ULSTER AND AMERICA..........................13, 14EWING SURNAME Y-DNA Project..................David Ewing.....................15 – 20NEW EWING BOOK…………………………….Gerald Ewing........................21INDEX...................................................................................................................222006 FT. WAYNE, IND GATHERING SCHEDULE..............................back cover

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Volume 12 – February 2006 – Number 1

FROM THE DESK OF THE CHANCELLOR....George Ewing............................3MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN.................David Ewing.............................4DEATHS.....................................................………………………………..……...5ALABAMA DAR STATE TREASURER…….Janet Ewing Deaton…….….........6“ QUERIES-INFO NEEDED”………………………………………………….. . .6HISTORY OF EARLY FT. WAYNE, IN……Beth Ewing Toscos…………..........7RESEARCH…IRELAND RECORDS…….Jim McMichael……………….........9PATRICK & LYNDIA EWING…………………………………………….........14PIONEERS OF INDIANA…………………………………………………........15EWING SURNAME Y-DNA Project. 5.................David Ewing..........................16

1852 NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS...................................................................19RESEARCHING IN ALLEN COUNTY LIBRARY.............................................20TOURS OF FT. WAYNE GATHERING..............................................................21INDEX...................................................................................................................222006 FT. WAYNE, IND GATHERING SCHEDULE..............................back cover

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Volume 12 – August 2006 – Number 3A Note From the Editor...........................................................................................iiFrom the Desk of the Chancellor.............................................................................1Chairman's Message................................................................................................2Archive News...........................................................................................................3Web Cite...................................................................................................................4Recent Changes and Additions................................................................................4Constants Aren't! Variables Do!!.............................................................................5Member Makes Milestone Birthday........................................................................6Howard S. Ewing, His Ancestors and Descendants.................................................6Historical Events that Touch Us...............................................................................7What can Y-DNA tell us about the Ewings?..........................................................10Summary................................................................................................................10Introduction............................................................................................................11STRs and SNPs......................................................................................................11R1b, the North West Irish Variety and M222.........................................................12Recent Irish Study..................................................................................................13The Ewings............................................................................................................14How believable is the evidence?............................................................................16What still needs to be done?..................................................................................16Conclusion.............................................................................................................17Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 7...........................................................17New Results...........................................................................................................17Who is a “Real” Ewing?........................................................................................21New Tests Available...............................................................................................21To Join or Get More Information...........................................................................25Additional Sites of Interest in Fort Wayne.............................................................25Making Connections: Tentative Schedule...............................................Back Cover

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Volume 12 – Number 4 – November 2006A Note From the Editor............................................................................................iiFrom the Desk of the Chancellor..............................................................................1Chairman's Message.................................................................................................2

Archive News...........................................................................................................3Web Cite...................................................................................................................4Recent Changes and Additions.................................................................................4Constants Aren't! Variables Do!!..............................................................................5Member Makes Milestone Birthday.........................................................................6Howard S. Ewing, His Ancestors and Descendants.................................................6Historical Events that Touch Us...............................................................................7What can Y-DNA tell us about the Ewings?...........................................................10Summary.................................................................................................................10Introduction.............................................................................................................11STRs and SNPs.......................................................................................................11R1b, the North West Irish Variety and M222.........................................................12Recent Irish Study..................................................................................................13The Ewings.............................................................................................................14How believable is the evidence?.............................................................................16What still needs to be done?...................................................................................16Conclusion..............................................................................................................17Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 7...........................................................17New Results............................................................................................................17Who is a “Real” Ewing?.........................................................................................21New Tests Available................................................................................................21To Join or Get More Information............................................................................25Additional Sites of Interest in Fort Wayne.............................................................25Making Connections: Tentative Schedule...............................................Back Cover

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Volume 13 – Number 1 – February 2007Editor's Notes..........................................................................................................iiChancellor's Message..............................................................................................1Chair's Message.......................................................................................................3Our Ninth Gathering................................................................................................4Membership News...................................................................................................5New Members … Welcome Aboard!.......................................................................5Births and Deaths.....................................................................................................7Summary of Our Finances.......................................................................................7Making "Cousin Marriage" Connections.................................................................8WebSite News........................................................................................................10Recent Changes and Additions to the Clan Ewing WebSite..................................10Many Thanks to CarolSue McAllister...................................................................10Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 9..........................................................11Status of the Project...............................................................................................11Genealogically Useful Markers.............................................................................18Feedback Requested..............................................................................................20To Join or Get More Information...........................................................................20Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Part 1: Some James Ewing of Inch Descendants) .........................................................................................................21British Isle Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania...............................................21

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania...........................................................................23Settlers Descended from James Ewing of Inch.....................................................23Sources...................................................................................................................28For More Information............................................................................................28Please Help............................................................................................................29Up to Your Ears in Alligators!...............................................................................29Upcoming Events..................................................................................................30INDEX...................................................................................................................31

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Volume 13 – Number 2 – May 2007Editor's Note............................................................................................................iiChancellor's Message...............................................................................................1Chair's Message........................................................................................................2Membership News....................................................................................................4Corrections...............................................................................................................4Births and Deaths.....................................................................................................5New Members … Welcome Aboard!.......................................................................5Archivist News.........................................................................................................9Web Site News.......................................................................................................10Go Green!...............................................................................................................10Recent Changes and Additions to the Clan Ewing Web Site.................................10Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America ..............11Colonial History of the Shenandoah Valley...........................................................11The Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia............................................................15A Glasgow Ewing...................................................................................................16Ewing-related Historical Information....................................................................21The Facts................................................................................................................21Sources...................................................................................................................23Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 10.........................................................25Feedback Received.................................................................................................25See how this puppy handles on the curves in Group 5!.........................................25Some excitement in Group 9..................................................................................27Where Are We Now?..............................................................................................27Where Shall We Go Next?......................................................................................31What is Our Dream Trip?.......................................................................................32To Join or Get More Information...........................................................................32Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Part 2: William, Grandson of Squire James Ewing...........................................................................................................33The Cast..................................................................................................................34The Sketch..............................................................................................................34Timeline Summary.................................................................................................36Reviews..................................................................................................................41Book: A History of Surnames of the British by C. L'Estrange Ewen.....................41Materials from Members........................................................................................43Memories and 800 Recipes from the Family and Friends of Mary Nell McMichael Anderson................................................................................................................43

The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian............................................................................................................43Information Available and Sought..........................................................................43Vital Records of Nova Scotia, Canada...................................................................43Buchanan Ewing of Trenton, New Jersey..............................................................44Upcoming Events...................................................................................................44Genealogy's Golden Moments................................................................................45Index.......................................................................................................................46

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Volume 13 – Number 3 – August 2007Editor's Note............................................................................................................iiChancellor's Message...............................................................................................1Chair's Message........................................................................................................3Membership News...................................................................................................6Deaths.......................................................................................................................7Web Site News.........................................................................................................8Searching the Clan Ewing Web Site........................................................................8Wikipedia...............................................................................................................11Searching the Results of the Ewing Genealogy Documentation (EGD) Project. . .12Recent Changes and Additions...............................................................................12Future Changes and Additions...............................................................................13Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America..............14Great Philadelphia Wagon Road............................................................................15Ewings of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (Part 1)....................................................21

Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 11.........................................................27The Ewing Homeland............................................................................................27Clan McEwan of Otter...........................................................................................29Ewen of Strathclyde...............................................................................................34Network Analysis...................................................................................................40The Answer............................................................................................................41To Join or Get More Information...........................................................................43Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Part 3: James Ewing and the Founding of the Montours Presbyterian Church)...................................................................44James Ewing's Settlement Near the Church...........................................................45Establishing the Church.........................................................................................48Ewings in the Montours Cemetery.........................................................................50Information Available and Sought..........................................................................52Upcoming Events...................................................................................................54Index.......................................................................................................................55

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Volume 13 – Number 4 – November 2007Editor's Note............................................................................................................ii

Data vs. Information................................................................................................iiGo Green!.................................................................................................................iiChancellor's Message...............................................................................................1Chair's Message........................................................................................................3Membership News...................................................................................................5Membership Renewals.............................................................................................5Deaths.......................................................................................................................6New Members … Welcome Aboard!.......................................................................6Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America...............11Ewings of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (Part 2)....................................................13John Ewing, Son of William Ewing, Grandson of John Ewing of Carnashannagh26Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 12.........................................................32Update on the Ewing Y-DNA Project....................................................................32Grouping Ewing Y-DNA Data...............................................................................32Distinguishing Haplogroups...................................................................................34Haplogroup I..........................................................................................................37Haplogroup R1b.....................................................................................................40Subdividing R1b.....................................................................................................43To Join or Get More Information...........................................................................54A Brittonic Y-DNA Cluster....................................................................................55Oscar Ewing and His DNA Odyssey.....................................................................62Reviews..................................................................................................................66Oppenheimer, Stephen. The Origins of the British, A Genetic Detective Story: The Surprising Roots of the English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh, Carroll & Graf, New York, 2006, 534 pages............................................................................................66Sykes, Bryan. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland, Norton & Co., New York, 2006, 306 pages...........................................................66Web Site News.......................................................................................................68Recent Changes and Additions...............................................................................68Information Available and Sought..........................................................................69Upcoming Events...................................................................................................73Index.......................................................................................................................75

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Volume 14 – Number 1 – February 2008From the Editor........................................................................................................iiChancellor's Message...............................................................................................1Chair's Message.......................................................................................................3Nailing Down Ewing Facts......................................................................................5Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America..............10The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and the Historic House and Gardens at Glen Burnie.....................................................................................................................12The Newtown Wagon.............................................................................................13Local Area Attractions...........................................................................................19Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................21"... is obliged to take upon him the name of Ewing".............................................22Ewin, Ewen, Ewing and Ewan...............................................................................23

Alexander Ewing in West Nottingham Township , Pennsylvania, in 1734...........24Samuel and Oliver Ewing......................................................................................25William Porter, Yeoman of Burt............................................................................26EONS: The Clan Ewing GOONS Initiative...........................................................28Lineage Correction for Samuel Ewing..................................................................32Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 13.........................................................37Big Changes in the Y-DNA Project Web Site........................................................37British Ewings Join the Project..............................................................................37Differentiating Closely Related Families...............................................................38To Join or Get More Information...........................................................................38

Archive News.........................................................................................................39Summary of Clan Ewing Finances........................................................................39Membership News.................................................................................................40Deaths....................................................................................................................40New Members … Welcome Aboard!.....................................................................41Information Available and Sought.........................................................................44Upcoming Events...................................................................................................45Index......................................................................................................................47

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Volume 14 – Number 2 – May 2008

CONTRIBUTIONSDo Tidbits of Information 'Talk'? ..................................................................................1Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America .................... 9History of the Wayside Inn ......................................................................................... 11Winchester – Home of Spirits and Ghosts ................................................................. 12Winchester Experiences the Civil War ....................................................................... 13A Short History of Stephens City ............................................................................... 16Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church, Marlboro, Virginia .............................................. 19Thomas Ewing Jr. and William Tecumseh Sherman .................................................. 22William Tecumseh Sherman ...................................................................................... 22The Ewing Family ...................................................................................................... 23Inter-connections ........................................................................................................ 24Grand-dad Will's Stories ............................................................................................ 27William Marion 'Will' Ewing and His Family ........................................................... 27Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 14 ............................................................. 30Progress of the Project ............................................................................................... 30The Project Web Site .................................................................................................. 30British Ewings Join the Project .................................................................................. 30Differentiating Closely Related Families ................................................................... 31DYF399X ................................................................................................................... 32'Unrelated' Families .................................................................................................... 33To Join or Get More Information ............................................................................... 34Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Part 4: Nathaniel Ewing (1794-1874))

35Nathaniel Ewing (1794-1874) .................................................................................... 36Nathaniel Ewing in the Courts ................................................................................... 38Hon. John Kennedy Ewing (1823-1905) ................................................................... 39Ewing in the Census ................................................................................................... 422000 U.S. Federal Census .......................................................................................... 421990 U.S. Federal Census .......................................................................................... 43The National Trust Web Site ...................................................................................... 44Ewing Digital Library ................................................................................................ 47Who are Joshua Ewing (d. 8/9/1749) and Robert Ewing (d. 8/1/1753)? ................... 47Are There Evans / Ewing Family Interconnections? ................................................. 48Is Christopher Erwinge 1613 in Ulster a Ewing? ...................................................... 51Do Old Documents Provide New Information? ......................................................... 53Reviews ...................................................................................................................... 57Book: In Search of Ulster-Scots Land by Barry Aron Vann ...................................... 57OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESFrom the Editor ............................................................................................................ iiHow Are We Doing? .................................................................................................... iiChancellor's Message ................................................................................................. 60Chair's Message ......................................................................................................... 62Membership News ..................................................................................................... 63Corrections ................................................................................................................. 63Deaths ........................................................................................................................ 64New Members … Welcome Aboard! ......................................................................... 65Web Site News ........................................................................................................... 66Are You Having Trouble Viewing the Web Site? ...................................................... 66ANNOUNCEMENTSClan Ewing General Meeting ..................................................................................... 67Journal of Clan Ewing, Best in the Nation! ............................................................... 67A Short History of the Journal of Clan Ewing ........................................................... 67Where Do the Articles Come From? .......................................................................... 68NEWS AND NOTESInformation Available and Sought ............................................................................. 68Upcoming Events ....................................................................................................... 71INDICESIndex .......................................................................................................................... 74ON THE LIGHTER SIDE …In the Beginning … .................................................................................................... 26Scottish Hospital Wards ............................................................................................. 41Name Origins ............................................................................................................. 76

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Volume 14 – Number 3 – August 2008

CONTRIBUTIONS

From the Editor..............................................................................................................ii

Finding Findley and John...............................................................................................1Echoes of the Shenandoah: Tenth Gathering of Clan Ewing in America......................7Historical and Genealogical Research in Frederick County, Virginia.........................10A Brief History of Clog Dancing.................................................................................12More Winchester Spirits and Ghosts............................................................................13The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Skyline Drive in the Mountains of the ShenandoahValley...........................................................................................................................15A Family Story.............................................................................................................17Tracking John Ewing from April 10, 1754 until April 25, 1832..................................20Samuel Ewin/Ewen/Ewing: His Life and Descendants...............................................24First Generation...........................................................................................................33Second Generation.......................................................................................................34Third Generation..........................................................................................................35Fourth Generation........................................................................................................35Fifth Generation...........................................................................................................35Sixth Generation..........................................................................................................36Seventh Generation......................................................................................................36Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 15...............................................................38Recognition for the Ewing Y-DNA Project..................................................................38Progress of the Project.................................................................................................39Variant Spellings..........................................................................................................39DYF399X Update........................................................................................................40Some R1b1b2e Haplotypes not in the Closely Related Group....................................41To Join or Get More Information.................................................................................43Ewing Digital Library..................................................................................................44Joseph Ewing, Younger Brother of Green Berry Ewing..............................................44Will of William Ewing, Dated February 24, 1810.......................................................44William and Eliza (Milford) Ewing.............................................................................45CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message...................................................................................................47Volunteer News............................................................................................................47History of Clan Ewing Project.....................................................................................48Gathering Business......................................................................................................48Chair's Message...........................................................................................................49Archivist's News..........................................................................................................51Membership News.......................................................................................................52Keeping Up With the Ewings......................................................................................52Deaths..........................................................................................................................53New Members … Welcome Aboard!...........................................................................55Web Site News.............................................................................................................58ANNOUNCEMENTS2008 Clan Ewing Membership Meeting......................................................................59Election of Officers......................................................................................................59Amendments to the Bylaws.........................................................................................60Future Gatherings.........................................................................................................63Future Directions.........................................................................................................63Chancellor and Board Member Candidates.................................................................64NEWS AND NOTESInformation Available and Sought...............................................................................65

Upcoming Events.........................................................................................................67INDICESIndex for this Issue.......................................................................................................70 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE … Séances.........................................................................................................................14Immigrant Eyes............................................................................................................19Scottish Restrooms.......................................................................................................23Al Gore's Chauffeur.....................................................................................................43Julie Andrews Turns 69................................................................................................69

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Volume 14 – Number 4 – November 2008From the Editor.............................................................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONSEchoes of the Shenandoah: Final Report.......................................................................1Reports Supporting the Tenth Gathering.......................................................................5First Ewing Reunion in Valley: Family discovers ties to popular 'Dallas' TV show.....7Who Was James, Son of John of Carnashannagh?......................................................10Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part II................................................................................13William Marion 'Will' Ewing.......................................................................................13Arkansas Black Bear....................................................................................................15Santa Claus...................................................................................................................16Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 16...............................................................19Recognition for the Ewing Y-DNA Project..................................................................19Progress of the Project.................................................................................................19Variant Spellings..........................................................................................................2067-marker Update........................................................................................................20DYF399X Update........................................................................................................22Some R1b1b2e Haplotypes not in the Closely Related Group –Correction................23Markers That Distinguish the Ewing Modal from the R1b1b2e Modal......................24To Join or Get More Information.................................................................................25Ewing Digital Library..................................................................................................26Ewing Sisters, Emma and Stella..................................................................................26William B. Ewing's Oil-field Fraud in 1901................................................................27Abner Ewing (1756-1846) Bible Record.....................................................................29Clara Hermann.............................................................................................................31James Stephen Ewing and Ewing's Sarcoma...............................................................31Maurice 'Doc' Ewing....................................................................................................33CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message...................................................................................................36Echoes of the Shenandoah...........................................................................................36Jim Ewing Elected Board Chair...................................................................................36Clan Ewing in America Becomes the Ewing Family Association...............................362010 Gathering in the Pittsburgh Area.........................................................................372012 Gathering in Your Favorite City?........................................................................37Cooperation with Clan Ewen USA..............................................................................38Chair's Message...........................................................................................................38

Membership News.......................................................................................................39Corrections...................................................................................................................40Keeping Up With the Ewings......................................................................................40Deaths..........................................................................................................................42New Members … Welcome Aboard!...........................................................................43Web Site News.............................................................................................................47NEWS AND NOTESInformation Available and Sought...............................................................................48Upcoming Events.........................................................................................................51INDICESIndex for this Issue.......................................................................................................53 ON THE LIGHTER SIDE … Murphy's Fifteeen Other Laws .................................................................................. 12Flies in Their Beer ..................................................................................................... 18Irish Bartenders .......................................................................................................... 18Those were the days, eh, Grandpa? ........................................................................... 35Origin of Viking Helmets ........................................................................................... 41

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Special Issue.......................................2008 Gathering – September 2008From the Editor..............................................................................................................iiHistorical ContextColonial History of the Shenandoah Valley...................................................................1A Short History of Stephens City...................................................................................5Great Philadelphia Wagon Road....................................................................................8The Newtown Wagon...................................................................................................13Winchester Experiences the Civil War.........................................................................19A Brief History of Clog Dancing.................................................................................22Ewing FamiliesEwings of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (Part 1)..........................................................23Ewings of Shenandoah Valley, Virginia (Part 2)..........................................................29John Ewing, Son of William Ewing, Grandson of John Ewing of Carnashannagh.....42Local Attractions and ActivitiesThe Handley Library, Winchester, Virginia.................................................................48Historical and Genealogical Research in Frederick County, Virginia.........................49The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley and the Historic House and Gardens at Glen Burnie...........................................................................................................................51Cedar Creek Presbyterian Church, Marlboro, Virginia................................................52Winchester – Home of Spirits and Ghosts...................................................................55More Winchester Spirits and Ghosts............................................................................56History of the Wayside Inn..........................................................................................58Local Area Attractions.................................................................................................59The Blue Ridge Parkway and the Skyline Drive in the Mountains of the Shenandoah Valley...........................................................................................................................61Other InformationWinchester Area Attractions and Activities.................................................................63Tidbits..........................................................................................................................66

Gathering at a Glance...................................................................................................67Presentations and Discussions.....................................................................................68Author Profiles and IndicesAuthor Profiles.............................................................................................................69Index for this Special Issue..........................................................................................71

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Volume 15 – Number 1 – February 2009From the Editor ........................................................................................................... iiBridge to the West, Eleventh Gathering, Fall 2010 ................................................... viCONTRIBUTIONSJames M. Ewing, An Indiana Pioneer (1799-1881) ..................................................... 1Birthplaces of Pocahontas James Ewing's Children .................................................... 5Children of James Ewing ............................................................................................. 5James Ewing's Ancestry ............................................................................................... 9First Generation ........................................................................................................... 9Second Generation ..................................................................................................... 10Third Generation ........................................................................................................ 10Fourth Generation ...................................................................................................... 10Fifth Generation ......................................................................................................... 11Sixth Generation ........................................................................................................ 11Seventh Generation .................................................................................................... 11Eighth Generation ...................................................................................................... 12Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 17 ............................................................. 13Project Co-administrators .......................................................................................... 13The New Project Group Scheme ................................................................................ 13Interesting Findings ................................................................................................... 14R1b Ancestors ............................................................................................................ 17To Join or Get More Information ............................................................................... 18Using Y-DNA Testing to Prove A Relationship ......................................................... 19Ewing Digital Library ................................................................................................ 21An Interesting Factoid ................................................................................................ 21Follow-up: Maurice 'Doc' Ewing ............................................................................... 21Joseph M. Ewing Biographical Sketch ...................................................................... 22What is and is not Known About Jacob Ewen/Ewing (1783-1851)? ......................... 22Joseph Ewing (born 1716) ......................................................................................... 23Spinning a Family's Black Sheep ............................................................................... 24CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message ................................................................................................. 26We Have Lost Bob Johnson ....................................................................................... 26Ewing Family Association Incorporated in New Mexico .......................................... 26New Ewing Family Association Forum ..................................................................... 26Volunteers Needed ..................................................................................................... 27Chair's Message ......................................................................................................... 27Summary of Our Finances ......................................................................................... 28Membership News ..................................................................................................... 28Keeping Up With the Ewings .................................................................................... 29

Deaths ........................................................................................................................ 31New Members … Welcome Aboard! ......................................................................... 32Web Site News ........................................................................................................... 34Name Change Reflected in the Web Site ................................................................... 34Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project Web Site Updated ................................................... 34Ewing Family Association Forum Established .......................................................... 34NEWS AND NOTESInformation Available and Sought ............................................................................. 36Upcoming Events ....................................................................................................... 39INDICESIndex for this Issue ..................................................................................................... 42

ON THE INFORMATIVE AND LIGHTER SIDE … Rednecks ...................................................................................................................... 4Your Proud Family Name – Guard It Wisely ............................................................. 12Wisdom From Daniel Webster ................................................................................... 18Genealogy Can Be Habit Forming ............................................................................. 20Kilt and Plaid ............................................................................................................. 25A Genealogist's Lament ............................................................................................. 41

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Volume 15 – Number 2 – May 2009From the Editor ........................................................................................................... ii2010 Gathering: Bridge to the West ..................................................Inside Back CoverCONTRIBUTIONSResearch Report: Euline Benbow's Files .................................................................... 1John Fredrick Ewing's Family History (So Far) ......................................................... 7Hansen ......................................................................................................................... 7Ewing ........................................................................................................................... 7Olney .......................................................................................................................... 13Smith .......................................................................................................................... 17My Parents: Matt Elmo Ewing and Frances Olney ................................................... 20In Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 22Sources ....................................................................................................................... 22The Early Ewing Families of Augusta County, Virginia: Part I ................................ 24The James Ewing Family of Indian and Turkey Creeks in Monroe County, West Virginia ...................................................................................................................... 24Descendents of James Ewing of Monroe County ...................................................... 26James Ewing of North Mountain Cemetery, Augusta County, Virginia, near Staunton/Middlebrook ............................................................................................................... 31Descendents of James Ewing of Monroe County - Summary .................................... 33Land of Settler James Ewing of Monroe County ....................................................... 35Additional Records of James Ewing of Monroe County ............................................ 36Summary of References .............................................................................................. 36Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part III ........................................................................... 38Petit Jean Mountain .................................................................................................. 38Indian Lore ................................................................................................................ 39

Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 18 ............................................................. 41Ewing Project Presented in Houston ......................................................................... 41Genetic Distance ....................................................................................................... 41Large Genetic Distance ............................................................................................. 42Off-Modal Markers .................................................................................................... 45Matches at Off-Modal Markers ................................................................................. 45Dad-burned Complications ....................................................................................... 49To Join or Get More Information .............................................................................. 50Ewing Digital Library ............................................................................................... 51Forty Shilling Reward ............................................................................................... 51McCabe / Young / Ewing ........................................................................................... 51Albert Leon 'Ab' Ewing (1919-2007) ......................................................................... 53Samuel G. Ewing [1842-1928] .................................................................................. 54Joseph Hoch Ewing ................................................................................................... 55Marion Anna (Ewing) Sanford [1923-2007] ............................................................. 56Reviews ...................................................................................................................... 58Smith, Ronald D. Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Layer and Civil War General, University of Missouri Press, 2008. .......................................................................... 58New Online Forum for the Ewing Family Association .............................................. 61CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message ................................................................................................ 62Update on Jim McMichael ........................................................................................ 62New Ewing Family Discussion Forum ...................................................................... 62Volunteers Needed ..................................................................................................... 63Membership News ..................................................................................................... 63Corrections ................................................................................................................ 63Keeping Up With the Ewings ..................................................................................... 64New Members … Welcome Aboard! .......................................................................... 65NEWS AND NOTESInformation Available and Sought ............................................................................. 67Upcoming Events ....................................................................................................... 74INDICESIndex for this Issue ..................................................................................................... 77ON THE LIGHTER SIDE … Ladies and Gentlemen – The Tartan! .......................................................................... 6Ultimate Living Will .................................................................................................. 37"You don't look anything like ..." ............................................................................... 50If ... ............................................................................................................................ 57Genealogist's Prayer ................................................................................................. 60

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Volume 15 – Number 2 – May 2009From the Editor ........................................................................................................... ii2010 Gathering: Bridge to the West ..................................................Inside Back CoverCONTRIBUTIONSResearch Report: Euline Benbow's Files .................................................................... 1John Fredrick Ewing's Family History (So Far) ......................................................... 7

Hansen ......................................................................................................................... 7Ewing ........................................................................................................................... 7Olney .......................................................................................................................... 13Smith .......................................................................................................................... 17My Parents: Matt Elmo Ewing and Frances Olney ................................................... 20In Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 22Sources ....................................................................................................................... 22The Early Ewing Families of Augusta County, Virginia: Part I ................................ 24The James Ewing Family of Indian and Turkey Creeks in Monroe County, West Virginia ...................................................................................................................... 24Descendents of James Ewing of Monroe County ...................................................... 26James Ewing of North Mountain Cemetery, Augusta County, Virginia, near Staunton/Middlebrook ............................................................................................................... 31Descendents of James Ewing of Monroe County - Summary .................................... 33Land of Settler James Ewing of Monroe County ....................................................... 35Additional Records of James Ewing of Monroe County ............................................ 36Summary of References .............................................................................................. 36Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part III ........................................................................... 38Petit Jean Mountain .................................................................................................. 38Indian Lore ................................................................................................................ 39Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 18 ............................................................. 41Ewing Project Presented in Houston ......................................................................... 41Genetic Distance ....................................................................................................... 41Large Genetic Distance ............................................................................................. 42Off-Modal Markers .................................................................................................... 45Matches at Off-Modal Markers ................................................................................. 45Dad-burned Complications ....................................................................................... 49To Join or Get More Information .............................................................................. 50Ewing Digital Library ............................................................................................... 51Forty Shilling Reward ............................................................................................... 51McCabe / Young / Ewing ........................................................................................... 51Albert Leon 'Ab' Ewing (1919-2007) ......................................................................... 53Samuel G. Ewing [1842-1928] .................................................................................. 54Joseph Hoch Ewing ................................................................................................... 55Marion Anna (Ewing) Sanford [1923-2007] ............................................................. 56Reviews ...................................................................................................................... 58Smith, Ronald D. Thomas Ewing Jr.: Frontier Layer and Civil War General, University of Missouri Press, 2008. .......................................................................... 58New Online Forum for the Ewing Family Association .............................................. 61CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message ................................................................................................ 62Update on Jim McMichael ........................................................................................ 62New Ewing Family Discussion Forum ...................................................................... 62Volunteers Needed ..................................................................................................... 63Membership News ..................................................................................................... 63Corrections ................................................................................................................ 63Keeping Up With the Ewings ..................................................................................... 64New Members … Welcome Aboard! .......................................................................... 65NEWS AND NOTES

Information Available and Sought ............................................................................. 67Upcoming Events ....................................................................................................... 74INDICESIndex for this Issue ..................................................................................................... 77ON THE LIGHTER SIDE … Ladies and Gentlemen – The Tartan! .......................................................................... 6Ultimate Living Will .................................................................................................. 37"You don't look anything like ..." ............................................................................... 50If ... ............................................................................................................................ 57Genealogist's Prayer ................................................................................................. 60

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Volume 15 – Number 3 – August 2009From the Editor.............................................................................................................ii2010 Gathering: Bridge to the West..............................................................................viCONTRIBUTIONSFrank Hodges' Link to the Ewings.................................................................................1Part 1: William Brown Hodges, Thomas Jefferson Hodges and Their Descendants.....1Part 2: Possible Ancestry of William Brown Hodges and Thomas Jefferson Hodges...2Part 3: The Meaning of the Y-DNA Evidence...............................................................4A New Set of Clothes for Edward C. Ewing.................................................................6Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 19.................................................................8Progress of the Project...................................................................................................8Distinguishing Family Lines..........................................................................................8How Useful are 67 Markers?.........................................................................................967-Marker Results in Groups 1 and 2..........................................................................1067-Marker Results in Groups 3, 4 and 5......................................................................11Summary......................................................................................................................12To Join or Get More Information.................................................................................12Ewing Digital Library..................................................................................................14Gordon Frederick Ewing (1916-2005).........................................................................14Intermarriage Confusions.............................................................................................14Nathaniel Ewing Homestead........................................................................................15William Lynn Ewing (1946-2008)...............................................................................17Blair G. Ewing (1934-2009)........................................................................................18Ken Ewing (1928-2009)..............................................................................................20Beautelle (Ewing) Crowder (1928-2009)....................................................................23In Memoriam: James Roland McMichael (1932-2009)...............................................24Biography.....................................................................................................................24Mr. Clan Ewing............................................................................................................25A Very Valuable 'Founding Father'..............................................................................26A Bridge to What We Are Today.................................................................................27Our Friend and Our Teacher........................................................................................27A Basis for Our Future.................................................................................................28Selected Brief Remembrances.....................................................................................29CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message...................................................................................................32

A Difficult Passage for the Ewing Family Association...............................................32Wally Ewing Elected to the Board...............................................................................32Ewing Family Association Genealogist.......................................................................32EGD Committee...........................................................................................................32Chair's Message...........................................................................................................34Secretary's Message.....................................................................................................34Membership News.......................................................................................................35Corrections...................................................................................................................35New Members … Welcome Aboard!...........................................................................35Keeping Up With the Ewings......................................................................................36Deaths..........................................................................................................................36NEWS AND NOTESInformation Available and Sought...............................................................................37Upcoming Events.........................................................................................................56INDICESIndex for this Issue.......................................................................................................57

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Volume 15 – Number 4 – November 2009From the Editor ........................................................................................................... ii2010 Gathering: Bridge to the West ............................................................................ viLooking for Holiday Gifts? .............................................................. Inside Back CoverCONTRIBUTIONSMargaret and Anne Ewing of Rowan County, North Carolina: Sisters of Nathaniel Ewing (1747-1822) ...................................................................................................... 1Hypotheses About Margaret Edmiston and Anne Thompson and Their Proof ............ 2Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 7Major Questions Needing Answers ............................................................................. 7Interesting Tidbits ........................................................................................................ 7Final Comments ........................................................................................................... 8Appendix: Joshua Ewing's Will ................................................................................... 8Reverend William Ewing, the Soldier/Preacher from Scotland ................................. 11Growing Up in Kilmarnock, Scotland ....................................................................... 11Military Service in Germany ..................................................................................... 12Preaching and Marriage in Ireland ............................................................................. 13With Braddock at Fort Duquesne ............................................................................... 14Commission in a Provincial Regiment ...................................................................... 18Where was William Ewing from 1760 until 1765? ................................................... 18William Ewing in Massachusetts – 1765-1772 .......................................................... 21William Ewing's First Residence in Vermont – 1773-1778 ....................................... 22William Ewing in Shutesbury, Massachusetts – 1779-1784 ...................................... 24William Ewing in Rowley, Massachusetts – 1785-1789 ........................................... 27William Ewing in Weston, Massachusetts – 1789-1793 ............................................ 27Final years in Vermont – 1800-1811 .......................................................................... 29Epilogue – William Ewing's Children ....................................................................... 32Research Notes ........................................................................................................... 33Acknowledgements .................................................................................................... 39

William Ewing, Soldier/Preacher, and his Certain, Almost Certain, Probable and Possible Children ....................................................................................................... 41John Ewing – A Certain Son of William Ewing ........................................................ 41Joshua Ewing – A Probable Son of William Ewing ................................................... 42Elinor Ewing – An Almost Certain Daughter of William Ewing ............................... 43James Ewing – A Probable Son of William Ewing .................................................... 44Alexander Ewing – A Possible Son of William Ewing .............................................. 47Hannah Ewing – A Probable daughter of William Ewing ......................................... 48William Ewing, Revolutionary War Soldier – A Possible Son .................................. 48Summary .................................................................................................................... 49Research Notes ........................................................................................................... 51Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part IV ............................................................................. 56Whittling .................................................................................................................... 56Chores ........................................................................................................................ 57Visiting ....................................................................................................................... 60Fishing ........................................................................................................................ 60Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Part 5: Uniontown History) ............ 62Nemacolin's Trail ....................................................................................................... 62Brief History of the Uniontown Area ......................................................................... 63Ewing Judges and Lawyers ........................................................................................ 65So ... What Might this Mean for Activities During the 2010 Gathering? .................. 66Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project – Article 20 ............................................................. 67Progress of the Project ............................................................................................... 67Future Directions ....................................................................................................... 67Testing Scots .............................................................................................................. 67Mathematical Analysis ............................................................................................... 67What Should We Do? ................................................................................................. 68Conventional Genealogy ............................................................................................ 68To Join or Get More Information ............................................................................... 68Ewing Digital Library ................................................................................................ 70William E. Ewing, Deceased January 30, 2004 ......................................................... 70The Municipality and County Evolution of Collier Township, Pennsylvania ........... 70Seven Civil War Stories Your Teacher Never Told You ............................................. 72CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message ................................................................................................. 76Where Have We Been? .............................................................................................. 76Where Are We Going? ............................................................................................... 77Who Will Take the Lead? ........................................................................................... 77NEWS AND NOTESInformation Available and Sought ............................................................................. 78Free, Searchable CD-ROM Books ............................................................................. 79Celtic Life Magazine .................................................................................................. 79Books on Demand ...................................................................................................... 79I'm not sure I have any Ewing ancestors, but I'd sure like to know! ......................... 80Robert Ewing ............................................................................................................. 80Putnam, and Other, Ewings ........................................................................................ 87Clark Farm History and Clark-Ewing Family Connections ...................................... 89Upcoming Events ....................................................................................................... 96INDICES

Index for this Issue ..................................................................................................... 97ON THE LIGHTER SIDE ..."We had no idea anyone was buried there." ............................................................... 10Can We Really Choose? ............................................................................................. 40Civil War Planes? ....................................................................................................... 55Patriotic Retirement ................................................................................................... 61Tell Me This Will Never Happen To Me #1 .............................................................. 66Holiday Eating Tips ................................................................................................... 75Tell Me This Will Never Happen To Me #2 .............................................................. 96

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Volume 16 – Number 1 – February 2010From the Editor.............................................................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONSWho Were the Ewings?..................................................................................................1Ewing Settlers of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Part 6: Life on the Frontier: Frontiersmen and 'Boyz II Men'...................................................................................10Frontier Survival..........................................................................................................16This Article's Focus......................................................................................................17Sources.........................................................................................................................18Frontiersmen Garb.......................................................................................................19Learning the Skills.......................................................................................................20Kentucky Longrifle......................................................................................................21Powderhorns................................................................................................................23In Sum..........................................................................................................................24A Look to Future Articles............................................................................................24Ewing Digital LibraryJoseph Ewing (born 1716) – Part II.............................................................................25Ewing Copper Coinage................................................................................................29Descendants of William Ewing, Born About 1707......................................................31Lars Eighner – Introduction.........................................................................................33Reviews........................................................................................................................37Book: New Notes on Clan Ewen by Thor Ewing........................................................37Book: The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga by Edward Rutherford.....................38EWING FAMILY ASSOCIATION'S 2010 GATHERING Eleventh EFA Gathering: Bridge to the West..............................................................42Where, When, What and Why?....................................................................................42General Information.....................................................................................................43Lodging Reservations..................................................................................................44Event Registration........................................................................................................45CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...................................................................................................47The Ewington Hotel.....................................................................................................47International Participation in the EFA.........................................................................48Credit Cards and Tax Exemptions...............................................................................50Bridge to the West........................................................................................................50Summary of Our Finances...........................................................................................51

Secretary's Report........................................................................................................51Membership News.......................................................................................................51New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...................................................................52Keeping Up With the Ewings......................................................................................52Deaths..........................................................................................................................54INFORMATION EXCHANGEInformation Available and Sought...............................................................................56Upcoming Events.........................................................................................................65INDICESIndex for this Issue.......................................................................................................66ON THE LIGHTER SIDE ...Wait Just a Minute! .................................................................................................... 10Now Give Three Cheers! ........................................................................................... 40Circular Saw ..................................................................................... Inside Back Cover

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Volume 16 – Number 2 – May 2010From the Editor ............................................................................................................ iiCONTRIBUTIONSJosephus/Joseph M. Ewing and His Descendants ........................................................ 1Sources ....................................................................................................................... 14Early Ewing Families of Augusta County, Virginia: Parts II to IV ............................ 16Part II – James Ewing Family of Pocahontas County, West Virginia ........................ 17Part III – Joshua Ewing of Locust Creek at Greenbrier River ................................... 20Part IV – Capt. James Ewing Family of Staunton, Virginia ...................................... 23Summary of References ............................................................................................. 36Grand-dad Will's Stories – Part V .............................................................................. 38Death and Burial of Grand-dad Will's Father, John Anderson Ewing ....................... 38My Family History ..................................................................................................... 40Summary of Relationships ......................................................................................... 44Ewing Digital Library ................................................................................................ 45Obituary – Hon. Thomas Ewing Sr. ........................................................................... 45James Ewing – Almost a Centenarian ........................................................................ 46EWING FAMILY ASSOCIATION'S 2010 GATHERING Overview .................................................................................................................... iiiWhere, When, What and Why? .................................................................................. 73General Information ................................................................................................... 49Lodging Reservations ................................................................................................ 50Event Registration ...................................................................................................... 51Bridge to the West - News ......................................................................................... 48CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message ................................................................................................. 53Bridge to the West ...................................................................................................... 53John Ewin and EFA Merchandise .............................................................................. 53Nominating Committee .............................................................................................. 53Chair's Message ......................................................................................................... 54Genealogist's Message ............................................................................................... 54

Membership News ..................................................................................................... 55New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ................................................................. 55Deaths ........................................................................................................................ 56INFORMATION EXCHANGEInformation Available and Sought ............................................................................. 59Upcoming Events ....................................................................................................... 65INDICESIndex for this Issue ..................................................................................................... 66FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Search for Truth ......................................................................................................... 15Family Stories ............................................................................................................ 43Ain't So ...................................................................................................................... 47Making Connections .................................................................................................. 52

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Volume 16 – Number 3/4 – August/November 2010From the Editor..............................................................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONS Walking With Ghosts Near the Shores of Loch Fyne....................................................1My Elusive Ancestor, David Ewing...............................................................................6Ewing Digital Library....................................................................................................9James Ewing (1789-1876) Family.................................................................................9A Civil War Letter from John Marion Ewing..............................................................10James Ewing (circa 1800 – circa 1849) Descendants..................................................13Thomas Ewing (1824-1913)........................................................................................14CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGES Chancellor's Message...................................................................................................19Bridge to the West........................................................................................................19Election Results, New Board of Directors and Officers..............................................19The Ewing Family Association Archives.....................................................................20Other Activity Coordinators.........................................................................................20What I Learned............................................................................................................22Chair's Message...........................................................................................................22Genealogist's Message.................................................................................................23Membership News.......................................................................................................23New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!...................................................................24Keeping Up With the Ewings......................................................................................26Deaths..........................................................................................................................26Web Site News.............................................................................................................29INFORMATION EXCHANGEInformation Available and Sought...............................................................................30Upcoming Events.........................................................................................................46INDICESIndex for this Issue.......................................................................................................47FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Wireless ...................................................................................................................... 18Strangers in the Box ................................................................................................... 18

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Volume 17 – Number 1 – February 2011From the Editor ...................................................................................................... iiContributions and Messages .................................................................................. iiCaught Up ... Well ... Almost ................................................................................. iiUse the Index ......................................................................................................... iiMany Thanks to My Proof Readers ....................................................................... iiCONTRIBUTIONSRobert Patterson Correspondence to his Wife Amy Hunter Ewing, Part 1 ........... 1Orr-Ewing Information in Burke’s Landed Gentry ............................................... 3A Chief for Clan Ewen? ......................................................................................... 6Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project Status Report .................................................... 152010 Gathering Tidbits ........................................................................................ 19A Trip to America ................................................................................................. 19Virginia Okie's Pointerhope ................................................................................. 22Thor Ewing's Presentation ................................................................................... 23Ewing Judges ....................................................................................................... 23Gathering Scrapbook ........................................................................................... 24Ewing Digital Library .......................................................................................... 26Ewings in Ireland ................................................................................................. 26Ewings in Elders Ridge (Ridgeview) Cemetery, Young Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania ........................................................................................................ 26Chatham T. Ewing ................................................................................................ 28Elmer E. and Mary B. Ewing ............................................................................... 28George Samuel Ewing, War of 1812 Cabin Boy ................................................. 28Harry Marshall Ewing (1926-2009) ..................................................................... 29J. N. Ewing ........................................................................................................... 30J. W. Ewing's Daughter Sadie H. (Ewing) Webster ............................................. 30John C. Ewing ...................................................................................................... 31John E. Ewing Descendants ................................................................................. 31Mathew Ewing of County Tyrone, Ireland – Descendants .................................. 33Robert Simmons Ewing ....................................................................................... 40Robert William Ewing ......................................................................................... 41Samuel Ewings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ........................................... 42Whitley T. Ewing, M.D. ....................................................................................... 46William Ewing Lineage for NSDAR Applicant .................................................. 47CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message ........................................................................................... 49A Chief for Clan Ewen? ....................................................................................... 49A New Lead in Burke’s Landed Gentry ............................................................... 51Welcome Back Bill! ............................................................................................. 51Chair's Message ................................................................................................... 52Summary of Our Finances ................................................................................... 52Membership News ............................................................................................... 53New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ........................................................... 53Keeping Up With the Ewings .............................................................................. 64

Deaths .................................................................................................................. 67INFORMATION EXCHANGEInformation Sought and Available ....................................................................... 69James Gillespie Blaine ......................................................................................... 69Sidney (Ewing) Bryan(t) ...................................................................................... 69George Michael and Elizabeth (Ewing) Doddridge/Dodrill ................................ 70Ewing-surnamed Slaves ....................................................................................... 71Ewings from County Tyrone in Northern Ireland ................................................ 71Ewings of Stephenson County, Illinois, 1848 Onward ........................................ 72Ewings in the 1641 Rebellion .............................................................................. 74Alexander Ewing ................................................................................................. 74Annie (Ewing) and John Ellis .............................................................................. 75Participant BJ in the Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project ......................................... 75C. L. Ewing and wife Martha ............................................................................... 75Charlene Agnes Ewing, Born 1927, Los Angeles, California .............................. 76Chatham Ewing .................................................................................................... 76Clyde Ewing ......................................................................................................... 76Ida Ruth Ewing .................................................................................................... 77James Ewing from Norwich, England ................................................................. 78James Lindsay Ewing .......................................................................................... 78Jock Ewing ........................................................................................................... 78John Ewing, born c. 1825 – Chester, York and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania 79John J. Ewing ....................................................................................................... 79Joseph and Mary Ann (Pinkerton) Ewing ............................................................ 79Josh Ewing ........................................................................................................... 80Mary Ewing, Wife of Brinkley from Lewes, Delaware 1780 .............................. 80Myrtle Estelle Ewing ........................................................................................... 81Nettie E. Ewing .................................................................................................... 81Orlando Scott Ewing and Son Charles Ewing ..................................................... 81Robert Ewing, born 1718 ..................................................................................... 81Samuel Ewing ...................................................................................................... 82Samuel D. Ewing ................................................................................................. 85Thomas Ewing, General in the Civil War ............................................................ 85Thomas Ewing and William Tecumseh Sherman ................................................ 85Thomas John Ewing ............................................................................................. 87Walter Ewing ........................................................................................................ 88Whitley T. Ewing ................................................................................................. 88William Ewing and Son John, National Road Contractors .................................. 89William Ewing, born 1790, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland ............................ 90William Ewing's Y-DNA Results ......................................................................... 90William H. Ewing, his Son John Edgar Ewing and his Brother John Calvin Ewing ............................................................................................................................... 93Margaret Ewing Fife, Pictures ............................................................................. 98Finegan ................................................................................................................. 98Julia M. (Ewing) Hitchcock ................................................................................. 98LDS Site (New, Beta Version) ............................................................................. 99Jacob McVey Family of Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ............ 99Montour Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ....... 99Redstone Presbytery-related Histories ............................................................... 100

Research Support Sites ...................................................................................... 100Hazle Stapp ........................................................................................................ 101Elizabeth Stitzer and John Montelius ................................................................ 101Upcoming Events ............................................................................................... 102Down the Ohio and Westward – 12th EFA Gathering, Fall 2012 vi, inside back coverEFA Merchandise ......................................................................... inside back coverINDICESIndex for this Issue ............................................................................................. 103FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Histories/Memories ................................................................................................ 2Making a Difference .............................................................................................. 5Problems/Solutions .............................................................................................. 14A Puzzlement ....................................................................................................... 18

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Volume 17 – Number 2 – May 2011From the Editor.......................................................................................................iiClan Chiefship........................................................................................................iiiCONTRIBUTIONSMy Elusive Ancestor, David Ewing – Part 2...........................................................1What I Know............................................................................................................1Summary..................................................................................................................7Future Articles..........................................................................................................7Tombstone Genealogy.............................................................................................9Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company...............................................11Clermiston Mains...................................................................................................12A Chief for Clan Ewen? – Part I............................................................................15What is a Clan?......................................................................................................15Clan Ewing, Clan Ewen, Clan MacEwan: What is the Difference?......................16Discussion on the EFA Forum...............................................................................17What are our Options with Respect to the Lord Lyon?.........................................18A Final Decision....................................................................................................19A Chief for Clan Ewen? – Part II...........................................................................20Clans and Clan Societies........................................................................................20Scotland and America............................................................................................21Ewings and McEwens............................................................................................22Chiefship and Heredity..........................................................................................22Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................24Elizabeth (Ewing) and George Daughtery.............................................................24Connecticut, Ohio and Indiana Ewings.................................................................25Interactive Ewing Homeland Map.........................................................................26Ewing Myths and Mirth.........................................................................................26Ewings Related to Terry M. Williams of Winlock, Washington............................28Chatham Ewing, Logan County, Illinois................................................................31Chatham Ewing, Son of Robert Ewing..................................................................32Edward Morgan Ewing..........................................................................................32

John Ewing and War of 1812 Men Serving on Lake Erie.....................................33Lawrence M. Ewing Jr. (1946-2005) – Obituary...................................................35Paul Julian Ewing (1922-2009) – Obituary...........................................................36Robert Ewing (?-1787) of Bedford County, Virginia............................................36Robert Ewing, born 1718 (continued)...................................................................38Mrs. Rufus Ewing (?-1911) – Obituary.................................................................38Sarah Yeates Ewing................................................................................................39Virgil E. Ewing (1921-2007) – Obituary...............................................................39Black Irish..............................................................................................................40Emily (Ewing) Peck Photograph...........................................................................40Scottish Crest Badges............................................................................................43CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message.............................................................................................45Clan Ewing in America or Ewing Family Association?........................................45Orr-Ewing in Scotland...........................................................................................46Chair's Message.....................................................................................................47Genealogist's Message...........................................................................................47Membership News.................................................................................................48New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!.............................................................48Keeping Up With the Ewings................................................................................55Deaths....................................................................................................................57Website News.........................................................................................................60And We Thought Al Gore Invented It!..................................................................60INFORMATION EXCHANGEInformation Sought................................................................................................61Sidney (Ewing) Bryan(t) (continued)....................................................................61John Ewen/Ewing (1715-1777).............................................................................62Benjamin W. Ewing (circa 1875 - ?)......................................................................63Brinkley Ewing (circa 1875 - ?).............................................................................64Edward Morgan Ewing..........................................................................................65Fredrick Grant Ewing and Ewings in California...................................................65Henry Ewing (1904-1985).....................................................................................67Joseph William Ewing...........................................................................................68Lydia Etta (Moore) Ewing (1844-1934)................................................................68Noble Ewing (circa 1780 - 1846) and His Son George Clinton Ewing.................69Robert Ewing (1835/40-1885/90)..........................................................................70Simon Ewing (circa 1850 - ?)................................................................................71Margaret Ewing Fife, Pictures (continued)............................................................72Joseph and Nancy Means.......................................................................................74Bathsheba (Ewing) Milbourn and Her Relatives...................................................76Hazel Stapp (continued).........................................................................................80Upcoming Events...................................................................................................80Down the Ohio and Westward – Twelfth EFA Gathering..............inside back coverEFA Merchandise...........................................................................inside back coverINDICESIndex for this Issue.................................................................................................82FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...An Alarming Increase .......................................................................................... 10Running a Cemetery ............................................................................................ 14

Greatness .............................................................................................................. 19Calling Scotland ................................................................................................... 23In a Nutshell ......................................................................................................... 44No One Believes Seniors ..................................................................................... 81

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Volume 17 – Number 3 – August 2011From the Editor ..................................................................................................... iiProgress is Our Most Important Product! .............................................................. iiProfuse Thanks ...................................................................................................... iiCONTRIBUTIONSThe 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward ............................................. 1That Ewing Culture, or Why I'm Going to Gallipolis ............................................ 1Orr Ewing History .................................................................................................. 3The Orr Ewings Through History .......................................................................... 3Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ 7Additional Material ................................................................................................ 7The Long Walk of 1914: Grand Haven to Mackinaw City .................................... 8Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project Status Report .................................................... 17The Mystery ......................................................................................................... 17Deep Roots in R:M222 ........................................................................................ 17The Origin of Ewing Group 1 .............................................................................. 18Orr Ewing Y-DNA Results ................................................................................... 19What is Next? ....................................................................................................... 20Participating in the Research ............................................................................... 20Notes Toward a History of the Ewing Family Association .................................. 22Sources of Information ........................................................................................ 22The First Gathering .............................................................................................. 23The Second Gathering .......................................................................................... 25Formal Organization Begins Taking Shape ......................................................... 26The Third Gathering ............................................................................................ 30The Decision to Open Membership to Other Families ........................................ 33Formal Incorporation of Clan Ewing in America at the Fourth Gathering .......... 34Ewing Digital Library .......................................................................................... 36The Ralston House Near Glasgow ....................................................................... 36Brinkley Ewing's Bible Record ............................................................................ 38Rev. Dr. John Ewing's Baptisms and Marriages .................................................. 39Peter Ewing and Mary Bayne Kirk Monument in Kinross .................................. 41Robert Patterson's Ciphers ................................................................................... 42 Background ..................................................................................................... 42 Synopsis .......................................................................................................... 43 Robert Patterson's Perfect Cipher ................................................................... 44 Thomas Jefferson's Wheel .............................................................................. 45 Resolution ....................................................................................................... 46William and Jane (Milford) Yewen ...................................................................... 46CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESMeet the People .................................................................................................... 47

Chancellor's Message ........................................................................................... 51A Chief for Clan Ewen ......................................................................................... 51EFA Tax Exempt Status ....................................................................................... 52Please Consider Making Tax-deductible Donations to the EFA .......................... 54Chair's Message ................................................................................................... 55Archivists' Message ............................................................................................. 56Membership News ............................................................................................... 59New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ........................................................... 60Keeping Up With the Ewings .............................................................................. 64Deaths .................................................................................................................. 65Merchandise Coordinator's Message ................................................................... 67Information Exchange .......................................................................................... 68Baileys, Ewings and Makensons .......................................................................... 68Ezekiel and Jane/Jean (Ewing) Calhoun .............................................................. 68Bathsheba (Ewing) Milbourn and Her Relatives (continued) .............................. 69Brinkley Ewing .................................................................................................... 73Catherine Ewing (1715?-1819) of Ireland and Pennsylvania .............................. 76George Preston Ewing ......................................................................................... 77John C. Ewing ...................................................................................................... 78John Franklin Ewing, born 1877 .......................................................................... 78Joseph Wallace Ewing ......................................................................................... 81Kitty Ewing .......................................................................................................... 82Judge Thomas Ewing and His Son, Dr. James Ewing ......................................... 82Ewings in Louisville, Kentucky ........................................................................... 85Inflation Calculator .............................................................................................. 85Fayette Co., Pennsylvania Open Library ............................................................. 85Gillespie Y-DNA Testing ..................................................................................... 86Activities in Scotland ........................................................................................... 86Stone of Destiny ................................................................................................... 87West Virginia Pioneers ......................................................................................... 87NEWS AND NOTESUpcoming Events ................................................................................................. 87Down the Ohio and Westward – Twelfth EFA Gathering ....... vi, inside back coverEFA Merchandise ......................................................................... inside back coverINDICES ................................................................................................................. Index for this Issue ............................................................................................... 90FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Paraprosdokians ................................................................................................... 21LogOff Warning ................................................................................................... 67Life After Death ................................................................................................... 89

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Volume 17 – Number 4 – November 2011From the Editor.......................................................................................................iiGetting from There to Here and Beyond.................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONSMatthew Roberts' Trip to the California Gold Fields..............................................1Honeymooners at the 1893 Columbian Exposition...............................................18Robert Patterson Correspondence to his Wife Amy Hunter Ewing, Part 2...........21Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................27Dallas Revival........................................................................................................27Alexander Ewing (1744-1832)..............................................................................27Alexander Ewing, Bishop of Argyll.......................................................................31Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company...............................................32Edley Ewing (1778-1847/48) – A Y-DNA Testing Success Story.........................34Floyd M. Ewing (1918-2006) – Obituary..............................................................35George M. Ewing (1911/12-2009) – Obituary.......................................................36Henry Ewing (1736/1740-c1796) m. Elizabeth Glenn (1739/48-c1815)..............37James Ewing (1776-1855).....................................................................................42James L. Ewing......................................................................................................43Jennie Ewing (died 1905) – Obituary....................................................................44Jesse M. 'Jack' Ewing (1912-2001) – Obituary......................................................45John Marion Ewing................................................................................................45Juan Agurcia Ewing...............................................................................................45Lizona D. Ewing (c1854-1932) m. Henry Thom McClelland (1849-1915)..........47Thomas M. Ewing (1925-2005) – Obituary..........................................................52Thomas M. Ewing Sr. (1921-2005) – Obituary.....................................................52Ewings in Massachusetts in the 1600s...................................................................53Perthshire McEwans as a Sept of Clan MacDougall (1744-1832)........................54Francis Mills..........................................................................................................56Pennsylvania Land Warrants..................................................................................58Scottish Clans – History, Evolution and Organization..........................................60Scottish Diaspora...................................................................................................60CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChair's Message.....................................................................................................65Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project News..................................................................66Y-DNA testing is on sale through 12/31................................................................66Membership News.................................................................................................66New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!.............................................................66Keeping Up With the Ewings................................................................................70Deaths....................................................................................................................78Webmaster's Message............................................................................................83Genealogist's Message...........................................................................................83Another Brick Wall Bulldozed!.............................................................................83Cousin Reunions....................................................................................................83Merchandise Coordinator's Message.....................................................................84Information Exchange............................................................................................84Alexander Ewing (died 1756)................................................................................84

Ann Ewing (1804-1859) m. Solomon L. Purcell (1804-1875)..............................85Catherine Cogle Ewing (1778-1847/48)................................................................86Chatham Ewing (1805-1881).................................................................................86Joseph Ewing (died 1835)......................................................................................86Joseph Ewing (1793-1841)....................................................................................87Samuel E. Ewing (born c1838)..............................................................................87William and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' (Buchanan) Ewing................................................87NEWS AND NOTESUpcoming Events...................................................................................................87Down the Ohio and Wesrward – Twelfth EFA Gathering...........vi,inside back overEFA Merchandise.............................................................................inside back overINDICES ................................................................................................................. Index for this Issue.................................................................................................89FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Paraprosdokians ................................................................................................... 20

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Volume 18 – Number 1 – February 2012From the Editor ..................................................................................................... iiY'All Come!! ......................................................................................................... iiGetting It Right ...................................................................................................... iiEwings and American Indians ............................................................................... iiCONTRIBUTIONSFrances Slocum's Capture by American Indians .................................................... 1David and Janet (Ewing) Sinclair of Broynach ..................................................... 5My Elusive Ancestor, David Ewing – Part 3 Seeking Gold in Colorado ............ 17To and From Colorado ......................................................................................... 18Alexander and John Henry's Kentucky Long Rifle ............................................. 27John Henry Ewing's Family ................................................................................. 28What's Next? ........................................................................................................ 29Ewing Digital Library .......................................................................................... 31Sarah L. (Ewing) Brockway ................................................................................ 31Ann Jeanette (Ewing) Clendenin ......................................................................... 32John and Sarah (Paugh) Ewing ............................................................................ 33Sidney Ewing ....................................................................................................... 35Thomas Newell Ewing, Jr.'s Honor Flight ........................................................... 36William C. Ewing (c1822-1881) m. Mary E. M. Cunningham (1831-1871) ...... 38Ewings in Group 2c of the Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project ............................... 40Margaret (Ewing) Fife's Ancestors ...................................................................... 432012 GATHERINGOverview ......................................................................................................... vi, 48Registration Form ................................................................................................ 50Lodging Information ............................................................................................ 51Tentative Agenda ................................................................................................. 52The 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward ........................................... 532012 Gathering Caravan-Style Outing ................................................................. 54

Early History of the Ohio Country ....................................................................... 56A Brief History of Gallia Co., Gallipolis, and Pt Pleasant ................................... 59Morgan's Raid ...................................................................................................... 61Clendenin Massacre ............................................................................................. 63CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message ........................................................................................... 71Status Report: Major Successes ........................................................................... 71Status Report: Partial Successes .......................................................................... 74Status Report: Fizzled Initiatives ......................................................................... 76Status Report: Future Directions .......................................................................... 77Chair's Message ................................................................................................... 79General Meeting Announcement ......................................................................... 80Summary of Our Finances ................................................................................... 81Membership News ............................................................................................... 81New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ........................................................... 82Keeping Up With the Ewings .............................................................................. 85Deaths .................................................................................................................. 86Webmaster's Message .......................................................................................... 88EFA Forum, Facebook Page and Web Site – Oh My! .......................................... 88Archivists' Message ............................................................................................. 89Merchandise Coordinator's Message ................................................................... 90NOTESInformation Exchange .......................................................................................... 91Samuel Ewing (d. 1939) ...................................................................................... 91William John Ewing (d. 2012) ............................................................................. 92American Indian Ewings ...................................................................................... 92Jessie Hastings ..................................................................................................... 94Margaret (Ewing) Thompson ............................................................................... 95Upcoming Events ................................................................................................. 95INDICES Index for this Issue ............................................................................................... 99FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Second Coming .................................................................................................... 16Supporting Families ............................................................................................. 30Water Gunning ..................................................................................................... 98

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Volume 18 – Number 2 – May 2012From the Editor.......................................................................................................iiY'All Come!!...........................................................................................................iiMaking Connections................................................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONSThe Ewings of the County of Norfolk, England – Part 1.........................................1John Ewing (c1729–1783).......................................................................................1John Ewing (1764–1838).........................................................................................2William Creasey Ewing (1787–1862)......................................................................3John William Ewing (1815–1868)...........................................................................5

Where did they come from?.....................................................................................6Y-DNA Test..............................................................................................................8Exploring Family Systems of Ancestral Relatives...................................................9Types of Relationships.............................................................................................9Differentiation........................................................................................................12Patterns Across Generations..................................................................................13Beliefs and Values..................................................................................................15Conclusion.............................................................................................................16I'm My Own Grandpa............................................................................................18One American Family – Part 1...............................................................................21James Ewing of Pocahontas County......................................................................22Sequels...................................................................................................................24The Family.............................................................................................................24Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................27James Elwin Ewing's Home Doors........................................................................27John Ewing of Carnashannagh's Confession of Faith – Part I...............................28Raymond C. Ewing: My Time in the United States Navy.....................................33William Myrl Ewing's Family Mural.....................................................................342012 GATHERINGThe 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward.............................................42Overview................................................................................................................38Registration Form..................................................................................................39Lodging Information..............................................................................................40Tentative Agenda...................................................................................................41CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message.............................................................................................45A Chief for Clan Ewen...........................................................................................45EFA Bylaws Changes Under Discussion...............................................................46Nominating Committee..........................................................................................46The Gathering in Gallipolis, Ohio.........................................................................47Chancellor's Message Appendix: Discussion of Bylaws Issues............................47Chair's Message.....................................................................................................49General Meeting Announcement...........................................................................50Membership News.................................................................................................51New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!.............................................................52Keeping Up With the Ewings................................................................................55Passings..................................................................................................................56Merchandise Coordinator's Message.....................................................................57NOTES Information Exchange............................................................................................58Hannah (Ewing) and John Collins.........................................................................58Ewing Clan Web Site.............................................................................................60Francis C. Ewing, born 1858-59, son of Philemon Ewing....................................61George Washington (1885-1940) Ewing m. Flossie Belle Canter.........................62Nancy Catherine (Ewing) and Isaac Hayes...........................................................64Scottish DNA Study...............................................................................................65Scottish Games.......................................................................................................65Upcoming Events...................................................................................................66INDICES

Index for this Issue.................................................................................................70FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Perfect Diet .......................................................................................................... 17

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Volume 18 – Number 3 – August 2012From the Editor ..................................................................................................... iiY'All Come!! ......................................................................................................... iiTaking Stock ... ...................................................................................................... ii... and Looking Ahead ... ....................................................................................... iii... With Your Help ................................................................................................. ivCONTRIBUTIONSMy Ancestors, Part I: John and Prudence Wright (Roberts) Ewing ...................... 1John and Prudence Wright (Roberts) Ewing .......................................................... 1Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 13One American Family – Part II ............................................................................ 16Pocahontas James Ewing's Children .................................................................... 17Sequels ................................................................................................................. 20The Family ........................................................................................................... 21The Ewings of the County of Norfolk, England – Part II .................................... 23Introduction .......................................................................................................... 23The Y-DNA Test ................................................................................................... 24Group 3 and the McLaughlin Association ........................................................... 24The Family Tree DNA Matching Tools ............................................................... 25The M222 Haplogroup ......................................................................................... 26Deep Clade Test ................................................................................................... 27The Scottish Connection ...................................................................................... 27Within the Ewing Clan ......................................................................................... 28Where to From Here? ........................................................................................... 29Acknowledgements .............................................................................................. 29My Elusive Ancestor, David Ewing – Part 4 ....................................................... 30John Henry and Cornelia (Weeks) Ewing ............................................................ 30Charles Weeks Ewing's Family ............................................................................ 31Albert Burdett Ewing's Family ............................................................................ 32William Phillip Ewing's Family ........................................................................... 32John William and Nellie Hazel (Johnston) Ewing's Family ................................ 34Ewing Digital Library .......................................................................................... 38David and Janet (Ewing) Sinclair of Broynach (Addendum) .............................. 38Early Scottish Heraldry in the Names Ewen and MacEwen ................................ 392012 GATHERINGOverview ...................................................................................................... viii, 43Registration Form ................................................................................................ 44Lodging Information ............................................................................................ 45Tentative Schedule ............................................................................................... 46The 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward ........................................... 472012 Gathering Caravan-Style Outing ................................................................. 49

Attendee-only Totes ............................................................................................. 50Friday Night's Dinner ........................................................................................... 51Banquet ................................................................................................................ 51Follow-on Events in Marlinton, West Virginia .................................................... 51Tour of Vinton, Ohio ............................................................................................ 52I Never Forget a Face, But ... ............................................................................... 53Reading ................................................................................................................ 54CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message ........................................................................................... 55A Chief for Clan Ewen ......................................................................................... 55EFA Bylaws Changes Under Discussion ............................................................. 55Change of Leadership .......................................................................................... 552014 Gathering??? ............................................................................................... 56Chair's Message ................................................................................................... 56Merchandise Coordinator's Message ................................................................... 57General Meeting Announcement ......................................................................... 58General Meeting Agenda ..................................................................................... 58Motion to Amend the Bylaws .............................................................................. 59Membership News ............................................................................................... 60New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard! ........................................................... 60Keeping Up With the Ewings .............................................................................. 62Archivists' Message ............................................................................................. 62NOTESInformation Exchange .......................................................................................... 63Ancient Sites Spotted from Space ........................................................................ 64An Exciting Search Ends in Success ................................................................... 65Ewing Condominiums ......................................................................................... 66Upcoming Events ................................................................................................. 67INDICESIndex for this Issue ............................................................................................... 70FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Flat-out Good ....................................................................................................... 73Illiterate? .............................................................................................................. 69Redneck Medical Dictionary ......................................................................... 22, 52

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Volume 18 – Number 4 – November 2012From the Editor........................................................................................................iiY'All Came!!............................................................................................................iiHow-To?..................................................................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONSThe Sad Life of Hannah Ewing...............................................................................1Infancy (1771-1772)................................................................................................1Early Childhood in Vermont (1773-1778)...............................................................2Later Childhood and Adolescence (1779-1789)......................................................5Life in Weston (1789-1803).....................................................................................6

Final Years in Vermont.............................................................................................9Appendix: Brimfield Citizenry 1773 Resolution...................................................11One American Family – Part III.............................................................................13Life and Times of Enoch Ewing, Grandson of Pocahontas James........................14Sequels...................................................................................................................19The Family.............................................................................................................19Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................22George E. Matthews' Civil War Memory...............................................................222012 GATHERINGThe 2012 Gathering: Down the Ohio and Westward.............................................25Background............................................................................................................25Further Reading.....................................................................................................25Presentations..........................................................................................................27Activities................................................................................................................28Newbies, Oldies and Friends.................................................................................34CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message.............................................................................................35General Meeting Minutes......................................................................................36Membership News.................................................................................................38New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!.............................................................39Keeping Up With the Ewings................................................................................48Passings..................................................................................................................49Archivists' Message...............................................................................................51Merchandise Coordinator's Message.....................................................................53Still Looking for that Perfect Holiday Gift?..........................................................53NOTES Genealogy How To's..............................................................................................54Materials for Tombstone Rubbing.........................................................................54Information Exchange............................................................................................55British Military Questions......................................................................................55Upcoming Events...................................................................................................56INDICES Index for this Issue.................................................................................................58FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Aging .............................................................................................................. 12, 26From 1955 ...................................................................................................... 24, 57

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Volume 19 – Number 1 – February 2013From the Editor........................................................................................................iiUnderstanding Our American Ancestors' Lives.......................................................iiUnderstanding Our 'Across the Pond' Ancestors' Lives.........................................iiiIt's Only Through Volunteer Effort ........................................................................iiiCONTRIBUTIONSRobert Patterson Correspondence to his Wife Amy Hunter Ewing, Part 3.............1Transcription of the Letter.......................................................................................2Discussion of the Letter's Content...........................................................................5

Overview of 2012 Ewing Research.........................................................................8Work Conducted in Conjunction with Researcher Diane Baptie.............................8Lennox Charters.....................................................................................................12Other Discoveries...................................................................................................13Future Work...........................................................................................................16One American Family – Part IV............................................................................17Enoch and Susannah Ewing's Family....................................................................18Sequel.....................................................................................................................24The Family.............................................................................................................24Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................28J. R. Ewing of Dallas Fame...................................................................................28Scots-Irish Readings..............................................................................................32CHANCELLOR / OFFICER / COORDINATOR MESSAGESChancellor's Message.............................................................................................36Membership News.................................................................................................37Passings..................................................................................................................37Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial......................................................................39Bylaws Amendment Committee............................................................................40Scope and Mandate................................................................................................41Plan and Schedule..................................................................................................41Membership Participation......................................................................................42Summary of EFA Finances for 2012......................................................................42NOTESBook Reviews........................................................................................................43Heineman, Kenneth J. – Civil War Dynasty: The Ewing Family of Ohio.............43Information Exchange............................................................................................44Earl Stanley and Willia (Lee) Ewing.....................................................................44Elizabeth Ewing from County Donegal, Ireland....................................................45Fayette Clay Ewing II and Margaret Frances MacDonald....................................46Guy Raymond Ewing Jr.........................................................................................49James F. and Isabella (Fleming) Ewing.................................................................50John and Jane (Blain) Ewing.................................................................................51William Findley Ewing..........................................................................................51Upcoming Events...................................................................................................52INDICESIndex for this Issue.................................................................................................53FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Lifetime Learning ................................................................................................ 27Brain Power ......................................................................................................... 31Discovery ..............................................................................................................35Testosterone ..........................................................................................................52

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Volume 19 – Number 2 – May 2013From the Editor........................................................................................................iiFolkways..................................................................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONS

One American Family – Part V................................................................................1Alvin Enoch 'A.E.' Ewing: A Man of Possibilities..................................................2Son, Brother, Cousin................................................................................................2Congregant...............................................................................................................5Grandson..................................................................................................................5High-school Student.................................................................................................6Teacher.....................................................................................................................8Collegian..................................................................................................................8Law Student...........................................................................................................11Michigan State Representative..............................................................................13Husband.................................................................................................................15Western Lower Peninsula Lawyer.........................................................................17Progressive-party Politician...................................................................................22Patriarch, Musician, Genealogist, Poet, Novelist..................................................24Wilderness Retiree.................................................................................................27Additional Family Information..............................................................................29Descendancy Chart................................................................................................30Reverend James Ewing, British Army Deserter and Baptist Minister...................34Introduction............................................................................................................34Enrolled Soldier or Contractual Musician?............................................................34Bands of Music, Instruments, and Uniforms.........................................................36Service with the 42nd Regiment: 1779-1782.........................................................37Marriage to Amelia and Desertion from the Army in 1782...................................38James Ewing's Children.........................................................................................46Acknowledgements................................................................................................49Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................50Ewings in New Mexico..........................................................................................50Ewing Christian College, Allahabad University, Allahabad, India........................51Chatham Ewing, Logan County, Illinois................................................................52Joshua and Hannah Ewing.....................................................................................53Quaint Scottish Customs........................................................................................532014 GATHERING2014 Gathering: Preliminary Information.............................................................55ASSOCIATION NEWSChancellor's Message.............................................................................................56Membership News.................................................................................................57New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!.............................................................58Keeping Up With the Ewings................................................................................66Passings..................................................................................................................70Archives News.......................................................................................................71Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...............................................72Bylaws Amendment Committee: Status Report....................................................73Scope and Mandate................................................................................................73Current Status.........................................................................................................74Membership Participation......................................................................................74NOTES Genealogy How To's..............................................................................................75The Art of Tombstone Rubbing.............................................................................75Information Exchange............................................................................................78

Ewing Heritage Books...........................................................................................78Elizabeth Ewing, County Donegal.........................................................................79Francis M. Ewing (1826-1889)..............................................................................79James 'Pocahontas James' Ewing's Descendants...................................................80Robert Ewing, b. c1740, Ireland............................................................................80Thomas Ewing of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania...........................................81Trip to Bath County, Virginia.................................................................................90Upcoming Events...................................................................................................91INDICESIndex for this Issue.................................................................................................94FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Malice vs. Incompetence ...................................................................................... iiiAn Irish Blessing .................................................................................................. iiiFrom the Mouths of Babes ................................................................................... 33Wright World ........................................................................................................ 49Wrong World ........................................................................................................ 54Phenomenal Two-letter Word ... UP ..................................................................... 93Seven-word Obit ...................................................................................................98

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Volume 19 – Number 3 – August 2013From the Editor........................................................................................................iiFolkways..................................................................................................................iiPunctuation..............................................................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONSWill of John Ewing, died 1609................................................................................1Literal Transcription.................................................................................................1Modernization..........................................................................................................3Observations............................................................................................................6Elder vs. Younger.....................................................................................................6Coloured Cloth.........................................................................................................6One American Family – Part VI..............................................................................9Wyllys Seamans Walkley: The Family Doctor......................................................10Lafayette Skinner...................................................................................................11Wyllys and Ida (Skinner) Walkley.........................................................................12Wyllys and Ida (Skinner) Walkley's Children........................................................13Dr. Wyllys Walkley in His Prime...........................................................................15The Mayflower Connection...................................................................................16Additional Family Information..............................................................................18Descendancy Chart................................................................................................18Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................22Celtic Symbolism...................................................................................................22Drum Castle...........................................................................................................23Grace Stewart Ewing.............................................................................................24John Ewing of Carnashannagh and Implications of Y-DNA Testing.....................26Mary Ewing, died 25 July 1937.............................................................................31

Rick F. Ewing (1952-2009)....................................................................................32What's in a Name?.................................................................................................33Ramy Inocencio, CNN, 13 December 2012..........................................................332014 GATHERINGPreliminary Information.........................................................................................34PERSI Scopes Out Genealogy Journals.................................................................35ASSOCIATION NEWSChancellor's Message.............................................................................................37Membership News.................................................................................................38New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!.............................................................38Keeping Up With the Ewings................................................................................38Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...............................................39Bylaws Amendment Committee: Status Report....................................................40Scope and Mandate................................................................................................40Current Status.........................................................................................................40Membership Participation......................................................................................40NOTES Information Exchange............................................................................................41Celtic Life International.........................................................................................41James V. O. Ewing, died August 16, 1861.............................................................42Upcoming Ewing-related Books............................................................................42Upcoming Events...................................................................................................43INDICESIndex for this Issue.................................................................................................45FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Mass Pike Roadkill ................................................................................................ iiFrom the Mouths ... #1 ........................................................................................... 8From the Mouths ... #2 ......................................................................................... 36

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Volume 19 – Number 4 – November 2013From the Editor........................................................................................................iiElectronic vs. Printed Copies of the Journal............................................................iiEwing Peregrinations...............................................................................................iiHow To's.................................................................................................................iiiConnecting..............................................................................................................iiiCONTRIBUTIONSOne American Family – Part VII.............................................................................1Carlotta Parthenia 'Lotta' Walkley: A Woman of Probabilities................................2The Baileys..............................................................................................................2Childhood.................................................................................................................3Education.................................................................................................................5Marriage to Alvin Enoch 'AE' Ewing......................................................................7Early Life With AE..................................................................................................9Lotta and AE's Family............................................................................................12Early Career...........................................................................................................12Later Career – Coping with the Family's Financial Problems...............................14

The Wilderness – Phase One..................................................................................15Walkabouts.............................................................................................................17The Wilderness – Phase Two.................................................................................17Family Expansion – Marriages and Relocations...................................................18Retirement..............................................................................................................19The Winter of Lotta's Life......................................................................................20Additional Information..........................................................................................21Theories of Ewing Origins.....................................................................................22Cymric Ewings?.....................................................................................................22A Common Origin for All Ewings and MacEwens...............................................25Dumbartonshire Ewings and McEwans.................................................................27Names and Families...............................................................................................28Ramblings About Inishowen..................................................................................30A Scots-Irish Saga: Part I – The Beginning...........................................................40Origin of the Ewing Surname................................................................................40My Childhood........................................................................................................41My Immediate Family............................................................................................44My Heritage More Generally.................................................................................44Recent Searches.....................................................................................................45McEwen Castle......................................................................................................47MacEwens Castle...................................................................................................47Ibrox Stadium Activities........................................................................................48Golf Anyone?.........................................................................................................49The Eglintons.........................................................................................................49My Gartcosh Years.................................................................................................50Sixteenth Century Ewings......................................................................................50Summary................................................................................................................51Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................52Covenanter Prisoners Transported to the Americas...............................................52James Ewing (born Missouri, died Texas).............................................................53Joshua Porter, Lucy Elizabeth (Armstrong) Ewing and Their Children................53McEwan Harp........................................................................................................54Genealogy How To's..............................................................................................57Planning and Conducting a Journey into the Past..................................................57Logistics and Attack Strategy................................................................................57Allowable Research Tools and Equipment............................................................58Moving From One Repository to Another.............................................................60Finding Useful information in Difficult-to-Search Records..................................60Genealogy Research Trip Lessons Learned...........................................................612014 GATHERING...............................................................................................ivPreliminary Information.........................................................................................62Tentative Agenda...................................................................................................63ASSOCIATION NEWSChancellor's Message.............................................................................................64Membership News.................................................................................................65New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!.............................................................65Keeping Up With the Ewings................................................................................73Passings..................................................................................................................75Genealogist's Message...........................................................................................77

Archives News.......................................................................................................78A Chief for Clan Ewen?.........................................................................................79Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...............................................82Merchandise Coordinator's Message.....................................................................84Still Looking for the Perfect Holiday Gift?...........................................................84NOTESInformation Exchange............................................................................................85James F. Ewing......................................................................................................85George P. Ewing.....................................................................................................87Isabella (Ewing) Coyle..........................................................................................88Alexander Ewing...................................................................................................88Joshua Ewing.........................................................................................................89Upcoming Events...................................................................................................89INDICESIndex for this Issue.................................................................................................91FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...The Sleeping Dictionary ...................................................................................... 29War of the Worlds ................................................................................................ 39To Grandmother's House We Go ......................................................................... 84Lawrence of Arabia .............................................................................................. 90

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Volume 20 – Number 1 – February 2014From the Editor.......................................................................................................iiRIP: Peter 'Pete' Seeger (1919-2014).......................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONSOne American Family – Part VIII............................................................................1Jerry and Buster: Two for the Road.........................................................................2Marjorie Elizabeth 'Marj' 'Jerry' Kelley...................................................................2Burke McKendree 'Buster' Ewing............................................................................7AE Ewing Family Evolution..................................................................................12Buster and Jerry's Courtship and Marriage............................................................14Walkley Bailey Ewing...........................................................................................20Buster and Jerry's Married Life.............................................................................20Later Lives of Buster, Jerry, and Their Children...................................................27Additional Information..........................................................................................36Robert Patterson Correspondence to his Wife Amy Hunter Ewing, Part 4...........37September 9/10, 1776, Letter.................................................................................38Discussion of the Letter's Content.........................................................................40Samuel Ewin/Ewen/Ewing....................................................................................43Preface....................................................................................................................43The Penn Family Proprietors.................................................................................43Obtaining Land by Improvement...........................................................................43Toboyne Township Split from Tyrone Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania..........................................................................................................45Introduction............................................................................................................45Samuel Ewing of Toboyne Township. Cumberland County (d. 1807/1808).........46

Samuel Ewing of Tyrone Township, Cumberland County, Married to Jean/Jane Neal................................................................................................................................47Discussion..............................................................................................................50William Ewin (d. 1774).........................................................................................50Thomas Ewing (d. 1800)........................................................................................51Thomas Ewing with William Ewin........................................................................52The Legacy of the Last Will and Testament of William Ewin of Tyrone (d. 1744)55Samuel Ewin/Ewen/Ewing of Barree, Bedford County (d. 1808).........................56James Ewin............................................................................................................58Alexander Ewin.....................................................................................................60William Ewin's Daughters.....................................................................................61Summary of Conclusive Evidence.........................................................................63Table of Events and Family Interactions...............................................................66Potential Topics for Further Study.........................................................................68Postscript................................................................................................................69References..............................................................................................................70Acknowledgements................................................................................................71Appendices.............................................................................................................72Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................73Bard-Sennachies of the Campbells........................................................................73Archibald Ewing (1812-1875)...............................................................................74Me: Lawrence E. Ewing........................................................................................75My Father: Lawrence Isaiah Ewing.......................................................................75My Grandfather: Erle Edward Ewing....................................................................75My Great-Grandfather: Isaiah Ewing....................................................................75My Great2-Grandfather: Archibald Ewing............................................................76My Great3-Grandfather: John Smith Ewing..........................................................76My Great4-Grandfather: John 'Indian John' Ewing...............................................76Pocahontas James Ewing Powder Horn.................................................................772014 GATHERINGPreliminary Information.........................................................................................78Tentative Agenda...................................................................................................79Registration Form..................................................................................................80Lodging Information..............................................................................................81ASSOCIATION NEWSChancellor's Message.............................................................................................81Membership News.................................................................................................83New EFA Members … Welcome Aboard!.............................................................83Passings..................................................................................................................83Archives News.......................................................................................................85Summary of EFA Finances for 2013......................................................................86A Chief for Clan Ewen?.........................................................................................86The Need for a Clan Ewen Commander/Chief......................................................86Who Should be Commander/Chief?......................................................................87My Nomination: Thor Ewing.................................................................................88The Much-discussed, Old "Name Controversy"....................................................88Clanship, Chiefship and the Ewings?....................................................................89What is a Clan?......................................................................................................89But Aren't We Already Part of Another Bigger Clan?...........................................90

What is a Chief or Commander?............................................................................91Do We Need a Chief?.............................................................................................92How Will This Affect the EFA?.............................................................................93Who Should be Chief?...........................................................................................93Why Me?................................................................................................................94Merchandise Coordinator's Message.....................................................................95Bylaws Amendment Committee: Status Report....................................................96Scope and Mandate................................................................................................96Getting from 'Here' to 'There'.................................................................................96NOTESInformation Exchange............................................................................................97Joseph Duncan McEwen........................................................................................97Kincardineshire/Aberdeenshire Ewans..................................................................98Andrew Ewing and the Buttercup Dairy Company...............................................98Ann (Homer) Ewing..............................................................................................98Archibald Ewing (1812-1875)...............................................................................99Ernest Dewayne Ewing..........................................................................................99James Ewing, Born ~1725, and Wife Sabina.......................................................101James Ewing of Green Hill Stock Farm..............................................................101Jannet Hannay/Hanna Ewing...............................................................................102Levi Curtis Ewing................................................................................................102Samuel Ewing of Little Britain Lancaster Pennsylvania.....................................103Sarah D. Ewing....................................................................................................104Ewings, Porters, Motherals, etc. around Burt and Inch, Ireland..........................104Upcoming Ewing-related Books..........................................................................104Upcoming Events.................................................................................................105INDICESIndex for this Issue...............................................................................................106FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Get Up And Go ..................................................................................................... iiiGod Willing and the Creek Don't Rise ................................................................. 36A Large Group of Baboons .................................................................................. 77Back in 1955 ......................................................................................................105

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Volume 20 – Number 2 – May 2014From the Editor........................................................................................................iiRemembering Forebears..........................................................................................iiCONTRIBUTIONSA Scots-Irish Saga: Part II – Irish Roots and Kinsmen............................................1Being a Teenager......................................................................................................1Cowboys and Indians...............................................................................................3Back to My Irish Roots............................................................................................3Emigration................................................................................................................4Eagle Wing...............................................................................................................5Coatbridge Technical College..................................................................................6Back to My Heritage................................................................................................7

Londonderry Defense...............................................................................................8Coming Of Age........................................................................................................9Movies....................................................................................................................11Booboo the Cat......................................................................................................12More on My Family...............................................................................................12Summary................................................................................................................13Charles and Robert Ewing: Part I – Introduction...................................................14The Immigrants......................................................................................................14Ewing Digital Library............................................................................................22Calculating Generations.........................................................................................22Tom Ewing.............................................................................................................23Ewingsville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania......................................................23McEwines (McEwans) at the Dunaverty Massacre...............................................242014 GATHERINGPreliminary Information.........................................................................................25Tentative Schedule.................................................................................................26Registration Form..................................................................................................27Lodging Information..............................................................................................28Additional Information..........................................................................................29ASSOCIATION NEWSChancellor's Message.............................................................................................30Membership Meeting Notification.........................................................................31Membership News.................................................................................................31Passings..................................................................................................................31A Chief for Clan Ewen?.........................................................................................32Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...............................................33Bylaws Amendment Committee: Status Report....................................................34Scope and Mandate................................................................................................34Proposed New Version...........................................................................................35From 'Here' to 'There'.............................................................................................35NOTESInformation Exchange............................................................................................36Olive Andrus..........................................................................................................36John and Sarah (Kilgore) Ewing............................................................................37Reid Ewing's Book Audaciter................................................................................38Samuel Ewing Sr and Samuel Ewing Jr................................................................38Thomas Ewing, Father of Margaret Ewing............................................................39Ann (Ewing) Homer..............................................................................................40McHone..................................................................................................................41Upcoming Events...................................................................................................42INDICESIndex for this Issue.................................................................................................44FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Medical Care #1 ................................................................................................... 21Medical Care #2 ................................................................................................... 43

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Volume 20 – Number 3 – August 2014From the Editor........................................................................................................ii2014 Gathering........................................................................................................iiMember Meeting.....................................................................................................iiEwing Family Association Bylaws..........................................................................ii`Clan Ewing.............................................................................................................ii2014 GATHERINGPreliminary Information...........................................................................................1Schedule...................................................................................................................2Registration Form....................................................................................................3Lodging Information................................................................................................4Additional Information............................................................................................5Information about Fort Wayne and Things to Do....................................................5Johnny Appleseed Festival.......................................................................................5Wabash and Erie Canal............................................................................................5RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONSOur 2014 Homecoming: Part I.................................................................................6The Ewing/MacEwen Derbhfine.............................................................................7A Tartan for Clan Ewing..........................................................................................9How To Make Your Tartan.......................................................................................9Where To Start.........................................................................................................9So, What's Going On In This Pattern?...................................................................11Clan Ewing.............................................................................................................13Clan Ewing Officially Recognized in Scotland.....................................................13Establishing the Clan Ewing Commander.............................................................15The Fundamental Nature of a Clan........................................................................15'Belonging' to a Clan..............................................................................................17A Celebratory Poem...............................................................................................18Clearing Up the Confusion....................................................................................18Announcement of a Lord Lyon-recognised Clan MacEwen..................................19Clan Ewing Restored.............................................................................................20Bylaws Amendment Committee: Final Status Report...........................................23Scope and Mandate................................................................................................23Proposed New Version...........................................................................................24Major Changes.......................................................................................................25Closure...................................................................................................................25EFA Bylaws as Amended 20th July 2014..............................................................26Name Change.........................................................................................................43ASSOCIATION NEWSChancellor's Message.............................................................................................45Clan Ewing.............................................................................................................45New EFA Bylaws...................................................................................................45Member Meeting....................................................................................................46Agenda...................................................................................................................46FOOD FOR THOUGHT ...Words of Wisdom ..................................................................................................22How to Stay Young? .............................................................................................26Doing Things ........................................................................................................42Living Long ......................................................................................................... 44

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Volume 20 – Number 4 – November, 2014One American Family – Part IX...............................................................................1A Scots-Irish Saga: Part III – Discovering Kin in Ireland ....................................13Charles and Robert Ewing: Part II – Charles Ewing .............................................19Charles Ewing (~1715-1770) ................................................................................20Our 2014 Homecoming .........................................................................................25Travel Highlights ...................................................................................................25Belfast ...................................................................................................................25Downpatrick ..........................................................................................................26Londonderry...........................................................................................................26Glasgow and Loch Lomond...................................................................................28The Ewing/MacEwen Derbhfine............................................................................29Stirling ...................................................................................................................30Edinburgh...............................................................................................................31Summary: 2014 – Our Homecoming Year.............................................................31Ewing Digital Library ...........................................................................................33Minutes - General Membership Meeting...............................................................34Chancellor's Message.............................................................................................35Board Chair's Message...........................................................................................36Membership News.................................................................................................37New EFA Members ... Welcome Aboard!..............................................................38Passings..................................................................................................................43Archives Report.....................................................................................................47Celebratory Poetry.................................................................................................47Clan Ewing Commission Officially Granted ........................................................51Commission by the Lord Lyon King of Arms........................................................53Ewing Family Association Joins COSCA..............................................................55Pocahontas James Ewing Memorial: Status Report...............................................55Steve Ewing - Creative Living Award....................................................................57Information Exchange............................................................................................58Upcoming Events...................................................................................................63Index for this Issue.................................................................................................63

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Volume 21 – Number 1 – May 2015 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 1 ................................................................1 One American Family – Part X ..............................................................................8 Charles and Robert Ewing, Part III – Robert Ewing ...........................................20 Ewing Digital Library ..........................................................................................35 Commander’s Comments .....................................................................................35 Board Chair’s Message ........................................................................................36 Chancellor’s Letter ...............................................................................................36 New EFA Members ..............................................................................................37

Passings ................................................................................................................41 Archives Report ...................................................................................................46 Celebratory Poetry ...............................................................................................47 Scottish Festival & Loch Norman Highland Games ............................................48 Ode To A Haggis – by Robert Burns .....................................................................52Information Exchange ...........................................................................................58Ewing Y-DNA Project Update ..............................................................................58Upcoming Events ..................................................................................................632016 EFA Gathering – A Time for Ewings to Join in Fellowship ........................64Index .....................................................................................................................66

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Volume 21 – Number 2 – November 2015From the Editor ......................................................................................................1 Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 2 ................................................................2 Ewing History of Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky – Part 1....................7 Descendants of Patrick Ewing (1792-1879) and Nancy Darst ............................16 An Old Slave’s Grief ............................................................................................30 Two Weeks in the West of Scotland......................................................................31 Celebratory Poetry................................................................................................37 Family Reminiscences from Derry ......................................................................37 Pedigree Chart for Daniel Clyde Ewing...............................................................42 Scottish Highland Gathering & Games Pleasanton, California............................42 Ewing Digital Library ..........................................................................................44 General Membership Meeting .............................................................................45 Minutes – August 22, 2015 ..................................................................................45 Membership Committee Report ...........................................................................46 Clan Ewing Standing Committee Report..............................................................46 Treasurer’s Reports...............................................................................................47 Archives Reports...................................................................................................50 Commander’s Comments......................................................................................51 Board Chair’s Message..........................................................................................51Chancellor’s Letter ...............................................................................................52 New EFA Members...............................................................................................53 Passings.................................................................................................................56 Information Exchange...........................................................................................57 Frederick John Ewing...........................................................................................57 William Ewing (1655-1736) ................................................................................58 Levi Curtis Ewing.................................................................................................59 The Genealogy of Clan Ewen of Otter.................................................................62 Manuscript 1467 – Genealogy Listing..................................................................68 Ewing Family Association’s 14 th Gathering ......................................................69 Schedule................................................................................................................71 Highlights of the 2016 EFA Gathering.................................................................73 Lodging and Camping Information......................................................................75 Registration Form.................................................................................................77 Index ....................................................................................................................77

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Volume 22 – Number 1 – May 2016From the Editor........................................................................................................1Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 3..................................................................2Ewing History of Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky – Part 2...................12Margaret and Anne Ewing of NC: Sisters of Nathaniel Ewing (1747-1822)........23Robert Watson Ewing of New South Wales, Australia..........................................35General Membership Meeting Announcement......................................................60 Amendment to Bylaws.......................................................................................61Commander’s Comments.......................................................................................62Chancellor’s Letter.................................................................................................62Board Chair’s Message..........................................................................................63Ewing Veterans Honorary Group Established.......................................................64New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...............................................................65Passings..................................................................................................................67 Joseph Neff Ewing, Jr........................................................................................67 Tribute to Joseph Neff Ewing .......................................................................68 Paul T. ‘Tom’ Austin .........................................................................................69 Dr. Thomas Dale Ewing.....................................................................................70Information Exchange............................................................................................71 Thomas of Inch Island and his son, Capt. John Ewing (1727-1754) ................71 Margaret Ewing (married to Sherwood Wilkinson, abt. 1784) .........................72 General George Ewing, Sr. (1754-1824) ..........................................................73 Ewings of Massachusetts...................................................................................73 James Henry Ewing (b. 1847)............................................................................76 George Ewing....................................................................................................78 Ewing Naming Scheme......................................................................................792016 Ewing Family Association Gathering...........................................................81 Registration Form .............................................................................................82Index......................................................................................................................83

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Volume 22 – Number 2 – November 2016From the Editor........................................................................................................1Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 4..................................................................2In Search of Margaret and Anne Ewing.................................................................11Two Ewing Families – Adams County, Ohio.........................................................24General Membership Meeting.............................................................................. 31Commander’s Comments.......................................................................................34Advance Notice of Edinburgh Tattoo 2017...........................................................34Farewell, but Not Goodbye!..................................................................................36Chancellor’s Letter.................................................................................................37New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...............................................................38Passings..................................................................................................................40

Gregory A. Farmer (EFA Member #349)............................................................40 Sharon K. (Jones) Ewing (EFA Member #1142)................................................41 Charles Boal Ewing, Jr........................................................................................42 Joe Bailey Ewing................................................................................................43 Jean Ream McClure (EFA Member #425)..........................................................44Information Exchange............................................................................................45 Ewings in Lancaster, Ohio..................................................................................45 Margaret Ewing (married to Sherwood Wilkinson, abt. 1784)...........................47 Crum Ewings......................................................................................................51 Joseph Otho Ewing.............................................................................................52 Glebe Cottage, Culdaff, County Donegal, Ireland..............................................52 Ewing-Patterson Association Through Monroe Patterson..................................57 John Ewing of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.................................................58 Ellen Ewing (Born 8-31-1805)...........................................................................58 Indian John Ewing..............................................................................................59 Ewings of Inch Island.........................................................................................60 John T. (or F.) Ewing...........................................................................................61 James Ewing.......................................................................................................62 David Ewing (b. abt. 1823-26)...........................................................................63Y-DNA Project Inquiries........................................................................................65 James Ewing of Hunterdon, New Jersey............................................................65 Ewing Y-DNA Group 3.......................................................................................67Successful 2016 EFA Gathering Punctuates Saline, Michigan, Celtic Festival.....70Traditional Scottish Poem......................................................................................752016 Scottish Highland Gathering & Games, Pleasanton, California...................76Remembering the Founder.....................................................................................78Index......................................................................................................................79

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Volume 23 – Number 1 – May 2017From the Editor........................................................................................................1Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 5 .................................................................3John Ewing and the Underground Railroad...........................................................18Celebratory Poetry.................................................................................................24Commander’s Comments...................................................................................... 25Chancellor’s Letter................................................................................................ 26New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...............................................................27Passings..................................................................................................................30Earl Norman Ewing...............................................................................................30Betty Leona (Draper) Ewing .................................................................................30Tribute to Earl Norman and Betty Ewing..............................................................31Information Exchange............................................................................................34

William Albert Ewing, Jr. .........................................................................34William Ewing (1770-1827), Jackson County, Georgia............................34William Ewing (b. 1818, Ireland)..............................................................38Gillespie Clan.............................................................................................40Joshua Craig Ewing (6/23/1825 – 12/13/1904).........................................44

29Bio: Joshua Craig Ewing – 1825-1904 (Great Great Grandfather).............4630Bio: Selena Catherine Ish – 1831-1908 (Great Great Grandmother)...........4815Bio: James Carroll (J. Cal) Ewing – 1866-1937 (Great Grandfather).........48

Ewing Family Reunion Photo................................................................................53Y-DNA Project Inquiries ...................................................................................... 54Clan Ewen of Otter .............................................................................................. 60‘Googling’ Martin Ewing.......................................................................................70Fate of Four Deserters............................................................................................72Index......................................................................................................................73

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Volume 23 – Number 2 – November 2017From the Editor .......................................................................................................1Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 6 .................................................................2Andrew S. Ewing of Enfield, Connecticut.............................................................14

Frontispiece ...............................................................................................15Acknowledgements .................................................................................. 16Introduction................................................................................................17Discussion..................................................................................................19Items for Further Discussion or Research..................................................27Appendix A................................................................................................28Appendix B .............................................................................................. 29Appendix C................................................................................................30Sources Cited – References ......................................................................31Contributors’ Biographies..........................................................................32

Commander’s Comments.......................................................................................33Chancellor’s Letter.................................................................................................33New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...............................................................34Passings..................................................................................................................35Information Exchange............................................................................................37

John Ewing of Virginia (1747-1803) ........................................................37Rev. Daniel B. Ewing, Orange Presbyterian Church.................................43William Kellogg Ewing, b. Franklin, Illinois c. 1847................................45Catherine Ewing (1769-1826) m. Andrew Elliott (1765-1855).................45Searching for the Ewing’s of Belfast; Baltimore and Barbados: Merchants and Shipping..............................................................................................47

Archivist’s Report................................................................................................. 55Clan Ewing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo ............................................56Red River Meeting House Association – Annual Meeting, Logan County, KY....592018 Ewing Family Association Gathering in Nashville, Tennessee ...................60Index......................................................................................................................61

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Volume 24 – Number 1 – May 2018From the Editor........................................................................................................1

Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 7 .................................................................2Star Spangled Banner.................................................................................13"Defence of Fort M'Henry" Poem..............................................................14

Five Ewing Families..............................................................................................15Celebratory Poetry................................................................................................ 19Benjamin Ewing of Benlock..................................................................................20Commander’s Comments.......................................................................................25Chancellor’s Letter................................................................................................ 26Treasurer’s Report................................................................................................. 27Notice of General Membership Meeting ..............................................................27New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...............................................................28Passings..................................................................................................................29

Ned Jonathan Ewing .................................................................................29J.C. Ewing..................................................................................................29James L. Ewing..........................................................................................29

Tribute to William Myrl Ewing.............................................................................30From Norma Hall Ewing...........................................................................30Tribute to William Myrl ‘Bill’ Ewing .......................................................30Tributes from sons, Terry and Tom Ewing................................................32Terry’s Prayer – “We will Remember”......................................................34Tom’s Funeral Comments..........................................................................35

Information Exchange............................................................................................39Lucy Williams Ewing and David Hitchcock.............................................40Elisha Rogers Ewing, Sr. ..........................................................................41Thomas Ewing (c. 1819-1878)..................................................................43Joshua Ewing, b. 1793, Kentucky..............................................................45David Gillaspie (Gillespie) b. Abt. 1760...................................................46David Ewing (1784-1844).........................................................................49Ewing With An ‘s’.....................................................................................50Esther Ewing Boyd (1769-1854)...............................................................50Ewing Family of Lima, Ohio.....................................................................51Donald (Edward?) Ewing..........................................................................54

15 th Biennial Ewing Family Gathering..................................................................56Gathering Information ..............................................................................57Schedule of Events.....................................................................................58

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Volume 24 – Number 1 -- May 2018

From the Editor.......................................................................................................1Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 7 ..............................................................2

Star Spangled Banner................................................................................13"Defence of Fort M'Henry" Poem ............................................................14

Five Ewing Families .............................................................................................15Celebratory Poetry................................................................................................19Benjamin Ewing of Benlock...................................................................................20Commander’s Comments ......................................................................................25

Chancellor’s Letter ...............................................................................................26Treasurer’s Report ................................................................................................27Notice of General Membership Meeting...............................................................27New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard! ...............................................................28Passings.................................................................................................................29

Ned Jonathan Ewing..................................................................................29J.C. Ewing.................................................................................................29James L. Ewing .........................................................................................29

Tribute to William Myrl Ewing ...........................................................................30From Norma Hall Ewing...........................................................................30Tribute to William Myrl ‘Bill’ Ewing.........................................................30Tributes from sons, Terry and Tom Ewing.................................................32Terry’s Prayer – “We will Remember”......................................................34Tom’s Funeral Comments..........................................................................35

Information Exchange ........................................................................................39Lucy Williams Ewing and David Hitchcock .............................................40Elisha Rogers Ewing, Sr. ..........................................................................41Thomas Ewing (c. 1819-1878)..................................................................43Joshua Ewing, b. 1793, Kentucky..............................................................45David Gillaspie (Gillespie) b. Abt. 1760...................................................46David Ewing (1784-1844) ........................................................................49Ewing With An ‘s’ .....................................................................................50Esther Ewing Boyd (1769-1854) ..............................................................50Ewing Family of Lima, Ohio ....................................................................51Donald (Edward?) Ewing..........................................................................54

15 th Biennial Ewing Family Gathering ............................................................56Gathering Information ..............................................................................57Schedule of Events ....................................................................................58

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Volume 24 – Number 2 – November 2018From the Editor.............................................................................................................1

Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 8 ......................................................................2

William Belford Ewing Manuscript.............................................................................14

Steven Craig Ewing's Connection to "The Five Ewings of Easthampton"............23

Manuscript of Mildred (Campbell) Cassens ...................................................25

The Porters of Burt – One Name, Many Stories .........................................................37

Robert George Ewing – A Study.................................................................................41

Table of Contents.............................................................................................43

Acknowledgements (alphabetically) ...............................................................43

Preface ............................................................................................................44

Discussion and Findings.................................................................................45

Conclusions ....................................................................................................48

Potential Items for Further Study ...................................................................49

Sources Cited – References..............................................................................49

Appendix 1 ......................................................................................................50

Appendix 2 ......................................................................................................52

Appendix 3 ......................................................................................................53

Appendix 4 ......................................................................................................54

Appendix 5 ......................................................................................................55

Commander’s Comments ............................................................................................56

Chancellor’s Letter .....................................................................................................56

Treasurer’s Report.......................................................................................................57

Membership Report.....................................................................................................58

Archivist’s Report........................................................................................................59

15th Ewing Family Association Biennial Gathering...................................................60

New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard! .....................................................................63

Information Exchange...............................................................................................64

Ewing of Inch Island, Donegal, Ireland .........................................................64

James Robert Ewing .......................................................................................65

Marilyn / Mary Jane Ewing ............................................................................67

William Lindsay & Margaret (Ewing) Lindsay ..............................................68

Darens (Dorcas) Adeline Ewing......................................................................68

Ewan/Ewen/Ewing of New Hanover, North Carolina ....................................69

Index...........................................................................................................................70

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Volume 25 – Number 1 – May 2019Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 9....................................................................1

William Belford Ewing Manuscript – Part 2 ...........................................................11

Alexander Ewing of Inishowen, Donegal, 1744-1832..............................................21

Prayer Poem – Memorial to Scotty Ewing (1960-1985)......................................... 28

Commander’s Comments .........................................................................................29

Chancellor’s Letter ..................................................................................................30

1 st International Clan Ewing Gathering.................................................................31

New EFA Members – Welcome Aboard!...................................................................33

Passings ...................................................................................................................34

Information Exchange............................................................................................35

John Edward Ewing......................................................................................35

Albert W. Ewing ...........................................................................................36

Charles Earl Ewing III.................................................................................37

Wedding Certificate of Ira and Tlitha (Ewing) Keim ..................................37

Ewings of Inch..............................................................................................39

Index.........................................................................................................................41

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Volume 25 – Number 2 – November 2019Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 10.................................................................1

Outline Descendant Report for Amy Hunter Ewing.................................................8

Outline Descendant Report for George Ewing.......................................................10

William Belford Ewing Manuscript – Part 3............................................................12

The Long Walk of 1914 – Burke & Walkley Ewing...................................................16

Commander’s Comments..........................................................................................25

Chancellor’s Letter...................................................................................................25

Passings......................................................................................................................6

Kenneth D Ewing (1940–2019)..............................................................................26

James Walton ‘Dub’ Ewing (1926–2019) ..............................................................26

Lois C. Ewing (1930–2019)....................................................................................27

New EFA Members – Welcome to the Family!.........................................................27

2019 Saline Celtic Festival, Saline, MI....................................................................28

154th Scottish Highland Gathering/Games, Pleasanton, CA..................................30

1st International Clan Ewing Gathering, Dunoon, Scotland...................................32

Celebratory Poem ....................................................................................................56

Upcoming Heritage Events.....................................................................................57

49th Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend & Parade.....................................57

Ashville Celtic Fest ................................................................................................57

2020 Ewing Family Association Gathering ...........................................................57

Information Exchange ...........................................................................................58

Montague George Ewing........................................................................................58

James Ewing of Inch Island ...................................................................................59

Finis Ewing ............................................................................................................59

Ewing Y-DNA Project..............................................................................................60

Ewing DNA – SNPs................................................................................................63

The Old West Still Lives – Orville Ewing.................................................................68

Index.........................................................................................................................69

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Volume 26 – Number 1 – May 2020

EFA’s 16 th Biennial Gathering................................................................................1

Gathering Registration Form ..................................................................................3

Amy Hunter Ewing (Patterson) – Part 11..................................................................5

Grandfather’s Farm: Life on the Cohansey Plantation of Squire Maskell Ewing ...11

The Curious Incident of David Ewing in the Night-Time........................................ 14

Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopaedia...................................................................17

Least Revered Among the Potawatomi Indians........................................................20

Celebratory Poem ....................................................................................................26

Commander’s Comments..........................................................................................27

Chancellor’s Letter ..................................................................................................27

New EFA Members – Welcome to the Family!.........................................................28

Passing ....................................................................................................................29

James Hanen Garrett (1934 – 2019)......................................................................29

Annual Treasurer’s Reports .....................................................................................30

Information Exchange .............................................................................................31

Ewing Y-DNA Project..............................................................................................32

Ewen Family.......................................................................................................... 32

A History of Surnames of the British Isles..............................................................33

Index ........................................................................................................................43