James MacWilliams and Margaret Leard had 11 children:

+Joseph.

Margaret b. 1812, m.James Benjamin Leard. See Leard history.

James m. 28 March 1837 Mary Sharpe.

John b. 1819, d. 1884, m. 15 March 1846Jane Howatt, b. 1829, d. 1888, daughter of William Howatt and Margaret Leard.They had 8 children and moved from North Tryon to Cape Traverse where John was a blacksmith. See Howatt history.

+Samuel b. 15June 1820.

Agnes b. 14 Aug 1822, d. 3 April 1823.

George Miller b. 19 Feb 1825, m. Elizabeth Hibbett. They lived in Kildare.

Stephen m. Margaret Mattox, West Point.

Ann m. William Boulter

Elizabeth m. 2 Sept 1858 Nathaniel Boulter

William Bramford b. 15 Oct 1831, d. 5 Sept 1919, m. 4 Oct 1865 Mary Boulter, b. 1830, d. 27 March 1905, daughter ofJohn Boulter and Sarah Large. William inheritedJames’ farm on the Crossroad.

Joseph (1. 10 July 1894, bur. Tryon Peoples Cem., son of James MacWilliams and Margaret Leard, m. 9 Nov 1843 Frances Dawson, b. 20 Jan 1816, d. 16 Nov 1850, bur. Tryon Peoples Cem., daughter of Samuel Edward Dawson and Jane Lord.

Joseph moved to California. Joseph and Frances had 4 children who all died of cholera at a young age. See Dawson history. Joseph 2nd. m. Elizabeth Rogerson Lord.

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Samuel MacWilliams b. 15June 1820 , d. 16July 1911, bur. Milburn United Church Cem., son ofJames MacWilliams and Margaret Leard, m. 6 March 1843 Elizabeth A. Boulter, b. Bedeque, 4 Sept 1821, d. 16 Feb 1916, daughter of Henry Oliver Boulter and Maria Card.

Samuel and Elizabeth lived in North Tryon until at least 1880.

Samuel MacWilliams and Elizabeth Boulter had 9 children:

Margaret b. 1843, d. 1936, m.John Creamer.

Maria b. 1845, m. Artemus Boulter.

Matilda b. 1847, m.James Boulter.

Eliza b. 1849, d. 1921.

Frances b. 1852, d. 1921, In. Mr. Creamer.

Henrietta b. 1855, d. 1870, Tryon.

Lavina b. 6 March 1858, m. John Thomas Dawson. See Dawson history.

Bertha b. 5 Aug 1860, d. 1945, m. Seymour MacWilliams.

Adah Emma b. 18June 1865.

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