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The McCord On-Line Newsletter
McCord News Murdo Ross of Edinburgh, Scotland, Acting President of The McCord Society (Clan McCord and McCord Family Association) Debbie Skousen V-P for Internet Research Coordination, and Jean Hayter, Acting VP Secretary-Treasurer, and Max Waldrop, Special Assistant to President Ross, send special regards to each of you in the Society! Applications for membership in the McCord Society can be mailed to Jean Hayter, Sec.-Treasurer, Clan McCord Society, 3820 Orloff Avenue, Bronx, New York 10463-2641. Application forms can also be obtained at Jean's address. It will be a very special occasion at our Reunion on July 4th 2012 at Yoder's Banquet Hall, New Holland, Pennsylvania, for us to remember and honor those of our ancestors who sacrificed greatly for us. There will be parades and speeches throughout the nation on July 4th this year. We hope you can attend some of those celebrations in your community. As is said in the Bible, "Next year in Jerusalem!" Or rather-- next year in New Holland PA on July 4th 2012 for the famous McCord Family Reunion! Please join us then! You will get updates on the Reunion as July 4, 2012 approaches. It is well that we now recall the role that the Scots and Scotch Irish and our McCord ancestors played in those honored days of the Founding of our Nation. It has been estimated that as many as one-third, 33%, of all those who fought in the American Revolution were Scots or Scotch-Irish, though their number then was only 6% of our nation's population. The biographer of General Anthony Wayne, head of Washington's Continentals from Pennsylvania, has stated that two-thirds of Wayne's Continental soldiers were Scots or Scotch-Irish. Over 100 of the Scot and Scotch-Irish McCords served in the American Revolution. We have the names of the units in which most of them served. Eleven of these Scot and Scotch-Irish McCords were at Valley Forge with General George Washington during the bitter winter and siege of 1777-78. The ranking Pennsylvania officer of the Pennsylvania Militia in the Revolution was the Scot, Major General John Armstrong. His name is famous in McCord history at Ft. McCord where he, then Colonel Armstrong, and his dedicated troops in the French and Indian War rescued McCords and some of the 27 taken captive at Ft. McCord near Chambersburg on April 1, 1756. Indians, backed by the French, had attacked Ft. McCord on that date which is infamous in Pennsylvania history. The Penn family struck medals to honor Col. Armstrong and his officers for their daring rescue of those taken captive at Ft. McCord. John Armstrong used his experience in the French and Indian War later, when he became one of only two Major Generals from Pennsylvania during the Revolution. He and Washington were very close friends and had been in business together in the 1760's. We know also that in 1776, two-thirds of those in Pennsylvania's General Assembly, its state legislature, were Scots and Scotch-Irish. Scots and Scotch Irish served not only in the military but also in the civil administrations during that war. McCords from the other 13 states also served honorably in that time of the Founding of our Nation. What a tremendous heritage we have! Let's remember it! Another fine organization which you can join if you like is the Scotch-Irish Society of the USA with headquarters near Philadelphia PA. Its mailing address is P.O. Box 53, Media, PA 19063 There is also another excellent organization you may want to be aware of: it is the Friends of Valley Forge whose website is friendsvf@comcast.net. -James McCord, Adviser to President Murdo Ross. *** Now plan ahead to be with our members at The McCord Society Reunion on July 4-6, 2012 at New Holland PA. You won't want to miss that Reunion next year! Stay tuned to this website www.McCordClan.com for details of the 2012 Reunion as they develop! Much will be posted about it on the website. If you are not a member and would like to be, an application can be found on our other website www.McCordFamilyAssn.com. Applications can be mailed to Jean Hayter, Secretary-Treasurer, Clan McCord Society, 3820 Orloff Avenue, Bronx, N.Y. 10463-2641. NEWS ABOUT THE LAST REUNION JULY 4-6,2007! THE REUNION WAS A RESOUNDING SUCCESS, THANKS TO THE GREAT WORK AND SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS WHO WORKED SO HARD AND SUCCESSFULLY TO MAKE IT A REUNION TO REMEMBER! IT WAS!!! 66 PHOTOS OF THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL MCCCORD REUNION!!! SIXTY-SIX EXCELLENT PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE 2007 REUNION BY GARY MCCORD OF PENNSYLVANIA CAN BE SEEN BY CLICKING ON THE FOLLOWING: http://picasaweb.google.com/jaymoss61/McCordReunionJuly56 THESE SUPERB PHOTOS WERE TAKEN ON JULY 5 AND 6, 2007 AT VALLEY FORGE, FT. MCCORD AND DERRY CHURCH, HERSHEY, PA BY GARY AND POSTED BY OUR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER JAY LYNN MOSS, RETIRED CHIEF PETTY OFFICER, USN. THANKS GARY AND LYNN! 2007 REUNION REVIEW JULY 5, 2007, AND THE BETSY ROSS HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA PA. A LINE OF THE MCCORDS ARE DESCENDED FROM TWO BUILDERS OF INDEPENDENCE HALL (PROVINCE HOUSE, STATE HOUSE) , PHILADELPHIA WHERE THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MET. THE NAMES OF THE TWO MCCORD-ADAMS' ANCESTORS WHO HELPED BUILD INDEPENDENCE HALL ARE INSCRIBED IN THE FAMED CARPENTER'S HALL OF PHILADELPHIA. A FORMER PRESIDENT OF CARPENTERS HALL SPOKE ALSO ABOUT THE GRISCOMS AND CARPENTERS HALL! THE ORPHANED DAUGHTER OF BETSY ROSS'S SISTER WAS RAISED BY BETSY FROM AGE 14 AND SHE NO DOUBT HELPED BETSY MAKE SOME OF THE EARLY AMERICAN FLAGS. THE ORPHANED DAUGHTER MARRIED DAVID MCCORD, SON OF CPL. MARK MCCORD, VALLEY FORGE VETERAN. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA MOVED TO THE STATE HOUSE (INDEPENDENCE HALL) IN APRIL 1740. JEAN MCCORD LOWRY WAS THE SISTER OF WILLIAM MCCORD WHO BUILT FT. MCCORD NEAR CHAMBERSBURG PA WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY THE INDIANS APRIL 1, 1756 AND SHE WAS AMONG 27 PEOPLE KILLED OR CAPTURED THERE. SHE WAS TAKEN PRISONER BY THE INDIANS AND FRENCH, REMOVED TO CANADA, AND THEN TAKEN OVERSEAS BY FRENCH SHIP TO ENGLAND, WHERE SHE AND SOME OTHERS WERE EXCHANGED FOR FRENCH PRISONERS HELD BY THE BRITISH. ON HER RETURN TO PHILADELPHIA SHE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT HER EXPERIENCES AS A CAPTIVE... SINCE 1760, JEAN MCCORD'S BOOK HAS BEEN IN BEN FRANKLIN'S LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA (ORIGINALLY LOCATED IN THE STATE HOUSE, INDEPENDENCE HALL) . SEE "MCCORD HISTORY' BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT JEAN MCCORD LOWRY'S CAPTIVITY. OUR MCCORD SOCIETY WAS AT VALLEY FORGE PA THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 5, 2007 FOR A CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE 100 MCCORDS WHO SERVED WITH WASHINGTON IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, ELEVEN OF THEM AT VALLEY FORGE. THAT WAS VERY SPECIAL. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF VALLEY FORGE MILITARY PARK, MIKE CALDWELL WELCOMED THE SOCIETY AND GRACIOUSLY ARRANGED A TOUR OF VALLEY FORGE AND THE FRIENDS OF VALLEY FORGE HOSTED A RECEPTION FOR OUR SOCIETY! IT WAS GREAT! ON JULY 6, 2007 WE WERE AT FORT MCCORD, PA. FOR A CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE IN THE MORNING. THAT AFTERNOON WE HAD A CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE AT DERRY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, HERSHEY PA THAT WAS FOUNDED BY WILLIAM MCCORD IN 1724, ALONG WITH A DOZEN OTHER SCOTCH-IRISH PIONEERS. SO WE HAD MUCH EARLY AMERICAN AND MCCORD HISTORY TO CELEBRATE! WE HAD AN EXCELLENT PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE 2007 REUNION, HEADED BY CO-CHAIRMAN JEAN HAYTER, JOINED BY HENRY SIMS AND DR. CARL STEM, PH.D., RETIRED CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY. JEAN HAS CO-CHAIRED MAJOR AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND OTHER PATRIOTIC CELEBRATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. SHE CAN BE REACHED AT jean.hayter@worldnet.att.net. THE THEME OF THE 2007 INTERNATIONAL MCCORD FAMILY REUNION WAS: "GOD, COUNTRY AND FAMILY" AND "BAND OF BROTHERS: A BAND OF HEROES." OTHER NEWS! Great news! The Clan Armstrong Chieftain was with us the afternoon of July 5th 2007 at Valley Forge for a joint laying of a wreath at the monument there of Major General John Armstrong, Commander of all the Pennsylvania Militia Troops in the American Revolution. As then-Colonel John Armstrong he took a regiment of Frontiersmen to Kittanning in September 1756 and rescued some of the captives taken five months earlier at Ft. McCord when the Indians attacked on April 1, 1756. For this daring rescue the Penn Family struck a medal for Armstrong and his officers. Valley Forge National Park Superintendent Mike Caldwell welcomed our McCord Society to Valley Forge on July 5th. He is giving superb leadership to the Park and it shows.
McCord Society Acting President Murdo Ross's family, at his and Sue's beautiful daughter Catriona's wedding in Scotland. Murdo and Sue's son Andrew is on the right. The most handsome new couple, now Graham and Catriona Reekie, will be living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Congratulations and best wishes to all! President Murdo Ross is related to David McCord of Derry, son of the Patriarch William McCord who came to Pennsylvania ca.1720 and who helped found the Derry Presbyterian Church in Derry (Hershey) PA in 1724. Murdo's grandparents lived on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, where McCords lived earlier, dating back to 1620 when Clan Chieftain James McCord livedthere.
Debbie Skousen (on right), Vice President for Research Coordination, with children Aaron and Sarah and Aunt Gerlene McCord
FAMILY RESEARCH: We are most fortunate to have two long-time and expert Senior McCord family researchers in Dr. Thomas Hill, M.D. and Don E. McCord,. They have massive databases on the McCords and have been collecting this invaluable information for 30-40 years. Your incoming queries to us seeking information about your family histories are forwarded by Acting VP for Research Coordination Debbie Skousen to Dr. Hill and Don E. McCord for a search in their databases. If you are seeking information on your McCord ancestors, you can contact us by email for a search on your family at Research@McCordfamilyAssn.com, Please feel free to do so, there is no charge for this service. Dr. Symm McCord, M.D., has his excellent and valuable McCord Bible Pages online at http://symmmccord.com/welcomebibles.htm. You will want to look at those and see if there are any Bibles associated with your families. Mississippi and Alabama McCords will especially want to take a look at the William J. McCord Bible there, since a number of McCord descendants listed in his Bible settled in Alabama and Mississippi in the 1800's. Dr. McCord is continually adding new McCord Bibles to his very helpful home page.
Dr. Symm and Jackie McCord NEW BOOK OUT! A new science-fiction novel has just been published . This one by Dr.Symm McCord M.D. entitled THE CHALLENGE OF JHWH, which stands for Jehovah. The book can be found at the website www.TheChallengeOfJHWH.com. Photo of our Brazilian McCord Society Representative Henrique MacCord
McCord Society Brazilian representative Henrique MacCord at a recentfamily gathering in Brazil. Henrique is standing with his wife, other family members are seated, note the family resemblance! There are over 400 MacCord family descendants in Brazil now of their original Colonel Russell MacCord who brought a colony to Brazil after the Civil War where he was a Surgeon. Colonel MacCord was from South Carolina and last served at The Battle of Vicksburg, Mississippi! Earlier he reportedly had served with the American Army in the U.S. War with Mexico. John McCord "Swamp Fox" Pistol from the American Revolution
John McCord pistol, said to have been carried by him while serving with "The Swamp Fox" Francis Marion in the Revolutionary War in the South. Photo courtesy of our member Glen McCord whose aunt gave it to him, stating that the pistol had been carried by John McCord who operated on the Pee Dee River in South Carolina with Marion. South Carolina Major General Francis Marion is famous for his highly successful guerilla warfare against the British in South Carolina in which he and his men made "hit and run" attacks against British troops and then Marion and his men would disappear into the S.C. swamps where they could not be found. Glen McCord promises to bring the pistol with him and display it at our next Reunion! Be there, you won't want to miss it! NEW ARRIVALS!
Molly Rhiannon Hughes born in Hendersonville TN is the daughter of Paul and Amy Lee (Waldrop) Hughes and granddaughter of the Max Waldrops. She is a descendant of Thomas Nicely McCord who settled in Northern Mississippi in Pontotoc and Calhoun Counties in the 1830's. Our congratulations to the Waldrop and Hughes families! She is a beauty!.
CIVIL WAR HISTORY! Was "Tara," the famous home in the movie classic, Gone With The Wind, a home of a McCord family in Georgia, used in the movie to make the film because of its dramatic setting and structure? Yes, writes Dr. Symm McCord, M.D., former Vice-President of the McCord Society. He says that Robert was the son of Elisha and Sally McCord and that Elisha was son of John McCord and Alice (Else) Hyatt of Lincoln County GA. Robert was master of the "Stately Oaks" plantation near Jonesboro, GA. This plantation was used by Margaret Mitchell as a model when she wrote Gone With The Wind. The Plantation House has been moved about 4 miles from its original location. Symm is a descendant of William McCord who built Ft. McCord PA.
Aren't grandchildren and great-grandchildren a joy! This photo is one of Belva Wainwright Bell's beautiful little great-granddaughters, Scarlett, age 4.
This is Chief Petty Officer ( U.S.N. Ret.) Lynn and Mary Moss's beautiful new granddaughter! Proud grandparents, understandably! You will recall Lynn and Mary. Lynn carried the American flag in the Opening Ceremonies at our past International McCord Reunions, Lynn wearing his Volunteer Fireman's Uniform from New England. Mary served most capably as our Registration Desk Hostess along with Linda Stem at the International McCord Reunion in New Holland, PA..
NEWS FROM BRAZIL! This past year has been a vintage year for handsome babies! This is Rita MacCord's nephew's young son, Francisco. Rita lives in Copacabana, Brazil. Our congratulations to Rita and her fine family in Brazil.
FORT MCCORD! Owner of Ft. McCord, Mary Clark's beautiful new granddaughter, Baby Zoe! Congratulations Mary, what a delight she must be for your fine family! ANOTHER HANDSOME FAMILY! AND A GREAT STORY!
Kirk Scott Berry McCord, Yvonne McCord, and James Rocky Edwards McCord. Harold McCord's picture not shown. All 4 children of the same McCord family, separated very early in life, not knowing where the others were or under what names. One of the great recent stories of our McCord Society is that of four orphans, separated when they were very young children and placed in different homes, unknown to each other by name or location. Each was adopted by families with different last names and locations, and adopted under those last names, not the name McCord. One of the four, Kirk, contacted us a few weeks ago trying to find any connection to the McCords, knowing only his father and mother's name and possibly his grandfather McCord's name. Our Senior Researcher Don E. McCord immediately advised him of his ancestry, telling him also that the four came from Don's own family line, Family A, going back to David McCord of Derry (Hershey) PA, and earlier in Northern Ireland and Scotland! Yvonne Houseman pictured above had, after some 25 years of separation of the four, and not knowing where the others had been placed as orphans or under what names, through much diligence and searching finally located the other 3 children! Privacy adoption regulations make it most difficult to find others in such cases but she persevered until she did so! She wanted to know where her 3 brothers were, and under what names. She located them, much credit to Yvonne! The picture above is Yvonne with two of her three brothers. This is one of the great success stories of our Society! And of the superb work our Senior Researchers Don E. McCord, Dr. Tom Hill, M.D. do, and earlier Researchers David McCord and Mrs. Guyte (Jean) McCord did, and the sort of help that Dr. Symm McCord, M.D. does for those of his family line, the Ft. McCord line, and to help others with his Bible Pages Online. Their research is invaluable, unequalled by any Society researchers anywhere, to our knowledge! We are very proud of them all and the fine work they have done all through the years, and are doing, with little or no publicity. They do not seek publicity, only wanting, out of family love, to help others learn their McCord descendants. Our thanks to each of you, and especially to Yvonne Houseman McCord for your persistence in research, to Kirk for contacting us, and to Don E. McCord for your putting all of the story of the four children and their ancestors in historical perspective! May God bless each of you! We hope we can see each of you at our International McCord Family Reunion in New Holland PA July 4-6, 2007! It would be great to share our family love with you! -Jim McCord, President, Clan McCord Society (McCord Family Association) July 2006.
Financial Report: Clan McCord Society (McCord Family Association) balance in Fulton Bank, Leola, PA on August 23, 2008 was $1,568.16 which was then transferred on that date to then President Weston Adams of Columbia SC for his Clan McCord Account there. The Fulton Bank account in Leola was closed on that date. Financial Report on the 2007 Reunion: Utilizing funds in the bank account of the Clan McCord Society at Fulton Bank, Leola and with income and expenses at the Reunion, the ending bank balance in the Fulton Bank account after the Reunion then stood at $1058.07. That Fulton bank account by August 23, 2008 reached the $1,568.16 mentioned above when the account was then closed at Leola.. It was a highly successful 2007 Reunion with many letters having been received from our members on how much it was enjoyed! Now plan to be with us at New Holland, PA on July 4-6, 2012 for the next great McCord Reunion! Check this news website from time to time for details as they develop for the next Reunion! Membership Dues: Our thanks to you if you have sent in your membership dues which are now due, The fee is only $15 for membership renewals and $25 for new members! |
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