{"product_id":"stories-of-the-mclaurins-of-cumberland-county-north-carolina-and-associated-families-hardcover","title":"Stories Of The McLaurins Of Cumberland: County North Carolina And Associated Families - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJo Grasso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am [Mary] \"Jo\" Grasso, the daughter of Henrietta McLaurin, the daughter of Charles Clark McLaurin and Mary Talbot McLaurin. My father was Michael Grasso, Jr., son of Michele Grasso, Sr. and Giuseppina \"Josephine\" Barone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have used what available documentation I could access from my home in Colorado [via the Internet]. This task has taken me three decades, and my investigation is ongoing. While exploring the genealogy of McLaurins living in North Carolina, discovered they are related by marriage to half of Cumberland and Sampson Counties and God knows where else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcLaurins are \"kin\" to \"Talbots, McNeils, McLaurins, Autrys, Holmes, Williams, and Bedsoles in Massachusetts, Maryland, England, Ireland, France, and Scotland.\" I also discovered another link to our family through marriage to the McCaskills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile researching these Clan members, I stumbled over cracks, rocks, roots, branches, and ruts to uncover genealogical hints and \"tidbits\". I strove to untangle the webs and weaves of our families. I discovered joyful and tragic stories, documents, histories, and hints of varying value and interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI love some of the nicknames of the Scottish Highlanders who immigrated to Cumberland and Bladen counties. Many are colorful, such as \"One Eye Hector\" MacNeill, \"Black River\" Daniel MacNeill, Archibald \"Black Archie\" Holmes, and \"Bluff Hector\" MacNeil, to name a few. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48795456176376,"sku":"9798349346279","price":41.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/FS5E1xM9V_9798349346279.webp?v=1780487436","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/stories-of-the-mclaurins-of-cumberland-county-north-carolina-and-associated-families-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}