The Ewings of Gwinnett (EOG) is not an organization, but a name conjured up by me to describe the Ewings who came to North Georgia just before 1800, whose descendants settled in or around present-day Gwinnett County.  This site originated from my old tkewing.org site, named for my grandfather Thomas Kelly Ewing.  I retired that site because of the shift in focus from being a family site to being a family history site.  My purpose here is to record and propogate the documented, accurate, and true history of the ancestors of the Ewings of Gwinnett, and to that end will I direct all my efforts.  Any other outcomes from the site are merely incidental.

FREQUENTLY-ASKED QUESTIONS:

Are you affiliated with Ewing Family Association (formerly Clan Ewing in America)?

No.  I have carried out numerous correspondences, attended a gathering in Maryland, considered serving in leadership roles, and participated in the Y-DNA project.  However because of the things I've had to deal with in the last few years, I have not become directly affiliated with them.  Now, there has been a change in the name, and I have not kept up with events to understand the direction the organization is going.  As life unfolds, I may or may not affiliate myself with them in the future.

Is The 'Ewings of Gwinnett' affiliated with any other organizations?

No, however I link to numerous sites who I have personal associations with.  These associations are not intended to be recommendations, but I associate with some pretty good people!

FAQ and About EOG

What happened to the  book you were writing on the history of James Ewing of Old Hunterdon County and the Ewings of Gwinnett? 

I'm sorry to say that I was seriously delayed by a number of things. First, in 2004 I got an opportunity to enroll in a Masters Degree program. From August 2005 until December 2006, I was completely absorbed in the curriculum. I graduated in December 2006, then participated in an international residency in Romania from 2007 to 2008 to wrap up the program. Immediately afterward, I was invited to teach a seminar at Putian University, Fujian Province, Peoples Republic of China. The trip was a success, and I hope to repeat it again soon. Summer of 2009, my wife was diagnosed with cancer, went through the usual testing, several surgeries, and some other treatments. Fortunately, she did not have to undergo chemotherapy. Suffice it to say, I've had a few distractions. I have completed three chapters of the book, and I have about eight more sketched but not completed. Therefore, I am about a year away from having it done, but it is subject to further delays if something else comes up. This book will be the end of my Ewing research efforts, so it will not be rushed

I saw a conversation about the Y-DNA testing being advocated by the Ewing Family Association (formerly Clan Ewing in America).  It said you were not descended from James. 

Yes it did, but I am.  Here's the story.  There are three other Ewing gentlemen who all claim to be descended from various sons of William Ewing b. 1708/9.  They all three had very similar if not exact matches of their DNA.  That means they are likely all related to each other.  Mine and another descendant of William Ewing b. 1768 do not match those three gentlemen.  Therefore, I am not related to the three gentlemen.  Then a statement was made that because the three contend they are descended from the sons of William b. 1708, I must not be, and therefore I can't be descended from James of Old Hunterdon County New Jersey.  I beg to differ.  This statement is based on the assumption that the three gentlemen can in fact show strong enough evidence that they are tied to William b. 1708. I don't believe William b. 1708 ever took a DNA test, and I believe my conventional evidence is better than theirs. So I will continually lay out this evidence on this site for anyone to review at their leisure.  If they want to contest it, then they will have to contest the census takers, document witnesses, land records, and church records that I will publish.  This is not a question of probability, but viability of documentation.