The Ewings of Gwinnett is dedicated to the history and legacy of a branch of the Ewing Family, descended from James Ewing who first purchased land in Old Hunterdon County New Jersey around 1722.  We believe our family descended through his son William, born about 1709, then his son John, born about 1739 and lived in Cumberland County Pennsylvania, then his son William who was born about 1768.  The descendents of that William migrated to both the Fairfield Ohio area, and to north Georgia between 1786 and 1791.  Some who came to Georgia returned to Cumberland County Pennsylvania.  Others moved from Georgia to Fairfield Ohio to be with others in the family.  Those who remained eventually settled in an area to the east of present day Atlanta called Gwinnett County and built a legacy that remains today. 

This website grew out of an effort that began about 1995 and up until 2007 was maintained as tkewing.org, the Thomas Kelly Ewing family website.  Over the years, it became less of a family site and more of a family history site. 

The site was left unattended for about two or three years, because of graduate school, family health concerns, work-related concerns, and the usual distractions of life.  Further, There began a debate about the linkage between Georgia and Pennsylvania, and as a result, I have been off the radar for some time because the tone of that debate took a rather nasty turn.  There are some that in my opinion have taken Y-DNA evidence out of context and have pressed forward their belief that my family is not from James Ewing of Old Hunterdon County (first settled north of Trenton NJ in 1721).  Now I absolutely believe in Y-DNA evidence, and believe that it will go a long way toward resolving ages-old confusion about the history of the Ewing family branches.  However, that evidence must be applied in the context of absolutely bullet-proof conventional research.  Regardless of the usefulness of Y-DNA evidence, it is utterly worthless if taken out of context.  Rather than fuel the disagreements and inflame dispute between apparent bull-headed parties, I chose to lay low and get my ducks in a row.  Very shortly my ducks will be revealed and you can bet there will be some surprises.  Until then, I present the traditional representation of my family as documented in 'Margaret Ewing Fife's book "Ewing in Early America".

I want to mention on this site my great appreciation for the late Jim McMichael of 'Clan Ewing in America'.  His dedication to conventional research made much of Ewing history in America make sense.  I further have great respect for the work of Margaret Ewing Fife, a member of my own family.  Having direct experience with her research, I have my reasons beyond the family relationship to be concerned about those who might besmirch her work.  The book she wrote was based on a lifetime of exemplary research during a time where the internet and other more modern (and sometimes corrupting) tools of today did not yet exist.  'Clan Ewing in America' has recently changed its name to 'The Ewing Family Association', a change which I strongly feel wrongly de-emphasizes our origins in the British Isles, and mainly Ireland and Scotland.

This is a new site that continues to be a work in progress.  The look and feel will probably be refined over time.  Please be patient as the 'ducks get in a row'.  I am now resurrecting it, and re-chartering it to focus on the history of the family and the legacy we have been left with.