Person:William McClelland (42)

Parentage

William McClelland appears to be a likely son of Joseph McClellan of Botetourt County, Virginia, who came to Lauderdale County, Tennessee to live with his daughter Mrs. John Nevill whose residence is in Lauderdale County Tennessee, per information in Joseph McClellan's Revolutionary War Pension Application File. Additional research is needed to prove this suspected relationship.

Deed in Tennessee

DEED BOOK E - LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE

[PAGE 155, NO. 128]

WILLIAM McCLELLAND

TO } Deed 50 Acres

CITIZEN BYRN

THIS INDENTURE MADE AND ENTERED INTO THIS THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY BY AND BETWEEN WILLIAM McCLELLAND OF THE COUNTY OF LAUDERDALE AND STATE OF TENNESSEE OF THE ONE PART AND CITIZEN BYRN OF THE SAME COUNTY AND STATE OF THE OTHER PART.

WITNESSETH THE SAME WILLIAM McCLELLAND FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS CASH IN HAND PAID, THE RECEIPT WHEREOF IS HERBY ACKNOWLEDGED, HAS THIS DAY BARGAINED AND SOLD AND DOTH HEREBY BARGAIN SELL CONVEY AND CONFIRM UNTO THE SAID CITIZEN BYRN, HIS HEIRS ADMINISTRATORS OR EXECUTORS A CERTAIN PIECE PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS;

BEGINNING AT A POPLAR AT JOSEPH WARDLAWS SOUTH EAST CORNER RUNNING EAST EIGHT SIX POLES TO A STAKE BLACK OAK AND HICKORY POINTERS. THENCE NORTH NINETY THREE POLES TO A SMALL ASH TWO POPLAR HICKORY AHD ASH POINTERS. THENCE WEST EIGHTY SIX POLES TO A STAKE ON THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID WARDLAWS LAND. THENCE SOUTH WITH THE SAME TO THE BEGINNING, CONTAINING FIFTY ACRES BE THE SAME MORE OR LESS TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAME TO THE SAID CITIZEN BYRN HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNS FOREVER.

I HEREBY WARRANT AND BIND MYSELF MY HEIRS ADMINISTRATORS OR EXECUTORS TO WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND THE TITLE TO THE SAID LAND TO THE SAID CITIZEN BYN, HIS HEIRS ADMINISTRATORS OR EXECUTORS AGAINST THE CLAIM OR CLAIMS OF ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHATEVER.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I THE WILLIAM McCLELLAND HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND SIGNED SEALED AND ACKNOWLEDGED

WILLIAM McCLELLAND (SEAL)

IN OUR PRESENCE

J. A. LACKEY

DANIEL MCLEOD

STATE OF TENNESSEE

LAUDERDALE COUNTY

PERSONALLY APPEARD BEFORE ME ISAAC M. STEELE CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT OF SAID COUNTY, WILLIAM McCLELLAND, THE WITHIN NAMED BARGAINOR WITH WHOM I AM PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED AND WHO ACKNOWLEGED THAT HE EXECUTED THE WITHIN DEED FOR THE PUPOSE THEREIN CONTAINED.

WITNESS MY HAND AT OFFICE THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER 1850

ISAAC M. STEELE, CLERK

BY J. A. LACKEY, D. C.

RECEIVED STATE TAX 74 CENTS ON THIS DEED.

ISAAC M. STEELE, CLERK

BY J. A. LACKEY, D. C.

PRESENTED FOR REGISTRATION ON THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1851 AT 3 O CLOCK P.M.

JAMES A. LACKEY, REG.

Records in Tennessee

Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Court Minute Book A

May 2, 1835 - May 6 1844

Tuesday, May (3), 1836

(Page 11) William Calhoon to oversee Fulton road from R. P. Russell’s to Wm. P. Gaines with the following hands: Robert P. Russell, Ezekial Smith, W. J. Connerly, C. Watson, S. J. Blackwell’s hands, W. Watkins, C. Whitson, John Blackwell, James Watson and hands, E. Stringer, W. McClellan, I. Keller, (blank) Griggs, J. McCall, J. P. Fullen and all who may move in.

(Page.53) Jury of view appointed in September to lay off road from Ripley to Fulton reported. James Whitson was appointed overseer to make it a second-class road with these hands: Nancy Childress’ hands, Elijah Lake and hands, John C. Barns, Levi Gardner, Hermis Champ, Mabra Hunter and hands, Ale_ Wardlaw, Thomas Wardlaw, Ira Gains, Richard Gains, A. B. Gains, W. P. Gains & hands, John D. Edney, Wm. Prescott, Benjamine F. Childress, Nathaniel Barns, Landy Shumake, and all hands west of the Dyersburg road to Fullens ferry as far as McClellans.

(Page 76) Jury of view appointed to lay off road from Durhamville to Ripley and report to next court: Robert P. Russell, John Watson, Thomas Durham, Samuel H. Hammil, William Calhoon, William Turner, and William McClelland.

(Page 112) Venire for Circuit Court to be held the third Monday in October:

Dist. 1 – William Turner, James Barfield, Thos. Fitzpatrick, John Watson

Dist. 2 – R. S. Byrn, Isaac D. Maxwell, William McClelland, D. Posey, John H. Maxwell

Dist. 3 – Thomas J. Childress, A. B. Gains, Ira Gains, John D. Edney, Nathaniel Barns

Dist. 4 – James Tompkins

Dist. 5 – Green B. Temple

Dist. 6 – Dickinson Jennings, Henry Sumroe, Joshua Wright, Robertson Meadows

Dist. 7 – William Ware, John Mitchell, Clabourn Rounsaville

Dist. 8 – William Jordan, James J. Crawford

Martin R. Hatcher and Hiram Meadows, constables, are to wait on the court and jury.

(Page 155) Jurors for the next term of Circuit Court to be held on the third Monday in June:

Dist. 1 – Archer Philips, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Smith Kent, James G. Anthony

Dist. 2 – David C. Russell, Isaac J. Pinson, William McClelland, James Price, and John H. Maxwell.

Dist. 3 – Able H. Pope, Hiram C. Keller, Elijah Lake, Wm. P. Gaines

Dist. 4 – John Thompkins

Dist. 5 – Robert C. Campbell

Dist. 6 – William R. Ledbetter, Elnathan H. Condry, Dickerson Jennings, and John Lockard.

Dist. 7 – Claiboun Rounsaville, William B. Sawyers, John Russell

Dist. 8 – Henry R. Chambers, Laban Jones, Pa[s]cal W. Saunders

Joshua Stone and Thomas J. Childress, constables, to wait on the court and jury.

(Page 175) Jurors for the next term of Circuit court: William Turner, Sampson Smith, John L. Atkinson, and Samuel V. Gilliland for the 1st District; William McClelland, John Thompson, Rizen S. Byrn, Isaac D. Maxwell, James Price and Isaac J. Pinson for the 2nd Dist.; James Sherman, Thomas Wardlaw, Edward H. Rudder and George Thumb for the 3rd Dist.; Henry Willard for 4th Dist.; Robert C. Campbell for 5th Dist; Samuel Lusk, Elijah B. Foster and John Lockard for the 6th District; William Baxter, Dickerson Jennings and Boling Fisher for the 7th District (Page 177); John Soward, William Espy and William Jordan for the 8th District. A.G.W. Byrn & William Cleaves, constables, are to wait on the court and jury.

(Page 204) A jury of view was appointed to examine the road from Ripley toward Brownsville near William McClelland and report on the effect of changing it and report in April: Jery Cheek, Joseph Wardlaw, R. S. Byrn, J.M.C. Robertson, John Chapman.

(Page 216) A jury of view was appointed to examine the road from Ripley towards Brownsville near William McClelland’s and report on the advisability of changing it at the next term of court: Joseph Wardlaw, R. S. Byrn, J. M. Robertson, John Chapman, and Jerry Cheek.

(Page 277) - Joseph Taylor was appointed overseer of the road from Ripley toward Brownsville beginning in Ripley to work to the cross road near Hermis Champ’s old place with the following hands: (Page 279) William H. Stone, John Stone’s hands, Lee H. Burks, R. C. Campbell’s hands, Walter Glawson, Joseph Glawson, William McClelland and hands, Samuel Dunlap, E. McLeon, N. McLeon, George Milsaps, John Hollimon, and William Inman and McKinnon. They are to keep it in repair as a first-class road.

(Page 490) Venire for Circuit Court term on the next Monday in October to serve as grand or petit jurors: S. S. Gause, William Turner, Joseph Currie, Monroe P. Estes, John J. Nelson, Rezin S. Byrn, Isaac D. Maxwell, William McClelland, Joseph Churchwell, James Sherman, James Gillespie, Leroy F. Lockard, Henry Willard, Sugars T. Evans, Jas. Hubbard, Lee H. Rucker, Henry Shearer, Calvin F. Ledbetter, William Jennings, Jesse Ledbetter, John W. Nearn, Benjamin Brown, George Chipman, Wm. B. Sawyer, and James Salisbury. Samuel Deason and Robert Cri(h)field, constables, to attend the Court and jury.

(Page 585)Additional payments: W. A. Wood and F. Barfield, constables at court; Bill of cost in State vs. F. McCoy, State vs. Wm. Hulme, and State vs. R. H. Hamil; A.G.W. Byrn, inquest; Isaac M. Steele, Ct. order; A. H. Pope for R. Boswell, pauper; and jury tickets for L. F. Lockard, Jos. Currie, Ezk. Wakefield, G. W. Young, Sugars T. Evans. J. H. Hogsett, J. H. Nixon, E. S. Campbell, R. Meadows, Richard Parr, Drury Massy, E. H. Hinton, E. Wright, James Salisbury, Henry Willard, Benjamin Brown, James Shearman, Wm. Turner, Saml. S., Gause, C. F. Ledbetter, M. P Estes, Wm. McClelland.

(Page 592) Grand and petit jurors to serve at the October term of Circuit Court: (Page 594) Archer Phillips, Saml. S. Gause, Joseph Currie, Monroe P. Estes, John J. Nelson, B. Griffith, Wm. P. Gaines, Wm. McClelland, Milton F. Lake, J. D. Edney, L. F. Lockard, Fred Barfield, Sugars T. Evans, Jas. Hutchison, Jas. Hubbard, R. E. Campbell, William G. Hogsett, Cain Acuff, R. Meadows, Wm. R. Chism, L. Dunavant, Edward Wright, Wm. Curtis, John Soward and Wm. L. Mitchell, with Robert Crichfield and James J. Robinson to attend the court and jury as constables.

1.   United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M704).

   1840 United States Federal Census
   Name: William Mcclelland
   Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Lauderdale, Tennessee
   Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
   Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [b. bet. 1791-1800]
   Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
   Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
   Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
   Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
   Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
   Total Free White Persons: 6
   Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6

2.   United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

   1850 United States Federal Census
   Name: Wm McClelland
   Age: 56
   Birth Year: abt 1794
   Birthplace: Tennessee
   Home in 1850: District 2, Lauderdale, Tennessee
   Gender: Male
   Family Number: 13
   Household Members: Name Age
   Wm McClelland 56
   James McClelland 26
   Laura McClelland 25
   Sarah McClelland 5
   Josephine McClelland 4
   William McClelland 1

3.   United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

   1860 United States Federal Census
   Name: William Mc Clelland
   Age in 1860: 66
   Birth Year: abt 1794
   Birthplace: Tennessee
   Home in 1860: District 10, Lauderdale, Tennessee
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Cane Bottom
   Household Members: Name Age
   E M Jennings 35 [likely a daughter]
   Isam Jennings 8 [likely a grandson]
   William Mc Clelland 66

4.   United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

   1870 United States Federal Census
   Name: William McClelland
   Age in 1870: 76
   Birth Year: abt 1794
   Home in 1870: District 6, Lauderdale, Tennessee
   Race: White
   Gender: Male
   Post Office: Ripley
   Household Members: Name Age
   William Heslip 26
   Mary Heslip 23
   John Heslip 22
   Wm McClelland 76