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Facts and Events
Advisory
Several Ancestry Trees and others claim that this Abraham McClellan married Juliana "Annis" Looney, but Juliana has been proven to have been the wife of Hugh Crawford, Jr. of Tennessee. In fact, this is stated in the will of Julia's father, David Looney, (1735-1801) of Sullivan County, Tennessee, as follows:
- I give and bequeath to my daughter Annis the wife of Hugh Crawford the sum of Ten Dollars, to my son Robert Ten Dollars, to my daughter Sarah the wife of Saml. Gregg, the sum of Ten Dollars, to my daughter Elizabeth the wife of John Vaughan the sum of Ten Dollars, to my daughter Jane the wife of Saml. Carruthers the sum of Ten Dollars, to my daughter Mary the wife of Jeremiah Taylor the sum of Ten Dollars, all which said several sums of Ten Dollars together with my Just debts and funeral expenses I will and direct that the same be paid and discharged out of the debts due and owing unto me, the rest residue and remainder of such debts as are Justly due and owing unto me I bequeath to my said three sons David Abraham and Joseph share and share alike as to what leyder and Gunpowder may remain mine immediately before my decease,
Additional research and sources are needed to determine the identify of this Abraham McClellan's wife.
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References
- Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895.
Name Abram McClellan Senior - 500 acres Name Abram McClellan Jr. Year 1812 Residence Sullivan, Tennessee
- United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).
Name: Abraham Mcclellan Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Sullivan, Indiana Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [b. 1775 or before] Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [b. bet. 1776-1794] Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 5 Free White Persons - Under 16: 6 Free White Persons - Over 25: 3 Total Free White Persons: 10 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 10
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