Person:Alexander McClanahan (1)

Advisory on Alexander McClanahan

This Alexander McClanahan has been listed by some sources as a son of Elijan McClanahan and Anne Ewing, but several other sources claim (and it appears more likely) that he was the son of John McClanahan and Frances Snodgrass. The fact that Alexander named his eldest son John, instead of Elijah may show (if he followed established naming patterns) that his father was John. There is also additional evidence in the will of James McClanahan, brother of John McClanahan that married Frances Snodgrass, as he names his brother John's sons John and ALEXANDER in his will of 7 July, 1761. (Lunenburg Co., VA, Will Book 1, page 322)

More research may be necessary to conclusively prove his parentage.

Military Service

American Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

McClanahan, Alexander - born 2/20/1755, son of William who resided in Culpeper County, Virginia during Revolutionary War; reared in Fauquier County & Culpeper County, Virginia & entered service in Botetourt County, Virginia after 1778; died 5/25/1824 in Morgan County, Alabama; married 5/6/1788 to Sarah Moore (Marriage Bond 5/5/1788 between Sarah Moore & Alexander McClenahan), Botetourt County, Virginia, who was born 2/20/1760; widow applied for Pension age 88 in Morgan County, Alabama in 1856 & Pension Application Rejected; granted Bounty Land Warrant #47511 then; children's births: John 2/20/1789, Elisabeth 12/22/1790, James 12/26/1792 (died 5/20/1825 in Morgan County, Alabama), Alexander 4/10/1799, Elijah 9/14/1800, & Peggy Ann 8/20/1802; marriages: John McClanahan & Elisabeth 4/22/1810. Andrew Neeley & Elisabeth McClanahan 5/1/1813, Elisha Moore & Mary McClanahan 3/5/1815, William McClanahan & Jane Childers 8/28/1823, Elijah McClanahan & Marjory Childers no date given, V.L. Denton & Margaret A. McClanahan 2/26/1837; John D. McClanahan, Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama, gave power of attorney in 1891 as heir of soldier to agent to request duplicate of Bounty Land Warrant #47511 granted to soldier's widow, which had been lost. F-R6617, R1667.

- Note: after inspecting the Revolutionary Pension Application File of Alexander McClanahan, it does not appear that a father William is listed in the file. May need additional research.

Information on Alexander McClanahan

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=charlou10&id=I23323&ti=5538

ID: I23323 Name: Alexander McClanahan Given Name: Alexander Surname: McClanahan Sex: M

Note: He was named in the will (proved 7 Jul 1761) of his uncle James McClanahan. Birth: 20 FEB 1755 in Virginia Death: 5 MAY 1827 in Morgan Co., Alabama

Father: John McClanahan b: ABT 1719 Mother: Frances Snodgrass

Marriage 1 Sarah Moore Married: 6 MAY 1788 in Botetourt Co., Virginia Children John McClanahan b: 20 FEB 1789 in possibly, Augusta Co., Virginia Elizabeth McClanahan b: 22 DEC 1790 in possibly, Augusta Co., Virginia James McClanahan b: 26 DEC 1792 in possibly, Augusta Co., Virginia Mary McClanahan b: 8 FEB 1794 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee William McClanahan b: 12 APR 1797 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee Alexander McClanahan b: 10 APR 1799 in possibly, Jefferson Co., Tennessee Elijah McClanahan b: 14 SEP 1800 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee Margaret Ann McClanahan b: 20 AUG 1808 in Jefferson Co., Tennessee

1.   Graves, William T. Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters.

   Pension Application of Alexander McClanahan R6617
   Transcribed and annotated by C. Leon Harris
   
   State of Alabama } On this the 13th day of June in the year 1856 personally
   County of Morgan } appeared before me an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said
   County duly authorized by law to administer oaths Sarah MClanahan aged eighty eight years
   who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 7th July 1838 “an act granting Half pay to certain widows” that she is the widow of Alexander MClanahan who was a soldier or private in Captain David May Company of Botetourt Militia in the State of Virginia in the Revolutionary War that he was at the Battle of Guilford Court House [15 Mar 1781] and served in said War for a term of at least six months she further declares that she was married to the said Alexander MClanahan on the 6th day of May 1788 that her said husband the aforesaid Alexander MClanahan died on the fifth day of May eighteen Hundred and twenty four that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen Hundred and ninety four viz, at the time above stated, she further swears that she is now a widow and that she has never before made any application for a Pension
   [Signed] Saran [her "X" mark] MClanahan
   
   NOTE: Sarah McClanahan applied for bounty land on the same day that she applied for a
   pension, stating that her name was Sarah Moore when she married Alexander McClanahan in
   Botetourt County. In the file is a copy of a bond signed 5 May 1788 by Alexander McClenahan
   and John Moore for the marriage of McClenahan to Sarah Moore. Also in the file is an original family record transcribed as follows:
   
   MARRIAGES.
   Alexander MClanahan and Sarah Moore was Maried may the 6 1788 th
   John MClanahan and Elisabeth his wife was Maried 22 of april 1818
   Andrew Neeley and Elisabeth MClanahan was maried the 11 of may 1813
   Elisha Moore and Mary MClanahan Was maried march the fifth 1815
   William McClanahan and Jane Childers was Maried August the 28 1823
   Elijah McClanahan & Marjory Childers were married
   M. V. Denton and Margaret A. McClanahan were married on the 26 day of Feb 1837[?] th
   
   BIRTHS.
   Alexander MClanahan was born the 20 feburary in the year of our Lord 1755 th
   Sarah his wife was born feburary the 20 1760
   John MClenahan was born on friday the 20 of feburary Ano Domeni 1789 th
   Elisabeth MClanahan was born on wednesday the 22 day of December 1790
   James MClanahan was born on wednesday the 26 of december in the year of our lord 1792
   Mary MClanahan was born on Sunday the 8 of feburary in the year of our lord 1795 [1794?]
   William MClanahan was born on wednesday the 12 of April 1797
   Alexander MClanahan was born on sunday the 10 of April in the year of our lord 1799
   Elijah MClanahan was born on sunday the 14 of September in the year 1800
   Peggey Ann was born on on sunday the 20 of August in the year of our lord 1808
   
   DEATHS.
   Died at his Residence In Morgan county Alex’r McClanahan Sen’r. on the fifth Day of May 1824 In the 69 or 70 year of his age.
   Died In Morgan county Alabama at the house of his mother on the 20 Day of May 1825 James McClanahan In the 33 year of his aged
   Died at His Residence In Morgan cty Ala on the 18 Day of August 1827 In the 31 year of his
   age William McClanahan
   
   https://revwarapps.org/r6617.pdf

2.   United States. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. (Washington D.C.).

   Name: Alexander Mcclenahan
   Application State: Virginia
   Applicant Designation: Rejected Pension Application File
   Second Applicant Name: Sarah Mcclenahan
   Second Applicant Designation: Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File
   Archive Publication Number: M804
   Archive Roll Number: 1668
   Total Pages in Packet: 1