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James McClanahan
b.Abt 1719
Facts and Events
Notes
http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/mcclanah.htm
James McClanahan - d. 1760, Botetourt Co., VA  . Although his will begins,"I, James McClanahan, late of Lunenburg Co., Virginia...," no evidence has been found placing him in that county. Conjecture is that he may have had some non-physical, or social, connection to the Lunenburg County. James received a portion of land from his brother John, which John purchased in May 1750 from Benjamin BORDEN. Immigrated from Scotland (possibly via County Antrim, Ulster), settling finally in Botetourt Co., VA by 1750. James' will of Oct. 20, 1759, recorded May 6, 1760 [Probate Records, Lunenburg Co., VA, Book 1, page 322], bequeaths six cows, "to be evenly divided among the children of my brother John," and names Samuel and William and sons of brother David. No record of a wife or children has been found for James.
- Note: since Botetourt County was not established until 1769, he obviously could not have died there in 1760. He likely either died in Lunenburg or Augusta County (the predecessor county of Botetourt), where the McClanahan family had migrated.
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