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Jane 'Jean' Clendenin
b.Jan 1758
Facts and Events
Records of Augusta County, VA
From Chakley's:
- Vol. 2 - Jane Davis vs. Rogers et als.--O. S. 56; N. S. 19. Jane is daughter of Archibald Clendennin who was killed by Indians in Greenbrier in 1763 with all his children except oratrix. Before his death he purchased the settlement right of George Lee. Archibald's widow Ann married John Rogers. Jane is widow of John Davis. They were married before 25th March, 1775. John Rogers had sons Archibald and James Rodgers. Davis died in 1800. Bill filed July, 1803. John Rogers says he married widow of Archibald Clendennin in 1767. In 1772 he moved to Greenbrier. Davis and Jane married in 1774. Jas. Huston deposes he was brother-in-law to George Wilson, who claimed the tract before Clendennin. Donelly was also brother-in-law to Geo. Wilson. George Lee deposes, 1803, in Hardy County that in 1762 he held a settlement right to the land sold to George Wilson. Andrew Donnelly, Sr., deposes in Kenawha 1805. James Burnsides, Sr., deposes in Monroe County 1804. Clendennin was killed in 15th July, 1763. John Ewing of Gallia County, Ohio, deposes. Jane was married after Archibald's mother. She was born January or February, 1758. On 15th July, 1763, Jane and deponent (John Ewing) were taken prisoner by Indians and carried away. They were kept in the same nation, but not together, except on their journey to Pittsburg, where they were liberated 14th May, 1765. John Ewing was 76 years old when he was taken prisoner.
Records from the Ewing Family Association
- Birthplaces of Pocahontas James Ewing's Children
- ..."Elizabeth Ewing, daughter of James and Sarah (Mayse) Ewing, was born about 1750, so must have been born in the cabin at the mouth of Muddy Run on Jackson River. Elizabeth married George Dougherty and the couple moved to Kentucky.[7] Land records show that a William Dougherty was a neighbor to both James Mayse and Archibald Clendenning Sr. on the Cowpasture River at the time of Archibald Clendenning Sr.’s death. A lawsuit[8] involved the settlement of Archibald Clendenning Sr.’s estate after his death and involved one-half of his land. Jane, called 'Jennie' and the daughter of Archibald Clendenning Jr., was awarded title of the land. She was the widow of John Davis and living in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, west of Lewisburg. "
[Source: https://ewingfamilyassociation.org/documents/McClure/McClure_James_BirthPlaces.html]
Sources
https://www.reigelridge.com/roots/index.htm?ssmain=p13682.htm
https://ewingfamilyassociation.org/documents/McClure/McClure_James_BirthPlaces.html
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