Person:John McClelland (8)
John McClelland, of Bedford County, PA
b.Abt 1719
d.Bef 1 Oct 1787 Ayr Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
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  • H.  John McClelland, of Bedford County, PAAbt 1719 - Bef 1787
  • W.  Margaret CriswellAbt 1723 - Aft 1786
m. Abt 1745
  1. John McClelland, of Fort McClellan, Scott Co., KY1745 - 1776
  2. Alexander McClellandAbt 1747 - Aft 1777
  3. Benjamin McClellandAbt 1749 - Aft 1786
  4. William McClellandAbt 1751 - Aft 1777
  5. Agnes 'Nancy' McClellandAbt 1753 - Aft 1786
  6. Ruth McClellandAbt 1755 - 1838
  7. Elizabeth McClellandAbt 1759 -
  8. James McClellandAbt 1763 - Aft 1786
  9. Sarah McClelland1763 - 1819
  10. Margaret McClellan1766 - 1852
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Name John McClelland, of Bedford County, PA
Alt Name John McClellan
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1719
Marriage Abt 1745 to Margaret Criswell
Alt Death? Abt 1786 Bedford County, Pennsylvania[Will Dated 5 July 1786]
Death? Bef 1 Oct 1787 Ayr Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
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Will Abstract

Will of John McClellan, Air Township, written 5 July 1786. Wife: Margaret. Children: Benjamin; James; Agnus, wife of Benjamin Stevens; Ruth, wife of George Galloway; Eliza, wife of Samuel Galloway; Sara. Grandson: John McClellan (son of John, who was killed in Kaintucky). Executor: my son-in-law George Galloway. Witnesses: John Galloway and David Hunter. Source: Unrecorded wills of Bedford County, Pennsylvania
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Will of John McClelland

John McClelland of Ayr Township, Bedford Co., PA
wife Margaret
son Benjamin
dau. Agnes, wife of Benjamin Stephens
dau. Ruth, wife of George Galloway
dau. Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Galloway
dau. Margaret, wife of Samuel Spence
dau. Sarah
son James
grandson John, son of his son John who was killed by Indians in Kentucky
This will was filed 06-01-1787.

[Source: "Echoes of the Past, in the Western Part of Scout County", Vol. 1].

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Information on John McClelland

The McClellans had a family of eight children, whose names appear in John McClellan's will filed June in Will Book 2l, page 272, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Their names appear here for those with a specific interest in the McClellan families.

1. John McClellan m. Sarah Lowery 1770. In 1775 or 1776 John and a group of militiamen moved down into Kentucky and erected Fort McClellan at Royal Springs, which would later become Georgetown, Kentucky. It was at Fort McClellan that John lost his life to Indians before 1777.
2. Benjamin McClellan went with his brother John McClellan but returned to Pennsylvania when the Indian raids became so bad. He later returned and took up land in Scott County.
3. Ruth McClellan m. George Galloway in 1777.
4. Elizabeth McClellan m. Samuel Galloway, brother of George Galloway. They were the sons of Elizabeth Galloway, who was murdered by Indians at the Great Cove.
5. Margaret McClellan m. Samuel Spence 1785. After his death she married Hugh Dickey 1795.
6. Sarah McClellan m. William Dickey 1786.
7. James McClellan's history is unknown.

Source: http://www.drdickey.com/pop_accord_dickeyregister_7.html

References
  1.   Pennsylvania, Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801.

    Name: John McClellan
    Year: 1781
    Town or Ward: Air
    County: Bedford
    Archive Rollname: 315

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