Person:Robert McCleary (1)

Watchers
Gen. Robert McCleary
m. Bef 1732
  1. Samuel McCleary1732 - 1798
  2. William McCleary1733 - 1794
  3. Gen. Robert McCleary1736 - 1791
  4. Hannah McCleary1741 - 1804
m. Bef 1765
Facts and Events
Name Gen. Robert McCleary
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1736 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Marriage Bef 1765 to Maria Abigail McDowell
Death[1] 23 Mar 1791 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave.

    Gen Robert McCleary
    BIRTH 1736
    Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
    DEATH 23 Mar 1791 (aged 54–55)
    Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    BURIAL
    Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Robert was a son of Andrew & Isabelle McCleary. After his father died his mother and the children moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. Robert married Maria Abigail McDowell in Mecklenburg County, and they were the parents of nine children, Peggy, Mary, Hannah, Isabella, Abigail, Samuel, Eleanor, Andrew, and James McCleary.

    General Robert McCleary, aka Robert McClary, served in the Revolutionary War in "Civil Service" in the capacity of assessor and juror for Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, according to the Briscoe, Mecklenburg County Court Minutes Book I.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8943246/robert-mccleary