McCLURES IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Two sons of John McClure, of near Londonderry, Ireland, probably the John McClure, Ruling Elder in the Congregation of Burt, 1700, came to Boston in 1729.
A. David McClure removed to Brookfield, where he left a numerous posterity. Among them—
I. David McClure, Jr., (1735-1813). Surgeon in the Revolutionary War. He m. Lucy Kibbe. Two sons:
- 1. Dr. David McClure, Jr., physician, Stafford, New York.
- 2. Samuel McClure, m. Nancy Caroline Calhoun. Three children:
- (1). Augusta, m. George W. Archer.
- (2). Mary, m. Henry C. White.
- (3). Wm. H., m. Olive Merrill, dau. Olive C. McClure, b. Cedar Falls, Iowa, and m. Frederick Markley.
B. Samuel McClure, the other son, remained in Boston, and was the first Elder of the First Presbyterian church of Scotland in Boston, elected July 14, 1730. His children were: Jane, m. Rob't Fullerton; David, drowned at sea; Anna, m. Matthew Stewart; Samuel, m. Martha McClure; Margaret, m. Thomas Stinson; John, m. Aug. 5, 1740, Rachel, d. of William McClintock, of Londonderry, who came with the McClures to America. McClintock, with his parents, suffered the horrors of the siege of Londonderry.
John McClure d. Aug. 30, 1769.
Five children:
1. William, b. Sept. 3, 1741, m. first, Martha Weir; second, Tammy Burns, both of Boston. Was Lieut. of a Privateer, Boston, Revolutionary War. Captured and died at sea 1783, returning from England.
2. Samuel, b. July 6, 1743. Captain, Revolutionary War; commanded a company of militia at Ticonderoga 1777. Died July, 1815, at Concord, N. H. Married, first,
