Abigail Dean, of Exeter; second, Miriam Dalton, of Haverhill.
3. John, b. March 3, 1745. Major, Revolutionary War, Ga. regiment, died, Boston, May 18, 1785. He m. first, a Davis, of Savannah, Ga. Second, Sarah Davis, dau. of Jas. Davis, of New Bern, N. C. He is mentioned in the New Bern records 1782. One son,
- (1). James Davis McClure, mar. a Smith, of Cape Cod, Mass. He died at sea, 1808. Two sons,
- a. Jesse McClure.
- b. James Henry McClure, b. in the first house built in Washington, N. C., June 4, 1808. He married Louise Ellis, of near Greenville, Pitt County, N. C. He died Nov., 1902. A highly respected citizen. Ten children, viz: Mary Lurana, Emma Felicia, Oliver Hunter, Susan Matilda, Louisa, George Ellis and John Frederick Latham. Three others, a daughter and two sons, died infants.
John Frederick Latham McClure was born July 8, 1855, m, Anna Katherine Habourn, of Washington, N. C., Jan. 29, 1890. They live in Washington, N. C.; members of the Presbyterian church. One child living, James Henry McClure. A second son, Charles Tilghman, d. i.
4. Rachel, b. Dec. 10, 1746, m. Capt. H. Hunter, a merchant in Boston. Died December, 1813.
5. Rev. David McClure, D. D., b. at Newport, R. I., Nov. 18, 1748, graduated at Yale College in 1769. Before graduating he formed a purpose to become a missionary to the Indians. The following letter from his mother and father bears on this early purpose:
Dear and Loving Son—You have greatly rejoiced all our hearts in expressing your zeal and resolution for the glory of God in the service of His Son, Jesus Christ, to carry His gospel among the aboriginal natives. It is the most honorable employment in the world. O, my son, I have given you up to God, soul and body. Many prayers
