The McClure Family
by James Alexander McClure
Addenda
989587The McClure Family — AddendaJames Alexander McClure

ADDENDA.

Gilbert McClure, of Donoghmore, Co. Derry, Ireland, died teste, 1687.

Richard McClure, of Gartan, Co. Donegal, Ireland, died testate, 1709.

Robert McClure, gentleman, Co. Monaghan, Ireland, died testate, 1673.


David McClure, oldest son of David of Candia, N. H., m. a Miss Dinsmore and moved to Deering, N. H. Their son, David, 1758-1835, of Antrim, N. H., m. Martha Wilson. Eleven children. See p. 166.


David McClure, of Co. Donegal, settled about 1720 in Lancaster Co., Pa., where he died 1749. Wife, Margaret. Three daughters and five sons. Of these, Alexander, David and John settled in Baltimore. The latter is probably the ancestor of John McClure of Baltimore, who m. Mary Anne Thornbury, whose daughter Georgianna Virginia m. John Thomas Schley, parents of Bear Admiral W. S. Schley. William, d. s., Randall m. Ann and had Alexander, James and John.


James, John and Thomas McClure settled in Ira, Vt., about 1779. Soldiers of the Revolution. James died in Middletown Feb. 22, 1815, aged sixty-seven. Samuel McClure, soldier of the Revolution, lived in or near Newbury, Vt.


Robert McClure (a brother William), b. 1734, settled in West Pennsboro, Columbia Co., Pa. He m. about 1755, Margaret Douglas. Three sons:

I. William, b. 1759, m. (1st) Agnes NcKeehan. Four sons, 1, John, who em. to Ohio. 2. Robert. 3. Alexander, who m. Isabella Anderson; parents of Col. Alexander Kelly McClure, b. 1828. He married 2nd ——— McKeehan and had James, Samuel and Joseph.

4. William, who m. and had Robert, at one time curator of the United States mint at Philadelphia.

II. Alexander. III. Robert.


The Pa. Muster Rolls of 1776-1783 give:

Andrew McClure, private, 1778, Washington Co.

James McClure, private, 1781, Northumberland Co.

John McClure, private, 1781, Cumberland Co.

John McClure, 1778, Washington Co.

Samuel McClure, 1781, Northumberland Co.


New York McClures in the Revolution were:

Moses McClure, Continental line, 1st Regiment.

Moses McClure, Continental line, 2nd Regiment.

William McClure, Continental line, 2nd regiment.

William McClure, Continental line, Pawling's Regiment.

EARLY McCLURE MARRIAGES.

James McClure, Chester, Pa., m., 1763, Pattie Simpson, (1737—1807).

Dr. McClure, Lexington, Mo., m. about 1830, Eliza Hord.

Maggie McClure, of Mo., m. about 1870, Thos. Nathaniel Mudd, of the Maryland family.

Robert Arthur McClure, son of Dr. John E. McClure, of the Rockbridge family, m., February 18, 1846, Margaret Downey Morrison (1827-1854). Three children:

Belle Arthur, b. Dec. 16, 1846.

Anna May, b. June 24, 1849.

Charles Robert, b. August 10, 1852.

Lucy Eglantine McClure, daughter of James and granddaughter of Robert McClure of Ireland, m., March 10, 1840, Dr. James Hunter Merriweathcr, of Todd Co., Ky.

Mary McClure dau. of Henry McClure, and Mary Turner of Vt., m., March 28, 1855, Cyrenius Lyman.

Lucretia McClure (May 26, 1793,—Sept. 11, 1862) dau. of Thomas McClure, and Nancy Hunter of Bristol, Me., m., May 26, 1817, Edward Dyer Peters. See p. 163.

The following are Rockbridge Co., Va., marriages.

Agnes McClure m. Win. Douglas Dec. 21, 1803. See p. 181.

Alex. McClure m. Betsy Paxton Nov. 17, 1808. See p. 140.

Arthur McClure m. Nancy Edmondson Jan. 5, 1798. See p. 142.

Catherine McClure m. Samuel McCorkle April 26, 1804. See p. 147.

Catherine McClure m. James Taylor Feb. 11, 1808. See p. 136.

David McClure m. Rhoda Jones Nov. 25, 1819. See p. 137.

Elizabeth McClure m. Jacob Morgan Jan. 1, 1801.

Fanny McClure m. Flamin Byers Jan. 26, 1804. See p. 147.

Isabella McClure m. Andrew Hall, May 20, 1799. See p. 136.

Jane McClure m. Joseph Paxton Nov. 22, 1792. See p. 147.

John McClure m. 1st, Jennet McClure June 2, 1808. See pp. 140 and 181.

John McClure m. 2nd, Nancy Cunningham Nov, 11, 1824. See p. 140.

John McClure m. Isabella Hall Nov. 28, 1799. See p. 136.

John McClure m. Ann McFall April 9, 1801; See p. 136.

John E. McClure m. Martha Parry Sept. 3, 1823. See p. 143.

Malcolm McClure m. Eliz. McClure Dec. 14, 1786. See p. 149.

Martha McClure m. John Jamison Feb. 27, 1800. See p. 136.

Mary McClure m. Nathan Dryden Aug. 30, 1785. See p. 181,

Mary McClure m. David Templeton May 10, 1791 Seep. 141.

Moses McClure m. Eliz. Jones Feb. 18, 1812. See p. 137.

Nancy McClure m. Jas. H. Alexander April 13, 1820. See p. 147.

Nathan McClure m. Jane Porter Sept. 17, 1795. See p. 149.

Robert McClure m. Sophia Campbell Dec. 18, 1815. See p 145

Sally McClure m. Wm. Grigsby Jan. 7, 1790. See p. 241.

Susanna McClure m. Jos. Stephenson Aug. 19, 1794. See p. 136.

Wm. McClure m. Sallie McClure Nov. 12, 1823. See p. 143. On page 123, add,

VIII. Mary McClure, m. Dec. 27, 1785, Alexander McKinny. Em. to Kentucky.

IX. Eleanor McClure, m. Feb. 27, 1786, David Wilson. Em. to Kentucky.