PATRIOT Lt. Col. William McClanahan, Reverend

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McClanahan Notes from FTDNA:
NOTES ON VIRGINIA BAPTISTS, 1772, by Morgan Edwards.
Mr. William McClanahan, born February 23, 1733 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Bred a churchman. Embraced the sentiments of Baptists. Baptized in 1768 by Samuel Harris. His convictions were without means (?? MLM), and very strong. Moved to pray when he heard singing. Ordained. Married Mary Marshall. Children: Thos., William (see ante Rev. William?s will), Peter, Elvira, Ann, Mary, Alice.
He was in gaol in Orange County: Warrant for his arrest ?
Whereas we have received information that Nathaniel Saunders and William McClanahan, stiling (sic) themselves Protestant Divinities, does teach and Preach contrary to the laws and usages of the Kingdom of Great Britain, raising sedition and stirring up strife among his Majesties? Liege people.
Therefore in his Majesties name we require your Samuel Ferguson and John Lillard to take Nathaniel Saunders and William McClanahan and bring before some Justice of the Peace and there allowed to be examined touching the charges, and we condemn all his majesties subject to be aiding and abetting in the said execution thereof.
Given under our hands and seals this 21st day of August 1773 to the Sheriff of Orange, Constable??..) Signed: John Slaughter
And to Samuel Ferguson) George M. Weatherall
NO LICENSE (Document is quite faded, MLM)
NORTHERN NECK HISTORICAL MAGAZINE, Dec. 1951, pub. At Montrose, Westmoreland County, Virginia, pg. 16:??Previous to this, and indeed as early as 1771, William McClanahan was going about through the wilderness very much in the manner of John the Baptist and preaching the Gospel of Salvation by baptism. Northumberland can justly claim William McClanahan as her own, for the family is registered and referred to in the St. Stephens Parish Records?? (see ante, pg. 134).
Mr. Woodford B. Hackley, Va. Baptish Church historian: ?He was pastor of the original Upper Carter?s Run Church, Fauquier County. The earliest remaining records were kept by storekeeper Peter Hitt, treasurer of the church. At one time he paid William McClanahan money for expenses to go to the Association. He (William) was a magistrate, probably a J.P. in Culpepper (now Rappahannock) County, and the church was called Upper Carter?s Run Church. He acknowledged many deeds in that section of the county.
The Baptist Church at Jeffersonton, Culpepper County, was founded in Fauquier County ca. 1773. That structure lasted until 1819, and was just over the Rappahannock River, the part then called Hedgeman?s River, so it was called Hedgemen?s River Church.
The Baptist church called Mt. Poney (now Culpepper Church) was founded in 1774 from Mountain Run Church in Orange County, and was at least sixteen or seventeen miles from Jeffersonton, at least two miles beyond the town of Culpepper on the road to Stevensburg.? (Nathaniel Saunders was its first pastor ? for many years). ?I joined it in 1905, the Hedgeman?s River Church ca. six miles from Jeffersonton in Fauquier.?
From the Religious Herald: The first Baptist Church in Culpepper was in (now) Rappahannock County near Mulkey or Mulky Mountain ca. one mile from present Washington ? ?the first Washington? the natives call it, on land given by Thomas McClanahan. The church lasted but two years.
Part of the members of the original Carter?s Run Church seem to have gone to Battle Run Church; the others into Fauquier County to found Fiery Run Baptist Church.
With the rapidly growing indignation of the colonists toward their second class citizenship ? with Parliament at the behest of the English merchants passing laws severely restricting their trades and manufactures and ?hard money,? Rev. William McClanahan, as Captain of his fellow Baptists in a company of Minute Men, regularly preached to them (Notes of Culpepper, ante), the Major was Thomas Marshall, son John a Lieutenant, later becoming Chief Justice of the U.S.A. Only John Peter Muhlenburg, a neighbor, joined Rev. McClanahan as a religious leader in the field at the request of Congress ? Reverend Muhlenburg becoming a general in the Continental Army.
Mr. Raleigh Travers Green in his Notes on Culpepper County, adding to Dr. Slaughter?s St. mark?s Parish data, stated that the Baptists were among the most strenuous supporters of liberty, and that the Culpepper-Fauquier Battalion wore green hunting shirts with ?Liberty or Death? inscribed on their shirt fronts. He added that John Pickett was Pastor of Mt. Poney Church until 1790 ? its constituents were from Carter?s Run, Fauquier County. The name was changed to Culpepper 29 April 1873.
Confined to jail in Culpepper County for their faith: Rev?s. John Pickett; Elijah Craig, taken while at his plow; the worst punishment was received by James Ireland of Edensburg, baptized by Samuel Harris in 1769-?70. He suffered from abuses, the weather, poisoning, gunpowder, suffocation, etc. ? about a hundred instances. Several other preachers were mentioned by Green, in punishments.
?Tho records are lost, Captain McClanahan must have kept up his membership at Carter?s Run. It was closer ? he was an original member. After the Revolution he lived on the upper part of Indian Run. I grew up on the lower part of the stream, but I know that part of the country pretty well. The last land he sold was not far from Battle Mountain, sort of betwixt and between Viewtown and Amissville. Thomas Corbin patented the land on which he lived.?

Fauquier Co. Mg. Bk. #1, pg. 411, July 15, 1793: William McClanahan, Culpepper: ?I do hereby certify I am willing that Peggy Berden (Bender?) alias Timber, a free colored mulatto who was bound to me, should intermarry with James Nickins, both of whom are people of color.?
Excerpt, Pension application of Samuel Burke, wife Mary, of Jessamine County, KY, aged 73 years: ??I entered the service of Captain William McClanahan of Culpepper County, VA?.marched to Williamsburg, then returned home. I volunteered to stay, so I enlisted in the company of Capt. Abraham Buford, unit #7. In the company of McClanahan and Buford we marched from Williamsburg to the Long Bridge and fought the enemy?marched to Norfolk. The Col. Was Stephen. The Major was Thos. Martin?marched from Norfolk to Suffolk?thence to Portsmouth under Major Scott. From Portsmouth to Culpepper and was discharged in 1777, etc., etc.
Ky. Rev. Pens. Appli., bourbon Co., KY, by Mrs. A. W. Burns, pg. 11: of Lewis Corbin, Culpepper Co., VA, a. 78 years. April 1, 1832: was Sgt. In Capt. McClanahan?s militia company in 1780.
Account Bk., 1775/6: service 30 Sept 1776; his Co. issued pay 4 Nov 1775.
Part of the members of the original Carter?s Run Church seem to have gone to Battle Run Church; the others into Fauquier County to found Fiery Run Baptist Church.
With the rapidly growing indignation of the colonists toward their second class citizenship ? with Parliament at the behest of the English merchants passing laws severely restricting their trades and manufactures and ?hard money,? Rev. William McClanahan, as Captain of his fellow Baptists in a company of Minute Men, regularly preached to them (Notes of Culpepper, ante), the Major was Thomas Marshall, son John a Lieutenant, later becoming Chief Justice of the U.S.A. Only John Peter Muhlenburg, a neighbor, joined Rev. McClanahan as a religious leader in the field at the request of Congress ? Reverend Muhlenburg becoming a general in the Continental Army.
Mr. Raleigh Travers Green in his Notes on Culpepper County, adding to Dr. Slaughter?s St. mark?s Parish data, stated that the Baptists were among the most strenuous supporters of liberty, and that the Culpepper-Fauquier Battalion wore green hunting shirts with ?Liberty or Death? inscribed on their shirt fronts. He added that John Pickett was Pastor of Mt. Poney Church until 1790 ? its constituents were from Carter?s Run, Fauquier County. The name was changed to Culpepper 29 April 1873.
Confined to jail in Culpepper County for their faith: Rev?s. John Pickett; Elijah Craig, taken while at his plow; the worst punishment was received by James Ireland of Edensburg, baptized by Samuel Harris in 1769-?70. He suffered from abuses, the weather, poisoning, gunpowder, suffocation, etc. ? about a hundred instances. Several other preachers were mentioned by Green, in punishments.

William married Mary [Markham] 'Molly' Marshall. Mary (daughter of John Marshall and Elizabeth Martha Markham) was born 28 Apr 1737, Washington Parish, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony; died 22 Jan 1809, Greenville Co., South Carolina. [Group Sheet]

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12 Rev. (Capt.) WILLIAM MCCLANAHAN (Wm.2 Thos.1), b. Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, 23 Feb. 1733, apparently 3rd child, married, after her father's death in 1752 Mary Marshall, ante.
Following the Marshall family to Goose Creek, Hamilton (now Leeds) Parish, Fauquier County, Virginia, he made this indenture: CONYERS TO MCCLANAHAME: (spelled this way throughout this document) This indenture made this 25th day of November in the 4th year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France & Ireland, King Defender of the Faith: between John Conyers of the parish of Hamilton and County of Fauquier of the one part and William McClanahame of the same parish and county of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said John Conyers for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty Pounds to himself in hand paid (the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge himself to be fully satisfied and paid) hath demised, granted, and assigned 184 acres of land Scituate (??) and lying in the above County and bounded as followeth, viz: beginning at three white oaks on the eastern side of Carter?s Run (ca. 8 miles west of Warrentown, MLM), 40 poles below Pickett?s Mill, thence north 26 East and 11 poles to a pine marked for a corner to the dividing line between John Conyers and Samuel Conyers, thence with the dividing line South 3 degrees S.E. and 320 poles to a marked pine in the old line of the said tract, thence with the said line South 23 degrees, 35 poles to a marked pine, thence South 51 West 110 poles to a white oak, then South 70-1/2 west 110 poles crossing a branch to two pines, thence south 3 chains, west 72 poles to a corner of Carter?s Run, thence up the several meanders of the said Run to the beginning.
Together with all houses, orchards, woods, waters, and appurtenances whatsoever to the said land belonging or in anywise appertaining. To have and to hold unto the said William McClanahame, his heirs and assigns from the Day of the date hereof until the full and term of one year thence next coming shall be fully completed and ended. Yielding and paying the fee rent of one year Indian corn upon the feast day of the Nativity of our Lord Christ only if the same be demanded to the intent that by virtue of these presents and of the Statute for transferring uses into possession of the said McClanahame may be in actual possession of the said 184 acres of land and premises and be thereby enabled to accept a grant of the revision and inheritance thereof. In witness whereof the parties to these presents Indentures have interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
In Presence of: Thomas McClanahame John Conyers, L.S.
Samuel Conyers
William (his ?x? mark) Pritchett

At a Court continued and held for Fauquier County this 25th day of Nov. 1763, this indenture is as proved sale, act and dues of the said John Conyers by the oaths of Thomas McClanahame, Samuel Conyers, and William Pritchett, witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste: J. Brooke, Clerk
From Bk. 2 (1763-1767), pg 98/9; Hamilton Parish; from John & Alice Conners

Married:
Children of Rev. Wm. McClanahan and Mary Marshall:
Elvira Stallard;
Thomas Marshall McClanahan;
William McClannahan;
Nancy Basye;
Peter John McClanahan;
John Marshall McClanahan and
Mary Triplett

1. Thomas Marshall [KY] McClanahan was born 1753, Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony; died 15 Oct 1845, Franklin, Simpson Co., KY; was buried , Green Lawn Cemetery, Simpson County, Kentucky.
2. Susan [Marshall] McClanahan was born 1772, Copal Parish, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony; died 1849, Columbia, Boone, Missouri.

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Susan McClanahan[1]
Female 1772 - 1849
Born 1772 Westmoreland, Virginia
Died 1849 Columbia, Boone, Missouri
Father William McClanahan, b. 1736, Port Conway, Westmoreland, Virginia d. 15 May 1802, Greenville, South Carolina
Mother Mary Marshall, b. 1738, Westmoreland, Virginia d. 22 Jun 1809, Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky,
Spouse: John Montieth Robinson, b. 1763, d. 1848
Children
1. Benjamin F Robinson, b. 01 Jan 1807, South, Carolina, Puerto Rico d. 09 Jan 1884, Dallas, Texas
2. Henry Lee Robinson, b. 1808, d. 1811
3. Alexander Marshall Robinson, b. 17 Nov 1802, South, Carolina, Puerto Rico d. 17 Nov 1884, Platte City, Andrew, Missouri
4. Sidney Robinson, b. 1805, South, Carolina, Puerto Ricod. 20 Nov 1884, Morgan, Missouri
5. Lewis Wilton Robinson, b. 1816, d. 1877
6. Lewis Wilton Robinson, b. 27 Jun 1816, Bourbon, Kentucky d. 30 May 1877, Colusa, Colusa, California
7. Richard Henry Robinson, b. 04 May 1811, Bourbon, Kentucky d. 29 Aug 1895, Howard, Missouri
8. Mary Marshall Robinson, b. 1813, Bourbon, Kentucky
9. John Maximillian Robinson, b. 04 Mar 1800, Greenville, South Carolina d. 12 Oct 1862, Boone, Missouri
10. John Robinson, b. 02 Feb 1791, Culpepper, Virginia d. 1812, Ohio
11. Frances DeWilton Robinson, b. 19 May 1792, Greenville, South Carolina d. 12 Dec 1858, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri
12. William Robinson, b. 1765, Caroline, Virginia
13. Beverley Robinson, b. 1766, Caroline, Virginia
14. William Robinson, b. 16 Feb 1796, South, Carolina, Puerto Rico d. 12 Mar 1846, Boone, Missouri
15. Elizabeth M Robinson, b. 18 Feb 1798, South, Carolina, Puerto Rico d. 21 Jun 1874, Columbia, Boone, Missouri
16. Louis Marshall Robinson, California
17. Garrard Robinson, b. 29 May 1794, South, Carolina, Puerto Rico d. 09 Apr 1879, Howard, Missouri

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William McClanahan is found in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia on a deed with William Nealey. This proximity evidence suggests the connection between these Nealeys, Reynolds, Devins, McClanahans from Pennsylvania where they are found in the diaries of Rev. John Cuthbertson, and various tax records of Lancaster [Martic] Co., PA

William married Martha Margaret Smith. Martha (daughter of Peter of Yeocomico Smith and Mary Bailey) was born Abt 1710, Westmoreland, Virginia Colony; died Abt 1770, Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Children of Wm. McClanahan and Martha Margaret Smith:
Eleanor Land; Rev. William McClanahan; Capt. Thomas McClannahan; Peter McClannahan; James McClanahan; John McClannahan and Deborah McClannahan

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Augusta Co., VA early records sent by Greer Bacon

Thomas married Dorothy Mooney. Dorothy was born Est 1659, Ireland; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Peter married Mary Bailey. Mary (daughter of Stephen Bailey and Mary Ann Jeffries/Jeffreys) was born Abt 1668, Westmoreland Co., Virginia Colony; died 1745, Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]

Stephen married Mary Ann Jeffries/Jeffreys. Mary was born 1632, Newington, Surrey, England; died 1697, Westmoreland, Virginia Colony. [Group Sheet]

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d/o William Jeffries and Mary Hodge Coggeshall