PATRIOT Captain Robert the Founder Immigrant McClanahan^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1710 - 1791  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Robert the Founder Immigrant McClanahan
  	High Sheriff
  Title	PATRIOT
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	Abt 1710	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1791	Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia
  Buried	Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Fishersville, VA.
  Person ID	I19080	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	John McClanahan,   b. 1688, Ireland ,   d. Bef 23 Nov 1748, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania Colony  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Agnes McCubit/McChubit/McCubbins,   b. 1688, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1706	Scotland
  Family ID	F7073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Breckenridge,   b. 1698, Antrim, Northern Ireland ,   d. 1794, Augusta County, Virginia  (Age 96 years)
  Married	1739	Ireland
  Children	+ 1. Leut. Col. Alexander 'Breckenridge' McClanahan,   b. Est 1740, Antrim, Ulster Province, IRELAND ,   d. 6 May 1797, Augusta County, Virginia  (Age ~ 57 years)   2. Jane/Jean 'Jenny' McClanahan,   b. 8 Dec 1740, Augusta County, Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Agnes 'Breckenridge' McClanahan,   b. Est 1742, Augusta, Virginia Colony ,   d. 1 Aug 1794, Augusta County, Virginia  (Age ~ 52 years) + 4. Capt. John 'Breckenridge' McClanahan,   b. 9 Nov 1742, Augusta County, Virginia Colony ,   d. 30 Jun 1774  (Age 31 years)   5. 'Lettice', Letitia McClanahan,   b. 26 May 1745, Augusta Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Captain Robert 'Breckenridge' McClanahan,   b. 19 Apr 1747, Augusta County, Virginia Colony ,   d. 10 Oct 1774, Point Pleasant, Mason Co., Virginia Colony  (Age 27 years)   7. Doctor William [Breckenridge] McClanahan,   b. 10 Jan 1748, Augusta County, Virginia Colony ,   d. 10 Oct 1774, Point Pleasant, Colonial America  (Age 26 years)
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F7084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Tinkling Springs Church Founded by Robert McClanahan p19080TinklingSpringsChurch.jpg
  		Tinkling Springs Memorial mon19080TinklingSpringsMemorial.jpg
  		Bronze Memorial of Pioneer Woman at Tinkling Springs Church p19080PioneerWoman@Tinkling.jpg
  		Tinkling Springs Church Today p19080TinklingSpringsChurchtoday.jpg
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  		Tinkling Springs Church 1792 p19080TinklingSpringsChurch1792.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Volume IV Defense of Col. Edward Hill Archibald Wood 01-15-2019-009.pdf
  		Map of Part of Augusta County, Colony of Virginia 1755-1760; Shows Tinkling Spring Church, Fort Chiswell, and Fort Dickinson Map_of_Augusta_County_1755-1760.jpg
  		Will of Robert McClanahan 1791 Augusta Co., VA Robert McClanahan Will (WB7-P434).jpg
  		Will of Robert McClanahan (transcript) WillRobertMcClanahan(transcript).jpg
  		Augusta Co., VA Records 1700-1850 Abstracts AugustaCoVARecords1700-1850.png
  		Baptism Records of the Rev. Craig in Augusta County, Virginia Children of Robert McClanahan and Sarah Breckenridge McClenachan Baptisms 1740-9 (Craig List).pdf

  
  

  Headstones		Robert McClanahan 19080RobertMcClanahan.jpg
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  Histories		Chronicles of the Scotch-search Chronicles of the Scotch-search.txt
  		Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Searchable Text Chronicles of the Scotch-search.txt

  
  

• Notes

  Robert McClanahan came to Augusta County from Ireland. The time of his coming has not been certainly determined, but it was at an early day. His deed to three hundred and thirty-one acres of land by William Beverly, dated May 27, 1741, is on record in Orange Courthouse, Virginia. There was no clerk's office, in Augusta County, until 1745. His wife, Sarah Breckinridge, was daughter of Alexander Breckinridge, who came to America from the North of Ireland in 1728, and removed from Pennsylvania to a farm near the present site of Staunton, in Augusta County, Virginia. Robert McClanahan died in 1791, at his home, one mile south of Staunton, on what is known now as the Greenville road. He was, therefore, "the emigrant and founder." His children were Alexander, John, Robert and William (sons); with Mrs. St. Clair, Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Poage and Mrs. Keiser (daughters). It is a little doubtful whether Mrs. Poage was daughter or granddaughter of Robert, the first ; but the evidence for the former is very strong. Mr. Frederick Johnston, in his " Memorials of Virginia Clerks" (page 52), says that "Robert McClanahan, throughout his whole life, was' a prominent man," From, the "Annals of Augusta County," by Waddell, we learn that he acted in various public capacities during his life. Quoting from the records of the county, Waddell writes as follows: "August 22, 1748, it appears that John Lewis had contracted to erect the public buildings of the parish for ^148. * * * From a bond executed by Colonel Lewis, with Robert McClanahan as security, * * * it appears that one of the buildings was a dwelling house for the parish minister." * * * "November 28, 1749, a commission to Robert McCknahan, gent., to be sheriff of this county during his majesty's pleasure, was produced in court," etc. Adam Breckinridge, son of Alexander Breckinridge, who was founder of the distinguished family of that name in this county, and brother-in-law of McClanahan, "qualified as deputy sheriff." ? Annals, page 41. Transcription of the WILL of Robert McClanahan Last Will & Testament Robert McClanahan, Sr. Dated 7 Jun 1791, Recorded Dec 1791 In the name of God Amen I Robert McClenahan of the County of Augusta being weake in body but of sound mind and Memory do make & publish my last will and testament in manner following that is to say first it is my will and desire that all of my just debts be paid and then I give and Bequeath to my beloved wife Sarah whereon I now live during her life and at her death I give the same plantation to my son Alexander McClenahan and Alexander St. Clair to be disposed of as they may think proper I also give and bequeath to my said wife Sarah all my Negroes and personal Estate to be disposed of as she may think proper Except twenty pounds to each of my three daughters to wit Agness Dean Jene Sinclair & Lettis Kizer which is to be paid them out of my personal Estate at my wifes Death or before at her election ? I give to my son Alexander McClenahan my Plantation in Rockbridge County whereon Robert Shaw lives to him & his heirs and assigns forever I give to my two grandsons John & Robert McClenahan sons of my son Robert McClenahan deceased all my Kentucky lands to be equally divided between them to them & their heirs forever and I appoint Alexander McClenahan and Alexander Scentclair to be my sole executors to this my last will and Testament ratifying this and no other will to be my last will and testament Revoking all former wills heretofore made by me In witness whereof I have fixed my hand and seal this seventh day of June 1791. Robert McClenahan, Seal Signed Sealed in the presence of Mich Bowyer Alexdr Humphrey James St. Clair December Augusta Court 1791 This last will and testament of Robert McClenahan Decd was presented in court and proved by the oaths of two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste A McClenahan

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] Wikitree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McClanahan-166. Robert McClanahan Sr. Born 1720 in Antrim, Irelandmap Ancestors ancestors Son of John McClanahan and Agnes McCubit Brother of Letitia McClanahan, Agnes McClanahan, Alexander McClanahan, Polly McClanahan, Laura Janet McClanahan, Ann McClanahan, Charles McClanahan, Andrew McClanahan, Elijah McClanahan, William McClanahan, John McClanahan, Blair McClanahan, James McClanahan and James McLenahen Husband of Sarah Breckenridge ? married 1739 in Pennsylvania Descendants descendants Father of Ann McClanahan, Lettice McClanahan, Nancy McClanahan, Alexander McClanahan, Agnes (McClanahan) Poage, Jane McClanahan, William McClanahan, Agnes McClanahan, James McClanahan, John Breckenridge McClanahan, Leticia (McClanahan) Mathews and Robert McClanahan Jr. Died 1791 in Staunton, Augusta County, VA -Found 2019 ________________________________________ Found in 2022 Agnes xxxx Dean formerly McClanahan aka Wilson Born about 1735 in Augusta County, Virginia Ancestors ancestors Daughter of Robert McClanahan Sr. and Sarah (Breckenridge) McClanahan Sister of Nancy McClanahan, Ann McClanahan, Alexander McClanahan, Blair (McClanahan) McClenachan, Jane (McClanahan) St. Clair, William McClanahan, Agnes McClanahan, James McClanahan, Mary (McClanahan) Poage, Leticia (McClanahan) Kyser, Robert McClanahan and John Breckenridge McClanahan Wife of John H. Dean - married 26 Dec 1759 in Augusta, Virginia Descendants descendants Mother of Jane (Dean) McClung, Elizabeth Agnes (Dean) Kincaid, William McClanahan Dean, Mary (Dean) Bourland, Nancy Agnes (Dean) Anderson, Margaret (Dean) Crawford, Alice (Dean) Kincaid and Sarah McClanahan (Dean) Venable Died 1 Aug 1794 in Bath County, Virginia [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry), https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/48003988/person/13744129216/media/1abb0085-3af5-4c32-8f79-50a0cbf4e936?_phsrc=Tkn324&_phstart=successSource. 4. ELIJAH3 MCCLANAHAN (JOHN2, THOMAS1) was born 1718 in Bath, Alleghany County, Virginia, and died 1794 in Augusta County, Virginia. He married (1) ANN EWING Abt. 1735, daughter of WILLIAM EWING and ANN SHANNON. She was born Abt. 1714 in Belfast, Ireland, and died Mar 1767. He married (2) LETITIA BRECKENRIDGE Sep 1749 in Augusta County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1728 in Derry, Ireland. Notes for ELIJAH MCCLANAHAN: From: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mabry/collins/np61.html#iin1312 Elijah McClenachan (ca 1713 - 1789) was likely born in County Antrim, Ireland, as was his older brother, Robert. Records show Elijah's parents were John and Agnes (McChubit/McCubbins) McClenachan. Speculation is that Elijah's parents left County Ayrshire, Scotland sometime prior to 1700 and migrated to County Antrim, Ireland where John McClenachan was a merchant. Elijah, or "Olde Elijah" as he became known, came to America with his older brother Robert in 1727. Tradition states they came through Philadelphia. Accompanying them was Robert's father-in-law, Alexander Breckenridge and his family. The Breckenridge reference is included only because "Olde Elijah's" first born son, also named Elijah, married Letitia Breckenridge, daughter of Alexander, about 1749. There has been much confusion on this marriage, as many people feel that Letitia was "Olde Elijah's" second wife. The Indian massacre in 1764, described below, negates this speculation. At this time, there is very little known of the time "Olde Elijah" spent in Pennsylvania and he apparently came to Virginia around 1740, again traveling with his brother Robert, who bought considerable acreage in the Beverley Patent in what is now the area in and around Staunton in Augusta County "Olde Elijah", unlike his brother Robert, did not leave much of a paper trail and as far as we know, none of his children were baptized. Records do show that he was married to Ann Ewing (Owen) at an early age as their first child, also named Elijah, was born 1728-1730. Based on "Olde Elijah's" date of birth, he would have been fifteen to sev-enteen at the time of his son's birth. Again, "Olde Elijah's" birth date of 1713 is only shown in one place. Some people had thought him born in 1718, but the similarity between an 8 and a 3 on old documents is enough to more readily accept the 1713 date. Besides, that would have made "Olde Elijah" only ten or twelve when his first child was born. The children of "Olde Elijah" and Ann Ew-ing are as follows: 1. Elijah, Jr. - Born 1728-1730. 2. Robert (?) 3. David (?) 4. William, December 25, 1733. He married Sarah Neeley and was one of the founders of Roanoke, VA. 5. Margaret (?), married John Crockett and moved to North Carolina. 6. Mary, or "Polly" was born in 1746/1748 and married Robert McCreary. Their great grandson, James B. McCreary became one of Kentucky's best loved governors (elected twice) and was also a respected soldier of the Civil War. 7. Jennie (?), married a William Holliday. 8. Hannah (?), married a John Greenlee, Jr. She narrowly escaped the Indian massacre by hiding under a log. 9. Infant son, no name-no birth date. Killed in the Indian massacre early 1764. The Indian massacre took place in early 1764 in what is now known as Bath County in an area called "The Cowpasture." It was here that "Olde Elijah" lost his wife, Ann and their youngest child, both killed by the Indians. "Olde Elijah" himself was severely tomahawked, but was saved only by the fact that he had a pen in his hat. The Indians, realizing he could write, did not kill him and apparently wanted his writing ability for an unknown reason. However, not long after the massacre, Captain Lewis, following the raiding party with a group of local militia, came upon the Indians. "Olde Elijah" was rescued as well as several other captives. This was attested to in a letter written by Reverend John Brown who wrote to Colonel William Preston in June 1764 the following, "Captain Lewis came up with the Indians that killed the people at cowpasture and one Frenchman and it is thought wounded some Indians and rescued several prisoners, among whom were old Elijah McClanachan." Further evidence of this massacre was written personally by "Olde Elijah's" grandson, Colonel Elijah McClanahan of Roanoke, Virginia, son of William and Sarah (Neeley) McClenachan. Colonel Elijah McClanahan corresponded with Lyman C. Draper. In one of these letters, dated 19 March 1846, is given a vivid account of the massacre. Letter dated March 19, 1846. Again, this is only part of the entire letter addressed to Lyman C. Draper: "Your other inquiry is as to my father's birth and decease. When I had the pleasure of seeing you at Bent Mountain, I mentioned the circumstances of my father's mother and his younger brother being killed by the Indians in what is now Bath County and that part of it called the Cowpasture, what county it was then, I can't say. My grandfather was wounded at same time and taken prisoner and pursued. The prisoners all retaken and my grandfather tomahawked and hurt in the head by the Indians on finding they were overtaken, but was carried in and lived. He told me of several incidents that occurred whilst on his march with the Indians. Such as taking two small children (There mothers prisoners) by the heels and dashing their brains against a tree because they cryed and that they held two counsels about him together, he being very unable to travel on account of his wound and that he was saved by a pen in his hat showing he could write for which they were desirous to take him to the nation. My grandfather was from Ireland and an excellent scholar." [S160] Correspondence. Tom McCrea tmccrea@goeaston.net via p3plcpnl0908.prod.phx3.secureserver.net 1/2/2018 to me Comments: RE: Robert McClanahan, died 1794. I don't know about any military background, but I do know that Robert did not die in battle in 1774. Robert had a will dated 7 June 1791 and he died in 1794. Robert is buried in the Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Fishersville, VA. [S82] Wikitree, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Sarah_Breckenridge_%288%29. Sarah Breckenridge[ABT 1710-1794] Augusta Co., VA Robert McClanahan BEF 1714-abt 1791 Children: Lt. Col. Alexander McClanahan, ABT 1734-1797 Agnes McClanahan, BT 1735 - Sarah McClanahan, 736-1750 - Lettice 'Lettis' McClanahan, 736-1750 - Jane "Jenny" McClanahan, 740 - Capt. John McClanahan, Sr., 1742 - 1774 Mary 'Polly' McClanahan, BEF 1744 - Capt. Robert McClanahan, 1747 - 1774 William McClanahan, 1748/49 - https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_K-O ? -Mc- Robert McClanahan (Beverley Manor NW, 331 acres from Wm. Beverley, 27 May 1741, on record in Orange County, VA from "The McClanahans", by H.M. White, Stone Printing & Mfg., 1894) Robert McClanahan (Beverley Manor, from Wm. Beverley, 340 acres in Beverley Manor; Lewis Creek, Brackenridge, crossing Ramsey's Branch, 17 June 1748 from Chalkley's) and (Beverley Patent NE, 216 acres) Robert McClanahan, Gent. (acres not listed, on Christie's Creek, Beverley Manor, from Chalkley's, 27 Feb. 1749) and (1/2 acre lot in Staunton, Lot No. 5, Corner Preston's land. "Livery by turf and twig", from Chalkley's, 27 Feb. 1749) [S93] Sons of the American Revolution, https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2204/32596_242241-00180/547552?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/40381966/person/19695484155/facts/citation/147704828296/edit/record#?imageId=32596_242241-00180. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Name: Alexander McClanahan SAR Membership 44885 Role Ancestor Application Date Robert McClomahan, wife, Sarah Breckenridge Spouse [Eleanor] Shelton Children: Letitia McClomahan, m. Morris Austin Others in Record Lyle Austin Smith, [Applicant], s/o Julia Austin - Abraham Smith, s/o Alexander McClanahan Austin - Mary Lyle Hunter s/o Morris Austin - Lettia McClanahan, s/o Alexander McClanahan - Shelton [Eleanor], s/o Robert McClanahan - Sarah Breckenridge Lieutenant Colonel of Smith's Regiment of Virginia Volunteers; Commissioned Lt. Col. of 7th Regiment Virginia at outbreak of war and served as such through war. [S100] Internet Source, http://www.archive.org/stream/mcclanahans00whitgoog/mcclanahans00whitgoog_djvu.txt. Robert McClanahan came to Augusta County from Ireland. The time of his coming has not been certainly determined, but it was at an early day. His deed to three hundred and thirty-one acres of land by William Beverly, dated May 27, 1741, is on record in Orange Courthouse, Virginia. There was no clerk's office, in Augusta County, until 1745. His wife, Sarah Breckinridge, was daughter of Alexander Breckinridge, who came to America from the North of Ireland in 1728, and removed from Pennsylvania to a farm near the present site of Staunton, in Augusta County, Virginia. Robert McClanahan died in 1791, at his home, one mile south of Staunton, on what is known now as the Greenville road. He was, therefore, "the emigrant and founder." His children were Alexander, John, Robert and William (sons); with Mrs. St. Clair, Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Poage and Mrs. Keiser (daughters). It is a little doubtful whether Mrs. Poage was daughter or granddaughter of Robert, the first; but the evidence for the former is very strong. Mr. Frederick Johnston, in his " Memorials of Virginia Clerks" (page 52), says that "Robert McClanahan, throughout his whole life, was 'a prominent man, "From, the "Annals of Augusta County," by Waddell, we learn that he acted in various public capacities during his life. Quoting from the records of the county, Waddell writes as follows: "August 22, 1748, it appears that John Lewis had contracted to erect the public buildings of the parish for ^148. * * * From a bond executed by Colonel Lewis, with Robert McClanahan as security, * * * it appears that one of the buildings was a dwelling house for the parish minister." * * * "November 28, 1749, a commission to Robert McClnahan, gent., to be sheriff of this county during his majesty's pleasure, was produced in court," etc. Adam Breckinridge, son of Alexander Breckinridge, who was founder of the distinguished family of that name in this county, and brother- in-law of McClanahan, "qualified as deputy sheriff." "Annals, page 41. Establishes further evidence of the familial relationships with the Lewis' and McClanahans. "November 28, 1749, a commission to Robert McClnahan, gent., to be sheriff of this county during his majesty's pleasure, was produced in court," etc. Adam Breckinridge, son of Alexander Breckinridge, who was founder of the distinguished family of that name in this county, and brother-in-law of McClanahan, "qualified as deputy sheriff." "Annals, page 41." In 1750, the County Clerk employed Andrew Lewis as surveyor, to lay off twenty-five acres in town lots. The court appointed Andrew Lewis, Robert McClanahan, and Robert Breckinridge, commissioners to convey the lots to purchasers. Robert McClanahan purchased two half-acre lots for £2. 10 s. "Annal3 y pages 4.5, 4.6." [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145158616. Robert McClenachan, Sr. came to America with his brother Elijah, arriving with his future father-in-law, Alexander BRECKENRIDGE - they arrived in Philadelphia around 1727-1728. There are very few records at this time regarding their stay in Pennsylvania, however, there was a document in Philadelphia City Hall indicating that Robert Sr. moved to Virginia. And there is a record of Robert marrying Sarah BRECKENRIDGE in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1738. Robert Sr. and Elijah MCCLENACHAN went to Augusta County, Virginia and were among the early pioneers of that county along with many of the BRECKENRIDGES, CUNNINGHAMS, LEWIS', STUARTS, MONTGOMERYS and POAGES. Records do show that Robert Sr. proved his importation in the Orange County (VA) Courthouse on 22 March 1740, the same day his father-in-law Alexander BRECKENRIDGE proved his importation. Proving importation was necessary in order to purchase land. Shortly thereafter, Robert Sr. purchased 331 acres from the William BEVERLY Manor. The deed was recorded 27 May 1741, at the Orange County Courthouse. Robert Sarah received a number of land grants from the BEVERLY Land Grant Tract and settled in Staunton, Augusta County. Robert was very active in Augusta Co. In 1743 he received a license to open an "Ordinary", which is defined as a public house where food is served to the public. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography", Oct. 1899, describes "his log cabin hostelry was across the street from the courthouse. We may imagine the scene in the dining room on a court day. The dinner table was spread in this big room, and was composed of several split logs put together, and guests sat on benches constructed in like manner. The food was brought to the table in pewter or wooden platters and consisted probably of beef, certainly pork and venison, and possibly of bear meat; with cabbage, potatoes, and turnips, one or all. If Colonel LEWIS's mill was then grinding, corn dodgers were supplied for bread, otherwise there was only hominy; no knives or forks were furnished, but each guest whipped out his jack knife and helped himself as best he could, fingers being freely used. The charge for the meal, as fixed by the court, was 12 1/2 cents, coffee was not known, but liquors of several kinds were at hand, and at surprisingly low prices, according to the established rates--rum$1.30 per gallon, whiskey $1.00 per gallon, and claret 83 1/2 cents per quart, whatever else the people did without, they managed by some means to obtain liquors; such is the native depravity of man! But as far as we know, intemperance was not prevalent." Robert Sr. was in Capt. John CHRISTIAN's company of Augusta Co., militia in 1742. He was Sheriff of the county about 1765. Appeared at a vestry meeting as Attorney-in-fact for Rev. John JONES, Rector. Aug. 1761, Robert convicted of selling liquor without a license. Oct. 8, 1771, verdict returned against Robert (at age 73) for Trespass and Assault and Battery. Cost 50 shillings. Robert bought and sold many parcels of land in and around Staunton, Virginia. Robert MCCLENACHAN Sr. and Sarah BRECKENRIDGE had seven children: Alexander, Mary "Polly" Agnes, Jane "Jean", John, Letitia Esther, Robert Jr. and William. Robert Sr. died in 1791 in Augusta Co. Virginia. - Excerpted from "The McClanahans", by H.M.White and "The McClenahan Family", by James R. McClenahan - [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=VaRecords_ga&h=79741&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2204. Name: Robert McClenachan Date: 7 Jun 1791 Location: Augusta Co., VA Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley. Remarks: Robert McClenachans will-To wife Sarah; to daughters, Agnes Dean, Jene Sinclair, Lettis Kizer; to son, Alexander, plantation in Rockbridge whereon Robert Shaw lives; to grandsons, John and Robert McClenachan, sons of son Robert McClenachan, deceased Description: Decedent's Son Book: WB7-434 Prove Date: 1 Dec 1791 [S100] Internet Source, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia_-_Surnames_K-O. Robert McClanahan (Beverley Manor NW, 331 acres from Wm. Beverley, 27 May 1741, on record in Orange County, VA from "The McClanahans", by H.M. White, Stone Printing & Mfg., 1894) Robert McClanahan (Beverley Manor, from Wm. Beverley, 340 acres in Beverley Manor; Lewis Creek, Brackenridge, crossing Ramsey's Branch, 17 June 1748 from Chalkley's) and (Beverley Patent NE, 216 acres) Robert McClanahan, Gent. (acres not listed, on Christie's Creek, Beverley Manor, from Chalkley's, 27 Feb. 1749) and (1/2 acre lot in Staunton, Lot No. 5, Corner Preston's land. "Livery by turf and twig", from Chalkley's, 27 Feb. 1749) [S107] Family Histories, http://people.virginia.edu/~rtg2t/kin/data/Kith.and.Kin.txt. THE McCLANAHAN LINE The mother of Anne Poage Woods was Agnes McClanahan, daughter of Robert McClanahan, who came with so many others about 1740. His deed to 331 acres is dated May 27, 1741, at Orange Court House; no county enacted until 1738, and no clerk's office, of Augusta; no "sufficient number of competent men," until 1743. Col. John Lewis has him security for a bond August 22, 1748. November 28, 1748, 'was produced in court, Commission to Robert McClanahan, Gent. to be Sheriff of this (Augusta) County during his Majesty's pleasure.' In the French and Indian War, 1755, Gov. Dinwiddie writes him and David Stuart to treat with friendly Cherokees against Shawnees. There were three brothers of Robert: Blair and James who remained in Pennsylvania, and Elijah. Blair became a wealthy merchant; Rev. Saml. McLanahan, of Baltimore, is from him. James (who followed the frequent custom of the day in varied spelling, I have seen five in one family deed), McClannaghan had a son who married Isabella Craig, of Cecil County, Md.; their son, James, married Elizabeth Boggs; five children; the oldest, J. King McLenahan, Hollidaysburg, Pa., father of E. Johnston McLenahan and of Isabella, Mrs. George Brown, who built Brown Memorial, Baltimore, where we have worshipped so often. Elijah had a daughter, Mrs. Jane Holliday, of Winchester, Va. (perhaps greatgrandmother of the governor). He wrote November 25, 1789, about her 'rising family' and to bid her a 'last farewell,' a very old man. Elijah and Alexander McClanahan were on the Court 1781 to try two 'disloyal persons' after the war; Elijah was foreman of the Court which had in it also an uncle, a nephew, a brother-in-law and two others of the family! Elijah was one of the first trustees of the City of Staunton and one of the freeholders demanding in October, 1776, Religious Liberty, equality for 'all religious denominations within the Dominion.' Robert McClanahan and Sarah Breckinridge had eight children: 1. Alexander married Miss Shelton, sister of Patrick Henry's first wife. He was captain in Bouquet's Expedition, and at Point Pleasant; as also his brother, John, a lieutenant, who married Margaret Lewis. 3. Robert, Jr., captain, killed at Point Pleasant; two sons moved to Kentucky. 4. William lived in Roanoke County at the 'Big Lick,' where the deer used to come for the salty taste of the rock and clay, beside the Big Spring. It now supplies with its crystal flow the great city of Roanoke, built on the plantation of Wm.'s family, thereby made wealthy. They are all active in Church matters, leaders in good works, especially the good Elder William S. McClanahan and his sisters. One of them was the wife of Rev. Dr. Pitzer, another married Rev. Dr. Henry Martyn White, to whose brochure 'the M?Clanahans' I owe much of this account; their son is Rev. Hugh White, of China. From Wm.'s son, Col. Elijah and his wife, Agatha Lewis, are Rev. Wm. McC. Miller and his sons, Rev. W. McC., Jr., and Dr. Houston Miller, missionary to China. 5. Jane married John Boys; her daughter, Kitty, was the mother of Mr. Jos. Addison Waddell, author of 'Annals of Augusta County,' from which much of my definite information about Augusta has been obtained. 6. Mrs. Dean. 7. Agnes married Thomas Poage. [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry), https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48370/IndexQueriesPA-003799-234/315488?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/78411138/person/46402609110/facts/citation/323510144255/edit/record#?imageId=IndexQueriesPA-003987-422. Everyname Index to Egle's Notes and Queries Chiefly Relating to Interior of Pennsylvania Fourth Series, Volume 1 and 2, Page 422 McLanahan, Blair, 1:282 McLanahan, Robert, 1:282 McLanahan, Sarah Breckendridge, 1:282 [S130] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_McClanahan. Bibliography Breckenbridge, James. 1783-1904. Papers. Abstract: Correspondence (chiefly relating to Breckinridge's legal career and his land speculation in western Virginia and Kentucky), legal papers, deeds, militia orders and returns, receipts, accounts, and other papers. Includes description of iron works in Wythe County, Va., Mutual Assurance Society receipts, and rates charged by ordinary keepers (1770). Topics mentioned in correspondence include Virginia and U.S. politics, local elections, War of 1812, settlement of Kentucky and Tennessee, Indian wars, slavery, and Virginia militia, with specific references to formation of Kentucky government, congressional sessions of 1793-1797 and 1805-1812, the Kentucky Resolutions (1798), troubles with squatters in Indian territory, expeditions against Indians (1791 and 1813), collection of whiskey taxes, excise taxes, the national bank, internal improvements, trial of Aaron Burr, mill owned by Breckinridge, and support of two illegitimate children. Correspondents include John Breckinridge, Robert Breckinridge, William Breckinridge, Henry Clay, Francis Walker Gilmer, Peachy R. Gilmer, George Hancock, Andrew Jackson, James Madison, John Marshall, Elijah McClanahan, James McClung, Francis Preston, John Preston, William Preston, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Archibald Stuart, and Bushrod Washington. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. "Villa Heights". Roanoke Times. March 20, 2018. "Historic mansion in northwest Roanoke added to state landmarks register." White, H. M. The McClanahans. 1716. Abstract: Family history and genealogy compiled by White of the McClanahans, a Scotch-Irish family that settled in Virginia after 1716. The book describes the family's involvement in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Included is information on the Poage family. References "William McLenachan's Will, 1820." Kegley, F. B. Kegley's Virginia Frontier: The Beginning of the Southwest, the Roanoke of Colonial Days, 1740-1783, with Maps and Illustrations. Roanoke, Virginia: Southwest Virginia Historical Society, 1938. Pages 532-533. Summers, Lewis Preston, George W. L. Bickley, and Charles B. Coale. Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, 1929. Page 383. Summers, Lewis Preston, George W. L. Bickley, and Charles B. Coale. Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, 1929. Page 448. White, H. M. The McClanahans. 1894. [1] Chapter IV. Also pages 40-42. Roanoke, Virginia. The Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company. 1894. Summers, Lewis Preston, George W. L. Bickley, and Charles B. Coale. Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, 1929. Page 462. Writers' Program (U.S.). Roanoke, Story of County and City. [Roanoke]: [Stone Print. and manufacturing Co.], 1942. Page 330. Findagrave.com Summers, Lewis Preston, George W. L. Bickley, and Charles B. Coale. Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, 1929. Page 934. Kagey, Deedie Dent. When Past Is Prologue: A History of Roanoke County. Roanoke, Va: Roanoke County Sesquicentennial Committee, 1988. Page 132.. Kagey, Deedie Dent. When Past Is Prologue: A History of Roanoke County. Roanoke, Va: Roanoke County Sesquicentennial Committee, 1988. Page 106. Cox, Ray. 2017. Early Roanoke County founder rests at well-groomed gravesite. Roanoke Times. Apr 10, 2017. Kagey, Deedie Dent. When Past Is Prologue: A History of Roanoke County. Roanoke, Va: Roanoke County Sesquicentennial Committee, 1988. Page 705. Kagey, Deedie Dent. When Past Is Prologue: A History of Roanoke County. Roanoke, Va: Roanoke County Sesquicentennial Committee, 1988. Page 107. Virginia. Alleghany Turnpike Company Records. 1847. Roanoke Times. March 20, 2018. "Historic mansion in northwest Roanoke added to state landmarks register." National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. "Villa Heights". Section 7, page 5. Findagrave.com Bibliography [S84] Rootsweb, http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/photo.html. Tinkling Spring Photo Album Deeply imbedded in the history of the settlement of Augusta County is Tinkling Spring Church. The first settlers from the north were John Lewis who arrive in 1732 and William Beverley who was given a large land grant in 1736. The Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who followed lost no time in forming the Triple Forks of the Shenandoah Congregation and in petitioning the Donegal Presbytery for the services of a minister. Two centers of worship developed--Tinkling Spring and the Augusta Stone Meeting Houses. These pictures are from Howard McKnight Wilson's The Tinkling Spring: Headwater of Freedom, A study of the Church and Her People, 1732-1952, permission granted by Tinkling Spring Church. Tinkling Spring Church was officially founded in 1740. The first meeting house was a log cabin measuring twenty-four by fifty feet. The floor plan shows seating arrangement and pew rent. The small pulpit was located along the west wall. The interior was severely simple and the floor was the ground over which the the sanctuary was constructed. The pews were simple benches without backs, probably made of split logs. This monument, which stands outside the Fellowship Hall, reads, "Sacred to the Memory of the Immigrants to this valley who turned the wilderness into habitations." It lists the names of the original members who were assessed twelve shillings each to build the first meeting house. Administratively, the membership was divided into three Quarters headed by John Christian, William Wright, and John Finley. Christian's quarter included families named Black, Cowin, Wilson, Long, Bell, Alexander, Stewart, Patton, Hall, Robison, Cristian, Davison, McCollock, Caldwell, Armstrong, Rutledge, Henderson, Conegham, Thomson, Scott, Gamel, Ramsey, Preston, Maxwell, McDonal, Russell, Lewis, Hutchison, McClanahan, Brackenridge, and McCollock. Wright's quarter included families named Smith Hutchison, Palmer, Thomson, Moday, Frazer, Johnston, Logan, Henderson, Scileran, Black, Cear, McCune, Fergeson, and Wright. Finley's quarter included families named McClure, Turk, Gay, Finley, McCollock, Gelaspey, Edmiston, Campbell, Stewart, Peterson, Cear, Tays, Steel, and White. (Photo courtesy of Ellen L. Moffett) Interest in building a new meeting house began in 1777 when the subscribers agreed to pay the costs. However, completion of the building was delayed by the war and it wasn't until about 1792 that the Stone Sanctuary shown here was completed. The present church building was erected in 1849 and remodeled in 1916. The statue of Pioneer Woman was chosen by Howard McKnight Wilson as the Frontispiece in his The Tinkling Spring: Headwater of Freedom, A study of the Church and Her People, 1732-1952. [S40] Will, See Docs. LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROBERT MCCLANAHAN, SR. DATED 7 JUN 1791, RECORDED DEC 1791 TRANSCRIPTION [S275] Lyman Chalkley, Lyman Chalkley. August Court 1761 More vs. McClenachan (The White Horse).-Rob. McClenachan (The White Horse) was convicted of selling liquor without license. 23 Nov 1764 (212) Robert McClenachan qualified administrator of James Simpson, formerly granted to George Wilson Robert Neeley, returned no inhabitant. [He is in [Halifax] (Pittsylvania Co., VA founded in 1766)