James Clelland
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James Clelland (abt. 1780 - aft. 1850)

James Clelland
Born about in Monongalia County, Virginia, USAmap
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Husband of — married 3 Feb 1806 in Monongalia County, Virginia, USAmap
Husband of — married 14 Sep 1818 in Tyler County, Virginia, USAmap
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Died after after about age 70 in Taylor County, Virginia, USAmap
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Biography

James Clelland[1][2] was born circa 1780 at the Forks of Cheat in Monongalia County, Virginia.[3] He was the son of James Clelland and Ann Pierpoint.


James married twice:
On or after 3 February 1806, when he was in his mid-twenties, he married first Massey Wilson in Monongalia County.[4] The bondsman was William N. Jarrett.
On 14 September 1818, when he was in his late thirties, he married second Sarah Morgan in Tyler County, Virginia, in a ceremony performed by Aaron Morgan.[5]

1850 census

James is last of record in the 1850 census in Taylor County, Virginia.
Jas Cleland appears in the 1850 United States Federal Census as a 70-year-old literate gate-keeper with no real property, living with his illiterate wife, Sarah.

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1850 census for James Clelland household
Name: Jas Cleland [Jas Clelland] [James Cleland]; Age:70; Birth Year: abt 1780; Birthplace: Virginia ; Home in 1850: District 63, Taylor County, Virginia; Gender: Male; Family Number: 462.
Household Members: Name Age
Jas Cleland 70
Sarah Cleland 66.[6][7] He probably died there shortly thereafter. He is likely buried in the Janes Cemetery near Boothsville, though no marker has survived for his grave.[8]
Between 1850 and 1860, James died in Taylor County, Virginia].[9]


Notes

Clelland Family Genealogy Forum

John & Dorothy (Morgan) Clelland-WV Posted by: Daryl Bruner Date: January 24, 1999 at 18:04:40 of 141

Looking for descendants of John Clelland b. 17 Jan 1788, d. 8 Jan 1849. He married Dorothy Morgan 25 Aug 1809 Marion Co.,WV. Dorothy b. 22 Jul 1788, d/o Morgan and Drusilla (Prickett) Morgan, d. 1886. They had the following children: 1. Sarah Clelland b. 1 Jul 1810, d. 18 Dec 1824.

2. Ann Elizabeth Clelland b. 23 Jun 1812, m. Michael Boyles.

3. Alexander Clelland b. 2 Feb 1815.

4. James Clelland b. 11 Oct 1817.

5. Drusilla Clelland b. 27 May 1823 d. 25 Jun 1823.

6. Morgan Clelland b. 8 Jan 1823?, m. ----- Steele.

7. Zackquill M. Clelland b. 20 Jun 1825, m. Ellen Jones.

8. John Clelland b. 25 Mar 1827 d. 8 Aug 1828.

9. John Ackles Clelland b. 13 Jun 1829, d. 10 Oct 1897, m. Nancy Guesman 24 Apr 1851.


Clelland Family Genealogy Forum

Clellands of Monongalia Co., WV Posted by: Julia Allen Date: July 19, 1999 at 16:03:47

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Looking for information on Alexander Clelland of Monongalia Co. WV who married Emily/Emaline Hayden. His father is James Clelland who resided in VAWV in 1780's. Wife Emily is daughter of ?

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Re: Clellands of Monongalia Co., WV Samuel Lenaeus 32102

Clelland Family Genealogy Forum

Re: Clellands of Monongalia Co., WV Posted by: Samuel Lenaeus (ID *****1632) Date: March 21, 2002 at 12:04:53 In Reply to: Clellands of Monongalia Co., WV by Julia Allen of 141

James Cleland apparently opperated a Ferry 1792 that crossed the Cheat River

He is enumerated 1790 in Monongalia County, VA with 7 in his house.

I descend from a Thomas Horace Cleland who's father and Uncle came to Kentucky from VA. since this James is the only Cleland in VA 1790 I strongly supect that Thomas Horace Cleland born 22 MAY 1778 in Fairfax County, Virginia is a Presbyterian Minister in KY and a Horatio Cleland born about 1790 may be sons of this James Cleland.

Citations

  1. ↑ Sorenson, Dixie <dsorenson@snet.net> , "Re: Druscilla Clelland's parents??" Clelland Family GenForum #142, Posted April 03, 2002 6 Jun 2006 URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/clelland/messages/142.html.
  2. ↑ Miller, Kimberlee, comp. Descendants of Capt. Jacob Prickett, Sr. (Fairmont, WV: Jacob's Meadow, Updated and printed 24 June 1999).
  3. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Taylor County, Virginia, population schedule, 63rd District, stamped page 184, dwelling 458, family 462, Jas. Cleland household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4206468_00362/15582853?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/37835005/person/72001602308/facts/citation/323807753653/edit/record#?imageId=4206468_00362 : accessed April 2017); citing National Archives microfilm M432, roll 978.
  4. ↑ Mrs. Owen [Madeline] Crickard, Marriage Bonds of Monongalia County, (West) Virginia, 1796–1850 (Beverly, W.V.: Privately printed, 1977), 9; digital image, ExLibrisRosetta (https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10111251 : accessed April 2017).
  5. ↑ Tyler County Marriage Register 1: 2, James Clelland and Sarah Morgan, 14 September 1818; digital image, West Virginia Archives & History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12016723&Type=Marriage : accessed April 2017).
  6. ↑ 1850 Census, District 63, Taylor County, Virginia; Roll: M432_978; Page: 184B; Image: 362 (74 of 130). Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=xgz199&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1850usfedcenancestry&qh=X1DIq%2B%2Bj7iabdTMn3kpS9A%3D%3D&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=james&gsfn_x=0&gsln=clelland&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1780&msbpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msbpn=49&msrpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msrpn=49&MSAV=1&uidh=mpf&MSV=1&pcat=USFEDCEN&fh=0&h=15582853&recoff=&ml_rpos=1 Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8054/4206468_00362?pid=15582853&backurl=https://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3Dxgz199%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1850usfedcenancestry%26qh%3DX1DIq%252B%252Bj7iabdTMn3kpS9A%253D%253D%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Djames%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dclelland%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1780%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msrpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D49%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3Dmpf%26MSV%3D1%26pcat%3DUSFEDCEN%26fh%3D0%26h%3D15582853%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=xgz199&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true Accessed 21 June 2019.
  7. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Taylor County, Virginia, population schedule, 63rd District, stamped page 184, dwelling 458, family 462, Jas. Cleland household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/8054/4206468_00362/15582853?backurl=https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/37835005/person/72001602308/facts/citation/323807753653/edit/record#?imageId=4206468_00362 : accessed April 2017); citing National Archives microfilm M432, roll 978.
  8. ↑ A Find A Grave memorial created for James states that his place of burial is unknown. It also claims that he died on 8 January 1849, though it neither cites a source for this information nor tries to explain why James appeared in the census nearly a year and a half later. Heattown, "James Clelland, II," Memorial no. 115137811, posted 8 August 2013; memorial without photograph, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115137811&ref=acom : accessed April 2017).
  9. ↑ 1860 Census, Taylor County, Virginia; Roll: M653_1381; Page: 528; Image: 32; Family History Library Film: 805381 Ancestry.com.;; 1860 United States Federal Census URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=CLY1204&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1860usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=james&gsfn_x=0&gsln=clelland&gsln_x=0&msbdy=1780&msrpn__ftp=Virginia,%20USA&msrp Virgina, Taylor County, Dist, Image 28 of 186, Lines 27-38, Drucilla Tucker household, Sarah Clelland is on line 34. URL: http://interactive.ancestryheritagequest.com/7667/4298876_00032?pid=33859233&backurl=//search.ancestryheritagequest.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DCLY1204%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1860usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Djames%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dclelland%26gsln_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1780%26msrpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D49%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D1%26h%3D33859233%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D2&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=CLY1204&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

Acknowledgments

  • Jeff Haines created James Clelland (abt.1780-aft.1850) on 26 Apr 2016.

Sources

I believe that you are talking about James Cleland (Clelland), son of James MacClelland and Ann Pierpont. b. 1780 and d. aft 1850 in Taylor County VA. James Clelland was first married to Massie Wilson and had five children (John, James, Rebecca, Massy and Mary). Then he married Sarah "Sally" Morgan, dau. of Zacquill Morgan and Drusilla Springer. They had two children Druscilla Clelland and Zacquill Clelland. There are several Morgans within our family. Are you a descendant of the Prickett family? This is also a branch of the family that I am somewhat familiar with. Contact me by e-mail if I can assist with any information. Dixie dsorenson@snet.net
  • Miller, Kimberlee, comp. Descendants of Capt. Jacob Prickett, Sr. (Fairmont, WV: Jacob's Meadow, Updated and printed 24 June 1999)




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McGrew-81 Jeffrey McGrew
I am curious why James Clelland's death is set as "after 1850" when the bio you posted from Find A Grave places his death at Jan 8, 1849?
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