Moses McClure (abt. 1760 - abt. 1810)

Born about 1760 in Botetourt, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (McCorkle) McClure — married about 1789 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died about 1810 at about age 50 in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

According to the family records Moses spent seven years in the Revolutionary War. We are quite certain he was in the Battle of Cowpens 17 January 1781 in South Carolina, although, so far, we have been unable to find the needed documentation to verify this. We do know he was in that vicinity around that time.

After the war Moses went to Ft. Bryan, Kentucky where he followed the profession of farming. This is near present day Lexington, Ky. He is listed in Fayette County, Ky. as a taxpayer in 1790. (Heinman's Census of Kentucky, pg. 61)

To date we have been unable to find a marriage record for Moses and his wife, Sarah "Sally" McCorkle. A biography says they were married in Bourbon County, Ky. but that courthouse is said to have burned and no early records are available. They were probably married in Kentucky around 1789-90 as their second child, Samuel, was born in Harrison County, Ky. on 17 Nov 1793. I have two sons that I have no dates for. Thomas, married in Harrison County, Kentucky to Mary Dungan on 10 December 1828. James, married in Champaign County, Ohio on 20 Feb 1823 to Luana Darnell. He located in Union County, Ohio. I have three daughters I have no dates for. Mary F. "Polly", married Harrison Co. , Ky. 28 April 1827 to Thomas Xenophon Johnson. Sarah "Sally", married 18 August 1821 in Harrison Co., Ky. to John Brewsaugh. Jane, married 15 May 1833 in Champaign Co., Ohio to John Pollock.

On 27 January 1801 Moses McClure purchased l33 acres of land on Twin Creek, Harrison County, Ky. from Matthew and Margaret Patterson. (Harrison Co., Ky. Deed Bk. 1, pg. 596) This same year on 1 July 1801 Moses and Sarah, his wife,sold twenty acres of this land to David McKee. (Harrison Co., Ky. Deed Bk. 1, pg. 680). This leaves 113 acres of land which identifies the tax recept of Moses McClure for 113 acres of land and two horses. This tax receipt, for the year 1803, was held by Elzie McCluer of Allen County, Ohio who is a descendant of this Moses McClure. This tax receipt is now in the possession of the Allen County Museum, Lima, Ohio.

According to the land tax records of Harrison County, Ky. Moses died between 10 June 1810 and 10 April 1811 but his estate was not settled till after the death of his wife, Sarah, which occurred in 1823. Her estate consisted only of personal property. On 29 August 1833 a deed for the remaiming 113 acres was executed from Moses McClure's heirs to Robert Clifford, (Harrison Co., Ky. Deed Bk. 14, pg. 310). This deed was signed by Samuel McClure and Margaret McClure, Moses McClure and Mary S. Watt McClure and John Pollock and Jane McClure Pollock and James McClure and Luana Darnall McClure. This being only four of the heirs along with their spouses, in the estate of Moses McClure. This deed definitely ties this family to the McClures of Allen County, Ohio.

There are, however, three other deeds on file regarding this estate. One from Thomas S. Johnson and Mary F. McClure Johnson. (Harrison Co., Ky. Deed Bk. 11, pg. 171) in which they deed their share in the estate of Moses McClure to Robert Clifford. This is dated 31 January 1829.

On 19 January 1832 Thomas McClure and Mary, his wife, deeded their one ninth share of the estate of his father to Robert Clifford. (Harrison Co., Ky. Deed Bk. 12, pg. 410)

On 5 Sept 1843 Alexander M. and Matilda Brewsaugh deeded one half of the undivided interest of their father, John Brewsaugh who was entitled to one ninth part of the tract of land on Twin Creek, Harrison Co., Ky. known as the McClure farm to Robert Clifford. (Harrison Co., Ky. Deed Bk. 19, pg. 275)

From the last two deeds it is evident there were nine legal heirs to this estate. We have only found the signed releases or deeds for six of these heirs as above noted. On the fourth deed Alexander M. and Matilda Brewsaugh release only one half of the undivided interest of their father, John Brewsaugh, who was entitled to one ninth part of the tract of land on Twin Creek, Harrison Co., Ky, known as the McClure farm. (Harrison Co., Ky. Deed Bk. 19, pg. 275). This would indicate that John Brewsaugh and Sarah McClure Brewsaugh had two children. We find no release or deed from the other child.

This leaves two children of Moses and Sarah (McCorkle) McClure unaccounted for, so far as the estate settlement is concerned, Alexander and John. It is my opinion the reason the last two children did not sign deeds releasing their share of this estate is because they were minors at the time of the death of their Mother, Sarah (McCorkle) McClure in 1823. So far, we have not been able to locate guardian papers for these last two children, Alexander and John.[1]

From the book of "The McClure Family," by James Alexander McClure, copyright 1914, page 140 I find... Probably the Moses McClure 1790 in Mecklenburg County, NC. [2] Again, I'd like to find proof whether he ended up in Kentucky or North Carolina.

Rumbaugh Book

We descend from the youngest son of Nathaniel McClure, Moses, born in Virginia in 1760. According to the family records Moses spent seven years in the Revolutionary War. We are quite certain he was in the Battle of Cowpens 17 January 1781 in South Carolina, although, so far, we have been unable to find the needed documentation to verify this. We do know he was in that vicinity around that time.^[1]

After the war Moses went to Ft. Bryan, Kentucky where he followed the profession of farming. This is near present day Lexington, Ky. He is listed in Fayette County, Ky. as a taxpayer in 1790. (Heinman's Census of Kentucky, pg. 61)^[1]

To date we have been unable to find a marriage record for Moses and his wife, Sarah "Sally" McCorkle. A biography says they were married in Bourbon County, Ky. but that courthouse is said to have burned and no early records are available. They were probably married in Kentucky around 1789-90 as their second child, Samuel, was born in Harrison County, Ky. on 17 Nov 1793. The children of Moses and Sarah "Sally" McCorkle McClure, all born in Harrison Co., Kentucky are as follows:^[1]

• Nathaniel, born around 1790-91, died from wounds received in Winchester's defeat at the battle of River Raisin in 1813 near Detroit, Michigan
• *Samuel, born 17 Nov 1793, married in Champaign Co. , Ohio on 14 Aug 1817 to Margaret Watt. After her death he married in Allen County, Ohio 30 Sept 1845 Elizabeth Patterson
• Thomas, married in Harrison County, Kentucky to Mary Dungan on 10 December 1828
• James, married in Champaign County, Ohio on 20 Feb 1823 to Luana Darnell. He located in Union County, Ohio
• *Moses, born 10 Oct 1799, married in Champaign County, Ohio on 11 Feb 1826 Mary S. Watt. (I am quite sure she was a sister of Margaret Watt who married Samuel)
• *Mary F. "Polly", married Harrison Co. , Ky. 28 April 1827 to Thomas Xenophon Johnson
• Sarah "Sally", married 18 August 1821 in Harrison Co., Ky. to John Brewsaugh
• * Alexander, born 14 July 1806, married in Greene Go., Ohio 22 Dec 1829 to Margaret Neely
• John, married Jane Brentlinger. He died in 1846 in Missouri
• Jane, married 15 May 1833 in Champaign Co., Ohio to John Pollock^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Rumbaugh, Ruth Woten. McClure Families of Allen, Paulding and Van Wert Counties Ohio. 1985. 4. Print.

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• http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~smcclure/html/family_history.html
• http://www.archive.org/stream/mcclurefamily00mccl#page/140/mode/2up

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Peggy Shackelford for creating WikiTree profile McClure-1230 through the import of Fisher_Shackelford.ged on Dec 11, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Peggy and others.