Born about in Scotland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Walker
— married
22 Feb 1785 (to 1797) in Clifton, Bristol, England
Wife of
Robert Hodgson
— married
12 May 1801 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Descendants 
Died
at about age 42
in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography
Catharine McLelland, b. Scotland, d Philadelphia 18 Oct 1806, married (1) 22 FEB 1785 St Andrews, Clifton, Bristol, England to Thomas Walker[1][2]m. (2) Robert Hodgson [3]
Robert Hodgson and Catharine Walker were married 12 May 1801 in Philadelphia.[4]
Research Notes on potential parents
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1M3-8ZL : 10 February 2018), Katrin Or Helen Mclellan, 15 Jan 1764; citing FOWLIS WESTER,PERTH,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,351.
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYCH-C2Q : 10 February 2018), Kathrine Mclellan, 13 Nov 1765; citing KILNINVER AND KILMELFORD,ARGYLL,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,072.
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTTM-6FG : 10 February 2018), Catharin Mclellan, 28 Sep 1763; citing , reference 2:18R96HB, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,771.
Sources
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFVL-B4Y : 10 February 2018), Thomas Walker and Catherine Mclelland, 1785; citing Clifton, Gloucester, England, reference 2:3X8BK2K, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595,528.
- ↑ The signatures of Thomas Walker, the known Bush ancestor, come from documents recording his marriage to Catherine McLelland in February 1785 in Bristol. They are preserved in the Bristol Record Office.
- ↑ ( "Notable Kin", Volume One by Gary Boyd Roberts Published in cooperation with the New England Historic genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts - V1, p119)
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V26R-T3Q : 11 February 2018), Robert Hodgson and Catharine Walker, 12 May 1801; citing Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,490,579.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Walker_(slave_trader)
- Reitwiesner, William Addams, "Ancestry of George W. Bush", (accessed 03/14/2013)
- "Americans of Gentle Birth and Their Ancestors" v1 ed. Pittman, Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Company, 1970, pp.312-318]
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1ZX-VH8 : 9 March 2018, Catherine in entry for Rose Walker, ); citing 298, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,749,584.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catharine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catharine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catharine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catharine:
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~1.56%
Jenny Redo
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23andMe, GEDmatch M483522 [compare]
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~1.56%
Kirk Ijams :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Betty Bell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A474143 [compare], Ancestry member phxgudes
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https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/06/george-w-bush-and-slavery-the-president-and-his-father-are-descendants-of-thomas-walker-a-notorious-slave-trader.html
Roger Hughes, who has compiled a geneology and has written several articles, does spell her name with the extra 'c' - McClelland. I dont know why.
But, it is clearly not McClellan