Francis McClendon (1685 - 1746)

Born 1685 in Ross-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elinor (Bush) McClendon — married [date unknown] in Chowan Co NC

Descendants

Died 1746 at about age 61 in Craven County, North Carolina

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Biography

Birth

Born about 1679 in either Ross-shire, Scotland or North Carolina

Children

1. Mary
2. Frances
3. Elizabeth
4. Jacob

Note: Lucy Grisham at Genforum says his children were Thomas (md. Louisa F) and Isaac.

Bible Record

From Genforum

I recently received a photocopy from an old Bible now in the hands of a McClendon descendent in Arkansas. This bible apparently came down through the family of Miriam M. McClendon, daughter of Thomas McClendon and Sarah Woodward of Chambers County, Alabama.

Below is the information, copied exactly:

Written across the top:

Thomas McClendon was born the 7th day of June 1759

Elizabeth Cooper was born the 28th of February, 1767

Thomas McClendon expired the 4th January 1831

Elizabeth McClendon expired (left blank)

Listed below as if children of those above:

Joel McClendon was born Dec. 27 1784

Joseph McClendon wa born February 26 1786

Sophia Lasseter

Thomas McClendon

Jacob McClendon

Jeptha McClendon Nov. 1794

Enoch McClendon August 31, 1796

Mary Bakery (?) September 5, 1798

Lucinda Fincher died 1 November 1827

Elizabeth Millspaugh (?) death date above written out to side between these two names - can't tell which it goes with.

Cynthia Fincher March 30, 1805

Wiley McClendon April 25, 1807

Lydia McClendon September 13th 1804

Land Records

Sold land 1748 in Craven Co NC, The McLendons of Anson Co NC, at Ancestry.com, page 25.

Court Records

In the general court on 31 October 1700 Dennis Mackelendon proved rights to 650 acres for importing Charles Gastin, Mary Gastin, Eliz. Gastin, Margarett Donn, Dennis Donn, Mathew Bryan, Mary Watts, Eliz. Macklendon., Dennis Macklendon, Jr., Dennis Macklenden, Sr., Bryan Macklendon, Francis Macklendon, and Tho. Macklendon.^[1]

Death

1746, Craven, Cumberland County, North Carolina

• Fact: Also Known As Francis McClendon
• Fact: Named as brother in the will of Dennis McLendon (Jr.) (19 January 1725)
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Chowan deed (see source) lists Francis as oldest son.

Sources

1. ↑ NC Genealogy Journal 1985-1989. p. 6, date accessed 2014-05-14, amb

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 November 2021, 19:43), entry for Francis McClendon (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G8WL-KTP ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 July 2021, 19:44), entry for Francis McClendon (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GZ5F-FMN ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 June 2021, 22:58), entry for Francis Dennis McClendon (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCTB-W43 ); contributed by various users.
• Named as brother in the Will of Dennis McLendon (Jr.) (19 January 1725)
• Chowan deed in Life Sketch; lists Francis as eldest son.
• Profile at FamilySearch; contributed by various users.
• Ancestry Public Member Trees

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Dennis Soules for creating WikiTree profile McLendon-35 through the import of Never Ending Story_2013-04-18_01.ged on 18 Apr 2013.
• Click to the Changes page for the details of edits.