no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

James McClure (abt. 1690 - 1761)

James McClure
Born about in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ulster, Irelandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , and
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at about age 71 in Timber Ridge, Augusta County, Colony and Dominion of Virginiamap
Problems/Questions Profile managers: Peggy Shackelford private message [send private message], Rusty Ehler private message [send private message], and Morag M private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 15 Dec 2013
This page has been accessed 2,198 times.

Contents

Biography

James and his wife Agnes were the founders of the family of Augusta County. According to the best source available, (The McClure Family by James Alexander McClure, compiled 1914), James was born 1690 and came to America with wife Agnes and five children. They settled in the Long Meadow on the Middle River of the Shenandoah. James named his plantation Shanado (see his will). Three sons and two daughters established thei families in Augusta County

Andrew McClure[1][2]
James McClure[3][4][5] was born in 1690 in Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland,[6][7][8] the son of James and Frances Ludlowe McClure.
In 1715 he married Agnes Steele in Raphoe, Donegal, Ireland [9]

Migration to America

James came to the colonies, arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1739-1740 with McClure family members Agnes, John, Andrew, James, Jr., Jean, and Eleanor.[10]
On page 218, Order Book, 1739- '41, Orange Courthouse, is the following record of his importation:
At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday, the 24th day of July, 1740, James McClure made oath that he imported himself, Agnes, John, Andrew, Elionor, Jean & James McClure Ju'r, at his own Charge from Ireland to Philadelphia & from thence into this Colony, and that this is ye first time of his proving his and their rights in order to obtain Land wc'h is ordered to be certified[11][12]

Land purchase

On 5 June 1739 James purchased 408 acres from "William Beverly, Gent, of the County of Essex, of one part, and James McLure, of the County of Orange [although Augusta County was formed in 1738, the population was so sparse that the county was not organized until 1745], of the other part[13]

Will

James wrote his will on 23 September 1756; it was proved almost five years later.
At a court held for Augusta County, August 18, 1761, this last will and Testament of James McClure dec'd was proved by William Hanna, one of the witnesses thereto, who also made oath that he saw William Beard & Wm. McClure the other evidences sign the same, and that they are since dead and John McClure Eldest son and heir at law of the said deceased, having appeared in Court & declared he had no objection to proving the said will, it is admitted to record and Wm. McClure one of the executors being dead and William Givens the other Executor residing in South Carolina, Administration of with the will annexed, is granted James McClure son of the said Deceased he having with security complied with the law."[14]
The will is recorded in Book 3, p. 47, Augusta County, and is as follows:
In the name of God. Amen. The twenty third day of September, 1756, I, James McClure of South Carolina, Tylor, being very sick and weak in body but perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God therefor calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and known that it is ordained for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I Recommend to the earth to be buried in Decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God and as touching such Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, demise, dispose of the same in the following Manner and form.
Imprimis, I will and ordain that my son James shall have my Bible and big pot.
Item, I will and ordain that my son Samuel have the next bigest pot, I will and ordain that my wife Agness have the use of both pots during her life, I will and ordain that my Movable Estate shall be equally divided between my dearly beloved wife Agness and son James and my son Samuel. I will and ordain that my plantation Shanado, be equally divided between my two sons, James and Samuel. I will and ordain that my son James pay to my son John one shilling Sterling. I will that my son James pay to my son Andrew one shilling Sterling. I will that my son James pay to my daughter Eleanor a shilling Sterling, and a shilling Sterling to my daughter Jean and a shilling Sterling to my daughter Esther, and I make and ordain Wm. Givens and William McClure my sole executors of this my will to take care and use the same perform in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
James McClure, (L. S.) [15]

Death and burial

James died on 16 August 1769 in Augusta County.[16] and is buried in Fishersville in Augusta County.[17]

'

From Findagrave

James McClure
Birth: 1690, Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland; Death: Aug. 18, 1761, Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia.
Inscription:
Birth date is Approx.
Burial: Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA[18]

Citations

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Peggy Shackelford for creating WikiTree profile McClure-1247 through the import of Fisher_Shackelford.ged on Dec 11, 2013.
  • Thank you to Peggy Shackelford for creating WikiTree profile McClure-1251 through the import of Fisher_Shackelford.ged on Dec 11, 2013.
  • McClure-1721 was created by Jean Boland through the import of Boland_Vaughan Family Tree.ged on Nov 25, 2014.
  • McClure-2202 was created by Kelli Venturi through the import of Dorothy:Numa Ancestors.ged on Feb 17, 2015.

James was born in 1690. He passed away in 1761. [19]

Sources

  1. ↑ JAMES McCLURE, the founder of the family in Augusta county, was born in the north of Ireland about 1690 from
  2. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
  3. ↑ Source: #S-240714612 APID: 1,5769::2954667
  4. ↑ Source: #S-240844971 Page: Place: Virginia; Year: 1740; Page Number: 93 APID: 1,7486::4049572
  5. ↑ Source: #S-240714584 APID: 1,70635::1168826
  6. ↑ Source: #S-240714612 APID: 1,5769::2954667
  7. ↑ Source: #S-240714584 APID: 1,70635::1168826
  8. ↑ Source: #S105
  9. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
  10. ↑ Source Publication Code: 4627 Primary Immigrant: McClure, James, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1740; Page Number: 121. Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Original data: Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2012.
  11. ↑ page 218, Order Book, 1739- '41, Orange Court-house,
  12. ↑ Source: #S-240844971 Page: Place: Virginia; Year: 1740; Page Number: 93 APID: 1,7486::4049572
  13. ↑ deed for land is recorded in Deed Book 3, p. 247, Orange Court House, Va.
  14. ↑ court held for Augusta County, August 18, 1761, this last will and Testament of James McClure dec' was proved by William Hanna,
  15. ↑ McClure, James Alexander. The McClure Family. Petersurg, VA: Presses of F. A. Owen, 1914.
  16. ↑ Source: #S-240714584 APID: 1,70635::1168826
  17. ↑ Source: #S-240714584 APID: 1,70635::1168826
  18. ↑ Glenda Lambert-Gibson. "James McClure," Findagrave.com. Record added: Feb 23, 2008. URL: https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi/Public%20Health%20Museums%3C/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24835713. Accessed 30 June 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
  19. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Morag (Morrison) M.


  • McClure, James Alexander. The McClure Family. Petersurg, VA: Presses of F. A. Owen, 1914.
  • Source: S105 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.; Repository: #R1
  • Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com.
  • Source: S-240714584 Repository: #R-847422311 Title: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,70635::0
  • Repository: R-847422311 Name: Ancestry.com
  • Source: S-240714612 Repository: #R-847422311 Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,5769::0
  • Source: S-240844971 Repository: #R-847422311 Title: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc APID: 1,7486::0

N.B.I am changing James's year of birth from 1685 to 1690 so that it will be in line with his FAG entry. If you have information and a valid source as to his actual yob, please enter it here and notify me and/or one of the other profile managers. Thank you. (Patricia Prickett Hickin, 12 Nov 2019)





Is James your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message private message private message a profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments: 7

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
[Living Martin]
McClure-1247 and McClure-4336 appear to represent the same person because: Same everything, and person. The Scots-Irish McClure family that can be found with the other Virginian and North Carolina Scots-Irish families, such as the Campbells, Blacks, and Steeles, who came over along with the Borden Grant and the northern neck of such. This clan was extensive and as perhaps a reflection of such, many living descendants creating duplicate profiles.
posted on McClure-4336 (merged) by [Living Martin]
Morag (Morrison) M
McClure-1247 and McClure-4336 are not ready to be merged because: We need to sort out John McLuer-74 and John Mclure-1157 first or we will have a mess. We also have to sort their mother Frances Ludlowe-21. I see that Liane Smith-93713 is working on this family as well.
posted on McClure-4336 (merged) by Morag (Morrison) M
edited by Morag (Morrison) M
Boland-353 Rusty (Boland) Ehler
McClure-1247 and McClure-4336 appear to represent the same person because: same birth and death dates and places
posted on McClure-4336 (merged) by Rusty (Boland) Ehler
Liane Smith
Given that James name his son in law Given as executor of his will it is probably likely that daughter Jean married William Givens. She’s also called Jennett.

That begs the question then, who is the Jane McClure who married Archibald Alexander. Turns out she’s named Jane and is also a daughter of James and Agnes.

Both of their husbands died about the same time. The Alexander wedding took place in 1757 when Jane McClure was 23.

Jane Alexander died in 1780 in Rockbridge. Jane Givens died in 1798 in Mecklenburg.

To complicate this, William Givens is frequently shown as marrying Nancy Bratton in 1756. Bratton-21. Of this I’m unsure but I’m certain that Jean and Jane are sisters not name variations.

I don’t think we should merge these until we sort out the children.

posted by Liane Smith
edited by Liane Smith
Nancy (Gullans) Sluder
McClure-2702 and McClure-1251 appear to represent the same person because: birth death and spouse match. This is the 3rd merge of James McClure proposed. Hope I didn't miss one.
posted by Nancy (Gullans) Sluder
Nancy (Gullans) Sluder
McClure-2202 and McClure-1251 appear to represent the same person because: only information in 2202 is date of birth and death. birth date and location match. are this the same person. If so they need to be merged.
posted by Nancy (Gullans) Sluder
Nancy (Gullans) Sluder
McClure-1721 and McClure-1251 appear to represent the same person because: birth info same, spouse same, children same except Alexander. I found no record of an Alexander but did find an Andrew
posted by Nancy (Gullans) Sluder

Rejected matches › Andrew McClure (1692-)

Featured National Park champion connections: James is 12 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 20 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 15 degrees from George Catlin, 14 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 19 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 14 degrees from George Grinnell, 22 degrees from Anton Kröller, 16 degrees from Stephen Mather, 21 degrees from Kara McKean, 10 degrees from John Muir, 14 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 22 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

M  >  McClure  >  James McClure

Categories: Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fishersville, Virginia