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Hugh McClure (1769 - 1828)

Hugh McClure
Born in County Armagh, Irelandmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Husband of — married 12 Feb 1805 in Montgomery, Tennessee, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 58 in Montgomery, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the McClure Name Study.

Names

Hugh McClure[1]

1769 Birth

Hugh McClure b. 12 Oct 1769[2] County Armagh, Ireland.

Hugh was a native of Armagh, Ireland and an early Montgomery County settler.[3] He went on to become one of Clarksville's prominent businessmen.[4][5][6]

"Hugh McClure was one of the early citizens of Clarksville and one of the wealthiest in the early settlement. He was here contemporaneous with Colonel Crusman and others about 1800 or a few years later. It is said that he built the first brick house in the town, which stood until late years just below the Tobacco Exchange on the old Providence street, the property recently purchased from the Henry estate by Dr. Kincannon and occupied with small cottages. It was then the largest storehouse in town. Hugh McClure and James Elder, father of Joshua Elder, owned jointly a large body of land along the Western and Northern slope and on the east side of the Public Square and Franklin street. They divided the land, McClure drawing that along the river slope, and Elder the upper part; and the McClure family thought they were lucky in getting the most valuable lot at that time."[7]

In 1820, Hugh had a small store where he kept a stock of mixed dry goods and groceries.[8]

Marriage

Hugh McClure married Susan Gibson b. 1783 d. 1835 d/o Sarah Hampton b. 1759 d. 1829 and Edwin Gibson b. 1752 d. 1819 (went from Virginia to Tennessee).[1] Edwin Gibson ( s/o John Gibson Sr and Susannah Wilson) and Sarah Hampton (d/o John Hampton and Mary ----- grandaughter of William Hampton and Martha Catlett great-granddaughter of John Hampton and Mary Mann d c 1690 Gloucester Co Va as well as Thomas Catlett and Martha Thornton) ancestors of Hilliard Officer Wood Jr (via DNA match).[4]

Children

Hugh and Susan's children include:

  1. William McClure
  2. Elizabeth "Eliza" Jane McClure b. 14 Oct 1808 Montgomery Co, TN[9] d. 1889 m. Dr. Walter Harding Drane b. 1798 d. 1865.[1]
  3. James B. McClure
  4. Marion "the belle" (McClure) Henry.[4]

1826 Death, Will and Probate

Hugh died 26 Mar 1828 Montgomery Co., TN and left a will in that place naming his widow Susan as the Executrix. An April 1839 probate record stated that she had died. Joseph Bowers was ordered by the court to be the Administrator of the estate .[10] For those interested, his family bible records may also be found online at the Tennessee State Library Archive.

Slaves

At the time of the 1820 United States Federal Census, Hugh had 10 slaves, as follows:[11]

Slaves - Males - Under 14 4
Slaves - Males - 14 thru 25 1
Slaves - Males - 26 thru 44 1
Slaves - Females - Under 14 3
Slaves - Females - 26 thru 44 1
Total Slaves 10

On 22 Apr 1824, Hugh purchased from Joseph Barber "a negro man named Dick about twenty five years old for the sum of five hundred dollars."[12]

In his Feb 1828 will, Hugh made reference to slaves, without any specific names or descriptions.[13]

Research Notes

WikiTree's Location Field shows Montgomery Co, TN being formed in 1836. In 1796 TN became the 16th state and Tennessee County in TN was divided into Montgomery and Robertson Counties with Clarksville in Montgomery County.[14]

The Pennsylvania, U.S. Septennial Census shows a "freeman" (or single man) Hugh McClure residing in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania in 1786.[15] A John McClure was listed as a head of household on the same census. John Elder was another freeman on that census. In Clarksville, Hugh purchased property with a James Elder.[16]

Some sources indicate that Hugh was from County Armagh, Ireland, while others indicate that he was from County Antrim, Ireland. He was likely of Scottish heritage.

Not the child of James McClure (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65738348/james-mcclure) and his wife Mary Gaston McClure from Antrim

Consider whether the following source could represent an overseas trip:

  • Passenger List: "U.S., Atlantic Ports Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1959"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, Dc; State Department Transcripts of Passenger Lists, Ca. October 1819-Ca. December 1832; Series Number: T1219; Record Group: Publications of the U.s. Government; Record Group Number: 287
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8758 #8084507 (accessed 1 May 2023)
    Name: Hugh McLeer; Gender: Male; Arrival Age: 60; Birth Date: abt 1767; Record Type: Arrival; Arrival Date: 1827; Port of Arrival: New York, New York; Ship Name: Louisa.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Virkus, F. Adams. (1925). The abridged compendium of American genealogy: first families of America; a genealogical encyclopedia of the United States. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & company, p163 : accessed 08 Jul 2017 online at [1]
  2. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 January 2020), memorial page for Hugh McClure (12 Oct 1769–26 Mar 1828), Find A Grave Memorial no. 5425317, citing Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Missing Link Mapping (contributor 46481263) .
  3. Irene Griffey and Rubye Patch, Clarksville's Historic Cemetery Trails, The Leaf-Chronicle, Cumberland Lore, Sep 1999 : reprint accessed online at [2] 09 Jul 2017.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Thomas Drane and Elizabeth Todd lineage on Beale of Maryland, Beall of Largo Fife and Prince Georges Co Maryland : accessed 10 Jul 2017 at [3]
  5. Will Thomas Hale and Dixon Lanier Merritt. A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities, Volume 5. (Chicago and New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1913), p1450.
  6. Drane Family Papers 1719-1928, State of Tennessee Department of State, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Processed by Elbert L. Watson, Archival Technical Services, Accession Number: 251, 782, Date Completed 13 Nov 1962, Accession Number: VI-J-3, Microfilm Accession Number: 143 : biography and index accessed online at [4] 08 Jul 2017.
  7. Picturesque Clarkesville, past and present: A history of the city of hills, by William P. Titus, Clarksville?, Tenn, 1887, p. 228. Accessed 5/17/23 on digitized collection from Library of Congress. https://archive.org/details/picturesqueclark00titu/mode/1up
  8. Picturesque Clarkesville, past and present: A history of the city of hills, by William P. Titus, Clarksville?, Tenn, 1887, p. 151. Accessed 5/17/23 on digitized collection from Library of Congress. https://archive.org/details/picturesqueclark00titu/mode/1up
  9. William N. Hurley, Jr., Montgomery County Families: A Collection of Genealogies of Early Families of Montgomery County, Maryland, Volume 2, Heritage Books, Inc. (December 15, 2004), pp. 142-146.
  10. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, Will Books, Vol G-H, 1834-1840 located on Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015 : accessed 26 Sep 2017 at [5]
  11. 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
    1820 U S Census; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 213; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 176
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #995450 (accessed 27 April 2023)
    Hugh Mcclune in Montgomery, Tennessee.
  12. "'Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927,"' images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TK-93W8?cc=1909088&wc=M6Q3-YM9%3A179636301%2C179738101 : 22 May 2014), Montgomery > Wills, 1821-1826, Vol. D > image 188 of 310; county courthouses, Tennessee. (Film # 004769133, 191 of 629).
  13. Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TK-93FG?cc=1909088&wc=M6QQ-M36%3A179636301%2C179756501 : 22 May 2014), Montgomery > Wills, 1826-1829, Vol. E > image 159-160 of 316; county courthouses, Tennessee. (Film # 004769133, 472-473 of 629).
  14. The History of Clarksville-Montgomery County : accessed January 12, 2020 at [6]
  15. 1786 Census: Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2702 #523564 (accessed 5 May 2023)
    Hugh McClure in Fannett, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  16. Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Registers, 1778-1927: "Tennessee, U.S., Early Land Registers, 1778-1927"
    Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Series Number: 04; Series Title: Grants
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3658 #19516 (accessed 5 May 2023)
    Name: Hugh McClure; Register Date: 31 Jan 1814; Register Place: Tennessee, USA; Grant or Warrant Number: 5334. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/19516:3658?ssrc=pt&tid=171127696&pid=282222174362.




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As a member of the US Black Heritage Project, I have added a list of the slaves owned by Hugh McClure on this profile with categories using the standards of the US Black Heritage Exchange Program. This helps us connect enslaved ancestors to their descendants. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information.
posted by Katherine Wood