French & Indian War Land Bounty Certificates from Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Alexander McClenachan

McClanahan, Alexander 1 2a

Birth Name McClanahan, Alexander
Gender male
Age at Death about 63 years, 4 months, 5 days

Notes

Note

Lt. Colonel, commanding officer of 7th Va. Regt. in Continental Service

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1734 Ireland    
Death 6 May 1797 Augusta, Virginia, United States of America    
Military Service     Revolutionary War  
Note

Participated in Battle of Gwynn's Island

References from List of the Colonial Soldiers of Virginia:
H. B. : Journals of the House of Burgesses.  Successive volumes from 1740 to 1776. Published by the Virginia State Library - 1761-65, 332
H. S.: Hening's Statutes at Large - 7, 195
J. C., Dec. 1775:  Journal of the Convention of Dec., 1775 - 101
V. C. M.: W. A. Crozier's Virginia Colonial Militia. New York, 1905 - 89

Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783:

Name Alex McClanahan
Rank Colonel
Military Date 23 Apr 1783
Military Place Virginia, USA
Military Unit Virginia
Notes State

Burial   Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fishersville, Augusta, Virginia    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father McClenachan, Robert Iabout 16987 Jun 1792
Mother Breckinridge, Sarah Janeabout 17181 Dec 1791
         McClanahan, Alexander about 1734 6 May 1797
    Sister     McClanahan, Agnes about 1736 1 Aug 1794
    Sister     McClenachan, Mary Agnes 1 Sep 1739 1 Aug 1853
    Sister     McClanahan, Jean 8 Dec 1740 27 Jan 1836
    Brother     McClanahan, William 25 Dec 1740 19 Nov 1819
    Brother     McClanahan, John 7 Nov 1742 30 Jun 1774
    Sister     McClanahan, Letitia 26 May 1745 16 Mar 1816
    Brother     McClenachan, Robert II 19 Apr 1747 10 Oct 1774

Families

Family of McClanahan, Alexander and Shelton, Eleanor
Married Wife Shelton, Eleanor ( * about 1743 + about 1775 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1758      

Family of McClanahan, Alexander and Clymer, Elizabeth
Married Wife Clymer, Elizabeth ( * about 1740 + 8 Dec 1794 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1790      
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
McClanahan, Philip18121861

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1/6 - French & Indian War Land Bounty Certificates from Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Alexander McClenachan
2/6 - Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871, Alexander McClanahan (1 of 2)
3/6 - Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871, Alexander McClanahan (1 of 2)
4/6 - List of Colonial Soldiers of Virginia, Alexander McClanahan
5/6 - Revolutionary War Military Service Record, Alex McClanahan
6/6 - Revolutionary War Rolls, Allexander McClanahan

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