Moses McClean and Sarah Charlesworth

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Husband Moses McClean ^{1 2}

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           Born: 10 Jan 1737 - Upper Dublin Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 10 Sep 1810 - Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH 1 2
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         Father: William McClean (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Sarah Charlesworth ²

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Children

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1 F Jane McClean ⁴

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            AKA: Margaret McClain,3 Margaret McClean 2
           Born: Abt 1763
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           Died: 2 Feb 1789 3
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         Spouse: Abraham Scott (1756-1834) 5 6 7

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2 M William McClean ¹

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           Born: 1777 - York (later Adams) Co, PA 1
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           Died: 23 Dec 1846 1
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General Notes: Husband - Moses McClean

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His military career began very early in the struggle for Independence. On July 28, 1775, he was elected major of the Second Battalion York County Pennsylvania Associators. On January 9, 1776, he was commissioned captain of the Fourth Company, Sixth Pennsylvania Line. He was with the army invading Canada, and on June 21, 1776, was captured at Isle Au Noix, Canada. On the rolls he is returned as captain of Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment of the Line (organized from the Sixth). On March 9, 1777, he is designated "Prisoner". On March 20, "Prisoner on parole", and left out of the arrangement. He was exchanged March 27, 1777. He remained as captain of the Seventh Pennsylvania Line on the supernumerary list of officers, Pennsylvania Line, as late as 1780. While so rated he was lieutenant-colonel of the Second Battalion, York County, Pennsylvania Militia Commission, dated June 17, 1779. He was a man of importance in his district, which he represented in the State Assembly during the years 1780-81-82-83.

1 —, History of Adams County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 71.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 968.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 426.

4 —, History of Adams County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 447.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 883.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 425, 426.

7 —, History of Adams County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1886), Pg 446.