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Ancestors of James Walton Lawrence

FIFTH GENERATION

20. William McCleary was born on Jul 10 1771 in York Co, Pennsylvania. Speculation on birth includes Alexander, (W.) Virginia, or immigration from Ireland or Scotland. - In material received from Robert M. Trout, May 11, 1998 - TL.
Listed as York county, Pennsylvania, in Chapman genealogy previously received. - TL. He moved to Fort Pitt (now Pittsburg), Pennsylvania, about 1794 from West Virginia. He moved to Harrison County, Ohio, by raft down the Ohio River after 1794 from Pennsylvania. He moved to Harrison county, Ohio, about 1802. "Wm. & Rachel migrated to Ohio in 1802 & settled in Harrisin (sic) county & later Tuscarawas county, Ohio." - Information from Robert M. Trout. He moved to Cass County, Michigan in 1829 from Harrison county, Ohio. Date per information from Robert M. Trout. Location agrees. Noted in this source as "the Quaker settlement." He owned a farm through a land grant about 1829 in Cass county, Michigan. Date per information from Robert M. Trout. He died on Jun 10 1848 in Leesburg, Kosciusko, Indiana. Date given as 1840 in information from Robert M. Trout - TL. He was buried in Leesburg, Kosciusko Co, Indiana. He was married to Rachel Johnson on Dec 1 1794 in Brookes county, West Virginia. "Near Wheeling, W. Va." - Information from Robert M. Trout Each of the sons was given land by William McCleary. - Family History Albums
"The home of Abel Johnson & wife, Anne Alexander, was near Alexander, Pa. or Wellaburg, W. Va. as was their daughter & son-in-law, Rachel Johnson & William McCleary." - Information from Robert M. Trout
Ref. 1829 - "By this time the family was scattered over Michigan & Indians (sic) & Rachel McCleary Mooney stayed in Ohio." - Information from Robert M. Trout

21. Rachel Johnson was born on May 8 1774 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania. She died in 1832 in Cassopolis, Cass Co, Michigan. "Rachel Johnson McCleary ... died 1832". - Information from R.M. Trout. (1837, according to another source.) She was buried in 1832 in Cass Co, Michigan. "Rachel Johnson McCleary is buried in Young's Prairie cemetery, Cass co., Mich., which was a part of their home place." - R.M. Trout. Rachel Johnson McCleary "had 12 children." - R.M. Trout. Children were:

child i. Thomas McCleary moved to Iowa about 1856 from Cass county, Michigan. He was born in Cass county, Michigan. Thomas McCleary is a questionable entry. Other sources (Chapman, Trout) agree regarding other children, which are also the stated "12 children". - T. Langford
child ii. Rachel M. McCleary was born in 1795 in Ohio County, Virginia. (Born in Cass county, Michigan, according to Family History Albums. Date of birth agrees.) She moved to Iowa about 1856 from Cass county, Michigan. (According to Family History Albums.) She died after 1856. Chapman genealogy had "after 1821", but it would also have been after 1856 - T. Langford
child iii. Elizabeth McCleary was born on May 20 1797 in Ohio County, Virginia. She died on Mar 26 1865 in Kosciusko Co, Indiana.
child iv. Rebecca McCleary was born in 1798 in Ohio Co, Virginia. She died in 1835 in Cass Co, Michigan.
child v. Col. Benjamin Johnson McCleary was born in 1800 in Cass county, Michigan. Date of 1800 agrees between Family History Albums, R.M. Trout, and Chapman sources. Chapman genealogy lists date as January 16, 1800, and place as Ohio County, Virginia. He moved to Batavia, Iowa in 1836 from Cass county, Michigan. He died on Apr 1 1872. 11 children by Rosanna Catherine Harriman.
5 children by Elizabeth McCart and raised 4 of her children and a grandchild.
child vi. Isaac McCleary was born about 1802 in Cass county, Michigan. Born February 20, 1802, in Ohio County, Virginia, according to Chapman genealogy. He moved to Iowa about 1856 from Cass county, Michigan. He died on Aug 17 1871 in High Point township, Decatur, Iowa. He was also known as Ike.
child vii. William McCleary Jr. was born on Dec 6 1803 in Harrison Co, Ohio. He died on Sep 1 1841.
child viii. Polly McCleary was born in 1805 in Harrison Co, Ohio. She died on Apr 12 1863 in Leesburg, Kosciusko Co, Indiana.
child ix. David E McCleary was born on Mar 5 1807 in One Leg township,Tuscarawas, Ohio. He died on Apr 7 1888 in Kosciusko Co, Indiana.
child x. Ephraim McCleary was born on Mar 3 1808 in One Leg township,Tuscarawas, Ohio. He died on May 16 1880 in Warsaw, Kosciusko Co, Indiana.
child xi. Abel J. McCleary was born about 1809 in Cass county, Michigan. Born July 30, 1809, in One Leg township,Tuscarawas, Ohio, according to Chapman genealogy. He moved to Iowa about 1856 from Cass county, Michigan. He died on Sep 10 1865 in Polk Co, Iowa.
child xii. Mary Ann McCleary was born on Jan 3 1813 in One Leg township,Tuscarawas, Ohio. She died on Aug 12 1861.
child10 xiii. Moses McCleary.


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