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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 23:20:57 EDT

44 i. William MILLER was born on December 5, 1762 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.98,99,100
+45 ii. Jean MILLER (born on December 14, 1764).
+46 iii. Mary MILLER (born on April 26, 1767).
47 iv. Margaret MILLER was born on March 18, 1769 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.101,102,103,104 She died on August 12, 1790 in Colrain,
Franklin, Massachusetts.105,106,107 Died unmarried. She was buried in
Chandler Hill Cemetery, Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.108,109 p. 19 -
Inscriptons & Epitaphs - Chandler Hill Cemetery, Colrain Mass. - Recorded by
Frank Eddy Caldwell, M.D - 1 Aug 1904.
In memory of Mrs. Margaret Ye daughter of Mr. Robert & Mrs.
Margaret Miller who died August ye 12th, 1790 in ye 22 year of her age.
+48 v. Martha MILLER (born on July 12, 1771).
+49 vi. Robert MILLER II (born on July 3, 1773).
50 vii. Ann MILLER was born in 1777 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.110 She died on June 8, 1779 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.111 She was buried in Chandler Hill Cemetery, Colrain,
Franklin, Massachusetts.112
+51 viii. Thomas MILLER (born on November 22, 1778).
+52 ix. David MILLER (born on August 26, 1784).

8. Jane MC CLELLAN was born about 1742 in Maghera, County Derry,
Ireland.113,114 She died in August 1816.115

She was married to John MORRISON.116

She was married to MC KNIGHT.117 No Children.

9. Col. Hugh MC CLELLAN was born on April 4, 1743 in Maghera, County Derry,
Ireland.118 He Will - Dated on March 31, 1815 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.119 Descendants of Michael McClellan and Jane Henry of Colrain
Mass., by Lois McClellan Patrif. 1970. p. 43.
Last Will & Testament of Hugh McClellan, Esq.
In the name of God, Amen, I Hugh McClallen Esq. of Colrain in the County of
Franklin and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being infirm in body but of
perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefor, calling to mind the
morality of my body, & kowning that is appointed for all men to die. Do make
and ordain this my last Will & Testament - That is to say principally & first
of all I give & recommend my soul into the hand of God who gave it and my
Body I recommend to the earth, to be buried in a decent Christian burial at
the discretion of my Executor, nothing Doubting but that at the general
resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God, and
as to such wordly estate wherewith it hath please God, and as to such worldy
estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I give
devise and dispose of in the following manner, Viz First I give to my Beloved
Wife Sarah the Improvement of one-third of all my real estate, and all my
Household furniture and the said furniture to be at her disposal at her
decease, and also two Cows and isx sheep to be kep Winter & Summer and Forty
pounds of Flax yearly as long as she lives, and also one-half of my now
dwelling house during the life of my wife. The above mention Cows & Sheep to
be at the disposal of my wife Sarah at her decease.
I give to the heirs of my beloved Son Robert McClallen Decd. Viz Mary,
Jenny, Samuel, Sally and Robert, Fifteen Dollars to be equally divided. ---
I give to my beloved Son James McClallan Fifteen Dollars --- I give to my
beloved Son John Fifteen Dollars --- I give to my beloved Son Michael
McClallen Seventy five acres of Land after the decease of my Beloved Wife
Sarah and also all my Farming tools Provided the said Michael shall pay out
the sums he shall be ordered to pay. I give to my Beloved Daughter Jane
Bolton Fifteen Dollars.
I give to my beloved Daughter Margaret Carrier Fifteen Dollars, I give to
my beloved daughter Sarah twenty five acres of Land as long as she continues
an unmarried woman. The said land to be equal in Quality and Quantity with
Seventy Five acres given to my Son Michael - and also one Cow and six sheep
the above mentioned twenty Five acres of land is to be my daughter Sarahs as
long as she remains a single woman. If she should marry, The land is to be
my son Michael's or his heirs. And also I give my daughter Sarah the use of
the North Room in the Lower Part of the House as long as she remains
Unmarried.
I give to my Beloved Son Samuel McClallen Three Hundred Dollars I give to
Hugh McClallen Son to James McClallen Five Dollars. I give to Hugh McClallen
Son to Michael McClallen Five Dollars. And i do constitute make and ordain
my beloved son Michael McClallen sole Executor of this my last Will &
Testament and i order and direct that the whole of the above mentioned sums
and legacies shall be paid by the said Michael McCallen within six years
after my Decease. And I order that the said executor pay all my just debts
and if any personal estate distinct from Household Furniture should remain my
son Michael is to have it. And I do hereby revoke & disannul all and every
other Former Testament Will or Legacies & Executor by me in any way before
named hereby ratifying and confirming this to be my last Will and testament
in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Thirty first day
of March. In the Year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifteen.

Hugh McClallen (Seal)

Signed sealed published and declared By the said Hugh McClallen in present of

Levi S. McGee
Darius D. Deane
Hugh Fosket. He died on August 13, 1816 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.120,121,122 He was buried in Chandler Hill Cemetery, Colrain,
Franklin, Massachusetts.123,124,125 p. 19 - Inscpritons & Epitaphs -
Chandler Hill Cemetery, Colrain Mass. - Recorded by Frank Eddy Caldwell, M.D
- 1 Aug 1904.
In memory of Hugh McClallen Esq. who died 13 Aug 1816 age 73. Descendants
of Michael McClellan and Jane Henry of Colrain Mass., by Lois McClellan
Patrif. 1970. p. 41 -42.
He was six years old when he case with his parents, brother and sisters to
America. After his father's death he became, at fourteen, the "man of the
family." Upon the return to the Colrain farm, he cleared the land and began
to plant it. He built a new log house for his bride. She was said to be
tall, dark-haired and robust. She lived to the great age of 93, dying at the
home of her son Michael.
Hugh was tall, also, heavy, and iwth his mother's ruddy coloring and
reddish hair. He had a long life of distinguished service to his community.
He served as selectman of Colrain from 1771 for twenty-nine years following.
in 1774 he was elected a member of the Committee of Safety and
Correspondence, and in February, 1775, chosen a captain of a company of
minutemen. In April, 1775, he led his company of forty-four men on the
Lexington Alarm, in August, 1777, to the Battle of Bennington, and in
October, 1777, to service at the Battle of Stillwater.
In 1779 he was chosen to represent the town in the General Court, as the
Massachusetts Legislature was called. At this time, Colrain was in the
process of annexing Bernardston Gore, east of the town. In the legislature
Capt. McClellan was successful in having the east boundary of Colrain fixed
on the west bank of the Green River, instead of in the middle of the river,
as the inhabitants of Bernardston ardently desired. Thus, over the years
Colrain has been saved a considerable sum of money for maintenance of
bridges. From 1779 to 1810, at which time he declined further honors, he was
elected to the Legislature thirty times - twenty-one to the house and nine to
the Senate. He usually made the journey to Boston to attend the sessions, on
horseback, and in warm weather pastured his horse on the island which later
became East Boston. For many years he rode the same horse, called "Pomp."
Once, during the latter years of his service, the horse, with others, was
sent over to pasture. On the boat someone asked the old Negro in charge if
he knew whose horse that was. "Yeas, sah!" was the reply. "Dat Colonel
McClellan's hoss. Know'd dat hoss dis forty yeras."
In 1781 his house was burned and a frame one built on the site of the
present one. This building (which also burned in 1815) he set out and
largely framed himself, as he was a first-class carpenter as well as a
surveyor of land. In July, 1781, he was commissioned Colonel of the 5th
Massachusetts Militia. As Colonel, he rose from a sickbed where he was
confined with an attack of quinsy, to take command of the regiment at the
Battle of Springfield during Shay's Rebellion, in January 1787.
He was commissioned a justice ot the pease March 21, 1782, an office which
he held until the time of his death. During this time many cases were tried
before him. Although he had no opportunity for the formal study of law, his
knowledge was very through, since he had had a hand in formulating and voting
on the state laws during his many terms in the General Court. In politics he
was a staunch Federalist.
The fire of 1815 came so swiftly that it not only destroyed the Colonels'
satin short clothes and silver shoe buckles, but also his personal papers. a
loss which has been a serious one to his descendants. It has been said that
this fire also destroyed town records, but this is very unlikely, for the
Colonel was never town clerk, and would have no reason to have such records
in his possession. The house was promptly rebuilt by his son Michael, no
doubt with the Colonel's expert advice, and still stands today, with very
little alteration.
The following year, August 13, 1816, this veneralbe soldier and
stateman,"fell on sleep" in the seventy-third year of his age. He and his
wife are buried in the old cemetery on Chandler Hill.

He was married to Sarah WILSON (daughter of Dea. James WILSON and Margaret MC
GEE) on December 22, 1768 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.126,127
later Shelburne, Mass. Sarah WILSON was born on August 12, 1745 in Chester,
Rockingham, New Hampshire.128 She died on October 14, 1834 in Colrain,
Franklin, Massachusetts.129,130 She was buried in Chandler Hill Cemetery,
Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.131,132 p. 19 - Inscpritons & Epitaphs -
Chandler Hill Cemetery, Colrain Mass. - Recorded by Frank Eddy Caldwell, M.D
- 1 Aug 1904.
Mrs. Sarah wife of Hugh McClallen Esq. died 14 Oct. 1834 aged 89 years.
Col. Hugh MC CLELLAN and Sarah WILSON had the following children:

+53 i. Robert MC CLELLAN (born on November 9, 1769).
+54 ii. James MC CLELLAN (born on August 21, 1771).
+55 iii. Dr. John MC CLELLAN (born on June 27, 1773).
56 iv. Hugh MC CLELLAN was born on April 11, 1775 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.133,134,135 He died on August 18, 1777 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.136,137,138
+57 v. Michael MC CLELLAN (born on April 23, 1777).
+58 vi. Jane MC CLELLAN (born on June 21, 1779).
+59 vii. Margaret MC CLELLAN (born on May 2, 1781).
60 viii. Sarah MC CLELLAN was born on April 10, 1783 in Colrain,
Franklin, Massachusetts.139,140,141 She died on March 8, 1838 in Colrain,
Franklin, Massachusetts.142,143 Descendants of Michael McClellan and Jane
Henry of Colrain Mass., by Lois McClellan Patrif. 1970. p. 45.
Died unmarried.
61 ix. David MC CLELLAN was born on April 16, 1785 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.144,145 He died on May 2, 1785 in Colrain, Franklin,
Massachusetts.146,147
+62 x. Dr. Samuel MC CLELLAN (born on June 14, 1787).

10. Robert MC CLELLAN was born on January 5, 1747 in Maghera, County Derry,
Ireland.148,149 He died on October 8, 1817 in Albany, Albany, New
York.150,151 A History of Colrain, Massachusetts, with Genealogies of Early
Families, by Lois McClellan Patrie. p. 94
Robert was taken to Albany about 1760 by his brother Hough and placed in
the care of his uncle, Robert Henry, said to be the first English-speaking
merchant in the Dutch colony. Robert McClellan became a merchant also, and
later was Treasurer of New York State. there seems to have been little
communication between him and his Colrain relatives.

Descendants of Michael McClellan and Jane Henry of Colrain Mass., by Lois
McClellan Patrif. 1970. p. 115.
He was ten years old when his father died. At the close of the French and
Indian War, he was taken by Hugh through the forest and over the mountains to
Albany, N.Y., where he was placed in the care of their uncle, Robert Henry,
their mother's brother, who was a merchant in that city. He later went into
business with his uncle, and at one time Robert McClellan had a store in
Troy, also. Apparently he never returned to Colrain. Robert was Treasurer
of New York State 1798 to 1803.

He was married to Jane WILLIAMS on April 29, 1771 in Albany, Albany, New
York.152 Jane WILLIAMS was born on October 23, 1750 in Albany, Albany, New
York.153,154 Robert MC CLELLAN and Jane WILLIAMS had the following children:

63 i. John MC CLELLAN was born on June 29, 1772 in Albany, Albany, New
York.155,156 He died on March 22, 1808 in Batavia, East Indies.157,158
+64 ii. Jane MC CLELLAN (born on July 15, 1774).
+65 iii. Elizabeth MC CLELLAN (born on September 16, 1776).
66 iv. Hannah MC CLELLAN was born on February 27, 1779 in Albany,
Albany, New York.159,160 She died in 1846.161,162
+67 v. Cornelia MC CLELLAN (born on December 26, 1780).
68 vi. Thomas MC CLELLAN was born on March 9, 1784 in Albany, Albany,
New York.163,164 He died in 1854 in Albany, Albany, New York.165,166
69 vii. Martha MC CLELLAN was born on July 9, 1786 in Albany, Albany,
New York.167,168 Descendants of Michael McClellan and Jane Henry of Colrain
Mass., by Lois McClellan Patrif. 1970. p. 115
Residing with his brother Hugh 1857. Deranged for 30 years.
70 viii. Robert MC CLELLAN was born on May 27, 1789 in Albany, Albany,
New York.169,170 He died on February 22, 1856 in Albany, Albany, New
York.171,172 Descendants of Michael McClellan and Jane Henry of Colrain
Mass., by Lois McClellan Patrif. 1970. p. 115.
in U.S. Army for 20 years.
+71 ix. Hugh MC CLELLAN (born on September 7, 1791).

11. Martha MC CLELLAN was born in 1749 in Maghera, County Derry,
Ireland.173,174 She died in April 1788.175,176

She was married to Asahel ATHERTON (son of Shubael ATHERTON and Sarah ALLEN)
in December 1782 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts.177 Asahel ATHERTON was
born on November 9, 1747 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.178,179,180
Vital Records of Shelburne, Massachusetts - to the End of the Year 1849,
Published by The Essex Institute, Salem, Mass. 1931. p. 13.
Rev. Soldier from Greenfield, Mass.

Descendants of Michael McClellan and Jane Henry of Colrain Mass., by Lois
McClellan Patrif. 1970. p. 116.
Asahel served at Cambridge in 1775 in Capt. Moses Harvey's Company, Col.
John Brewer's regt. Martha MC CLELLAN and Asahel ATHERTON had the following
children:

72 i. Sarah ATHERTON was born in May 1783.181,182 She died in
1822.183,184 Descendants of Michael McClellan and Jane Henry of Colrain
Mass., by Lois McClellan Patrif. 1970. p. 116.
Died unmarried.
+73 ii. Asahel ATHERTON Jr. (born in 1785).
+74 iii. Eber ATHERTON (born in September 1786).

12. Elizabeth MC CLELLAN was born on July 21, 1752 in Pelham, Hampshire,
Massachusetts.185 She died on May 5, 1825 in Truxton, Cortland, New York.186

She was married to Jonathan SEVERANCE (son of Jonathan SEVERANCE and Thankful
STEBBINS).187 Jonathan SEVERANCE was born on April 11, 1750 in Greenfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.188,189 He died on May 15, 1845 in Truxton,
Cortland, New York. Elizabeth MC CLELLAN and Jonathan SEVERANCE had the
following children:

75 i. Jonathan SEVERANCE was born on October 15, 1783 in Greenfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.190 He died on July 4, 1788 in Greenfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.191
+76 ii. Hannah SEVERANCE (born on April 26, 1785).
+77 iii. Elizabeth SEVERANCE (born on February 24, 1787).
+78 iv. Jonathan SEVERANCE (born on October 28, 1788).
+79 v. John SEVERANCE (born on December 5, 1791).

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