WDC GenWeb - Descendants of Richard McClain

* Richard McClain b. abt 1681 d. 1777 Amherst Co VA
     Aparently came from Lancaster Co PA.
     Received land in Amherst Co VA Apr 17 1763
  m. Mary (Polly) _
  *  Henry McClain b. May 10 1750 Lancaster Co PA, d. 1843 Nelson Co VA
        Rev. War: 1779 served under Capt. Azariah Martin in NC, and
        was in Battle of Guilford Courthouse in Capt. John Grave's Co.
     m. Esther Henderson abt 1775
     *  William McClain b. 1792 Nelson Co VA, d. 1847 Walkersville WV
           Pensioned Veteran of War of 1812
        m. Martha "Patsy" Graves 1818 Nelson Co VA
           b. Feb 26 1801 VA
           d. Feb 23 1891 Whites Camp near Rock Cave, Upshur Co WV
           [d/o John Graves and Edith _]
        *  Malinda McClain
        *  Thomas McClain
        *  Maryann McClain
        *  Addison McClain
        *  Martha McClain
        *  Lucinda McClain
        *  Eliza McClain
        *  Amanda McClain
        *  Evaline McClain
        *  Henrietta McClain
        *  James Monroe McClain
           b. Mar 16 1841 Nelson Co VA
           d. Jan 6 1916 Whites Camp near Rock Cave, Upshur Co WV
           m. Octavia Childress Jan 4 1866 Upshur Co
              b. Jul 17 1846 d. Feb 1 1921 Whites Camp
              [d/o William Nicholas Childress b. Aug 26 1819 Palmyra VA,
              d. Oct 3 Upshur Co WV, and m. Jan 27 1841 Albemerle Co VA,
              Martha Jane Ferrell b. Apr 23 1821 Albemarle or Nelson Co
              VA, d. Apr 24 1890 Whites Camp near Rock Cave, Upshur Co
              WV, d/o Lewis Wells (Wills) Ferrell b. 1796 Albemarle Co,
              d. Dec 28 1875 Upshur Co, and m. Nov 2 1818 Albemarle Co,
              Martha Loving b. prob Nelson Co VA, d. abt 1842]
           *  Martha McClain
           *  Maryetta McClain
           *  Virginia McClain
           *  India McClain
           *  Olin McClain
           *  John McClain
           *  Nora McClain
           *  Jane McClain
           *  Edna McClain
           *  Mamie McClain
           *  William Ira McClain
              b. 1873 Whites Camp near Rock Cave, Upshur Co WV
              d. 1947 Lewis Co WV
              m. Anna Luella Siron b. 1876 d. 1955
              *  Ray McClain
              *  Rhoda McClain
              *  Ruth McClain
              *  Ralph McClain
              *  James R McClain
              *  Ruby McClain
                 b. Aug 28 1906 Crawford WV, d. May 18 1993 Weston WV
                 m. John Summers Grove Mar 15 1928 Lewis Co WV
                    b. Sep 4 1896 Lewis Co, d. Nov 26 1982 Weston WV
                    buried Masonic Cem, Lewis Co
                 Descendants of Ruby McClain and John Groves


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