Capt. Cary McLellan, Continental Army

First Lieut. William McLellan was the son of Hugh and Elizabeth McLellan of Gorham; married in 1763 Rebecca Huston of Falmouth, who died Oct. 13, 1823, aged eighty-one years. He died in Nov., 1812, aged eighty-three years.

He was a soldier in Capt. George Berry's company May 10,1746, to Jan. 19. 1747, in Capt Daniel Hill's company March to Dec , 1748, and in Capt. Joseph Woodman's company in 1757, seven months. He entered the service April 24,1775, in this regiment, served in 1776 in Col. Phinney's 18th Continental regiment, and was first lieutenant in Capt. Abner Lowell's company at Falmouth, in 1777.

Second Lieut., Cary McLellan, a brother of the above, married (1) Jan. 01, 1767, Eunice Elder, and (2) Jan. 25, 1785, Mary Parker of Cape Elizabeth.

He entered this regiment with his brother, and served in the 18th Continental regiment in 1776, at the siege of Boston and Fort Ticonderoga He later fitted out a privateer at Falmouth, but after making one capture was chased once and escaped, but finally was captured by Capt. Mowat, carried to New York and confined on the prison ship. He with some of his crew, escaped by overpowering the guard, after they had succeeded in getting them under the influence of liquor, and returned home. He was a zealous patriot, a man of energy and courage who had the confidence of his fellow citizens. He served on important committees, and as selectman of Gorham. He kept a public house and died at Gorham in 1805, aged sixty years.

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