John McLendon

John McClendon Born: 1628 Contin, Garve, Scotland Died:

Married: Elizabeth

Children: Dennis Macklendon b. 1650 Scotland

                John Macklendon b. Scotland

                William Macklendon b. Scotland

From “The MacLennans of Carroll County Georgia and Related Families” by Lois Clouse McClendon, on page 4 we find “The McLendon ancestry goes back to Scotland in the 1600’s. One John MacLennan lived at Contin near Garve{the A832 today}, in the highlands northwest of Inverness. It is believed that he was the father of the three brothers, John, William and Dennis that came to America.” On page 3 we find “Tradition has said that there werethree McLendon brothers who came to America from Ireland. They were first from Scotland, probably Ross-Shire… These people were called Scotch-Irish.” Family tradition has always been that we were Scotch-Irish. The first recorded document about Dennis includes some Dunn family members. In the Clan Piper (Clan MacLennan) of July 1997, the Clan genealogist Lock McLendon says “In researching the Dunn family, Dennis Macklenden was quoted as saying, ‘I was born in Scotland, but sailed from Northern Ireland.’” None of this is conclusive proof. Others have suggested Ireland or Barbados as the brothers origin. Scotland is the most likely and we are certainly of Celtic origin.

If we are from Clan Maclennan, our origins go way back to the 4th century in Ulster, Ireland. For more details see “My McClendon Heritage” by Brummett Jerald McClendon.

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