Thomas McClung

Thomas McClung

• Gender: Male
• Birth: either 1728 Pennsylvania or 1740s, Augusta County, Virginia
• Death: either October 10, 1774 or August 17, 1784 (33-56) - Augusta County, Virginia, United States (Said to have been killed in action, Battle of Point Pleasant)
• Place of Burial: Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, United States
• Son of John McClung, Sr. and Rebecca Stuart (mother disputed)
• Husband of Nancy Black - married on 24 Jan 1765 in Rockbridge, VA

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Children of Thomas McClung and Nancy Black McClung

1. Name: John McClung Born: ABT 1770 at: Greenbrier Co., (W)VA Married: 14 SEP 1800 at: Greenbrier Co., (W)VA Died: AFT 1840 at: Greenbrier Co., (W)VA Spouses: Nancy Goff
2. Name: Alexander McClung Born: BEF 1774 at: Greenbrier Co., (W)VA Married: 7 JAN 1806 at: Greenbrier County, WV 1 Died: 5 FEB 1816 at: Greenbrier Co., (W)VA Spouses: Jane McClung
3. Name: Jane McClung Born: BEF 1774 at: Greenbrier Co., WV Married: at: Died: BEF 1904 at: Spouses:
4. Name: Rachel McClung Born: BEF 1774 at: Greenbrier Co., WV Married: at: Died: BEF 1904 at: Spouses:
5. Name: Thomas McClung, jr. Born: BEF 1774 at: Greenbrier Co., WV Married: at: Died: at: Spouses:
6. Name: Edward McClung Born: ABT 1774 at: Muddy Creek, Greenbrier Co., (W)VA Married: 16 FEB 1796 at: Greenbrier Co., (W)VA by John Alderson 1 Died: AFT 1820 at: Greenbrier Co., (W)VA Spouses: Sallie Viney

SOURCES: McClung Family Association Journals https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~azopp/genealogy/data/fam/fam01698.htm

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Origins

https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wvpioneers/genealogy/mcclungsofvirg...

From court testimony, We know the (last) wife of John McClung died in 1781. The following information on the children of John is based on records, but some of the dates are estimated. Please do your own research if you believe one of these people is your ancestor. The only one I have questioned is whether John Bath McClung was the same John reported to be a son of John. More research is needed. I am constantly researching and amending my information as new details and documentation are found. If you are a member of Ancestry, you can view my tree. Check in the Gallery Section for documentation.

With this lawsuit and other information, it is believed the children of John and his wife (or wives) were:

1. John "John Bath" McClung (1733-1830) married Sarah McCutcheon (1756 - 1846)
2. William "Grandfather Billy" McClung (1738-1833) married Abigail Carpenter (1746-1820)
3. Thomas McClung (1740-1784) married Nancy Black (1748-1799)
4. James McClung (1742-1790) married Nancy Dickinson (1752-1790)
5. Joseph "Sinking Creek Joe" McClung (1744 - ?) married Margaret Bell (1731-1806)
6. Samuel McClung (1744-1806) married Rebecca Bourland (1750-1825)
7. Nancy McClung (1748 - 1841) married William Moore (1748-1841)
8. Charles McClung (1748 - 1793) died unmarried
9. Edward McClung (1756 - 1793) married Letitia Black (1766-1849)
10. Janette "Jenny" McClung (1762 - 1804) married David Moore (1764 -1826)

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Disputed mother and death data (1)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255969013/thomas-mcclung

Thomas “of the Battle of Point Pleasant” McClung birth 1730 Death Aug 1784 (aged 53–54) Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA.
Thomas McClung was born abt. 1730 [estimates vary between 1728-1742], the son of John McClung, Sr. (abt. 1705-1787) and his first wife Janet Thompson (abt. 1706-1743). He married Nancy "Agnes" Black (abt. 1747-aft 1827) on 24 Jan 1765. They had seven documented children together.

This Thomas McClung did NOT die in the Battle of Point Pleasant as some have written. There are no records (will, estate inventory, etc.) to support that he died in 1774, but there are many records to support that he died ten years later (1784} in Greenbrier County, Virginia. The existence of an Augusta Court Claims Record in 1775, delinquent tax list records in Augusta County in 1779, U.S. Census Records, a series of Court and land records in Greenbrier County from 1782-1786 and land records in Rockbridge County, make it obvious to most McClung researchers that Thomas McClung lived past the Point Pleasant Battle by another ten years. In addition, Rockbridge County Court Records in "William Moore vs. McClung's Heirs" clearly lists all of his children, including those born after the Battle of Point Pleasant, and disprove the notion that he died in the Battle.

Apparently a likely fictitious Bible Record has surfaced claiming to support the notion that Thomas McClung died in the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, and some recent published works also have similar claims, ignoring records to the contrary.

The McClung Family Association and Early McClung Families in Virginia and West Virginia (among others) also concur in the conclusion and have also determined that Thomas McClung lived until 1784 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.

Although not listed in many of the online lists of soldiers serving in the Battle of Point Pleasant, Thomas McClung still may have participated in the battle, as the Augusta County Claims Record in 1775 showing Thomas McClung asking [to be re-imbursed] "for the value of one Heifer" [likely] for the Battle of Point Pleasant. This record the year AFTER the celebrated battle again clearly shows that although he may have lost his horse in the battle, that he was certainly not a casualty of the Point Pleasant conflict.

Thomas McClung acquired land from his brother, Joseph McClung in the following Chalkley's record:
Page 8.--16th August, 1769. Joseph McClung and Margaret, of the Cowpasture, to Thomas McClung, planter, £__, 93 acres on Cowpasture, John Moore's land, in possession of John Moore. Teste: James Crockett, James Stevenson, John Jameson.

Thomas McClung died intestate [without a will] in Greenbrier County, [West] Virginia prior to 17 August 1784, when the following record appears in Greenbrier County Court Records, naming his wife Agnes and brother William as his estate administrators:
17 August 1784 - Greenbrier Court Orders: On the motion of Agnes McClung and William McClung, administration is granted to them of the estate of Thomas McClung deceased, whereupon they made oath, entered into, and acknowledged bond, with George Clendenin and William Clendenin, their securities, in the sum of three hundred pounds, with condition according to law, and it is ordered that William H. Cavendish, William Mac Coy, and Joseph McClung, or any two of them, being first duly sworn before a justice of this County for that purpose, do appraise the slaves, if any, and personal estate of the said decedant, and return their appraisement thereof to the Court. [Greenbrier County Order Books, Vol A-C, 1780-1797, Ancestry.com]

This info from wikitree.com:
There is ample documentary evidence that Thomas McClung was alive in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now West Virginia) until at least 1783. In 1988 and following years, Larry Gordon Shuck published transcriptions he had made of many Greenbrier County records in his multi-volume work Greenbrier County (West) Virginia Records (Denver Public Library, Call Number: G929.375488 S562gr). Volume 1 (1988) of Larry Shuck's work has transcriptions of Greenbrier County "Early Court Records" and shows the following references to Thomas McClung: 20 August 1782, regarding suit of William Fullerton (page 112) 23 August 1782, regarding suit of William Fullerton (pages 114-115) 21 May 1783, "fined for profane swearing 2 oaths in court" (pages 123-124) 20 November 1783, served on a jury (page 131) Pages 178-79 of Volume 1 report an action on 27 February 1788 against William Briscoe and Agnes McClung (widow of Thomas), administrators of the estate of Thomas McClung, who was deceased before that date. It is unlikely that administration of the estate would have still been active 14 years after the death of Thomas, as would be the case if he had died in 1774. More likely is that he died after 1783, as is implied by his presence on a Greenbrier County jury in November 1783 and available Greenbrier County tax records. Volume 2 (1989) of Larry Shuck's work has transcriptions of Greenbrier County personal property tax lists for 1782-1783 and 1786-1788 (none for 1784-1785). Page 36 shows that Thomas McClung had 9 horses and 23 cows in 1782 and that he had 13 horses and 20 cows in 1783. Page 73 shows no listing for Thomas McClung among the several McClungs on the tax list for 1786-1788, implying that he had died before those years. Revolutionary War Muster and Pay Records available at Ancestry.com
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McClung-171

A fairly complete list of records of Thomas McClung is included on this WeRelate.org person page: https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Thomas_McClung_%282%29

Disputed mother and death data (2)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255969013/thomas-mcclung

Thomas McClung Birth: 1728 Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 10, 1774 Mason County West Virginia, USA

Thomas McClung was the son of John McClung and Rebecca Stuart McClung. Thomas was born in Virginia in 1728. He married Nancy Black. Thomas was a Private in the Virginia militia during the Revolutionary War. He was killed during the Battle of Point Pleasant, the first conflict of the War, on October 10, 1774 and was buried on the Battle Field with 46 other soldiers. In 1991, The United States Congress identified the remains of the fallen men at Point Pleasant Battlefield and honored them as unheralded patriots of the Revolution.

Family links:
Parents:

• John McClung (1706 - 1788)
• Rebecca Stuart McClung (1710 - 1781)

Spouse:

• Nancy Black McClung*

Sibling:

• Thomas McClung (1728 - 1774)
• William McClung (1738 - 1833)*
• Calculated relationship

Burial: Point Pleasant Battle Field Point Pleasant Mason County West Virginia, USA

Created by: Nancy Richmond Record added: Jun 22, 2015 Find A Grave Memorial# 148146744

On October 10, 1774: Six months before the 'shots heard round the world' were fired at Lexington and Concord, 1,000 rugged Colonial militiamen, under the command of Col. Andrew Lewis, met and defeated the combined forces of the Indian Nation, commanded by Chief Cornstalk at the confluence of the Ohio and Great Kanawha Rivers. If the Shawnee had claimed victory, an alliance with the British may have developed and weakened the position of the colonists during the Revolutionary War. Most of the brave soldiers who were killed during the battle were taken to Point Pleasant and buried in the cemetery. But forty-six militia men were buried on the battlefield, and for over two hundred years, they were forgotten by the nation.

Eventually, the bodies of the men who had been buried on the Point Pleasant Battlefield were discovered in a mass grave on the site. Using the top forensic scientists and genealogists in the country, the remains of 25 of the men were positively identified, and the others were listed as unknown. The United States Congress recognized these men as unheralded patriots, and the facts of their death were entered into the 102 Congressional Records on November 1, 1991.

Thomas McClung was born in Virginia in 1728, to pioneer parents John and Rebecca Stuart McClung. Thomas married Nancy Black, and the couple lived in the Greenbrier territory of Virginia. Thomas was one of the unheralded patriots who died and was buried on the Point Pleasant Battlefield. In addition to the forensic findings, Congress and the National Society of Sons of the American Revolution have provided numerous genealogical records that prove beyond any doubt, that Thomas McClung did die at Point Pleasant. These include McClung family Bible entries confirming his death, and sworn testimony that other soldiers such as Private Henry Dickenson witnessed his death and burial on battle field on October 10, 1774.

America owes a debt of gratitude to all the brave colonial militia men of Virginia who fought in what has come to known as the opening battle of the Revolutionary War. We owe a special thanks to the forty-six men whose sacrifice was forgotten for two centuries.

Please visit the 'records' page to view evidence that supports the information in this article.

Source: Nancy Richmond

http://thomasmcclungpointpleasant.webstarts.com/

References

1. Chancery suit: heirs of John McClung SR d. 1781. https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/full_case_detail.asp?CFN=015-...
2. McClung, William. The McClung Genealogy: A Genealogical and Biographical Record of the McClung Family from the Time of Their Emigration to the Year 1904. (Pittsburgh, Pa.: McClung Printing Company, 1904). See "Earliest Records and Traditions" p. 7 for names of three brothers (James, John and Robert) who left Scotland and settled in Ulster, Ireland, ca. 1690, then moved from Ireland to Pennsylvania. https://archive.org/details/mcclunggenealogy00mccl/page/6
3. Findagrave Thomas McClung 17 Aug 1784 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179419954/thomas-mcclung
4. https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Thomas_McClung_(2)
5. Thomas McClung as son of John McClung and Janet Thompson
6. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/255969013/thomas-mcclung
7. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~azopp/genealogy/data/fam/fam01698.htm
8. https://sites.rootsweb.com/~rootsr/Mc-index.htm
9. http://thomasmcclungpointpleasant.webstarts.com/
10. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/McClung-778
11. McClung Family Association https://sites.rootsweb.com/~rootsr/139.htm
12. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~wvpioneers/genealogy/mcclungsofvirg...
13. Joseph Addison Waddell discusses some of the McClung families in a Supplement to his Annals of Augusta County Virginia published in 1888. These McClungs probably were settlers around the Timber Ridge area of now Rockbridge County. < GoogleBooks >
14. Proof that Thomas McClung died at the Battle of Point Pleasant, page 64 of book "Joy Asbury and the Downfall of the DAR" published in 2016. Quote by well known genealogist James Veregge on Thomas McClung's death at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774. < AncestryImage >
15. McClungs in the Revolutionary War https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~rootsr/genealogy/Mc-RevWar.htm
16. Nancy Richmond’s Ancestry tree < AncestryImage >
17. McClung Bible < document attached >
18. “Descendants of John Black” < AncestryImage >; (document attached)