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Generation One 1. FRANCIS1 MCCLINTOCK
was probably born in the north of Ireland. He died about 1791 in East
Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.2
Francis McClintock married JANE [—?—]. I have no information for Jane
except she was alive when Francis’s will was written 21 May 1787.
Many McClintock workers continue to look for the parents and siblings of Francis and where Francis was born. In 1997, there was a large informal group of on–line McClintock workers who corresponded on Francis McClintock and other McClintocks. Robert McClintock had been acting as coordinator for this group.3 Nancy U. Anderson (1995–1996), in her McClintock material (see “References”), cites the following, obtained from Helene Rogers (Ridgewood, New Jersey) in a letter to Sarah Steele, 10 March 1973: “Our Francis bought some property in Cecil County, Maryland, just north of Elkton in 1760 from a Mackey family. That is to say a Mackey put up the mortgage money and after Francis died, his sons sold the property back to the Mackeys. These records can be found in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland, numbered Cecil County Land Records 9 ff. 223–227 deed and ff. 228–232 mortgage.” Francis was on the tax lists of East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1779.4 Francis owned land where Rock Presbyterian Cemetery, Cecil County, Maryland, was located in 1750. This was when Francis lived at Snow Hill before moving to East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.5 There are two land records in the name of Francis and Jane McClintock.6 These pertain to land sold by James Donell to Francis in Cecil County, one being that of Snow Hill, “… beginning at a corner marked Hickory Tree standing on the south side of a hill above the head of a valley falling into the East Branch of Elk River … ” Abstracts of these were made by Joan P. Sullivan, 13 November 1978, as cited by Nancy U. Anderson (1995–1996). Also, according to Joan Sullivan’s notes, Snow Hill was granted by warranty 3 August 1713 to Thomas Johnston. Snow Hill was sold to David Wallace, 10 November 1722. On 8 April 1736, Snow Hill was granted by Wallace to Peter Garrison; then to William and James Donnell and Robert Broden on 7 May 1737, and to Francis McClintock on 19 May 1760. Deed Book X, Volume 22, pages 121–122, April 1783, indicates Francis deeded this land to “son Jas. McClintock of same place.7 Probably the most important document to date in understanding our early Chester and Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, McClintocks is Francis McClintock’s will. The will was written 21 May 1787 and recorded 31 March 1791, with additional signatures added in 1792. I have seen two copies of this valuable document. One was sent to me 8 April 1984 by Helene Rogers (Ridgewood, New Jersey). The other copy was sent to me in 1995 by Nancy Anderson who obtained it from Myrtle Molyneaux; Nancy believes Mrs. Molyneaux obtained her copy from Helene Rogers. Last Will and Testament of Francis McClintock:8of God Amen. May 21st anno. Om. 1787. I Francis McClintock of Chester County and State of Pennsylvania planter; being weak in body but in perfect mind and memory thanks be to God, therefore calling to mind the Mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is appointed for all Men to die–– do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, in the manner and form following; that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God, who gave it–– and for my Body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the direction of my Executors—nothing doubting but at the general resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God—and as touching such things of my worldly estate wherewith it both pleased God to bless me in this life, I give demesne and discuss of the same in the following manner—Imprimis it is my will and I do ordain that in the first place all my just Debts and funeral Charges be paid and satisfied–– Item I give and bequeath to my dear loving Wife Jean McClintock one third of my whole estate both real and personal during her natural life— Item I give and bequeath to my son James McClintock five shillings sterling money–– Item I give and bequeath to my son Hugh McClintock five shillings of like sterling money— Item I give and bequeath to my grand son Robert McClintock that is to say my Alexander McClintock’s oldest Son––the sum of five shillings sterling money— Item I give and bequeath to my Son in law Patrick Culbertson— five shillings sterling money— Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary Culbertson wife of John Culbertson five shillings sterling money— Item I give and bequeath to my son William McClintock two thirds of my whole real Estate viz. of my lands–– Item I give and bequeath to my son John McClintock all the remaining one third of my real Estate. I likewise make constitute and appoint my Sons William McClintock and John McClintock my only and Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments Wills legacies and Executors by me in any wise before named will and bequeathed satisfying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament in witness where of I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this twenty first day of May Seventeen hundred and Eighty Seven—Chronology of Francis McClintock. Some sources cited elsewhere. 1710–1720 (an estimate). Francis McClintock born, probably in what is present–day Northern Ireland. 1740. James McClintock, probably Francis’s first child, born in the north of Ireland, circa 1740, perhaps in Coleraine, County Londonderry. 1760. Francis bought land in Snow Hill, the Elkton area, Cecil County, Maryland. Tax records (see next item) for this area in 1752 show no Francis McClintock. 1766. Francis taxed in “Milford Hundreds,” Cecil County, Maryland.9 1776. By this time, Francis was living in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, re tax lists. 1783. Francis deeded the Snow Hill land to son James McClintock. 1787. Francis’s will written, at which time his wife, Jane, was still alive. 1791. Francis McClintock’s will was recorded in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Francis apparently died in East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
There is either direct or excellent circumstantial evidence to associate the named spouses of Hugh, Alexander, Mary and Jane McClintock with the Hugh, Alexander, Mary and Jane McClintock, children of Francis (see under their names for sources). Mary McClintock’s spouse, John Culbertson, is mentioned in Francis’s will; by inference, i. e. “son–in–law,” so is Patrick Culbertson, the spouse of Mary McClintock. Alexander’s son Robert is mentioned in Francis’s will. Hugh and wife Ann [Carruthers] McClintock’s land bordered that of John Culbertson in Toboyne Township; also Patrick Culbertson was one of the sureties for the will of Hugh McClintock, husband of Ann, and Hugh and Ann McClintock named a son Francis, as did Alexander, but apparently not the other sons. I know of no direct evidence proving that the James who married Mary Davidson Williamson, the William who married Phoebe McDowell, and the John who married Agnes Ayers were James, William and John, sons of our Francis. The locations and dates available would agree with the known locations and times of Francis’s children. Also, respected McClintock workers, for example, Helene Rogers and Nancy Anderson (and Myrtle Molyneaux), have listed Mary Williamson, Phoebe McDowell and Agnes Ayers as the spouses of our James, William and John McClintock. |
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