Bell Anthology - Cleland Family

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The Cleland Family of Buffalo Township,
Washington Co., Pa.
      James Cleland Sr came to Buffalo Township about 1802. In 
      that year "of East Nottingham Hundred, Cecil County, Maryland" he 
      purchased a farm just north of Jacob Wolf (Deed Book R, 117). The 
      1790 census lists in East Nottingham a James Cleland with 3 males 
      over 16, 6 under 16, and 5 females. James Sr was born in 1753 and 
      died Nov 3-1830. He married Elizabeth --- b 1754 d Apr 5-1838. 
      Their children were: 
      1. John Cleland b Feb 13-1778 d Apr 18-1828 Richland Co, Ohio m 
         c1808 Margaret (daughter of Jacob) Wolf b Aug 10-1788 
         d Oct 11-1859 - they went to Ohio about 1824. 
         a. James 1809-1881 
         b. Jacob Wolf c1812- 
         c. Elizabeth c1814- m Wilson 
         d. William b Jun 18-1816 d 1893 m 1844 Charlotte Cline 
            1824-1903 
         e. John b Apr 27-1819 d Aug 16-1892 m Grizella --- 
            1819-1891 /191? 
         f. Amaziah b Oct 11-1822 d Apr 15-1890 m 1849 Ellen L 
            Stewart 1830 
      2. James Cleland Jr b 1781 d Feb 1-1850 Buffalo Twp m c1805 
         Mary --- b 1787 d Aug 19-1870 
         a. Samuel b c1806 
         b. Elizabeth b 1808 m Feb 12-1835 Samuel Short 
         c. Jane m Jan 12-1837 Kendall Gibson 
         d. Margaret S m John Ely 1820-1908 - Henry Co, Mo 
         e. Nancy b c1824 m Nov 28-1850 ?John Moore 
         f. James Jackson 1826- 
         g. Mary F 1828- m ?John Thompson 
      3. Nancy Cleland b 1785 m Wallace McWilliams 1785-1860 
         Washington Co 
      4. Samuel Cleland b Dec 27-1783 d Mar 17-1864 Richland Co, Ohio 
         m c180? Hester (daughter of James) Clemens b Jun 18-1785 d Nov 
         12-1848 
         a. Jonathan b Sep 24-1815 d Jul 16-1891 m1 Margaret Dunshee 
            1810-18?? 
            m2 Eliza J Barnett 1817-1900 
         b. James b Aug 6-1810 d Nov 16-1876 
         c. Samuel 
         d. Cenia m Quigley Beattie 
         e. Hannah m Barnett 
         f. Wallace McWilliams b Jan 20-1830 d Nov 10-1834 
      5. Robert Cleland b 1793 d 1826 
      6. Elizabeth m John McWilliams - Olivesburg, Ohio 
      7. Sarah Cleland m James Irwin 
      8. Jonathan Cleland died young
      
      Three of Jacob Wolf’s children went to Richland County: 
      Jacob Jr, Margaret, and Delilah
      

This article was transcribed by Lou Ann Corrigan of Burlington, WI in February 1998.


Raymond M. Bell Anthology     Genealogy in Washington Co., PA

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