John McLean Jr

My gg grandfather, John McLean Jr. was born 8 Feb 1789 at his father's plantation on Coddle Creek, Rowan County, North Carolina.  The first census where he is listed as head of household is 1820 in Rowan County with neighbors indicating Coddle Creek area.  The census records for 1790, 1800, and 1810 from the same location show John McLean Sr (by age).

The census of 1830 and 1840 show John McLean Jr in Iredell County, Davidson Township area.

The distance from John Mclean Sr's Coddle Creek, Rowan County plantation and John McLean Jr's plantation northwest of Mooresville is less than ten miles.

                                                                               

By the census of 1850 amd 1860 John Jr and his family had purchased land northwest of Mooresville.

This family group chart shows details of the 1790-1860 census records.

In about 1819 John Jr. married Mary E. Crawford. Mary was born 16 Jul 1793. Her father was probably David Crawford 1865-1811. David Crawford held Iredell County land. Deed G-508. This land was sold 28 Sep 1811 by the estate.

John Jr and Mary had nine children:

• Quincy Adolphus              My g grandfather married Sarah A Alexander
• Mary C.                             Not married died 11 May 1895
• Nancy Caroline                 Married Thomas G Christie 1873, died 1901
• Joseph A.                          Confederate Army, died 5 Dec 1862
• Julius Hugh                       School Teacher died about 1881
• John Rodney                     Confederate Army, died 31 Oct 1862
• Ephraim T.                        Confederate Army, died Dec 1862
• Marcus Leroy                    Married Sarah Francis Kirpatrick, died 5 Dec 1910.  Line continues.
• Margaret Mary                  Non married, died after 1868

So what a tragic year 1862 was for this McLean family to loose three sons to the Civil War.

John McLean died 2 May 1865.  Mary E (Crawford) McLean died 9 July 1873.  They are both burried at the Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Mooresville, NC.