John McLean 1791

John McLean, 1791–1830 (aged 39 years)

Name

John McLean

Name: John /McLean/
Given names: John
Surname: McLean

Gender Male

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Birth	February 4, 1791 22 21 Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 2 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield
Birth of a brother	William Byers McLean MD November 22, 1791 Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 66575116. Added 06 Mar 2011 by Nancy Meadows Source: TennKin Family Group: Index (MacLean, McLean)
Birth of a brother	Charles McLean July 17, 1794 Source: Elizabeth Walton Byers Family Tree
Birth of a brother	Ephraim Howard McLean August 31, 1796 Source: Elizabeth Walton Byers Family Tree
2nd President of the United States	John Adams March 4, 1797
Birth of a brother	Anzell McGee McLean July 11, 1799 Source: Elizabeth Walton Byers Family Tree
Death of a paternal grandfather	Charles McLean 1800 Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 1 Note: or possibly died in 1810 in Todd County, Kentucky
3rd President of the United States	Thomas Jefferson March 4, 1801
Birth of a brother	James McGready McLean June 4, 1801 Source: Elizabeth Walton Byers Family Tree
Birth of a sister	Susan Howard McLean April 5, 1803 Logan, Kentucky, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 4 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 110930678. Added 21 May 2013 by Susan Knight Gore
Birth of a brother	Alexander R. McLean February 1805 Source: Elizabeth Walton Byers Family Tree
Birth of a brother	Finis Ewing McLean Esq February 19, 1806 Logan, Kentucky, USA Address: near Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 4 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7769237. Added 16 Aug 2003. Maintained by Find a Grave
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Walton McLean August 31, 1808 Source: Elizabeth Walton Byers Family Tree
Birth of a sister	Pamela Anne McLean March 21, 1811 Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Source: Elizabeth Walton Byers Family Tree
Death of a father	Rev. Ephraim McLean January 1, 1813 Logan, Kentucky, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 1 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 110930082. Added 21 May 2013 by Susan Knight Gore Source: Elizabeth Walton Byers Family Tree
British King	George III from October 25, 1760 to January 29, 1820
4th President of the United States	James Madison March 4, 1809
Death of a paternal grandmother	Susannah Howard May 1812 Logan, Kentucky, USA Address: West of Russellville, Logan Couinty, Kentucky, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 1 Note: ancestry.com says her birth was in 1733 and her death was in 1813. Source: US Sons of the American REvoluation Membership A;;lications, 1889-1978.
Burial of a father	Rev. Ephraim McLean January 1813 Logan, Kentucky, USA Cemetery: J. V. Walker Address: near Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, USA Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 110930082. Added 21 May 2013 by Susan Knight Gore Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 1 Note: sarcophagus
Marriage of a brother	William Byers McLean MD — Margaret Prather McKinney — View this family April 20, 1813 Christian, Kentucky, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 2
5th President of the United States	James Monroe March 4, 1817
Occupation	United States House of Representatives between 1818 and 1822 Employer: State of Illinois Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield
Marriage of a sister	Col. James Volney Walker — Susan Howard McLean — View this family January 14, 1822 Logan, Kentucky, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 4
Occupation	United States Senate between 1824 and 1825 Employer: State of Illinois Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield
Death of a brother	Ephraim Howard McLean June 13, 1824 Source: Elizabeth Walton Byers Family Tree
Marriage of a brother	Finis Ewing McLean Esq — Lucy Amanda Gray — View this family September 16, 1829 Todd, Kentucky, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 4
British King	George IV from January 29, 1820 to June 26, 1830
6th President of the United States	John Quincy Adams March 4, 1825
Occupation	United States Senate between 1829 and October 14, 1830 Employer: State of Illinois Source: TennKin Family Group: Index (MacLean, McLean) Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield Note: died in office
7th President of the United States	Andrew Jackson March 4, 1829
British King	William IV from June 26, 1830 to June 20, 1837
Death	October 14, 1830 (aged 39 years) Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, USA Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 2 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield Senator John McLean closeup of name on sarcophagus
Burial	October 1830 (0 after death) Gallatin, Illinois, USA Cemetery: Westwood Cemetery Address: Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.72000, Longitude: -88.16310 Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 2 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870. Added 11 Sep 2003 by Tim Crutchfield Senator John McLean Sarcophagus

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father	Links Birth: June 26, 1768 40 46 — Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Marriage: July 21, 1789 — York, South Carolina, USA Religion: Cumberland Presbyterian Church — 1800 Ordination: 1810 Death: January 1, 1813 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Burial: January 1813 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Unique identifier: A3C82930CEDB8EC4D98420D112A006F01CD6 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Walton Byers John McLean William Byers McLean MD Charles McLean Ephraim Howard McLean Anzell McGee McLean James McGready McLean Susan Howard McLean Alexander R. McLean Finis Ewing McLean Esq Elizabeth Walton McLean Pamela Anne McLean Rev. Ephraim McLean 1768–1813 Birth: June 26, 1768 40 46 — Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Death: January 1, 1813 — Logan, Kentucky, USA
mother	Links Birth: September 15, 1769 39 — York, South Carolina, USA Marriage: July 21, 1789 — York, South Carolina, USA Death: July 21, 1852 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA Burial: July 1852 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Unique identifier: A3C82930CEDB8EC4D98420D112A006F01CD6 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rev. Ephraim McLean John McLean William Byers McLean MD Charles McLean Ephraim Howard McLean Anzell McGee McLean James McGready McLean Susan Howard McLean Alexander R. McLean Finis Ewing McLean Esq Elizabeth Walton McLean Pamela Anne McLean Elizabeth Walton Byers 1769–1852 Birth: September 15, 1769 39 — York, South Carolina, USA Death: July 21, 1852 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Marriage	Marriage — July 21, 1789 — York, South Carolina, USA
19 months himself	Links Birth: February 4, 1791 22 21 — Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Occupation: United States House of Representatives — between 1818 and 1822 Occupation: United States Senate — between 1824 and 1825 Occupation: United States Senate — between 1829 and October 14, 1830 Death: October 14, 1830 — Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, USA Burial: October 1830 — Gallatin, Illinois, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John McLean 1791–1830 Birth: February 4, 1791 22 21 — Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Death: October 14, 1830 — Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, USA
10 months younger brother	Links Birth: November 22, 1791 23 22 — Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Marriage: April 20, 1813 — Christian, Kentucky, USA Occupation: Owner salt works & Goshen Road Inn — 1818 — Hamilton, Illinois, USA Occupation: Owner palmetto wharf, 'Columbus' schooner — 1837 — Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA Death: February 3, 1846 — Randolph, Missouri, USA Burial: February 1846 — Randolph, Missouri, USA Unique identifier: FCC361CED0281574E147F7A59A6BA0D34BDD Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Prather McKinney Artemesia Prather McLean B. H. McLean Ephraim Walton McLean Eleanor Elizabeth McLean Sarah Frances McLean John McLean Susan Mary McLean William Byers McLean MD 1791–1846 Birth: November 22, 1791 23 22 — Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Death: February 3, 1846 — Randolph, Missouri, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: July 17, 1794 26 24 Marriage: Death: September 1845 Unique identifier: B15FFBC38E2F2BC4716DAD75B89B7DA14223 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary McKinney Lucretia McLean Finis McLean William McLean John Ephraim McLean Thomas Freeman McLean Euphinia McLean Sally McLean Susan McLean Martha Jane McLean Charles McLean 1794–1845 Birth: July 17, 1794 26 24 Death: September 1845
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: August 31, 1796 28 26 Death: June 13, 1824 Burial: Logan, Kentucky, USA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ephraim Howard McLean 1796–1824 Birth: August 31, 1796 28 26 Death: June 13, 1824
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: July 11, 1799 31 29 Marriage: Burial: November 1865 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Death: November 30, 1865 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Unique identifier: 3658DFF26F720AD4F9FE4A5CE98A5C0E5C8A Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Barbara Ann Backer Ephraim Walter McLean Marion McLean Susan Howard McLean Barbara Emily McLean Anzell McGee McLean 1799–1865 Birth: July 11, 1799 31 29 Death: November 30, 1865 — Logan, Kentucky, USA
23 months younger brother	Links Birth: June 4, 1801 32 31 Marriage: Death: December 11, 1860 — Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA Unique identifier: 3C12FD187AE8480EB46EF1C2FBEC83358FD7 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Wife of James McLean … Daughter 1 of James McLean McLean Daughter 2 of James McLean McLean John McLean Lafette McLean James McGready McLean 1801–1860 Birth: June 4, 1801 32 31 Death: December 11, 1860 — Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, USA
22 months younger sister	Links Birth: April 5, 1803 34 33 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Marriage: January 14, 1822 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Death: August 24, 1854 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Burial: August 25, 1854 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Unique identifier: 191CA932BCD3F9E4D1D6FC5CA9FA81E87BEA Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Col. James Volney Walker Susan Howard McLean 1803–1854 Birth: April 5, 1803 34 33 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Death: August 24, 1854 — Logan, Kentucky, USA
23 months younger brother	Links Birth: February 1805 36 35 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Alexander R. McLean 1805– Birth: February 1805 36 35
13 months younger brother	Links Birth: February 19, 1806 37 36 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Occupation: Attorney at Law — 1827 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA Marriage: September 16, 1829 — Todd, Kentucky, USA Occupation: Member of Kentucky State House of Representatives — 1837 Family census: July 31, 1850 — Todd County, Kentucky, USA Occupation: Thirty-First Congress — between March 4, 1849 and March 3, 1851 Family residence: 1850 — Todd, Kentucky, USA Immigration: 1860 — Andrew, Missouri, USA Occupation: Farmer — between 1860 and 1865 Death: April 12, 1881 — Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA Burial: April 1881 — Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA Unique identifier: 1AD42875BBC25D1469DD4BB6B6372EBBB737 Marriage: Unique identifier: CFD5BF13CA5FC88411DC3C7B1A08F6A6DD2B Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Lucy Amanda Gray Captain Franklin Jay McLean Julia McLean Margaret Penelope McLean Thorton McLean Finis McLean Harrold McLean Rev. Edwards Gray McLean Lucy Gray McLean Family with spouse Isabetha Casst Ann May McLean Ewing McLean Finis Ewing McLean Esq 1806–1881 Birth: February 19, 1806 37 36 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Death: April 12, 1881 — Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: August 31, 1808 40 38 Marriage: Death: 1833 Burial: Logan, Kentucky, USA Unique identifier: A796AA7E7F486394310690346F29EF8674AD Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse … Britt Elizabeth Britt Elizabeth Walton McLean 1808–1833 Birth: August 31, 1808 40 38 Death: 1833
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: March 21, 1811 42 41 Marriage: Death: February 28, 1870 — Todd, Kentucky, USA Burial: March 1870 — Logan, Kentucky, USA Obituary: March 31, 1870 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Unique identifier: 407AD048DF0A37348D806B6566DBEE382D40 Links ⚶ Relationships Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Roach John McLean Roach Charles Roach Susan Conch Roach Florence Roach Pamela Anne McLean 1811–1870 Birth: March 21, 1811 42 41 Death: February 28, 1870 — Todd, Kentucky, USA

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Birth	Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 2 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield
Occupation	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield
Occupation	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield
Occupation	Source: TennKin Family Group: Index (MacLean, McLean) Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield
Death	Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 2 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870 Added 11 SEP 2003 by Tim Crutchfield
Burial	Source: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America - McLean Family Information Citation details: page 2 Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870. Added 11 Sep 2003 by Tim Crutchfield
Note	Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870. Added 11 Sep 2003 by Tim Crutchfield.
Source citation	Biographical Directory of the US Congress Citation details: McLEAN, John, (1791 - 1830) Text: Senate Years of Service: 1824-1825; 1829-1830 Party: Crawford Republican; Jacksonian McLEAN, John, (brother of Finis Ewing McLean and uncle of James David Walker), a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born near Guilford Court House (now Greensboro), Guilford County, N.C., February 4, 1791; moved with his parents to Logan County, Ky., in 1795; pursued an academic course; moved to Illinois Territory in 1815; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill.; upon the admission of Illinois as a State into the Union was elected to the Fifteenth Congress and served from December 3, 1818, to March 3, 1819; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1818 to the Sixteenth Congress and for election in 1820 and 1822 to the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses, respectively; member, State house of representatives 1820, 1826, 1828, and served as speaker; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ninian Edwards and served from November 23, 1824, to March 3, 1825; was not a candidate for reelection; resumed the practice of law; again elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1829, until his death in Shawneetown, Ill., October 14, 1830; interment in Westwood Cemetery, near Shawneetown, Ill. Quality of data: Very High Note: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000550
Source citation	Chicago Historical Society Citation details: 6 Papers: 6 miscellaneous items in various collections.
Source citation	Historical Society of Pennsylvania Citation details: In Salmon Portland Chase papers, 1824-1881.
Source citation	State Historical Society of Wisconsin Citation details: Draper manuscripts Text: Correspondence in Draper manuscripts: William Henry Harrison papers, 1811-1833. Quality of data: High Note: State Historical Society of Wisconsin State Historical Society of Wisconsin Archives Division Madison, WI Papers: Correspondence in Draper manuscripts: William Henry Harrison papers, 1811-1833

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Occupation	died in office
Note	John McLean was married, wife's name unknown, and had one son.
Note	"Of Rev. Ephraim McLean's children, John, the eldest (b 1790) was the first Congressman, and later twice U.S. Senator from the new state of Illionis. McLean County, Illinois, was named in his honor." From: "History of Old Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina" 1930-1936. Footnote No. 2, Pg 20-21. Griffin - 975.6913-6875H. Texas State Archives Geneological Library. (Correspondence of Ewing McLean, Greencastle, IN, in Historical and Genealogical Record, Oct. 1935, Vol. 2, No. 4 pp. 35-36)
Note	"Jacksonian politician from Illinois. He Represented Illinois in the House of Representatives from 1818 to 1819 and from 1820-1822. He also served in the US Senate from 1824-1825 and from 1829-1830. He died in office. (bio by: Tim Crutchfield) Source: Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records Citation details: Memorial# 7861870. Added 11 Sep 2003 by Tim Crutchfield.
Source citation	http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000550
Source citation	State Historical Society of Wisconsin Archives Division Madison, WI Papers: Correspondence in Draper manuscripts: William Henry Harrison papers, 1811-1833

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Death	Senator John McLean closeup of name on sarcophagus
Burial	Senator John McLean Sarcophagus
Media object	John McLean 1791 - 1830
Media object	Senator John McLean Sarcophagus Note: stands alone near the Posey monument

Research links

Australia 2

Belgium 1

Rijksarchief België

Germany 10

International 21

Italy 1

Banca Dati dei Caduti e Dispersi (link only)

Netherlands 24

Poland 1

Szukaj w Archiwach (tylko link)

Russia 11

Ukraine 7

United Kingdom 2

United States 2

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Last change

June 22, 2014 – 15:21:39

Author of last change: barbaracorner

Unique identifier

E15498EC8F3E5784E17E55CBF13A3A4C3626

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Family with parents
father Parents Charles McLean Susannah Howard	Rev. Ephraim McLean 1768–1813
mother Parents Captain William Edward Byers Sr Elizabeth Walton	Elizabeth Walton Byers 1769–1852
himself	John McLean 1791–1830
younger brother Family Margaret Prather McKinney Artemesia Prather McLean B. H. McLean Ephraim Walton McLean Eleanor Elizabeth McLean Sarah Frances McLean John McLean Susan Mary McLean	William Byers McLean MD 1791–1846
younger brother Family Mary McKinney Lucretia McLean Finis McLean William McLean John Ephraim McLean Thomas Freeman McLean Euphinia McLean Sally McLean Susan McLean Martha Jane McLean	Charles McLean 1794–1845
younger brother	Ephraim Howard McLean 1796–1824
younger brother Family Barbara Ann Backer Ephraim Walter McLean Marion McLean Susan Howard McLean Barbara Emily McLean	Anzell McGee McLean 1799–1865
younger brother Family Wife of James McLean … Daughter 1 of James McLean McLean Daughter 2 of James McLean McLean John McLean Lafette McLean	James McGready McLean 1801–1860
younger sister Family Col. James Volney Walker	Susan Howard McLean 1803–1854
younger brother	Alexander R. McLean 1805–
younger brother Family Lucy Amanda Gray Captain Franklin Jay McLean Julia McLean Margaret Penelope McLean Thorton McLean Finis McLean Harrold McLean Rev. Edwards Gray McLean Lucy Gray McLean Family Isabetha Casst Ann May McLean Ewing McLean	Finis Ewing McLean Esq 1806–1881
younger sister Family … Britt Elizabeth Britt	Elizabeth Walton McLean 1808–1833
younger sister Family John Roach John McLean Roach Charles Roach Susan Conch Roach Florence Roach	Pamela Anne McLean 1811–1870

Descendants

John McLean(1791–1830)