Brief Life History of John
When John McCluer Sr. was born in 1731, in Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland, his father, John McClure, was 35 and his mother, Janet Jean McKnight, was 29. He married Catherine in 1749, in Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in District 5 James River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States in 1748 and Amherst, Virginia, United States in 1790. He died in 1780, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, at the age of 49.
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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Scottish: variant of McClure .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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