Individual Details
Jane McClellan
(Abt 1740 - 1744 - 1778)
There is some discrepancy concerning the spouses of Jane McClelland and her daughter Annis.
Post by Barb Braner on July 6, 2007:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/looney/messages/1246.html
At website http://homeflash.net/~johnson1 it is recorded in LeRoy W. Tilton's book on the Robert Looney family. On Part 7, David (2) Looney Branch they are mistakes about my family. Page 14 states that Mary McClellan's sister Jane McClelland married (1) Edward Sharpe had two sons, Edward and Anthony and then married (20) Samuel Gamble and had Annis Gamble who married Nathan Gregg. This is not correct. Edward Sharp's will dated May 8, 1770 clearly states his sones are Anthony and John and daughter Annis. Their mother did remarry but to John Kerr and had three more children. After all children were grown, she married the third time to James Allison. Edward Sharp was killed by Indians on Sharp's Creek now Boozy Creek where he had built a mill. His widow, Jane McClellan Sharp with her new husband, John Kerr moved there and continued with the mill. John died in 1778 and Sullivan Co. history refers to the Widow Kerr's mill. Please correct the mistakes. If they are left as is they almost become fact. Thanks.
Post by Barb Braner on July 6, 2007:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/looney/messages/1246.html
At website http://homeflash.net/~johnson1 it is recorded in LeRoy W. Tilton's book on the Robert Looney family. On Part 7, David (2) Looney Branch they are mistakes about my family. Page 14 states that Mary McClellan's sister Jane McClelland married (1) Edward Sharpe had two sons, Edward and Anthony and then married (20) Samuel Gamble and had Annis Gamble who married Nathan Gregg. This is not correct. Edward Sharp's will dated May 8, 1770 clearly states his sones are Anthony and John and daughter Annis. Their mother did remarry but to John Kerr and had three more children. After all children were grown, she married the third time to James Allison. Edward Sharp was killed by Indians on Sharp's Creek now Boozy Creek where he had built a mill. His widow, Jane McClellan Sharp with her new husband, John Kerr moved there and continued with the mill. John died in 1778 and Sullivan Co. history refers to the Widow Kerr's mill. Please correct the mistakes. If they are left as is they almost become fact. Thanks.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1740 - 1744 | Virginia | |||
| Marriage | 29 Jan 1758 | Edward Sharp |  | ||
| Emigration | 1771 | to the Holston River Valley, in another area of Botetourt County, in the area that is now Sullivan County, Tennessee (formerly Washington County, Virginia/Sullivan County, North Carolina), the vicinity of Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, British America | |  | |
| Property | 1771 | property for sons John Sharp and Anthony Sharp - Holston River Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, British America | | | |
| Marriage | 29 Jan 1771 | Botetourt County, Virginia, British America - John Kerr | | | |
| Occupation-shared | Aft 1771 | (John Kerr) John Kerr and Jane McClellan Sharp Kerr operated a mill on Sharp's Creek, now Boozy Creek, previously constructed by Edward Sharp and left to his widow, Jane McClellan, upon his death. In 1784, records mention the name of this creek as "widow Kerr's Mill Creek" | | ||
| Miscellaneous-shared | 19 Jan 1777 | (John Sharp) John Sharp received a certificate for obtaining administration of the estate of his brother Edward Sharp (deceased, 1770), giving security together with David Looney and Abraham MClellan - Virginia Court, Washington, Virginia, British America | | | |
| Miscellaneous-shared | 26 Aug 1777 | (John Sharp) The court-ordered appraisement of Edward Sharp's estate was recorded in court - Washington, Virginia, British America | | ||
| Death | 1778 | Washington, Virginia, United States | | ||
| Probate-shared | 19 May 1778 | (John Kerr) Washington, Virginia, United States | | | |
| Miscellaneous-shared | 18 Nov 1778 | (John Sharp) John Sharp was summoned to the Virginia Court to render an account of his administration of Edward Sharp's estate - Washington, Virginia, United States | | | |
| Miscellaneous-shared | 1786 | (William McClellan) William McClellan filed a settlement record of the estate of Edward Sharp (his brother in law), naming all three of Edward's children (John, Anthony, and Annis), Edward's wife Jane, and expenses incurred. Listed expenses included boarding a child in 1771 and schooling for Anthony; expenses in 1778 for going to court in Sullivan County for two years; and payment to "Doctor William Fleming for helping to kill a man" on 13 May 1770, - Botetourt, Virginia, United States | | | |
| Alt name | Jane McClelland | ||||
| Alt name | Jean Keer | | |
Families
| Spouse | Edward Sharp (1740 - 1770) |
| Child | John Sharp (1758 - ) |
| Child | Annis Sharp (1760 - ) |
| Child | Anthony H. Sharp Sr. (1762 - 1830) |
| Spouse | John Kerr (1740 - 1778) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Father | John D. McClellan Sr. (1715 - 1776) |
| Mother | Martha Ann (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | John McClelland Jr. ( - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Alexander McClelland ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann McClellan (1735 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Abraham McClellan (1743 - ) |
| Sibling | William McClellan (1746 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Pulizo was uncertain when Edward and Jane were married. They were unable to locate their marriage record (Pulizo, 1).Emigration
Jane McClellan and her (new) husband John Kerr are believed to have relocated to the area of Washington County, Virginia, and Sullivan County, Tennessee (formerly North Carolina), along with her father (John McClellan), sister Mary (McClellan) Looney (wife of David Looney), and Alexander Brackenridge. At the time Botetourt County, Virginia covered all of this area (Pulizos 2).I believe this area to be the lands in the Holston River Valley that Edward Sharp had previously scouted and/or purchased prior to his death, including that which comprised the mill he established on what is now Boozy Creek (formerly Sharp Creek). This is particularly relevant, as Jane McClellan and John Kerr reportedly took over operation of this mill, with it eventually becoming known as Kerr's mill.
Property
Pulizos (2) believes that Jane McClellan and husband John Kerr purchased land in the Holston River Valley for sons John Sharp and Anthony Sharp, when they relocated to the area, per the wishes of their father Edward Sharp, as expressed in his will.Marriage
Jane's brothers Abraham McClellan and William McClellan paid surety for the marriage of her marriage to John Kerr. Thomas Madison and David May were witnesses.Occupation-shared
http://genforum.genealogy.com/looney/messages/1246.htmlMiscellaneous-shared
On January 19, 1777, Washington County, Viriginia Court records show on motion of John Sharp (thought to be Edward's brother) certificate is granted him for obtaining administration of the estate of Edward Sharp deceased, giving secruity whereupon he together with David Looney and Abraham McClellan, his secruities entered into and acknowledge their bond in the penalty of 200 pounds with condition as the law directs for the faithful administration of the said deceased estate (Pulizos, 3). The court then ordered appraisement of the estate of Edward Sharp.Probate-shared
David Looney and Abraham McClellan signed the bond for this filing (Pulizos, 3).Washington County, Virginia court records show Jane Kerr was granted administration of his estate 19 May 1778, with David Looney and Abraham McClellan acknowledging her bond. It was also ordered that James Brigham, George Maxwell, Moses Looney, Samuel Looney, and Thomas King (any three of the five) appraise his estate. His inventory and appraisement is recorded in Washington County, Virginia 18 August 1778, by Thomas King, George Maxwell, and Samuel Looney. It is possible that Jane (McClellan) Sharp Kerr had children between the years 1771 and 1778 and Anthony, John, and Annis Sharp could have half brothers and sisters from this marriage.
Original text from "Ancestors of Looney" webpage:
"On 19 May 1778, David Looney and Abraham McClelan were securities for Jean Keer, the Administratrix of the estate of John Keer, Washington County. It was ordered that James Brigham, George Maxwell, Moses Looney, Samuel Looney, and Thomas King, or any three of them, be appraisers. ( Jean Keer was probably a McClelan, perhaps a widow before marrying a Keer.)"
Miscellaneous-shared
Pulizos (3) speculates that someone was unhappy with John Sharp's administration of the estate, which resulted in the summoning order.Miscellaneous-shared
In 1786, William McClellan, Edward Sharp's brother in-law, who was one of the executors of his will, made his settlement a record of the court of Botetourt County, Virginia. William recorded the names of all three of Edward's children as Anthony, John, and Annis, and wife as Jane. William listed expenses for boarding a child in 1771 and schooling for Anthony, and expenses in 1778 for going to court in Sullivan County for two years. Pulizos (4) speculates this latter was probably because John Sharp (Edward's brother) had petitioned the court for administration of Edward's estate. William's expense record also records his payment to "Doctor William Fleming for helping to kill a man," dated 13 May 1770. William Fleming was a surgeon, and Pulizos (4) suggests that William McClellan "must have felt he did not do enough to save Edward's life." This expense occurred only eleven days after Edward Sharp made his will.Alt name
Mentioned as Jean Keer on "Ancestors of Looney" webpage, based Washington County, Virginia court records, which record her husband John Kerr's death.Endnotes
1. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
2. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
3. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 2.
4. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
5. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
6. GEDCOM file submitted by Tammy Freeman, 1819 Apple St, Portage, MI 49002. Imported on 4 December 2011..
7. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
8. Stewart, Michael R. (inquiry@cousinsearchnetwork.com), CousinSearchNetwork, Lt Col David Looney Revolutionary War Soldier (http://research.cousinsearchnetwork.com/12843.html : Accessed 4 March 2012), .
9. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3.
10. Jo Ann Pulizos, Sharp Family History (N.p.: n.p., June 1986), 3-4.
11. Stewart, Michael R. (inquiry@cousinsearchnetwork.com), CousinSearchNetwork, Lt Col David Looney Revolutionary War Soldier (http://research.cousinsearchnetwork.com/12843.html : Accessed 4 March 2012), .