Thomas McClure's place of burial is not known but he was the clerk of the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church just prior to his death and it seems likely he would have been buried in the church graveyard.
Thomas McClure's father was Matthew McClure of Ireland, who came to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by the time Thomas was 4. The family settled in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on Long Creek in 1764.
On May 20, 1775, his father was one of 27 patriots who signed the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence". Although historians doubt this event happened, one of Matthew McClure's silver spoons was taken by Thomas McClure to Kentucky in the 1780's and was handed down from generation to generation into the 1990's. It was in a presentation box with a slip of paper stating it belonged to a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration, Matthew McClure.
On October 3, 1780, Thomas McClure was farming on Long Creek when word came that a force of British troops was in the area. He and two of his brothers-in-laws, George Houston and Hugh Houston, along with 11 other local farmers, took their rifles to McIntyre's farm to fight the British.
Each of the 14 farmers picked out a target and began firing, killing between 8-20 enemy troops and injuring 20. "The Battle of McIntyre's Farm" is also known as the "Battle of the Bees" and "The Hornet's Nest" and is a legend in North Carolina.
Thomas McClure came to Madison County, Kentucky around 1788. He settled in Clark County, Kentucky in 1793. In the summer of 1794 it is recorded that Rev. Joseph Price Howe came to the area in Clark County that Thomas lived in, which was located near a big spring. Joseph P. Howe had lived near Matthew McClure in Mecklenburg County, 1790. He was a Presbyterian preacher.
On March 17, 1795, Thomas McClure paid a subscription as a member of the Little Mountain congregation in order to have Reverend Joseph P. Howe preach there. Little Mountain was located at the present location of Mt. Sterling, in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Thomas’ name is on an undated petition of Little Mountain members.
Thomas McClure and two other men were asked by the Clark County court in 1795 to view a new route for a proposed road through Clark County and report the pros and cons of it to the court. Thomas somehow acquired 200 acres in 1800. The land was on Flat Creek.
Back in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on September 8, 1801, Captain Matthew McClure deeded Thomas McClure 2,000 acres located on the north side of the Elk River in what would become Lincoln County, Tennessee. On April 12, 1809, Col. James McMillian deeded over to Thomas McClure the 10,000 plus acres of land in three counties in Kentucky.
Stanley W. Kern Jr. wrote researcher Caroline Crabtree on April 17, 1971 that Thomas McClure “was the clerk of the Mt. Olivet Church (Associated Reform Presbyterian) about two miles south of Sharpsburg on Miners Run”. Mr. Kern wrote in another letter that the McClures lived approximately southeast 1,500 feet from the Mt. Olivet cemetery and church prior to 1815. The Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church was located on top of a rather steep hill in Bath County, with a cemetery directly behind it. It burned around 1920 and all that is left is the foundation. The cemetery is in bad need of repairs and clearing, when visited in August of 2004 by the author.
The last recorded act of Thomas McClure while he was alive was when he sold the Tennessee land on December 1, 1813. On August 25, 1814, the inventory of the estate of Thomas McClure, deceased, was produced in Bath County, Kentucky court by Jenet McClure and Matthew McClure (Thomas' son), administrators of the estate.1 It listed many carpenters tools, including plains, square, tenant saw, drawing knife, chisels, and auger. Five books were listed. The total value of his property was $81.00.
On January 6, 1815, Matthew McClure of Bath County, Kentucky (son of Thomas McClure), signed a receipt which reads as follows:
“January 6th 1815 then recd of William Kerns, executor of Mathew McLure estate the sum of three hundred dollars it being part of a legacy Left by sd Mathew McLure in his Last will & testament to Thomas McLure my father and the subscriber do received the above sum as Administered of my sd. father Thomas McLure Recd the above date.
Test: $300 Mathew McLure ad
Nancy B. Houston
This was the estate of Captain Matthew McClure, who died in 1805, leaving $300 to his son Thomas' heirs.
Thomas McClure's father was Matthew McClure of Ireland, who came to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by the time Thomas was 4. The family settled in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on Long Creek in 1764.
On May 20, 1775, his father was one of 27 patriots who signed the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence". Although historians doubt this event happened, one of Matthew McClure's silver spoons was taken by Thomas McClure to Kentucky in the 1780's and was handed down from generation to generation into the 1990's. It was in a presentation box with a slip of paper stating it belonged to a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration, Matthew McClure.
On October 3, 1780, Thomas McClure was farming on Long Creek when word came that a force of British troops was in the area. He and two of his brothers-in-laws, George Houston and Hugh Houston, along with 11 other local farmers, took their rifles to McIntyre's farm to fight the British.
Each of the 14 farmers picked out a target and began firing, killing between 8-20 enemy troops and injuring 20. "The Battle of McIntyre's Farm" is also known as the "Battle of the Bees" and "The Hornet's Nest" and is a legend in North Carolina.
Thomas McClure came to Madison County, Kentucky around 1788. He settled in Clark County, Kentucky in 1793. In the summer of 1794 it is recorded that Rev. Joseph Price Howe came to the area in Clark County that Thomas lived in, which was located near a big spring. Joseph P. Howe had lived near Matthew McClure in Mecklenburg County, 1790. He was a Presbyterian preacher.
On March 17, 1795, Thomas McClure paid a subscription as a member of the Little Mountain congregation in order to have Reverend Joseph P. Howe preach there. Little Mountain was located at the present location of Mt. Sterling, in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Thomas’ name is on an undated petition of Little Mountain members.
Thomas McClure and two other men were asked by the Clark County court in 1795 to view a new route for a proposed road through Clark County and report the pros and cons of it to the court. Thomas somehow acquired 200 acres in 1800. The land was on Flat Creek.
Back in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on September 8, 1801, Captain Matthew McClure deeded Thomas McClure 2,000 acres located on the north side of the Elk River in what would become Lincoln County, Tennessee. On April 12, 1809, Col. James McMillian deeded over to Thomas McClure the 10,000 plus acres of land in three counties in Kentucky.
Stanley W. Kern Jr. wrote researcher Caroline Crabtree on April 17, 1971 that Thomas McClure “was the clerk of the Mt. Olivet Church (Associated Reform Presbyterian) about two miles south of Sharpsburg on Miners Run”. Mr. Kern wrote in another letter that the McClures lived approximately southeast 1,500 feet from the Mt. Olivet cemetery and church prior to 1815. The Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church was located on top of a rather steep hill in Bath County, with a cemetery directly behind it. It burned around 1920 and all that is left is the foundation. The cemetery is in bad need of repairs and clearing, when visited in August of 2004 by the author.
The last recorded act of Thomas McClure while he was alive was when he sold the Tennessee land on December 1, 1813. On August 25, 1814, the inventory of the estate of Thomas McClure, deceased, was produced in Bath County, Kentucky court by Jenet McClure and Matthew McClure (Thomas' son), administrators of the estate.1 It listed many carpenters tools, including plains, square, tenant saw, drawing knife, chisels, and auger. Five books were listed. The total value of his property was $81.00.
On January 6, 1815, Matthew McClure of Bath County, Kentucky (son of Thomas McClure), signed a receipt which reads as follows:
“January 6th 1815 then recd of William Kerns, executor of Mathew McLure estate the sum of three hundred dollars it being part of a legacy Left by sd Mathew McLure in his Last will & testament to Thomas McLure my father and the subscriber do received the above sum as Administered of my sd. father Thomas McLure Recd the above date.
Test: $300 Mathew McLure ad
Nancy B. Houston
This was the estate of Captain Matthew McClure, who died in 1805, leaving $300 to his son Thomas' heirs.
Thomas McClure's place of burial is not known but he was the clerk of the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church just prior to his death and it seems likely he would have been buried in the church graveyard.
Thomas McClure's father was Matthew McClure of Ireland, who came to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by the time Thomas was 4. The family settled in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on Long Creek in 1764.
On May 20, 1775, his father was one of 27 patriots who signed the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence". Although historians doubt this event happened, one of Matthew McClure's silver spoons was taken by Thomas McClure to Kentucky in the 1780's and was handed down from generation to generation into the 1990's. It was in a presentation box with a slip of paper stating it belonged to a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration, Matthew McClure.
On October 3, 1780, Thomas McClure was farming on Long Creek when word came that a force of British troops was in the area. He and two of his brothers-in-laws, George Houston and Hugh Houston, along with 11 other local farmers, took their rifles to McIntyre's farm to fight the British.
Each of the 14 farmers picked out a target and began firing, killing between 8-20 enemy troops and injuring 20. "The Battle of McIntyre's Farm" is also known as the "Battle of the Bees" and "The Hornet's Nest" and is a legend in North Carolina.
Thomas McClure came to Madison County, Kentucky around 1788. He settled in Clark County, Kentucky in 1793. In the summer of 1794 it is recorded that Rev. Joseph Price Howe came to the area in Clark County that Thomas lived in, which was located near a big spring. Joseph P. Howe had lived near Matthew McClure in Mecklenburg County, 1790. He was a Presbyterian preacher.
On March 17, 1795, Thomas McClure paid a subscription as a member of the Little Mountain congregation in order to have Reverend Joseph P. Howe preach there. Little Mountain was located at the present location of Mt. Sterling, in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Thomas’ name is on an undated petition of Little Mountain members.
Thomas McClure and two other men were asked by the Clark County court in 1795 to view a new route for a proposed road through Clark County and report the pros and cons of it to the court. Thomas somehow acquired 200 acres in 1800. The land was on Flat Creek.
Back in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on September 8, 1801, Captain Matthew McClure deeded Thomas McClure 2,000 acres located on the north side of the Elk River in what would become Lincoln County, Tennessee. On April 12, 1809, Col. James McMillian deeded over to Thomas McClure the 10,000 plus acres of land in three counties in Kentucky.
Stanley W. Kern Jr. wrote researcher Caroline Crabtree on April 17, 1971 that Thomas McClure “was the clerk of the Mt. Olivet Church (Associated Reform Presbyterian) about two miles south of Sharpsburg on Miners Run”. Mr. Kern wrote in another letter that the McClures lived approximately southeast 1,500 feet from the Mt. Olivet cemetery and church prior to 1815. The Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church was located on top of a rather steep hill in Bath County, with a cemetery directly behind it. It burned around 1920 and all that is left is the foundation. The cemetery is in bad need of repairs and clearing, when visited in August of 2004 by the author.
The last recorded act of Thomas McClure while he was alive was when he sold the Tennessee land on December 1, 1813. On August 25, 1814, the inventory of the estate of Thomas McClure, deceased, was produced in Bath County, Kentucky court by Jenet McClure and Matthew McClure (Thomas' son), administrators of the estate.1 It listed many carpenters tools, including plains, square, tenant saw, drawing knife, chisels, and auger. Five books were listed. The total value of his property was $81.00.
On January 6, 1815, Matthew McClure of Bath County, Kentucky (son of Thomas McClure), signed a receipt which reads as follows:
“January 6th 1815 then recd of William Kerns, executor of Mathew McLure estate the sum of three hundred dollars it being part of a legacy Left by sd Mathew McLure in his Last will & testament to Thomas McLure my father and the subscriber do received the above sum as Administered of my sd. father Thomas McLure Recd the above date.
Test: $300 Mathew McLure ad
Nancy B. Houston
This was the estate of Captain Matthew McClure, who died in 1805, leaving $300 to his son Thomas' heirs.
Thomas McClure's father was Matthew McClure of Ireland, who came to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by the time Thomas was 4. The family settled in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on Long Creek in 1764.
On May 20, 1775, his father was one of 27 patriots who signed the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence". Although historians doubt this event happened, one of Matthew McClure's silver spoons was taken by Thomas McClure to Kentucky in the 1780's and was handed down from generation to generation into the 1990's. It was in a presentation box with a slip of paper stating it belonged to a signer of the Mecklenburg Declaration, Matthew McClure.
On October 3, 1780, Thomas McClure was farming on Long Creek when word came that a force of British troops was in the area. He and two of his brothers-in-laws, George Houston and Hugh Houston, along with 11 other local farmers, took their rifles to McIntyre's farm to fight the British.
Each of the 14 farmers picked out a target and began firing, killing between 8-20 enemy troops and injuring 20. "The Battle of McIntyre's Farm" is also known as the "Battle of the Bees" and "The Hornet's Nest" and is a legend in North Carolina.
Thomas McClure came to Madison County, Kentucky around 1788. He settled in Clark County, Kentucky in 1793. In the summer of 1794 it is recorded that Rev. Joseph Price Howe came to the area in Clark County that Thomas lived in, which was located near a big spring. Joseph P. Howe had lived near Matthew McClure in Mecklenburg County, 1790. He was a Presbyterian preacher.
On March 17, 1795, Thomas McClure paid a subscription as a member of the Little Mountain congregation in order to have Reverend Joseph P. Howe preach there. Little Mountain was located at the present location of Mt. Sterling, in Montgomery County, Kentucky. Thomas’ name is on an undated petition of Little Mountain members.
Thomas McClure and two other men were asked by the Clark County court in 1795 to view a new route for a proposed road through Clark County and report the pros and cons of it to the court. Thomas somehow acquired 200 acres in 1800. The land was on Flat Creek.
Back in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on September 8, 1801, Captain Matthew McClure deeded Thomas McClure 2,000 acres located on the north side of the Elk River in what would become Lincoln County, Tennessee. On April 12, 1809, Col. James McMillian deeded over to Thomas McClure the 10,000 plus acres of land in three counties in Kentucky.
Stanley W. Kern Jr. wrote researcher Caroline Crabtree on April 17, 1971 that Thomas McClure “was the clerk of the Mt. Olivet Church (Associated Reform Presbyterian) about two miles south of Sharpsburg on Miners Run”. Mr. Kern wrote in another letter that the McClures lived approximately southeast 1,500 feet from the Mt. Olivet cemetery and church prior to 1815. The Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church was located on top of a rather steep hill in Bath County, with a cemetery directly behind it. It burned around 1920 and all that is left is the foundation. The cemetery is in bad need of repairs and clearing, when visited in August of 2004 by the author.
The last recorded act of Thomas McClure while he was alive was when he sold the Tennessee land on December 1, 1813. On August 25, 1814, the inventory of the estate of Thomas McClure, deceased, was produced in Bath County, Kentucky court by Jenet McClure and Matthew McClure (Thomas' son), administrators of the estate.1 It listed many carpenters tools, including plains, square, tenant saw, drawing knife, chisels, and auger. Five books were listed. The total value of his property was $81.00.
On January 6, 1815, Matthew McClure of Bath County, Kentucky (son of Thomas McClure), signed a receipt which reads as follows:
“January 6th 1815 then recd of William Kerns, executor of Mathew McLure estate the sum of three hundred dollars it being part of a legacy Left by sd Mathew McLure in his Last will & testament to Thomas McLure my father and the subscriber do received the above sum as Administered of my sd. father Thomas McLure Recd the above date.
Test: $300 Mathew McLure ad
Nancy B. Houston
This was the estate of Captain Matthew McClure, who died in 1805, leaving $300 to his son Thomas' heirs.
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