From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
SAMUEL MCCLELLAN, son of James and Eunice (Eldredge) McClellan, born September 21, 1800, in Woodstock, Conn.; died January 4, 1853, in Philadelphia.
He was graduated from the Yale Medical Department, 1823; settled in Bristol, Pa., after a few years returning to Philadelphia to associate with his brother in ophthahmic surgery and the founding of Jefferson College. He was professor of anatomy at Jefferson College, later professor of obstetrics in Jefferson and at Pennsylvania College, but resigned to devote himself to private practice.
Married 1832, MARGARET CARSWELL ELY, born 1815, in Hartford, Conn., daughter of Reverend Ezra Stiles and Mary Ann (Carswell) Ely.
Children
1 - Ely McCellan, b. in Philadelphia, Aug. 3, 1834 ; d. in Chicago, May 8, 1893. He was a physician in Philadelphia until 1861, then Major and surgeon in the United States Army. Married 1857, Emily Hopkins Tevis, b. about 1837, daughter of Joshua and Jane (Evans) Tevis of Philadelphia. Children: i. Samuel, b. 1857; li. Jane Tevis, b. 1859, d. 1861 ; iii. Nannie Edna, b. 1861 ; iv. Edward Stewart, b. 1864 ; v. William Hamilton Tevis, b. 1865.
2 - Carswell McClellan, b. in Philadelphia, Dec. 3, 1835 ; d. in St. Paul, Minn., March 6, 1892. He was graduated from Williams College, 1855 ; served in the Civil War as assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ; civil engineer on western railroads, residing in St. Paul ; published, "Personal Memoirs and Miitary History of U. S. Grant versus the Records of the Army of the Potomac." Married 1868, Annis Davis, b. 1841, daughter of Vines and Martha Lee (Small) Davis of Collinsville, IL Children: i. Mary Frances, b. 1869; ii. Julia Margaret, b. 1871 ; iii. Charles Humphreys, b. 1872 ; iv. Sarah Silliman, b. 1874 ; v. Edwin Custer, b. 1876.
3 - James Stuart McClellan, b. 1837 ; d. 1838.
4 - Samuel McClellan, jr., b. 1838. He was graduated from Williams College, and is a physician in New York City.
5 - Henry Brainerd McClellan, b. Oct. 17, 1840, in Philadelphia. He was a soldier in the Civil War, chief of staff of General Stuart and Wade Hampton, and by assignment on the personal staff of General Robert E. Lee. After 1870 he was principal of Sayre Female Institute in Lexington, Ky. He published "Life and Campaigns of General J. E. B. Stuart." Married Dec. 31, 1863, Catherine Macon Mathews, b. 1842, daughter of George Hancock and Ann Martha (Miller) Mathews, of Buckingham County, Va. Children : i. Ann Miller, b. 1864 ; ii. Margaret Ely, b. 1867; iii. Georgia Matthews, b. 1868; iv. Henry Stuart, b. 1870, d. 1871; v. William Macon, b. 1871, d. 1872 ; vi. Mary Carr (or Carswell), b. 1873; vii. John Hancock, b. 1876; viii. Emily, b. 1878; ix. Robert Ely, b. 1880.
6 - John McClellan, b. 1843.
7 - Mary McClellan, b. 1844 ; d. 1871 ; m. 1870, John Caldwell Parsons, a lawyer, of Hartford, Conn. He was b. 1832, son of Francis and Clarissa (Brown) Parsons. Child: Francis, b. 1871 (Colonel).
8 - Walter McClellan, b. 1846.
9 - Emily McClellan, b. 1848 ; d. 1862.
10 - Charles Eldridge McClellan, b. 1851 ; resides in New York City. Married 1878, Adeline Sanford Halsey of Brooklyn, b. 1852, daughter of Edward Chauncey and Aurelia (Hyde) Halsey. Child: Jeannette, b. 1879.
SAMUEL MCCLELLAN, son of James and Eunice (Eldredge) McClellan, born September 21, 1800, in Woodstock, Conn.; died January 4, 1853, in Philadelphia.
He was graduated from the Yale Medical Department, 1823; settled in Bristol, Pa., after a few years returning to Philadelphia to associate with his brother in ophthahmic surgery and the founding of Jefferson College. He was professor of anatomy at Jefferson College, later professor of obstetrics in Jefferson and at Pennsylvania College, but resigned to devote himself to private practice.
Married 1832, MARGARET CARSWELL ELY, born 1815, in Hartford, Conn., daughter of Reverend Ezra Stiles and Mary Ann (Carswell) Ely.
Children
1 - Ely McCellan, b. in Philadelphia, Aug. 3, 1834 ; d. in Chicago, May 8, 1893. He was a physician in Philadelphia until 1861, then Major and surgeon in the United States Army. Married 1857, Emily Hopkins Tevis, b. about 1837, daughter of Joshua and Jane (Evans) Tevis of Philadelphia. Children: i. Samuel, b. 1857; li. Jane Tevis, b. 1859, d. 1861 ; iii. Nannie Edna, b. 1861 ; iv. Edward Stewart, b. 1864 ; v. William Hamilton Tevis, b. 1865.
2 - Carswell McClellan, b. in Philadelphia, Dec. 3, 1835 ; d. in St. Paul, Minn., March 6, 1892. He was graduated from Williams College, 1855 ; served in the Civil War as assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ; civil engineer on western railroads, residing in St. Paul ; published, "Personal Memoirs and Miitary History of U. S. Grant versus the Records of the Army of the Potomac." Married 1868, Annis Davis, b. 1841, daughter of Vines and Martha Lee (Small) Davis of Collinsville, IL Children: i. Mary Frances, b. 1869; ii. Julia Margaret, b. 1871 ; iii. Charles Humphreys, b. 1872 ; iv. Sarah Silliman, b. 1874 ; v. Edwin Custer, b. 1876.
3 - James Stuart McClellan, b. 1837 ; d. 1838.
4 - Samuel McClellan, jr., b. 1838. He was graduated from Williams College, and is a physician in New York City.
5 - Henry Brainerd McClellan, b. Oct. 17, 1840, in Philadelphia. He was a soldier in the Civil War, chief of staff of General Stuart and Wade Hampton, and by assignment on the personal staff of General Robert E. Lee. After 1870 he was principal of Sayre Female Institute in Lexington, Ky. He published "Life and Campaigns of General J. E. B. Stuart." Married Dec. 31, 1863, Catherine Macon Mathews, b. 1842, daughter of George Hancock and Ann Martha (Miller) Mathews, of Buckingham County, Va. Children : i. Ann Miller, b. 1864 ; ii. Margaret Ely, b. 1867; iii. Georgia Matthews, b. 1868; iv. Henry Stuart, b. 1870, d. 1871; v. William Macon, b. 1871, d. 1872 ; vi. Mary Carr (or Carswell), b. 1873; vii. John Hancock, b. 1876; viii. Emily, b. 1878; ix. Robert Ely, b. 1880.
6 - John McClellan, b. 1843.
7 - Mary McClellan, b. 1844 ; d. 1871 ; m. 1870, John Caldwell Parsons, a lawyer, of Hartford, Conn. He was b. 1832, son of Francis and Clarissa (Brown) Parsons. Child: Francis, b. 1871 (Colonel).
8 - Walter McClellan, b. 1846.
9 - Emily McClellan, b. 1848 ; d. 1862.
10 - Charles Eldridge McClellan, b. 1851 ; resides in New York City. Married 1878, Adeline Sanford Halsey of Brooklyn, b. 1852, daughter of Edward Chauncey and Aurelia (Hyde) Halsey. Child: Jeannette, b. 1879.
From the book published in 1916 "Abbe -Abbey Genealogy In Memory of John Abbe and his Descendants" by Cleveland Abbe and Joseph Genung Nichols
SAMUEL MCCLELLAN, son of James and Eunice (Eldredge) McClellan, born September 21, 1800, in Woodstock, Conn.; died January 4, 1853, in Philadelphia.
He was graduated from the Yale Medical Department, 1823; settled in Bristol, Pa., after a few years returning to Philadelphia to associate with his brother in ophthahmic surgery and the founding of Jefferson College. He was professor of anatomy at Jefferson College, later professor of obstetrics in Jefferson and at Pennsylvania College, but resigned to devote himself to private practice.
Married 1832, MARGARET CARSWELL ELY, born 1815, in Hartford, Conn., daughter of Reverend Ezra Stiles and Mary Ann (Carswell) Ely.
Children
1 - Ely McCellan, b. in Philadelphia, Aug. 3, 1834 ; d. in Chicago, May 8, 1893. He was a physician in Philadelphia until 1861, then Major and surgeon in the United States Army. Married 1857, Emily Hopkins Tevis, b. about 1837, daughter of Joshua and Jane (Evans) Tevis of Philadelphia. Children: i. Samuel, b. 1857; li. Jane Tevis, b. 1859, d. 1861 ; iii. Nannie Edna, b. 1861 ; iv. Edward Stewart, b. 1864 ; v. William Hamilton Tevis, b. 1865.
2 - Carswell McClellan, b. in Philadelphia, Dec. 3, 1835 ; d. in St. Paul, Minn., March 6, 1892. He was graduated from Williams College, 1855 ; served in the Civil War as assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ; civil engineer on western railroads, residing in St. Paul ; published, "Personal Memoirs and Miitary History of U. S. Grant versus the Records of the Army of the Potomac." Married 1868, Annis Davis, b. 1841, daughter of Vines and Martha Lee (Small) Davis of Collinsville, IL Children: i. Mary Frances, b. 1869; ii. Julia Margaret, b. 1871 ; iii. Charles Humphreys, b. 1872 ; iv. Sarah Silliman, b. 1874 ; v. Edwin Custer, b. 1876.
3 - James Stuart McClellan, b. 1837 ; d. 1838.
4 - Samuel McClellan, jr., b. 1838. He was graduated from Williams College, and is a physician in New York City.
5 - Henry Brainerd McClellan, b. Oct. 17, 1840, in Philadelphia. He was a soldier in the Civil War, chief of staff of General Stuart and Wade Hampton, and by assignment on the personal staff of General Robert E. Lee. After 1870 he was principal of Sayre Female Institute in Lexington, Ky. He published "Life and Campaigns of General J. E. B. Stuart." Married Dec. 31, 1863, Catherine Macon Mathews, b. 1842, daughter of George Hancock and Ann Martha (Miller) Mathews, of Buckingham County, Va. Children : i. Ann Miller, b. 1864 ; ii. Margaret Ely, b. 1867; iii. Georgia Matthews, b. 1868; iv. Henry Stuart, b. 1870, d. 1871; v. William Macon, b. 1871, d. 1872 ; vi. Mary Carr (or Carswell), b. 1873; vii. John Hancock, b. 1876; viii. Emily, b. 1878; ix. Robert Ely, b. 1880.
6 - John McClellan, b. 1843.
7 - Mary McClellan, b. 1844 ; d. 1871 ; m. 1870, John Caldwell Parsons, a lawyer, of Hartford, Conn. He was b. 1832, son of Francis and Clarissa (Brown) Parsons. Child: Francis, b. 1871 (Colonel).
8 - Walter McClellan, b. 1846.
9 - Emily McClellan, b. 1848 ; d. 1862.
10 - Charles Eldridge McClellan, b. 1851 ; resides in New York City. Married 1878, Adeline Sanford Halsey of Brooklyn, b. 1852, daughter of Edward Chauncey and Aurelia (Hyde) Halsey. Child: Jeannette, b. 1879.
SAMUEL MCCLELLAN, son of James and Eunice (Eldredge) McClellan, born September 21, 1800, in Woodstock, Conn.; died January 4, 1853, in Philadelphia.
He was graduated from the Yale Medical Department, 1823; settled in Bristol, Pa., after a few years returning to Philadelphia to associate with his brother in ophthahmic surgery and the founding of Jefferson College. He was professor of anatomy at Jefferson College, later professor of obstetrics in Jefferson and at Pennsylvania College, but resigned to devote himself to private practice.
Married 1832, MARGARET CARSWELL ELY, born 1815, in Hartford, Conn., daughter of Reverend Ezra Stiles and Mary Ann (Carswell) Ely.
Children
1 - Ely McCellan, b. in Philadelphia, Aug. 3, 1834 ; d. in Chicago, May 8, 1893. He was a physician in Philadelphia until 1861, then Major and surgeon in the United States Army. Married 1857, Emily Hopkins Tevis, b. about 1837, daughter of Joshua and Jane (Evans) Tevis of Philadelphia. Children: i. Samuel, b. 1857; li. Jane Tevis, b. 1859, d. 1861 ; iii. Nannie Edna, b. 1861 ; iv. Edward Stewart, b. 1864 ; v. William Hamilton Tevis, b. 1865.
2 - Carswell McClellan, b. in Philadelphia, Dec. 3, 1835 ; d. in St. Paul, Minn., March 6, 1892. He was graduated from Williams College, 1855 ; served in the Civil War as assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ; civil engineer on western railroads, residing in St. Paul ; published, "Personal Memoirs and Miitary History of U. S. Grant versus the Records of the Army of the Potomac." Married 1868, Annis Davis, b. 1841, daughter of Vines and Martha Lee (Small) Davis of Collinsville, IL Children: i. Mary Frances, b. 1869; ii. Julia Margaret, b. 1871 ; iii. Charles Humphreys, b. 1872 ; iv. Sarah Silliman, b. 1874 ; v. Edwin Custer, b. 1876.
3 - James Stuart McClellan, b. 1837 ; d. 1838.
4 - Samuel McClellan, jr., b. 1838. He was graduated from Williams College, and is a physician in New York City.
5 - Henry Brainerd McClellan, b. Oct. 17, 1840, in Philadelphia. He was a soldier in the Civil War, chief of staff of General Stuart and Wade Hampton, and by assignment on the personal staff of General Robert E. Lee. After 1870 he was principal of Sayre Female Institute in Lexington, Ky. He published "Life and Campaigns of General J. E. B. Stuart." Married Dec. 31, 1863, Catherine Macon Mathews, b. 1842, daughter of George Hancock and Ann Martha (Miller) Mathews, of Buckingham County, Va. Children : i. Ann Miller, b. 1864 ; ii. Margaret Ely, b. 1867; iii. Georgia Matthews, b. 1868; iv. Henry Stuart, b. 1870, d. 1871; v. William Macon, b. 1871, d. 1872 ; vi. Mary Carr (or Carswell), b. 1873; vii. John Hancock, b. 1876; viii. Emily, b. 1878; ix. Robert Ely, b. 1880.
6 - John McClellan, b. 1843.
7 - Mary McClellan, b. 1844 ; d. 1871 ; m. 1870, John Caldwell Parsons, a lawyer, of Hartford, Conn. He was b. 1832, son of Francis and Clarissa (Brown) Parsons. Child: Francis, b. 1871 (Colonel).
8 - Walter McClellan, b. 1846.
9 - Emily McClellan, b. 1848 ; d. 1862.
10 - Charles Eldridge McClellan, b. 1851 ; resides in New York City. Married 1878, Adeline Sanford Halsey of Brooklyn, b. 1852, daughter of Edward Chauncey and Aurelia (Hyde) Halsey. Child: Jeannette, b. 1879.
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