Col. Benjamin Stuart McClung

Male 1791 - 1868  (76 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Stuart McClung 
    Prefix Col. 
    Born 30 Oct 1791  Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Aug 1868  Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 Census
      Name: Benjamen S McChing [Benjamen S McClung]
      Age: 58
      Birth Year: abt 1792
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1850: Western District, Rockbridge, Virginia
      Gender: Male
      Family Number: 586
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Benjamen S McClung 58
      Maria McClung 48
      William McClung 54
      John A McClung 22
      Samuel W McClung 21
      Margaret S McClung 17
      Franklin B McClung 13
      Jane Ann McClung 2
      John Berkley 47
      Catharine Berkley 40
      Sarah A Berkley 17
      Mary J Berkley 16
      Margaret C Berkley 14

      1860 Census
      Name: Ben S McClung
      Age: 68
      Birth Year: abt 1792
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: Virginia
      Home in 1860: District 6, Rockbridge, Virginia
      Post Office: Lexington
      Family Number: 379
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Ben S McClung 68
      Mariah McClung 58
      B Travis McClung 22
      Jane A McClung 12

      A colonel in the War of 1812, he was a farmer and miller at "Rocky Hollow" two miles southeast of Fairfield, VA. He was also a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church.
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    Person ID I30712  Master File
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2015 

    Father John MCCLUNG,   b. 22 May 1762, Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Sep 1830, Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Mary [Polly] Stuart,   b. 02 Mar 1769, Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1842, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1788  Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F6556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mariah WALLACE,   b. 02 Nov 1801, Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1825  Augusta Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
      Name: Maria Wallace
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1825
      Marriage Place: Augusta, Virginia
      Spouse: Benjamin S. Mcclung
      FHL Film Number: 30415
    Children 
    +1. Dr. John Alexander McClung,   b. 22 Nov 1826, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1910, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +2. Samuel Wallace McClung,   b. ca 1829, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1896, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)
    +3. Margaret McClung,   b. 1832, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +4. Benjamin Franklin McClung,   b. 21 Feb 1837, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1915, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +5. Jane Ann (Jennie) McClung,   b. 12 Nov 1847, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1900, Rockbridge Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F12956  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] McClung Genealogy, William McClung, (Publisher Unknown, Pittsburgh,PA 1904), p. 87.