Thomas McLellan, Sr.

Abt 1749 - 1818  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Thomas McLellan  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	Abt 1749	Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine
  Gender	Male
  Census	1790	Gorham and Scarborough, Cumberland Co., Maine   [4]
  2 white males over 16; 3 under 16; 4 women in all; 1 other free person; 0 slaves
  Military Service	In May of 1777 he served as a member of Capt. John Wentworth's company of artillery stationed at Fort Hancock, Cape Elizabeth. He also served in the Revolutionary War in Washburn's Guards of Maine for one month. Here is the entry in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution: "Mclellan, Thomas. Private, Capt. Isaac Washburn's Co. of guards; enlisted March 11, 1781; discharged April 11, 1781; service, 1 mo.; company stationed at Thomaston, Lincoln Co., [Maine]."  [2, 5]
  Obituary	Mortuary notices: Gazette (Portland, ME), Tues. 15 Dec. 1818, vol. XXI, issue 36, p2: In Warren, on the 1st inst., Mr. Thomas McLellan, of Thomaston, formerly of Cape Elizabeth, aged 70. Newburyport Herald (Newburyport, MA), Fre. 18 Dec. 1818, Vol. XXII, issue 75, p3: In Warren, Mr. Thomas McLellan, of Thomastown [sic], formerly of Cape Elizabeth, aged 70. Boston Patriot & Daily Chronicle, Friday 18 Dec. 1818, Vol. III, issue 477, p2: In Warren, Mr. Thomas McLellan, of Thomastown [sic], late of Cape Elizabeth, aged 70.
  Died	15 Dec 1818	Warren, Knox Co., Maine
  	according to obit notices.
  Buried	Village Cemetery, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine   [6, 7, 8]
  	http:/​/​www​.findagrave​.com/​cgi-bin/​fg​.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91582867
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Rachel McLellan           d. 3 Dec 1838, South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
  2. George McLellan, Jr.           d. 1767-1771, Lost at sea
  3. William McLellan           d. 1781
  4. Mary McLellan           d. Aft 1817
  5. Sarah McLellan           d. Yes, date unknown
  6. Capt. Simon McLellan, Sr.           d. 3 Nov 1800
  7. Betsey McLellan           b. 29 Oct 1767           d. 11 Nov 1846, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine
  Notes	He was called "The Captain." After marrying Hannah Dyer he moved (between 1778 and 1782) to South Thomaston, Maine, where he "settled on George's River on the lot above Simonton's Point; so called from his brother-in-law John Simonton [married to his older sister Rachel], who came about the same time from the same place, bought out the possessory title of Abiathar Smith, and settled on this Point and the adjoining lot." After this they began to build a family. According to Eaton, "he was a shoemaker, farmer, and master of a coaster, by turns, as business and profit offered inducement. He was remarkable for his strong love of money and economical, not to say penurious habits, which in later years amound to little less than monomania. He is said to have compelled his boys to stop the cow-bell every night with a wisp of hay to prevent the tongue from wearing." He and his younger brother Simon "were the ancestors of all the early McLellans in the St. George River area." More people appear on the 1790 census for his household than can be accounted for by known family. His gravestone is indecipherable; yet "it is reported by the 'Index to Revolutionary Veterans Buried in Maine' as 1818" (S36, 2). [2, 9, 10]
  Person ID	I105	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Capt. George McLellan, Sr.           b. Nov 1725, Wells, York Co., Maine           d. bet. 1767-1771, Lost at sea  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Mary Webster           b. Abt 1727, Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. 28 Aug 1797, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	Abt 1747
  Family ID	F2336	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Hanna Dyer           b. 1754, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine           d. 28 Aug 1816  (Age 62 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1774	Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine   [11]
  	married by the Rev. Ephraim Clark
  Children	+ 1. Capt. George McLellan           b. 1783           d. 12 Nov 1828, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine  (Age 45 years) + 2. Hon. William McLellan           b. 15 Sep 1785, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine           d. 8 Oct 1842, Augusta, Kennebec Co., Maine  (Age 57 years) + 3. Hannah McLellan           b. 1788           d. 21 Aug 1863, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine  (Age 75 years) + 4. Ephraim McLellan           b. 4 Feb 1792           d. 4 Dec 1851, Augusta, Kennebec Co., Maine  (Age 59 years) + 5. Capt. Thomas McLellan, Jr.           b. 18 Apr 1793           d. 28 Aug 1874  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2009
  Family ID	F72	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - Abt 1749 - Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine  Married - 16 Jun 1774 - Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., Maine  Died - 15 Dec 1818 - Warren, Knox Co., Maine  Buried - - Village Cemetery, Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Thomas McLellan, Sr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I105&tree=1sttree (accessed September 26, 2020).