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Name |
Uncertain (2nd of East Blairlin) Cleland |
Gender |
Male |
Person ID |
I85436 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Jun 2020 |
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Notes |
- It is believed by Harry Cleland in his 1934 documentation of the Cleland of Blairlin District that Agnes and John had a son named ?George, and this George became Cleland the 1st of East Blairlin. Although he does have a disclaimer saying "?we cannot now prove the connection by documentary evidence, it is very probable that George (1) was descended from the Clelands of Glenhove.", he does offer some credible circumstantial evidence to support his position. I will adopt his premise as correct and use it as we continue towards Albuquerque.
George, 1st of Blairlin, was conjectured to be the "tacksman" of East Blairlin and that its many small holdings were sublet by him to other tenants. He and Margaret Paul had two sons, George and Alexander, and a daughter Jean, but little else is known about him. The wife Margaret preceded George in death. She dying prior to 1674 and he about 1684. Apparently Alexander was the rowdy one, with his affairs twice occupying the attention of the Privy Council. His escapades are interesting, but rather than divert from following our lineage, I will go to George (2nd of East Blairlin).
Little is known of George (2nd). He was married to Agnes Muir, who died about the same time as George's mother, for both of their wills were recorded on the same day. It is possible that an epidemic or the plague was the cause of their deaths. William Cleland, mentioned as a resident in East Blairlin in 1688, is supposedly George (2nd) and Agnes's son.
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