Benjamin McCleland

1797 - 1854  (57 years)

• Name	Benjamin McCleland  [1]
  Birth	1797	(from the North)   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	5 Nov 1850	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
  	residence 1770 Bosman Hayes Jr. family (bro of James G. Hayes) residence 1773 McClelend Benjamin 52 1798 Louisiana Mary 51 1799 Mississippi Abner 18 1832 Louisiana Albert 15 1835 Louisiana Toledans 9 1841 Louisiana residence 1774 Andrews, Tedeas 26 1824 Louisiana carpenter (Thaddeus Andrus) residence 1775 Hays, Isaac 43 1807 Louisiana planter Hays, Ellen 33 1817 Louisiana Hays, James 20 1830 Louisiana Hays, Elisa 16 1834 Louisiana Hays, Haphra 4 1846 female Louisiana Hays, Virginia 29 1821 Louisiana (Virginia Andrus sister to Thaddeus)
  Death	1854	Robert's Cove, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	McCleland, Benjamin from the North (Jacque & Celeste Andrews) bt. 22 Aug 1802 at age 5 yrs (Opel Ch: v.1, p 288) McCleland, Benjamin (James Maklanon - "natural del norte" (native of the North) & Celeste (perhaps Sally) Andrews - residents of this post) bt 22 Aug 1802 at age 5 yrs. Pats: John Maklanon (McClelland) & Jane Kakalar; Mats: Benjamin Andrews & Marie Hargrow; Spons: Dautrive Andrews & Celeste Prudhomme. Fr. Louis Buhot (Opel. Ch. V 1-A, p 288) Abijah Clark To Governor Bond Recorded 9th March 1837 Know all men by these presents that Abijah Clark and Benjamin McCleland of the State of Louisiana and Parish of Saint Landry are held and firmly bound unto Edward D. White Governor of the aforesaid State and to his successors in Office in the sum of Two thousand dollars for the true and faithfull [sic] payment of which they bind themselves, their Heirs executors administrators jointly, severally and firmly by these presents. In witness whereof they have hereunto Signed and affixed their seals in presence of the subscribing Witnesses at Opelousas this ninth day of March in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Abijah Clark a Justice of the peace in and for the Parish of St. Landry has been this day authorised [sic] by the Parish Judged of the aforesaid parish to celebrate marriages within the said parish. Now if the said Abijah Clark shall celebrate marriages in the aforesaid parish conformably to the Laws of this State in such cases made and provided, then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. A. Clark (seal) Benjamin McCleland (seal) Signed sealed in presence of Richd. M. Garwood Geo. King Notarial Records, Pages 91-115. St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Transcribed and Submitted by Mike Miller
  Person ID	I7176	Roots
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	James Augustin McCleland, Sr,   b. 1765, Pennsylvania d. Feb 1816, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Sarah Celeste Andrus,   b. 1765, Virginia; North Carolina d. Aft 1830, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age > 66 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1790	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana   [2]
  Family ID	F690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Hayes,   b. 1799, Evline, Opelousas, St.Landry Parish, Louisiana d. 1844, Robert's Cove, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1818	Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
  Children	1. Melissa Ann McCleland,   b. 1827, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana d. Bef 1849, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 22 years) + 2. Frances "Fannie" McCleland,   b. Abt 1823, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana d. 1866, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age ~ 43 years)   3. Isaac McCleland,   b. Abt 1825   d. Aft 1847 (Age ~ 23 years)
  Family ID	F3007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

  Family 2	Mary (..) McCleland,   b. 1799, Mississippi d. Aft 1850, of, St. Landry Parish, Lousiana (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1830
  Children	+ 1. Abner McCleland,   b. 1832, Louisiana d. Aft 1860, of, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 29 years)   2. Albert McCleland,   b. 1835, Louisiana d. Aft 1850, of, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 16 years)   3. Toledans McCleland,   b. 1841, Louisiana d. Aft 1850, of, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F11783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 21 Dec 1818 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Census - 5 Nov 1850 - Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Death - 1854 - Robert's Cove, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S449] Southwest Louisiana Records. Southwest Louisiana Records.