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Judge Alney McLean

Judge Alney McLean

Male 1779 - 1841  (62 years)

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  • Name Alney McLean 
    Prefix Judge 
    Born 10 Jun 1779  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant John Davidson 
    • Descendants of immigrant John Davidson of DNA Family 001
    Group Davidson DNA Family 001 
    • Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 23526326 
    1820 Census 1820  Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • p. 143
      Alney McLean      420 210 - 20010 - 0203
      Ephraim McLean   000 001 - 00001 - 0000
    Died 30 Dec 1841  Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 30 Dec 1841  Caney Station Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3055  DNA Family 1 Genealogies
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2021 

    Father Capt. Ephraim McLean,   b. 1730, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1823, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Davidson,   b. Bef 19 Apr 1741, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1820, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 1760  Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Tabitha Russell Campbell,   b. 29 Jan 1785, Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1850  (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. Rev. Ephraim Thornton McLean,   b. 29 Jan 1809, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1845, Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     2. William McLean,   d. Unknown
     3. Judge Robert Davidson McLean,   b. 10 Nov 1810, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1874, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     4. Samuel Russell McLean,   b. 29 Dec 1817,   d. 19 Mar 1851  (Age 33 years)
    Last Modified 4 May 2006 
    Family ID F1523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jun 1779 - Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1820 Census - 1820 - Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Dec 1841 - Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 30 Dec 1841 - Caney Station Cemetery, Greenville, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Histories
    Letter from Alney McLean to cousin Samuel Stockard    		Letter from Alney McLean to cousin Samuel Stockard
    This letter had been transcribed and posted on the Tennkin.com site and was saved in 2009 and supplied to me by Kenneth Rickett in October 2018. This site no longer seems to be extant.

    This letter provides many valuable insights on the McLean and Davidson families but it has several provable errors. None the less, it is a useful testimony to the early history of these families.

  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      US Congressman.

      Born in North Carolina, he moved to Kentucky in June of 1799 to accept an appointment as the first Surveyor of Muhlenberg County.

      One of the founders of Greenville, Kentucky, he was elected as a trustee. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1805, and commenced to practice as an attorney in Greenville. McLean was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly in 1812 and 1813. He organized a company of militia immediately after news arrived that a second war with England was declared. McLean was commissioned as Captain of the 1st Regiment of Kentucky Mounted Militia and served under Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Caldwell. In 1814, he commanded a company of detached militia, the 24th Kentucky Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel William Mitchusson, and participated in the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815. After the battle, McLean and his company was accused by General Andrew Jackson of retreating against orders and were assigned to fatigue duty. McLean came to resent Jackson and his policies and helped to form the National Democratic Republican Party in opposition to him.

      After the war, McLean returned to Kentucky and was elected to represent Kentucky's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1815 to 1817 and again from 1819 to 1821. He became a Circuit Court Judge and presided over the 14th District of Kentucky from 1821 until his death in 1841. A close friend of Henry Clay, he was the Presidential Elector from Kentucky on the Clay ticket in 1824 and on the Clay and Sargent ticket in 1832.

      He died near Greenville. McLean County, Kentucky, established in 1854, is named for him. His brother, Robert D. McLean was a prominent surgeon.

      Bio by: K Guy


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