John MCCLURE

1799 - 1875  (76 years)

• Name	John MCCLURE  [1]
  Born	25 Feb 1799	Antrim, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jun 1875	Chingacousy Twp., Peel Co.
  Buried	Home Church Cemetery   [1]
  Person ID	I389	David Falconer Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas MCCLURE           b. 8 Apr 1763, Antrim, Ireland           d. 10 Aug 1827, Streetsville, Toronto Twp.,Ontario  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jean BROWN           d. Bef 1827, Antrim, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah SCOTT           b. 2 May 1806, Ireland           d. 7 Oct 1872  (Age 66 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1832	Toronto Twp., Peel County, Ontario   [2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth MCCLURE           b. 27 Apr 1833, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario           d. 26 Jan 1910, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)  [natural]   2. Sarah MCCLURE           b. 22 Apr 1835, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario           d. 7 Nov 1848, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario  (Age 13 years)  [natural]   3. Thomas MCCLURE           b. 19 Jun 1837, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario           d. 11 Mar 1904, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario  (Age 66 years)  [natural]   4. James MCCLURE           b. 19 May 1839, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario           d. 28 Jun 1886, Brampton, Ontario  (Age 47 years)  [natural]   5. John MCCLURE           b. 22 Jul 1841, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario           d. 13 Mar 1891, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario  (Age 49 years)  [natural]   6. Andrew William MCCLURE           b. 29 Oct 1843, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario           d. 4 Jan 1937, Saanich, B.C.  (Age 93 years)  [natural]   7. Jane MCCLURE           b. 23 Jan 1846, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario           d. 11 May 1872, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario  (Age 26 years)  [natural]   8. Joseph MCCLURE           b. 25 Jan 1849, Chingacousy Twp., Peel County, Ontario           d. 26 Jan 1916, Nelson, B.C.  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Came to Canada in 1825, according to the first (1954) McClure book by T.A. McClure. Rest of family came in 1827. Settled on lot 11, 3d line, 4th concession, Chingacousy Twp. He was known as "Long John McClure". John McClure was known as "Long John". The community where he settled came to be known as Mount Pleasant, according to an article in the November 2017 issue of Peel Kinections, a publication of the Halton-Peel branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Mount Pleasant was located at the crossroads of Sideroad 10 (now Brovaird Drive) and 3d Line in Chingacousy Township. Long John McClure purchased the property on the northwest corner of the intersection in 1829 from a John Peeler. He donated a portion of his property to the establishment of a Presbyterian church. Early assessment rolls show John McClure as owning 2 horse, 2 oxen, 3 milk cows and 3 horned cattle.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] "Historical Highlights, The Clan McClure", page 125, B. Gilchrist, (Name: Name: 1954;;). [S25] "The "Clan" McClure: Historical Highlights" by J.B. Gilchrist, 2009.