Martha McLean  SEE PHOTO

Martha McLean was born July 11, 1789 in Cambridge, New York. Her parents were Francis McLean and Mary Hill McLean.

On January 26, 1813, Martha McLean married William McKindley "Sr." Her husband was born November 8, 1786.  Martha and William had four children, John (1814-1887) Mary Ann (born around 1815 or 1816); Francis Lane (1817-1896); and William (1820-1847).  The youngest child, William, is our ancestor. 

Martha's husband died in 1821 when Martha was 32 years old. Several years later, in 1825, she created a needlepoint sampler giving birthdates and other information about her parents and siblings. The needlepoint gives her name as "Martha McKindley."  SEE SAMPLER PHOTO.

Martha had a keen interest in farming and gardening.  She loved to hear about her children's fruit trees, what vegetables they were growing, and what farm animals they were raising.

She eventually remarried. Martha's second husband was John McAuley. She probably married him in 1830 or so. John McAuley already had two children by his first wife Eliza Freeman-- Sarah, born in approximately 1828, and Jane, born in approximately 1830. (Information from the 1850 census for Williamstown, N.Y. lists a John and Martha McAuley, both 62 years old, with two children, Sarah age 22 and Jane age 20.)  Martha had a child with John McAuley, Alexander McAuley, (1832-1911) of Williamstown, NY.   Alexander got married to a woman named Mary Mellen.  (Information from Ted McLean, the McLean family tree expert.)

Read a charming LETTER she wrote in 1850 to her son Francis in Michigan.

Martha died September 22, 1857. Her grave marker is in the old Turnpike Cemetery, in Cambridge, New York, where she is buried with her parents. The grave marker gives her name as Martha McLean McAuley.

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Francis was born March 24, 1764 in Trenton, N.J. His father’s name was William McLean and his mother was Issabella (King) McLean.

Francis married an Irish immigrant by the name of Mary Hill.

Francis and Mary had 8 children. Seven of them are listed on a needlework sampler done by their daughter Martha in 1825. Their children were as follows:

1. Martha McLean, born July 11, 1789; died September 22, 1857. She married William McKindley, had four children, then married John McAuley and had three more children.
2. William McLean, born January 11, 1791
3. Alexander McLean, born January 5, 1793
4. Mary McLean, 1795-1798
5. Francis McLean, born November 13, 1797
6. James McLean, born September 17, 1803. He started out as a well-to-do farmer. He married Eliza Perry in about 1834 in Cambridge, NY. They had six children. Along the way they had "financial misadventures" and moved frequently. They went to Owosso, Michigan in about 1840-1842, and to Windham, PA about 1847-49. Then they moved to Livingston County, Michigan, just north of Hartland, where they were living in 1850. They moved to Nichols, NY about 1859. Their six children were as follows: Mary L. McLean (1835-1852); Lydia L. McLean (1835-1836); Francis J. McLean (1837-1914); Rose E. McLean (1839-1890); William H. McLean, M.D. (1843-1868); and Martha McLean (1846-1909). James died in Nichols, NY on October 7, 1877. He and Eliza are buried there.
7. Ann McLean, born February 7, 1807
8. Ebenezer McLean, born March 26, 1809, died 1893. He married Martha D. McAuley (1816-1875) and had 10 children.

To read the Last Will and Testament of Francis McLean, click on WILL.

Francis died Jan 11, 1831.

The wife of Francis McLean. Her nickname was "Molly."  She was born in Ireland March 14, 1768.

Her oldest daughter was Martha McLean, born July 11, 1789.

Mary McLean died in Cambridge, New York, on March 2, 1847.

Father of Francis McLean. He came from Scotland to New Jersey. He married Issabella King, (1736-1812) and they had seven children. Here is a list of the 7 children:

1. John (1760-1834), who had 7 or 8 children
2. Francis (1764-1831) married Mary Hill and had 8 children
3. James (1766? To 1844) had 12 children
4. William C. (1768 - 1859) had no children
5. Andrew (1771 to 1811)
6. Thomas (1774-1846) had 8 children
7. Jane McLean Hart, date of birth not known, date of death not known, she was the only daughter and she had six brothers.

William died in 1781.

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