This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KSMaynard Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.craig/4557.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A Thomas McClaren in the 1820 Allegeny Co, PA census: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mooreorless/ewing.htm I believe the Craigs and McClarans are from Indiana and Allegheny Counties in PA (Pittsburgh area). Here are but just a few examples of records I found in a quick Google serach: 1) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/indiana/papers/indianaregister/registernovdec1858.txt Indiana Register, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Extracts November-December 1858 2 November 1858 RELEASED ON BAIL. THOMAS CRAIG, of White township, some time ago, became a little unruly in his family, and his wife, thinking she could dispense with his society, made information charging him with some minor offense and had him lodged in jail where he remained until last Tuesday, when he was discharged by Judge Watt, on a habeus corpus, by giving bail for his appearance at court, and in the mean time kept the peace towards his affectionate wife, ELIZABETH CRAIG. MARRIED. On Monday evening, the 15th inst., by Rev. A. McElwain, JOHN McCLARAN, ESQ., to MISS ANN MARY PORTER, both of this borough. 2) http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:x664VY5KbjsJ:staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/63H.pdf McClaran Allegheny County, PA history&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=safari Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1838-1839 Indiana McClaran, William, Jr. Whig 3) http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:ov1RrqmONIoJ:freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~treasures/pa/indiana/cyclopediaofindianaandarmstrongcos/INDIANABOROUGH.pdf McClaran Allegheny County, PA history&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=19&gl=us&client=safari INDIANA BOROUGH "The burgesses of Indiana from 1816 to 1880 were: 1816, James McKnight; 1818, James M. Kelly; 1819, John Taylor; 1820, John Taylor, Esq; 1821, John Douglass; 1822 Robert Nixon; 1824, James McCahan; 1827, William Lucas, Esq; 1828, James Moorhead; 1830, William Banks, Esq; 1831, James Thompson; 1832, Fergus Cannon; 1834, James Thomas; 1835, James M McKennan; 1836, Fergus Cannon; 1837, Woodroe Douglass; 1839, Daniel Stanard; 1840, James McKennan; 1841, Woodroe Douglass; 1843, James M Stewart; 1844, William McClaran.... " 4) Also see page 953: http://books.google.com/books?id=1skhwmWkZksC&pg=RA1-PA953&lpg=RA1-PA953&dq=mcclaran allegheny county pa history&source=web&ots=o1j5hpJAjV&sig=5joD2OKn23egFKphgTCDNjD9bLE 5) Page 974: http://books.google.com/books?id=ep_mSkfCQWwC&pg=PA974&lpg=PA974&dq=mcclaran allegheny county pa history&source=web&ots=uJX5B1tAK2&sig=MTFsh4OCQV38lA8mLQ0Yxdfgf8I Also refer to the McClaren Family Genealogy Forum at Genealogy.com There are a nmuber of folks there discussing the McClarens of PA. Hope this helps in your search. -- Kate Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.