According to information at the Rootsweb WorldConnect Project pages and other web sites, the following McClain/McLains from Frederick County, Maryland, settled in Huntingdon Co PA and neighboring Bedford County around or prior to 1800: 1. JACOB McLAIN (1750-1835) married in 1771 Elizabeth Wilson, evidently the daughter of Thomas and Mary Wilson of Frederick Co MD. In the late 1770's, apparently, Jacob was living in Bedford Co PA on "Wooden Bridge Creek, a short distance above Woodcock's Mill." He was the nearest neighbor of Alexander "Double Alick" Alexander, who lived four miles away. In 1781 Jacob McClain served in Capt. Henry Rush's Company of Bedford Co militia. In 1793 one Jacob McClean of Dublin Township, Bedford County, applied for a tavern license. At that time he lived "at the foot of Sideling Hill on the State Road 23 miles from Bedford". The 1790 Bedford Co census shows the name "Bigard Head", who was probably Bigger Head, husband of Elizabeth (Wilson) McLain's sister Susannah. William Wilson (1755-1821), brother of Elizabeth and Susannah, was born in Frederick Co MD and reportedly came to Bedford Co in 1777, where he served in Capt. Charles Taggart's militia company. He died in Fairfield Co OH. 2. HANNAH McCLAIN (b ca 1760) married ca 1780 Jacob HOUCK Jr. Jacob Houck of Union Township, Huntingdon Co PA, left a will that was probated 1 Sep 1837. Granddaughter Emma Darlington Houck was born in 1835 in Fairfield Co OH. 3. AZARIAH McLAIN, b ca 1745, reportedly lived at least for a time in Dublin Twp, as did Jacob McLain. Azariah is said to have married Sophia Houck, sister of Jacob who married Hannah McClain. Presumably the Samuel McClain who was a witness to Jacob Houck's will was Azariah's son by that name. 4. COMFORT McCLAIN, born prob ca 1760-1765, died 8 Mar 1844 in Cromwell Twp, Huntingdon Co PA. She married in Frederick Co MD 1 Jul 1782 Benjamin CHILCOTE. "Benjemine Chilcot" appears in the 1790 Huntingdon Co census. 5. ELIZABETH McCLAIN married Daniel HECK 1 Jul 1783 in Frederick Co MD. In 1800 Daniel Heck's household is listed in the census near a William McLain and members of the Chilcote and Houck families. Jacob, Hannah, Azariah, Comfort and Elizabeth may have been siblings in a fairly large family. Some of the other children may have been: Joseph McClain of Frederick County, who married Susannah Goslin Mary McClain, who married Jacob Hoffman in Frederick Co in 1784 Daniel McClain (1749-1843), who married Anna Elizabeth Marsteller in Frederick Co in 1791 and died in Randolph Co, (West) Virginia. In among the microfilmed McLain/McClean Revolutionary War pension files is a 1917 request for information from a descendant of Daniel McClain (1749-1843). Her name was Cleo Lucille Daniels of North Platte NE, and she was inquiring about an Allen McLean from VA or MD. My notes indicate she stated that her grandfather's name was William McLean; his father was Daniel McLean, and his father was William, born in Scotland and driven to Ireland at the time of the persecution. Came to America and settled in Maryland, "we think near Hagerstown". Hagerstown is in Washington County, which borders Frederick County. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~quick/d0076/g0000004.html This web site gives information on the same Daniel McClain, stating that his father, William McClain, was born ca 1727 in the Scottish Highlands, immigrated to Hagerstown MD, where he died, and that he had seven sons. The "seven sons" concept appears also in the following account of the family of immigrant William McClean of Adams Co PA, which borders Frederick Co MD. =================================== >From the web site at: http://www.stenoien.com/mcclean.htm The McClean Family in Pennsylvania WILLIAM McCLEAN was a seventh son; born in 1702 on the Isle of Mull, went to Ireland in 1715, married Miss Elizabeth Rule in Donegal, Ireland, February 20, 1733. They came to America after the birth of their fourth son, John, on May 11, 1740, and settled initially in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, afterwards they moved to the Marsh Creek Settlement in York County - now Adams County - near the eastern slope of South Mountain. Since he had six brothers older than himself, some of them no doubt came to America and settled in the same locality as did WILLIAM. The Marsh Creek burying ground contains numerous McCLEANs lying side by side. He was a Justice of Peace in York County 1774-1776. (See History of York County page 432). He died in York County June 13, 1785. [The account goes on to name William's children as William Jr. (b 1733), Archibald, Moses, John, James, Samuel, Alexander, Elizabeth and Joseph. One researcher claims William also had a son named Daniel (1749-1802).] ======================================================== Frederick Co MD records indicate a will is on file for a William McClain (Bk 3, p 526, somewhere between 1783-1794); also one for a James McLane (Bk 1, p 408, somewhere between 1744-1777). 1790 CENSUS, BEDFORD CO PA. Heads of household. Ezerah McLane John McLane John McLane Jacob McLane Mary McLane 1790 CENSUS, HUNTINGDON CO PA. Heads of household. William McLane John McLain Jacob Houk Elishea McLain Roger McLain Benjemine Chilcot Mordicia McLain 1790 CENSUS, FREDERICK CO MD. Heads of household. William McLain John McLain Joseph McLain William McClain ================================================== Would like to hear from anyone claiming descent from any of the above McLains/McClains. Andy Anderson