: Virginia Green > In my family I have this name - which I believe is Scots - variously > spelled: Maholland and Muholland being the most common. > > My ancestor is John Machelland (?), son of John and Martha, who married > Lucy Smith in Greenville County, Va. in 1785. > > If you have a family of this name, how do you spell it? I have this name with the more common spelling of McClelland. The name is Scot and Scotch-Irish (County Antrim). Several McClelland--McLelland--McLellan--McClellan families came to the new world in the 1700's and early 1800's. The name pops up(in its varied forms) all along the East Coast. Many McClellands are also listed in the Southeast, and also in Kentucky. The McClelland I follow settled in Pennsylvania, and spread out from there. One of my earliest is John McClelland and Martha Dale McClelland. Try Genforum for the McClellan and McClelland surname lists. They may prove to be helpful. Deborah Green popibob@erols.com