Robert McClellan

Abt 1633 - 1703  (70 years)

• Name	Robert McClellan
  Birth	Abt 1633	Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Property	1666	Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Laird of Barmagechan/ Barmagachan/ Blamagachien
  Residence	Feb 1666	Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  	Required to house a troop of soldiers and pay a fine for his adherence to the Covenant
  Military service	28 Nov 1666	Glencorse, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Took part in the Battle of Rullion Green. Fled to England; his estate was forfeited
  Military service	22 Jun 1679	Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Took part in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge; fled again to England and his lands were forfeited for a second time
  Occupation	1680
  	Landowner
  Residence	1684	Cumberland, England
  	Captured by Squire Dacres and taken first to prison in Dumfries then to Leith where he joined the Covenanter prisoners bound for Dunnottar Castle
  Residence	Abt 1684	Scotland
  	Sentenced to banishment as a Covenanter
  Residence	23 Nov 1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	'Robert McCleallan of Ball McGauchine' warded in Edinburgh Tolbooth (p169)
  	Warded with John Broune, John Henderson and James Glover
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Transported prisoner - returned
  Property	20 May 1685	Burntisland, Fife, Scotland   [3]
  	Forfaulted when examined along with other prisoners bound for Dunnottar by John Wedderburne
  Imprisonment	24 May 1685	Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Held in Dunnottar Castle until c12 August, then marched to Leith arriving 17 August
  Property	Abt 15 Aug 1685	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Forfeited while held in Glasgow Tolbooth before being sent to Burntisland
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis. Prisoner - banished
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Residence	1686	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  Property	3 May 1689	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA   [6, 7]
  	Deed of sale by McClellan to Archibald Riddell for one third of a lot, bought from Joshua Bradley (see patent, 30 Dec 1670), adj. land given to his son-in-law Gawen Lockhart; also plot of 7 1/4 acres. Price: £22 in "New York silver money"
  Departure	Jul 1689	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  	Sailed for Scotland but captured by French privateers with Archibald Riddell and taken to prison in Nantes and later Toulon. Released by a prisoner-exchange agreement
  Imprisonment	1690	France
  	Imprisonment in Nantes, Rochefort, Dinard
  Arrival	Oct 1691	Scotland
  	Returned to Scotland after 22 months' imprisonment, having been hit by a storm off Bantry Bay and yet again taken prisoner, for 11 days, before being escorted to Dublin
  Title Suffix	of Barmagachan
  Name	Robert Makclellen  [8]
  Name	Robert McCleallan  [2]
  Name	Robert McLelan
  Name	Robert McLellan
  Origin	Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  Death	1703
  Person ID	I37634	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Marion Spence,   b. Abt 1638, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d. Abt 1665 (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1660/61	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [8]
  Children	1. Mary McClellan,   b. Abt 1663, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland d. 1759, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F23380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Marie Kirkco,   b. Abt 1642, Tundergarth, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
  Marriage	Bef 5 Dec 1665
  Children	1. Robert McClellan,   b. Abt 1677, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland d. Mar 1716/17, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary McClellan,   b. Abt 1663, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland d. 1759, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Ephraim McClellan,   b. Abt 1668, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland d. Nov 1737, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Samuel McClellan,   b. Abt 1679, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland d. Apr 1727, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1633 - Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Marriage - 21 Feb 1660/61 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Laird of Barmagechan/ Barmagachan/ Blamagachien - 1666 - Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Residence - Required to house a troop of soldiers and pay a fine for his adherence to the Covenant - Feb 1666 - Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Military service - Took part in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge; fled again to England and his lands were forfeited for a second time - 22 Jun 1679 - Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland Residence - Captured by Squire Dacres and taken first to prison in Dumfries then to Leith where he joined the Covenanter prisoners bound for Dunnottar Castle - 1684 - Cumberland, England Residence - Sentenced to banishment as a Covenanter - Abt 1684 - Scotland Residence - 'Robert McCleallan of Ball McGauchine' warded in Edinburgh Tolbooth (p169) - 23 Nov 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Forfaulted when examined along with other prisoners bound for Dunnottar by John Wedderburne - 20 May 1685 - Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Imprisonment - Held in Dunnottar Castle until c12 August, then marched to Leith arriving 17 August - 24 May 1685 - Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland Property - Forfeited while held in Glasgow Tolbooth before being sent to Burntisland - Abt 15 Aug 1685 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis. Prisoner - banished - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Residence - 1686 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Property - Deed of sale by McClellan to Archibald Riddell for one third of a lot, bought from Joshua Bradley (see patent, 30 Dec 1670), adj. land given to his son-in-law Gawen Lockhart; also plot of 7 1/4 acres. Price: £22 in "New York silver money" - 3 May 1689 - Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Departure - Sailed for Scotland but captured by French privateers with Archibald Riddell and taken to prison in Nantes and later Toulon. Released by a prisoner-exchange agreement - Jul 1689 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Arrival - Returned to Scotland after 22 months' imprisonment, having been hit by a storm off Bantry Bay and yet again taken prisoner, for 11 days, before being escorted to Dublin - Oct 1691 - Scotland Origin - - Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, XI, pp289-294. [S3522] Book of the Old Edinburgh Club, (Name: Old Edinburgh Club; Location: Edinburgh; Date: 1916;), Vol. IX, 1916, p169. https://archive.org/details/bookofoldedinbur9191olde/page/n5/mode/2up [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, XI, p291. [S3610] Anderson, James, The Black Book of Kincardineshire, p10. [S3739] Monnette, Orra Eugene, First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge, p532. [S3607] Nelson, William, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703, p167. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, D(EJ): Folio 56-59 (SSTSE023). [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh 685/1 440/55.