Robert McClellan

Abt 1677 - 1717  (40 years)

• Name	Robert McClellan
  Birth	Abt 1677	Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Role	1685	East Jersey, New Jersey, USA
  	Transported prisoner's child
  Departure	5 Sep 1685	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Aboard the Henry and Francis
  Arrival	7 Dec 1685	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
  Education	1696	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Matriculated at the University of Glasgow
  	J.D. Mackie, Alumni of Glasgow University, 1954
  Title Suffix	of Barclay, W.S.
  Occupation	Abt 1700	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Lawyer (Writer to the Signet)
  Occupation	2 Apr 1701	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Merchant. Date of letter from his brother Samuel with regard to payment of £2,000 to Lord St Claire for 903 bools of salt
  	Robert built up trade in a diverse range of goods, across the North Sea and the Atlantic. He sold shoes to colonists in Virginia and imported tobacco. (Source Richard Torrance)
  Property	1703	Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  	Purchased the lands of Barclay for 5,400 merks. He went on to build a considerable portfolio of property in the county
  Property	4 Jun 1703	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Writs in favour of Robert McClellan, writer in Edinburgh, son of Robert McClellan of Barmagachan proceeding on dispostion by Mr Robert Wyllie - 6 items to 16 July 1713 (GD10/127)
  Occupation	23 Aug 1710	Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  	Burgess of Kirkcudbright - date admitted
  Residence	Mar 1716/17	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Described in his will as 'Residenter in Glasgow'
  Death	Mar 1716/17	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  Probate	2 Aug 1717	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  	Amongst his estate were shares in several ships including the Blessing of Burntisland and the Houston Galley of Glasgow
  Origin	Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  	Barmagachan
  Person ID	I37638	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert McClellan,   b. Abt 1633, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland d. 1703 (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marie Kirkco,   b. Abt 1642, Tundergarth, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 5 Dec 1665
  Family ID	F31583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Ballantyne,   b. Daughter of Sir John Ballantyne of Cruikdyckshaw
  Marriage	1705
  	Anna had previously been married to William McGhie of Balmaghie
  Marriage Contract	18 May 1705
  Family ID	F31849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1677 - Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Departure - Aboard the Henry and Francis - 5 Sep 1685 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - 7 Dec 1685 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA Education - Matriculated at the University of Glasgow - 1696 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Occupation - Lawyer (Writer to the Signet) - Abt 1700 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant. Date of letter from his brother Samuel with regard to payment of £2,000 to Lord St Claire for 903 bools of salt - 2 Apr 1701 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Purchased the lands of Barclay for 5,400 merks. He went on to build a considerable portfolio of property in the county - 1703 - Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Property - Writs in favour of Robert McClellan, writer in Edinburgh, son of Robert McClellan of Barmagachan proceeding on dispostion by Mr Robert Wyllie - 6 items to 16 July 1713 (GD10/127) - 4 Jun 1703 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Burgess of Kirkcudbright - date admitted - 23 Aug 1710 - Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Residence - Described in his will as 'Residenter in Glasgow' - Mar 1716/17 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Death - Mar 1716/17 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Probate - Amongst his estate were shares in several ships including the Blessing of Burntisland and the Houston Galley of Glasgow - 2 Aug 1717 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Origin - Barmagachan - - Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), RH15/120/129. [S3627] Wills and Testaments - Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Glasgow CC9/7/52/83.