| 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 |