York County PA Archives Military Records.....McClain, Daniel October 2, 1820
Revwar - Pension 
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Pension Application Of Daniel McClain, Natl Archives Microseries M804, Roll #__, Application #W9183
Scott County, District of Kentucky, October 2nd, 1820, Daniel McClain, aged 72 
years: “That he served in the Revolutionary War as follows: In the company 
commanded by Captain Alexander Parker in the 7th Pennsylvania regiment, 
commanded by Colonel William Irvin, 2 years, and the 6th regiment under Captain 
William Rippay the year before which was commanded by Col. Irvin, in the 
Pennsylvania line…”

“That he has one old shotgun (without a lock) and shot bag worth 2 dollars. 
That he is, by profession, a blacksmith, but altogether unable to pursue it, 
being very inform and scarcely able to walk, and that he has no person in 
family except himself.”

“Lawrence County, Indiana, December 2nd, 1837, Nancy McLean, aged 88 
years: “That she is the widow of the late Daniel McLean who was a pensioner in 
the County of Scott, and state of Kentucky...She further declares that she was 
married to said Daniel McLean sometime in the month of August 1770 in York 
County, Pennsylvania, and that she is unable to obtain any record evidence of 
her marriage. That five of her oldest children have departed this life, and 
that Robert McLean, her 6th son was born in December 1780, and that her husband 
aforesaid, Daniel McLean, died on the 6th day of June 1821.”

Records transcribed from Nancy McLean’s family Bible.
Robert McLean born December 11th, 1780
Ruth McLean born September 6th, 1782
John McLean born April 25 at 8 o’clock in the morning, 1786

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