Mecklenburg County NcArchives Biographies.....McClure, Mathew ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lee Kemp Ramsey noemail@none.com March 3, 2025, 6:29 am Source: The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River Author: Unknown Capt. Mathew McClure - Head of household, 1790 U.S. Census: Capt. Mathew McCLURE/McLURE left a very lengthy and detailed will 4 May 1804, in which he bequeaths legacies to his family members - his 1000 acre land grant in TN [no doubt a military grant]; his slaves, his farm land, any potential crops, as well as cash to certain children. Worth S. Ray, in his Mecklenburg Signers, list the McClure family among the prominent members of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Mathew McClure is also listed as one of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration and residing in census district no. 6, which includes Long Creek as it southern boundary. Additional Comments: The above biography taken from: The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: A Genealogical Survey of the Neighbors and Allied Families of William and Nancy Ramsey The record in its entirety can be seen in the History section of Mecklenburg Co. NC USGenWeb Archives Project. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/bios/mcclure11ubs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb