John MacLellan, 7th Lord Kirkcudbright
John MacLellan was 7th Lord Kirkcudbright, from 1767 to 1801. The son of William MacLellan, 6th Lord Kirkcudbright, and Margaret Murray, he was born on January 10th, 1729 at Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Scotland. [1][2]
Background
John (7th Lord Kirkcudbright) who was an officer in the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot, in which he had the commission of ensign in 1756 and that of lieutenant in 1758. He had a company in the 30th regiment of foot in 1774 and exchanged it for a lieutenancy of the 3rd regiment of foot guards in 1776, in which regiment he had a company with the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1784 and retired from the service in 1789. [3]
During the Seven Years War (1756-63), the 30th took part in the raids on Rochefort (1757), St Malo (1758) and Belleisle (1761) before moving to Gibraltar in 1763. [4]
He was abroad at the time of his father's death, but in 1767 he presented a petition to the King, praying His Majesty to declare and establish his right and title to the honor. On 3 May 1772 the claim was admitted in the House of Lords, and at the next general election of Representative Peers his vote was duly recorded in the name of Lord Kirkcudbright. [5]
McClellan is sometimes referred to as 6th Lord Kirkcudbright; a common misconception that arises due to the fact that in 1668, John McClellan of Auchlane, in the Parish of Kelton and the County of Kirkcudbrightshire, made a supplication as heir of the deceased William MacLellan 4th Lord Kirkcudbright, as nephew of John MacLellan 3rd Lord Kirkcudbright, but immediately renounced his right as heir because he was pursued by his father William MacLellan of Auchlane's creditors and lacked sufficient funds to pay off his debts. Nevertheless, he is occasionally referred to as a Lord Kirkcudbright, despite the fact that he never possessed the title. [6]
John MacLellan married Elizabeth Bannister in London, England, in 1768. They had four children: Amelia, Elizabeth, Sholto, and Camden. [7][8]
His Lordship died on December 24, 1801 at Hereford Street, South Kensington, London, England, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Sholto Henry. [9][10][11]
- ^ Douglas, D. (1904). The Scots Peerage, Volume V. Edinburgh: T. A. Constable. pp. 272-273.
- ^ Torrance, D. Richard. (1993). The McClellans in Galloway. Scottish Genealogy Society. p. 39.
- ^ Nicholson, J. (1855). Minute Book Kept by the War Committee of the Covenanters in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright in the Years 1640 & 1641. Nicholson Printing Company.
- ^ National Army Museum. (n.d.). 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot. Retrieved June 14, 2024, from https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/30th-cambridgeshire-regiment-foot
- ^ Douglas, D. (1904). The Scots Peerage, Volume V. Edinburgh: T. A. Constable. p. 273.
- ^ Torrance, D. Richard. (1993). The McClellans in Galloway. Scottish Genealogy Society. p. 26.
- ^ "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 June 2024), entry for Saint James Piccadilly Parish Registers, Marriages, Volume 40 (1827-34).
- ^ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KCQ5-JQY : accessed 14 June 2024).
- ^ Sun London, January 2, 1802.
- ^ Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal, January 1, 1802.
- ^ The Scots Magazine, February 1, 1802.