Jane Jean McClurken was born around 1749 in Ireland to Justice James McClurken & Mary Gaston.
She was married bet. 1765 & 1789 to David William Weir (1750-1796).
They had the following children:
William Weir
1752–1800
Samuel McClurken Weir
1777–1847
James McClurken Weir
1779–1838
Martha Weir
1780–
Mary Jane Weir
1781–1840
Thomas Weir
1782–1856
Catherine Weir
1785–
John McClurken Weir
1791–1861
Eleanor Weir
1794–1863
Matthew Weir
1797–1880
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Jane probably came to the US in the 1770s. She is said to have carried messages during the revolutionary war. She and her son James Weir were mentioned in her father's will in 1794. Her husband died in 1797, and she remained a widow for 56 years. In 1849 when she was 94, she applied for a revolutionary war widow's pension but was denied because she could not satisfactorily prove her marriage or her husband's service. She passed away in 1853 leaving a will in Fairfield County.
Jane died 17 Jan 1853 Laurens, South Carolina
Probate
1853 • Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Her Will mentions a family of enslaved persons, a mother and six children.
She was my 5th great-grandmother. I am so proud to have another heroine in my family tree.
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