Benjamin McCleland

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 29 Jun 1860, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

Census:
residence 306
McCleland Abner 25 1835 St. Landry
Andrus, Ama 25 1835 St. Landry
McCleland Rosalea 5 1855 St. Landry
McCleland Benjamin 2 1858 St. Landry
Hayes, Louis 19 1841 Louisiana

residence 306 next door:
McCleland Joseph 1816 St. Landry
Louisa Abler 30 1830 St. Landry
Maleclenne female 14 1846 St. Landry
Tilfard 12 1848 male St. Landry
Vianny 10 1850 St. Landry
Suzane L. 8 1852 St. Landry
William A. 6 1854 St. Landry
James J. 1856 St. Landry
Josepha 2 male St. Landry
Louisa 2 1858 St. Landry
Archible 2/12 1860 St. Landry
McCleland, Octavie 15 1845 St. Landry


http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7667&iid=4231235_00130&fn=Ama&ln=Andrus&st=r&ssrc=&pid=38517318

Abner married Emma Andrus about 1854 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Emma (daughter of Joseph Hilaire (Elah) Andrus, Jr and Suzanne McCleland) was born on 25 Oct 1834 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died after 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 5 Nov 1850, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

McCleland, Benjamin from the North (Jacque & Celeste Andrews) bt. 22 Aug 1802 at age 5 yrs (Opel Ch: v.1, p 288)

McCleland, Benjamin (James Maklanon - "natural del norte" (native of the North) & Celeste (perhaps Sally) Andrews - residents of this post) bt 22 Aug 1802 at age 5 yrs. Pats: John Maklanon (McClelland) & Jane Kakalar; Mats: Benjamin Andrews & Marie Hargrow; Spons: Dautrive Andrews & Celeste Prudhomme. Fr. Louis Buhot (Opel. Ch. V 1-A, p 288)


Abijah Clark To Governor Bond Recorded 9th March 1837 Know all men by these presents that Abijah Clark and Benjamin McCleland of the State of Louisiana and Parish of Saint Landry are held and firmly bound unto Edward D. White Governor of the aforesaid State and to his successors in Office in the sum of Two thousand dollars for the true and faithfull [sic] payment of which they bind themselves, their Heirs executors administrators jointly, severally and firmly by these presents. In witness whereof they have hereunto Signed and affixed their seals in presence of the subscribing Witnesses at Opelousas this ninth day of March in the Year One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Abijah Clark a Justice of the peace in and for the Parish of St. Landry has been this day authorised [sic] by the Parish Judged of the aforesaid parish to celebrate marriages within the said parish. Now if the said Abijah Clark shall celebrate marriages in the aforesaid parish conformably to the Laws of this State in such cases made and provided, then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. A. Clark (seal) Benjamin McCleland (seal) Signed sealed in presence of Richd. M. Garwood Geo. King Notarial Records, Pages 91-115. St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Transcribed and Submitted by Mike Miller


Census:
residence 1770
Bosman Hayes Jr. family (bro of James G. Hayes)

residence 1773
McClelend Benjamin 52 1798 Louisiana
Mary 51 1799 Mississippi
Abner 18 1832 Louisiana
Albert 15 1835 Louisiana
Toledans 9 1841 Louisiana

residence 1774
Andrews, Tedeas 26 1824 Louisiana carpenter (Thaddeus Andrus)

residence 1775
Hays, Isaac 43 1807 Louisiana planter
Hays, Ellen 33 1817 Louisiana
Hays, James 20 1830 Louisiana
Hays, Elisa 16 1834 Louisiana
Hays, Haphra 4 1846 female Louisiana
Hays, Virginia 29 1821 Louisiana (Virginia Andrus sister to Thaddeus)

Benjamin married Mary (..) McCleland about 1830. Mary was born in 1799 in Mississippi; died after 1850 in of, St. Landry Parish, Lousiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Nov 1850, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 1860, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
• Census: 1870, St. Landry Parish (Ward 6), Louisiana

Notes:

Andrews, Joseph Hilaire (Hilaire & CatherineHarmon) bt 27 Oct 1804 at 8 mths (Opel Ch v1 p341)

List of children from rootsweb:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=leecrockett&id=I24806


Census:
residence 2299
Joseph A Andress 46 1804 planter Louisiana
Susanna Andress 46 1804
Elmira Andress 18 1832
Emma Andress 16 1834
Samuel Andress 14 1836
Delia Andress 9 1841
Arora Andress 4 1846

residence 2300
Andress, Thadeus 28 1822 saddler


residence 2297
Andress Samuel 35 1815 Louisiana planter
Andress Ellen 30 1820 Louisiana
Andress Viana 11 1839 Louisiana
Andress James 9 1841 Louisiana
Andress John 7 1843 Louisiana
Andress Enock 5 1845 Louisiana
Andress Calvin 2 1848 Louisiana
Andress Amelia 10 1840 Louisiana
Andress Sara Jeane 8 1842 Louisiana
Andress Albert 6 1844 Louisiana
Andress John 4 1846 Louisiana


Census:
Forman C W 33 1827 Male St Landry farmer
Andrus Geraldine 33 1827 St Landry
Andrus Joseph E 56 1804 St Landry none
Andrus Delia 17 1843 St Landry

Census:
Andrus Jos E 67 Louisiana clerk in store

Joseph married Suzanne McCleland on 22 Apr 1827 in Plaquemine Brulee, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. Suzanne (daughter of James Augustin McCleland, Sr and Sarah Celeste Andrus) was born in 1804 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died before 1860 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Son of John McCleland and Jeanne McCollough.
McCleland, Jacque m 14 Jan 1790 Sara Andrews (Opel Ch.: v. 1, p 28)
McCleland, Jean (Jean & Jeanne McColough) m Celestine Andrus (Opel Ch.)
McCleland, James m 14 Jan 1790 Sarah Andrus. Wits: John Andrus, Anaclet Cormier, Benjamin Andrus. Fr. Pedro de Zamora (Opel Ch: v.1-A, p 28)

Another entry: McCleland, Jean (John & Jeane McKeller) m 10 Jan 1803 Sara Andrews (Opel ch.: v.1, p 115)
Is Jean a brother to John and married same/different Sarah Andrews? Awful lot of kids for Sarah?

James married Sarah Celeste Andrus on 14 Jan 1790 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin Andrus and Marie Hargraves) was born in 1765 in Virginia; North Carolina; died after 1830 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Andrews, Celeste (Benjamin & Marie Hargrou) m Jacques McCleland (Opel Ch)
Andrews, Sara m 14 Jan 1790 Jacque Makeland (Opel Ch; v.1, p 28)
Andrus, Sara m 14 Jan 1790 James McClelland Wits: John Andrus, Anaclet Cormier, Benjamin Andrus. Fr. Pedro de Zamora (Opel Ch.: v.1-A, p 28)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Protestant

Notes:

Andrews, Hilaire (Joseph & Marie Holfer) bt April 20, 1783 at 6 mo (SM Ch v2 #108)
Andrus, Hilaire (Joseph Andres & Marie Ise (Hays)) bt 20 April 1783 at age 6 mths. Spons: Joseph Roger, Isabelle Anderos, Borel, Joseph Andrus. Gr. Geffrotin (SM Ch v.2, #108)

Andrews, Hilaire m Catherine Harmon (Opel Ch)
Andrews, Jose Hilaire (Jose & Marie Haize) m 6 Sep 1802 Catherine Harman (Opel Ch v.I-Supp #20)
Andrus, Joseph Hilario (perhaps Elah) - single, of this parish (Joseph & Marie Hayes) m 6 Sep 1802 Catherine Harmon, native of this parish (Jacob & Anne Gaish, following a religion called "inglesa profession" (English profession or Church of England). Wits: Murtough Collins, John Andrus, Dotrus (Darius) Andrus. Fr. Louis Buhot (Opel Ch v.1-B, Protestant Marriages 1787-1830 p 9)

wit: marriage of James Foreman (Edward & Marie Barrett) to Susan Cole 5 Feb 1805 Opel
Possibly the Joseph Andrews wit: marriage of Celeste Stout (Michel & Julienne Prudhomme) and Michel Carriere (Michel Carrieres & Julie Marcantel) 29 Jul 1813.

Joseph married Catherine Harmon on 6 Sep 1802 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Catherine (daughter of Jacob Harmon, (immigrant) and Hannah (Anna) Guiche) was born in 1782 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 03 Sep 1825 in of, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Protestant

Notes:

Daughter of Jacob Harmon and Hannah Guice.
Harmon, Catherine - native of this parish (Jacob & Anne Gaish - following a religion called "inglesa profession" (the English profession (the Church of England)) m 6 Sep 1802 Joseph Hilario (Elah) Andrus, signel, of this parish (Joseph & Marie Hayes) Wits: Murtough Collins, John Andrus, Dotrus Andrus. Fr. Louis Buhot (Opel Ch: v. 1-B - Protestant Marriages: 1787-1830, p 9)