Andrew and his wife, Mary Jane, had eight children that I know of. Three of those children died between 1906 and 1922, the years for which these death records have been released and are available at ancestry.com.
(image from ancestry.com) |
1830 Census, Gregg, Centre Co, PA (Andrew McClintick last in image) (image from ancestry.com) |
In 1830 in Gregg, Centre County, there weren't any other McClintock's. I decided to look in Gregg in 1820 to see if I could find a McClintock family & a Decker family with children the right ages for Andrew & Mary Jane since they would have married just a couple of years later.
I discovered that the township of Gregg didn't form until 1826. It was taken from three other townships: Potter, Miles, and Haines. In the 1820 census, there weren't any McClintock's or Decker's in Miles or Haines. But, there were some in Potter! In fact, there were 5 Decker's or Deckard's listed as heads of household and two McClintock's.
1810 Potter census pg 4 - Sarah Decker (top name); Jno McClintick (10 from bottom); Jno Decker (bottom name) |
1810 Potter census pg 5 - Jno McClintick |
1800 Potter, Centre Co, PA census - showing John Decker & Sarah Deckert (from ancestry) |
1820 Potter, Centre Co, PA census - showing Michael Deckad's family (from ancestry) |
Going back to the 1810 census and looking for Andrew McClintock's father (see earlier images). There were only two McClintock families found in 1810, both of them listed as Jno McClintick. Remember, Andrew should have been about 6 years old at this time. The second Jno only had one young female listed as a possible child. But, the other Jno had two sons under the age of 10. So, this Jno is probably the father of Andrew McClintock.
But, then came further evidence. I had hired a professional researcher to look up some records in Pennsylvania. While she didn't find a marriage record for Andrew McClintock & Mary Jane Decker, she did find a baptism record for Andrew!
A few years ago, she put the records of the Sinking Creek Presbyterian Church into alphabetical order. And, there was a match for my Andrew! She is looking to see if she can find the original record, but so far I have what she has in her database. It lists Andrew McClintock, son of John McClintock, baptized Aug 26, 1804! I will continue to gather proof, but I believe I have now found the father of my Andrew!
One last issue: she actually gave me a list of 6 children for John McClintock, with baptisms between 1804 - 1822. In 1820, John only had 3 children listed, when there 'should have' been 5. (One was baptized after 1820.) But, it is possible that two of these children died.
Lastly, she told me she didn't find any records for the Decker's in Sinking Creek Presbyterian Church, but she had other church records she would search.
This is one of the most complex genealogical puzzles I have solved. It took a lot of work and creativity to piece this family together. But, it paid off by busting through a brick wall!
Do we share common ancestors? I'd love to talk! Please write me at drleeds@sbcglobal.net
I just discovered your blog on Thomas McEntee's Geneabloggers page. I read the story of Andrew McClintock. I have 4 similar brick walls and really enjoyed following your thought process. I began blogging in earnest last fall and I am going to add your blog to my blog page. I look forward to continuing to read your posts. Excellent writing!
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Andrew and Mary Jane are my husband's 4th great grandparents. So glad I found your blog. Thx so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteR Toner, I'm glad you found it, too! I'd love to talk and find out who he descended through, if he's taken a DNA test, and more. Please email me if you see this at drleeds at sbcglobal dot net. Thanks!
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