Daniel McLean (MacLean)
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Daniel McLean (October 2, 1770 in New Jersey – February 8, 1823 in Alexandria, Virginia
) was a successful businessman in banking trade who owned one of the earliest sugar refineries in Alexandria, Virginia. He was also a chief benefactor of St. Paul's Episcopal Church
in Alexandria, Virginia. McLean's father, Donald McLean, was born in Isle of Mull
, Argyll
, Scotland
, while it is often said that this family was originally of the McLeans branch of the Duart Castle
, Scotland.
Daniel McLean married Lucretia Hodgkinson, daughter of Bethana Hodgkinson and Catherine Zimmermam. Daniel and Lucretia McLean were the parents of several children, including Wilmer McLean
whose house in Appomattox, Virginia
the Civil-War
Peace Treaty was signed under.
, where Daniel soon established a bakery. They bought some property in the south side of Old Town. in 1804, Daniel was then a vestry at Gen. George Washington
's Christ Church
, where Daniel owned the cemetery lot on the church's yard. The cemetery and church are among Alexandria's most historic landmarks It was not long and Daniel McLean became a well established business man in Alexandria while owning one of the two sugar refineries in Alexandria, his refinery being located on 111 - 123 North Alfred Street. The other refinery being the Hoffman Sugar House & Lloyd House, located at 222 North Washington Street. The Hoffman Sugar House along with Alfred Street Sugar House placed Alexandria as the third largest manufacturer of refined sugar in the United States. When Daniel died, his son in law, James D. Kerr, also of Scottish descent and who also had a business partnership with the McLeans, was the trustee of his Estate later buying the Old Sugar House where Kerr and his family resided until 1847 when the house was finally auctioned. The refineries no longer exist.
On January 23, 1810, Daniel became the first vestry of the St. Paul's First Episcopal Church
in Alexandria, Virginia
. By giving a deed of life of his property on Fairfax Street to St Paul's Episcopal Church while also paying St. Paul's Church debt, at the time some $3,500.00 amount, his family pew is preserved inside St. Paul's Episcopal Church which is at the frontmost row of the church.
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
) was a successful businessman in banking trade who owned one of the earliest sugar refineries in Alexandria, Virginia. He was also a chief benefactor of St. Paul's Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Alexandria, Virginia)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, in the Old Town area of Alexandria, Virginia, is a historic Episcopal church in the Anglican Communion. The church sanctuary, consecrated in 1818, was designed by Benjamin Latrobe, the second architect of the United States Capitol...
in Alexandria, Virginia. McLean's father, Donald McLean, was born in Isle of Mull
Isle of Mull
The Isle of Mull or simply Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute....
, Argyll
Argyll
Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, while it is often said that this family was originally of the McLeans branch of the Duart Castle
Duart Castle
Duart Castle or Caisteal Dhubhairt in Scottish Gaelic is a castle on the Isle of Mull, off the west coast of Scotland, within the council area of Argyll and Bute...
, Scotland.
Daniel McLean married Lucretia Hodgkinson, daughter of Bethana Hodgkinson and Catherine Zimmermam. Daniel and Lucretia McLean were the parents of several children, including Wilmer McLean
Wilmer McLean
Wilmer McLean was a wholesale grocer from Virginia. It is said that the American Civil War started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor....
whose house in Appomattox, Virginia
Appomattox Court House
The Appomattox Courthouse is the current courthouse in Appomattox, Virginia built in 1892. It is located in the middle of the state about three miles northwest of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, once known as Clover Hill - home of the original Old Appomattox Court House...
the Civil-War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
Peace Treaty was signed under.
Biography
Not long after marrying, Daniel and his wife moved to Alexandria, VAAlexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
, where Daniel soon established a bakery. They bought some property in the south side of Old Town. in 1804, Daniel was then a vestry at Gen. George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
's Christ Church
Christ Church (Alexandria, Virginia)
Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, is an Episcopal church built from 1767 to 1773 by John Carlyle.The church was designed by James Wren in the colonial style, and frequented by such notables as George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and Philip Richard Fendall I...
, where Daniel owned the cemetery lot on the church's yard. The cemetery and church are among Alexandria's most historic landmarks It was not long and Daniel McLean became a well established business man in Alexandria while owning one of the two sugar refineries in Alexandria, his refinery being located on 111 - 123 North Alfred Street. The other refinery being the Hoffman Sugar House & Lloyd House, located at 222 North Washington Street. The Hoffman Sugar House along with Alfred Street Sugar House placed Alexandria as the third largest manufacturer of refined sugar in the United States. When Daniel died, his son in law, James D. Kerr, also of Scottish descent and who also had a business partnership with the McLeans, was the trustee of his Estate later buying the Old Sugar House where Kerr and his family resided until 1847 when the house was finally auctioned. The refineries no longer exist.
On January 23, 1810, Daniel became the first vestry of the St. Paul's First Episcopal Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Alexandria, Virginia)
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, in the Old Town area of Alexandria, Virginia, is a historic Episcopal church in the Anglican Communion. The church sanctuary, consecrated in 1818, was designed by Benjamin Latrobe, the second architect of the United States Capitol...
in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...
. By giving a deed of life of his property on Fairfax Street to St Paul's Episcopal Church while also paying St. Paul's Church debt, at the time some $3,500.00 amount, his family pew is preserved inside St. Paul's Episcopal Church which is at the frontmost row of the church.
Early Families of Alexandria, VA
Daniel and his wife, Lucretia McLean had several children all born in Alexandria, VA. Some died at young age before marrying while others married into other early families of Alexandria, VA.- Samuel McLeanSamuel McLean (U.S. Consul)Samuel McLean , was a United States Consul for Trinidad de Cuba during several Years during 1849 through 1855. He was appointed at Missouri....
(1797–1881) was the Consul for Trinidad de Cuba, marrying to the Johnston family first and later to the Smoot family. - Eliza McLean (1800–1884), the oldest daughter of the couple, married into the Alexander Family to whom the name of the city (Alexandria) was coined.
- Lucretia McLean (1802–1881) Married into the KerrKerr (surname)Kerr is a surname, traditionally pronounced either 'cur', 'care' or 'carr'. In Scotland, it is pronounced 'kehr' with a trilled 'r' and the vowel sounded as long 'eh' as in egg...
Family, a traditional family among old-Scottish family clansClan KerrClan Kerr is a Scottish clan that played an important role in the history of the Border country of Scotland.-Origins:The origins of the name Kerr are disputed as being either:*Caer *Ciar...
. - Catherine McLean (1807–1859) married to the Hooe Family of the first mayor of the incorporated Alexandria---1779 (i.e. Robert Townsend Hooe's family).
- Hannah Agnes McLean (1810–1886) married to the Cleary Family
- Anthony McLean (1812–1893) worked for the Treasury Department having married to the Mackason family
- Wilmer McLeanWilmer McLeanWilmer McLean was a wholesale grocer from Virginia. It is said that the American Civil War started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor....
(1814–1882), of "The McLean Home" in Virginia's National Park at Appomattox, VA. married to the Hooe family related to his brother Samuel McLean's second wife. Wilmer was a US Federal Marshal during the US Federal Census for Fairfax County, VA, in 1850.