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Rh I have seen of him was in 1742, when he was appointed constable by the court of Orange County for the part of the country west of the Blue Ridge, an immense domain thinly settled, except immediately around Staunton. In 1756 he was captain of a militia company of sixty-eight men. Next we find his name signed in Oct., 1776, to a paper forwarded by several companies of militia and free holders of Augusta to the first Legislature of the new State on the subject of religious liberty. The signers demanded that all religions denominations within the Dominion be forthwith put in full possession of equal liberty without preference or pre-eminence. Up to that time no dissenting minister was authorized by law to perform the marriage ceremony, and all the people were required to contribute to the support of the Established Church."

Dr. Waddell further says "that in Oct., 1783 or 1784, a large party of people went from this congregation to Kentucky,—Trimbles, Aliens, Moffetts and others. They went on horseback by a circuitous route, and very dangerous on account of hostile Indians. Every man carried a rifle and every woman a pistol, and they did not fail to take their Bible, the Confession of Faith, the Shorter Catechism and Rouse's Version of the Psalms." It was probably at this time and with these people that Rev. Andrew McClure first went to Kentucky.

His will is recorded at Paris, Ky.

I, Andrew McClure, of the County of Bourbon, and State of Kentucky, being very sick and weak in body, but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be unto God; calling unto mind the mortality of my body, and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament; that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth, to be buried in decent, Christian burial at the discretion of Executors, nothing doubting but