Martha F. McClellan

Madison County, Tennessee, Will Book, will of Isabella C. McClellan of Jackson, widow of James H. McClellan, proven at November Term 1857. THE CLAUSE BELOW READ ON THE MANUSCRIPT 18 Sep 2026. The residue is divided in eighths among her deceased husband's brothers and sisters and the children of those deceased: "One eighth to Albert G McClellan of Madison County Tennessee, One-eighth to William McClellan, of Texas, One-eighth to Bennett McClellan, of Texas, One-eighth John D. McClellan, of Madison County, Tennessee, One-eighth to Robert Newton McClellan, of Madison County, Tennessee, One eighth to Susan Withers, wife of Radford Withers, of Madison County, Tennessee, One eighth to the children of Samuel C. McClellan, deceased, formerly of Madison County, Tennessee, And one-eighth to the children of Martha Hayley, deceased, who was the wife of Benjamin Hayley, now of Arkansas."

Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1959 (FamilySearch collection 1619127), entry for Benjamin Hayley and Mariah T Fleming, 25 Nov 1846, Madison, Tennessee, ark 1:1:Q281-DS9L. INDEX ENTRY ONLY - NO IMAGE IS ATTACHED TO THIS RECORD and the record page carries no film, volume or page citation. It is corroborated independently by the deed of gift Mariah executed thirteen days earlier and Benjamin witnessed (see the 12 Nov 1846 citation). Retrieved 18 Sep 2026.

Madison County, Tennessee, deed of gift, Catharine McClellan to Benjamin Hayley, registered 5 December 1851. READ ON THE MANUSCRIPT 18 Sep 2026 (FamilySearch $dist render, own palaeography; OCR used only as cross-check). "I Catharine McClellan of the County of Madison and State of Tennessee for the natural love and affection I have & entertain for my grand children Martha E. Hayley and Newton C. Hayley, children of Benjamin and my daughter Martha F. Hayley, I give to the said Martha E. Hayley the sum of two hundred dollars and to Newton C. Hayley the sum of one hundred dollars, that being the amount that I bequeathed to them in my last Will and testament, which sums are placed in the hands of Benjamin Hayley their father, as Trustee, for their use and benefit, to be placed out at interest until they become of age or Marry..." Signed Catharine McClellan (seal); witnesses J. D. McClellan and Radford Withers.

Madison County, Tennessee, family settlement among the heirs and legatees of John McClellan, p. 496, acknowledged 23 March 1841 before James D. McClellan, Clerk. THE HEIRS RECITAL READ ON THE MANUSCRIPT 18 Sep 2026 (the clause below, re-cropped at 2.6x); THE SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BLOCKS ARE FAMILYSEARCH OCR, NOT YET READ ON THE IMAGE. Recital: "...by the said John McClellan Donor, we the above named Heirs and Legatees, Catherine McClellan, William B. Albert G. Samuel C. & James D. McClellan, Benjamin Hayley, and his wife Martha F., John J. A. & Bennet T. McClellan, and Radford Weathers, do agree and bind ourselves, our heirs Executors or administrators and assigns under the penalty of Five Thousand Dollars..." The same instrument recites an "advancement to Radford Weathers and his wife Elizabeth S." Per OCR, the execution block carries the seals of Wm B., A. G., Samuel C., James D., John J. A. and Burnet F. McClellan, then "Benjamin Hayley" and "Martha F Hayley", then Radford Weathers; and the clerk certifies the same persons as "the bargainors".

Madison County, Tennessee, quit claim deed, registered 3 November 1843, reciting the heirs of John McClellan deceased, late of the County of Madison. FAMILYSEARCH FULL-TEXT OCR ONLY - NOT READ ON THE MANUSCRIPT as of 18 Sep 2026; the OCR of this page is visibly rough (it renders "Buyamin" for Benjamin and "McClellaw" for McClellan), so the spellings below are not reliable though the substance is legible. "...James D. Samuel C. Jno J. A. Burnell T. and Robert N. McClellan, Benjamin Hayley and Martha F. his wife formerly Martha F McClellan and Radford Withers and Elizabeth S. his wife formerly Elizabeth McClellan have derived title to and now hold equal and undivided interest in a certain tract or parcel of Land..."