Re: MACKELCAN, John , 1759 Surrey, Eng.
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Re: MACKELCAN, John , 1759 Surrey, Eng.
10/18/00
Many thanks for that.Wonder where the Thomas came in?
Have definitely seen a reference to a census following the death of the General wherein it gives Rebecca's place of birth as Scotland.I cannot put my hand on it at the moment but I know exactly which file it is in so will retrieve it and see if there is a reference.
Did not know if you were aware of the February 1953 article in Notes and Queries which gives the following information.
...."In a list of Naturalizations, the Bill for which received Royal Asent 20th May, 1738 appears John Mackelcan, son of Henry Mackelcan by Catherine his wife, born at Stansted in Bremen. (Huguenot Soc. Vol. XXVll)
John Mackelcan son of Harman, decd. apprenticed to Jas Winde citizen and upholsterer for the sum of £35 in 1717.(Apprentices 6/40).One may assume that John was brother to another Harman or Herman Mackelcan, describedas Looking glass seller and as Cabinet maker in the registers of St. Peter Cornhill, since the latter's Will, proved February 1751 (P.C.B.Busby,55) leaves £30 to his brother, John Mackelcan.Other entries referring to the family appear in the registers of Christ Church, Newgate St. under varied spellings, Mackelean, etc., but in Herman's Will and in that of his daughter Sibella Meadows, proved May 1747 (P.C.C. Potter 103) it is clearly Mackelcan.One might idenitfy John the apprentice as the John Mackelean of St. Botolph Aldgate who married Hannah Ireson of the same parish at St. Martin Outwich on January, 29th 1722 since we get Richard Mackelcan son of John apprenticed to John Wilson citizen and bowyer for the sum of £315 in 1747 (Apprentices 18/41) and an Admon of the estate of Richard Mackelcan of Burr St. in St. Botolph Aldgate granted to Sarah Mackelcan widow in 1795.Mary Phillips".
Another correspondent added the following in the same edition.
"The facts above set out - especially the birth of John Mackelcan, son of John and Catherine at Bremen, the double occurrence of the Christian name Herman, and the date 1717 as that of the earliest mention in London of the family - perhaps warrant the surmise that these Mackelcans were Hanoverian tradesmen or craftsmen who followed the first king of that line to England shortly after his accession.Some correspondent who has speical knowledge of German surnames may be able to suggest what the German original of Mackelcan was.Evidently the name is not Scottish - a variant of MacIlquham or something of that kind - as I was included to think at one time.H. Bullock"
We know that the earliest mention of a Mackelcan can be found in a marriage netry at St. Andrew by the Wardrobe, London on 3rd November, 1709 when Herman Mackelcan married Hannah Jeanes by license.A Harman Makelken, son of Harman and Mary was baptised on 20th September, 1686 at St. Ann's Church, Blackfriars, London an older brother, John having been baptised at the same church on 24th December, 1684.
Hope this is of use.