Matthew McClure

Matthew McClure (circa 1725 - 2/28/1805) was one of the original signers of the Meckenburg Declaration of Independence.He moved from Virginia to north Mecklenburg County, where he bought land in 1765.

McClure was an elder in Hopewell Presbyterian Church and a captain in a militia company. Although he was too old to serve as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, he worked as a steward in the hospital in Charleston and as a Civil Officer and Justice of the Peace.

Colonial records show that he used some of his money for supplies at the hospital in Charlotte in 1786. His name appears as a witness a deed for the purchase of land for the Mecklenburg County courthouse.

Documentation

(1) King, Victor C. Lives and Times of the 27 Signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence of May 20, 1775. Charlotte, NC, 1956.