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(born 1766), a merchant in Philadelphia. Ill 8, Elizabeth McKean (born 1767). Ill 9, Mary 

 McKean (born and died 1781). Ill 10, Joseph Borden McKean (1764-1845), a judge. Ill 11, 

 Hannah Miles. Ill 12, Joseph Hopkinson (1770-1842), a prominent jurist of Philadelphia who 

 is better remembered as the author of " Hail Columbia." Ill 13, Emily Miffiin, of Philadelphia. 



IV 1 (consort), Ann Lloyd. IV 2 (Propositus), FRANKLIN BUCHANAN. Fraternity of 

 Propositus: IV 3, Susanna Buchanan (1790-1795). IV 4, Thomas (born 1791) and Andrew 

 Buchanan (1794-1796). IV 5, Rebecca Susan Buchanan (born 1793). IV 6, Mary Ann Bu- 

 chanan (1792-1866). IV 7, Edward J. Coale, a lawyer who became consular agent of Russia for 

 Maryland and vice consul of Brazil. IV 8, George Buchanan (born at Baltimore, 1796), after 

 being graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, turned to agricultural pursuits. IV 9, 

 Sarah G. Miles (1806-1844), daughter of Evan Miles. IV 10, McKean Buchanan (1798-1871), 

 became pay director of the navy of the United States, with the rank of commodore. IV 11, 

 F. Selina Roberdeau. IV 12, Susan (born 1798) and Mary Buchanan (born 1800). IV 13, 

 Thomas McKean Buchanan (born 1802), was appointed a midshipman in the United States navy 

 in 1818 and became a lieutenant in 1827; died unmarried. IV 14, Anne McKean Buchanan 

 (born 1803). IV 15, Colonel Richard Wade, United States army. IV 16, Mary (born 1787), 

 Catherine (born 1788), Elizabeth (born 1794), Ann (1796-1800), Letitia (1798-1800), Letitia 

 (born 1802), Caroline (born 1805), and Adeline McKean (born 1809). IV 17, Thomas McKean 

 (1791-1792). IV 18, Samuel McKean (born 1789), after being graduated from the University 

 of Pennsylvania, became a clerk in the treasury department. IV 19, Joseph McKean (born 

 1792), a lawyer. IV 20, William Wister McKean (1800-1865), was appointed a midshipman in 

 1814; in 1821-1822 he was in command of the schooner Alligator in Porter's squadron and was 

 active in suppressing piracy in the West Indies. In 1861 he had command of the Gulf squadron 

 as flag officer. As commodore he was placed on the retired list in 1862. IV 21, Davis Rosa 

 Clark, born 1806. IV 22, Thomas Mifflin, Francis (died 1870), George, James, and Joseph 

 Hopkinson. IV 23, James and John Joseph Hopkinson. IV 24, Elizabeth and Emily Hopkin- 

 eon. IV 25, Alexander Hamilton Hopkinson, entered the United States navy and died in 

 1827 in the Mediterranean. IV 26, Oliver Hopkinson, was a lieutenant colonel of the First 

 Regiment Infantry, Delaware Volunteers, in the Civil War. IV 27, Edward C. Hopkinson, a 

 midshipman in the United States navy, was killed when 17 years of age. 



Children of Propositus: V 1, Sally Lloyd (born 1835), Letitia (born 1837), Alice L. (born 

 1839), Rosa (born 1840), and Ellen (born 1841) Buchanan. V 2, Nannie Buchanan (born 1841). 

 V 3, Lieut. Julius Meiere, of the United States Marine Corps. V 4, Elizabeth Buchanan (born 

 1845). V 5, Felix R. Sullivan, an insurance agent. V 6, Franklin Buchanan (born 1847), was 

 the largest rice broker in Savannah. V 9, William E. Coale, became an assistant surgeon in the 

 navy in 1837. V 10, Evan Miles Buchanan (1834-1864), was educated as a civil engineer. In 

 1860 he accepted the position of captain's clerk offered him by his relative, Commodore McKean. 

 On the outbreak of the war he was appointed military secretary to General McClellan. He was 

 captain and commissary of subsistence, United States army, in March 1862, and then chief com- 

 missary of Third Division, Third Army Corps. In 1864 he was captured by guerillas and shot. 

 V 11, Letitia (born 1835) and Mary (born 1844) Buchanan. V 12, Thomas McKean Buchanan 

 (1837-1863), was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1855; rose to the rank 

 of lieutenant commander in the navy of the United States, and was killed in action. V 13, 

 George (1839-1859) and John Buchanan (1841-1842). V 14, Roberdeau Buchanan (born 1839), 

 mathematician at the Nautical Almanac Office, United States Naval Observatory; a genealogist. 

 V 15, Robert Buchanan Wade (born 1844), was appointed a cadet in July 1861 and rose to the 

 rank of captain. He became professor of military science in Missouri State College, Columbia, 

 Missouri. V 16, Mary and Elizabeth McKean. V 17, Joseph Borden McKean (born 1827), 

 a farmer in Virginia. V 18, Franklin Buchanan McKean (1830-1853), entered the navy as 

 a midshipman in September 1845, but resigned, May 1847. V 19, Caroline, Elizabeth (born 

 1836), Catherine, Mary (born 1843), Rosa, and Adeline McKean. V 20, William Buchanan 

 McKean (born 1840), was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps in 1861 and was 

 promoted to captain in 1869. V 21, Samuel McKean, a farmer. 



Children of children of Propositus: VI 1, Franklin Buchanan Sullivan (born 1871). VI 2, 

 Mary and Nannie Sullivan. VI 3, Felix Sullivan (born 1874). 



BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



McKEAN, C. 1902. McKean Genealogies. Des Moines: Kenyon Printing & Mfg. Co. 213 pp. 

 SCHARF, J. 1874. The Chronicles of Baltimore. Baltimore: Turnbull Bros. viii + 756pp. 

 WOODWARD, E., and J. HAOEMAN. 1883. History of Burlington and Mercer Counties, New 

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