Claflin family
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The Claflin family are a Scottish American
family of 17th century New England
origins. The descendants of Robert Mackclothlan (Maclachlan) of Wenham, Massachusetts
, a Scottish soldier and prisoner of war
who probably belonged to the Clan Maclachlan
, and his wife Joanna Warner
, members have distinguished themselves in various occupations and in various regions of the United States
.
, including at Lexington and Concord
(many), the Battle of Bunker Hill
(several), the Battle of White Plains
(one), and finally in the Saratoga campaign
(two, possibly more), with Nathaniel Claflin being present at the Surrender of Burgoyne. Their length of service varied from only eight days to several months and years, with a few serving as junior officers. In addition, three more members served as drummers, and two more as pipers.
Earlier in the French and Indian War
several Claflins joined in the Crown Point Expedition
.
Female line:
Scottish American
Scottish Americans or Scots Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Scotland. Scottish Americans are closely related to Scots-Irish Americans, descendants of Ulster Scots, and communities emphasize and celebrate a common heritage...
family of 17th century New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
origins. The descendants of Robert Mackclothlan (Maclachlan) of Wenham, Massachusetts
Wenham, Massachusetts
Wenham is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,875 at the 2010 census.The Town of Wenham was originally settled in 1635 and has retained much of its unique historic character and tranquil rural scenery...
, a Scottish soldier and prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
who probably belonged to the Clan Maclachlan
Clan MacLachlan
Clan Maclachlan, also known as Clan Lachlan, is a Highland Scottish clan that historically centred on the lands of Strathlachlan on Loch Fyne, Argyll on the west coast of Scotland...
, and his wife Joanna Warner
Warner
- Surname :* Albert Warner , one of the founders of Warner Bros. Studios* Amelia Warner , British actress* Amy Warner , soccer player who graduated from the University of Notre Dame...
, members have distinguished themselves in various occupations and in various regions of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Revolutionary War
Although not of great means in the early generations, a considerable number of the Claflin family, twenty four in all, fought as militiamen and soldiers on the American side in the American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, including at Lexington and Concord
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy , and Cambridge, near Boston...
(many), the Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War...
(several), the Battle of White Plains
Battle of White Plains
The Battle of White Plains was a battle in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on October 28, 1776, near White Plains, New York. Following the retreat of George Washington's Continental Army northward from New York City, British General William Howe landed...
(one), and finally in the Saratoga campaign
Saratoga campaign
The Saratoga Campaign was an attempt by Great Britain to gain military control of the strategically important Hudson River valley in 1777 during the American Revolutionary War...
(two, possibly more), with Nathaniel Claflin being present at the Surrender of Burgoyne. Their length of service varied from only eight days to several months and years, with a few serving as junior officers. In addition, three more members served as drummers, and two more as pipers.
Earlier in the French and Indian War
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War is the common American name for the war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. In 1756, the war erupted into the world-wide conflict known as the Seven Years' War and thus came to be regarded as the North American theater of that war...
several Claflins joined in the Crown Point Expedition
Fort Crown Point
Crown Point, was a British fort built by the combined efforts of both British and Provincial troops in North America in 1759 at narrows on Lake Champlain on the border between modern New York State and Vermont...
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People
- Avery ClaflinAvery ClaflinAvery Claflin was an American composer, although he studied law and business, later pursuing a career in banking. He served as president for the French American Banking Corp....
, composer and banker - Horace Brigham ClaflinHorace Brigham ClaflinHorace Brigham Claflin , American merchant, was born in Milford, Massachusetts.Claflin was educated at Milford Academy, became a clerk in his father's store in Milford, and in 1831, with his brother Aaron and his brother-in-law Samuel Daniels, succeeded to his father's business...
, businessman, H.B. Claflin & CompanyH.B. Claflin & CompanyH.B. Claflin & Company was a Manhattan based dry goods business which was incorporated in 1890. The company acted aswholesalers who were middlemen between manufacturers and retailers of dry goods. The corporation became insolvent in June 1914, with adebt of $34,000,000... - Increase Claflin, pioneer, first white settler of Door County, WisconsinDoor County, WisconsinDoor County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 27,961. Its county seat is Sturgeon Bay. Door County is a popular vacation and tourist destination, especially for residents of Wisconsin and Illinois....
- Lee Claflin, philanthropist
- Tennessee Celeste ClaflinTennessee Celeste ClaflinTennessee Celeste Claflin , also known as Tennie C. and later Lady Cook, was an American suffragist best known as one of the first women to open a Wall Street brokerage firm...
, suffragist, broker, rumoured prostitute, and mistress of Cornelius VanderbiltCornelius VanderbiltCornelius Vanderbilt , also known by the sobriquet Commodore, was an American entrepreneur who built his wealth in shipping and railroads. He was also the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and one of the richest Americans in history...
. Later became Lady Cook, Viscountess of MontserratSir Francis Cook, 1st Baronet-Life:He entered his father's firm Cook, Son & Co., which traded finished wool, cotton, linen and silk, after travels in Europe and the Near East, and from 1869 was its head, rising to one of Britain's three richest men...
. - Victoria WoodhullVictoria WoodhullVictoria Claflin Woodhull was an American leader of the woman's suffrage movement, an advocate of free love; together with her sister, the first women to operate a brokerage in Wall Street; the first women to start a weekly newspaper; an activist for women's rights and labor reforms and, in 1872,...
née Claflin, notorious suffragist, broker, and presidential candidate. Subject of Onward VictoriaOnward VictoriaOnward Victoria is a musical with a book and lyrics by Charlotte Anker and Irene Rosenberg, and music by Keith Herrmann.Its subject is Victoria Woodhull, the 19th-century woman who with her sister were the first women to operate a brokerage firm, at which they became millionaires; and started a...
. - Virginia Claflin PrattVirginia Claflin PrattVirginia Claflin Pratt was an American sculptor and the wife of Dudley Pratt. Her speciality was portraits of children.- References :...
, sculptor - William ClaflinWilliam ClaflinWilliam Claflin was an industrialist and philanthropist who served as the 27th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1869–1872 and as a member of the United States Congress from 1877–1881....
, Governor of MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and philanthropist - William Henry Claflin, Jr.William Henry Claflin, Jr.William Henry Claflin, Jr. was a wealthy Boston businessman and amateur archaeologist. He intermittently made minor excavations into the Stalling's Island site, a deep shell midden located in the Middle Savannah River in Columbia County, Georgia. His excavations led him to conclude the purpose of...
, businessman and amateur archaeologist
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- Harvey Claflin Mansfield, Jr.Harvey MansfieldHarvey Claflin Mansfield, Jr. is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1962. He has held Guggenheim and NEH Fellowships and has been a Fellow at the National Humanities Center; he also received the National Humanities Medal in 2004 and...
, Professor of Government at Harvard University. Grandmother was Adelaide Claflin daughter of Harvey Thatcher Claflin.
Places and institutions
- Adams Claflin HouseAdams Claflin HouseAdams Claflin House is an historic house located at 156 Grant Avenue in the village of Newton Centre in Newton, Massachusetts. Built in 1890, it was named for Adams Davenport Claflin , who lived there with his wife, Agnes Walker Claflin, daughter of Congressman Joseph H. Walker. On September 4,...
- Boston UniversityBoston UniversityBoston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, chartered by William Claflin - Claflin, KansasClaflin, KansasClaflin is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 645.-Geography:Claflin is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 705...
- Claflin-Richards HouseClaflin-Richards HouseThe Claflin-Richards House, also known as the Claflin-Gerrish-Richards House, is a historic house located at 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts...
, home of Robert Mackclothlan - Claflin SchoolClaflin SchoolClaflin School, a former public elementary school, is located at 110-112 Washington Park, Newtonville, Massachusetts, and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1984.-National Register listing:*Claflin School...
- Claflin UniversityClaflin UniversityClaflin University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. Claflin University was founded in 1869 and is the oldest historically black college or university in the state of South Carolina.-History:...
See also
- Robert Claflin RusackRobert RusackRobert Claflin Rusack was the fourth Bishop of Los Angeles in the Episcopal Church from 1974 until his death in 1986. He was succeeded by Frederick Borsch. He was a 1947 graduate of Hobart College.- External links :*...
, Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles - Claflin-Norrish HouseNorrish HouseThe Claflin-Norrish House is an octagonal house in Hastings, Minnesota, part of the West Second Street Residential Historic District. The two-story home was built of limestone covered with stucco. Special features include a windowed cupola and wrap-around porch. It still stands at Spring and West...