Rev. James Clayland

Elizabeth Helmsley didn't exist. The name is a mixup between 1st & 2nd wives.

James Clayland was born on 1648 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England to Henry Clayland and Anne Coursey Clayland. James married Elizabeth [sic: Penelope] Hemsley on 1673 in Talbot County, Maryland. Penelope Hemsley was born on December 7, 1657 in Sundridge, Kent, England to William Hemsley and Judith (MNU) Hemsley. Their daughter was Judith Clayland, born 26 Dec 1674 in Talbot County.

Rev. James Clayland married (2), Elizabeth, daughter of Roger Nettleship. They had 7 children: William Clayland, Roger Clayland, John Clayland, Catharine Clayland, Rebecca Clayland, and Elizabeth Clayland.

He died on November 7, 1699 in Talbot County, Maryland.

Jansen, J. Bradley. "Who was the first wife of Rev. James Clayland?" Chesapeake Cousins, Vol. 46, Number 1, Fall 2019. < PDF > PDF page 4-7, article page i-4. "An honest examination of the original and early sources leads us to the inescapable conclusion that James Clayland’s first wife, and the mother of Judith Clayland, was a daughter of William and Judith Hemsley and that that daughter had to be Penelope Hemsley, their oldest child."

GEDCOM Note

married Elizabeth [sic: Penelope] Hemsley of Talbot, MD in 1673. Jun 1680 married Elizabeth Nettleship of Talbot, MD. One of first Church of England ministers to come to America.
Maybe born Sundridge, Kent, England.

References

1. Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: May 3 2021, 2:56:32 UTC
2. WikiTree contributors, "James Clayland (1648-1699)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clayland-2 : accessed 30 January 2025).
3. Talbot County Land Records GG#3, Page 102, dated 7 March 1677/78. The will of James Clayland per Will Book 6, Pages 325-327 dated 13 July 1699 (probated 7 November 1699)
4. Catherine Reich (ancestry member) says that Anne is mother of Rev. James Clayland 1650-1699 with first husband Henry 1620-1648; says Tristram Thomas is second husband.