William Clement, of Amelia County

Evidence needed to support as son of John Capt Clements 33D SLCD & Judith Woodman & husband of Ann Coleman

Married Ann [Taylor?] in 1698. William served as one of the presiding justices of the Court of Amelia County from 1741-1755 when he was appointed Sheriff of Amelia Co.

Known Number of Children:

1. Benjamin Clemons/ Clement 2. William Clemons/Clement 3. John Clemons/Clement 4. Francis Clemons/Clement 5. Elizabeth Clemons/Clement 6. Ford Ellyson Clemons/Clement 7. Ann Clemons/Clement All named in will

Will Proved: Will Book 1 page 157 Raleigh Parish Amelia County Virginia Courthouse

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clement-376

William Clements was the son of John Clements and Elizabeth Terry. He was born about 1682 in New Kent County, Virginia (which became known as King William Co., in the year 1700). The property in King William Co., was most likely gifted to William by his parents John & Elizabeth after his father had settled the family in Hanover County, VA and William was old enough to receive. William was the oldest son. By 1735, William was married to Ann _ _ _ _ (maybe a Parker?) and had received a land patient in Amelia County, VA, where the family settled and their kids all grew up. According to William Clements,'s Will of 1760, William and Elizabeth had at least 7 kids listed below:

• 1. Benjamin Clement
• 2. John Clement
• 3. William Clement
• 4. Francis Clement
• 5. Elizabeth Clement Ford Ellyson (1st Husband: Hezekiah Ford, 2nd Husband: Gerald Ellyson
• 6. Barshaba Clement Major (Husband: Samuel Major)
• 7. Ann Clement Pigg (Husband: John Ghent Pigg)

(Note: It would seem that there is NO daughter by the name Rebecca, who might have married a Paul Pigg)

In 1741, William Clements served as presiding Judge and appointed Sheriff of Amelia County. He died before 28 of February, 1760 in Amelia County, VA, when his Will was probated.

Other Spellings for the name Clement in other documents: Clements, Clemens, Clemans, Clemmons, etc. It all depended on the Transcriber and what they heard.

A Time Line for William and son John Clement:   1737 --  William and his son John were living above Flat Creek. The tithable list for that year listed William with three Negroes.    1738/9, 12 January – (1) Amelia County appointed Clement to survey a road to be cleared. (2) Later that same year, he bought 50  acres on the river from Edmund Franklin.  1744, November – (1) William owned a mill. (2) Amelia County appointed him and his son-in-law Hezekiah Ford to clear a road to Clements Mill. (3)The mill was probably on the  Appomattox River, as  Henry Cox had sold Clement ? acre on the north side for a mill. (4)That same year William made the list of tithables between Flat Creek and the Appomattox River.   1746, May -- Amelia County prosecuted William for stopping the river with his mill.  William deeded land to his sons and sons-in-law.   1739, 18 September -- William Clement made three deeds of land in Amelia County and Ann, his wife, relinquished her dower right. (1) A parcel of 200 acres went to Hezekiah Ford for £20  (2) 275 acres went to William Clement for £20. (3) a parcel  to John Clement - 300 acres for £30.   1743, 14 June -- William Clement sold his son-in-law, Samuel Major, 200 acres in Amelia County for £10. This deed was also recorded in King  and Queen County.  1759, 24 May – William purchased a 150–acre parcel of land from William Ross for £70.  1760, 25 September -- William bought 150 acres from George Evans for £60. (This was next to the150-acre parcel he had purchased from William Ross in 1759.)   From Deborah Isenmingers Family tree

http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/32119008/ ...We see William Clements of King William County (Land Patent Book 17, page 164, Richmond) being granted 1227 acres in Amelia County on the Appomattox River and Bent Run in the year 1736. This William Clement served as one of the presiding judges of the Court of Amelia from1741-1755, when he was appointed sheriff (Amelia County Records). He died in 1760 and his will, probated in February of that year, named sons Benjamin, John, William, Francis, and daughters, Elizabeth, Ann, and Barsheba....

Will of William Clement Added by stgrundy on 4 Jun 2007

Will of William CLEMENT, dated 18 Feb 1760Amelia County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pages 157-159Transcrip t by Marna L. Clemons, 3 October 1998

   In the Name of God Amen the eighteenth Day of February In the year of our Lord Christ One thousand seven hundred And sixty I William Clement Sen.or of the Parish of Raleigh In the County of Amelia Planter being sick & weak In body but in Perfect memory of mind thanks be given unto Almighty god therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die Do make and Ordain this to be my last will & Testament that is to say Princibly & first I give And Recommend my soul into the Hands of Almighty god That gave it & my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my Excrs. not Doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty Power of God and as touching my Worldly Estate Wherewith it hath Pleased the Almighty god to bless me with in this life 

I Give & Demise & Dispose of the same in the same in the following manner & Form.Item I give to my son Benjamin Clement Two Negroes to wit York & Bess all which I give to him & his Heirs Forever.Item

I give to my son Wm. Clement Caesar & Philis all which I give to him & his heirs for Ever.

Item I give to my son John Clement Two Negroes to wit Ned & Judy paying Twenty Pounds back to the Estate all which I give to him & his Heirs for Ever.

Item I give to my son Francis Clement Two Negroes to wit Jemboy & Hannah also the Land & Plantation & Mill where I now Do live containing three hundred Acres by Estimation to him & his Heirs forever. I also give to my son Francis Clement & his Heirs forever one Hundred & fifty Acres of Land which I bought of George Evins whereon the said George Evins Now do live the said Land being not yet Conveyed to me for which my will is that my Estate Pay the Remainder of the Purchase money & Desire that the said Evins convey the same by Deed to my son Francis Clement And that my Son Francis shall pay thirty Pounds to the Estate at the Death of my Wife.

Item I lend to my Daughter Elizabeth Ellyson Two Negroes to wit During her Natural life Gin & Davey & after her Decease I give Gin to Anne Ford Daughter of Hezekiah Ford Deceased & Davey to Hezekiah Ford Son of the said Hezekiah Deceased.I

tem I lend to my Daughter Barshaba Major During her Natural Life Two Negroes to wit Peter & Sarah and Five Pounds Current Money & at the decease of the Bathsheba I Give the said Negroes & money to be Equally Divided Amongst all her Children.Item

I give to my Daughter Ann Pigg Two Negroes to wit Ben & Lucy all which I give to her & her Heirs for ever.Item I lend to my Loving Wife Ann Clement During her Natural Life all my whole Estate as well the Part before Disposed of as the Part not already Disposed of & at her Decease my will is that the Land I bought of Wm. Ross and all my Estate not Given in Legacy be sold to the highest Bidder sand Equally Divided Amongst my seven Children. Item my will & Desire is that there be no appraisment nor no Inventory Returned to the Court.Item

I Constitute & Appoint my Son John Clement and my son Francis Clement my hole & Sole Exrs. of this my last will & Testament & I do hereby Disanul and Revoke & make Void all other Forms Wills and Testaments Legacys and Bequiffs by me any Ways before named Ratifiing and Confirming this and no Other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day & year Above Ritten further my Will is that no account of mine stand against any of my Children.Signed Sealed and Delivered

   In Presence of }

   William Clements

   Thomas TabbBenajah ParkerIsaac ClementDavid Wilson

At a Court held for Amelia County the 28th. Day of Feb.ar 1760. This Will was proved by the Oaths of Thomas Tabb Benaj.a Parker & Isaac Clements Witnesses thereto, sworn to by John & Francis Clements the Executors therein named and ordered to be recorded and on the Motion of the said Executors who entered into & Acknowledged Bond as the Law directs with Edmund Booker their Security Certificate was granted them for obtaining a Probat in due Form.

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   Griffin Peachy C C 

From Clemons DNA project: There is much incorrect data and guestimations at dates on the Internet. This record is the work of several descendants and is based on records and not false guesswork. Intense work went into this record, and it is as close to accurate as we can get.

My dates differ from other researchers. I have found that too many speculated dates have been based on pure guesswork and not on the data available. I started with the 1680-83 birth year for William of Amelia based on the fact that when he migrated to Amelia Co from King William Co in 1735 he was not more than 55 years old. I do not believe that a 65 year old man, in 1735, was migrating into virgin wilderness. Most 65 year old men in 1735 were either writing their wills or already dead. I have worked from the known dates to estimate the approximate dates. Dates that are approximate are preceded by the traditional genealogical symbol for "about", which is "c", the symbol for circa which is Latin for about.

The outdated misinformation about William of Amelia was the work of a descendant about 75-100 years ago. Her date of Wm's birth was speculated several generations ago by the assumption that he was the son Benjamin of Gloucester and ignorance of the fact that he was the son of John of Hanover. Her record was based on a very scanty search and the lack of DNA testing at the time. We have searched all of the VA records and there is no other William who could have been the son named in John of Hanover's will. That and the fact that William was in Amelia Co with his youngest brother Simon is strongly conclusive. DNA testing of descendants confirms it.

Even prior to DNA testing, the evidence showing that William was not the son of Benjamin of Gloucester is found in the Abingdon Parish records which name the children of Benjamin; sons were Richard, Benjamin, Thomas and George (in another record). No William. This has been an intense, on location 5 year search based on a comprehensive search of all of the Clements lines in early VA, substantiated by DNA findings. William was the son of John and he was born c 1680, not 1670.

Based on all the extant records and the corresponding dates, William Clement of Amelia Co VA was the son of John of Hanover, b c 1680- 1683, and died 1760.

Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 about William Clemens Name: William Clemens Date: 13 Dec 1687 Location: Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk Co., VA Notes: This probate record was extracted from microfilmed copies of the original Will Book. Remarks: William Clemens. Liveing in ye western branch of Eliz. River In the County of Lower Norfolk planter . Book 5 f. 67. Dated 13 Dec. 1687. proved 16 July 1688 by Thomas Aldridge & Henry Jeneing. . . unto my grand Sonn William powell my plantation where Description: Testator Book date: 5-67 Prove date: 16 Jul 1688 Occupation: Planter

Will of William CLEMENT, dated 18 Feb 1760Amelia County, Virginia,  Will Book 1, pages 157-159Transcript by Marna L. Clemons, 3 October 1998

In the Name of God Amen the eighteenth Day of February In the year of our Lord Christ One thousand seven hundred And sixty I William Clement Sen.or of the Parish of Raleigh In the County of Amelia Planter being sick & weak In body but in Perfect memory of mind thanks be given unto Almighty god therefore Calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all Men once to die Do make and Ordain this to be my last will & Testament that is to say Princibly & first I give And Recommend my soul into the Hands of Almighty god That gave it & my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my Excrs. not Doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the Almighty Power of God and as touching my Worldly Estate Wherewith it hath Pleased the Almighty god to bless me with in this life I Give & Demise & Dispose of the same in the same in the following manner & Form.Item I give to my son Benjamin Clement Two Negroes to wit York & Bess all which I give to him & his Heirs Forever.Item I give to my son Wm. Clement Caesar & Philis all which I give to him & his heirs for Ever.Item I give to my son John Clement Two Negroes to wit Ned & Judy paying Twenty Pounds back to the Estate all which I give to him & his Heirs for Ever.Item I give to my son Francis Clement Two Negroes to wit Jemboy & Hannah also the Land & Plantation & Mill where I now Do live containing three hundred Acres by Estimation to him & his Heirs forever. I also give to my son Francis Clement & his Heirs forever one Hundred & fifty Acres of Land which I bought of George Evins whereon the said George Evins Now do live the said Land being not yet Conveyed to me for which my will is that my Estate Pay the Remainder of the Purchase money & Desire that the said Evins convey the same by Deed to my son Francis Clement And that my Son Francis shall pay thirty Pounds to the Estate at the Death of my Wife.Item I lend to my Daughter Elizabeth Ellyson Two Negroes to wit During her Natural life Gin & Davey & after her Decease I give Gin to Anne Ford Daughter of Hezekiah Ford Deceased & Davey to Hezekiah Ford Son of the said Hezekiah Deceased.Item I lend to my Daughter Barshaba Major During her Natural Life Two Negroes to wit Peter & Sarah and Five Pounds Current Money & at the decease of the Bathsheba I Give the said Negroes & money to be Equally Divided Amongst all her Children.Item I give to my Daughter Ann Pigg Two Negroes to wit Ben & Lucy all which I give to her & her Heirs for ever.Item I lend to my Loving Wife Ann Clement During her Natural Life all my whole Estate as well the Part before Disposed of as the Part not already Disposed of & at her Decease my will is that the Land I bought of Wm. Ross and all my Estate not Given in Legacy be sold to the highest Bidder sand Equally Divided Amongst my seven Children. Item my will & Desire is that there be no appraisment nor no Inventory Returned to the Court.Item I Constitute & Appoint my Son John Clement and my son Francis Clement my hole & Sole Exrs. of this my last will & Testament & I do hereby Disanul and Revoke & make Void all other Forms Wills and Testaments Legacys and Bequiffs by me any Ways before named Ratifiing and Confirming this and no Other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Day & year Above Ritten further my Will is that no account of mine stand against any of my Children.Signed Sealed and Delivered In Presence of } William Clements Thomas TabbBenajah ParkerIsaac ClementDavid Wilson

At a Court held for Amelia County the 28th. Day of Feb.ar 1760. This Will was proved by the Oaths of Thomas Tabb Benaj.a Parker & Isaac Clements Witnesses thereto, sworn to by John & Francis Clements the Executors therein named and ordered to be recorded and on the Motion of the said Executors who entered into & Acknowledged Bond as the Law directs with Edmund Booker their Security Certificate was granted them for obtaining a Probate in due Form. Test Griffin Peachy C C

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References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Ann Catherine (Unknown) Clement (abt.1685-bef.1766)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-441389 : accessed 26 September 2024).
2. WikiTree contributors, "William Clement Sr. I (abt.1682-bef.1760)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clement-376 : accessed 26 September 2024).

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Honorable Judge William Jeremiah Clements (John); Judge Courts of Amelia, (GGF-MMMPPMM)(GGF-PPPMMPP {Benjamin})