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• Name: James CLEMENS
• Sex: M
• Birth: 1734 in Hopewell Twp, Hunterdon Co, New Jersey ^b
• Death: 1795 in Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania ^d


Parents:

• Father:
  
• Ezekiel CLEMENS Birth: 1 Feb 1696 in Massachusetts Death: Abt 1778 in Virginia
Mother:

• Christina CASTELL

Family:
Marriage:

• Hannah WALTON on Abt 1762 at Loudoun Co, Virginia .^m1
  
• Hannah WALTON Birth: 1744 Death: 11 Oct 1818

Children:

1. Jeremiah CLEMENS Birth: 16 Sep 1763 in Loudoun Co, Virginia Death: 8 Jun 1826 in Danville, Kentucky
2. Christina CLEMENS Birth: 21 Jan 1765 in Loudoun Co, Virginia Death: 1837 in Taylorstown, Washington Co, Pennsylvania
3. William CLEMENS Birth: 30 Jan 1767 in Loudoun Co, Virginia Death: 17 Jan 1849 in Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania
4. Abraham CLEMENS Birth: 3 Oct 1769 Death: 4 Jul 1841
5. Ann CLEMENS Birth: 5 Oct 1771 Death: Abt 1802 in Greene Co, Pennsylvania
6. Ruth CLEMENS Birth: 26 Mar 1773 Death: 1858 in Flemingsburg, Kentucky
7. John CLEMENS Birth: 12 Sep 1775 Death: Dec 1814 in Buffalo Twp, Washington Co, Pennsylvania
8. Permelia CLEMENS Birth: 10 Apr 1777 Death: May 1818 in Frankfort, Kentucky
9. James CLEMENS Birth: 4 Mar 1779 Death: 1860 in Huntsville, Alabama
10. Hannah CLEMENS Birth: 5 Mar 1781 Death: Abt 1803 in Frankfort, Kentucky
11. Ezekiel CLEMENS Birth: 18 Jul 1783
12. Hester CLEMENS Birth: 18 Jun 1785 Death: 12 Nov 1848 in Troy Twp, Richland Co, Ohio

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p1],

place:

[Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p3],

parents:

[Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p1]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p1],

place:

[Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p38]

Sources with Information about marriage to Hannah WALTON

date:

abt 1762 [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p3],

place:

[Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p45],

child:

[Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p39, Bell CLEMENS-James p40, Bell CLEMENS-James p41, Bell CLEMENS-James p43, Bell CLEMENS-James p44, Bell GermanSettlement p115, Bell WOLF-84 p16]

Research Notes:
1757: living in Loudoun Co, Virginia [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p3]

13 Dec 1762: purchased from Francis HAGUE 108 acres within Kittoctin Mountain, on a branch of Limestone Run [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p3]

7 Aug 1767: purchased from William Schooley adjoining 103 acres [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p3]

1769: when Western Pennsylvania opened for settlement, took up a claim of 400 acres in Chartiers Twp, Washington County, 10 Jan 1770. Gavin MORRISON settled there in 1772; James sued to gain possession but lost; the tract was warranted by Morrison's son in 1785 [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p3]

1774: arrived in Buffalo Twp, with wife and six children [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p1]

11 Dec 1779: applied for a Virginia certificate for land on Buffalo Creek, stating that he had settled there in 1774 [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p3]

one of pioneer settlers of Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p1]

great-greatuncle of Samuel L Clemens (Mark Twain) [Ref: Bell WOLF-84 p16]

received depreciation pay for service in the Revolution, but what the service was is not clear [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p10]

Mar 1781: Pennsylvania claimed the land of Clemens' farm, in Donegal Township, Washington County [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p12]

26 Oct 1795: will probated, estate not finally settled until 18 Apr 1806 [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p16]

---------- Will of James Clemens, Will Book 1, p302
In the name of God, Amen. I James Clemens of Donegal Township, Washington County, State of Pennsylvania, being weak of body, but of sound judgment and perfect memory, blessed be God for all his mercies, calling to mind the mortality of my body, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, and do dispose of my worldly estate, wherewith it pleased God to bless me with, in the manner following: that is first of all recommend my soul to God who gave it and my body to be decently interred at the discretion of my executors and that all my funeral charges and legal debts be discharged.
Item, I leave and bequeath to my beloved wife Hannah Clemens as the law directs.
Item, I leave and bequeath to my beloved sons, viz, Jeremiah, William, Abraham, John, James, and Ezekiel Clemens all my land lying in the state of Virginia to be equally divided among the above-mentioned six persons, both in quantity and quality. I also will that John Caldwell, John Boggs and Walter Denney divide said land lying in the state of Virginia to the above-mentioned heirs and said division to be final and deeds granted to each of said heirs from the original deed according to said division.
Item, I bequeath to my beloved daughters, Christian and Ann Clemens the sum of thirty pounds each.
Item, I leave and bequeath to my beloved daughter Ruth Clemens the quantity of twenty-five acres of land adjoining Samuel Williamson's and James Brownlee's land and five pounds in money, when my plantation I now live on is sold.
Item, I leave and bequeath to my beloved daughters, Amelia, Hannah and Hester Clemens the sum of forty pounds each.
Item, I will that James and Ezekiel Clemens as soon as conveniency will admit of to be sent Jeremiah Clemens and there to receive one year's schooling and their schooling and expenses to be raised out of their own part of the estate and then to be put to such trades as they shall choose.
Item, I leave and bequeath to my son John Clemens one black colt and it to be raised out of the rent.
Item, I will that my land in the state of Pennsylvania be rented out for the term of two years so that said plantation shall be put in good tenantable repair and the expenses of said repairing shall be paid out of the rent and then to be sold at the discretion of my executors and then the legatees to such as are come of age to be paid off, the legatees of such as are under age to be put to use until they are of age.
Item, I will and bequeath that whatsoever remains after the leagtees and all other costs whatsoever is discharged out of my property in the state of Pennsylvania shall be equally divided between John, James and Ezekiel Clemens.
Item, I leave and bequeath to my son, William Clemens, the plough gears and hoes and the bald-faced mare until she raises a colt for his son, James, and then said mare to be sold and the money to be for the use of the estate.
I do hereby make, ordain, constitute and appoint Leaven Williams and Eleazer Williamson executors of this my last will and testament, and lastly I do hereby revoke, disallow, disannul all and every other will and testament at any time heretofore made declaring this and only this to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty-first day of September one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five 1795.
James Clemens, seal
Signed, sealed, published by James Clemens to be his last will and testament in presence of John Burns, Peter Wolf, George Helt. His mark.
Acknowledged by the three witnesses 26 October 1795 before Samuel Clarke, register [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p77]

From James Clemens estate papers C27, Washington Co, Penna.
Washington County ss.
Personally before me William Meetkerke ... came Abraham Clemens who ... saith that he paid to his three sisters ... to Ruth Williams, wife of Jarad Williams, 5 pounds; Ann Craig, late wife of Thomas Criag, 30 pounds; Pamela Williams, wife of Charles Williams, 40 pounds ... there was a yearly colt willed by James Clemens to his son James which colt was left with this deponent ... his brother James Clemens went to Kentucky and when the colt was about 3 years old he sent for it by a certain John Wright who got the colt ... and delivered it to his brother James. Feb 24 1806. Abraham Clemens. [Ref: Bell CLEMENS-James p78]



Pedigree of James CLEMENS
                                                       /-----Richard CLEMENS
                                              /-----Robert CLEMENS
                                             |         \-----Elizabeth
                                     /-----Richard CLEMENS
                                    |         \-----Alice
                            /-----Robert CLEMENS
                           |         \-----Agnes
                   /-----Robert CLEMENS
                  |         \-----Lydia
          /-----Abraham CLEMENS
         |         \-----Elizabeth FAWNE
 /-----Ezekiel CLEMENS
|         \-----Hannah GOVE
James CLEMENS
 \-----Christina CASTELL



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