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1756 - 1816 (60 years)
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Name |
CLOPTON John |
Birth |
7 Feb 1756 |
New Kent County, VA [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Reference Number |
1116 |
Death |
11 Sep 1816 |
Hanover County, Va ('Roslyn', St. Peter's Parrish) [1, 2] |
Notes |
- Attended College of William and Mary; University of Pennsylvania (1776). First Lieutenant of Artillery in Revolution. Elected to General Assembly 1785-1789; elected to Congress 1795-1816. Numerous of his letters preserved in the Clopton Papers, Duke University Archives. He was married to Sarah BACON (daughter of Edmund BACON and Elizabeth EDLOE) on 15 May 1784.
CARTER-ELLYSON
Purdie & Dixon's Gazette, March 14, 1771:
Yesterday was married in Henrico Mr. William Carter, son of Mr. John Carter Aged 23 to Mrs. Sarah Ellyson relict of Gerrard Ellyson, decd., aged 85 a sprightly old tit with three thousand pounds.
Robert Ellyson, son of Gerard Robert Ellyson was a resident of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, when in 1751 he was processioner and later. His wife, Sarah, was a sister of the Hon. John Clopton.
Thomas Ellyson lived in Chesterfield County, and was the father of the three nephews who were named in the will of their uncle Gerrard Ellyson in 1770.
These people were Quakers and belonged to the Quaker meeting in uppor New Kent County which accounts for the absence of the Ellysons from the St. Peter's records.
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Person ID |
I207 |
Booth Family |
Last Modified |
22 Aug 2013 |
Father |
CLOPTON William, III, b. 12 Feb 1721, Gwathmey, Hanover, Virginia, USA d. 3 Aug 1796 (Age 75 years) |
Mother |
FORD Elizabeth Darrell, b. Gwathmey, Hanover, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
1752 |
Family ID |
F57 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Birth - 7 Feb 1756 - New Kent County, VA |
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Sources |
- [S186] Florence Haupt King 1-3-03.
- [S147] Old New Kent County, Virginia_ by Dr. Malcolm Hart Harris.
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