CLOPTON Margaret

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Birth: Hampton Parish, York County, Virginia
• Reference Number: 1096
• Christening: 12 Oct 1729, St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia

Notes:

Margaret¹⁸ Clopton, of New Kent (Walter¹⁷, William¹⁶, William¹⁵, Walter¹⁴, William¹³, Richard¹², William¹¹, John¹⁰, William⁹, Thomas⁸, Walter⁷, William⁶, Walter⁵, William⁴, Walter³, William², Guillaume¹ Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)²¹ was born September 9, 1728 in New Kent, Virginia²¹, and died 1824 in Buckingham County, Virginia²¹. She married (1) Thomas Pasley. He was born July 7, 1724 in New Kent County, Virginia²², and died Bet. 1762 and 1766 in Buckingham County, Virginia. She married (2) James Bristow, Jr.²³ 1766²³. He was born September 28, 1751 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia²³, and died April 12, 1804 in Virginia²³.
Why would Margaret marry a fifteen year old boy when she was 38? This type of arrangement did happen from time to time, even in those days, but could it be that Margaret is actually a daughter of one of the males listed as her brother?
Children of Margaret Clopton and Thomas Pasley are:
38 i. Frances¹⁹ Pasley, born January 16, 1753 in New Kent Co. Va.²⁴.
39 ii. Mary Frances Pasley, born January 16, 1753 in New Kent County, Va.²⁴; died November 28, 1836 in Clark County, Ky..
40 iii. Anne (Nancy) Pasley, born February 14, 1754 in New Kent Co. Va.²⁴; died August 22, 1836 in Clark County, Ky..
41 iv. William Pasley, born January 12, 1757 in New Kent Co. Va.²⁴.
42 v. Lucy Pasley, born February 21, 1760 in New Kent Co. Va.²⁴.
+ 43 vi. Thomas Clopton Paslay, born January 29, 1762 in Barrington, Strafford, New Hampshire; died April 13, 1844 in Owen, Kentucky.
Children of Margaret Clopton and James Bristow are:
44 i. John¹⁹ Bristow²⁵, born 1767 in Buckingham County, Va.²⁵; died WFT Est. 1775-1876²⁵.
45 ii. Gideon Bristow²⁵, born November 15, 1768 in Buckingham County, Va.²⁵; died WFT Est. 1775-1876²⁵.
46 iii. James Bristow III²⁵, born January 17, 1771 in Buckingham County, Virginia²⁵; died 1855 in Missouri²⁵.
+ 47 iv. Archibald Owen Bristow, born February 17, 1772 in Buckingham County, Virginia; died 1846.