This project is dedicated to the surname Briggs and its variants, such as Brigg, Brig and Brigs. Va., from which King Wm was cut out, both bordering on Gloucester Co. Va.The records are burned but the names leave a trail, straight to Gloucester Coand King Wm Co VA and the family of Benjamin Clements and wife Grizzell ColemanClements. We are particularly looking for descendants from 2 lines: (1) a PROVEN cousin of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain); and (2) a PROVEN and DOCUMENTED descendant of the brothers Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and James Clements who migrated from Hunterdon Co NJ to Augusta Co VA circa 1740. The Stewart family lived in Cumberland County, NC Probably George's orphan Benjamin was the Benjamin who was in Johnston Co NC in1762. wife of Robert Warren iv. He was born c 1680-1683, not 1670, and died 1760. Son John seems to be the progenitor of many Clements in Petersburg VA in the 1700s, and is now represented by matching DNA results. William was the son of John and he was born c 1680, not 1670. William Clement of Amelia Co VA was the son of John of Hanover Co. Four members are a 36/37 match and all are descendants of Benjamin Franklin Clements, born 1819, died 1864. Thomas High, born c 1647 in Surry County, VA; died Mar 2, 1686 in Southwarke Parish, Surry Co, VA. 1787 Bourbon Co. KY, d. 1863 Kendricks, IN. Your known ancestor info is required to be a part of this project. Denman J. Clements b. Roger Clements b. GOALS: There are no major lines of early Clements missing from the project but additional ones from these early lines are a goal to be realized. GROUP 8. I am confident that I descend from Robert CLEMENTS 1595-1658 and his wife Lydia of early Haverhill MA. George Clements who died in Bertie Co NC in 1729 was the same George Clementswho was in King William Co VA in 1722. Francis Sr was born in England in 1660. Almost any question you have about the different DNA tests can be found here. He then went to Kentucky for a brief time where he is listed on the 1810 Hardin Co. KY Census, then went back to Tennessee where he lived from 1810 to just after 1820 when he moved to Tuscaloosa Co. AL. And we know from the Amelia Co records that in 1812, Reuben and Moses met in Petersburg to enlist in the war of 1812. How he fits into the Anders Clementson family is quite a mystery that is still being researched. We endeavor to respond promptly to any queries orcomplaints you may make about our handling of your personal data for thisProject. Their marriage record is dated 1790. wit.Wm Hardy I have worked from the known dates to estimate the approximate dates. THE CLEMENTS OF CECIL CO. MD: The Clements family of Cecil Co. MD descends from a Swedish Finn by the name of Clement Joransson who arrived in New Sweden, Delaware in 1641. I do not believe that a 65 year old man, in 1735, was migrating into virgin wilderness. Francis Sr died with a will in Isle of Wight Co in 1717/18. In 1648, he is listed as a freeman and had had been given land farther north in some of the untamed wilderness of the colony. He is a proven descendant of Joseph Everett Clements, believed to be the son of Jacob Clements and Sarah Beasley of Emanuel and Laurens Counties in GA. Get Help. At the present time, the only male descendantswho carry the Clements surname (or some variant spelling of the name) from the Anders Clementsson line of Cecil Co. MD are probably descendants of three brothers, Andrew, Joseph, and Cornelius Clements, sons of Gabriel Clements (proven grandson of Anders Clementsson) and Sarah Brown who were residents of Cecil Co. MD in the very early 1700's and their five children are listed in the birth register of St. Stephens Parish.
