WILLIAM RIGHT CLEMENTS

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR SERVICE
Military. Sergeant, 2nd Virginia Regiment, 1778-1779.

BIOGRAPHY
William Right Clements, son of Stephen Clements and Elizabeth [--?--], was born about 1735 in Goochland County, Virginia ( another source lists 1722 in Hanover County, Virginia) and died 20 JUN 1803 in Amherst County, Virginia. He married twice. He first married about 1744 in Goochland County Virginia to Elizabeth [--?--]. He married before 24 SEP 1757 in Goochland County, Virginia to Mary Wright, born about 1735 in Goochland County, Virginia and died about 1812 in Amherst County, Virginia.

William and Elizabeth had the following children:

1. Stephen Clements born before 1744
2. William Clements Jr. born about 1746 in Goochland County, Virginia
3. Elizabeth Clements born about 1750 in Goochland County, Virginia

William and Mary had the following children:

1. James Clements
2. Thomas Clements born 24 SEP 1757 in St. James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia
3. Jesse Clements born 14 APR 1760 in St. James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia, died about 1814 Garrard County, Virginia; married 25 FEB 1787 in Goochland County, Virginia to Elizabeth Coleman. She was born 22 FEB 1764 in Goochland County, Virginia, died about 1839 in Paoli, Indiana.
4. Joice Clements born 18 NOV 1762 in St. James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Virginia
5. Mary Clements born about 1764
6. John Clements born about 1768
7. Francis Clements born 1770

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ORIGINAL TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION
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DESCENDANTS IN WESTMINSTER CHAPTER, MARYLAND STATE SOCIETY, SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
James Stanley Clements


REFERENCES
Amherst County Tax Lists, 1785, 1790.
Maryland State Society, Sons Of the American Revolution. Membership Applications. "No. 2354: James Stanley Clements". 1977
National Archives and Records Administration. Revolutionary War Records. Reels 939-945, card nos. 25675866, 35675922, 35675956, 35675381, 35674739, 35674785, 35674833, 35674916, 35674951
Sweeney, Lenora M. Douglas Register, Revolutionary War Soldiers of Amherst County, Virginia.
Will Book, Amherst Coounty Book 4

RELATED SITES
Family and Will of William Right Clements
This page last updated 30 NOV 2006