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Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. 1700–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1700

Birth Location: King William City, King & Queen, Virginia British Colonies, Colonial America, United States

Death Date: 18 April 1780

Death Location: Hurt, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Judge Clements

Mother: Ann Taylor

Spouse(s): Susannah Hill

Children(s): Benjamin Clements, Susannah (Slaton), Captain Sr, Thomas Clement, Jeremiah Clements, Jane Busby, Elizabeth Clement, Hugh Clements, John Clement, James Clement, Reverend Clements\Clemens, Juriah\Jeriah (Gilbert), David Clement, Captain Clement, Daniel Clement, Rachel (Abston), Mary Clements

In 1700, Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. entered the world in King William City, King & Queen, Virginia British Colonies, Colonial America, United States, born to Judge William Jeremiah 3Rd Gr Grandfather Of Mark Twain Clements And Ann Catherine Parker Clements 3Rd Gr Grandmother To Mark Twain Taylor. Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. married Susannah Hill, and had children including Benjamin J Clements, Captain Adam Clement Sr, Captain Isaac Clement, Daniel Clement, David Clement, Elizabeth Clement, Hugh William Clements, James Clement, Jane Lucretia Clements Busby, Jeremiah Ggm Mark Twain Clements, John Francis Clement, Juriah Jeriah Lucy Clement Gilbert, Mary Polly Clements, Priscilla Clements, Rachel Clement Abston, Reverend Stephen O Clements Clemens, Susannah Clement Evans Slaton, Thomas Clement. Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. passed away in 1780 in Hurt, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1700, Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. entered the world in King William City, King & Queen, Virginia British Colonies, Colonial America, United States, born to Judge William Jeremiah 3Rd Gr Grandfather Of Mark Twain Clements And Ann Catherine Parker Clements 3Rd Gr Grandmother To Mark Twain Taylor.
  • Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. married Susannah Hill, and had children including Benjamin J Clements, Captain Adam Clement Sr, Captain Isaac Clement, Daniel Clement, David Clement, Elizabeth Clement, Hugh William Clements, James Clement, Jane Lucretia Clements Busby, Jeremiah Ggm Mark Twain Clements, John Francis Clement, Juriah Jeriah Lucy Clement Gilbert, Mary Polly Clements, Priscilla Clements, Rachel Clement Abston, Reverend Stephen O Clements Clemens, Susannah Clement Evans Slaton, Thomas Clement.
  • Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. passed away in 1780 in Hurt, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Captain Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Captain Sr.
1700–1780
Birth Place: King William City, King & Queen, Virginia British Colonies, Colonial America, United States
Parents
Judge William Jeremiah (3rd gr grandfather of Mark Twain) Clements
1680–1760
King William, Gloucester County, Virginia British Colonies, Colonial America, United States
Ann (Catherine Parker Clements (3rd gr grandmother to Mark Twain)) Taylor
1679–1731
New Kent, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Captain (John Jeremiah Clements) Sr
1631–1710
Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States
Mary Saywell
1646–1671
King William, King William, Virginia, USA
Colonel (James) Taylor
1655–1698
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Mary (Bishop) Gregory
1665–1698
Essex, Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain I
1607–1657
Edythe Pierce
1607–1644
Richard Taylor
1580–1627
Dorothy Virginia
1589–1660
Jonathan Taylor
1620–1683
Mary Wright
1634–1683
John Capt.
1645–1684
Mary Bishop
1624–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir London
1570–1612
Lady Fuller
1579–1633
Lt. Colony
1575–1654
Joan\Jane Beall
1587–1680
John Taylor
1550–1627
Ellen Massey
1565–1611
Sir 1623
1569–1640
Elizabeth 1624)
1568–1612
Walter MA
1608–1686

Captain Sr.'s Descendants

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Captain (Benjamin Clement) Sr. (2 January 1700–18 April 1780) m. Susannah Hill (1710–November 1788)
  1. 1. Benjamin (J.) Clements 1735–1813
  2. 2. Susannah (Clement (Evans)) (Slaton) 1754–1814
  3. 3. Captain (Adam Clement) Sr 1738–1811
  4. 4. Thomas Clement 1760–1785
  5. 5. Jeremiah ((ggm Mark Twain)) Clements 1732–1811
  6. 6. Jane (Lucretia Clements) Busby 1734–1820
  7. 7. Elizabeth Clement 1751–1780
  8. 8. Hugh (William) Clements 1720–1800
  9. 9. John (Francis) Clement 1743–1816
  10. 10. James Clement 1745–1778
  11. 11. Reverend (Stephen O.) Clements\Clemens 1732–1798
  12. 12. Juriah\Jeriah (Lucy Clement) (Gilbert) 1741–1780
  13. 13. David Clement 1737–1738
  14. 14. Captain (Isaac) Clement 1727–1816
  15. 15. Daniel Clement 1749–1749
  16. 16. Rachel (Clement) (Abston) 1747–1780
  17. 17. Mary (Polly) Clements 1734–1790

Captain Sr.'s Timeline

3 Records

1700
2 January 1700
Birth of Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. in King William City, King & Queen, Virginia British Colonies, Colonial America, United States
King William City, King & Queen, Virginia British Colonies, Colonial America, United States
1776
14 Apr 1776
Age 76
Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. was baptized in Manton,Rutland,England
Manton,Rutland,England
1780
18 April 1780
Age 80
Death of Captain Benjamin Clement Sr. in Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America
Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1700
    Event Place: King William City, King & Queen, Virginia British Colonies, Colonial America, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 313
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 175.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TSJ
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1776
    Event Place: Manton,Rutland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1780
    Event Place: Altavista, Campbell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 313
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hurt, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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