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James Clinton 1668–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1668

Birth Location: County Longford, IRL

Death Date: 24 Jan 1718

Death Location: County Longford, IRL

Father: William Clinton

Mother: Elizabeth Kennedy

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): William Clinton, Oliver Clinton, Colonel Clinton, Mary Clinton, Christiana Clinton, Archibald Clinton, Christiana Clinton, Mary Clinton, James Clinton

James Clinton was born in 1668 in County Longford, IRL, the child of William Clinton And Elizabeth Kennedy. James Clinton married Elizabeth Smith, Margaret Norton, and had children including Archibald Brownlee Clinton, Christiana Clinton, Colonel Charles Clinton, James Clinton, Mary Clinton, Oliver Clinton, William Smith Clinton. James Clinton passed away in 1718 in County Longford, IRL.

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Biography

  • James Clinton was born in 1668 in County Longford, IRL, the child of William Clinton And Elizabeth Kennedy.
  • James Clinton married Elizabeth Smith, Margaret Norton, and had children including Archibald Brownlee Clinton, Christiana Clinton, Colonel Charles Clinton, James Clinton, Mary Clinton, Oliver Clinton, William Smith Clinton.
  • James Clinton passed away in 1718 in County Longford, IRL.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clinton
1635–1672
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Elizabeth Kennedy
1635–1695
Birth Location: Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smith
1632–1728
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Elizabeth Smith
1670–1728
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
ES

Children(s)

William Clinton
1690–1773
Birth Location: County Longford, IRL
WC
Oliver Clinton
1688–
Birth Location: County Longford, IRL
OC
Colonel Clinton
1690–1773
Birth Location: Corbey Parish, County Longford, IRL
CC
Mary Clinton
1686–
Birth Location: County Longford, IRL
MC
Christiana Clinton
1686–1800
Birth Location: Wolford, County Longford, IRL
CC
Archibald Clinton
1697–1746
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
AC
Christiana Clinton
1686–1776
Birth Location: Wolford, Ireland
CC
Mary Clinton
1688–
Birth Location: –
MC
James Clinton
1736–1812
Birth Location: Ulster, New York, USA
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James Clinton's Ancestors

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James Clinton
1668–1718
Birth Place: County Longford, IRL
Parents
William Clinton
1635–1672
Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Kennedy
1635–1695
Kirkstead, Lincolnshire, , England
Grandparents
Henry (Fiennes) Clinton
1587–1641
, Rutland, , England
Elizabeth Hickman
1590–1624
Ridlington, Rutland, , England
John Kennedy
1611–1668
Casilis Aryshire, Scotland
Jean Hamilton
1607–1642
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Lincoln
1548–1616
Elizabeth Morrison
1556–1611
Hew Kennedy
1567–1607
Katherine MacDowall
1582–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Lincoln
1512–1584
Ursula Stourton
1518–1551
Richard Morrison
1517–1556
Bridget Hussey
1525–1601
Gilbert Kennedy
1541–1576

James Clinton's Descendants

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James Clinton (Dec 1668–24 Jan 1718) m. Elizabeth Smith (Abt. 1632–05 Dec 1728) m. Elizabeth Smith (1670–5 Dec 1728)
  1. 1. William (Smith) Clinton 1690–1773 m. Elizabeth Stapleton 1700–
    1. 1. Peter Clinton 1745–1780 m. Frances (Semiramis) Bradner 1740–1782
      1. 1. Joseph (Bradner) Clinton 1778–1869 m. Mary Barnett 1779–1860
        1. 1. James (Robert) Clinton 1803–1862 m. Malinda (Hall) Gill 1804–1863
        2. 2. Peter (Minor) Clinton 1800–1888
        3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson) CLINTON 1805–1890
        4. 4. Joseph (Bradner) CLINTON 1808–
        5. 5. James (McCully) CLINTON 1810–1875
        6. 6. Frances (Semiramis) Clinton 1813–1875
        7. 7. Cynthia (Margaret) CLINTON 1816–1902
        8. 8. Robert (Alexander) CLINTON 1820–1851
        9. 9. Martha (Barnett) Clinton 1803–1877
      2. 2. Margaret Clinton 1780–1834 m. Samuel McCully 1779–1852
        1. 1. Thomas (Milton) McCully 1801–1824
        2. 2. Frances McCully 1803–1905 m. John Patterson 1800–
        3. 3. Rebecca (M.) McCully 1808–1873
        4. 4. Roxana (Erixene) McCully 1810–1880
        5. 5. James (R.) McCully 1813–1899
    2. 2. Richard (S.) Clinton 1721–1796
    3. 3. Henry (Pelham) Clinton 1734–1793
    4. 4. Jesse Clinton 1742–1850
  2. 2. Oliver Clinton 1688–
  3. 3. Colonel (Charles) Clinton 1690–1773 m. Elizabeth (Montgomery) Denniston 1705–1779
    1. 1. George Clinton 1739–1812 m. Sarah (Cornelia) Tappen 1744–1800
      1. 1. Catherine Clinton 1770–1811
      2. 2. Cornelia (Tappen) Clinton 1774–1810
      3. 3. George (Washington) Clinton 1778–1813
      4. 4. Elizabeth Clinton 1780–1825
      5. 5. Martha (Washington) Clinton 1783–1795
    2. 2. Alexander Clinton 1732–1758
    3. 3. Catherine Clinton 1723–1762
    4. 4. Charles Clinton 1734–1781
    5. 5. Katherine (Denniston) Clinton 1728–1729
    6. 6. James (Denniston) Clinton 1726–1729
  4. 4. Mary Clinton 1686–
  5. 5. Christiana Clinton 1686–1800
  6. 6. Archibald (Brownlee) Clinton 1697–1746
  7. 7. Christiana Clinton 1686–1776
  8. 8. Mary Clinton 1688–
  9. 9. James Clinton 1736–1812

James Clinton's Timeline

2 Records

1668
Dec 1668
Birth of James Clinton in County Longford, IRL
County Longford, IRL
1718
24 Jan 1718
Age 50
Death of James Clinton in County Longford, IRL
County Longford, IRL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1668
    Event Place: County Longford, IRL
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5543.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1718
    Event Place: County Longford, IRL
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 219
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