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Joseph John Clifton 1771–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1771

Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States

Father: John Clifton

Mother: Mary Sturdivant

Spouse(s): Nancy Jones

Children(s): John Clifton, Elizabeth Clifton, Elias Clifton, Martin (Confederacy), Nancy Clifton, Henry Clifton, William Clifton, Emanuel Clifton

The story of Joseph John Clifton began in 1771 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States. Joseph John Clifton married Nancy Folkes Jones, and had children including Elias P Clifton, Elizabeth Clifton, Emanuel Ewell Clifton, Henry H Clifton, John Robert Jack Clifton, Martin Jones Clifton Confederacy, Nancy Sarah Clifton, William A Tyler Clifton. Joseph John Clifton passed away in 1850 in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph John Clifton began in 1771 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States.
  • Joseph John Clifton married Nancy Folkes Jones, and had children including Elias P Clifton, Elizabeth Clifton, Emanuel Ewell Clifton, Henry H Clifton, John Robert Jack Clifton, Martin Jones Clifton Confederacy, Nancy Sarah Clifton, William A Tyler Clifton.
  • Joseph John Clifton passed away in 1850 in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Clifton
1740–1806
Birth Location: Alvemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA
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Mary Sturdivant
1739–1774
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Jones
1778–1855
Birth Location: Halifax County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

John Clifton
1802–1880
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Clifton
1794–1868
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Elias Clifton
1809–1876
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Martin (Confederacy)
1810–1890
Birth Location: Henry Co.,VA
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Nancy Clifton
1810–1848
Birth Location: Henry Co.,VA
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Henry Clifton
1786–1835
Birth Location: Tyrrell, North Carolina, United States
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William Clifton
1796–1883
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Emanuel Clifton
1813–1877
Birth Location: Patrick, Virginia, United States
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Joseph Clifton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Clifton
1771–1850
Birth Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Clifton
1740–1806
Alvemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA
Mary (Pare "Winney") Sturdivant
1739–1774
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Clifton
1710–1756
Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Charity Morgan
1719–1750
Virginia, United States
James WOOD
1716–1759
Winchester, Hampshire, , England
Mary RUTHERFORD
1714–1798
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Mary Clifton
1669–1714
Dorothy Morgan
1698–
Valentine Wood
1674–1735
Mary Nuttall
1682–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Wood
1630–

Joseph Clifton's Descendants

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Joseph (John) Clifton (17 Nov 1771–1850) m. Nancy (Folkes) Jones (1778–18 Mar 1855)
  1. 1. John (Robert "Jack") Clifton 1802–1880
  2. 2. Elizabeth Clifton 1794–1868
  3. 3. Elias (P.) Clifton 1809–1876
  4. 4. Martin (Jones Clifton) (Confederacy) 1810–1890
  5. 5. Nancy (Sarah) Clifton 1810–1848
  6. 6. Henry (H) Clifton 1786–1835
  7. 7. William (A Tyler) Clifton 1796–1883
  8. 8. Emanuel ((Ewell)) Clifton 1813–1877

Joseph Clifton's Timeline

2 Records

1771
17 Nov 1771
Birth of Joseph John Clifton in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 79
Death of Joseph John Clifton in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States
Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1771
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States
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