The Clopton Chronicles
A Project of the Clopton Family Genealogical Society
Regarding
The Descendants of William Clopton, of St. Paul’s
Parish, Hanover &
His Wife Joyce Wilkinson, of Black Creek
Compiled By
Suellen Clopton Blanton, [email protected] Robert Malcolm Fortson,
Jr., User440668@aolcom, Carole Elizabeth Scott, Ph.D., [email protected], Miles George
Turpin, [email protected], &
Leonard Alton Wood, [1] lwood4562@aolcom
The
information contained in the following genealogy must be judged on the evidence
submitted supporting each claim.
Any additional information which will add to our knowledge of this
family will be gratefully accepted.
1. William17 Clopton, of St.
Paul's Parish, Hanover
(William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)1
was born Abt. 1685, and died Bef. 17332. He married Joyce Wilkinson, of Black
Creek January 27, 1717/183, daughter of George Wilkinson
and Sara Lyddall.
He was the Collector of
Taxes and Deputy Sheriff of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, from 1706 to
1716. The home may have been named
"Merry Oak"
"There was in my
father's possession a golden horseshoe which the tradition of the family said
was worn by William Clopton, Jr. above mentioned. That it had seven (7) diamonds set in it in the place of
nail heads, was inscribed on one side "Sic Juvat Transcenderi Montes"
and on the other "William Clopton, Knight." That as a child I have had it laid in my hand to look at and
that it was of a size to encircle the center of my palm. And that this horseshoe was stolen by
Pickpocket Smith, a notorious character, who operated among the fashionable of
Richmond in 1842 or 3."
Witness my hand and seal
this ninth day of August, 1897.
Signed: Joyce Wilkinson Wallace
For more on William Clopton
and Joyce Wilkinson, see " Knight Of The Golden Horseshoe"
Children of William Clopton
and Joyce Wilkinson are:
+ 2 i. Waldegrave18
Clopton I, born November 19, 1719 in New Kent County, Virginia; died April 13,
1786 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, probably.
3 ii. Anne Clopton, of St. Paul's
Parish, Hanover, born January 16, 1720/214. She married William Divers, of Bruton
Parish.
+ 4 iii. William Clopton, III, of St.
Paul's Parish, born February 2, 1721/22 in "Roslyn" New Kent County,
Virginia; died August 3, 1796 in Hanover County, Virginia.
+ 5 iv. George Clopton, Sr., of King
William County, born January 14, 1722/23 in New Kent County, Virginia; died
Aft. 1795.
Generation
No. 2
2. Waldegrave18 Clopton I
(William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)5,6
was born November 19, 1719 in New Kent County, Virginia7, and
died April 13, 1786 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, probably8,9. He married Unity Alford Abt.
1753 in Virginia. Marriage Bond
was filed at the Cumberland Court House, daughter of John Alford and
Grace. She was born December 16,
1724 in New Kent County, Virginia10, and died Aft. June 30,
1787 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, probably11.
Children of Waldegrave
Clopton and Unity Alford are:
+ 6 i. Waldegrave19
Clopton II, born November 11, 1755 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Bet.
August 6, 1804 and February 11, 1822 in Virginia, probably.
+ 7 ii. Alford Clopton, of St.
Peter's Parish, New Kent.
+ 8 iii. David Clopton, Sr., of St.
Peter's Parish, born 1760 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Bef. July 3, 1823
in probably Henrico County, Virginia.
9 iv. Thomas Clopton, of St.
Peter's Parish, New Kent12, born February 10, 1762 in New
Kent County, Virginia; died Aft. December 12, 1833 in Henrico County, Virginia,
probably.
Thomas
was about sixteen years old when he entered the American Revolution as a
substitute, a Private, no less.
His father, who could well afford to set him up with horses, weapons,
and all the fine accouterments a gentleman required to enter battle, possibly
did not want to send his youngest son to war. Like his great-grandfather, William, who defied his
well-to-do father and apprenticed himself to finance his trip to America,
Thomas no doubt was determined to join his elder brothers as the fledgling
nation fought for independence.
10 v. Unity Clopton, of St. Peter's
Parish, New Kent. She married
Massie.
Her
brother, Thomas, mentions his sister, Massie, "a widow" in his
application for pension for his service during the American Revolutionary
War. It is not clear if her first
name was Massie or if she married a Massie.
11 vi. Frances Clopton, of St.
Peter's Parish, New Kent.
Frances Clopton is a
witness to an indenture (GS Film 031793 (7566 Pt. 3) Vol. 2, page 467) between
Unity Clopton and Tarpley White.
It is not clear what relationship Frances Clopton has with this family. More research is necessary. A copy of this indenture is located in
the Clopton Family Archives.
12 vii. Lyddall Clopton, of St.
Peter's Parish, New Kent.
It has not been
established that Lyddall Clopton is the son of Waldegrave Clopton, Jr. A Lyddall Clopton and Alford Clopton,
witnessed an indenture (GS Film 031796 (7566 pt. 6) Book 8, page 605), which is
located in the Clopton Family Archives, dated June 17, 1809. The indenture is between David Clopton
and his wife, Mary Ann Vanderwall, of the County of Henrico. David named one of his sons,
Alford. It may be that Lyddall is
his son and not his brother.
13 viii. William Clopton, of St.
Peter's Parish, New Kent12.
William
Clopton is in the New Kent Military Class Number 22 in 1782.
4. William18 Clopton, III,
of St. Paul's Parish (William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)13,14
was born February 2, 1721/22 in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia15,
and died August 3, 1796 in Hanover County, Virginia16. He married Elizabeth Darroll Ford17
1752 in Hanover County, Virginia18, daughter of Father Ford
and Mother Darroll. She died Aft.
July 2, 1785.
Children of William Clopton
and Elizabeth Ford are:
14 i. William19 Clopton,
IV, of "Roslyn", born in "Roslyn" New Kent County,
Virginia.
15 ii. Robert Clopton, of
"Roslyn", born in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia; died
Aft. April 17, 1783.
+ 16 iii. John Clopton, of
"Roslyn", born February 7, 1756 in "Roslyn " New Kent
County, Virginia; died September 11, 1816 in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia.
+ 17 iv. Reuben Clopton, of
"Roslyn", born February 25, 1757 in "Roslyn" New Kent
County, Virginia; died December 21, 1795 in Cumberland County, Virginia.
+ 18 v. George Clopton, of
"Roslyn", born in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia; died
in Hanover County, Virginia.
+ 19 vi. Anne Lane Clopton, of
"Roslyn", born 1757 in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia;
died September 3, 1816.
+ 20 vii. Sarah Ann Clopton, of
"Roslyn", born in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia.
+ 21 viii. Mildred Clopton, died in
"Springfield," King William County, and buried at
"Springfield".
5. George18 Clopton, Sr., of
King William County (William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)19
was born January 14, 1722/23 in New Kent County, Virginia20,
and died Aft. 1795. He married Jane
"Jenny" Jones21, daughter of Rowland
Jones. She was born April 19, 173822,
and died December 17, 1795 in Richmond, Virgiia22.
The "Virginia
Gazette," Dated December 30, 1795:
Jenny Clopton. Departed this life on the 17th of this month (December
17, 1795) in this city (Richmond, Virginia), in the 66th year of her age, Mrs.
Jenny Clopton, the consort of Mr. George Clopton. Her virtues, sincerity and truth were equaled by few, and
exalled by noon - she was a loving wife, a tender and affectionate parent and a
kind mistress. She left a husband
and six children to lament her death.
Children of George Clopton
and Jane Jones are:
+ 22 i. Mary19 Clopton,
born Abt. 1757; died February 24, 1820 in Richmond, Virginia.
23 ii. Charlotte Clopton23,
born Abt. 1766; died January 26, 186124.
+ 24 iii. Nancy Jones Clopton.
+ 25 iv. Edwin J. Clopton, Sr., born
Abt. 1770; died February 23, 1853 in his residence, in New Kent County,
Virginia. He was a member of Black
Creek Baptist Church, Hanover County, Virginia.
+ 26 v. Martha Clopton.
+ 27 vi. George Clopton, Jr..
28 vii. William Clopton25.
+ 29 viii. Thomas Clopton, of Henrico
County, Virginia, died Bef. November 4, 1822 in Henrico County, Virginia.
Generation
No. 3
6. Waldegrave19 Clopton II
(Waldegrave18, William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)26,27
was born November 11, 1755 in New Kent County, Virginia28,
and died Bet. August 6, 1804 and February 11, 1822 in Virginia, probably29. He married Mary Brown30,
daughter of James B. Brown. She
died Bef. August 6, 180431.
Waldegrave Clopton was a
Captain in the American Revolution.
Although his military records have not been found, it is safe to say he
probably entered service by 1776.
He was a Captain by the time his younger brother, Thomas, joined him on
the battlefield in early 1778.
Thomas mentions him several times in his application to receive a
pension for his service.
Children of Waldegrave
Clopton and Mary Brown are:
+ 30 i. James Brown20
Clopton, Sr, M.D., C.S.A., born in New Kent County, Virginia; died January
1865.
31 ii. Margaret Clopton, of New Kent
County, Virginia. She married
Winston Harwood.
32 iii. Miller Clopton32,
died Aft. 1850 in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, possibly, Georgia33. He married Obedience Tesseville
February 13, 1825 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia34.
In
the first census of Georgia taken in 1820, a Miller Clopton is shown living in
Captain Thomas Bustin's District of Putnam County. There are two white, males shown living in the house, one,
aged 16 to 18 (born about 1802 to 1804), and one, aged 18 to 26 (born about
1794 to 1802). Since the
census was taken before his marriage, the identify of the younger person is
unknown. The census states he
owned two slaves
+ 33 iv. Thomas B. Clopton, M.D., born
May 7, 1798 in New Kent County, Virginia; died December 7, 1874 in Americus,
Sumpter County, Georgia and buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus.
+ 34 v. William Clopton, of New Kent
County, Virginia, born Abt. 1799; died Abt. August 10, 1855 in Richmond,
Virginia and buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia on August 10, 1855
at the age of 56.
35 vi. Mary Brown Clopton35. She married Jesse Wesley Yarbrough June
12, 1821 in Henrico County, Virginia36.
+ 36 vii. Patrick Henry Clopton, Sr.,
born in New Kent County, Virginia; died May 19, 1829 in Henrico County,
Virginia.
37 viii. Waldegrave Clopton, III.,
M.D.37, born 178738; died November 8, 1832
in Wilkinson County, Georgia.
The
Fourth Land Lottery, also known as the 1821 Lottery of Georgia, lists a
Waldegrave Clopton living in Laurens County, Carsons Military District. He drew
land in Dooly County, Lot 221, Section 16. Numerous records found in "Laurens County Georgia Legal
Records, 1807-1832," indicate he was a physician and served as Justice of
the Peace, in Laurens, however, documents in Wilkinson County reveal he later
relocated to that county, although he continued to have business in
Laurens. His obituary, which
appeared in Milledgeville, Georgia's "Southern Recorder," dated
November 15, 1832, page 3, reads:
DIED at his residence, in
Wilkinson County, on the 8th inst., Dr. WALDEGRAVE CLOPTON, after an obstinate
attack of fever, which lasted eight days.
Dr. Clopton was in his 45th year of his age. He was a native of Virginia, and located himself in this
State 15 years ago [about 1817]; and as a Physician, was universally
liked. He has left a large circle
of friends and acquaintances to lament his loss. His death is severely felt in his neighborhood. Dr. Clopton was a Univeralist in
principle; and we believe he died strong in that faith."
The
Monday, November 26, 1832 issue of Milledgeville's "Georgia Journal,"
carried a notice that Thomas Clopton applied for letters of administration on
Waldegrave's estate. Copies of
these notices, and others, are located in the Clopton Family Archives.
7. Alford19 Clopton, of St.
Peter's Parish, New Kent (Waldegrave18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)
In previously published
Clopton genealogies this Alford Clopton was incorrectly identified as the
Alford Clopton, M.D. (1787-1870), who is, in fact, the son of David Clopton,
Sir., and his wife, Mary Ann Vanderwall.
If any references are found to an Alford Clopton in documents of this
period, great care must be taken to connect the document with the correct
Alford. The Clopton Family
Archives contains several legal documents which refer to an Alford Clopton,
however, it is not always clear which Alford is named.
Two Alford Cloptons are
listed in the Georgia Tax Digests for the year 1815 living in the John H.
Brodnax District of Putnam County.
In the 1821 lottery, the fourth, in 1821, an Alford Clopton is granted
2020 1/2 acres in Monroe County, Georgia, in the Leggetts Military District.
It is believed the Alford
Clopton living in Monroe County was the son of Waldegrave Clopton, I and his
wife, Unity Alford. It is further
believed that he had at least three sons.
The parentage of these sons must be studied further, and until more
evidence is presented, accepted tentatively into this particular Clopton line.
Children of Alford Clopton,
of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent are:
+ 38 i. Pleasant Perrin20
Clopton, born March 8, 1796 in Georgia; died January 18, 1877 in Greenville,
Meriwether County, Georgia and buried at Old Providence Primitive Baptist
Church Cemetery, near Luthersville.
39 ii. George W. Clopton.
40 iii. William Clopton.
8. David19 Clopton, Sr., of
St. Peter's Parish (Waldegrave18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)39,40 was born 1760 in New Kent County,
Virginia, and died Bef. July 3, 1823 in probably Henrico County, Virginia41. He married Mary Ann Vanderwall
December 29, 1783 in Henrico County, Virginia42, daughter of
Nathaniel Vanderwall and Ann Gunn.
She was born Abt. 1760.
Eighteen year old Private David Clopton left the
comfort of his New Kent County, Virginia home and soon found himself embroiled
in a trial, not by fire, but by bitter cold and inadequate rations, for which
he received 6 2/3 dollars a month for pay and subsistence.. The Continental Army commanded by
General George Washington first arrived at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania on
December 19, 1777. They stayed there until June 19 1778. Men from each colony
were at Valley Forge, and there were regiments from 11 of the 13 colonies.
There soldiers lost their lives fighting the elements rather than the
enemy. Gouverneur Morris said of a
visit to Valley Forge that "An Army of skeletons appeared before our eyes,
naked, starved, sick, discouraged."
Seldom, if ever, had or would the prospects for America gaining its
independence seem darker. See An Army of Skeletons
Children of David Clopton
and Mary Vanderwall are:
+ 41 i. Nathaniel Vanderwall20
Clopton, M.D., born May 2, 1786 in New Kent County, Virginia; died October 6,
1855 in "Grassdale," Fauquier County, Virginia of gout at the age of
70.
+ 42 ii. Alford Clopton, MD, C.S.A.,
born January 25, 1787 in Henrico County, Virginia; died December 1870 in
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama and buried Tuskegee Cemetery, Macon
County.
+ 43 iii. Ann Gunn Clopton, of
"Clopton House", born April 9, 1789 in New Kent County, Virginia;
died May 16, 1869 in "Woodside," Chesterfield, Virginia.
44 iv. John K. Clopton, of New Kent
County, Virginia, born 1790 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Bef. July 182343.
45 v. David Clopton, Jr., of New
Kent County, Virginia44, born 1797 in New Kent County,
Virginia; died in Paulding County, possibly, Georgia45.
While much has been
made of the sacrifices and hardships of white women in protecting the
plantations, far too little attention has been paid to the sometimes courageous
roles played by loyal slaves who risked life and limb for their masters. Several letters written by David
Clopton to a friend brilliantly illustrates a complex and trusting relationship
between himself and a slave named Edy.
As Sherman's troops pushed into Georgia, David, entrusting his
plantation to his loyal slave, Edy, went into hiding. With the Yankees breathing down her neck and her master
gone, Edy displayed remarkable calm and forethought as she went about attempting
to hide valuables. See The Degrees of Providence
46 vi. Sarah E. Clopton, of New Kent
County, Virginia46, born Abt. 1800 in New Kent County,
Virginia. She married Edward Curd,
M.D. June 9, 1819 in Henrico County, Virginia by the Rev. John D. Blair47.
47 vii. Albert Gallatin Clopton, Esq.48,
born 1802 in New Kent or Henrico County, Virginia; died September 24, 1830 in
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia49.
In 1824 Albert formed a
law partnership with Charles J. McDonald, Esquire, who would later become the Governor of Georgia. At the time of his death, he was the
law partner of Robert Sampson Lanier, Esquire. One of Mr. Lanier's sons, Sidney Clopton Lanier, the beloved
Georgia Poet, was born in 1842 and possibly named in honor of Albert. Another son, Clifford Lanier, would
marry in 1868, Wilhelmina Clopton,
the daughter of The Honorable David Clopton and his first wife, Martha Ligon.
Albert
was one of the founders of Christ Church, in Macon, Georgia, a fact that is
noted on this historical marker in front of the church which is located at 538
Walnut Street. Christ Church was
the first congregation in Macon.
The first organ was brought to Macon, a tracker organ, and installed in
Christ Church in 1834. Its use
produced a sensation in religious communities throughout Macon and Middle
Georgia. The present church
building was consecrated on Sunday, May 2, 1852. Although Albert was not to live to see this lovely
structure, he would most certainly applaud the words of Bishop Elliott, who
commented: "This very chaste
and capacious church, having nearly doubled the seating of the former church,
reflects great credit on the congregation who have built it entirely out of
their own resources."
16. John19 Clopton, of
"Roslyn" (William18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)50,51 was born February 7, 1756 in
"Roslyn " New Kent County, Virginia52, and died
September 11, 1816 in "Roslyn"
New Kent County, Virginia53. He married Sarah Bacon, of Charles City County54
May 15, 1784 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County,Virginia55,
daughter of Edmund Bacon and Elizabeth Edloe. She was born April 17, 1769 in New Kent County, Virginia56,
and died 1808 in New Kent County, Virginia57.
Politics today, is at
best, child's play compared to elections of the past. In 1799 an election was held in Richmond, Virginia, which
has been described as, "animated," and the "most pugnacious
election day Richmond had ever seen." Of course, a Clopton was right in the middle of it, John
Clopton, to be exact. A reluctant
John Marshall, a member of the Federalist Party and former Minister to France,
was browbeaten for four days by George Washington into running against John
Clopton for the 6th Congress in 1799. The campaign, characterized as "one
of the most acrimonious," generated
heated debates in gazettes, pamphlets, and private letters intended to
be passed from hand to hand. Every
tavern and social event was dominated with talk of the Clopton-Marshall
campaign. Marshall was never too
hopeful he would win. He wrote to
his brother, James Markham Marshall that the fate of his election was extremely
uncertain. See May You Live A Thousand Years My Friend
He
was a graduate of William & Mary College and graduated from the College of
Philadelphia (now the University of Pennsylvania) in 1776. He served in the
Revolutionary War as a Captain and was wounded at Brandywine Creek in September
1777. Through the 1780s Mr.
Clopton practiced law in New Kent County.
As a member of the Virginia House of Delegates fro 1789 to 1791, he
gained an introduction to legislative politics. The John Clopton Papers, 1629 (1775-1897) 1915, Collection
Number 1115, 11,890 items and 26 volumes, is located in the Rare Book,
Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Manuscript Department, Duke
University, Durham, North Carolina and includes: Family correspondence and miscellaneous papers of four
generations of the Clopton family and three generations of the Wallace family.
The papers from 1629 to 1732 are genealogical records, much of it inaccurate.
Papers of John Clopton (1756-1816), Virginia legislator and U.S. Representative,
1795-1799, 1801-1816, contain comments on the Revolutionary War, the
Continental Congress, Jay's Treaty, the Alien and Sedition Acts, politics in
the Jeffersonian Republican Party, the Embargo Act, American relations with
France, and the fear of a slave insurrection. Letters to a son, John Bacon
Clopton (b. 1785), Virginia judge, pertain to the operation of a plantation in
New Kent County. Correspondence of Charles Montriou Wallace, Sr. (1825-1910),
Richmond merchant, includes accounts of an overland journey to California,
1849, and subsequent residence there; Confederate trade with Nassau and
England; Reconstruction in the South; the writer's early life in Richmond;
politics in Richmond and Virginia; travels in England, Scotland, and the South;
literary pursuits, especially book collection, and other matters. Also of
interest are letters of William Manson Wallace, Jr., describing life in the
U.S. Navy, 1845; letters of Jefferson Wallace (1823-1864) describing a journey
to California by way of Panama, and from St. George, Bermuda, concerning a
secret mission for the Confederate government; Civil War letters from William
Izard Clopton, and others from his mother, Maria (Foster) Clopton, wife of John
B. Clopton; letters from the Crenshaw commission firm in Richmond concerning
wartime and postwar business conditions; letters of Jefferson Wallace (b.
1864), concerning the publishing, fertilizer, and insurance businesses; letters
of Adelaide Clopton, a teacher who was a granddaughter of John Clopton,
relating to the Chesapeake Female College; and letters from Wallace relatives
in Scotland and England. Volumes include financial record books, 1861-1865, of
Adelaide Clopton, containing lists of students, tuition accounts, and the
minutes and the constitution of the Keecoughton Literary Society at Chesapeake
Female College; housekeeping accounts, ca. 1857-1885; a poetry scrapbook, and
an essay on "Knitting in Virginia as a Fine Art," 1898-1899, by Joyce
Wilkinson (Clopton) Wallace; legal case book, 1820, of John B. Clopton; lists
of books belonging to Charles M. Wallace, Sr.; diaries and journals, 1865-1910,
of Charles M. Wallace, including accounts of his travels in England, Scotland,
and the American South; the record book of the Black Creek Temperance Society
of Hanover County, Virginia, 1830-1831; account books of Jefferson Wallace; and
a daybook and ledger, 1860-1867, of William Wallace & Sons, grocers and
liquor dealers.
Children of John Clopton and
Sarah Bacon are:
48 i. Izard20 Clopton,
of "Roslyn", born in "Roslyn " New Kent County, Virginia.
+ 49 ii. Maria L. Adelaide M. St.G.
dela Croix G Clopton, born in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia.
+ 50 iii. John Bacon Clopton, Sr., of "Roslyn", born February
12, 1789 in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia; died March 1860 in
Old Point Comfort, Virginia and buried at "Roslyn".
+ 51 iv. William Edmund Clopton, Sr.,
Esq., born March 17, 1791 in Richmond, Virginia; died June 2, 1848 in Stewart
County, Tennessee.
+ 52 v. Sarah Ann Elizabeth Churchhill
Clopton, born 1804 in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia; died 1843
in Virginia.
17. Reuben19 Clopton, of
"Roslyn" (William18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham) was born February 25, 1757 in "Roslyn" New Kent
County, Virginia, and died December 21, 1795 in Cumberland County, Virginia58. He married Elizabeth Hales in New
Kent County, Virginia, daughter of John Hales and Elizabeth Hales. She was born September 9, 1764, and
died March 5, 1812.
Children of Reuben Clopton
and Elizabeth Hales are:
53 i. Elizabeth Hales20
Clopton, born July 17, 1785 in New Kent County, Virginia.
Elizabeth Hales Clopton
was baptized by the Rev. John Buchanan, March 17, 1786. Samuel Hales and William Clopton were
sponsors.
+ 54 ii. William Hales Clopton, Sr.,
born September 27, 1787 in New Kent County, Virginia; died May 10, 1826 in
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, and is buried Clopton Cemetery, Madison
County.
55 iii. Samuel Hales Clopton, of
Virginia, born December 7, 1789.
He married Maria Harlow Abt. May 7, 1818 in Davidson County, Tennessee59.
56 iv. John Hales Clopton, born March
28, 1792; died August 5, 1796.
57 v. Baby Girl Clopton, born March
31, 1794; died March 31, 1794.
+ 58 vi. Reuben Ford Clopton, born
March 18, 1795 in Cumberland County, Virginia; died August 20, 1846 in
Smithland, Kentucky.
18. George19 Clopton, of
"Roslyn" (William18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham) was born in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia,
and died in Hanover County, Virginia.
He married Frances Jones, of Virginia, daughter of Orlando Jones
and Mary Anderson.
Children of George Clopton
and Frances Jones are:
59 i. William Darroll20
Clopton.
This is a mystery. Attempts to identify the individuals
listed below have so far been unsuccessful. It has been placed here on the off-chance that the William
D. Clopton might be the son of George Clopton and Frances Jones.
SALLIE E. CLOPTON = ?
ELIZABETH E. (Clopton)
CRAWFORD =?
SEYMORE V. CRAWFORD = ?
SUSAN H. "SUKEY"
SHARPE = ?
WILLIAM CLOPTON = ?
CELINA H. R. CLOPTON = ?
WILLIAM D. CLOPTON =?
WALTER CLOPTON =?
Section F, Lot 108,
Hollywood Cemetery contains the following three graves:
William Clopton, about 1799-about
August 10, 1855. Card states
interment Aug 10, 1855 at a 56, Reg. No. 1, Folio 11.
Sarah E. Clopton, about
1829-about August 11, 1901. Card
states interment Aug 11, 1901 at age 72, Reg. No. 3, Folio 160, Late Residence
721 West Clay (Richmond)
Walter Clopton, Born about
1846-about January 10, 1882. Card
states interment Jan 10, 1882 at age 36, Reg. No. 2, Folio 111.
IMPORTANT CLUE (possibly)
immediately following 1/23/52 transaction involving the Piano Forte, there is
on that same date a real estate transaction between Susan and DAVID M. PULLIAM.
GS Film 031821 (7566 pt. 31) page 150
Copy of Original Located in
the Clopton Family Archives
DEED January 23, 1852
SUSAN H. SHARPE, of the
County of Henrico, in "consideration of the natural love and affection
which I have and bear unto ELIZABETH C. CLOPTON daughter of WM. CLOPTON, of
said County……. Have given, granted and confirmed, and these presents do give
grant and confirm unto the said E-C. Clopton one new Piano Forte recently
purchased by me, and this time in the house in which I now reside, on the
following terms, however, to wit:
That the said Elizabeth C. Clopton, --- executors or administrators
shall allow the said Piano to (reside?) in my house until after my decrease and
not to be removed elsewhere without my consent, to have, hold and enjoy (its?)
uses and benefits of such Piano unto the said Elizabeth C. Clopton for an
during the term of her life, free and clear of and from all manner of change
and incumberance of any husband she may hereafter take, so that no husband she
may in future marry shall sell, mortgage or otherwise, dispose of said
Piano." This deed was
admitted to record January 23, 1852 in the Clerk's Office of Henrico County.
GS Film 031788 (7565 pt. 7)
Book 15, page 62
Copy of Original Located in
the Clopton Family Archives
LAST WILL & TESTAMENT
May 11, 1855
WILLIAM CLOPTON, of the
County of Henrico, wishes to be buried in Hollywood Cemetery Refers to daughter ELIZABETH C.
CRAWFORD, furniture she removed to her aunt Sucky Sharp's, "next door to
my house;" son WALTER CLOPTON "the bed and stead he now occupies at
his aunt Sucky H. Sharp's; wife SALLY E. is given lots in Richmond, including
"lot of ground I purchased of Edwin Robinson (President of the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail Road Company) lying and being at Slash Cottage
in Hanover County, numbered in the plan & survey of the Cottage ground as
lot number 59;" Directs the "my dear wife Sally E. shall occupy the
house that I now lives in …. (and) that they both, my wife and my son Walter
both (word underlined in will) remain in the same house until separated by
death or marriage; Sallie E. is
named executrix. Witnessed by James
Murphy, Geo. W. Bradley, M. J. Hardin, Walter Thomas.
GS Film 031825 (7566 pt. 35)
Book 69, page 583
Copy of Original Located in
the Clopton Family Archives
INDENTURE April 20, 1857
Between Seymore V. Crawford
and his wife ELIZABETH C. CRAWFORD (CLOPTON) of Richmond of the first part and
WALTER D. CLOPTON of the County of Henrico of the second. Walter pays the Crawfords the sum of
$300, for a lot on the north side of Clay Street in Richmond, adjoining the
tenement formerly belonging to Susan Sharp.
GS Film 031825 (7566 pt 35)
Book 69, page 583
Copy of Original Located in
the Clopton Family Archives
INDENTURE April 20, 1857
Between Seymore V. Crawford
and Elizabeth C. Crawford, his wife, of the City of Richmond and WALTER CLOPTON
regarding the purchase of real estate in Richmond adjoining property formerly
belonging to Susan Sharp.
GS Film 031826 (7566 pt. 36)
Book 70, page 23
Copy of Original Located in
the Clopton Family Archives
DEED May 7, 1857
Between SALLIE E. CLOPTON a
single woman, of Richmond of the first part and WILLIAM D. CLOPTON of the
County of Cumberland regarding real estate in Richmond. She is to receive from WALTER CLOPTON
of the County of Cumberland $456.71 with interest to pay (?) for the land.
GS Film 031827 (7566 pt. 37)
Book 72, page 510
Copy of Original Located in
the Clopton Family Archives
DEED made this day January 1859
Between WALTER CLOPTON, S.
V. Crawford and E. C. CRAWFORD of the first part and WILLIAM D. CLOPTON of the
second. Difficult to read. Real estate located on K and Clay
Streets in Richmond. Refers to
WILLIAM CLOPTON (something) for his two children the said Walter Clopton and E.
C. Crawford, formerly E. C. Clopton.
Note in the margins states "sent per mail to Wm D. Clopton at
Cumberland Mar 30 1859.
GS Film 7566 pt 20 (031810)
Book 37, page 500
Copy of Original Located
Clopton Family Archives
INDENTURE November 14, 1835
Between WILLIAM CLOPTON and
SELINA H. R. CLOPTON, his wife and Robert Bradley and Jesse F. Keesee. Refers to Emily Acrer(?) and Jane
Acrer(?) And infants under age of twenty one years, all of the County of Henrico. Makes reference to Mary Ann Acrer(?).
She signed Celina Clopton
GS Film 7566 pt. 20 (031810)
Book 37 page 546
INDENTURE November 16, 1835
Between WILLIAM CLOPTON and
CELINA his wife of the City of Richmond and SUSAN H. SHARPE of Richmond. Refers to sale of land to her for $150,
10 miles below the City of Richmond, called New Market
60 ii. Elizabeth Clopton. She married Nathaniel Hill, of Porto
Bello".
61 iii. Anne Lane Clopton.
62 iv. Agnes Clopton. She married Robert Ellerson.
19. Anne Lane19 Clopton, of
"Roslyn" (William18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham) was born 1757 in "Roslyn" New Kent County,
Virginia, and died September 3, 1816.
She married Elisha Meredith, Jr., of "Snow Hill," Am. Rev.
February 3, 1779, son of Elisha Meredith and Elizabeth Cocke. He was born 1756 in "Snow
Hill," St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, and died 1796.
The National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 37 page 338
Elisha Meredith and Anne
Clopton Layne, his wife.
Elisha Meredith, (1756-96),
commanded an infantry company of state troops from Hanover County at the siege
of Yorktown.
Also Nos. 2640, 34975.
Children of Anne Clopton and
Elisha Meredith are:
+ 63 i. Robert Clopton20
Meredith, M.D., born May 30, 1789; died 1821.
+ 64 ii. William Meredith, M.D..
+ 65 iii. Reuben Anderson Meredith I.
+ 66 iv. Sallie Meredith, born 1784.
20. Sarah Ann19 Clopton, of
"Roslyn" (William18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham) was born in "Roslyn" New Kent County,
Virginia. She married Robert
Ellyson, of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent60, son of
Gerrard Ellyson and Anne Myhill.
Child of Sarah Clopton and
Robert Ellyson is:
+ 67 i. Nancy Ann Clopton20
Ellyson.
21. Mildred19 Clopton
(William18, William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)61
died in "Springfield," King William County, and buried at
"Springfield". She
married James Hill, of "Porto Bello," Am. Rev., son of
Humphrey Hill and Frances Baylor.
He was born 1736 in King and Queen County, Virginia, and died 1802 in
"Springfield," King William County, and buried at
"Springfield".
There has been some
confusion regarding the lineage of both James Hill and Mildred Clopton. The National Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution Volume 100 page 272 accepts the line of James Hill and
Mildred Clopton. James Hill served
as a private in Capt. Gregory Smith's company, Colonel McClanahan's 7th
Virginia regiment.
" Old King William
Homes and Families," claim Mildred was the daughter of Reuben Clopton,
and "Old New Kent
County," that she is the
daughter of William and Elizabeth.
However, no mention of Mildred has ever been found linking her with any
Clopton parents.
Perhaps the best
information on the Hill family is found in "Old New Kent County, Some
Account of The Planters, Plantations and Places," by Dr. Malcolm H.
Harris, published 1977. In 1726,
James' father, James Hill, I, was an inn keeper and purchased that year land in
Hanover County from Walter Clopton.
"(Hill was) an
industrious man (who was) highly regarded by his neighbors (and) in 1771, he was
interested in the position of steward for the Custis properties along the
Pamunkey River, Carter Braxton, Bernard Moore, and Burwell Bassett wrote
letters of commendation to General George Washington, giving him good character
and ability as a manager and planter." Mildred and James lived first at
his plantation "Porto Bello," in York County and then moved to
"Springfield," in King William County. This plantation is located three miles from King William
Court House on the road to Palls Post Office. The Land Book of 1782 shows James Hill owning 642 acres.
Children of Mildred Clopton
and James Hill are:
+ 68 i. James20 Hill, the
Younger, of "Porto Bello".
+ 69 ii. John Hill, of
"Eaves", born in Virginia.
70 iii. Thomas Hill, of
"Montrose", born in Virginia; died Abt. 1828. He married Elizabeth.
71 iv. Parke Hill, of "Porto
Bello".
+ 72 v. William B. Hill, of
"Porto Bello", born June 17, 1780 in "Porto Bello," York
County, Virginia; died April 12, 1830 in "Springfield," King William
County, Virginia and buried at "Springfield".
+ 73 vi. Robert Hill, of
"Forkland", born 1790 in "Porto Bello," York County,
Virginia; died 1844 in "Forkland," King William County, Virginia.
+ 74 vii. Elizabeth Hill, of Porto
Bello".
+ 75 viii. Judith Hill, of "Porto
Bello", born in possibly "Porto Bello," York County, Virginia.
+ 76 ix. Mary Hill, of "Porto
Bello", born in probably "Porto Bello"; died in probably King
William County, Virginia.
77 x. Nathaniel Hill, of Porto
Bello". He married Elizabeth
Clopton.
22. Mary19 Clopton
(George18, William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)62
was born Abt. 1757, and died February 24, 1820 in Richmond, Virginia63. She married William Hewlett, Sr.64
July 2, 1772. He was born December
21, 1749, and died October 15, 1824.
Children of Mary Clopton and
William Hewlett are:
78 i. Jane20 Hewlett, born
February 18, 1774; died July 13, 1812.
79 ii. Elizabeth Hewlett, born May
15, 1776; died March 13, 1845.
80 iii. Mary Ann Hewlett, born March
24, 1778.
81 iv. Edmond Hewlett, born November
22, 1780; died February 19, 1819.
82 v. Anna Jones Hewlett, born
August 15, 1782; died November 8, 1843.
+ 83 vi. Martha Clopton Hewlett, born
April 24, 1785 in New Kent County, Virginia; died September 18, 1849 in
Richmond, Virginia.
84 vii. Joanna Hewlett65,
born January 3, 1787. She married
Michael Gretter December 21, 1808.
85 viii. George Hewlett, born
September 8, 1789; died January 22, 1821.
86 ix. Sarah Hewlett, born January
9, 1793; died October 8, 1801.
87 x. William Hewlett, Jr., born
January 2, 1797; died January 22, 1842.
88 xi. Lindawell Hewlett, born May
14, 1798.
89 xii. Nickolas Hewlett, born May
14, 1798.
24. Nancy Jones19 Clopton
(George18, William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and
Dalham) She married Archelaus
Hughes, Sr. Abt. May 29, 1802 in Richmond, Virginia66.
Children of Nancy Clopton
and Archelaus Hughes are:
90 i. Nancy J.20 Hughes67.
91 ii. Maria J. Hughes67.
92 iii. John Hughes67.
93 iv. Delia S. Hughes67.
94 v. Archelaus Hughes, Jr.67.
95 vi. Eliza Hughes67.
+ 96 vii. Virginia Hughes.
25. Edwin J.19 Clopton, Sr
(George18, William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)68
was born Abt. 1770, and died February 23, 1853 in his residence, in New Kent
County, Virginia. He was a member
of Black Creek Baptist Church, Hanover County, Virginia69. He married Coles70. She died Bef. February 4, 1851.
From New Kent County
Virginia Will Book 2
1880 -1938
page 11-12
4 Feb 1851 - Will of Edwin
J. Clopton gives to son Edwin J. Clopton, testator's land in New Kent upon
(which stands) negro quarters barn & stable, and slave Dilsey, Maria,
Peggy, Wiley, Daniel, Lewis, Ellerson, Janett & child Peter, horse &
carriage, harness, mare or mule, 2 cows, 6 sheep, 1 sow, 6 shoats, 40 bbls
corn, 600 lbs pork, 2 feather beds with steads & furniture, 1 bureau,
dressing glass, 2 cupboards, doz chairs, mahogany dinning table, walnut table,
clock, all his tea & (coctele?) spoons, all glass, china, earthern ware,
kitchen furniture, cart & geer, 2 ploughs and geer, 6 hoes, 4 axes.
To daughters Mary J. Clopton
& Jane E. Clopton, he divided between them slaves named Adeline, Rosetta,
Henrietta, Henry, Louisa, Martha, and 2 boys, John & George; to daughter
Carolina Farrar, negroes Julia, children Daniel, Lucy, Thomas; to son Henley D.
Clopton, a 50 acre farm next to land given son Edwin; to son Edwin, negro man
Richard; to sons Thomas C. Clopton, Henley D. Clopton, A J Clopton, remainder
of estate and land in New Kent, Henrico, and the City of Richmond.
Son Thomas is the executor.
Wit: J Chadick, Daniel Ellyson,
Sig: E J Clopton
James Ellyson, Wm R.
Savage
REC: 10(?) Mar 1853, by oaths D & J
Ellyson; re-recorded 10 Mar 1886
Children of Edwin Clopton
and Coles are:
+ 97 i. Carolina20
Clopton, of Gloucester County.
98 ii. Henley D. Clopton71.
99 iii. Jane Elizabeth Clopton72,
died March 7, 1892 in Virginia and buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond. She married Petherridge.
100 iv. Jones C. Clopton, M.D.7374. He married Mary Juliet Ritchie, of Essex
County, Virginia75 May 31, 1827 in Essex County, Virginia76;
born 1802.
101 v. Mary Juliet Clopton.
+ 102 vi. Thomas Coles Clopton, M.D.,
C.S.A., of "Camden", died February 15, 1875 in Gloucester County,
Virginia.
+ 103 vii. Edward Andrew Jackson Clopton,
Esq. C.S.A., born 1819 in Richmond, Virginia; died July 23, 1897 in Richmond,
Virginia of heart disease at his home and buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
+ 104 viii. Edwin J. Clopton, Jr.,
C.S.A., born Abt. 1830.
26. Martha19 Clopton
(George18, William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and
Dalham) She married Iverson
Lewis, son of John Lewis.
Child of Martha Clopton and
Iverson Lewis is:
+ 105 i. Zachary20 Lewis,
M.D., of Lewisville & Croton.
27. George19 Clopton, Jr.
(George18, William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)
Child of George Clopton, Jr.
is:
+ 106 i. Louisa Alford20
Clopton, born 1794; died May 2, 1879 in Baltimore, Maryland.
29. Thomas19 Clopton, of
Henrico County, Virginia (George18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) died Bef. November 4, 1822 in Henrico
County, Virginia80.
He married Harriet.
She died Bef. January 1, 182881.
An inventory and
appraisement of his estate was made December 5, 1822 by F. Pearce, William Gay,
Mr. Throgmorton, and Thomas C. Keesee.
Everything seems to have been counted, including two sack bags, valued
at .75 and one water bucket, at .50.
In a clear illustration of how terribly inefficient slavery was, the
most valuable "items" were the slaves.
His son had to buy back
some of the property because it was sold at public auction to satisfy his
father's debts.
Children of Thomas Clopton
and Harriet are:
107 i. Harriet E.20
Clopton82. She
married John L. Hopkins.
108 ii. Anna W. Clopton, of Henrico
County, Virginia83.
109 iii. Beverly Clopton, of Henrico
County, Virginia83.
+ 110 iv. William M. Clopton, of
Henrico County, Virginia.
Generation
No. 4
30. James Brown20 Clopton,
Sr, M.D., C.S.A. (Waldegrave19, Waldegrave18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)84,85 was born in New
Kent County, Virginia, and died January 186586. He married Mary R. "Polly"
Reese87 May 16, 1811 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia88,
daughter of Joel Reese and Rebekah Harris. She was born July 16, 1795 in Eatonton, Putnam County,
Georgia, and died August 8, 1873 in Pleasant Hill, Dallas County, Alabama89.
The first census of
Georgia, taken in 1820, shows a James B. Clopton living in Captain Thomas
Bustin's District in Putnam County. This is the same district where his
brothers Miller and Thomas lived as well as another Thomas Clopton, possibly
his uncle. James' household
includes two males aged 0-10 (born 1810 to 1820), one male aged 10-16 (born
1804 to 1810) and one male aged 26-45 (born 1775 to 1794). There is one female aged 0-10 (born
1810 to 1820) and one, aged 18-26 (born 1794 to 1802). He owns nine slaves.
Children of James Clopton
and Mary Reese are:
111 i. Virginia21
Clopton, born July 24, 1813.
+ 112 ii. Waldegrave James "W.
J." Clopton, born January 1, 1818 in Georgia; died May 14, 1872 in Montgomery,
Alabama and buried Oakwood Cemetery.
+ 113 iii. Martha A. Clopton, born April
20, 1830 in Montgomery County, Alabama; died July 31, 1886 in Louisville,
Kentucky.
114 iv. James Brown Clopton, Jr..
33. Thomas B.20 Clopton, M.D.
(Waldegrave19, Waldegrave18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)90 was born May 7, 1798
in New Kent County, Virginia91, and died December 7, 1874 in
Americus, Sumpter County, Georgia and buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus92. He married (1) Martha Harwell
Bef. 1820 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia, daughter of Anderson Harwell and
Mary Reese. She was born Abt. 180193,
and died September 28, 1833 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia by drowning in
the Oconee River, and buried,
probably at the Old Clopton Cemetery Kinderhook Dst.94. He married (2) Harriet B. Claiborne95
March 18, 1834 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia by the Rev. Samuel J.
Harwell, a Methodist Minister96, daughter of James Claiborne
and Sarah Brooking. She was born
Abt. 1811 in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia97,98, and died
March 25, 1857 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia and buried, probably, Old Clopton Cemetery Kinderhook Dst.99. He married (3) Cornelia A. Harrison
Palmer100 March 11, 1858 in Eatonton, Putnam County,
Georgia by Alexander B. Harrison101, daughter of William
Palmer and Rebecca. She was born
November 11, 1840 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia, and died October 3, 1926
in Americus, Sumpter County, Georgia, of a fractured right leg, and buried Oak
Grove Cemetery, Americus102.
Dr. Thomas B. Clopton
operated a successful grist mill and was a country doctor in Putnam County,
Georgia. Sometimes he was paid in
cash and sometimes in corn. A
bushel of corn equaled $1.00 in cash.
He cared for both the white families and their slaves. He charged anywhere from $3.00 to a
whopping $4.50 for a day visit and medicine, and as much as $5.00 for a
nighttime consultation and medication.
A tooth could be extracted for $1.00, and a female pelvic exam fetched
$6.00. A baby was delivered for
$10.00, $15.00 if the delivery proved especially difficult. One dollar was charged for a rectal
exam plus $4.00 for the visit. Two
rather fascinating entries note:
“Visit to little Mary and mule
$4.00.” The War would come
and take three of his sons to fight on distant battle fields, leaving the old
doctor to wait and pray for their safe return. See Dr. Thom
Children of Thomas Clopton
and Martha Harwell are:
115 i. Mary Ann21
Clopton, of Eatonton, Georgia, born June 30, 1820 in Eatonton, Putnam County,
Georgia103. She
married Greenbury Wynn104 October 26, 1837 in Eatonton,
Putnam County, Georgia by Augustus C. Horton, Esq.105.
116 ii. James Thomas Clopton, of
Eatonton, Georgia, born August 13, 1822 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia106;
died Bef. 1833 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia, a buried, probably, Old
Clopton Cemetery Kinderhook107.
117 iii. Waldegrave Clopton, of
Eatonton, Georgia, born October 16, 1824 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia108;
died Bef. 1833 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia, a buried, probably, Old
Clopton Cemetery Kinderhook109.
Children of Thomas Clopton
and Harriet Claiborne are:
118 i. Sarah Elizabeth
"Lizzie"21 Clopton, born September 5, 1837 in Eatonton,
Putnam County, Georgia110,111; died 1924 in Eatonton, Putnam
County, Georgia and buried Concord United Methodist Church112. She married John R. Godkin, M.D.,
C.S.A.113 November 6, 1856 in Eatonton, Putnam County,
Georgia by the Rev. William Arnold114.
+ 119 ii. William Henry Harrison
"Billy" Clopton, C.S.A., born March 4, 1839 in Eatonton, Putnam
County, Georgia; died October 14, 1916 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia and
buried Concord United Methodist Church.
120 iii. Thomas Alexander Clopton,
C.S.A.115, born August 25, 1841 in Eatonton, Putnam County,
Georgia116,117; died in Georgia and buried at Concord United
Methodist Church118.
He married Sarah Fannie Melton December 19, 1867 in Eatonton, Putnam
County, Georgia by Blumer White, J.P.119; died 120.
+ 121 iv. Robert Emmett
"Shug" Clopton, Sr., C.S.A., born February 10, 1844 in Eatonton,
Putnam County, Georgia; died July 9, 1908 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia and buried Concord United
Methodist Church.
+ 122 v. Maria Louisa "Lou"
Clopton, born November 6, 1846 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia; died April
22, 1922 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia and buried Union Chapel United
Methodist Church.
Children of Thomas Clopton
and Cornelia Palmer are:
123 i. James Waldegrave21
Clopton, of Americus, born January 28, 1859 in Americus, Sumpter County,
Georgia121. He married
Mrs. N. A. Hooks June 12, 1884121; born October 5, 1846121;
died September 19, 1932121.
+ 124 ii. John Palmer Clopton, born
December 11, 1866 in Americus, Sumpter County, Georgia; died August 18, 1905 in
Americus, Sumpter County, Georgia and buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus.
34. William20 Clopton, of New
Kent County, Virginia (Waldegrave19, Waldegrave18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born Abt. 1799122,
and died Abt. August 10, 1855 in Richmond, Virginia and buried Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia on August 10, 1855 at the age of 56123. He married Sarah E. Vaughan Abt.
February 12, 1849 in Richmond, Virginia124. She was born Abt. 1829, and died Abt.
August 11, 1901 in Richmond, Virginia and buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond,
on August11, 1901125.
A copy of his will (GS
Film 031-827 (7566 pt. 37) Book 72, page 510), dated May 11, 1855, is located in the Clopton Family
Archives. William Clopton of the
County of Henrico, wishes to be buried in Hollywood Cemetery. Refers to daughter Elizabeth C.
Crawford, who may have the furniture she removed to her aunt Suky Sharp's,
"next door to my house;" son Walter Clopton "the bed and stead
he now occupies at his aunt Sucky H. Sharp's;" wife Sally E. is given lots
in Richmond, including "lot of ground I purchased of Edwin Robinson"
whom he identifies as "President of the Richmond Fredericksburg and
Potomac Rail Road Company."
This lot is "lying and being at Slash Cottage in Hanover
County." He directs "my
dear wife Sally E. shall occupy the house that I now live in. . . (and) that
they both, my wife and my son Walter both [word "both" is underlined]
remain in the same house until separated by death or marriage.
Children of William Clopton
and Sarah Vaughan are:
125 i. Elizabeth C.21
Clopton. She married C. V.
Crawford.
A
very charming deed may be found at the Clopton Family Archives. Dated January
23, 1852 (GS Film 031821 (7566 pt. 31) page 150) her aunt Sucky, Susan H.
Sharp, of the County of Henrico, in "consideration of the natural love and
affection which I have and bear unto Elizabeth C. Clopton daughter of William
Clopton, of said County. . . have given, granted and confirmed, and these
presents do give grant and confirm unto the said E. C. Clopton one new Piano
Forte recently purchased by me, and this time in the house in which I now
reside, on the following terms, however, to wit: That the said Elizabeth C. Clopton, her executors or
administrators shall allow the said Piano to [remain] in my house until after
my decease and not to be removed elsewhere without my consent, to have, hold
and enjoy-?- uses and benefits of such Piano unto the said Elizabeth C. Clopton
for and during the term of her life, free and clear of and from all manner of
change and incumberance of any husband she may hereafter take, so that no
husband she may in future marry shall sell, mortgage or otherwise, dispose of
said Piano."
It
should be noted that immediately following the above deed, there appears on the
same day, a deed between David M. Pulliam of the City of Richmond and Susan H.
Sharpe of the County of Henrico, of the second part. David M. Pulliam was at that time the husband of Sarah Jane
Clopton, daughter of John Bacon Clopton and his wife, Maria Gaitskell
Foster. The deed refers to a real
estate transaction regarding some land Susan H. Sharpe had conveyed in trust to
David Pulliam. How was Susan
Sharpe related to Elizabeth, and was she also related to the Pulliams? Another deed (GS Film 031825 (7566 pt.
35) Book 69, page 583) also in the Archives, relates to the sale of a lot on
the north side of Clay Street in Richmond, adjoining the tenement formerly
belonging to Susan Sharpe. The
date is April 20, 1857, so evidently Aunt Sucky has died by this date.
Elizabeth and her husband receive from Walter D. Clopton, the sum of $300.
There
are several deeds in the Archives between Elizabeth and her brother, Walter,
and Walter D. Clopton, of Cumberland County, Virginia. His identity has not been established,
however, their cousin, William Dowles Clopton, Sr., was living at Cumberland County. A deed dated January 26, 1859 between
William D. and Walter D., both of Cumberland County is also in the
Archives. Who is Walter D.
Clopton?
126 ii. Walter D. Clopton, C.S.A., of
Richmond, Virginia, born in Virginia, probably; died Abt. January 10, 1882 in
Richmond, Virginia and buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond126.
36. Patrick Henry20 Clopton,
Sr. (Waldegrave19, Waldegrave18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)127 was born in New Kent
County, Virginia, and died May 19, 1829 in Henrico County, Virginia. He married Harriet Dowles128,
daughter of William Dowles and Susanna.
She was born 1805129.
Children of Patrick Clopton
and Harriet Dowles are:
+ 127 i. Frances21 Clopton,
of "Meadowbridge", born 1820 in New Kent County, Virginia.
+ 128 ii. William Dowles Clopton, Sr,
C.S.A., born 1822 in New Kent County, Virginia; died 1869 in Virginia, probably,
and buried at "Mount Ida" Plantation, Cumberland County.
129 iii. Anne Eliza Clopton130,
born 1825.
+ 130 iv. Patrick Henry Clopton, Jr.,
C.S.A., born August 22, 1828 in New Kent County, Virginia; died June 3, 1889 in
Hanover County, Virginia and buried at "Roslyn".
38. Pleasant Perrin20 Clopton
(Alford19, Waldegrave18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)131,132 was born March 8, 1796 in
Georgia133, and died January 18, 1877 in Greenville,
Meriwether County, Georgia and buried at Old Providence Primitive Baptist
Church Cemetery, near Luthersville134. He married Nancy Phillips135
1822, daughter of Jonathan Phillips and Elizabeth Howell. She was born February 14, 1804 in
Georgia, and died September 30, 1891 in Georgia and buried at Butler, Georgia.
Children of Pleasant Clopton
and Nancy Phillips are:
131 i. Lucius C.21 Clopton,
C.S.A.136, born Abt. 1823 in Pike County, Georgia.
+ 132 ii. Jonathan Phillips Clopton,
M.D., C.S.A., born March 4, 1825 in Pike County or Meriweather County, Georgia; died July 28, 1889 in
Meriwether County, Georgia.
133 iii. Elvira Clopton137,
died Bef. 1860. She married Julius
S. Purdue.
+ 134 iv. Elizabeth Clopton, of
Meriwether County, Georgia, born November 12, 1828; died January 1, 1851.
135 v. Zack Clopton, born 1830 in
Georgia.
Listed in 1850 Census
as a male, 20 years old living with parents. Family traditions state that Zack, at the age of 14, ran
away to the Mexican War and was never heard of afterward. No military records have been found,
nor is he mentioned in his father's will.
It is possible he ran away to join the service, was rejected because of
his age or he changed his mind and returned to live with his family.
136 vi. Rebecca Ann Clopton138,
born Abt. 1833; died in Georgia and buried at Butler, Georgia139. She married John Henry Phillips, M.D.
Bef. 1860; born March 27, 1818; died March 10, 1893.
+ 137 vii. Sarah Susan
"Sallie" Clopton, born December 30, 1834 in Georgia; died August 3,
1929 in McLean, Texas and buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, McLean.
138 viii. William P. Clopton, C.S.A.140,
born October 21, 1836; died September 9, 1861 in Greenville, Meriwether County,
Georgia and buried at Old Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, near
Luthersville141.
+ 139 ix. James A. Tipton
"Tip" Clopton, C.S.A., born October 28, 1838; died November 16, 1872
in Greenville, Meriwether County, Georgia and buried at Old Providence
Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, near Luthersville.
140 x. Mary Barsheba Clopton142,
born September 16, 1840143; died February 1, 1861 in
Greenville, Meriwether County, Georgia and buried at Old Providence Primitive
Baptist Church Cemetery, near Luthersville. She married James A. Turner December 22, 1858.
141 xi. Francis Clark Clopton, C.S.A.144,
born September 16, 1840; died February 19, 1862 in Norfolk, Virginia.
41. Nathaniel Vanderwall20
Clopton, M.D. (David19, Waldegrave18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)145 was born May 2, 1786
in New Kent County, Virginia146, and died October 6, 1855 in
"Grassdale," Fauquier County, Virginia of gout at the age of 70147. He married Sarah Susan Grant
Skinker, of "Spring Farm"148 October 17, 1821
in "Spring Farm", Fauquier County, Virginia149,
daughter of William Skinker and Harriet Keith. She was born May 7, 1798 in "Spring Farm",
Fauquier County, Virginia150, and died January 30, 1881 in
"Grassdale," Fauquier County, Virginia.
Dr. Nathaniel Vanderwall
Clopton loved nothing better than a fine horse and a good joke. In fact, he pretty much dedicated his
life to the pursuit of both. He
was a hard working man, a successful Fauquier County, Virginia, physician. A veteran of the War of 1812, his reputation as a
jokester was known far and wide, and it became something of a challenge to see
who could pull a fast one on the good doctor and turn the tables on him. The results of one such celebrated
incident was immortalized in the Warrenton
True Index nearly half a century later. See Fun and Games In Old Fauquier.
Children of Nathaniel
Clopton and Sarah Skinker are:
+ 142 i. Mary Ann Vanderwall21
Clopton, of "Grassdale", born August 18, 1822 in Fauquier County,
Virginia; died Aft. 1910 in Mitchell County, North Carolina.
+ 143 ii. John Marshall Skinker
Clopton, of "Mount Ida", born December 1, 1824 in "Spring
Farm", Fauquier County, Virginia; died January 15, 1900 in "Mount
Ida," Fauquier County, Virginia and buried at Remington Cemetery.
144 iii. Harriet Judith Mildred
Clopton, of "Grassdale"151, born November 1, 1828
in Grassdale, Fauquier County, Virginia; died January 11, 1833 in Grassdale,
Fauquier County, Virginia152.
+ 145 iv. Nathaniel Alford Clopton, of
"Grassdale", born January 9, 1832 in Remington, Fauquier County,
Virginia; died April 7, 1886 in Grassdale, Fauquier County, Virginia of
softening of the brain at the age of 52, and is buried at Remington Cemetery.
42. Alford20 Clopton, MD,
C.S.A. (David19, Waldegrave18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)153 was born January 25,
1787 in Henrico County, Virginia154, and died December 1870
in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama and buried Tuskegee Cemetery, Macon
County155. He
married Sarah "Sallie" Kendrick156 June 25,
1812 in Monticello, Jasper County, Georgia157, daughter of
Martin Kendrick and Jane Whitehead.
She was born December 13, 1794 in Washington County, Georgia158,
and died September 15, 1851 in Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama and buried Tuskegee Cemetery.
Children of Alford Clopton
and Sarah Kendrick are:
+ 146 i. Ann Gunn21
Clopton, born November 12, 1816 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia; died in
Georgia and buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon.
+ 147 ii. Eliza Jane Clopton, born 1817
in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia; died Aft. 1850 in Probably Alabama.
+ 148 iii. Martin Kendrick Clopton,
C.S.A., born 1819 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia; died August 10, 1864 in
Confederate hospital, Greenville, North Carolina.
+ 149 iv. David C. Clopton, Esq.,
C.S.A., born September 29, 1820 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia; died
February 5, 1892 in Montgomery, Alabama and buried Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery
County, Alabama.
+ 150 v. Sarah Clopton, born 1821 in
Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia; died December 29, 1844 in Sparta, Hancock
County, Georgia.
+ 151 vi. Nathaniel Vanderwall Clopton,
Sr., born May 9, 1824 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia; died 1901 in
Pensacola, Florida and buried Clopton Family Cemetery, Pensacola.
152 vii. Alford H. Clopton, born 1828
in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia.
153 viii. Albert Gallatin Clopton,
M.D., C.S.A.159, born September 29, 1828 in Eatonton, Putnum
County, Georgia; died June 21, 1916 in Texarkana, Texas and buried at Jefferson
Cemetery. He married Anna Matilda
Henderson November 1854 in Texas; born 1839160; died June 22,
1916 in Texarkana, Texas and buried at Jefferson Cemetery.
The number of
individuals who simply called themselves "Doctor," with little or no
formal training was a growing concern.
Far too many men, who had served as simply orderlies during the Civil
War, swelled the ranks of their number.
In 1875, as President of the Texas State Medical Association, Dr.
Clopton addressed his fellow physicians, his lengthy speech reflected this deep
concern, as he warned against physicians who chose the profession for monetary
gains or who "(stooped) to pander to the errors, or the vices, or the
caprices, or play upon the credulity of the people." see Beware the
Subterfuge of Charlatans
154 ix. James Osgood Andrews Clopton,
C.S.A., born November 11, 1830 in Putnam County, Georgia; died August 21, 1864
in Lovejoy's Station in the Confederates brave but vain attempt to halt General
Sherman's "March to the Sea".
+ 155 x. Marianne Clopton, born May
13, 1813 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia; died April 20, 1886 in Eatonton,
Georgia and buried Pine Grove Cemetery, Eatonton.
43. Ann Gunn20 Clopton, of
"Clopton House" (David19, Waldegrave18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)161
was born April 9, 1789 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died May 16, 1869 in
"Woodside," Chesterfield, Virginia. She married Robert Mosby Pulliam, of "Clopton
House" December 30, 1813 in Henrico County, Virginia162. He was born August 14, 1786, and died
July 3, 1843 in "Clopton House," Manchester, Virginia.
Children of Ann Clopton and
Robert Pulliam are:
+ 156 i. David Mosby21
Pulliam, Esq., born November 19, 1814.
+ 157 ii. Albert Clopton Pulliam, born
October 27, 1828.
158 iii. Peter Pulliam.
159 iv. Richard Pulliam.
160 v. Mary Pulliam.
161 vi. Martha Pulliam.
49. Maria Louise Adelaide Miliote St. de
la CroixGernon20 Clopton (John19, William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born in
"Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia. She married Zachary Lewis, M.D., of Lewisville &
Croton163 Abt. May 6, 1831 in Richmond City, Virginia,
by Elder John Kerr164,
son of Iverson Lewis and Martha Clopton.
The Clopton Family Archives
contains copies of two bill of sales.
GS Film 7566 pt. 18 (031808)
Book 32, page 462-3
BILL OF SALE September 28,
1830
Richmond, $1,000 received of
MARIA L. A.M.S.D.C.G. CLOPTON, in full purchase of seven negro slaves: Suckey about forty three years of age
and her six children, Katy about thirteen, Tom about eleven, Norman about
eight, Augusta "of the same age (being twins)," Patty about four and
Phill about eighteen months.
&
BILL OF SALE October 9, 1830
Richmond, $800 received of
MARIA L.A.M.S.D.C.G. CLOPTON in full purchase of four negro slaves: Lissy and her child Jenetta, Polly and
Betty.
Both transactions witnessed
by James Smith and H. B. Whitlock, Signed Jn. H. Foster
Children of Maria Clopton
and Zachary Lewis are:
162 i. Church21
Lewis. She married Dalby
163 ii. Granville Lewis.
50. John Bacon20 Clopton,
Sr., of "Roslyn"
(John19, William18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham) was born February 12, 1789 in "Roslyn" New Kent
County, Virginia, and died March 1860 in Old Point Comfort, Virginia and buried
at "Roslyn"165. He married Maria Gaitskell Foster May 4, 1820 in
Henrico County, Virginia166, daughter of John Foster and Jane
Gandy. She was born February 9,
1799 in Manchester, Virginia, and died November 23, 1873 in Manchester,
Virginia and buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond167.
One of the most remarkable
women who ever married into the Clopton family was Maria Gaitskell Foster. The wife of John Bacon Clopton, she was
affectionately known as Mrs. Judge Clopton. She was once described as "a lady of rare graces of
mind and person, and who became as her mind and talents developed and matured,
one of the most highly cultured and intellectual ladies of the
State." But those words do
not do justice to this woman. She
faced first financial difficulties with great dignity and grace and then, widowed,
faced the Civil War with courage and determination. Regrettable, the family seems to have labored under rather
serious financial difficulties.
According to family tradition, Judge Clopton lent a friend a great deal
of money but was never paid back, although a very lavish lifestyle certainly
didn't help their situation. His
wife did her part to amend the family purse. As early as 1849, newly installed in her spectacular
"Clopton House," she was advertising her willingness to accept up to
eight boarders. While her husband
was serving as Judge of the Sixth Circuit and living, presumably, in Richmond,
Virginia, she evidently had charge of a Female Academy in Williamsburg. She opened a school for girls in the
Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg.
The Virginia Gazette carried a notice in the July 27, 1854 issue
remarking on the new school. See In Praise of Mint Juleps
Children of John Clopton and
Maria Foster are:
164 i. John Bacon21
Clopton, Jr., born March 7, 1821 in "Roslyn," New Kent County,
Virginia168; died July 30, 1821169.
+ 165 ii. Sarah Jane Clopton, of
Manchester, born December 17, 1822 in "Roslyn," New Kent County,
Virginia; died November 22, 1872 in "Clopton House" Manchester,
Virginia.
The
Sarah Jane Clopton Pulliam Account Book, 1859-1861, One Volume, 68 pages,
Collection, Number 4346, is located in the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections
Library, Manuscript Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
166 iii. Maria Adelaide Miliote. St.
de la Croix Gernon Clopton, born June 14, 1825 in "Roslyn," New Kent County,
Virginia170; died Abt. July 1862 in Virginia and buried
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond171,171.
167 iv. Catherine Flood McCall
Clopton, born February 22, 1827 in "Roslyn," New Kent County,
Virginia172; died December 1895 in Washington, D.C. and buried
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond173.
168 v. Ann Churchill Clopton, born
June 1, 1828 in "Roslyn," New Kent County, Virginia174;
died July 4, 1829 in "Roslyn," New Kent County, Virginia175.
+ 169 vi. Francis Bacon Clopton, Sr.,
Captain C.S.A., born May 18, 1830 in "Roslyn," New Kent County,
Virginia; died October 22, 1865 in Virginia and buried Hollywood Cemetery,
Richmond.
+ 170 vii. Namee Clopton, of
"Roslyn", born April 8, 1833 in "Roslyn," New Kent County,
Virginia; died March 20, 1881 in Blackshear, Pierce County, Georgia.
+ 171 viii. Joyce Wilkinson Clopton, born
August 28, 1835 in "Clopton Hill" Manchester, Virginia; died December
30, 1906.
172 ix. John Carew Clopton176,
born Abt. 1837 in Virginia; died 1845 in Virginia by drowning in the James
River177.
173 x. William Izard Clopton, C.S.A.178,
born May 27, 1839 in Henrico County, Virginia; died July 25, 1909179. He married (1) Alice Baird. He married (2) Minnie Vaden180.
174 xi. Walter Churchill Clopton,
born 1841.
175 xii. Charlotte Septimia Devereux
Clopton, born Abt. 1842181; died Abt. May 1903 in Virginia
and buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond182.
51. William Edmund20 Clopton,
Sr., Esq. (John19, William18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)183,184,185 was born
March 17, 1791 in Richmond, Virginia186, and died June 2,
1848 in Stewart County, Tennessee187. He married (1) Elizabeth H. Crump
February 28, 1814188.
She died Bef. 1816. He
married (2) Mary Ann Apperson189 January 4, 1816 in
New Kent County, Virginia190. She was born July 13, 1796 in New Kent County, Virginia191,
and died December 31, 1861 in Manchester, Virginia192.
The Clopton Family Archives
contains copies of the following indentures:
GS Film 7566 pt 19 (031809)
Book 36 pages 31-34
INDENTURE February 5, 1834
Between WILLIAM E. CLOPTON
of Richmond of the first part, JOHN B. CLOPTON of the second, & MARY ANN
CLOPTON, wife of William E. Clopton of the third. Mary Ann is conjointly with her husband land to Nathaniel
A(?) Savage, whereby relinquishing all right of dower. William E. Clopton is giving to her in
exchange four slaves who are named.
Then William E. Clopton gives John B. Clopton $5.00. John will hold in trust these four
slaves on behalf of Mary Ann, permitting her to use and employ them and that he
shall sell the slaves at her request.
INDENTURE February 5, 1834
Between WILLIAM E. CLOPTON
of the first part, Herbert A. Claiborne and Robert B. Waller of the second, and
Thomas Hill of the third.
Refers to the sale of four slaves to Claiborne and Waller. Thomas Hill is to sell the slaves
before the front door of the Bell Tavern in the City at Public Auction. Refers also to John B. Clopton.
A Thomas Hill is
identified in the Cordelia Belle Clopton papers as the father of Ellen
Hasseltine Hill. Herbert A.
Claiborne may be Herbert Augustine Claiborne, son of Herbert Claiborne and Mary
Burnet Browne. Of their 11
children, 3 married Hills. R. B.
Waller is probably Robert Beverly Waller, son of Philadelphia Claiborne Chew
and Captain Bowker Waller.
Children of William Clopton
and Mary Apperson are:
+ 176 i. Cordelia Churchill21
Clopton, born October 20, 1816; died in Illinois, and buried Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond.
177 ii. John James Clopton, of
Virginia193, born June 23, 1818194.
+ 178 iii. William Edmund Clopton, Esq.
C.S.A. of "Oakland", born May 27, 1820; died Bef. February 24, 1887
in Virginia and buried at "Oakland," New Kent County, Virginia.
+ 179 iv. Mary Anne Clopton, of
Virginia, born September 25, 1822 in Virginia; died Aft. 1855 in possibly
Illinois.
180 v. Sarah Elizabeth Clopton, of Virginia195,
born November 15, 1823.
+ 181 vi. Henrietta Adelaide Clopton,
born September 19, 1826 in New Kent County, Virginia; died March 15, 1898 in
Illinois and buried Harricane Cemetery, Carterville, Illinois.
182 vii. Elizabeth Germaine Clopton195,
born March 22, 1829196.
+ 183 viii. John Fielding Clopton, Sr.,
C.S.A., born January 6, 1835 in Richmond, Virginia; died July 23, 1891 in
Virginia, probably, and buried Olive Branch Christian Church, Norge, Virginia.
52. Sarah Ann Elizabeth Churchhill20
Clopton (John19, William18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born 1804 in "Roslyn" New
Kent County, Virginia, and died 1843 in Virginia. She married John Henry Foster, of Richmond April 6,
1824 in New Kent County, Virginia by the Rev. William Talley197,
son of John Foster and Jane Gandy.
He died 1868.
GS Film 7566 pt. 16 (031806)
Book 28, page 594
Copy of Original Located in
the Clopton Family Archives
BILL OF SALE September
14, 1826
Very poor copy, hard to
read. Between SARAH A. C. FOSTER
who is wife of John H. Foster who has her power of attorney, of the first part,
and MARIA L.A.M.S.D.C.G. CLOPTON of the second. On behalf of his wife, John is selling to Maria for the sum
of $350 by bond for two Negro girl slaves names Polly and Betty.
See notes for her brother,
William Edmund Clopton. She
migrated with him to Kentucky.
Child of Sarah Clopton and
John Foster is:
+ 184 i. Adelaide21 Foster.
54. William Hales20 Clopton,
Sr. (Reuben19, William18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)198 was born September
27, 1787 in New Kent County, Virginia, and died May 10, 1826 in Huntsville,
Madison County, Alabama, and is buried Clopton Cemetery, Madison County. He married Avery Garrett Smith
April 26, 1806 in Cumberland County, Virginia, daughter of Robert Smith and
Hannah Smith. She was born August
30, 1785 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died December 31, 1841 in
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, and is buried Clopton Cemetery, Madison
County.
William Hales Clopton was
sponsored at his baptism, March 4, 1787, by " John Clopton and his wife
(possibly his uncle and aunt, John
Clopton and Sarah Bacon), Mary Gibbs; George Wrenn; Nancy Jones, Mrs. Clopton
and myself being sponsors, New Kent County, Virginia." Clopton Family Bible Records, in 1939,
in the possession of James Alexander Clopton, a descendant of William Hales
Clopton and Avery Garrett Smith.
Children of William Clopton
and Avery Smith are:
185 i. Baby21 Clopton, of
Cumberland County, Virginia, born February 14, 1807 in Cumberland County,
Virginia.
+ 186 ii. Nancy Hales Clopton, born May
6, 1808 in Cumberland County, Virginia.
+ 187 iii. Elizabeth Smith Clopton, born
July 1, 1810 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
+ 188 iv. Reuben Monroe Clopton I, born
January 6, 1812 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia; died 1857 in Killed at Macon,
Mississippi.
+ 189 v. William Hales Clopton, Jr.,
born May 14, 1813 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia; died February 11, 1879 in
Aberdeen, Mississippi, and buried at Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Alabama.
+ 190 vi. Robert Jefferson Clopton,
born June 14, 1815 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; died Abt. 1866 in
Probably Coahoma County, Mississippi.
+ 191 vii. James Alexander Clopton,
M.D., born June 10, 1817 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; died May 4,
1898 in Alabama and buried Huntsville Cemetery.
+ 192 viii. John Hales Clopton, of
Huntsville, Alabama, born June 10, 1817 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama;
died March 1884.
+ 193 ix. Maria Avery Clopton, born
September 26, 1819 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
+ 194 x. Albert G. Clopton, M.D., born
August 4, 1821 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; died in Texas and buried
at Huntsville Cemetery.
+ 195 xi. Eleanor Harriet Clopton, born
August 12, 1823 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
196 xii. George Samuel Clopton, born
July 14, 1825 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama; died July 14, 1825 in
Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.
58. Reuben Ford20 Clopton
(Reuben19, William18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham)199 was born March 18, 1795 in
Cumberland County, Virginia, and died August 20, 1846 in Smithland,
Kentucky. He married Maria Ann
Taylor, of Cumberland County February 16, 1815 in Cumberland County,
Virginia by the Rev. William Spencer200, daughter of William
Taylor and Rebecca Taylor. She was
born 1796 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died 1855 in Smithland, Kentucky.
Children of Reuben Clopton
and Maria Taylor are:
197 i. Elizabeth Ann Hales21
Clopton.
198 ii. Jane Augusta Hales Clopton,
born 1817.
199 iii. William Hales Clopton.
+ 200 iv. Reuben Ford Augustus Clopton,
born 1823 in Cumberland County, Virginia; died 1903 in Kentucky, probably, and
buried at Smithland, Kentucky.
201 v. Maria Louise Hales Clopton,
born 1825; died 1836.
202 vi. Virginia Elizabeth Clopton,
born 1828.
203 vii. Rebecca Ann Clopton, born
1831.
204 viii. Frances Adelia Clopton, born
1833; died 1836.
205 ix. Seigniora Clopton.
63. Robert Clopton20
Meredith, M.D. (Anne Lane19 Clopton, of "Roslyn",
William18, William17, William16, William15,
Walter14, William13, Richard12, William11,
John10, William9, Thomas8, Walter7,
William6, Walter5, William4, Walter3,
William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)
was born May 30, 1789, and died 1821.
He married Mary Thomson Anderson 1813, daughter of Alexander
Anderson and Lucy Thomson. She was
born 1795, and died June 5, 1864.
Child of Robert Meredith and
Mary Anderson is:
+ 206 i. John Alexander21 Meredith,
born March 4, 1814; died March 15, 1882.
64. William20 Meredith, M.D.
(Anne Lane19 Clopton, of "Roslyn", William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) He married Sarah Ford Gardner.
Children of William Meredith
and Sarah Gardner are:
+ 207 i. Thomas Gardner21
Meredith.
+ 208 ii. Robert Meredith.
+ 209 iii. Samuel Meredith.
+ 210 iv. Charles D. Meredith.
+ 211 v. Reuben Gardner Meredith.
65. Reuben Anderson20
Meredith I (Anne Lane19 Clopton, of "Roslyn", William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) He married Elizabeth Anderson.
Child of Reuben Meredith and
Elizabeth Anderson is:
+ 212 i. Reuben Anderson21
Meredith II.
66. Sallie20 Meredith
(Anne Lane19 Clopton, of "Roslyn", William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born 1784. She married Armistead Russell, Jr.
1801. He was born 1780, and died
1827.
Child of Sallie Meredith and
Armistead Russell is:
+ 213 i. Sarah21 Russell,
born 1819; died 1870.
67. Nancy Ann Clopton20 Ellyson
(Sarah Ann19 Clopton, of "Roslyn", William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) She married (1) William Lightfoot. He was born in Charles City County,
Virginia. She married (2)
Ellyson Colgin.
Child of Nancy Ellyson and
William Lightfoot is:
+ 214 i. Sarah Ann21
Lightfoot.
Children of Nancy Ellyson and
Ellyson Colgin are:
+ 215 i. George Washington21
Colgin.
+ 216 ii. John Colgin.
68. James20 Hill, the
Younger, of "Porto Bello" (Mildred19 Clopton, William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) He married (1) Mary Walker. He married (2) Sally
Graves December 21, 1787.
There are conflicting
reports of her name. Some identify
her as Mary Walker of Charles City County, Virginia
Child of James Hill and Mary
Walker is:
+ 217 i. Walker Roland21
Hill, of Hanover.
69. John20 Hill, of
"Eaves" (Mildred19 Clopton, William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born in
Virginia.
Children of John Hill, of
"Eaves" are:
218 i. Sallie21 Hill, of
"Eaves". She married
Alexander King.
+ 219 ii. Mildred Hill, of
"Eaves".
220 iii. Robert Hill, of
"Eaves", born in Virginia; died in probably Alabama.
He
may have married a widow named "Waller" and he moved to Alabama in
1837.
72. William B.20 Hill, of
"Porto Bello" (Mildred19 Clopton, William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born June 17,
1780 in "Porto Bello," York County, Virginia, and died April 12, 1830
in "Springfield," King William County, Virginia and buried at
"Springfield". He
married Judith Browne Claiborne, of "Elsing Green" June 17,
1805, daughter of Herbert Claiborne and Mary Browne. She was born March 7, 1789 in New Kent Courthouse, Virginia,
and died September 30, 1833 in "Hillsborough," King William County,
Virginia and buried at "Springfield".
Children of William Hill and
Judith Claiborne are:
+ 221 i. Octavia Claiborne21
Hill, of "Montrose", born August 19, 1817 in "Springfield,"
King William County; died March 26, 1906 in West Point, Virginia.
222 ii. William Roland Hill, of
"Springfield", born May 1, 1819 in "Springfield," King
William County; died September 30, 1838 in Virginia, probably, and buried
"Springfield," King William County.
73. Robert20 Hill, of
"Forkland" (Mildred19 Clopton, William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born 1790 in
"Porto Bello," York County, Virginia, and died 1844 in
"Forkland," King William County, Virginia. He married Harriet Herbert Claiborne, of "Elsing
Green", daughter of Herbert Claiborne and Mary Browne. She was born January 16, 1793 in
"Elsing Green," King William County, and died June 14, 1868 in
"Forkland," King William
County, Virginia.
There were four children
who died in infancy
Children of Robert Hill and
Harriet Claiborne are:
+ 223 i. William Claiborne21
Hill, of "Forkland", born December 13, 1813.
+ 224 ii. Robert Augustine Hill, of
"Forkland", born 1815; died 1887 in King William County, Virginia.
+ 225 iii. Mary Burnet Hill, of
"Forkland", born August 1820; died June 27, 1904.
226 iv. Virginia H. Hill, of
"Forkland", born Abt. 1832; died 1881.
+ 227 v. Mildred James Hill, of
"Forkland", born November 18, 1828; died September 25, 1859.
74. Elizabeth20 Hill, of
Porto Bello" (Mildred19 Clopton, William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) She married Carver King, of Virginia,
son of Walter King.
Children of Elizabeth Hill
and Carver King are:
228 i. John21 King, of
Virginia.
229 ii. Nathaniel King.
+ 230 iii. James Hill King, of Virginia.
+ 231 iv. Robert King, of Virginia.
+ 232 v. Dicey King, of Virginia.
233 vi. Mildred King, of
Virginia. She married Issac Butler
Edwards.
75. Judith20 Hill, of
"Porto Bello" (Mildred19 Clopton, William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born in possibly
"Porto Bello," York County, Virginia. She married William Neale I, son of Charles
Neale.
Children of Judith Hill and
William Neale are:
+ 234 i. William21 Neal II,
born July 3, 1786; died April 21, 1849 in Virginia, probably, and buried at
Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond.
235 ii. James Hill Neal.
+ 236 iii. Susan Beverly Neal, born
1791; died May 25, 1861.
76. Mary20 Hill, of
"Porto Bello" (Mildred19 Clopton, William18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) was born in probably
"Porto Bello", and died in probably King William County,
Virginia. She married Bernard
Lipscomb, of King William, son of Anderson Lipscomb, of King William. He died in probably King William
County, Virginia.
Children of Mary Hill and
Bernard Lipscomb are:
237 i. James Hill21
Lipscomb, of King William, born in King William County, Virginia; died in
probably Sumter County, Alabama.
He married Frances Lipscomb; born in probably Virginia; died in probably
Alabama.
+ 238 ii. Reuben Lipscomb, of King
William, born September 17, 1780 in King William County, Virginia; died August
1, 1842 in Richmond, Virginia and buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
239 iii. Harriet Lipscomb, of King William,
born in probably King William County, Virginia. She married (1) John Meredith. She married (2) John Lipscomb, of Richmond.
240 iv. Mildred Hill Lipscomb, of
King William, born in probably King William County, Virginia. She married (1) William F. Clone. She married (2) Austin Lipscomb, of
King William County.
241 v. Louisa Lipscomb, of King
William, born in probably King William County, Virginia; died in probably
Richmond, Virginia. She married
Obidiah Winfree.
242 vi. Minerva Lipscomb, of King
William. She married Thomas B.
Mitchell, of King William.
83. Martha Clopton20 Hewlet
(Mary19 Clopton, George18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham) was born April 24, 1785 in New Kent County, Virginia, and
died September 18, 1849 in Richmond, Virginia. She married Robert Scott Smithey November 15, 1809 in
Virginia. He was born April 3,
1774 in Litchfield, Staffordshire Great Britian, and died April 6, 1812 in
Richmond, Virginia.
There is some suggestion
that the first two children, Robert Smithey and Eleanor Scott Smithey might be
the issue of an earlier marriage.
There is a 9 year gap between the birth of the first two children and
the 3rd and 4th child. Virginia
Marriage Records indicate that the marriage took place in 1809 several years
after Robert and Eleanor were born.
There is a listing on an archival disk of a marriage between a Robert
Smithey and Caty Petry on October 7, 1797. And "Famous Command, The Richmond Light Infantry
Blues," by J. A. Cutchins, lists a Roberty Smithey serving during the War
of 1807. The Dorman-Smith,
"Claiborne of Virginia," lists the marriage between Eleanor and
Captain William Claiborne but does not indicate the name of her parents.
A sampler, assumed to be
the work of Martha Clopton (Hewlett) Smithey, was in the possession of Janet
(Fortson) Walthall, of Macon, Georgia, in 1998. It reads: "Robert S. Smithey born the 3rd of April 1774
in Litchfield Staffordshire Great Britian. Martha Clopton Smithey born in New Kent State of
Virginia. Robert Smithey born at
Georgetown in the State of Maryland.
Ellen Smithey born in State of Virginia near Richmond 5 May 1801. Susan Ann Scott Smithey born 29th
September 1810. Teach me to feel
anothers wo(e?), To hide the fault I see, That mercy I to others show that mercy
show to me. Finished this sampler
17th July 1818 Richmond, Va. Mary
Jane Smithey born 23rd October 1812.
Mary Hewlett Wm. Hewlett."
Children of Martha Hewlet
and Robert Smithey are:
243 i. Robert21 Smithey,
born in Georgetown, Maryland.
+ 244 ii. Eleanor Scott Smithey, born
May 5, 1801; died March 21, 1879 in Virginia, probably, and buried at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond.
245 iii. Susan Ann Scott Smithey, born
September 29, 1810 in Richmond, Virginia; died January 2, 1896 in Athens,
Georgia.
From "The Athens
(Georgia) Banner," Friday January 3, 1896: An aged Lady Dead
Miss Susan Smithey at an advanced age Passes to her Rest. Yesterday morning, as the old year
taitered onward to its fall, an aged lady, crowned with the loving deeds of a
long and useful life, entered rest.
Eighty-five summers she had seen the snows of many winters had life
their white flakes upon her head.
The aged lady upon whose lips the destroying angel had set the seal of
Death was Miss Susan Smithey, the Aunt of Mrs. B. A. Stovall. Miss Smithey was a native of Richmond,
Virginia and at the time of her death was in her 86th year. For over twenty years she had been a
resident of Athens and made here scores of warm friends who will sincerely
mourn her death. She was a member
of the Presbyterian Church, a lady of rare culture and attainments, possessed
of the highest graces of Christian womanhood, kind, gentle and affectionate
with all her friends. The funeral
of Miss Smithey will be held this morning at eleven o'clock at the residence of
Mr. B. A. Stovall of Milledge Avenue.
+ 246 iv. Mary Jane Smithey, born October
23, 1812 in Richmond, Virginia; died September 18, 1836 in Kuruman, South
Africa and buried at Kuruman.
96. Virginia20 Hughes
(Nancy Jones19 Clopton, George18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)
She married Ellis Brown.
Children of Virginia Hughes
and Ellis Brown are:
247 i. Albert H.21 Brown.
248 ii. Stafford E. Brown.
249 iii. Nannie C. Brown. She married Thomas M. Shelton, of
Richmond.
250 iv. Ottelia V. Brown. She married John H. Hutcheson.
251 v. Maud Hutcheson Brown. She married David L. Pulliam, of
Manchester.
97. Carolina20 Clopton, of Gloucester
County (Edwin J.19, George18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)
She married Chastain Farrar, Sr. December 5, 1822 in Henrico
County, Virginia202, son of Peter Farrar and Susanna
Tompkins. He was born November 21,
1798.
Children of Carolina Clopton
and Chastain Farrar are:
252 i. Virginia21
Farrar. She married Scott.
+ 253 ii. Susan Rebecca Pocahontas
Farrar.
254 iii. Mary Catherine Farrar.
255 iv. Chastain Farrar, Jr..
102. Thomas Coles20 Clopton,
M.D., C.S.A., of "Camden" (Edwin J.19, George18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)203
died February 15, 1875 in Gloucester County, Virginia. He married Evalina Doswell,
daughter of Major Doswell and Sally Cowles.
Children of Thomas Clopton
and Evalina Doswell are:
+ 256 i. Thomas Jones21
Clopton, MD, CSA, of "Havers Hall", born May 12, 1832 in Richmond,
Virginia; died March 10, 1914 in "Havers Hall," Gloucester, Virginia.
257 ii. Evalina Doswell Clopton, of
"Camden", born March 8, 1843; died July 1, 1859 in Virginia and
buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
103. Edward Andrew Jackson20
Clopton, Esq. C.S.A. (Edwin J.19, George18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)204 was born 1819 in
Richmond, Virginia, and died July 23, 1897 in Richmond, Virginia of heart disease
at his home and buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond205. He married (1) Dorothea C. Rodgers,
of Richmond, Virginia March 16, 1841 in Richmond, Virginia by Rev. E. L.
Magoon206. She
died Bef. 1848. He married (2)
Anne Waring Latane', of "Mahockney"207 June 8,
1848 in Essex County, Virginia by Rev. McGuire208, daughter
of William Latane' and Ann Burwell.
She was born May 6, 1823 in Mahockney, Essex County, Virginia, and died
May 9, 1870 in Mahockeny, Essex County, Virgnia. He married (3) Julia A. King209
Aft. 1871. She was born Abt. 1841210,
and died December 28, 1906211.
Through the veins of Edward
Andrew Jackson “A.J.” Clopton and Anne Waring Latane’ flowed the blood of some
of Virginia’s most aristocratic families.
But all the splendor of their antebellum lives would lie in ruins as the
Civil War came to their beloved Richmond, Virginia. Afterwards, the beautiful Anne and the dashing E.A.J. began
rebuilding their lives with grace and courage, leading their remarkable brood
into a world none were prepared to face.
See Fire, Fear and Death: The Fall of Richmond
Children of Edward Clopton
and Dorothea Rodgers are:
258 i. Ida V.21 Clopton,
born Bef. 1848212; died Abt. April 18, 1875 in Virginia and
buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
259 ii. Alfred W. Clopton, C.S.A.,
born 1842; died September 9, 1864 in Richmond, Virginia, and buried September
10, in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond213.
Children of Edward Clopton
and Anne Latane' are:
260 i. William Latane'21 Clopton,
born April 20, 1849214; died March 22, 1850214.
+ 261 ii. Susan Latane' Clopton, born
August 8, 1850 in Richmond, Virginia; died December 16, 1943 in Denver,
Colorado of influenza, and buried December 18, 1943 at Fairmount Cemetery,
Denver.
262 iii. Catesby Jones Clopton, born
July 30, 1852214; died March 25, 1853214.
+ 263 iv. James Burwell Clopton, born
April 27, 1854; died February 19, 1910 in Virginia and buried February 21, 1919
at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
264 v. Edward Thomas Clopton, born
November 18, 1856214; died Abt. October 24, 1920 in Virginia
and buried Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
+ 265 vi. John Jones Clopton, born
November 20, 1858 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia; died December 20, 1930
in Lexington, Kentucky, by his own hand, and buried Lexington Cemetery.
266 vii. Julia Catesby Clopton, born
1866215; died 1896 in Norwood, Ohio and buried Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond.
104. Edwin J.20 Clopton, Jr.,
C.S.A. (Edwin J.19, George18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)216 was born Abt.
1830. He married Maria L. B.
Davis December 26, 1848 in At "Aspen Grove," New Kent County,
Virginia by the Rev. B. Kidd of Hanover County, Virginia217,
daughter of Thomas E. Davis. She
was born Abt. 1821.
Children of Edwin Clopton
and Maria Davis are:
267 i. Mary E.21 Clopton,
born Abt. 1850.
268 ii. Edwin Clopton III, born Abt.
1853.
269 iii. William S. Clopton, born Abt.
1856.
105. Zachary20 Lewis, M.D., of
Lewisville & Croton (Martha19 Clopton, George18,
William17, William16, William15, Walter14,
William13, Richard12, William11, John10,
William9, Thomas8, Walter7, William6,
Walter5, William4, Walter3, William2,
Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham) He married (1) Ann Catherine Skyrin,
daughter of Henry E. Skyren.
He married (2) Maria Louise Adelaide Miliote St. de la Croix Gernon
Clopton Abt. May 6, 1831 in Richmond City, Virginia, by Elder John Kerr219,
daughter of John Clopton and Sarah Bacon.
She was born in "Roslyn" New Kent County, Virginia.
Child of Zachary Lewis and
Ann Skyrin is:
+ 270 i. John Skyren21
Lewis, born January 14, 1809; died April 14, 1861 in King William County,
Virginia.
Children are listed above
under (49) Maria Louise Adelaide Miliote St. de la Croix Gernon Clopton.
106. Louisa Alford20 Clopton
(George19, George18, William17, William16,
William15, Walter14, William13, Richard12,
William11, John10, William9, Thomas8,
Walter7, William6, Walter5, William4,
Walter3, William2, Guillaume1 Peche, Lord Of
Cloptunna and Dalham) was born 1794220, and died May 2, 1879
in Baltimore, Maryland221. She married Horace Luckett222, son
of Leven Luckett and Lettice Peyton.
She is identified by The
Rev. Horace Edwin Hayden, in his "Glassell Family," as "dau. of
George Clopton." The identity
of her father must be further studied.
Horace Luckett was the son of Lettice Peyton and Leven Luckett. Lettice's father Colonel Francis Peyton
Children of Louisa Clopton
and Horace Luckett are:
271 i. Maria Louisa21
Luckett, born March 23, 1825222. She married James Flexmer Ball, of Ditchley, Virginia
December 10, 1846222.
272 ii. Francis W. Luckett223.
110. William M.20 Clopton, of
Henrico County, Virginia (Thomas19, George18, William17,
William16, William15, Walter14, William13,
Richard12, William11, John10, William9,
Thomas8, Walter7, William6, Walter5,
William4, Walter3, William2, Guillaume1
Peche, Lord Of Cloptunna and Dalham)
He married Celina W. R. Acree March 8, 1832 in Hanover County,
Virginia225.
It has not been
established that Celina H. R. Clopton is married to this William Clopton. The Clopton Family Archives contains a
copy of an indenture (GS Film 7566 pt. 20 (031810) Book 37 p 546), dated
November 16, 1835, between William Clopton and Celina H. R. Clopton, his wife
of the City of Richmond and Susan H. Sharpe of Richmond. This indenture involved the sale of
land 10 miles below the City of Richmond, called New Market. In the same book, page 500,
another indenture between William and S [this time spelled with an S], and
Susan Sharpe is located at the Clopton Family Archives as are two other
indentures in the Archives (GS Film 7566 pt. 18 (031808) Book 33, pages 117 and
259, refers to land transactions between William M. Clopton of Henrico County
and others.
Child of William Clopton and
Celina Acree is:
273 i. Agnes Ophelia21
Clopton, born Abt. January 1833 in Bowling Green, Virginia; died July 1, 1833
in Bowling Green, Virginia226.
[1] The
Descendants of William Clopton, of St. Paul’s Parish, Hanover and His Wife
Joyce Wilkinson, of Black Creek is an excerpt from The Clopton Chronicles, the Ancestors and Descendants of Sir Thomas
Clopton, Knight & Dame Katherine Mylde, and is the property of the Clopton Family Genealogical Society which holds
the copyright on this material.
Permission is granted to quote or reprint articles for noncommercial use
provided credit is given to the CFGS.
Prior written permission must be obtained from the Society for
commercial use.
Suellen (Clopton) DeLoach Blanton is Founder and Executive Director of
The Clopton Family Genealogical Society & Clopton Family Archives.
Robert Malcolm Fortson is a Founding Member of The Clopton Family
Genealogical Society & Clopton Family Archives. Miles George Turpin, Carole Elizabeth Scott, Ph.D. and
Leonard Alton Wood are Founding Members of The Clopton Family Genealogical
Society & Clopton Family Archives and serve on the Board of Directors.
The Society wishes to thank the staff of Princeton University’s Firestone
Library, especially Sally W. Burkman, Documents Librarian, Social Science
Reference Center; and, Susan B. White, United Nations Librarian and Social
Science Online Coordinator; Bert Hampton Blanton, Jr.; Paul Connor, Reference
Librarian, Library of Congress, Local History & Genealogy Room, LJ G 42,
Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D. C.; the Fauquier Heritage Society; and, Jane P. Guiliano, Volunteer
Archival Technician, Archives of the United States of America, Washington, D.
C. Also thanks to Juleigh Clark, Public
Services Librarian, and the staff of the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Library of
Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; John M. Coski, Historian, The Museum of the
Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Historical Society, Richmond; Darlene
Slater, Research Assistant Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Richmond,
Virginia; The
Honorable Frank A. S. Wright, Judge, The Circuit Court of the City of Richmond;
and, Mr. Sam Hodges, Washington Correspondent, for The Mobile Press Register
and The Mississippi Press, Newhouse News Service, Washington,
D.C. Also thanks to The Society
wishes to thank Martha Bennett, Fort Delaware Society; Vonnie S. Zullo, The
Horse Soldier Research Service; Alice James & Charlotte Ray, Georgia
Department of Archives and History; Bert Hampton Blanton, Jr.; Linda Carol
(Wright) Clopton; Martha Alice
(Bailey) Clopton, Peggy Charlotte (Schleucher) Clopton; Michael Flanagan;
Leonard Alton Wood; and, James Penick Marshall, Jr., President, Eatonton-Putnam
County Historical Society.
Special thanks to Clopton Descendants Jane Ellis (West) Adam; Thaddeus
Lamar Aycock; Katherine Elizabeth (DeLoach) Eubanks; Leia Katherine Eubanks;
Carroll (Taylor) Everett; Pearl (Cromell) Glasco; Gayle Williams Newton; Violet
Gayle (Williams) Newton; Isabel
Lancaster (Clopton) Steiner; and, Patsy Ann (Clopton) Wheeler