📄 Clement History by Perley Derby

The following is from a 30 page handwritten manuscript. At the end it says it was prepared by Perley Derby of Salem, MA, who wrote many family histories during the latter half of the 19th century.

This manuscript is not dated. The latest date that appears in it is 1837, however Derby doesn't seem to have started writing family histories until a few decades later. It's not clear when, but not until after the US Civil War and perhaps not until well after then.

It's not clear if this is Derby's original or someone's transcript of it.

Gen. 1

1701 Dracut

Robert Clement¹, came from England in the early part of 1642, landing at Salisbury, from whence he went to Haverhill, in the following summer, with his wife and 4 children. His son Job came about 1640, as presumed "to spy out the land". His youngest daugter Mary remained in England in the city of Coventry, Warwickshire, until about 1652, when she came to Haverhill.

Robert Sr. was 1st deputy of the town to General Court, and until 1654, was associate judge; county commissioner; appointed by Gen'l Ct. to give the oath of fidelity to the inhabitants of Haverhill; also appointed to set off the public lands for the limits of Haverhill. He was born about 1590, and died Sept. 29, 1658. Wife's name unknown.

He made his will Sept. 6 1658; proved at Hampton Court, 1658. In which he gives his wife house & house-lot and after her decease, to return to the children; best yoke of oxen, cows, mare &c; also 1 flaggon & cup, and Bible. If any goods come out of England, this year or the next, she to

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have £5 out of it. To son Job, 1 filly, best cloak, best pair of shoes & stockings.

To son Robert, £20, due me out of rents in England. To sons John, Abraham, & Daniel, residue of my estate in New England.

To sons-in-law, Moses Pingree, Abraham Morrill, and John Osgood, presonal estate.

In the inventory is named a grist mill.

Children (born England)
1. Lydia ²

Md. Moses Pingree of Ipswich, salt [sack?] maker, b. 1611 or 12; d. Was about 50 yrs. old. Nov., 1661 - as per deposition; freeman 1652.
Had son _Moses. -- Thomas died Jan. 25 1662-3.
Sarah. md. Apr 20 1664, John Day; Lydia md. Feb. 13 1665-6; Thos. Burnham
2. Daniel²
3. Job ² b. d. Dover N.H. 1683.
Was a Tanner: of haverhill 1646: freeman 1647. Md. Dec. 25, 1644, Margaret Drummer: md. (2) Lydia ; (3) July 16, 1673, Joanna, widow of Thomas Leighton, who died Dover, Jan 15 1704. Removed to Dover before 1655
Children (see p. 3)

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Ch. of Job
1. John.³ b. Nov. 17, 1646,
2. Job. ³ b. Apr 17, 1648, md. Abigail Heard.
3. Mary. ³ b. Dec. 12 1651: md. Dec. 25 1670, Joseph, son of Thomas Canney of Dover
5. John. ² b. d. about 1659.
6. Sarah ²
Md. June 10, 1645, Abraham Morrill of Salisbury, blacksmigh: died 1662.
Ch: (Salisbury)
1. Isaac ³ b. July 10, 1646.
2. A Son ³ b. Aug, 1648
3. Sarah ³ b. Oct. 4, 1650
4. Abraham ³ b. Nov 14, 1652
5. Moses ³ b. Dec. 28, 1655
6. Aaron ³ b. Aug 9, 1658, d. Jan 31 1658-9
7. Richard ³ b. Feb. 6 1659-60: d. Feb 17 1659-60
8. Lydia ³ b. Mar. 8 1660-1
7. _Robert ² (14)
8. Mary ² b. about 1637; aged 58 July 19 1695.
Md. Nov 15, 1653 by her father Robert, to John, son of John and Sarah Osgood.
[unreadable note in different handwriting regarding Mary's witchcraft conviction]

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Gen. 2

1. John. ² sone of Robert¹. born Eng. about 1622, d. about 1659.

   Md. June 4, 1648, Sarah, dau. of John & Sarah Osgood of Andover.
   Ch:

2. Sarah ³ b. Mar. 24, 1649-50
3. Lydia³ b. Apr. 23, 1651
4. Mary³ b. July 17, 1653
5. Hannah³ b. Nov. 4, 1655

X (14). Robert² (7) son of Robert¹, b. Eng. about 1629. d. ___

Md. Dec 8, 1652, Elizabeth Fawn, or Fane, dau. of John & Elizabeth ( ). b. London, Eng.; d. Mar. 27, 1715.
Ch.
15. John³ (25) b. Sept. 16, 1653
16. Daniel³ b. July 3, 1655; d. New Jersey, Jan. 10, 1679-80
17. Abraham³ b. July 14, 1657; m. Mar. 10 1683, Hannah Gove of Newbury; lived Newbury thence after 1684, rem'd to Hampton N.H.
18. Hannah³ b. Oct. 2, 1660
19. Fawn³ b. Mar. 2, 1661-2
20. Nathaniel³ b. Sept. 6 1663; d. Saco, Me. Apr. 1689
X 21. Robert³, b. Mar. 29, 1665; d. Dracut Sept. 3 1741
(over)

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Ch: of Robert cont'd.
22. Lydia, b. Dec. 14 1668.
23. Mary b. June 8, 1670, d. July 1 1670
24. Mary b. July 24, 1673; d. Feb. 11 1678
25. Jonathan

Gen. 3

26 John³ (15), sone of Robert² (Robert ¹), b. Sept. 16, 1653; d. May 16, 1692.

Md. Feb. 22, 1676, Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Ayer and Elizabeth (Palmer), b. Haverhill Dec. 10, 1652.
Ch:
27. Daniel⁴ b. d. Jan. 10, 1678-9
28. _Samuel (39) b. Nov. 2, 1677, d. Oct. 3, 1754
29. Job⁴ (57), b. Feb. 20, 1679; d. Dec. 23, 1732
30. Mary⁴ b. Feb. 20, 1681
31. Elizabeth⁴ b. Apr. 8, 1684
32. John⁴ (49) b. July 18, 1686
33. Nathaniel⁴ (66) b. June 1689
34. Hannah⁴ b. Sept. 11 1691; d. Sept 15, 1691
35. Abiah⁴ b. Sept. 12, 1692 (posthumous)

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Gen. 3

X 36. Robert³ (21) son of Robert² (Robert¹) b. Haverhill, Mar. 29, 1665; d. Dracut, Sept. 3 1741. His decease is recorded both in Haverhill, and in Dracut, which is thie only instance he is mentioned in the latter records. The probabilities are that he removed to Dracut with his son Nathaniel, but neither are mentioned among the original propriertors or first 25 families how settled the place about 1701. No settlement of his estate. He md. at Great Island Dec. 18, 1690, Deliverance Oddihorne (properly Odiorne), b. ___ d. Sept. 3, 1741

Ch: (b. Haverhill)

1. Dorcas ⁴ b. Oct. 3 1693
   X 38. Nathaniel⁴ (76) b. Jan 14. 1696-7; d ___

Perhaps other children

Gen. 4
39. Samuel⁴ (28) son of John³ (Robert² Robert¹) b. Nov. 2 1677; d. Oct. 3, 1754

Md. July 11, 1705, Ruth Peasley
Ch:
40. Timothy⁵ (82) b. Aug. 2 1706
41. Ruth⁵ b. Mar 3, 1708-9
42. Hannah⁵ b. Mar. 26 1711
43. Moses⁵ (93) b. Mar 26, 1713, d. 1788

Note on page 6: Robert and Deliverance dying the same day makes me wonder what caused their simultaneous deaths.

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(Ch. of Samuel cont'd) Gen. 4
44. Sarah⁵ b. May 29, 1715
45. Susannah⁵ b. Apr. 24, 1718
46. Miriam⁵ b. Sept. 16, 1720
47. Abner⁵ b. Apr. 1, 1723
48. Samuel⁵ (103) b. May 2, 1730; d. Dec. 24, 1803

(49). John⁴ (32), son of John³ (Robert², Robert¹) b. Haverhill, July 18 1686; d. ___

Styled Lieut. Md. (1) who d. Nov. 6, 1754
Md. (2) widow Mary Kimball. [unreadable addition in different hand]
Ch: by 1st wife
50. _Jonathan⁵ (109) b. Aug 2, 1708
51. John⁵ b. June 7, 1711; d. May 16, 1714
52. Elizabeth⁵ b. Mar. 24, 1714; d. Sept. 23, 1715
53. Benjamin⁵ (118) b. Mar. 19, 1717-18; [m. Mary Kimball] [addition in different hand]
54. Abijah⁵ b. Dec. 30, 1719
55. Elizabeth⁵ b. May 17, 1724
56. Hannah⁵ b. Dec. 29, 1726

1. Job⁴ (29), son of John³ (Robert², Robert¹) b. Hav'll Feb. 20, 1679; d. Dec. 23, 1732
   Over

Notes on page 7:

• Benjamin is recorded as marrying someone with the same name as his father's second wife, in a note added later in a different hand. However later (see his entry at 118) his wife is listed with a different unmarried name.
• The spelling of "Abijah" is uncertain. It doesn't look like "Abigail" on the next page.

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Job, contin'd Gen 4

He Md. Mehitable Ayer
Ch:
58. Lydia⁵ b. Nov. 20, 1702
59. Mary⁵ b. Jan 21, 1704-5
60. Obadiah⁵ (132) b. May 22, 1707
61. Mehitable⁵ b. Dec. 17, 1709
62. Abigail⁵ b. Sept. 24, 1712
63. John⁵ (135) b. Oct. 19, 1714
64. Ann⁵ b. June 22, 1718
65. Joseph⁵ (140) b. June 20, 1722

1. Nathaniel⁴ (33), son of John³ (Robert², Robert¹), b. Haverhill, June 1689. d. ___

   Md. Sarah Merrill, who d. July 10 1748
   Ch

2. Abiah⁵ b. May 27, 1715
3. Elizabeth⁵ b. Mar. 6, 1716-17
4. Nathaniel⁵ (142) b. Oct. 16, 1719
5. Sarah⁵ b. Mar. 2, 1721
6. Jeremiah⁵ b. June 15, 1724
7. Samuel⁵ (182) b. Apr. 8, 1726
8. David⁵ b. May 23, 1728; d. Mar 30, 1729

Remainder of document: I'll be skipping the lists of children and dates of birth and death. I have the original hard copy and scans if they're of interest.

From Page 9:

X (76) Nathaniel⁴ (38), son of Robert³ (Robert², Robert¹) b. Haverhill, Jan 14, 1696-7; date of decease unknown; but was living as late as 1787 when he made a deed of gift to his son David, being one half of his homestead farm; a small part being in Pelham.

He was of Dracut, a cooper, Feb. 10, 1719-20 when he and wife Ellen, for £20, sold Edward Colburn of Dracut all the estate, which their father Daniel Colburn, had posession of at his decease.

Mar. 27, 1770, he made deed of gify to son Daniel of the southerly half of his homestead farm, the greater part of said farm comprising 80 acres lying mostly in Dracut and the other part in Pelham N.H.; bouned E. on Beaver brook, S. on Peter Coburn, Caleb Parker & Williams; W. on long pond N. on Capt. Wm. Richardson & David Clement: the southerly half to include any dwelling house & barn. Also, one moiety of 100 acres, on Beaver brook, part in Dracut & part in Pelham, N.H., reserving to myself the

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E. half of the dwelling house & barn and 1 acre of land, choosing for myself, during my natural life.
Nov. 9, 1787, he made deed of gift to son David, of the North half of his homestead farm, a small part of it being in Pelham, on same conditions as that of Daniel.

In 1723 he was chosen fence viewer of Dracut; in 1735, assessor; in 1737, selectman, and several years successively. He md. Ellen dau. of Daniel Colburn, probably soon after going to Dracut.

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Gen. 5
X 150. Daniel⁵ (78), son of Nathaniel⁴ (Robert³, Robert², Robert¹), b. Dracut ___ d. 1770

Administration on estate granded widow Eunice, who gave bonds with Peter Colburn & Green Parker, Nov. 20 1770. Inventory taken Mar. 3, 1770 by Sam'l Winn, Peter Colburn, & Charles Williams. £39:0:8.

"It hath been represented that, his son Daniel hath been absent several years from the jurisdiction of the commonwealth, so he cannot inspect the settlement of the real estate of his father, and Capt. James Varnum of Dracut is authorized to make distribution & to act on behalf of said Daniel Sept. 21, 1785

To widow, Eunice 1/3; Moses, eldest son
Countersigned by parties & heirs interested viz:
Moses Clement, Josiah & Eunice Fox, Dolly Clement, Samuel Harris & James Varnum, trustee for Daniel Clement. Oct. 3, 1783.

Two thirds of estate assigned unto son Moses amounting to £66 to be paid by him to his sisters Eunice, Dolly & Charlotte, their respective husbands or legal representatives £5 each, and to his brother.

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In the account of widow Eunice as administratrix, the following items are mentioned,

Paid to David Clement
To providing for Mr. Nathaniel Clements & wife, parents of said deceased Daniel, for 13 years at £3 per year. To Moses Clement.
In account, against the estate, is mentioned paid Sarah Clements _ Notes signed by Nath'l Clement & Moses Clement Oct. 12, 1785.
[Middlesex Col Probate files]
See deed of gift from his father Nathaniel.
He md. Eunice _ ___ living 1785.

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X 189 Moses⁶ (151), son of Daniel⁵ (Nath'l⁴, Robert³, Robert², Robert¹), b. Dracut Sept. 24, 1758 - d. Jun 27 1837.

Md. Rachel Perham
Middlesex Co. Probate Rec.
He made his will Mar. 22 1834; pd. Dec. 5 1837. To wife Rachel, gives all his estate wherever found, and after her decease, to be distributed as follows:--
$5 to be taken from my pension money, to buy 2 Bibles; one to be given to my grandson & namesake

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Moses, son of Josiah Blanchard, and the other to grandson Moses, son of John Clement.
To son John, of Townsend, 1 share; to son Asa, of Dracut, 1 share; to son David of Hudson, N.H., 1 share; to son Daniel of N.Y. State, 1 share; to son Frederick Clement of Virginia, 1 share; to William Clement of Boston, 1 share; to grandson ___ son of Charles Clement dec'd, if living; to son, Asa, to dau. Rachel, wife of Josiah Blanchard, 1 share; to Hannah, wife of William Burns, 1 share; to Lucy, wife of Elijah Eames; to Betsey wife of Samuel Chase of Whittingham Vt., to Clarissa, wife of James Coburn of Dracut, 1 share; to Fanny, wife of Lemuel H. George of Chelsea, Vt., 1 share.
The 2 silver table spoons, my wife may leave at her decease, one to be given to her grand daughter & namesake, Rachel, dau. Of Josiah Blanchard, which is marked with initials of her name.
The other to be given to her grand daughter and namesake Rachel Perham Clement, dau. Of son John Clement, marked with the initials of her name.
The household furniture to be divided among the daughters. The undivided pew in the meeting house near the Pawtucket bridge lying in common and

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undivided with heirs of Josiah Fox dec'd to be sold at wife's decease and proceeds divided among the sons. Son John Executor.

John P. Cutler
Christopher G. Hough
Samuel M. Richardson
Wit.
Moses Clement [seal]
Inventory $238.29

Middlesex Co. Deeds:
Mar. 13, 1775, for £116:13:40 he sold to Joseph Bradley p. 60 acres, known as the Caleb Parker homestead farm, he died possessed of , on a town road leading from my house to Nath'l Clement's house, bounded N. on land, formerly said Nathaniel's homestead farm (since conveyed by him to his late son Daniel) and on other land known as the John Williams homestead farm.
Signed Moses Clements
Abigail Parks
Thankful Clements.

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

There follows several pages of appendix, written in a different, much more difficult to read hand and apparently added later. In the midst of one page, overwritten above and below:

Perley Derby, 32 Howard St. Salem Mass.