Robert Clements

Bef 1644 - Aft 1677  (> 35 years)

• Name	Robert Clements
  Birth	Bef 1644
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1677	Sittingbourne Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
  Person ID	I116628	Tree1
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

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  === 1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 137-138 TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE TO WHOME these presents shall come I ROBERT CLEMENTS of the County of Rappahanock Planter send Greeting. Knowe ye that I the said ROB. CLEMENTS for divers good causes & valuable consideracons me thereunto moveing doe give bargaine sell & confirme unto THOMAS HARPER of the abovesd County Planter & his heirs for Ever one prcell of land scituate lying & being on the South side of PUSCATACON POCOSON & of the Westermost side of a Branche called & known by the name of the MIDDLE BRANCH wch sd land is parte & parcell of a tract of land held by a Pattent by the said CLEMENT & HARPER To Have and To Hold the sd prcell of land unto the sd THO HARPER & his heires for ever with all proffits comodities & apprtenances thereunto belonging without the lett or molestacon of mee the sd ROBT. CLEMENTS my heirs In Witness whereof I the sd ROBERT CLEMENTS have hereunto sett my hand & seale this 5th day of November 1669 in prsents of us THOMAS EDMONDSON ROBT CLEMENTS ANN EDMONDSON her marke his marke Recogaiti in Cul Rappa. 2d die Marti 1669/70 === 1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 139 KNOWE ALL MEN by these prsents that I ROBERT CLEMENTS of Rappa. Planter doe by these prsents constitute appnynt JAMES BOUGHAN of the same County my true & lawfull Attorney for me & in my name to acknowledge in Court a Deed of Sale made from me to THOMAS HARPER Retifieing whatsoever my said Atturney shall doe herein As Witness my hand the first day of March 1669 Test FRANCIS BROWNE ROB CLEMENTS TAMSGAN BOUGHAN his marke === 1677-1678 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 6, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 140-141 TO ALL TO WHOM &c, I Sr: WM: BERKELEY Knight Governor & Capt. General of Virginia send Greeting in or: Lord God everlasting. Whereas &c. Now know ye that I ye sd Sr. WM. BERKLEY Knt. Governor &c. doe wth ye consent of ye Councell of State accordingly grant unto THOMAS HARPER & ROBERT CLEMENS seaven hundred acres of land being in Rappae County & upon PISCATAWAY SWAMP lying between ye lands of JAMES BOUGHAN & FRANCIS BROWNE & bounding as followeth ViZt. beginning at a corner Gume in a Branch of ye MAINE SWAMP & runing thence West by marked trees over certaine branches, thence No: by West from a leaning white Oak to ye MAINE SWAMP to a corner ye River & LITLE ISLAND thence down ye Swamp to JAMES BOUGHANs white Oak to ye Eastward of a Branch, thence from that white Oak So: So: West to ye Branch & up ye Branch to corner Poplar, thence So: by East dividing this land from ye land of JAMES BOUGHAN to ye place it begann, ye sd land being due unto them ye said THOMAS HARPER & ROBERT CLEMENS by & for ye transportation of Fourteene psons into this Collony whose names are in ye Records mentioned undr. this Pattent; To have & to hold ye sd Land &c., yeilding & paying &c., Provided &c., Given at JAMES CITTY under my hand & ye Seale of this Colony this 27th day of February 1665 & in ye Eighteenth yeare of ye Reigne of or; Soveraigne Lord king Charles ye 2d &c. THOMAS HARPER & ROBT. CLEMENS WM. BERKLEY their Pattent for 700 acres of land in Rappae. County Recordatr. Testi THO: LUDWELL Secretar: et Recordatr. in Cur Com Rappae xx6 die Decembr: 1677 === 1677-1678 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 6, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 141-142 TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whom these prsents shall come, ROBERT CLEMMONS of County of Rappae: Planter, send Greeting. Know yee that I ye sd CLEMMONS for diverse good causes & valuable consideracons mee thereunto mooving doe give sell & confirme unto THOMAS HARPER of ye abovesd. County, Planter, his heires forever one parcel of land being on ye South side of PISCATICON POCOSON & of ye Westermost side of a Branch called & known by ye name of ye MIDLE BRANCH wch sd land is pte & parcell of a tract of land held by Pattent by ye sd CLEMONS & HARPER, To have and to hold ye sd parcell of land unto sd THOMAS HARPER & his heires for ever wth all profits & appurtenances thereunto belonging without ye lett or molestation of me ye sd ROBERT CLEMMONS my heires or Executors or any other persons whatsoever clayming any Estate in sd prmises undr: me by vertue hereof. In Witness whereof I ye sd ROBERT CLEMONS have sett my hand & Seale this 5th day of Novembr: 1669 Signed sealed & delivered in ye prsence of us THO: EDMUNDSON, ROBERT CLEMONS ANNE - EDMONDSON Recordatr xx6 die December 1677. Test EDMD, CRASKE Cl Cur Recognitr in Cur Com Rapae 2 die Martii 1669 Recordatr x die Test ROBT, PAYNE CI Cur The Deposition of THOMAS HARPER aged 50 yeares or thereabout doth declare that about nine or ten yeares since yor: Depont. together wth ROBERT CLEMENTS seated a tract of land towards ye head of PISCATAWAY CREEK wch they had a joynt Pattent for, & going to Seat it by Joynt consent since ye sd HARPER & CLEMENTS sent for two of ye neighbours, FRANCIS BROWNE & THOMAS COOPER & in prsence of them marked some trees intending to make a Division of ye same & when wee had soe done, wee did agree to take from under each others hand something in order to ye marking ye Division but wee did not doe it but resolved that there should be no division until wee came both together in Court, & further saith not HARPER THO: X HARPER Juratis est HARPER in Cur Com Rappae xxi die 9bris 1677 et Recordatr xx6 die xbris Ano: 1677 The Opinion of ye Jury wch ye Worpfull Court of Rappae: hath ordered is to enquire into a Convayance granted by ROBERT CLEMENTS to THO: HARPER for a parcell of land wch according to an ordr: of Court wee have made enquiry & doe find by ye Convayance that ye Plantacon whereon that ROBERT CLEMMONS did live is not in ye bounds of ye Convayance & hereunto we sett or: hands SAMUELL PARRY THOMAS PAINES JAMES BOUGHAN RICHARD HOLT ROBERT ARMSTRONG THOMAS WOOL JOHN BURRES RICHARD MACKQUEBONE JOHN GRIGORY JOHN SOAPER WM: JOHNSON THOMAS WHEELER Recordatr xxi die xbris 1677 === 1666-1679 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 6; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 14 THO. HARPER & ROBT. CLEMONDS. 700 acs. Rappa. Co. upon Piscataway Sw., bet. James Boughan & Francis Browne &c; Feb. 1665/6. p. 19. Trans. of 14 pers: Jno. Atkins, Too. Sheffeild, Mich. Wilson, Ralph Sharpe. Will. Bateman. Mich Wills, Alexr. Mount, Marke Alester, George Rayman. Samll. Burton, Ephrim Parker, Edward Milton. Mary Fisher, Jno. Ransforth.