Individual Details
Nancy CLAWSON
(From Abt 1798 to 1800 - Bet 16 Dec 1862 and 23 Jan 1863)
(1781-1865). Benjamin Clawson was a son of Richard Closson (died about 1826) and Sarah Mitchell. Nancy was not a daughter of Richard Closson and Sarah Mitchell since there is an Orphans' Court record in Indiana County listing their 11 children. There were three other Clawson/Closson/Clauson men in Black Lick Township that were probably Richard Closson's brothers: Josiah, John, and Daniel. She was not a daughter of Daniel Clauson since he named his children in his will. Josiah left a will but did not name all his children in his will. Josiah's son Miller who inherited his father's property was single when he died intestate in 1877. His property was sold to pay his debts but there was money left in his account to be paid to his heirs. His estate records in Indiana County need checked to see if they name his siblings or nieces and nephews. Nancy was probably a daughter of Josiah or John Clawson but more information is necessary to determine how she is related to the Clawson family in Black Lick Township in Indiana County.
The Clawson connection continued when James Fleming's son James died in 1898. There was a civil court case B. Clawson vs. Daniel Kennedy and James Fleming estate. Daniel Kennedy was James Fleming's son-in-law and the executor of his estate. The judgment of the court was for B. Clawson.
Nancy married David Davis after James Fleming's death. She and her daughter, Nancy Jane Fleming, are mentioned in his will. Nancy writes a will in 1862 that mentions her son, James Fleming, her daughter, Nancy Jane Gordon, and five of her granddaughters. This helps to prove who her daughters, Eliza and Charlotte, married.
William Fleming, the son of James and Nancy Fleming, married Nancy Davis, the daughter of David Davis, Nancy's second husband. They are all living in David Davis' household in the 1850 census.
Events
| Birth | From Abt 1798 to 1800 |  | |||
| Marriage | From Abt 1819 to 1820 | James FLEMING |  | ||
| Marriage | Bet 1844 and 1850 | David DAVIS | | ||
| Census | 1850 | Black Lick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Blairsville Post Office, Black Lick Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | Bet 16 Dec 1862 and 23 Jan 1863 | | |||
| Probate | 23 Jan 1863 | Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | James FLEMING (1782 - 1844) |
| Child | Eliza Jane FLEMING (1818 - 1870) |
| Child | James FLEMING (1824 - 1898) |
| Child | Charlotte FLEMING (1825 - 1892) |
| Child | Eli G. FLEMING (1827 - 1896) |
| Child | William G. FLEMING (1829 - 1908) |
| Child | Nancy Jane FLEMING (1832 - 1910) |
| Child | Evaline FLEMING (1835 - 1844) |
| Spouse | David DAVIS (1785 - 1855) |
Notes
Birth
Her birth date is based on her age in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.Endnotes
1. Capt. C. T. Arms; E. White, compiler, History of Indiana County Pennsylvania 1880 (Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880; reprint, U.S. A.: Walsworth Publishing Company , 1981), 421.
2. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Will Books, 3:57, Will of Nancy Davis, 16 December 1862; probated 23 January 1863; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
3. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Blacklick Township, page 159B, dwelling 2249, family 2255, David Davis; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 January 2017); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 785.
4. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Blacklick Township, page 30 (stamped); page 74 (penned), dwelling 539, family 524, Nancy Davis; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 February 2018); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1116.
5. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Will Books, 3:57, Will of Nancy Davis, written 16 December 1862; probated 23 January 1863; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
6. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Will Books, 3:57, Will of Nancy Davis, written 16 December 1862; probated 23 January 1863; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.