Individual Details

Thomas Clemence

(1634 - 1688)

Thomas was born in England, his parents unknown. He married Elizabeth, her parents also unknown. Both were living in Providence, Rhode Island. Thomas's home is recorded at the Library of Congress with photos, floor plans, construction details, 'this house is probably the most authentic surviving example of a seventeenth-century, stone-ender Rhode Island House'. Thomas was 'One of those who staid and went not away' during King Philips War. He was a big supporter of peace, endorsed the idea, of a local document: Salus Populi, health of the people. He and Elizabeth had children, they deeded land to their kids.

Events

Birth1634England
MarriageAbt, 1650Providence, British America - Elizabeth Unknown Clemence
CivilJanuary 9, 1654Land, 8 acres of meadow - Providence, British America
Civil1655Freeman - Providence, British America
CivilFebruary 19, 1665Land
Civil1676Providence, British America
Civil1681Land deed to son - Providence, British America
Death1688Providence, British America
WillMay 16, 1688Providence, British America
CivilTown services - Providence, British America
Burial

Families

SpouseElizabeth Unknown Clemence (1632 - 1721)
ChildRichard Clemence (1659 - 1723)
ChildThomas Clemence (1655 - 1723)
ChildContent Clemence (1667 - 1696)
ChildElizabeth Clemence (1673 - 1737)

Notes

Civil

He bought of Wissawyamake, an Indian 23 years of age living at Sekescute, 8 acres of meadow

Civil

Thomas drew Lot 90

Civil

King Philips War one who staid and not went away, rewarded with land and/or Indian slaves, servants.

Civil

Treasurer and deputy in Providence, RI.

Clemence-Irons House 1691, Historic New England site

1654-1740: Clemence Family The first record of this property is the purchase made by its first white owner, Thomas Clemence, from the Indian Wissawyamake in 1654

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA, Page 161.

2. Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690, With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. Albany: J Munsell’s sons, 1887, Page 48 Clemence, Thomas family timeline, details.

3. Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690, With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. Albany: J Munsell’s sons, 1887, Page 48 Clemence, Thomas family timeline, details.

4. Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690, With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. Albany: J Munsell’s sons, 1887, Page 48 Clemence, Thomas family timeline, details.

5. Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690, With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. Albany: J Munsell’s sons, 1887, Page 48 Clemence, Thomas family timeline, details.

6. Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690, With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. Albany: J Munsell’s sons, 1887, Page 48 Clemence, Thomas family timeline, details.

7. Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690, With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. Albany: J Munsell’s sons, 1887, Page 48 Clemence, Thomas family timeline, details.

8. Austin, John Osborne. The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690, With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. Albany: J Munsell’s sons, 1887, Page 48 Clemence, Thomas family timeline, details.

9. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .