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
| Birth | 1634 | England | |||
| Marriage | November 3, 1649 | Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - Elizabeth Unknown Clemence |  | ||
| Civil | January 9, 1654 | Land, 8 acres of meadow - Providence, British America |  | | |
| Civil | 1655 | Freeman - Providence, British America | | ||
| Civil | February 19, 1665 | Land | | | |
| Civil | 1676 | Providence, British America | | | |
| Civil | 1681 | Land deed to son - Providence, British America | | ||
| Death | 1688 | Providence, British America | |||
| Will | May 16, 1688 | Providence, British America | | ||
| Civil | Town services - Providence, British America | | | ||
| Burial | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Unknown Clemence (1632 - 1721) |
| Child | Richard Clemence (1659 - 1723) |
| Child | Thomas Clemence (1655 - 1723) |
| Child | Content Clemence (1667 - 1696) |
| Child | Elizabeth Clemence (1673 - 1737) |
Webtags
Notes
Civil
He bought of Wissawyamake, an Indian 23 years of age living at Sekescute, 8 acres of meadowCivil
Thomas drew Lot 90Civil
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 1654Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Index New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, n.d.), Page 161.
2. (1887). || Page 48 Clemence, Thomas family timeline, details.
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9. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .