Individual Details

Walter was Baptized St. Northam Parish 20 Mar 1756/7

Goochland DB 14
p.339 16 Oct 1786 Benjamin Clopton & Agnes his wife to Walter Clopton. 300£. tract of 220 acres. Land of John Thelpole Ballows; Thos. Bolling, Thos. Randolph, and Wm. Lewis. Signed Benj. Clopton
Acknowledged 16 Oct 1786 by Benj. Clopton

Goochland DB 15
p.206 Collections for Stephen Sampson Shff. By Wm Sampson. For year 1786
March Court 1789
Includes Wm Brill/Britt, Jno Brill/Britt, Jno Clements, Walter Clopton, Thos. Meriwther, Arthur Slayden

Goochland DB 16
20 Feb 1792 Nathl. Holland & David Hudson ordered that Thos. Miller, Wm. R. Fleming, Archd. Bryce, John Perkins & George Richardson or any three appraise the accounts of John Barnerd & Walter Clopton as admin of Benjamin Clopton, dec'd.
Included
Payment to Agness Clopton, 18 Jul, 1790
1792 Payment to Agness Clopton on 16 Apr
Report signed by Tho. Miller, George Richardson, Jno Perkins 10 Apr 1792
Rec. 21 Aug 1792

1830 Census. Wilson Co, TN
Walter Clopton: 3m 20-30, 1m 30-40, 1m 70-80 [born bet 1750-1760]. 1f under age 5. 1f 30-40, 1f 40-50, 1f 60-70 [born bet 1760-1770]
adjacent
Walter Clopton Jr: 2m under 5, 1m 40-50 [born bet 1780-1790]. 1f age 20-30.

26 Oct 1833. Wilson Co, TN
Application for Rev War pension under the Act of June 7, 1832. S3165.
Walter Clopton, Senior, a resident of Wilson Co age 76 years and 9 months (unable to ride to court - his affidavit taken at his residence) stated he was drafted a private soldier in Goochland Co, VA in 1775 but not mustered into service until 1779 and was attached to the Company under ommand of Capt. Joseph Leake. They were marched to Albamarl Barracks and stationed there as guards over the prisoners taken at Saratoga. They were in service three months and discharged. He was again drafted in 1780 and ensconced at Richmond, then marched to Isle of wight, Cabbin Point, and Petersburgh. Discharged at Petersburgh Dec 1780. Again drafted in Jan 1781 under Captain Leake. He was subsequently discharged & drafted several other times. He was born in Goochland in the Rockcastle neighborhood on James River on 25 Dec 1756 and lived there until after the restoration of peace when he moved to Sumner Co TN, Nov 1803 and thence to Wilson Co TN and settled on Fall Creek, 16 miles from Lebanon where he now resides in Jan of 1805. He is old and infirm. He was in service for eleven months & eleven days as best he now recollects. signed: Walter Clopton
He was subscibed on the pension Roll of West Tennesse in the amount of $38 per annum beginning 4 Mar 1831.


Walter may have left a Will, Wilson Co, TN. Children have been seen as Walter Jr., Jess B., Martha H., Eleanor B., William A. and John A. Clopton.

Birth	26 Dec 1756	Goochland County, Virginia
Marriage	Bef 1785	Goochland County, Virginia - Eleanor RANDOLPH
Death	Abt Jan 1835	Wilson County, Tennessee

Spouse	Eleanor RANDOLPH ( - 1835)
Child	Walter Clopton Jr. (1785 - 1840)
Child	John A. Clopton (1809 - )

Father	BENJAMIN CLOPTON (1733 - 1790)
Mother	AGNES MORGAN ( - 1809)
Sibling	Elizabeth Clopton (1760 - )
Sibling	OLIVE JUDITH CLOPTON (1762 - 1800)
Sibling	Mary Clopton (1764 - )
Sibling	Susannah Clopton (1766 - )
Sibling	Benjamin Michaux Clopton (1768 - )
Sibling	Anthony Clopton (1770 - 1848)
Sibling	Agnes Clopton (1772 - )