Individual Details
Elizabeth Clopton
(5 May 1760 - )
Baptized St. Northam Parish 6 Oct 1761
The following deed indicates Elizabeth was likely married to John Bernand and had died prior to 1791. Bernard is named in this deed as though he was one of the heirs of Benjamin Clopton and Elizabeth is the daughter not mentioned. Daughter, Agnes, if she existed, was likely still a minor in 1791 and would have needed a guardian to sign for her.
Goochland DB 15
p.453 13 Jan 1791 Agnes Clopton, relict of Benjamin Clopton, dec'd, John Bernard, William Perkins & Olive J. his wife, David Hudson & Mary his wife, Nathaniel Holland & Susanne his wife, Benjamin M. Clopton & Anthony Clopton to Robert Lewis Junr. 500£
Tract in Goochland on waters of Little Byrd Creek, 200 acres. Begin corner of Nathaniel Massies line, along his line; Thomas Massie & George Hudson's, on Holland's line across the Creek thence down the Creek, Byrd Creek on Nathaniel Massies, Thomas Massies & Benjamin Cloptons lines., then up Byrd Crk according to meanders, corner of Nathaniel Holland & Benjamin Clopton, pine at Nathaniel Holands fence, corner Holland & Benjamin Clopton dec'd on George Hudson's line, coren fo Thomas Massie & Benjamin Clopt dec'd & Hudson's line.
Signed: Agnes Clopton, John Bernard, William Perkins, Olive J. Perkins, David Hudson, Mary Hudson,Nathaniel Holland, Susanna Holland, Benjamin Clopton, John Bernard, guardn for Anthony Clopton. Wit: John Herndon, thos. Eldrige, Jno Johnson Jr.
17 Jan 1791 present in court and proved by witnesses; female parties privately examined.
Events
| Birth | 5 May 1760 | Goochland County, Virginia |  |
Families
| Father | BENJAMIN CLOPTON (1733 - 1790) |
| Mother | AGNES MORGAN ( - 1809) |
| Sibling | Walter Clopton (1756 - 1835) |
| 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 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Lucy Lane Erwin, The Ancestry of William Clopton of York County, Virginia, (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Co., Inc., 1939), p.148.
2. Edited by W. Mac Jones, The Douglas Register. Detailed record of Births, Marriages, Deaths.....as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797. [Note: Douglas went to Goochland in 1750 but did not start the Registter until 1756.] An Index of Goochland Wills. Notes on the French-Huguenot Refugees who lived in Manakin-Town. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore Reprinted 1985; Original, 1928. c1966) Available online at Ancestry.com by subscription., p.171.