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SOURCE: "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, With some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton", by David W. Hoyt; Providence, RI

Vol. I, pp. 99-102. (pub. 1897)

Transcriber notes in brackets [ ]

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JOHN CLOUGH of Salisbury, MA

1 JOHN1 CLOUGH (or CLUFF), of Salisbury, † "house carpenter," b. ab. 1613; prob. came in the "Elizabeth," 1635; recd. land in the "first division" and in 1640; oath fid. 1650; commoner and tax 1650, and other early lists. He m. 1st, JANE _____, who d. Jan. 16, 1679-80 (S); 2d, Jan. 15, 1686, MARTHA CILLEY (or SIBLEY). He d. July 26, 1691 (S); will July 3, Nov. 3, 1691. Wid. Martha liv. 1692. [Under the genealogy of William Holdred, it states "came from the parish of St. Alphage, Cripplegate, London (Sv), on the 'Elizabeth,' in 1635, with JOHN CLOUGH..."] Children:

2 I ELIZABETH,2 b. Dec. 16, 1642 (S); m. _____ HORNE; liv. 1691.
3 II MARY,2 b. July 30, 1644 (S); not in will, 1691.
4 III SARAH,2 b. June 28, 1646 (S); m. May 14, 1667 (Nb), DANIEL2 MERRILL (Nath'l1). [Sarah d. Mar. 18, 1705-6 (S).] +
5 IV JOHN,2 b. March 9, 1648-9 (S); m. Nov. 13, 1674, MERCY2 PAGE; "eldest son" in 1691. +

† Savage and Bond say he was a tailor, of Watertown, freeman May 18, 1642; rem. to Salis, and had a wife Susanna; -- prob. a different person.
    In March, 1638-9, the General Court granted a lot to John Cluffe, with his master's consent, he having served four years already; no place named. (Mass. Col. Records.)

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6 V THOMAS,2 b. May 29, 1651 (S); m. 1st, March 10, 1680, HANNAH2 GILE; 2d, 1687, RUTH2 CONNOR. +
7 VI MARTHA,2 b. March 22, 1654 (S); m. Nov. 13, 1674 (Hv), CORNELIUS2 PAGE (John1). [Martha d. May 11, 1683 (Hv).] +
8 VII SAMUEL,2 b. Feb. 20, 1656-7 (S); m. Aug. 3, 1679, ELIZABETH2 BROWN [William1]. +

5 JOHN2 CLOUGH (John1), of Salisbury, "yeoman," b. 1649; oath al. and fid. 1677; free. 1690; m. Nov. 13, 1674 (S), MERCY2 PAGE (John1). She was adm. S. chh. Sep. 6, 1691. He d. April 19, 1718 (S); will April, 1715; May 19, 1718. Wid. Mercy d. Jan. 25, 1718-9 (S); will May 22, 1718; May, 1719. Children:

9 I BENONI,3 b. May 23, 1675 (S); m. HANNAH _____; "eldest son" in 1715. +
10 II MARY,3 b. April 8, 1677 (S); m. _____ MERRILL; liv. 1715.
11 III JOHN,3 b. June 30, 1678 (S); m. March 5, 1700-1 (S), ELIZABETH2 LONG (Richard1); res. S.; both owned cov. chh. 1705; liv. 1715. Chil.: Ann,4 b. Dec. 25, 1701 (S); Tabitha,4 d. 1703; Ann,4 and Susanna,4 bp. 1705; Lydia,4 bp. 1706, d. 1713; Sarah,4 bp. 1706; John,4 bp. 1708; Elizabeth,4 bp. 1710; per. others.
12 IV CORNELIUS,3 b. May 7, 1680 (S); liv. 1715. A Cornelius m. Jan. 13, 1714, JOANNA SANBORN (D Hm).
13 V CALEB,3 b. Oct. 26, 1682 (S); liv. 1715.
14 VI JOSEPH,3 b. Oct. 14, 1684 (S); liv. 1715.
15 VII SARAH,3 b. April 5, 1686 (S); name Clough in 1715. A "Sarah Clough, maid," adm. S. chh. Feb. 11, 1710-1.
16 VIII JONATHAN,3 b. April 11, 1688 (S); liv. 1715. A Jonathan and wife Hannah adm. S. chh. July 3, 1715.
17 IX MERCY,3 b. March 17, 1690-1 (S); bp. Sep. 20, 1691; m. ab. 1710, JACOB3 FLANDERS (John,2 Stephen1); liv. 1715.
18 X MOSES,3 b. March 26, 1693 (S); bp. May 7, 1693; liv. 1715. HANNAH CLOUGH, wife of Moses, d. March 1, 1725-6 (S).
19 XI AARON,3 b. Dec. 16, 1695 (S); bp. Aug. 4, 1700; wife ABIGAIL d. Jan. 26, 1743, age 46. He d. Jan. 20, 1781. (S. Pl. Cemetery.)
20 XII TABITHA,3 b. Feb. 12, 1697-8 (S); d. Aug. 20, 1698 (S).

6 THOMAS2 CLOUGH (John1), of Salisbury, b. 1651; oath al. and fid. 1677; m. 1st, March 10, 1680 (S), HANNAH2 GILE [GUILE, GILD] (Samuel1), who d. Dec. 22 (or Jan. 22), 1683 (S); 2d, 1687 (S), RUTH2 CONNOR (Cornelius1). A soldier, "New Puritan," p. 106. Thomas and wife Ruth adm. S. chh. July 27, 1718. He was prob. liv. 1738; "yeoman," 1730. Children:

21 I SAMUEL,3 b. Dec. 5, 1680 (S); m. SARAH _____. He d. bef. 1728; wife Sarah adm. est. Chil.: Theophilus,4 b. 1703; Eliphalet,4 d. 1706; Sam-

NOTE. _____ CLOUGH m. ANNE EVANS (Thomas), b. 1687; liv. 1736.

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uel,4 res. S.; Daniel,4 b. 1716; Anna,4 m. ABRAHAM4 MORRILL; Abigail,4 m. BENJAMIN MORRILL, of Kingston; Sarah,4 m. DANIEL MARSTON, of Hm.; Mehitable,4 Miriam,4 all liv. 1728 but Eliph.
22 II THOMAS,3 b. Dec. 9, 1681 (S), by 1st wife; liv. in S. in 1738; "cordwainer." A Thomas m. Jan. 15, 1705-6, MARY3 GILE (Ephraim,2 Sam.1) in Hv. Ephraim,4 son of Thomas and Mary, b. Nov. 12, 1706 (Hv); d. May 11, 1710 (S). Jeremiah,4 son of Thomas, Jr., bp. May 28, 1710. Adm. est. of a Thomas, Nov. 13, 1749.
23 III JEREMIAH,3 b. June 21, 1688 (S), by 2d wife. A Jer. d. Dec. 6, 1709 (S).
24 IV EBENEZER,3 b. July 5, 1690 (S); d. young.
25 V EBENEZER,3 b. April 27, 1691 (S).
26 VI ZACCHEUS,3 b. Feb. 17, 1691-2 (S); bp. Aug. 5, 1711; prob. m. Jan. 21, 1713-4 (S), SARAH4 PAGE (Jos.,3 Ones.,2 John1).
27 VII ISAAC,3 b. Jan. 24, 1693-4 (S); bp. June 29, 1718, "adult."
28 VIII REBECCA,3 b. June 3, 1696 (S); bp. Aug., 1716, "adult."
29 IX HANNAH,3 b. Sep. 25, 1698 (S); d. Feb. 13, 1715 (S).
30 X JUDITH,3 b. Oct. 1, 1700 (S); bp. June 29, 1718, "adult."
31 XI MARTHA,3 b. Feb. 23, 1702 (S); bp. June 29, 1718, "adult."

8 SAMUEL2 CLOUGH (John1), of Amesbury, "blacksmith," b. 1657; m. Aug. 3, 1679 (S), (50) ELIZABETH2 BROWN; "snow-shoe man" in 1708. Will Dec. 3, 1709; March 8, 1709-10; wife Eliz. ment. Children:

32 I SARAH,3 b. Feb. 28, 1679-80 (S); d. March 20, 1679-80 (S).
33 II JEMIMA,3 b. May 28, 1681 (S); m. Dec. 31, 1707 (A), SAMUEL4 FOWLER, Jr. (Sam.,3 Sam.,2 Philip1), of S.; 5 chil.
34 III HANNAH,3 b. _____; "2d dau.;" m. Dec. 5, 1705 (A), JOHN HUNT (Edward).
35 IV SAMUEL,3 b. Feb. 14, 1686-7 (A), "1st son;" m. Dec. 12, 1706 (A), (24) MARY4 [Henry3, Henry2, Ralph1] BLAISDELL; rem. to Salem. Chil., Peter4 and others, b. in A., 1707-10.
36 V EBENEZER,3 b. Jan. 19, 1689 (A); liv. 1709.
37 VI ELIZABETH,3 b. April 23, 1693 (A); liv. 1709; prob. m. Oct. 7, 1714 (A), SAMUEL HUNT (Edward).
38 VII DAVID,3 Ens., b. May 17, 1696 (A); m. 1st, Nov. 25, 1718 (A), (27) ELIZABETH4 [John3, Henry2, Ralph1] BLAISDELL; 2d, June 1, 1743 (A), wid. Mehit. (GOULD [Joseph2, Nathan1]) WORTHEN. He d. in A., May 8, 1757.
39 VIII RACHEL.,3 b. Jan. 26, 1699-1700 (A); liv. 1709.
40 IX JACOB,3 b. Jan. 26, 1699-1700 (A), twin; not in will.

9 BENONI3 CLOUGH (John,2 John1), of Salisbury, b. 1675; m. HANNAH _____; d. Feb. 22, 1757, at Kensington. Children:

41 I BENJAMIN,4 b. Sep. 25, 1694 (S).
42 II ICHABOD,4 b. June 29, 1697 (S).

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43 III NATHAN,4 b. Feb. 1, 1699-1700 (S); m. Oct. 25, 1722, RACHEL BROWN (Wm. of Hm). He d. July 23, 1752.*
44 IV EZEKIEL,4 b. May 24, 1702;* m. May 19, 1725, SARAH BROWN (Wm. of Hm.); d. soon after.* [Wid. Sarah m. SAMUEL EASTMAN {Samuel2, Roger1}]
45 V LYDIA,4 b. _____; d. Aug. 16, or 28, 1706 (S). [There is a 45a below that lists a Joseph instead of Lydia]

* Gen. Reg., 1854, p. 79.

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VOL. II, p. 650 (pub. 1902)

CLOUGH FAMILY. (Pages 99-102, 380.)

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1 JOHN1 CLOUGH prob. m. 2d, Wid. Martha Cilley. (See pp. 130, 567.)

2 ELIZABETH2 CLOUGH prob. m. (1) WILLIAM HORNE.

14 JOSEPH3 CLOUGH of Kingston, as early as 1711, "cordwainer"; inv. est. Nov. 23, 1732; div. est. Jan., 1735-6 (Concord). Chil.: Ezra,4 b. ab. 1710, bp. Oct. 21, 1711 (1S); Mercy,4 bp. Oct. 21, 1711 (1S); Joseph,4 b. bef. 1718; Mary,4 b. bef. 1718; Obadiah,4 b. ab. 1722; Tabitha4; Elizabeth4; Love4; Reuben.4

38 DAVID3 CLOUGH. Chil. rec. at A.: Elizabeth,4 b. Nov. 13, 1719; Merriam,4 b. Feb. 14, 1721; Mary,4 b. June 11, 1724; David,4 b. May 22, 1726; Sarah,4 b. May 1, 1729; Rachel,4 b. Oct. 15, 1731; John,4 b. Oct. 21, 1732 (by 1st wife); Elijah,4 b. April 25, 1744 (by 2d wife); Mehitable,4 b. June 13, 1745.

11 JOHN3 CLOUGH (John,2 John1), of Salisbury, b. 1678; m. March 5, 1700-1 (S), (12) ELIZABETH LONG; both owned covenant 1S. chh., Sept. 23, 1705; adm. 2S. chh., Sept. 6, 1719. Chil.:

46 I ANN,4 b. Dec. 25, 1701 (S); bp. Sept. 23, 1705 (1S).
47 II TABITHA,4 b. Feb. 27, 1702-3 (S); d. Sept. 4, 1703 (S).
48 III SUSANNA,4 b. Dec. 19, 1704 (S); bp. Sept. 23, 1705 (1S). A Susanna m. Jan. 7, 1724-5 (2S), ISAAC GRIFFIN [maybe son of John].
49 IV LYDIA,4 b. Nov. 6, 1706 (S); bp. (Nov. ?) 1706 (1S); d. April 8, 1713.
50 V SARAH,4 b. Nov. 6, 1706 (S) (twin); bp. (Nov. ?) 1706 (1S). A Sarah m. Jan. 3, 1726-7 (2S), EPHRAIM4 HOYT (27 Eph.3).
51 VI JOHN,4 b. July 5, 1708 (S); bp. Aug., 1708 (1S).
52 VII ELIZABETH,4 b. July 6, 1710 (S); bp. Aug., 1710 (1S).
53 VIII ELINOR,4 b. Oct. 25, 1712 (S); bp. April 12, 1713 (1S).
54 IX RICHARD,4 b. Nov. 18, 1714 (S); bp. Jan. 9, 1714-5 (1S).
55 X ELISHA,4 b. May 14, 1717 (S); bp. June 8, 1718 (1S).

21 SAMUEL3 CLOUGH, Serg., (Thomas,2 John1), of Salisbury, b. 1680; m. SARAH _____; d. Aug., 1728. Wid. Sarah m. 2d, March 25, 1730 (2S), (21) EZEKIEL3 MORRILL; 3d, Jan. 10, 1734 (2S), Capt. JOSEPH TAYLOR, of Hm. She was liv. 1755. Chil.:

56 I THEOPHILUS,4 b. Nov. 28, 1703 (S): "eldest son"; bp. Oct. 19, 1718 (1S); liv. 1755, in Kg. A Theoph. m. Jan. 4, 1727-8 (2S), Sarah French.
57 II ELIPHALET,4 b. Oct. 25, 1706 (S); d. Dec. 26, 1706 (S).
58 III ANNA,4 b. July 15, 1708 (S); bp. Oct. 19, 1718 (1S); m. (41) ABRAHAM4 MORRILL, pub. Nov. 24, 1727(S). +
59 IV ABIGAIL,4 b. Nov. 22, 1711 (S); bp. Oct. 19, 1718 (1S); m. Nov. 26, 1730 (2S), (66) BENJAMIN4 MORRILL. +

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60 V SAMUEL,4 b. April 15, 1714 (S); bp. Oct. 19, 1718 (1S); liv. 1755, in S.*
61 VI DANIEL,4 b. June 6, 1716 (S); d. Feb. 1, 1717-8 (S).
62 VII DANIEL,4 b. July 19, 1718 (S); bp. Oct. 19, 1718 (1S); liv. 1753, in S.
63 VIII SARAH,4 b. Sept. 29, 1720 (S); m. Daniel Marston; liv. 1736-'44, in Hm.
64 IX MEHITABLE,4 b. Dec. 29, 1723; prob. bp. Jan. 12, 1723-4 (2S); d. unm. 1728-'36.
65 X MIRIAM,4 b. March 17, 1725-6 (S); prob. bp. March 20, 1725-6 (2S); liv. 1728.

35 SAMUEL3 CLOUGH (Samuel,2 John1), of Amesbury, b. 1687; m. Dec. 12, 1706 (A), (27) MARY4 BLAISDELL. He may not have "rem. to Salem," as stated on p. 101. He and (36) Ebenezer,3 "blacksmith," both of A., sold land in 1711. Chil.:

66 I PETER,4 b. Oct. 25, 1707 (A); m. July 24, 1735, (27) SARAH HUNT [John2, Edward1].
67 II ANNE,4 b. March 23, 1708-9 (A).
68 III MARY,4 b. Oct. 12, 1710 (A).
69 IV SAMUEL,4 b. Feb. 6, 1714-5 (A).
70 V MARCY,4 b. April 15, 1717 (A).
71 VI JOHN,4 b. March 16, 1721.
72 VII THOMAS,4 b. March 12, 1724 (A).
73 VIII JONATHAN,4 b. Jan. 26, 1726 (A).
74 IX ELIZABETH,4 b. June 26, 1728 (A).
75 X JEMIMA,4 b. April 16, 1730 (A); m. Aug. 29, 1751, JOHN CURRIER.
76 XI EBENEZER4 (son), b. Feb. 20, 1735 (A).

* The S. rec. give Samuel, son of Samuel and Sarah, d. June 11, 1736. Did (60) Samuel4 have a wife Sarah and a son Samuel,5 who d. then?

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Vol. III, p. 894-895 (pub. 1916)

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CLOUGH FAMILY. Pages 99-102, 650-1.

1 JOHN1 CLOUGH m. 2d. Jan. 15, 1686 (Dover), wid. MARTHA CILLEY (per. wid. of (5) RICHARD1).

2 ELIZABETH2 m. prob. (1) WILLIAM HORNE.

14 JOSEPH3 member Kg. chh. Sept., 1725; wife Mary adm. Mch., 1726.

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She d. Oct. 12 and he Oct. 13, 1732. A child d. Sept. 9, 1727; an infant d. Oct. 25, 1732.

16 JONATHAN3 m. Hannah Gile. Chil.; Hannah4, b. 1718; Timothy4, b. 1719-20; Lydia4, b. 1721; rec. at Hv.

19 AARON3 m. Jan. 3, 1721(Hm chh), ABIGAIL MOULTON.

45a JOSEPH4 (Benoni3) m. SUSANNA REEVES of Sm., Mass. 15 chil. Some went to different towns in N. H. Joseph5 rem. in Salem (M. O. CLUFF).

21 SAMUEL3 CLOUGH m. Oct. 21, 1702 (D Hm). SARAH ROBIE.

56 THEOPHILUS4. A Theoph., "widower." m. SARAH FRENCH [{Timothy4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Edward1]} Res. Kingston 1760].

A JOSEPH CLOUGH m. MARY BLAKE of Hm., int. 1742; chil. rec. at S., b. 1744-55.

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