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The Aaron Clement Family
Ancestral History
The Clement family ancestral history begins with our first known Clement ancestor in America, Jan Clement. While we know very little about his life, we are fortunate to know as much as we do. The exact year and location of his birth are unknown, but it is likely that Jan Clement was born between 1645 and 1650. We know that he came to America in 1665. The source for verifying this information is John Sander's Centennial Address Relating to the Early History of Schenectady and Its First Settlers. Sanders records that Jan Clement took the oath of allegiance to the British crown in September 1687.
At that time, Jan stated that he had been in America for twenty-two years. Thus, the year of his arrival in this country was 1665.
We also know that Jan Clement married Marie Boucquet (Bouquet, Bokee). The marriage probably took place in 1675 ot 1676. Marie was the daughter of Jerome Boucquet and Anne Torion, who emigrated to America in 1663. For more information about Jerome and Anne Torion Boucquet, read First Families: Our Beginnings in America.
"According to Cornelius Clement, ... Jan was a French Huguenot
who, during the religious unrest preceding the revocation of the Edict
of Nantes, fled from France to Holland and from there to America, where
he settled at New Utrecht, Kings County, New York." (Merton L. Dillon,
The Clement Family, 1949, p. 6)
Cornelius Clement (1895) also recorded that Jan Clement "was a mason by trade." (p.2)
Merton L. Dillon further records that "... while living at New Utrecht, he (Jan) was also a farmer, like most other early settlers. He is listed on the assessment rolls of 1675 and 1676 as the owner of a horse and cows valued at £46.10." (Dillon, The Clement Family, p. 6)
The Clement Family
Line of Descent
1. Jan Clement and Marie Boucquet
2. Pieter Clement and Antje Vedder
3. John Clement and Jane Bradt
4. Aaron Clement and Elizabeth Otman
5. Mary Clement and Freeman Schermerhorn Vandervolgan
6. Henry Vandervolgan and Susan M. Rush
7. Mary Elizabeth Vandervolgan and Harrie Ira Dillon
The Clement Family
First Generation and Their Children
Children of Jan and Marie Boucquet Clement
Janneke Clement, bp. 26 Aug 1676, Brooklyn
Pieter Clement, bp. 31 Jul 1681, Nieuw Utrecht
Johannes Clement, bp. 26 Apr 1685, Vlacklandt (rf. to Flatland)
Annetje Clement, bp. 8 Dec 1687, Vlackbosch (rf. to Flatbush)
Joseph Clement, date of birth/baptism unknown
m. Antje (Antie) Peek, dau. of Jacobus Peek.
Joseph had several children and his line of descent, which continues to the present day, has been traced by several genealogists.
The Clement Family
Second Generation and Their Children
Pieter Clement is known to have married twice. His first marriage appears to have been to Anna Ruyting in Schenectady, on November 26, 1707. Jonathan Pearson in Contributions for the Genealogies of the Descendants of the First Settlers of the Patent and City of Schenectady, From 1662 to 1800, records the following information:
Pieter, of the Woestyne, jonge man geboren in N. Utrecht en wonende tot Schannechady, m, Anna Ruyting geboren en wonende tot Schannechtady, Nov. 26, 1707, in Albany. Ch.bp: Marytje, Oct. --, 1710, m. Ludovicus Davidts; Jannetie, in New York, Oct. 6 1712; Alida, Dec. 18, 1714; ......Pieter Clement, weduwenaar, and Anna, dau. of Arent Vedder, both of the Woestyne, m. July 28, 1721. Ch. bp: Arent, April 8, 1722; Saartje, July 26, 1724, m. Nicolaas Van Petten; Susanna, b. Sept. 30, 1726, m. Nicolaas Sixberry; Johannes, bp. Sept. 24, 1732. (Pearson, p. 37)
Thus, we have the following:
Children of Pieter Clement and Anna Ruyting:
Marytje, bp. Oct. 1710, m. Ludovicus Davidts
Jannetie, bp. 6 Oct 1712
Alida, bp. 18 Dec 1714
Children of Pieter Clement and Antje Vedder
Arent (Aaron), bp. 8 Apr 1722
Saartje, bp. 26 Jul 1724; m. 19 Sep 1744, to Nicholaas Van Petten
Susanna, b. 30 Sep 1726; m. Nicolaas Sixberry
Elizabeth, b. 26 May 1730; m. 9 Oct 1758, to William Hair
Johannes, bp. 24 Sep 1732
m. 14 Jul 1760 to Jannetie Bratt (aka: Jane Bradt)
Sources of Information: Merton L. Dillon, The Clement Family, 1949; and Jonathan Pearson, CGDS, 1873.
The Clement Family
Third Generation and Their Children
Children of Johannes Clement and Jane Bradt
Pieter, b. 14 Feb 1761; bp. 22 Feb 1761
m. Alida Veeder (b. 22 Feb 1761), dau. of Gerrit Veeder
Catalina, b. 8 Feb 1763; bp. 13 Mar 1763
Annatje, (or Jane) b. 20 Aug 1765; bp. 8 Sep 1765
Samuel, b. 25 Aug 1767, bp. 13 Sep 1767;
m. Margareta Fairly, daughter of John Fairly
Arent (or Aaron), b. 10 Apr 1774; bp. 15 May 1774; died 18 March 1867.
The Michigan Genealogical Death Index System records the following information about Aaron Clement:
CLEMENT, AARON
Date of death: 18-Mar-1867
Ledger Page: 144
Record Number: 40
Place of death: Pittsford
County of Death: Hillsdale
Sex: Male
Race: Not Recorded
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 93 years 11 months 8 days
Cause of Death: OLD AGE
Birthplace: SCHENECTADY NY
Occupation: FARMER
Father's Name: Clement, JOHN
Father's Residence: SCHENECTADY NY
Mother's Name: CLEMENT, JANE
Mother's Residence: SCHENECTADY NY
Date of record: 30-May-1868
Source: Michigan Gendis Death Index
Sources: Birth dates: Dillon, The Clement Family (1949)
Baptismal dates, etc.: Pearson, CGDS (1873)
The Clement Family
Fourth Generation and Their Children
Elizabeth Otman
Children of Aaron (Arent) Clement and Elizabeth Otman
Jane, b. 16 Nov 1798; d. 15 Jun 1870
The Michigan Genealogical Death Index System records the following information about Jane Clement:
CLEMENT, JANE
Date of death: 20-May-1870
Ledger Page: 217
Record Number: 144
Place of death: Pittsford
County of Death: Hillsdale
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Age: 71 years 6 months 9 days
Cause of Death: Dropsy
Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Not Recorded
Father's Name: Clement, Aason
Father's Residence: Deceased
Mother's Name: Clement, Elisabeth
Mother's Residence: Not Recorded
Date of record: 12-Jul-1871
Source: Michigan Gendis Death Index
Henry, b. 26 Sept 1800; d. 12 Oct 1881
m. (1) Sep 1836 to Harriet Vandervolgan (b. 14 Nov 1802; d. May 1844)
m. (2) Mrs. Eliza Mercer Day (d. 24 Feb 1898)
Mary, b. 7 Sep 1802; d. 2 Jun 1847;
m. 27 Dec 1821, Freeman Schermerhorn Vandervolgan
Note: The Clement and Vandervolgan Ancestral Histories overlap at
this point.
For further information, go to The
Vandervolgan Family Ancestral History
Cataline, b. 7 Oct 1804; d. 21 Feb 1879
John A., b. 24 Jan 1897; d. 14 Sep 1826
Christoper, b. 6 Oct 1808; d. 22 Mar 1899
m. 28 Sep 1837, Alice Fish (d. 8 Jun 1898)
Christopher moved from New York to Pittsford Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan in the spring of 1836 (Dillon, The Clement Family, p. 12)
Samuel, b. 18 Nov 1810; d. 25 Nov 1874
m. (1) Mrs. Sophia Amalaw (d. 1849)
m. (2) Louisa Hilma (d. Mar 1856)
m. (3) 1865, Mrs. Anna Conklin
Samuel moved to Michigan in the spring of 1835. He was the first of his family to do so. He worked with cabinet makers and carpenters in Detroit, and, although he purchased large tracts of land in Pittsford Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, it seems he never lived there. (Dillon, The Clement Family, 1949, p. 12)
Lycker, b. 6 Jan 1813; d. 28 Dec 1883
(Lycker was named for his maternal grandmother. Her maiden name was Lycker)
m. 11 Feb 1840, Lorinda L. Miner (d. 14 Sep 1889)
Lycker Clement moved from New York to Michigan in May, 1837.
He drove
a team and wagon the entire distance, arriving a few days before the
rest
of the family, who had been detained in Buffalo, New York because of
ice
on the lake. Lycker lived with his parents until his marriage in 1840,
when he built a house on his farm in section 33 of Wheatland Township,
Hillsdale County. (Dillon, The Clement Family, 1949, p. 13)
The Michigan Genealogical Death Index System records the following
information
about Lycker:
CLEMENT, LYSKER (Note: name error)
Date of death: 27-Dec-1883
Ledger Page: 257
Record Number: 1486
Place of death: WHEATLAND
County of Death: Hillsdale
Sex: Male
Race: WHITE
Marital Status: Married
Age: 70 years 1 month 10 days
Cause of Death: SOFTENING OF BRAIN
Birthplace: NEW YORK
Occupation: FARMER
Father's Name: Last name not recorded, First name not recorded
Father's Residence: DEAD
Mother's Name: Last name not recorded, First name not recorded
Mother's Residence: Not Recorded
Date of record: 2-Jun-1884
Peter, b. 2 Feb 1816; d. 26 Dec. 1888 at Pittsford, MI
m. 6 Oct 1879 to Jennette Bunnell
Gertrude Catherine
Margaret
Cornelius
The Clement Family
Fifth Generation and Their Children
Children of Mary Clement and Freeman Schermerhorn Vandervolgan
Joanna, b. January 8, 1823; d. August 13, 1912
m. April 24, 1845 to James Robins
Elizabeth, b. February 25, 1825; d. November 14, 1844
Angelica, b. January 14, 1827; d. April 7, 1914
m. September 26, 1849 to John Salisbury
Aaron, b. September 1828; d. September 1830.
Jane
Lawrence, b. October 31, 1830; d. December 16, 1872
m. March 1861 to Mary Jaques Jane, b. November 7, 1832; died
October
1833
Henry, b. 15 Dec 1834; d. 11 Oct 1917
m. 13 Sep 1860 to Susan M. Rush
Cornelius, b. May 3, 1837; d. December 28, 1914
m. December 28, 1875 To Harriet Elizabeth Salmon (d. March
14, 1926)
John C., b. 16 Apr 1840; d. 4Aug1910
m. 24 Nov 1868 to Alice Rush (a sister of Susan M. Rush)
Peter, b. August 29, 1842; d. January 27, 1898;
m. February 22, 1869 to Amy Minor
The Clement Family
Sixth Generation and Their Children
Children of Henry Vandervolgan and Susan M. Rush
Anna Laura, b. 21 Sept 1861; d. 6 Jan 1888
Mary Elizabeth, b. 3 Nov 1866; d. 8 Feb 1955
m. 6 Mar 1890 to Harrie Ira Dillon; They had five children: Anna, Alfred, Ellen, Henry, and Alice.
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