Peter Clements UE (1739 - 1832)

Born 1739 in Van Cortlandt Manor, Cortlandt Township, Province of New York, British North America

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail Julia (Palmer) Clements — married 3 Feb 1768 in Cortland Manor, New York

Descendants

Died 22 Dec 1832 at about age 93 in Clairmont, Douglas Parish, York County, Colony of New Brunswick

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Peter Clements was a United Empire Loyalist.
UEL Status:Proven
Date: Undated

Biography

In 1739, Peter CLEMENTS, son of Moritz Ernest (Aaron) CLEMENS and Marytie (Marya) Elisabet ZEYN aka SYN was born at the hamlet of Van Cortlandt Manor, Cortlandt Township, Province of New York, British North America.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

On February 3, 1768, Peter and Abigail Julia PALMER were married at the hamlet of Van Cortlandt Manor, Cortlandt Township, Province of New York, British North America.^[3]

Peter served with the King's American Regiment of Foot during the American Revolution and arrived with the regiment at Saint John in October of 1783.^[6][7]

He obtained a town lot in Parrtown (Saint John), but came directly to Fredericton and finally settled in Douglas Parish, York County. He built a house there which he called Claremont.^[6][7]

On April 6, 1786, General Benedict ARNOLD purchased from Peter and Abigail lot 35, situated on the western bank of the River St. John, one half mile from the town plot of Fredericton, The lot was one half acre and was purchased for the sum of £110. General Benedict ARNOLD erected Rose Hall on this lot.^[1]

Peter served as a magistrate for York County. ^[6][7]

He received a captain's half-pay as a former officer of a British regiment.^[6][7]

On December 22, 1832, Peter, age 91 years, died at Douglas Parish, York County, New Brunswick.^[2][5]

Peter's Obituary:

d. Douglas, York Co.,22nd Dec. last, Peter CLEMENTS, Esq., Capt. on half-pay of Kings American Regt., age 94. NBC CG Interred Church Yard, Fredericton. (see original) NBRG

Date January 22 1833

County -

Place -

Newspaper N/A^[2]

On August 6, 1833, his wife, Abigail petitioned for a Canadian Pension regarding his military service. At the time, she was residing at Douglas Parish, York County, New Brunswick.^[3]

WIFE, ABIGAIL CLEMENTS - CANADA PENSION APPLICATION

On February 8, 1834, his wife, Abigail, age of 84 years, passed away at Douglas Parish, York County, New Brunswick, British North America.^[4]

Abigail's Obituary:

d. At her residence Douglas, 8th inst. Abigal CLEMENTS relict of late Capt. Peter CLEMENTS, age 84.

Date - February 19 1834

County - York

Place - Fredericton

Newspaper - The New Brunswick Royal Gazette^[4]

Peter and Abigail were buried in Plot 2 at the Old Burial Ground, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.^[5]

Grave Marker Inscription:

[obscured/broken]

Underneath lies the remains of Capt Peter Clemonts of the King's Late American Regt who departed this life in the parish of Douglas on the 22d day of December 1832 in the 93d year of his age He served his King and country most faithfully for upwards of 50 years he was an affectionate and kind parent and Honourable in all his dealings also his wife Abigail who departed this life on the 8th of February 1834 in the 83d year of her age This token of their remembrance was erected by their grateful and affectionate daughter Mary Cook the Lord gave and the Lord taketh away Blessed be the name of the Lord [ broken - this large tablet lies on ground ] [ name is also given as Clements as well ]^[5]

Cemetery

Old Burial Ground, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; Plot 2^[5]

External Biography

PETER CLEMENTS - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF LOYALISTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

PETER CLEMENTS - AMERICAN BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Additional Biographical Information

• THE KING'S NEW BRUNSWICK REGIMENT, 1793-1802

Ensign Obediah Clements was the eldest son of Captain Peter Clements, a Loyalist officer, and was born on the banks of the Hudson River, New York. The Clements family was one of the old Dutch families that settled on the Hudson in early colonial times — and who furnished many brave soldiers to the royal cause — the name was originally spelled Clemens. The youth of this young officer was passed amid the stirring scenes of the Revolution. When the rebellion assumed formidable proportions, his father, Captain Clements, whose home and possessions were within the rebel lines, collected one hundred loyal men and led them over the Catskill Hills, down to New York, where Lord Cornwallis gave him a captain's commission and his company was incorporated into the King's American Regiment, a famous New York loyal corps, commanded by Colonel Edmund Fanning. The descendants of some of that band of Loyalists are now numerous and respectable in New Brunswick. The regiment was actively engaged in many battles around New York, and formed part of the expedition under Sir Henry Clinton, that sailed from Sandy Hook at the close of 1779 for the Southern Provinces, and assisted in the capture of Charleston, South Carolina, and also shared in the triumphs and disasters that followed in the Carolinas. In 1782 Ensign Clements, then but a youth, was a volunteer in his father's company, and served to the close of the war. In 1783 he came with the corps to New Brunswick, where it was disbanded. His father, Captain Clements, settled in the Parish of Douglas, York County, where he also resided until his appointment to the King's New Brunswick Regiment…'^[10]

• OLD LANDMARKS OF FREDERICTON

Rose Hall, situated about a mile below the City limits, now occupied by Jas. RUEL, Esq. was originally the property of the renowned Benedict ARNOLD. On April 6th, 1786 he purchased from Peter CLEMENTS and Abigail CLEMENTS his wife, lot 35, situate on the western bank of the River St. John, one half mile from the town plot of Fredericton, bounded on the north by an unoccupied spot and improvements of Edward EARLE, on the west by the Commons of Fredericton, on the south by improvements of Chas. MATHESON, on the east by the St. John River, the said lot containinh one half acre for the sum of 110. Gen. Arnold erected that portion of Rose Hall now known as the old part, and during his brief stay in Fredericton with his family occupied it. On March 15th, 1786, General Arnold purchased from Edward Earle lot 41 for 150. (see original for history of Gen. ARNOLD) (see original for other owners of Rose Hall, namely Jacob ELLIGOOD, John Saunders ELLIGOOD, H.M. 55th Regt. of Foot; Col. George SHORE).

Date = September 23 1880

County = York

Place = Fredericton

Newspaper = The Fredericton Evening Capital^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Announcement

   New Brunswick Archives; Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 53; Number 2303

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Peter CLEMENTS - Obituary

   New Brunswick Archives; Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 5; Number 6321

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Wife, Abigail - Canada Pension Application

   War Office: Officers' Birth Certificates, Wills and Personal Papers; WO 42/52–63; Ancestry.com (1 Image)

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Wife, Abigail - Obituary

   New Brunswick Archives; Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics; Volume 5; Number 1363

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Peter & Abigail - Grave

   Find A Grave; Captain Peter CLEMONTS/ CLEMENTS & Abigail CLEMONTS/ CLEMENTS - Memorial 60948292; Photographer David L Underhill U.E.; Find A Grave ID 49221667; Permission for use received

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} CLEMENTS Family - The Loyalist Collection

   The Loyalist Collection; MIC-Loyalist FC LFR C5F3P5; The original records are held by Peter Clements, 30 Ruby Court, Fredericton and were loaned to the Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick for microfilming.

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Clemens/Clements Family - The Loyalist Collection

   The Loyalist Collection - MIC-Loyalist FC LFR C5F3P4; The original records were loaned by the late Alleyne Coombes of Gagetown, New Brunswick, to the Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick, for microfilming, and are now in the possession of her daughter Catherine Coombes of Gagetown.

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Biography 1

   Hathitrust.org; Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution with an Historical Essay by Lorenzo Sabine

9. ↑ Biography 2

   Making of America Books; American Biographical Notes: Being Short Notices of Deceased Persons, Chiefly Those Not Included in Allen's or Drake's Biographical Dictionary, Gathered From Many Sources, and Arranged By Franklin B. Hough; Author = Hough, Franklin Benjamin, 1822-1885; Publisher = Joel Munsell, Albany, NY, USA; Published = 1875; Page 78

10. ↑ Biography 3

    Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; Fort Havoc By Wallace Hale; The King’s New Brunswick Regiment, 1793-1802