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Name | Benjamin Clement | |
Title | Captain | |
Born | Abt 1700 | King William County, Virginia [1] |
Gender | Male | |
Miscellaneous | 24 Aug 1751 | Williamsburg, Virginia [2] |
An advertisement was made concerning land survey's to be performed, one of these exercises was to be occur about the 2 November 1751 whereby those attending were to meet at Benjamin Clement's home for surveys down the Staunton river and its branches. Notice was given to warn interested parties to attend the meetings or risk losing their rights. | ||
Meeting at Benjamin Clement's concerning land surveys in the area. |
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Miscellaneous | Sep 1758 | Lunenburg County, Virginia [3] |
Note, this reference is not confirmed as belonging to this Benjamin Clement and could refer to his son by the same name or perhaps another Benjamin Clement. In September of 1758 a Benjamin Clement was paid 3 shillings for caring for a wounded soldier. | ||
Miscellaneous | 16 Jun 1775 | Williamsburg, Virginia [4] |
Article in The Virginia Gazette | ||
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Article in The Virginia Gazette concerning the manufacture of gunpowder and saltpeter by Charles Lynch. Future articles would also mention Benjamin Clement as a partner in this endeavor. |
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Miscellaneous | 11 Aug 1775 | Williamsburg, Virginia [5] |
Article in The Virginia Gazette | ||
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Letter to Alexander Purdie, publisher/printer of The Virginia Gazette from Charles Lynch. In his letter to Alexander Purdie, Charles Lynch explains that his partner in the manufacture of saltpeter and gunpowder is Benjamin Clement who, is the first person that he knows of to have manufactured gunpowder in the colony and together they have brought the gunpowder to perfection. |
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Miscellaneous | 13 Oct 1775 | Williamsburg, Virginia [6] |
Article in The Virginia Gazette | ||
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Article in The Virginia Gazette Discovery of saltpeter by Charles Lynch is reported. This article would generate interest within Congress who would order that the discovery be verified. |
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Miscellaneous | 26 Oct 1775 [7] | |
Record of saltpeter discovery discussed in congress. | ||
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Interest in Congress over information of a discovery by Charles Lynch of the mineral, saltpeter, which was needed for the manufacture of gunpowder. |
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Miscellaneous | 20 Nov 1775 [8] | |
Charles Lynch to Thomas Jefferson, November 20, 1775, Saltpeter Deposits in Virginia | ||
Charles Lynch Letter to Thomas Jefferson Related to a partnership between Charles Lynch and Benjamin Clement in the manufacture of saltpeter and gunpowder. |
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Miscellaneous | 20 Nov 1775 [9] | |
Charles Lynch to Virginia Delegates in Continental Congress, November 20, 1775, Mining Saltpeter for Gun Powder | ||
Charles Lynch Letter to Continental Congress Related to a partnership between Charles Lynch and Benjamin Clement in the manufacture of saltpeter and gunpowder. |
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Died | 18 Apr 1780 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia [10] |
Miscellaneous | 25 Jul 1937 | Richmond, Virginia [11] |
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1937 Newspaper Article with information about Benjamin Clement Sunday, July 25, 1937 Richmond Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA)Page 60, Newspaper Article with information about Benjamin Clement. |
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Miscellaneous | 24 Jan 1954 | Richmond, Virginia [12] |
Historical Newspaper Article | ||
1954 Newspaper Article with information about Benjamin Clement Sunday, January 24, 1954 Richmond Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA) Page 81, 1954 Newspaper Article with information about Benjamin Clement |
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NSDAR Ancestor Number | A022963 [13] | |
Military Service (Specific) | American Revolutionary War Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Service Source: CLEMENT, THE HIST OF PITTSYLVANIA CO,VA, PP 144-5 Service Description: 1) MANUFACTURER OF GUNPOWDER, 1775 [13] | |
Person ID | I3691 | Schimka Family Tree |
Last Modified | 6 Apr 2013 |
Father | William Clement, d. Abt 1760, Virginia | |
Family ID | F1278 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Susanna Hill, b. Abt 1700, King and Queen County, Virginia , d. 19 Jan 1789, Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Age ~ 89 years) | |||||||||||||||||||
Married | 1729 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia [14] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Last Modified | 23 Feb 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
Family ID | F1277 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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