Obediah Clement II (1743 - abt. 1829)

Born 19 Feb 1743 in Kingston, New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Batchelder) Clement — married 22 Aug 1765 in Warren, Grafton, New Hampshire

Husband of Sarah (Baker) Clement — married 10 Sep 1789 in Pembroke, Merrimack, New Hampshire

Descendants

Died about 1829 at about age 85 in Warren, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Captain Obediah Clement II served with 12th Regiment, New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolution.

Col. Obadiah Clement born in the part of Kingston which later became Sandown. "His father and two of his older brothers evidently died in the French War while the third one sold to him his share in their father's property. In spite of his large holdings in Sandown, he went in 1773 to Warren, where he became one of the most prominent men of the town. He was a cooper by trade and worked at it throughout his life." In Warren built a cabin twice the size of any in town. "The logs were hewn smooth and the house was shingled. On the first floor were two large rooms, a cupboard and pantry, with two fireplaces of stone, while the garret contained four bedrooms. Each room had one or more windows for which the glass was brought from 'down country' on horseback. When this pretentious dwelling for the time and place was finished, Col Clement moved in and opened an inn. He was also the first miller at the little falls on Blackbrook. Tradition tells that he was a large, stout man, of quick motions." He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Concord 10 Jun 1778., selectman of Warren 1783, 1784 commissioned a Major of 13th Regiment, 1786 made a Colonel.”Ances, & Desc. of Robert Clements” by Percival Clements . DAR Patriot Index shows him as a Capt. in the Revolutionary War, in NH., 8th Co. 12th Regiment. Col. Israel Morey.

Biography

In 1772, in Warren, New Hampshire, Colonel Obediah Clement applied for a license to own and run a tavern. His name is listed with 40+ others; their descendants may qualify them for membership in the Flagon and Trencher organization.^[1]

Military

Captain Obediah Clement, born 19 February 1743 in Kingston, New Hampshire, died 27 July 1829 in Warren, Grafton County, New Hampshire, married (1) to Sarah Bachiler married (2) to Sarah Baker, is honored for service in New Hampshire: 1) COL ISRAEL MOREY, 8TH CO, 12TH REGT, MILITIA; SELECTMAN, 1779, 1781, 1783; CONSTABLE, 1781; TOWN CLERK, 1779-1783; 2) PAID CONTINENTAL TAX & BEEF TAX, 1780; REPRESENTATIVE TO GENERAL COURT, 1782 ^[2]

Family

Children born to Obediah Clement and Sarah Batchelder in New Hampshire:

1. Anna, born 19 April 1769 in Sandown, Rockingham,, New Hampshire, ^[3]
2. Mehitable, born 27 Feb 1771 in Sandown, New Hampshire^[4]
3. Obediah, born 28 Feb 1775; died 25 March 1775^[5][6]
4. Obediah, born 10 Feb 1776

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.flagonandtrencher.org/New%20Hampshire%20Ancestors.pdf
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed September 18, 2022), "Record of Obediah Clement", Ancestor # A023006.
3. ↑ New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB516/rd/13797/19136/246061564
4. ↑ New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB516/rd/13797/19486/246061914
5. ↑ New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB516/rd/13797/19513/246061941
6. ↑ New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB516/i/13838/14095/247500207

See also:

• "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FL6N-5RJ : 12 December 2014), Obediah Clement and Sarah Batchelder, 22 Aug 1765; citing , Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,975.
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 3, 2016), "Record of Obediah Clement", Ancestor # A023006.
• ”Ances, & Desc. of Robert Clements” by Percival Clements .

DAR Patriot Index shows him as a Capt. in the Revolutionary War, in NH.