William Cleveland (1761 - 1821)

Born 18 Oct 1761 in Tugaloo River, Oconee, South Carolina

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Died Oct 1821 at about age 59 in Cleveland's Ferry, Oconee, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

William Cleveland served with North Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

William Cleveland is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-134814
Rank: Soldier

William Cleveland was a South Carolina colonist.

Son of John H. Cleveland and Mary McCann, William Cleveland was born on 18 Oct 1761 in Pendleton District, South Carolina.^[1][2]

He married Nancy Ann Harrison, and they made their home in Pendleton County, South Carolina. (County name changed from Pendleton to Pickens to Oconee.) They had the following children:^[1]

1. Oliver
2. Frances, m. Wright
3. Martha, m. Wright
4. Nancy, m. George Columbus Cleveland
5. Robert Harrison
6. Jane, m. Balus Hix
7. Catharine, m. Wright
8. Lucinda, b. 4 May 1808
9. Elizabeth Caroline, b. 9 Jun 1809, m. Thomas Calaway Cleveland
10. William Earles
11. Mary, m. O'Neill

A farmer, William owned lands on the Tugaloo River, South Carolina, and also a ferry there.^[1]

He was a soldier in the Continental Army, Revolutionary War. To protect his family from the cruelties of the Tories while he was gone to war, he took his wife and their eldest child, only four days old, in a boat to the fort.^[1]

William was head of household during the following census years:

• 1790 U.S. Federal Census, Pendleton, South Carolina^[3]
• 1800 Tax List, Franklin County, Georgia^[4]
• 1820 U.S. Federal Census, Pendleton, South Carolina^[5]

He died on Oct 1821 and was buried in Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery, Fair Play, Oconee County, South Carolina.^[2] His will was probated on 22 Oct 1821.^[6]

• Burial: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Find a Grave #127413932 Thank you Dora Brown. Burial (1821) Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery, Fair Play, Oconee, South Carolina, United States of America

Name: William Leroy Cleveland. birth Given Name: William Leroy. Surname: Cleveland. Cleveland. married Surname: Cleveland. Found multiple versions of name. Using William Leroy Cleveland. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families, #16038 Cleveland, H. G. and Cleveland, Edmund Janes, Family History Library; FamilySearch International; Title No. 269982_03.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #127413932 William Cleveland
3. ↑ Ancestry Record 5058 #391168 Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1790; Census Place: Pendleton, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 11; Image: 24; Family History Library Film: 0568151
4. ↑ Ancestry Record 3542 #3489754 Ancestry.com. Georgia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
5. ↑ Ancestry Record 7734 #973825 Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Pendleton, South Carolina; Page: 197; NARA Roll: M33_120; Image: 262
6. ↑ Ancestry Record 9080 #592628 Ancestry.com. South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Author: Brimelow, Judith M.; Probate Place: Anderson, South Carolina

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 August 2020, 07:56), entry for William Cleveland (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJS7-BLY ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 May 2020, 10:25), entry for William Cleveland (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8WV-SJL ); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Cleveland-479 created through the import of Edwards_Keith Genealogy.ged on Dec 27, 2011 by Erica Edwards. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Erica and others.