Abraham
Bachman
Clemens
Born in Lower Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Son of Abraham Reiff Clemens
and Catarrina (Bachman) Clemens
Brother of
Anna (Clemens) Stauffer, George Clemens, Mary Bachman (Clemens) Kolb, Catherine (Clemens) Oberholtzer, Gerhart Clemens, Jacob C Clemens, Elizabeth (Clemens) Markley, Mary (Clemens) Kolb [half], Susanna (Clemens) Cassel and Esther Bachman (Clemens) Hendricks
Husband of
Maria Magdalena (Stoner) Clemens
— married
1778 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Catherine (Clemens) Kolb, Magdalena (Clemens) Clemmer, George Clemens, Jacob Clemens and Abraham Steiner Clemens
Died
at age 55
in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2010
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Biography
Private Abraham Clemens served with Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
Abraham Clemens was born 30 Nov 1752 in Lower Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was the second son of Abraham and Catharine (Bachman) Clemens. He married Mary Steiner in 1778. They had six children: John (1779-1810), Catharine (1782-1869), Magdalena (1784-1859), George (1786-1843), Jacob (1788-1876), and Abraham (1790-1867).
During the American Revolution, Abraham served as a private in the Pennsylvania Line. He lived at the family homestead in Montgomery County throughout his life, adding to the 180 acres he received from his father with a purchase of in 1785 that made him the owner of 256 acres. He died there 15 Sep 1808.
Sources
- Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Montgomery County, No. 1012 (listing service as "Penna. Regt. Continental Line 1776-81").
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, National No. 63633, State No. 3687, 1944 (listing Abraham Clemens as a Private, 2nd Class, 8th Company, 5th Battalion, Philadelphia County Militia; citing Penna. Archives, Sixth Series, Vol.1, Pages 820-835, 853-871).
- Sons of the American Revolution Patriot # P-134572 (listing service description: PA Regt. Continental Line).
- Eby, Ezra E. A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other Townships of the County. Berlin, Ontario, Canada, 1895. Vol. 1, p. 421.
- Clemens, William Montgomery. The Clemens Family Chronology: 1610-1912. New York: W.M. Clemens, 1914. Page 11.
- Find A Grave Memorial no. 48663096, citing Lower Salford Mennonite Cemetery, Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Clemens-320 created through the import of Lutz-Amoroso Family Tree.ged on May 18, 2012 by Michelle Lutz.
This person was created through the import of NESTRA~1.GED on 13 December 2010.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Abraham by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Abraham:
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~1.56%
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~1.17%
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