Bible Record -Capt. Benjamin Clements & Susannah Hill-questionable

Date: 1732 to 1732
Location: [unknown]

Family Bible of Capt. Benjamin Clements & Susannah Hill, printed 1927, the family Bible of Benjamin Clements was found in the possession of Mr. S. R. Orr of Chicago, Illinois, a descendant of Capt. Benjamin CLEMENT. The record contained the following entries:

• Stephen Clements b. 1732 m. Sarah
• Isaac Clements b. 1733 m. Ann DENHAM
• Benjamin Clements b. 1735 m. Mary
• David Clements b. 1737 died as infant
• Adam Clements b. 1739 m. Agnes JOHNSON
• Jeriah Clements b. 1741 m. ______GILBERT
• John Clements b. 1743
• James Clements b. 1745 m. Martha
• Rachel Clements b. 1747 m. Capt. Joshua ABSTON
• Daniel Clements b. 1749 died as infant
• Elizabeth Clements b. 1751 m. Isaac BUTTERWORTH
• Susannah Clements b. 1754 m. William Evans
• __________ BUTTERWORTH b. 1768, Grandchild
• __________BUTTERWORTH b. 1769, Grandchild

• Notes by Cathi (Clements) Gross This Bible, which I have not seen personally is questionable. Why do I say that? Bibles were a persons Identification of who you were back then. They were used just like Birth Certificates are used today. Most bibles that I have seen from that time period always had full Birth Dates not just the year, even the time one's birth was listed along with Marriages and one's death. A person collecting his Revolutionary, Civil War, etc pensions needed his family bible to prove who he was in Court along with Witnesses. Capt. Benjamin Clements being a highly educated person of his day would have known this and kept a full account of all his children's birth dates, because they would be needing it for their Identification. So, I am very skeptical of this Bible, which has been presented at many different family tree websites. I'm not saying these were not Benjamin's kids, I'm just not so sure this was his personal family bible. I believe it was probably the bible of Mr. S. R. Orr of Chicago, Illinois, because it's dated 1927. Capt. Benjamin Clements Bible would have been dated around the 1730's, adding each child as they were born, as mentioned above. Another interesting fact, if this was Capt. Benjamin's Bible, why isn't his own birth date listed along with his wife Susannah's? These are important questions to ask.