MINOR, Lieutenant Clement

1637 - 1700  (63 years)

• Name	MINOR, Clement  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Lieutenant
  Born	4 Mar 1637	Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  	or ‘38. Said to have been baptized 1639.
  Gender	Male
  MILF	Y
  Died	8 Oct 1700	New London, New London County, Connecticut
  	(or New London County, Connecticut).
  Person ID	I1924	Shepard and John Tree
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	MINOR, Thomas,   b. Bef Apr 1608, Chew Magna, Somerset, England ,   d. 23 Oct 1690, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut  (Age > 82 years)
  Mother	PALMER, Grace,   b. 9 May 1610, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Dec 1690, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut  (Age 80 years)
  Married	23 Apr 1634	Rehoboth Or Charlestown County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Family ID	F1524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BURCHAM, Francis,   d. 6 Jan 1672
  Married	26 Nov 1662	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   [4]
  	/73
  Children	1. MINOR, William,   b. 6 Nov 1670, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
  Last Modified	25 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F1523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Married three times. Lived at New London, CT LIEUTENANT CLEMENT MINOR Lieutenant Clement MINOR, the second son of Thomas, and Grace PALMER, was baptized in Hingham, Massachusetts 4 March 1638 and went to Nameaug (New London, Connecticut) in 1658 with his father's family. When his father moved from New London to Quiambog and Togwonk in Stonington, Clement remained behind and became a permanent resident. He received a grant of land near to that of Walter PALMER'S whose land it abutted on the south. In September 1669, Clement applied for a house lot next to that of Grace CHAPPELL. He was a very active man and held many public offices in the town. He was a lieutenant in the Militia which was a considerable honor in his day. In the records of New London, Clement is mentioned as "Deacon" or Ensign," but the record of his appointment as Ensign has not been found. In October 1692, and in May 1696, Clement served as a Deputy for New London in the Connecticut General Court. On 30 April 1691, he joined the First Congregational Church at New London. It is thought that his election to the office of Deacon was soon after the death of Deacon Hough, 10 August 1683. Shortly after this date, the Pastor, Reverend BRADSTREET, died, and this probably explains why no record of Clement's election of the Deaconate was made. At a town meeting on 19 December 1683, Clement and several others formed a committee to seek advice in securing a minister for the town to replace Rev. BRADSTREET. Ensign Clement was one of those appointed to assign seats in the meeting house. He saw service in King Philip's war. Deacon Clement married, first, Frances BURCHAM WILLEY 26 November 1662. She was daughter of Edward BURCHAM of Lynn, Massachusetts and widow of Isaac WILLEY, Jr. who died August 1662. She died 6 December 1672, and Clement married, second, Martha WELLMAN 20 February 1673. She was born in 1652 and died in New London 5 July 1681, daughter of William WELLMAN and Elizabeth SPENCER. Clement married, third, Joanna _________ who died 10 October 1700. Clement died 8 October 1700 and is buried in the Old Burying Yard in New London with a plain, rough shaped granite stone lying flat on a foundation, marked simply, "C M 1700." [5]

  
  

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