John Cleaton

Brief Life History of John

When John Cleaton was born about 1763, in Mecklenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, William C. Clayton II, was 39 and his mother, Jane Poole, was 38. He married Martha Taylor in 1787, in Brunswick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1855, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 93.

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Family Time Line

John Cleaton
1763–1855
Martha Taylor
1769–
Marriage: 1787
James Cleaton
1790–
Jesse Cleaton
1792–
Jones Cleaton
1794–
Patsy Cleaton
1796–
John James Cleaton
1798–
Sally Cleaton
1799–
Robert Cleaton
1801–

Sources (2)

  • John Cleaton, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
  • John Cleaton, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"

World Events (8)

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

English (Montgomeryshire): variant of Clayton .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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