John CLANTON^[1]

- 1781

• Name	John CLANTON
  Gender	Male
  Will	11 Apr 1778	Sussex Co, VA   [2]
  Death	1781	Sussex Co, VA   [3, 4]
  will probated	16 Aug 1781	Sussex Co, VA   [5]
  Person ID	I23968	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Amy WYCHE   d. Abt 1804, Sussex Co, VA
  Marriage	Abt 1739  [6, 7]
  Children	1. Elizabeth CLANTON,   b. 23 May 1740, Sussex Co, Virginia Colony d. Bef 1778 (Age < 37 years)   2. Abigail CLANTON,   b. 17 Apr 1742, Sussex Co, Virginia Colony d. Aft 1804 (Age > 63 years)   3. Drury CLANTON,   b. 17 Aug 1744, Sussex Co, Virginia Colony d. Abt 1782 (Age 37 years)   4. Martha CLANTON,   b. 14 Apr 1747, Sussex Co, Virginia Colony d. Aft 1804 (Age > 58 years)   5. Mary CLANTON,   b. 2 Dec 1750, Sussex Co, Virginia Colony   6. Amy CLANTON,   b. 2 Dec 1750, Sussex Co, Virginia Colony   7. John CLANTON, (2),   b. 31 Dec 1758, Sussex Co, Virginia Colony d. 1790 (Age 31 years)   8. Lucy CLANTON   d. Aft 1804
  Family ID	F986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Lyndon H. Hart, III, Hart, Surry County, Virginia, Wills, Estate Accounts & Inventories 1730 - 1800, ( (1983, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985)), ISBN 0-89308-325-9. pp. 48-49: Mary Clanton will. [S339] William Lindsay Hopkins, Hopkins, Sussex County, Virginia Will Books A - F, 1754 - 1806, ((Richmond, VA: GEN-N-DEX, 1990)). p. 85. Wit: Jesse Williamson, Arthur Williamson & John Williamson. . The suit states that John Clanton, Jr. died in 1781. [S3844] Whitehorn vs Holt, (Chancery Court Records, 1804). [S339] William Lindsay Hopkins, Hopkins, Sussex County, Virginia Will Books A - F, 1754 - 1806, ((Richmond, VA: GEN-N-DEX, 1990)). p. 85. Exors: sons Drury Clanton & John Clanton. . Prior to 23 May 1740 birth of their first child. [S339] William Lindsay Hopkins, Hopkins, Sussex County, Virginia Will Books A - F, 1754 - 1806, ((Richmond, VA: GEN-N-DEX, 1990)). p. 85. Will of John Clanton names his wife as Amy.