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Moses Clough was born 6 JUN 1742 in Poplin, NH. He died 22 MAR 1829 in Andover, NH. He was the son of Jabez Clough (1723-1808) and Miriam Brown. His siblings were Miriam Clough (1745-?), Sarah Clough (1747-?), Mary Clough (1748-?).
Moses Clough's wife was Mary (Molly) Cram (c1750-1824). They were married 8 NOV 1764 in Hawke, NH. They had 7 known children named Sally Clough (1768-1857), Wadleigh Clough, Miriam Clough, Polly Clough, Deborah Clough (1780-?), Moses Clough (1782-?), and Hannah Clough (1787-?).
CLOUGH
JOHN CLOUGH, b. England 1613, came from London as a passenger onthe Elizabeth in 1635; settled first at Watertown, Mass., but was inSalisbury, Mass., before 1640; res. Salisbury where he d., July 26, 1691.His first wife, JANE, d. Jan. 16. 1679-'80; m. (2) Mrs. MARTHA CILLEY,who d. Jan. 15, 1686.
Elizabeth, b. Oct. or Dec. 16, 1642; prob. m. William Horne.
Mary, b. May or July 30, 1644.
Sarah, b. April or June 28, 1646; m., May 14, 1667, Daniel Merrill.
John, b. Jan. or March 9, 1648-'49; m., Nov. 13, 1674, Mercy Page ofHaverhill.
THOMAS, b. March or May 29, 1651; m. (1) Hannah Gile; m. (2) RuthConnor.
Martha, b. Jan. or March 21, 1654; m., Nov. 13, 1674, Cornelius Page;res. Haverhill, Mass.
Samuel, b. Dec. 26, 1656 or Feb. 20, 1657; m. Aug. 3, 1679, ElizabethBrown; res. Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass.
THOMAS, son of John and Jane CLOUGH, b. Salisbury, Mass., March orMay 29, 1651; m. (1), March 10, 1680, Hannah Gile; m. (2), 1687, RuthConnor; res. Salisbury, Mass.; 14 ch.
ZACCHEUS, son of Thomas and Ruth (Connor) CLOUGH, b. Salisbury,.Mass., Dec. 17, 1692, or Feb. 17, 1693; m., Jan. 21, 1713-'14, SARAH,dau. of Joseph and Sarah (Smith) PAGE, b. Salisbury Oct. 12, 1691; 11ch.
JABEZ, son of Zaccheus and Sarah (Page) CLOUGH, b. Salisbury, Mass.,April 24, 1723; res. Poplin; d. Andover April 14, 1808; m., Nov. 12,1741, MIRIAM BROWN.
MOSES, b. Poplin June 6, 1742; m. Molly Cram.
Miriam, b. Poplin Dec. 19, 1745.
Sarah, b. Poplin March 24, 1747.
Mary, b. Poplin July 4, 1748; m. James Fuller.
Lieut. MOSES, son of Jabez and Miriam (Brown) CLOUGH, b. Poplin June 6,1742; d. Andover March 22, 1829; came to Andover before 1777; res.Andover on farm now owned by George Haley; m. at Hawke Nov. 8,1764, MOLLY CRAM; both at that time claimed Nottingham as aresidence. Molly d. Andover Jan. 7, 1824. It is probable that Badcock'srecord on Jan. 8, 1824, refers to Mrs. rather than Mr. Clough.
Wadleigh, b. _____ ; m., Dec. 1, 1789, Hannah Scribner; res. in Vt.
Sally, b. _____ ; m. John Ladd; res. Thetford, Vt.
Miriam, b. _____ ; m., Oct. 20, 1794, Timothy Tuttle; res. Tunbridge, Vt.
Polly, b. _____ m. Abner True; res. Stanstead, Can.
Deborah, b. July 14, 1780; m. Henry D. Hilton.
MOSES, b. Aug. 15, 1782; m. Clarissa Woodward.
Hannah, b. Jan. 1, 1787; m. Charles Hilton.
History of the Town of Andover, New Hampshire: Narrative
By John Robie Eastman
ANDOVER AND THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
When an open rupture of the hitherto peaceful relations between theAmerican colonies and the British government became imminent stepswere taken immediately to establish intimate and cordial relations amongall the scattered settlements in New England To this end committees ofsafety were named in all the towns In 1775 a Committee of Safety wasappointed in New Breton to take charge of all the interests of the coloniesin the town and to supervise generally the local relations with the greatrevolutionary movement. This committee consisted of Samuel Blake, PaulSmith Marston, Thomas Blake, Joseph Severance, and Moses Clough.
The members of this committee were locally known as Safety Men
From the time of their appointment until the town was incorporated asAndover in 1779 the committee had entire charge of recruiting soldiers inthis town for the American army