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John Clough was born 1613 in England. He died 26 JUL 1691 in Salisbury, MA.
John Clough's wife was Jane (?-1679/80). They were married. They had 7 known children named Elizabeth Clough (1642-?), Mary Clough (1644-?), Sarah Clough (1646-?), John Clough (1648/49-?), Thomas Clough (1651-?), Martha Clough (1654-?), and Samuel Clough (1656-?).
JOHN CLOUGH, b. England 1613, came from London as a passenger on the Elizabeth in 1635; settled firstat Watertown, Mass., but was in Salisbury, 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 of Haverhill.
THOMAS, b. March or May 29, 1651; m. (1) Hannah Gile; m. (2) Ruth Connor.
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, Elizabeth Brown; res. Salisbury andAmesbury, Mass.
THOMAS, son of John and Jane CLOUGH, b. Salisbury, Mass., March or May 29, 1651; m. (1), March 10,1680, Hannah Gile; m. (2), 1687, Ruth Connor; 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;11 ch.
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 HawkeNov. 8, 1764, MOLLY CRAM; both at that time claimed Nottingham as a residence. Molly d. Andover Jan. 7,1824. It is probable that Badcock's record 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.
MOSES, son of Lieut. Moses and Molly (Cram) CLOUGH, b. Aug. 15, 1782; m. Oct. 16, 1806, Clarissa, dau.of Henry and Anna Woodward, b. Sept. 7, 1786.
Miriam Brown, b. Oct. 24, 1807.
Hannah Woodward, b. July 19, 1809.
James Madison, b. June 5, 1811.
Betsey, b. May 17, 1813.
Henry Harrison, b. April 27, 1815.
John and Jane Clough
John Clough was born in England, ca. 1613; died in Salisbury, MA 26 July 1691. He married (1) Jane -----, who died probably in Salisbury, MA 11 January 1679/80. He married (2) Martha (Blaisdell) Cilley,daughter of Ralph Blaisdell.
The preponderance of evidence seems to indicate that John Clough came to America in the ship Elizabeth,William Stagg, Master, arriving at Charlestown, MA in 1635. The passenger list of the ship includes "Jo:Cluffe - 22." One English pronunciation of Clough is Cluff, the pronunciation generally in use in our family. Itis possible that John Clough so pronounced his name when embarking from the Port of London in 1635. It isbelieved that his wife, Jane, came with him, although this may be questioned as the first of their sevenchildren was born eight years after his arrival in this country. Unlike many of the other settlers in NewEngland, the passengers on the Elizabeth were not an organized company, but rather a group of individualsseeking land and a new home. "John Clough evidently came from a prosperous family as he paid at least 25pounds for his passage on the Elizabeth and 50 pounds to become a proprietor of Salisbury." LaurenceClough, "Ancestors of Daniel and Almira Taylor of Shelburne, Vermont", 1979.
In 1639, John Clough was one of the original settlers of a new township named Colchester near the mouthof the Merrimack River. The name of this new town was changed to Salisbury the following year. Johnreceived his land in the "first division" and acquired additional land in 1640. John was a house carpenterand probably brought his tools with him from England. "It is noted that the town fathers fixed the price forcarpenter's work: ... eighteen pence per day in winter, twenty-two in summer..." Speare, ed., "The Family ofJohn Clough," p. 34.
By 1650, then 37 years old, and having taken the oath of fidelity, John Clough was firmly established inSalisbury, MA where he became prominent in public affairs when he was appointed as the "Jury of Tryals,"an office he filled many times before 1677. That he was involved in other activities is indicated by this notein a town meeting: "Liberty be granted to John Clough, Left Pike, and Henry True to transport so many plankas will serve for the deck of a vessel building in Boston."
Around 1659, John Clough purchased a lot on Batt's Hill near Salisbury Plains, from Christopher Batt whohad moved to Boston. This particular lot had been purchased by Andrew Greeley but was given up bydefault when he neglected to pay for it with the 200 bushels of wheat that had been agreed upon. Later,John, jointly with John Gill, bought 90 additional acres for 80 pounds sterling where they both built newhomes. That John acquired substantial property in and around Salisbury is indicated in his will, probated in1691, in which he bequeaths land in Salisbury, Salisbury Beach, Amesbury, and Haverhill to his childrenand grandchildren.
John and his first wife Jane Clough had seven children, all born in Salisbury, MA:
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