Charles Clements was born between 1760 and 1765 in Orange
County, North Carolina. He married Nancy
Jack before 1796 in Pendleton County, she the daughter of James Jack and
Margaret Armstrong (Margaret Jack was a widow in 1800 Pendleton County, South
Carolina census). Prior to their
marriage, Charles Clements future father-in-law James Jack witnessed a Charles
Clements deed in Pendleton County, South Carolina. Charles Clements invested in many tracts of
land both in Pendleton and after his move in 1801 to Jackson County, Georgia. He was in Gwinnett County, Georgia (formed
from area bordering Jackson County) by 1820.
In the Gwinnett County census he was born before 1775. In the 1830 and 1840 census records, Clements
was in Fayette County, Georgia. Nancy
Jack-Clements died on 21 October 1839 in Fayette County, Georgia. Charles Clements died on 21 December 1846 in
Fayette County, Georgia. Most of Charles
Clements’ children removed to Texas. According to the 1800 census, Charles had two
sons born 1790 to 1800 but also living in his house were two males 1774 to 1784
(the older two were likely not his children unless from an earlier marriage):
1.
William A. Clements, born 9 Dec 1796 Pendleton
Co, SC, m circa 1817 GA Mary L ?, died Dec 1839 Red River Co, TX
2.
James Strong Clements, born 9 Feb 1799 Pendleton
Co, SC, married circa 1822 Fayette Co GA Rebecca Lindeville, married 18 Feb
1846 Cass Co TX to Nancy Ann Wornel, died 28 Oct 1868 Bell Co, TX
3.
Mary “Polly” Clements, born 16 Jun 1801 Pendleton
Co, SC, no marriage, died 21 Aug 1892 Fayette Co, GA
4.
Adam C Clements, born 15 Aug 1804 Jackson Co GA,
married circa 1832 Mary Wilson Hill Park, died 15 Nov 1886 Walker Co GA
5.
Lovic Pierce Clements, born 5 Apr 1807 Jackson
Co GA, married 21 Oct 1830 Fayette Co GA to Martha A Mannen, married 5 Jul 1836
Fayette Co GA to Mahala Bonner, died 22 Dec 1894 Queen City, Cass Co, TX
6.
Charles Clements, born 12 Sep 1809 Jackson Co
GA, married Margaret Ann Russell, married circa 1835 to Sarah Ann Rebecca
Elder, died 25 Oct 1859 Fayette Co GA
7.
Israel Clements, born 27 May 1812 Jackson Co GA,
married 17 Sep 1815 Coweta Co, GA to Malinda Bailey, marriage 11 Feb 1855 Rusk Co, TX to Harriet C. Anderson,
died 28 December 1869 Brown Co TX
8.
Nancy Clements, born 22 Jul 1815 Jackson Co GA,
20 Oct 1835 Fayette Co GA to Sugar Johnson Watts, died 29 Oct 1903 Lindall,
Smith County, TX
9.
Jesse C Clements, born 20 Dec 1817 Jackson Co
GA, married circa 1837 Jerusha Bonner, d 7 Sep 1910 Queen City, Cass Co, TX
10. Margaret
C Clements, born 5 Sep 1820 GA, married 11 Jan 1837 Jackson Co GA to Alfred
Mills Watts, died 19 May 1898 Atlanta, Fulton County, GA