William Cloud baptized July 8, 1621 at Devizes, Wiltshire Co., England. He
married Susan James at Calne in June 1647.
Susan was born @ 1629 at CAlne, Wiltshire Co., England, died @ 1663 - 4 and
was buried at CAlne. William and Susan had eight children.
William: JR. who was baptized July 29, 1648 in Calne. and died there in
1720. He married Grace Willis on Aug. 4, 1676 in Blakeland Mill, Wiltshire
Co., England. Grance was born June 9, 1658 in England.
Joseph Cloud was born Sept. 26, 1651 in Calne and died in 1739 in Concord
Twp., Chester Co., Pa. He married Mary (Greene) Moore in 1698.
Susan Cloud was born Oct. 21, 1653 in Calne. She died young and is buried
in CAlne. She never married.
Susan Cloud was born Nov. 14, 1655 in Calne, England and married a Mr.
Lukens in England.
Robert Cloud was born July 9, 1656 in Calne and he married Phoebe Neale on
July 29, 1682 in Salisbury, Wiltshire Co., Eng. Phoebe was born in 1664.
Jeremiah Cloud was born Feb. 7, 1658 in Calne, and died in 1717 in Rockland
Manor, New Castle Co., Pa. He married Elizabeth Baily in 1685. Elizabeth
was born @ 1667
John Cloud was born March 2, 1663 in Calne, Wiltshire Co., England and died
in 1744 in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle Co., Ma. He married Ann Beeson @
1688. Ann was born @ 1670.
John Cloud had a twin died youn and never married. I have no other
information on this twin.
William Cloud died in 1702 in Concord Twp., Chester Co., Pa. and he is
buried there.
Now, just a little data on this William Cloud. He was a friend of William
Pa. and was a member of the Quakers - Friends meeting at Calne, Wiltshire
Co., England HE is supposed to have been in the Quaker Parish Register of
Calne in 1663 - 4. Now some of records showing this William Cloud.
In the Guild Stewards Book of the borough of Calne, England 15561 - 1688 it
shows William Cloud, Tithingman: carrying six passengers and their diet, 25
Jan. for Three Shillings. Then again he was carrying passengers to
Stukley on Dec. 14 and received four shillings. He then was carrying one
passenger and his diet to stuckleyh on Mar. 12th for one shilling. Then
there are several more of this type of entry. Along with his paying hearth
tax of two shillings at Calne Borough, Wiltshire Co., England, in 1662.
In "Bessy's Sufferings of Friends: Vol. 11, Chap.11, pg. 39 you will find
the following.
On May 16, 1658 William Cloud with others were attinding a friends meeting
at Calne, Wiltshire Co., England when the meeting was broken up by a party
of soldiers, who came with swords drawn, and pistols cocked and violently
hauled out those that were met and when asked for their warrant, showed
their swords, saying, this is our warrant.
On Dec. 7, 1680, William Cloud attended a monthly meeting, hield at
Marlborough, England as a representative from Calne, This was a monthly
meeting at Calne.
On Sept. 8th or 90th of 1681 William Cloud, "Yeoman ofSeene", in Melksham,
Wiltshire Co., England was granted 530 acres of Pa. land by William Penn,
who signed the account at Gravesend, Kent Co., England on Feb. 31, 1682.
Gravesend is located @ 22 miles southeast of London, England and withinn the
Port of London.
In 1682, William Cloud seems to have come under the censure of Frinds. A
minute of a monthly meeting held at Calne, England on June 7, 1682
eads --- Where as there is a complaint, made to this meeting of William
Cloud of Calne, disorderly walking contrary to truth, agreed that John
Neate, SAmuel Noise and William Coole Speak with him and advise him as the
Lord in his wisdom shall direct and give an account at the next monthly
meeting. At the next meet of July 4, 1682, --- The matter was continued
and no further mention of the matter is made, it is likely that the offence
was of minor importance.
From Passengers and Ships prior to 1684, published by the Welcome Soc.
of
Pa.: Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore My. 1970, pgs 62 & 63
In all probability the next ship to appear in the Delaware was from Bristol.
This was the 300 ton unicorn, bearing good for both Pa. and VA. The first
mention of this ship was in the London Gazett of June 22, 1682, where, under
the Bristol dateline of June 17, it was announced the ship was "now ready to
take in goods, and passengers and to sail the next month" for Pa. and N. J.
Those wishing to take freight or passage were directed to Thomas Goldney or
John Dudlestone "in Hightstreet" or to the commander. Not until the
beginning of the last week in Aukg. was any cargo loaded for Pa.; Va. goods
went on after that up to Sept. 2. But the ship did not sail immediately,
and on Oct. 5, 1682, the London impartial Mercury noted that in Bristol a
ship was "fitting out for Pa. on board which 40 Quakers together with their
family will embarz." The paper reported that "tis said they carry over with
them 300 pounds worth of halfpence, and farthings which in that collony go
current for twice their value and "Tis added that some discontented
Presbyterians will likewise accompanny them.:" Twelve days later the same
paper reported that a ship from Bristol "full Fraught with Quakers bound for
Pa., is ready to sail." There seems little doubt it arriverd before the end
of December when Penn wrote of the arrival of thwenty-three ships.
Will continue more later.
Beth