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Below is an excerpt from Timothy Peterman's essay, Dec 1981, "The Chesley
Coffey Family", that may shed some light on Roger and Dorcas Cleveland.
Jane Cleveland was the wife of Chesley Coffey and most likely a daughter of
Alexander Cleveland, Sr.
Carolyn
KINSHIP TO THE CLEVELAND FAMILY
According to a letter written by Rice Coffey (1766-1853), a son of
Elizabeth (Cleveland) Coffey, his grandfather was an Alexander
Cleveland. The identity of this Alexander Cleveland has never been proved
beyond doubt, with regard to his relationship to the Cleveland family of
Virginia.
There is much information on the Clevelands in an article entitled,
"Virginia Cleveland Ancestor Discovered", by George A. Martin. This article
was published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 46,
Number 3, September 1958. Beginning at the second paragraph, it was written
as follows:
Roger Cleveland, the ancestor of the Clevelands of Virginia, came to
America prior to 16th of November 1670 and settled in Gloucester County,
Virginia. Concerning his English background, nothing is known, as a check
of over seven hundred printed English parish registers at the Library of
Congress failed to reveal any record of his birth or baptism.
CHILDREN OF ROGER AND DORCAS CLEVELAND
Elizabeth Cleveland, baptised 31 Oct 1684
Alexander Cleveland, baptised 31 July 1687
CHILDREN OF ALEXANDER CLEVELAND, SR. AND HIS WIFE MARY
1. Alexander Cleveland, Jr, baptised 25 May 1712
2. John Cleveland, born July 31, baptised 24 August 1714
3. Grace Cleveland, born September 1, baptised 30 Sept 1716
4. William Cleveland, born February 23, baptised 22 March 1718
5. Benjamin Cleveland, born November 21, baptised 28 November 1721
The fact that the above John Cleveland married Elizabeth Coffey and that
Grace Cleveland married Edward Coffey make it quite likely that either
Alexander Cleveland, Sr. or Jr. was also the father of Elizabeth
(Cleveland) Coffey.
Jane (Cleveland) Coffey could not have been the daughter of Alexander
Cleveland, Jr or John Cleveland, because neither named her in their
Wills. William and Benjamin Cleveland would have been too young to have
been the father of Jane Cleveland. The more likely possibilities are that:
1. Jane Cleveland was a younger daughter of Alexander Cleveland, Sr.,
whose baptism was not entered into the parish registers of Gloucester
County, Virginia.
2. Records hint that Roger Cleveland has a son, John, born before baptism
records were kept in Gloucester County. Perhaps John was the father or
grandfather of Jane Cleveland.
The Clevelands moved from Gloucester County to Spotsylvania County,
Virginia prior to l734. If the Clevelands made this move in the mid
l72O's, Jane and Elizabeth Cleveland could have been born in Spotsylvania
County, Virginia and likewise omitted from the Gloucester County parish
registers. They could very possibly be younger daughters of Alexander
Cleveland, Sr.
The families of Chesley Coffey and James Coffey were apparently close on a
social basis. Yet, the kinship between Chesley and James could have been
no closer than first cousin. However, the social bond between the two
families would have been a lot stronger if Jane and Elizabeth were
sisters.
Hi, My local library was able to get me the 3 volumes of the Cleveland
family genealogy books. It took the 3 weeks but they got them.
These I was able to take home and not just use them as reference at the
library. My line is the northern Clevelands.
Sincerely,
Sonya
I am decendant of the second son of Alexander and Mary Cleveland, John
Cleveland, by his son John. Once I heard or read speculation that the names
Roger and Dorcas may have been alias. I am also interested in the original
American ancestors of this Cleveland line.
DAR is best bet to see if anyone else has submitted on DAR .. SLC has some
great books with all companies, etc. on first floor.
Bonita
Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas
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Subject: [CLEAVELAND-L] Clevelands & Revolutionary War
This is a pretty general question but does anyone know of a website or book
that has information about any Clevelands that fought in the Revolutionary
War? My line is Moses,Edward, Samuel, Curtis, Samuel, Curtis, John,
Lysander.
The first Curtis was 42 in 1776 and his son Samuel was only 12 in 1776 so
that
might keep both out. I was just curious as to our family leanings in the
war.
Any info would help my curiousity. Thanks in advance.
Gary South
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Most of the material I have predates the books by Horace & Edmund. It includes
VRs etc. I will include my sources, even the Mormon library, which is of dubious
value.
It will take a bit of time to transcribe it, but it will be done.
Ed Cleaveland
GGreen6859(a)aol.com wrote:
> Bill....George A. Martin published an article in the 1958 National
> Genealogical Society Quarterly Volume 46 # 3, "Virginia Cleveland Ancestor
> Discovered'". in which he disclaims the 1899 Cleveland Genealogies compiled
> by E.J. & H.G. Cleveland of NY. Martin names Roger Cleveland as this ancestor,
> and lists the Abingdon Parish Register, Gloucester Co., VA and Minutes of the
> Council and General Court of Colonial, VA. Vol. 58 p 254, among his sources.
> This parish register is extant and he says the Photostats can be found in the
> VA State Library in Richmond. These records are the baptisms of Alexander
> Cleveland and his sister Elizabeth, children of Roger and Dorcas Cleveland,
> and five children of Alexander Cleveland and his wife Mary. There is also an
> unidentified John Cleveland, who had a daughter Elizabeth in 1698.
>
> The second son of Alexander and Mary Cleveland was John, who became the father
> of Cool Benjamin Cleveland of King's Mountain fame. With these records we
> can't ignore this Roger. George Martin, however, regrettably, did not do any
> follow-ups, nor has anything else been found written by him on these
> Cleveland's.
>
> I have not found any reliable book published on this Cleveland family. One
> that has been documented with original, acceptable sources. Most have been
> copied from or based on the old 1899 Genealogies, which although has some good
> info to "get you started" so to speak, deals mostly with the Moses Cleveland
> family.
>
> Cheers,
> grace
>
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It ias in the Library of Congress (where I first saw it) and in the
geneology section of the Dever Public Library, which BTW is huge.
Ed Cleaveland
Ellen Naliboff wrote:
> The three volumes are on microfiche. Talk with your local librarian
> about availablity. Carlsbad (CA) Public Library has it.
> Ellen
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Denise,
I have a lot of material which will be of interest to all. It will take a few
days to put it into a format which I can send. I am currently using Family Tree
Maker, which is highly compressed, I can send e-mail copies of my work directly to
people are using the same system, but, as I understand it, I will have to reformat
for rootsweb.
Ed Cleaveland
DeniseWson(a)aol.com wrote:
> I need info on a Book called History of the Cleveland Family Vol III by
> Edmund James CLEVELAND published by Hartford 1899. Does any one on this list
> have info on this book, or info on this person Edmund James CLEVELAND.
> June R. WELCH compiled information called " CLEVELAND NOTES".
> Thank you for your time.
> Denise PRINCE Wilson
> Ga.
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This is a pretty general question but does anyone know of a website or book
that has information about any Clevelands that fought in the Revolutionary
War? My line is Moses,Edward, Samuel, Curtis, Samuel, Curtis, John, Lysander.
The first Curtis was 42 in 1776 and his son Samuel was only 12 in 1776 so that
might keep both out. I was just curious as to our family leanings in the war.
Any info would help my curiousity. Thanks in advance.
Gary South
Bill....George A. Martin published an article in the 1958 National
Genealogical Society Quarterly Volume 46 # 3, "Virginia Cleveland Ancestor
Discovered'". in which he disclaims the 1899 Cleveland Genealogies compiled
by E.J. & H.G. Cleveland of NY. Martin names Roger Cleveland as this ancestor,
and lists the Abingdon Parish Register, Gloucester Co., VA and Minutes of the
Council and General Court of Colonial, VA. Vol. 58 p 254, among his sources.
This parish register is extant and he says the Photostats can be found in the
VA State Library in Richmond. These records are the baptisms of Alexander
Cleveland and his sister Elizabeth, children of Roger and Dorcas Cleveland,
and five children of Alexander Cleveland and his wife Mary. There is also an
unidentified John Cleveland, who had a daughter Elizabeth in 1698.
The second son of Alexander and Mary Cleveland was John, who became the father
of Cool Benjamin Cleveland of King's Mountain fame. With these records we
can't ignore this Roger. George Martin, however, regrettably, did not do any
follow-ups, nor has anything else been found written by him on these
Cleveland's.
I have not found any reliable book published on this Cleveland family. One
that has been documented with original, acceptable sources. Most have been
copied from or based on the old 1899 Genealogies, which although has some good
info to "get you started" so to speak, deals mostly with the Moses Cleveland
family.
Cheers,
grace
I have the three volume set. It is Edmund Janes Cleveland and Horace
Gillette Cleveland. Specifically what info do you need?
Regards, Tom
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>I need info on a Book called History of the Cleveland Family Vol III by
>Edmund James CLEVELAND published by Hartford 1899. Does any one on this
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>have info on this book, or info on this person Edmund James CLEVELAND.
>June R. WELCH compiled information called " CLEVELAND NOTES".
>Thank you for your time.
>Denise PRINCE Wilson
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I am researching the southern line. Someone has given me a tree that goes
back to a Roger Cleveland but I would like to verify the info. Does anyone
know of a book or published material on the Southern Clevelands
Bill Stogner
stognerb(a)emotors.com
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Denise.....are you researching the southern Cleveland's? If you are those
books compiled in 1899 by Edmond JANES Cleveland & his cousin Horace
Gillette
Cleveland will not be a whole lot of help to you, since they contain lots of
errors and omissions on the VA lines, and have caused a great deal of
confusion.
If you are looking for the descendants of Moses Cleveland, ancestor of
President Stephen Grover Cleveland, and the above authors, then those old
books are pretty well documented.
No one has as yet found the link between these two Cleveland lines.
You can find these books in any Genealogical Library with a fairly large
selection of family histories. They are also for sale by Everton Press on
the
Net.
Grace Lee Smith Green (descendant of Jacob Cleveland and Mildred White of
VA)
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Denise.....are you researching the southern Cleveland's? If you are those
books compiled in 1899 by Edmond JANES Cleveland & his cousin Horace Gillette
Cleveland will not be a whole lot of help to you, since they contain lots of
errors and omissions on the VA lines, and have caused a great deal of
confusion.
If you are looking for the descendants of Moses Cleveland, ancestor of
President Stephen Grover Cleveland, and the above authors, then those old
books are pretty well documented.
No one has as yet found the link between these two Cleveland lines.
You can find these books in any Genealogical Library with a fairly large
selection of family histories. They are also for sale by Everton Press on the
Net.
Grace Lee Smith Green (descendant of Jacob Cleveland and Mildred White of VA)
I need info on a Book called History of the Cleveland Family Vol III by
Edmund James CLEVELAND published by Hartford 1899. Does any one on this list
have info on this book, or info on this person Edmund James CLEVELAND.
June R. WELCH compiled information called " CLEVELAND NOTES".
Thank you for your time.
Denise PRINCE Wilson
Ga.
There is a Cleaveland who was a Cherokee - see my rare book index at
http://members.aol.com/rarebk
Go to the Kenneth Starr Cherokee genealogy - you will see many other surnames
as well.
You will also find a Cherokee genealogy tutorial to assist you in researching
your Cherokee roots.
Sincerely,
Paul
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but if you need help, let me know). Please spread the word!
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I am looking for any information I find on a Charles Cleveland, born
1820-21 in Albany, NY. He left home at age 18 and came west. He worked
on the Mississippi River for a while. He died in Poplar Bluff, MO in
1875. He married an Eliza Miller and they had several children. This is
all the information I have on him. Can anyone help me out? Thanks
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