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My Clifton ancestry in this hemisphere begins with Thomas and Jane
Clifton who were married in the 1650s in Barbados.
The late Ruth E. Clifton devoted much of her life to researching this
line, and I, for
one, am deeply grateful and indebted to her. Our line traveled from
Barbados to South Carolina, north to Delaware and ultimately ended up
in Indiana where a Clifton Reunion is held each summer.
In Indiana, my line begins with Nathan Clifton (1 January 1818,
Mispillion Hundred, Kent Co. Delaware-29 June 1883, Maxinkuckee,
Indiana) who married Mary "Polly" Smith (26 January 1820, Vermont-23
January 1902, Culver, Indiana). They were
married on 14 May 1840 in Miami County, Indiana
I descend from the third of their thirteen children, Nancy Jane
Clifton, who followed her older sister Sara Ann to Iowa where Nancy
met and married Samuel Hults, of Hempstead, New York, and after Sam
died in 1882, she married Edward Mitchell of Illinois.
In 2003 I published my "Family History" with Higginson Books, in Salem, MA.
which includes my Clifton/Hults line from Thomas and Jane Clifton to
the present day. In the next edition of the book which I expect to
publish next year (2006) I would like to expand the Clifton descending
ancestral chart to include as many of Nancy's siblings and their
descendants as possible. Here is a list of Nathan and Mary Clifton's
children, taken from the Family Bible. If you descend from any of
them and would be willing to share your line with me, I would
appreciate hearing from you with the idea of including your
information in the next edition. I believe all of the following to
have been born in Marshall County, Indiana
1. Charles Wesley Clinton (24 Feb 1841-22 Dec 1909)
m. Adeline Cole (31 Jan 1847- 26 Nov. 1927) 11 Oct 1866,
2. Sara Ann Clifton (11 June 1842-18 July 1900)
m. Isaac N. Vories 5 Aug 1860
3. Nancy Jane Clifton (30 July 1843-4 April 1921)
m.1st Samuel. Hults (16 Sept 1828, Hempstead, NY-18 May 1882, Newell,
IA) 8 Jan 1877, Newell, IA
m.2nd Edward Mitchell (2 Sept 1848-3 Jan 1911) , July 1883
(I descend from Nancy's first marriage to Samuel Hults)
4. Lettice Ellen Clifton (11 May 1845-24 Oct 1901) m. Pulaski
Wickizer 14 Dec 1867 (?)
5. James Henry Clifton (11 June 1846-19 March 184)
6. Leander Clifton (1 Feb 1848-10 Jan 1883, Larned, KS) m Passie Valk
(?) 30 Dec 1871
7. Hugh S. Clifton (15 Jan 1850-1911) m Sarah J. Lewis 8 Oct 1872
8. Mary Elizabeth Clifton (16 May 1851-15 June 1852)
9. John Thomas Clifton (23 May 1853-6 Dec 1900, Maxinkuckee, IN)
10. Eliza I. Clifton (1857-1912) m Ezra Hibray 14 Jan 1877
Thomas J Clifton m _____ M. Snider (?) 25 Aug 1878 (In the Clifton
Family Bible Thomas J is not listed under births but is listed under
marriages?)
11. Julia A. Clifton (b. 20 June 1858) m. John W. Clifton 21 June 1881
12. Rebecca B. Clifton (1 Jan 1861-4 Sept 1918) m. Isaiah C. Brooke 3 June 1891
13. Sylvester H. Clifton (14 Jan 1866)
I believe the the above to be as accurate as I can make it, but I welcome any
corrections, additions, etc. If you can trace your line from any of the above
siblings, I would appreciate hearing from you and will include that line in the
next edition. For more information on the publisher see:
http://www.higginsonbooks.com/
In terms of information, I am interested in the following:
1. Name of descendant (sibling)
2. Birth date and place of descendant (sibling)
3. Name of spouse
4. Birth date and place of spouse
5. Marriage date and place.
6. Names of children, grandchildren, etc.including the above date and
place information.
You may write to me directly or via the list-serve as you prefer.Thank you.
Sincerely,
Philip Sonnichsen
Sacramento, CA 95833
e-mail: cpsonnichsen(a)gmail.com