Thomas A. Clegg
1767 - 1827 (60 years)
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Name Thomas A. Clegg Born 6 Mar 1767 NORTHAMPTON, VIRGINIA 
Gender Male Died 23 Oct 1827 CHATHAM COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Person ID I0168 avefamily Last Modified 14 Jul 2015
Father Isaac Clegg, b. 12 Dec 1713, Cardiff, Wales, UK , d. 23 May 1784, Northampton Co., VA (Age 70 years) Mother Esther Watts, b. 22 Feb 1722/23, Accomac Co., V A , d. 16 Apr 1787, Accomac Co., V A Married 19 Jun 1763 Unknown Family ID F064 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bridget Eliza Polk, b. 3 Jun 1772, Accomac, VA , d. 18 Feb 1859, Chatham Co., NC (Age 86 years) Married 1 May 1788 Accomac Co., VA Children 1. George William Clegg, b. 15 Apr 1789, d. 26 Aug 1811, Chatham Co. N.C. (Age 22 years)+ 2. Esther Watts Clegg, b. 23 Feb 1791, Chatham Co., NC , d. 2 Jan 1858, Chatham Co., NC (Age 66 years)+ 3. John Polk Clegg, b. 14 Oct 1792, Chatham Co., NC , d. 29 Aug 1854, Jefferson Co., AR (Age 61 years)+ 4. Isaac Clegg, b. 9 Nov 1794, d. 5 Dec 1863, Chatham Co. N.C. (Age 69 years)+ 5. David Clegg, b. 26 Sep 1796, d. Apr 1856 (Age 59 years) 6. Elizabeth "Betsy" Clegg, b. 19 Oct 1798, d. BET. 1799 - 1892 (Age 93 years) 7. Nathaniel Clegg, b. 5 Apr 1801, d. 9 Jan 1872 (Age 70 years) 8. Thomas Watts Clegg, b. 19 May 1803, d. 21 Apr 1877 (Age 73 years) 9. Margaret "Peggy" Clegg, b. 2 May 1805, d. BET. 1806 - 1899 (Age 93 years) 10. Nancy Clegg, b. 22 Sep 1807, d. BET. 1808 - 1901 (Age 93 years) 11. Luther Clegg, b. 15 Nov 1809, d. 27 Jan 1894 (Age 84 years) 12. Baxter Clegg, b. 11 Nov 1811, d. BET. 1812 - 1901 (Age 89 years) 13. Mary Clegg, b. 8 Oct 1814, d. BET. 1794 - 1898 (Age 83 years) Last Modified 12 Jun 2007 Family ID F719 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Married - 1 May 1788 - Accomac Co., VA 
Died - 23 Oct 1827 - Chatham County, North Carolina = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Source: Broughton, W. Harold, Editor, "The Cleggs of Old Chatham,"Charlotte, NC, The Clegg Family Association, 1977, pp 41,48,49; Nottingham, Stratton,"Wills and Administrations of Accomack County, Virginia 1663-1800," Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc,1999, Will of William Bradford, p. 361-362.
Buried at site of Clegg homeplace in Chatham Co. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 35.65875, Longitude: -79.19646
Cemetery notes and/or description:
Oakland Township. 0.5 mile west of SR 1953, Chatham Church Road, 0.4 mile north of Chatham United Methodist Church. Follow lane into woods, cemetery is west of lane. Coordinates 35d 39m 34.0s N; 79d 11m 49.0s W.
Grave yard marked by an enclosing rock wall.
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Moved from Va to NC in 1789. They had 13 children. src: FAmily Bible
from "GHOTES" website, descendants of John Wilkins:
386. Thomas A. Clegg #591 b. 6-Mar-1767, ref: w-352 nw-477, m. 1-May-1788, in Accomack, Bridgett Polk #595, b. 3-Jun-1772, Accomack Co. Va., (daughter of
William Polk #7158 and Sabra Bradford #7157) ref: aw-356 lds, d. liv 1788.
Thomas died liv. 1788, nw-444.
- Source: Broughton, W. Harold, Editor, "The Cleggs of Old Chatham,"Charlotte, NC, The Clegg Family Association, 1977, pp 41,48,49; Nottingham, Stratton,"Wills and Administrations of Accomack County, Virginia 1663-1800," Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc,1999, Will of William Bradford, p. 361-362.