Meg - Nothing like stealing someone's thunder! I was in the midst of double checking the dates when this message arrived. What I have for Thomas is that he was born in Washington Co., Virginia in 1710. I have not seen anything other than other researchers information on this fact. I have noticed that MANY are stating his birthplace as White County. I am not sure when the first Clouse moved into White County, but I know many are recorded as being born in Washington and Unicoi Counties in Tennessee prior to the White County migration. Washington Co., TN is on the NC border and was formed from Washington Co., NC when Tennessee was made a state. With Clouse connections to both Washington Co., Tennessee and Washington Co., Virginia it is easy for errors to be made in switchinig the states when recording information. As for George Washington Clouse having a brother, Christopher, it is possible, but again, I have seen nothing firm on there being any siblings. One thing is sure - the Clouses left few footprints as they passed through Virginia! In the Virginia land records there are only three grants that mention a CLAUSE and one for CLOUSE. There are no records for CLOSE, CLASE, KLOSE, KLASE, or KLUSE. The earliest land record is for Phettiplace Clause: GRANTEE Clause, Phettiplace. DATE 2 December 1628. Description: 100 acres on the Easterly side of Warwicksqueake River, northerly on the land of Rice Jones. [a squeake is a swamp. River now the Warwick River.] GRANTEE Clause, Henry. grantee. [DOES ANYONE KNOW OF HIM?] DATE 24 July 1788. NOTE Location: Monongalia County. NOTE Description: 1400 acres adjoining Ramsey and Cox's Ninth and Doctr Says Second Entries. GRANTEE Awell, Christopher. DATE 12 September 1733. Note Location: Spotsylvania County. Description: 124 acres in the great fork of the Rappahannock river. Adjoins land of Michael Awell, his own and Michael Clause. [HOW ABOUT MICHAEL? ANYONE?] GRANTEE Clouse, Samuel. DATE 1 December 1852. NOTE Location: Ritchie County. NOTE Description: 16 1/2 acres on waters of north fork of Hughes River. While not close enough for a cigar, there is this: GRANTEE Klyce, Christopher. DATE 14 July 1801. NOTE Location: Rockbridge County. This is how someone has him in WorldConnect - Name: Christopher "Christian" (Clyce) KLEITZ Sex: M Birth: 3 JAN 1751/52 in Rostock, Germany Death: 5 FEB 1829 in Rockbridge, Virginia There are hundreds of land records from several of my other lines and it is disheartening to find so few Clouses. Life Goes On Jim Christian Chattanooga, TN Original Message: ----------------- From: Bookout bookout@qnet.com Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 20:49:31 -0700 To: CLOUSE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Thomas Clouse Hi Gus- Thomas Clouse could not have been born in White County TN in 1710, because it did not exist until 1806. Here's a link to the White County website: http://www.tngenweb.org/white/ My husband's Clouse line was in TN pretty early, with George Clouse born abt 1740 (location unknown, but possibly VA) who died at Greasy Cove, Washington County TN in 1810. I don't know who George's fatner was-this is the line that some people have said goes back to a Phettiplace Clouse, but I have not seen proof of this. His son John Dillard Clouse born abt 1775 (location unknown) died 20 Nov 1859 in Cedar Creek, White County TN. John had a son Thomas Jefferson Clouse born 08 Jan 1801 in Washington County Tn who died 18 July 1872 in White County. Is this possibly the Thomas Clouse you are seeking? If so, he had a BUNCH of children, by at least 2 different wives. Good luck! Meg Gentry Bookout Gus Clouse wrote: > Does anyone have information on a Thomas Clouse. I have he was born in 1710 in White County, Tn. I do not have his parent's names nor his wife's. I have his children as Christopher Clouse and George Clouse. I have Christopher born 1776 and George about 1740. That is allot of years between children, so I wonder if this is correct. Christopher is listed as being born in Pennsylvania and married Anna Catherine Hench. George is listed as being born in Virginia and marrying Elizabeth Jarvis. Thomas is from the line of Phettiplace Clouse. Thomas would have been my ggggggrandfather. Thanks. Daniel (Gus) Clouse > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

Howdy Jim! Do you have Thomas Clouse as father of George Clouse born abt 1740? My files on my husband's Clouse ancestors go back only to George, as I haven't found proof of his parents (yet! grin) Sorry 'bout "stealing your thunder" (BIG grin) Meg jsxian@mindspring.com wrote: > Meg - > > Nothing like stealing someone's thunder! I was in the midst of double > checking the dates when this message arrived. What I have for Thomas is > that he was born in Washington Co., Virginia in 1710. I have not seen > anything other than other researchers information on this fact. I have > noticed that MANY are stating his birthplace as White County. I am not > sure when the first Clouse moved into White County, but I know many are > recorded as being born in Washington and Unicoi Counties in Tennessee prior > to the White County migration. > > Washington Co., TN is on the NC border and was formed from Washington Co., > NC when Tennessee was made a state. With Clouse connections to both > Washington Co., Tennessee and Washington Co., Virginia it is easy for > errors to be made in switchinig the states when recording information. > > As for George Washington Clouse having a brother, Christopher, it is > possible, but again, I have seen nothing firm on there being any siblings. > > One thing is sure - the Clouses left few footprints as they passed through > Virginia! In the Virginia land records there are only three grants that > mention a CLAUSE and one for CLOUSE. There are no records for CLOSE, > CLASE, KLOSE, KLASE, or KLUSE. > > The earliest land record is for Phettiplace Clause: > > GRANTEE Clause, Phettiplace. > DATE 2 December 1628. > Description: 100 acres on the Easterly side of Warwicksqueake River, > northerly on the land of Rice Jones. [a squeake is a swamp. River now the > Warwick River.] > > GRANTEE Clause, Henry. grantee. [DOES ANYONE KNOW OF HIM?] > DATE 24 July 1788. > NOTE Location: Monongalia County. > NOTE Description: 1400 acres adjoining Ramsey and Cox's Ninth and Doctr > Says Second Entries. > > GRANTEE Awell, Christopher. > DATE 12 September 1733. > Note Location: Spotsylvania County. > Description: 124 acres in the great fork of the Rappahannock river. Adjoins > land of Michael Awell, his own and Michael Clause. [HOW ABOUT MICHAEL? > ANYONE?] > > GRANTEE Clouse, Samuel. > DATE 1 December 1852. > NOTE Location: Ritchie County. > NOTE Description: 16 1/2 acres on waters of north fork of Hughes River. > > While not close enough for a cigar, there is this: > > GRANTEE Klyce, Christopher. > DATE 14 July 1801. > NOTE Location: Rockbridge County. > > This is how someone has him in WorldConnect - > > Name: Christopher "Christian" (Clyce) KLEITZ > Sex: M > Birth: 3 JAN 1751/52 in Rostock, Germany > Death: 5 FEB 1829 in Rockbridge, Virginia > > There are hundreds of land records from several of my other lines and it is > disheartening to find so few Clouses. > > Life Goes On > Jim Christian > Chattanooga, TN > > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: Bookout bookout@qnet.com > Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 20:49:31 -0700 > To: CLOUSE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: Thomas Clouse > > > Hi Gus- > Thomas Clouse could not have been born in White County TN in 1710, > because it did not exist until 1806. Here's a link to the White County > website: > http://www.tngenweb.org/white/ > My husband's Clouse line was in TN pretty early, with George Clouse > born abt 1740 (location unknown, but possibly VA) who died at Greasy > Cove, Washington County TN in 1810. I don't know who George's fatner > was-this is the line that some people have said goes back to a > Phettiplace Clouse, but I have not seen proof of this. His son John > Dillard Clouse born abt 1775 (location unknown) died 20 Nov 1859 in > Cedar Creek, White County TN. John had a son Thomas Jefferson Clouse > born 08 Jan 1801 in Washington County Tn who died 18 July 1872 in White > County. Is this possibly the Thomas Clouse you are seeking? If so, he > had a BUNCH of children, by at least 2 different wives. > Good luck! > Meg Gentry Bookout > > > > Gus Clouse wrote: > > >>Does anyone have information on a Thomas Clouse. I have he was born in >> > 1710 in White County, Tn. I do not have his parent's names nor his wife's. > I have his children as Christopher Clouse and George Clouse. I have > Christopher born 1776 and George about 1740. That is allot of years > between children, so I wonder if this is correct. Christopher is listed as > being born in Pennsylvania and married Anna Catherine Hench. George is > listed as being born in Virginia and marrying Elizabeth Jarvis. Thomas is > from the line of Phettiplace Clouse. Thomas would have been my > ggggggrandfather. Thanks. Daniel (Gus) Clouse > >> >>============================== >>Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >>Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >>http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >> >> >> > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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