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Tested, 11-3-1691-presented at court arrived on the Ship Elizabeth CloughGen, FTM CD113,1952, pg 1-64 FTM CD194, Anc.of Nich.Davis, pg 182 FTM CD113, Savage, pg 411 sold real estate to an. O. Page (2) Martha (Blaisdell) Cilley(Sealy) a widow John Clough, founder Of Salisbury, Massachusetts. John Clough was anEnglishman who arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts in mid-summer of1635 on the Ship elizabeth. Althoughs earch has been authorized by theJohn Clough Genealogical Society, no trace of the birthplace or of theparentage of this ancestor has been discovered. Like most of the twenty thousand Englishmen who migrated to NewEngland between the years 1620 and 1640, John Clough was a Puritan,yet he was even more of a dissenter than the Pilgrims or the Puritansof the Bay Colony; John Clough was a Presbyterian, a member of areligious sect that was forbidden to assemble in England by order ofthe king in 1610. John clough sailed from his native England withoutpublicity. He fulfilled the legal requirements by registering for his"certificate" or passport with the Master of the Rolls. (The Genealogyof the Descendants of John Clough of Salisbury, Massachusetts,published by The John Clough Genealogical Society, Inc. 1952). InJuly, 1691, John Clough made his last will, which was probated onNovember3, 1691, pg. 37 of above book. Salisbury, MA Deaths V.R. John,s r., d July 26,1691, p. 540. CLOUGH ORIGIN OF THE NAME: The English surname of Clough (pro- nounced Cluff) had many forms as Cleugh, Cluff, Clow, Clew, Clews,Clue, Clues, etc. It meant a dweller in a ravine of a steep sidedvalley, or near a crag or a rocky hillside. ARMS: A fox's head couped between three mascles. CREST: A demi-lion ramp azure holding in the dexter paw a sword erectargent pomel and hilt or. MOTTO: "Sine Macula Macia" - A mascle without a spot (a mascle,meaning spot, was adopted as a sort of trademark to indicate animperfection such as a blemish in a fabric or a flaw in a jewel). JOHN CLOUGH b. ca 1613 in England. m. 1) to Jane ________; 2) 15 Jan 1686 to Martha Cilley. d. 26 Jul 1691, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. father: mother: JANE b. ca 1620 in England. d. 16 Jan 1680 at Salisbury, Massachusetts. father: mother: CHILDREN *1. ELIZABETH Clough, b. 16 Dec 1642, Salisbury, m. William Home, d.30 Sep 1707. 2. MARY Clough, b. 30 Jul 1644 at Salisbury, d. young. 3. SARAH Clough, b. 28 Jun 1646 at Salisbury, m. 14 May 1667 to DanielMerrill. 4. JOHN Clough, Jr., b. 9 Mar 1648/9 at Salisbury, m. 13 Nov 1674 toMercy Page, d. 19 Apr 1718. 5. THOMAS Clough, b. 29 May 1651 at Salisbury, m. 1) 10 Mar 1680 toHannah Gile, 2) Ruth Connor. 6. MARTHA Clough, b. 22 Mar 1654 at Salisbury, m. 13 Nov 1674 toCornelius Page, d. 13 May 1683. 7. SAMUEL Clough, b. 20 Feb 1656/7 at Salisbury,, m. 3 Aug 1679 toElizabeth Brown, d. 1710. 8. BENJAMIN Clough, b. 30 Sep 1662, d. 1739. JOHN CLOUGH and his wife JANE, immigrated to Watertown, Massachusettsin the 'Elizabeth' in 1635. He was apparently the son of a prosperousfamily. He purchased an expensive passage and had established creditin the New World. He was 22 years old when he emigrated. He was ahouse carpenter. He was a proprietor of Salisbury, Massachusetts in1639. He received land in the first division of Salisbury in 1640. Hewas made Freeman May 18, 1642. In 1650 he was listed as a commoner andtaxpayer and he took the Oath of Fidelity. He sold his entire holdings in 1665 to his son-in-law, William Home.The following year. Home defaulted in his payments and deeded thewhole thing back to Clough. From Leaves from the Prescott Family Tree, Compiled and written byBertha Klicka Mannen, San Diego, California, 1982. (immigrant, carpenter) ---------------------------------------------------- JOHN AND JANE CLOUGH John Clough was born in England, ca. 1613; died in Salisbury, MA 26July 1691. He married (1) Jane -----, who died probably in Salisbury,MA 11 January 1679/80. He married (2) Martha (Blaisdell) Cilley,daughter of Ralph Blaisdell. The preponderance of evidence seems to indicate that John Clough cameto America in the ship Elizabeth, William Stagg, Master, arriving atCharlestown, MA in 1635. The passenger list of the ship includes "Jo:Cluffe - 22." One English pronunciation of Clough is Cluff, thepronunciation generally in use in our family. It is possible that JohnClough so pronounced his name when embarking from the Port of Londonin 1635. It is believed that his wife, Jane, came with him, althoughthis may be questioned as the first of their seven children was borneight years after his arrival in this country. Unlike many of theother settlers in New England, the passengers on the Elizabeth werenot an organized company, but rather a group of individuals seekingland and a new home. "John Clough evidently came from a prosperousfamily as he paid at least 25 pounds for his passage on the Elizabethand 50 pounds to become a proprietor of Salisbury." Laurence Clough,"Ancestors of Daniel and Almira Taylor of Shelburne, Vermont", 1979. In 1639, John Clough was one of the original settlers of a newtownship named Colchester near the mouth of the Merrimack River. Thename of this new town was changed to Salisbury the following year.John received his land in the "first division" and acquired additionalland in 1640. John was a house carpenter and probably brought histools with him from England. "It is noted that the town fathers fixedthe price for carpenter's work: ... eighteen pence per day in winter,twenty-two in summer..." Speare, ed., "The Family of John Clough," p.34. By 1650, then 37 years old, and having taken the oath of fidelity,John Clough was firmly established in Salisbury, MA where he becameprominent in public affairs when he was appointed as the "Jury ofTryals," an office he filled many times before 1677. That he wasinvolved in other activities is indicated by this note in a townmeeting: "Liberty be granted to John Clough, Left Pike, and Henry Trueto transport so many plank as will serve for the deck of a vesselbuilding in Boston." Around 1659, John Clough purchased a lot on Batt's Hill near SalisburyPlains, from Christopher Batt who had moved to Boston. This particularlot had been purchased by Andrew Greeley but was given up by defaultwhen he neglected to pay for it with the 200 bushels of wheat that hadbeen agreed upon. Later, John, jointly with John Gill, bought 90additional acres for 80 pounds sterling where they both built newhomes. That John acquired substantial property in and around Salisburyis indicated in his will, probated in 1691, in which he bequeaths landin Salisbury, Salisbury Beach, Amesbury, and Haverhill to his childrenand grandchildren. The 'Clough/Cluff/Clow' Story Richard Clough Yr Hen (meaning "Senior"), a glover from Denbigh,Wales, was the father of three daughters and seven sons. One son,Richard (Jr.) made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land on crusade, andreturned to Great Britain where he accumulated a considerable fortuneand was knighted, becoming Sir Richard Clough. John Clough emigrated from London in 1635 on the ship 'Elizabeth' andtook up residence in Salisbury, Massachusetts. His descendants hadlong wondered if they were related to the Welsh Clough family but,despite much effort, could trace no connection. Members of the John Clough Genealogical Society (descendants of JohnClough of Salisbury, Massachusetts) contacted Oxford Ancestors tostart a Clough Y-line DNA study. The Y chromosome of a male member ofthe Society (surnamed "Clough") was analysed, as was the Y chromosomeof a direct male descendant of Sir Richard's son by a Dutch mistress.THE RESULTS WERE EXACTLY THE SAME! Further analyses showed that a NewEngland Clough, who hadn't been able to find a connection usingexisting records, was also an exact match, while a Clough fromKentucky was just one marker different. The elation felt by these Society members on finally obtaining "proof"of their collective ancestry was tempered by the fact that the resultsfrom the Alabama/North Carolina Cloughs showed differences at fivemarkers. This means that, on the balance of probability, the ancestryof the Alabama/North Carolina Clough's is different than that of theSalisbury Cloughs. Having accepted these conclusions, further DNA results were sought.DNA from a member of the Maryland/Delaware Clow family was shown to beone mutation different from the Alabama/North Carolina Clough family.Family members of these two Clough family branches had long suspecteda relationship, but could not find the evidence in existing records.The DNA results have breathed new life into the genealogical researchof these Clough branches and the members of the John CloughGenealogical Society have found the results fascinating. Out of theDNA analyses performed to date, only one Cluff donor has not matchedwith any of the existing donors. The Clough story was reproduced with the kind permission of SheilaAndersen, Genealogist for the John Clough Genealogical Society
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