William Cloud

Male 1648 - 1717  (69 years)


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  • Name William Cloud 
    Born 29 Jul 1648  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Nov 1717  Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3945  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 30 May 2016 

    Father William Cloud,   b. Abt 1630, Calne, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1702, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Family ID F1599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Grace Willis,   b. 9 Jun 1658, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1676  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Joseph Cloud  [Birth]
     2. Richard Cloud  [Birth]
     3. William Cloud  [Birth]
     4. Susanna Cloud  [Birth]
     5. Esther Cloud  [Birth]
    +6. Jason Cloud,   b. 1 May 1681, Calne, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1781, East Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
    Last Modified 27 May 2016 
    Family ID F1596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Jul 1648 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1676 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Nov 1717 - Caln, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    The Immigration of William Cloud in 1682
    The Immigration of William Cloud in 1682
    The record shows that he brought his four sons Joseph, Robert, Jeremiah, and William Jr. with him.

    Source:
    Ancestry.com. U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.

    Histories
    The Cloud Family of Pennsylvania and Delaware - A Pedigree of William Cloud of Calne, Wiltshire, England
    The Cloud Family of Pennsylvania and Delaware - A Pedigree of William Cloud of Calne, Wiltshire, England
    An excerpt from the book, "Genealogical Notes of the Cloud Family," by William Cloud. A detailed gathering of documents, notes and pedigrees of the Cloud family in a 202 page document.

    Source:
    The Valuable Work of Thomas Maxwell Potts by Janice G. Cloud, Cloud Family Historian and Editor; North Carolina Digital Collections; http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/ref/collection/p15012coll1/id/65908
    Genealogical notes of the Cloud family, founded by William Cloud
    Genealogical notes of the Cloud family, founded by William Cloud
    A compilation of family history records and documents concerning the original immigrant William Cloud. Through the 202 page history, the descendants of William through is six children are discussed. Written by Thomas Maxwell Potts who was born in 1836, it was published in 1912 and has multiple sources of information about the Cloud families of Pennsylvania.

    Source:
    Genealogy Collection, Digital Collections; State Library of North Carolina.

  • Sources 
    1. [S24] Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825.
      Name: Jason Cloud
      Description: Executor
      Date: 19 Nov 1716
      Prove Date: 16 Dec 1720
      Book/Page: A:105
      Remarks:
      William Cloud of Caln.
      Cordwainer 2. 11/19/1716/7.
      December 16, 1720. A. 105.
      To wife Grace, my plantation etc. during life and after her decease
      To son Jason also all personal estate.
      To son Joseph £5 and wearing apparel.
      To son Richard, son William and daughters Susanna and Ann 5 shillings each.
      Executors: wife and son Jason. Witnesses: Thos. Pierson, Aaron Mendenhall.

    2. [S13] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900.
      Name: William Cloud
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: En
      Birth Year: 1648
      Spouse Name: Grace Willis
      Spouse
      Birth Place: En
      Spouse Birth Year: 1658
      Marriage
      Year: 1676
      Marriage State: En
      Number Pages: 1