William VAN CLEAVE, Sr.

1743 - 1788  (43 years)

• Name	William VAN CLEAVE
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1743	Middlesex County, NJ
  Gender	Male
  Will	2 Sep 1786	Mercer County, KY
  Death	Between 2 Sep 1786 and Feb 1788	Mercer County, KY
  Probate	Feb 1788	Mercer County, KY
  Notes	(1) Source: "Winnie Brown Family Tree," a Public Member Tree on Ancestry.com <https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/100930755/person/310038865405/facts>. (2) Kentucky pioneer and court records [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004, p. 70: Mercer County, Kentucky, Harrodsburg Court House: WILLIAM VANCLEVE - Will Book 1, page 75 - Names wife, Abigail Children, Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, John, Ebenezer and William. Son, Jonathan and his sister, Sarah, deceased. Daughter, Phebe Harris. Exec's., Friend, William Crow, and my wife, Abigail. Written Sept. 2, 1786. Witnesses, Thomas and William Gilmore, Rachel Vancleve and Katherine Anderson. Proved Feb. Court 1788. (3) www.findagrave.com: William Van Cleave Birth: 1743, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA Death: 1787 (aged 43-44), Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Unknown William may have been born in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He died between September 1786 and July 1787. William was married on December 12, 1763, in North Carolina, to Abigail Frost (baptised October 7, 1744, at Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, died post-1817, possibly circa 1840, in Calloway County, Kentucky?), the daughter of William Frost. *Some of William's siblings below are marked as being a half-sibling. This is an error due to a lack of cooperation from an owner of another memorial. All of the siblings below have the same parents. Family Members: Parents: Aaron Van Cleave (1704-1780), Rachel Schenck Van Cleave (1709-Unknown); Siblings: John Van Cleave (1739-1812), Benjamin Van Cleave (1741-1819), Aaron Van Cleave (1745-1813), Ralph Van Cleave (1747-1798), Jane Van Cleave Boone (1749-1829, m. 1765) Gravesite Details: William was undoubtedly buried in an unmarked grave, as was the custom at this time due to Indian mutilations. Created by: Allan Wenzel Added: 1 Jan 2016 Find A Grave Memorial: 156616647
  Person ID	I8662	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Aaron VAN CLEAVE,   b. 1704, Richmond County, NY d. 1780, Rowan County, NC (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Rachel Janse SCHENCK,   b. 19 Feb 1709, Monmouth County, NJ d. 1780, Rowan County, NC (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1734	Monmouth County, NJ
  Family ID	F19978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail FROST,   b. Bef 7 Oct 1744, Morristown, Morris County, NJ d. Aft 2 Sep 1786 (Age > 42 years)
  Marriage	NC
  Children	1. William VAN CLEAVE, Jr.,   b. 9 Oct 1781, KY d. 27 Feb 1855, Johnson County, IL (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F4155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024