Susannah Abbe
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Clement Neff IV was born about 1764 in Hampton, Windham Co., CT, and died Unknown. He was the son of Clement Neff III of Stonington, New London Co., CT, and Susannah Abby of Willington, Tolland Co., CT. Susannah Abbe was born November 15, 1760, in Windham, Windham Co., CT, and died after 1802. She was the daughter of Isaac Abbe of Windham, Windham Co., CT, and Eunice Church of Groton, CT. Clement Neff IV and Susannah Abbe were married about 1788 in Connecticut. Clement Neff IV and Susannah (Abbe) Neff had at least four children:
I think the main difficulty in
understanding this dilemma is that there were numerous generations that used
the names of Clement Neff, Susannah Abbe and Isaac Abbe.
Clement Neff III (1738 - 1820)
married Susannah Abby (1733 - about 1774), the daughter of Benjamin Abby and
Prisella Unknown. Their son, Clement Neff IV (about 1764 - Unknown) married
about 1790 in Hampton, Windom Co., CT, to Susannah Abbe (1760 - Unknown),
daughter of Isaac Abbe and Eunice Church.
After 1774, Clement Neff IV
(born 1764) may have been living with his brother-in-law Isaac Abbey (born
1753). Clement Neff V (born about 1790 or 1797) accompanied his uncle Isaac
Abbey (born about 1778 in the Province of New York, the son of Isaac Abbe
born in 1753 in Connecticut) and Clement's cousins: Isaac Abbey, Nathaniel
Abbey, as well as aunt Dorcas Abbey (who would become married to Oliver
Nathan Bradley in 1803), to become some of the pioneering settlers of Durham
County, Upper Canada, about 1797.
At least, this is my
assessment of this all.
The first wife of Clement Neff III was Susannah Abbe, the daughter of Benjamin Abbe and Prisella Unknown. They had at least three children: Benjamin Neff born about 1762; Clement Neff IV born about 1764; and Nathaniel Neff born about 1766. Clement Neff III was a soldier, but after his wife Susannah died about 1774 he left the farm and went to sea, where he was taken prisoner by pirates and was carried to Algiers where he was a captive for 24 years. It is likely that the three Neff children (Benjamin about age 12, Clement IV age 10, and Nathaniel age 8) then made their home with their uncle Isaac Abbe (born 1753). When Clement Neff III returned from captivity he married (at age 65) Patience Dean (age 28) on November 17, 1800 in Windham, Windham Co., CT. The above may help explain why Clement Neff V (born about 1790) accompanied his uncle Isaac Abbey and cousins Isaac Abbey, Nathaniel Abbey, as well as aunt Dorcas Abbey (who would become married to Oliver Nathan Bradley in 1803), to Canada about 1797. After 1774, Clement Neff IV (born 1764) may have been living with his brother-in-law Isaac Abbey (born 1753). TIMELINE Susannah Abbe was born November 15, 1760 in Willington, Tolland Co., CT. Clement Neff IV was born about 1764 in Hampton, Windham Co., CT. OntB1: CLEMENT NEFF and MARY NEFF. Clement was born in USA, was listed in the 4th Co. Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada Militia Return in 1828. He settled the first time in the New Castle District, Haldimand Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario and is there in the 1848 census. Some time between 1852 and 1861 the family moved to Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario. Original spelling of the surname may have been NAPH and tradition says they were Pennsylvania Dutch (a term applied to any German or Dutch speaking immigrant at that time). Children: Calvin, Isaiah, Salomon, Milo, and Clement, Jr.
PARKER 1861 census 385 page 044 line 20
Trying to find out ANY information on my Clement
Neff. I have all the information after him. All we know is that he was born in
the USA May 10 1797 and died Apr. 9 1881 in Singhampton, Ont. Canada. He married
Mary Honeywell.
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