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Jeremiah Clontz[1]

Male 1756 - 1840  (84 years)


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  • Name Jeremiah Clontz 
    Born 10 Feb 1756  Mint Hill, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    _AKAN Jeremiah Glantz 
    _MILT Revolutionary War Patriot  [5
    Died 30 Nov 1840  Monroe, Union County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried Union Cemetery, Brief, Union County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Person ID I9019  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2015 

    Father Hans Michael "John Michael" Glantz,   b. 1728, (The Palatinate) Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1807, (Mecklenburg County) North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Margaret LNU,   d. 1783-1797, (Mecklenburg County) North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Bef 1756  (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F4209  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Catherine "Catherine" Lang,   b. 7 Apr 1762, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1838, (Unionville) Union County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1782  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Children 
     1. Henry Clontz,   b. 10 Feb 1783, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ~ 1855, Union County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Jeremiah Clontz, Jr.,   b. 8 Dec 1785, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1860, Union County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Sarah Clontz,   b. 14 Aug 1788, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Jacob Clontz,   b. 27 Sep 1790, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1894, Paulding County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years)
     5. John Adam "Adam" Clontz,   b. 23 Feb 1796, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1857, Union County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     6. Catherine M(atilda) Klontz,   b. 28 Feb 1798, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1870, Hardin County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 23 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F3262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
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      Will dated September 10, 1840, Recorded, Book "H", p. 28.;

      "In the name of God Amen I Jeremiah Clontz of the County of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina Being weak in body but of sound and disposing mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows

      Viz First of all I will my soul to God who gave it and my Body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in a decent and Christian manner at the discretion of my friends as touching my worth estate I will and bequeath to my son

      John A Clontz the tract of land on which I now live containing ninty five acres and also another tract adjoining the same in Anson County containg fifty acres to belong to him and his heirs at my deceast I also will and bequeath to my son John A Clontz all my farming tools of every description all the balance of my property to be sold and the proceeds together with what money and notes may be on hand at by Deceast to be equally distrituted among all my my six children

      Signed and Sealed the tenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty I also appoint my son John A Clontz my executor In presence of us."

      Jacob Long et
      E Alexander Jeremiah (his mark:X) Clontz

      _____

      "State of North Carolina, County of Union

      It is hereby certified that satisfactory evidence has been exhibited before me, John Stewart, Clerk of the County Court for Union Co., containing the affidavit of Henry Long and (S?) W Sehorn that Jeremiah Clontz was a Revolutionary Pensioner of the United States at the rate of $30 per annum and that he died on the 30th day of November, eighteen-hundred and forty, leaving surviving heirs the following children --

      Henry Clontz,
      Jeremiah Clontz,
      Sarah Clontz,
      Jacob Clontz,
      John A. Clontz,
      Catherine Clontz and that the same
      Henry - Jeremiah - Sarah - Jacob - John A. and Catherine Clontz are the only surviving children of the aforesaid Jeremiah Clontz.

      In testimony whereof, I have hereuto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, this 19th day of November, one-thousand eight-hundred and fifty 2.

      John Stewart, Clerk"

      _____
    • Jeremiah Clontz s/o John Michael Glantz and Margaret was a Revolutionary War Patriot enlisting in Charlotte, NC in 1778 and on the ,muster rolls of 1778 and 1779.

      His pension application was dated in 1838 and was approved. He received $90.00 @ $30.00 per year. He was a corporal.

      DAR plaque placed twice but stolen both times but a white marble plaque at the foot of his grave was placed there by James Clonts and Irvin Meek both of Paulding County, GA two of his descendants in 1998.

      Jeremiah's wife. Catherine Long is buried at his side.

      end of this biography [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9467] IGI, p. 2522 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S11965] "The Clontz Family",by Franz J. Clontz,173-17 89th Avenue,Jamaica,NY 11432,, 22.

    3. [S12867] Carl Ray Clontz (1933-2015), major CLONTZ researcher & contributor, P. O. Box 1350, Mt. Vernon,KY 40456, Carl Clontz' n.

    4. [S14650] "Jeremiah Clontz (1756-1840)", Cemetery Profile, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Clontz&GScid=4896.

    5. [S46166] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Clontz&GScid=48969&GRid=19833890&.

    6. [S10650] Franz J. Clontz's Notes ("Some Clontz Descendants"), p. 55 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S50799] http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=meder-dempsey&id=I303.

    8. [S39687] IGI;Ensley,Clay:Pedigree;wmclay19992yahoo.com, p. 2522 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S46165] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27721306.


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