Person:William Clifford (27)

Census 1850, Camden, Oneida County, NY: Clifford, Thomas [head] - Age 61 - Male - Farmer - Valuation, $1000 - Born England " Ann - Age 56 - Female - Born England " John - Age 26 - Male - Laborer -- Born England " Elizabeth - Age 22 - Female - Born England " Thomas - Age 17 - Born New York - At school " WILLIAM - Age 14 - Male - Born New York - At school

NY State Census 1855, Camden, Oneida County, NY: Clifford, Thomas [head] - Age 63 - Male - Born England - Married - Yrs resident this city, 26 - Farmer - Naturalized - Land owner " Ann - Wife - Age 61 - Female - Born England - Yrs resident, 26 - Alien " John - Child - Age 27 - Male - Born England - Farmer - Naturalized " Thomas W. - Child - Age 20 - Male - Farmer [no birthplace] " WILLIAM M. - Child - Age 18 - Male - Farmer [no birthplace]

Census 1860, Camden, Oneida County, NY: Clifford, Thomas [head] - Age 70 - Male - Farmer - Valuation, Real $1600, Personal $465 - Born England " Ann - Age 67 - Female - Born England " John - Age 35 - Male - Born N.Y. " June - Age 21 - Female - Born N.Y. " Mary - Age 3 - Female - Born N.Y. " Elmira - Age 1 - Female - Born N.Y. [William was married & father of 2 but not listed]

Deed, 13 April 1865, Thomas Clifford to William Marshall Clifford (Herkimer [!] County Deeds, vol. 261, p. 87): ... Thomas Clifford of the Town of Camden... and Ann Clifford his wife... and William Marshall Clifford of the same place... [$1.00]... situate in the Town of Camden... being a part of Lot 71, Township no. 7 Scribas Patent... containing [72 3/4] acres... Recorded April 17, 1865

NY State Census 1865, Town of Camden, Oneida County, NY : Family # 149/161 - Framed, Value $600 Clifford, William M. - Age 28 - Male [head] - Born Oneida County - Farmer " Thomas - Age 75 - Male - Father - Born England " Ann - Age 72 - Female - Mother - Born England - Mother of 5, 1st marriage " John - Age 41 - Male - Brother - Born England " Jane - Age 25 - Female - Sister [!] - Born Oswego County - Mother of 4, 1st marriage " Mary J. - Age 8 - Female - Niece - Born Oneida County " Alnia - Age 6 - Female - Niece - Born Oneida County " Thomas W. - Age 4 - Male - Nephew - Born Oneida County " John M. - Age 1 - Male - Nephew - Born Oneida County

AG Statistics, William Clifford 30 Acres Improved - 40 A Unimproved - Value of farm $1,500 - Value of stock $125 - Value of tools $50 - 2A plowed 1864 - 2A plowed 1865 - 20A pasture 1864 - 20A pasture 1865 - 10A in meadow 1864 - 8A in meadow 1865 - 10 tons hay - Potatoes 1A 1864, 2A 1865, 50 bushels - Apples 5A, 20 bushels - Cattle 3 calves 1864, 1 calf 1865, 3 total, 1 working ox, 2 milk cows 1864, 3 milk cows 1865, 3 beeves butchered - 160 lbs butter - Swine 7 born 1865, 1 born 1864 or earlier, 1 slaughtered, 200 lbs pork - Sheep 8 shorn 1864, 10 shorn 1865, 7 lambs raised 1864, 4 lambs raised 1865, 25 lbs wool 1864, 30 lbs wool 1865, 1 slaughtered for mutton - Poultry value 1864 $400, value 1865 $400 - Fulled cloth manufactured 9 yds - Flannel cloth manufactured 30 yds

Census 1870, Camden Town, Oneida County, NY: INDEXED AS "CIFFORD" Clifford, William [head] - Age 35 - Male - White - Farmer - Valuation: Real $2000, Personal $1000 - Born N.Y. - Both parents Foreign-born " Jane M. - Age 28 - Female - White - Keeps House - Born N.Y. " Ann - Age 75 - Female - White - At home - Born England " Mary - Age 14 - Female - White - At school - Born N.Y. " Elman? - Age 11 - Female - White - At school - Born N.Y. [named as "Elizabeth" in 1860, "Alnia" 1865, and "Edna" in death notice] " Thomas - Age 10 - Male - White - At school - Born N.Y. " John - Age 6 - Male - White - At school - Born N.Y. " WILLIAM - Age 3 - Male - White - At home - Born N.Y. " ANNA - Age 2 - Female - White - At home - Born N.Y.

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Will, 20 Sept 1873 (Herkimer [!] County Deeds, vol. 341, p. 337): In the name of God, Amen. I, William Clifford of the Town of Camden, Oneida County, New York, being of sound mind & memory & considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, publish & declare this to be my last will and testament. That is to say, I give and bequeath all my right, title and interest and dispose of all the real estate now by me held and in my possession as follows: To my brother, Robert Clifford, all my title and interest in the land known as the East part of Lot no. 71 situate in the Town of Camden, Oneida Co. & State of New York, being the same formerly owned & occupied by Thomas Clifford my father. I also further give & bequeath all my personal property without reserve to my brother, Robert Clifford, with the understanding that said Robert my brother shall and do pay to each of my children, to wit: William Clifford and Elizabeth Ann Clifford, [$25.00] when they each shall become of the age of [21] years. Likewise I make and constitute and appoint my brother Robert to be my sole executor of this my last will & testament, hereby revoking any former will by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this 20th day of Sept. 1873. William [his X mark] Clifford L.S. [place of the seal] The above instrument was subscribed by the said William Clifford in our presence and acknowledged by him to each of us and be at the same time published and declared the above instrument so subscribed to be his last will & testament, and we at the testators request and in his presence have signed our names as witnesses hereto and written opposite our names our respective places of residence: H.W. Stanley, Amboy, Oswego Co. N.Y. Charles Carlton, Camden, Oneida Co. N.Y. State of New York, County of Oneida: Be it remembered that on the 5th day of November 1873 the within instrument was duly proved before me, Joseph S. Avery, Surrogate of the said County according to law as and for the Last will and testament of the real and personal estate of William Clifford deceased, which said last will and testament and the proof and examinations taken thereon are recorded this office in Book R of Wills and testaments on page 547 &c. In testimony whereof the Surrogate of the said county has hereunto set his hand and affixed his Seal of Office the day and year first aforesaid. Joseph S. Avery, Surrogate. Recorded Dec. 18th, 1873

Camden Advance, 25 Sept 1873: DIED CLIFFORD-- In this town Sept. 21st, William Clifford, aged 38 years.

Oneida County Surrogate's Court: ...William Clifford, late of the Town of Camden, in the County of Oneida... died on or about the 20 day of Sept 1873 at the Town of Camden... which was the place of his residence at the time of his death... the deceased left No widow, 2 children under 14, to wit: William Clifford & Elizabeth Ann Clifford, who resides with Cornelius McGee & William resides ... with Ann Clifford, all in Camden.

1. ↑ Turner, Marion Durgee. The Durgee Family. (Name: 1971-1983;)
   Chap. 1, p. 1; Chap. 5, p. 39.
2. ↑ (Marriage license / certificate).

   Anna E. Clifford - father, Wm. Clifford

3. ↑ (Deed)
   Herkimer [! i.e. Oneida] County Deeds, vol. 161, p. 87.

   Thomas Clifford... [to] William Marshall Clifford

4. ↑ (Marriage license / certificate).

   Anna E. Clifford: father, Wm. Clifford, born England

5. ↑ Camden, Oneida, New York, United States. Camden Advance. (Camden, Oneida, New York, United States)
   25 Sept 1873:.

   DIED CLIFFORD-- In this town Sept. 21st, William Clifford, aged 38 years