Charles Clifford and [Unk] Gordon

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Husband Charles Clifford ^{1 2}

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           Died: 1815 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
         Buried:  - Fort Palmer Cemetery, Westmoreland Co, PA

       Marriage:  - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA

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Wife [Unk] Gordon ^{1 2}

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Children

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1 M Joseph Clifford ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 15 May 1764 - New Jersey 1 2
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           Died: 9 Jun 1841 - Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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         Spouse: Isabella Prichett (1772-1855) 1 2
           Marr: Abt 1792 1

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2 F Jane "Jennie" Clifford ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: John Menoher (      -      ) 1 3

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3 F Sarah "Sally" Clifford ^{1 4}

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           Born: 1776 5
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           Died: 7 Nov 1853 6
         Buried:  - Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: Robert Reed (1772-1848/1849) 1 4
           Marr: 1 Jun 1793 3

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4 M Edward Clifford ¹

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5 M Charles Clifford ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Jennie Lytle (      -      ) 3

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6 F Mary Clifford ¹

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         Spouse: Joseph Whitesides (      -      ) 1

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7 M James Clifford ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Mary "Polly" Rogers (      -      ) 1 3

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8 M Thomas Clifford ^{1 3}

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         Spouse: Catherine "Katie" Lawson (      -      ) 1 3

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General Notes: Husband - Charles Clifford

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Four families named, respectively, Prichett, Meharg, Parks and Clifford, came to Ligonier valley of Pennsylvania in one delegation, before the revolution. They all came from the one section in New Jersey, and the Cliffords prior to that came from England. Charles Clifford was the head of the family in Westmoreland County, and took up about four hundred acres of land on which he lived as a farmer during the remainder of his life. This land was on Mill Creek, about two and a half miles northeast of the present borough of Ligonier. He was a soldier in the war of the revolution, his name being found on a miscellaneous list of soldiers of that war, called the "Original Depreciation Pay List,' on file among the public records at Harrisburg.

On April 22, 1779, when he was hunting for his horses, about two miles from Ligonier, a party of Indians, concealed in the top of a fallen tree, simultaneously fired at him. Fortunately he was not hit, although a number of bullets passed through his hat and clothing. The superstitious red men were surprised. They shook him and clapped him on the back and shoulder, and when they found all had missed him, said, "You good man, you go Ni'gara." One took his "wammas" or homespun woolen coat, and put it on his own bare hide, but it "itched" so he gave it back to its owner. They took his moccasins, but as Clifford could not then get along fast enough, they returned them to him. They took him to Canada, but did not treat him badly. He maintained a cheerful disposition, wrestling, jumping and playing with his captors and pretending great enjoyment. He could "flop" any one of them, being strong in the back. He did not show his strength unless some "bully" was in the ring, then the others would laugh and whoop and carry Clifford around on their backs. And he made a better moccasin than they were accustomed to wear. But they watched him closely. At the end of two years, he was turned over to the British and finally got home to join his family.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 245.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 15.

3 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 8.

4 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 6.

5 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 20.

6 J. P. Lytle, The Reed Family (Marion Center, PA: Independent Office, 1909), Pg 21.