As noted, William Clements married Winifred Horton who was the daughter of Prosser Horton and Sarah (lnu).
The children of William and Winifred are:
- Sarah, 1806 - died after 1850; married Joseph T. Harkins. Joseph can be found on the 1850 census for Randolph County, Alabama.
- Elizabeth L., 1806 -1879; married Rev. John McKenzie Dorris on August 5, 1830 in Carroll County, Georgia. Both are buried in the Sweetwater Baptist Church cemetery, near Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia. (This is my direct line.)
- Prosser Lovick, 1807- probably died 1860-1861. [1] He can be found living in Talledega County, Alabama on the 1860 census. Click here for land owned
- James Monroe, 1810-1890; married Mary C. Peters on October 3, 1838 in Carroll County, Georgia. He is buried in the Lisbon UMC cemetery, Lisbon, Louisiana. Note that some researchers have his wife's maiden name as ALLEN. He may have been married twice. The 1838 marriage certificate states Mary Ann Peters.
His name is listed in the Southern Banner newspaper in October of 1836 as having undelivered mail remaining at the Lawrenceville (GA) post office (listed as James N. Clements) so he apparently left Gwinnett County around this time. He and a Mary C. are listed on the 1850 census for Randolph County, AL and he and Mary C. are listed on the 1860 census for Claiborne Parish, LA.
>>See More Here<< - Elizabeth, 1811- died after 1850; married John Pinckard. John can be found on the 1850 census for Monroe County, Georgia where he is indicated as being born in Virginia about 1790. Elizabeth may have been John's 2nd wife. One of the sons of John by his previous wife may have been Colonel James Steptoe Pinckard. James S. Pinckard was an attorney and one of the formidable residents of the City of Forsyth, Georgia.
- Nancy, 1811-1891; married Thomas B. Wafer. Both are buried in the Mill Creek Cemetery, Saline, Louisiana. Can be found on the 1850 census for Claiborne Parish, Louisiana with neighbor and brother-in-law Ephraim Carpenter.
>>See More Here<< - Dicey W., 1812-1898; married Ephraim Carpenter. Both are buried in the West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Texas.
>>See More Here<<. - Martha H., 1814 - died after 1860; married William Casper. They can be found on the 1860 census for Randolph County, Alabama.
- Benjamin A., 1819 - died after 1860. Middle name is possibly Andrew. He may be the Benjamin A. Clements that served with the 12th Alabama, Company A, Hardee's Battalion where he was a POW. He may also be listed in Company E. He and his brother Prosser are living in the same household in Talladega County AL on the 1860 census.
- Jesse M., 1822-1900; 1st wife was Jerusa/Jerusha Bonner who died young - she was the daughter of Zadock Bonner Sr.; he then married Charity Ann (lnu, but could be Allen). Jesse is buried in the Pioneer Walker Cemetery, Copperas Cove, Texas. Jesse's middle name may have been MOORE. Jesse and a Charlsey can be found on the 1850 census living in Randolph County, AL.
The Bonner family of Carroll County has a well known history. Zadock Bonner Jr. owned the famous Carrollton Gold Mines and he was one of the wealthiest men in Carroll County and the 3rd largest slave owner. It is said that the gold mine provided nearly a million dollars just prior to the Civil War.
The Bonner family were Methodists: Zadock's son John was a Methodist Minister and he was one of the founders of the Old Camp Methodist Church in Carrollton. This historic church just recently dissolved due to a shrinking membership.
The Bonner family owned a substantial amount of land in and around Carrollton. They were businessmen and they were active in state politics.
Note that another daughter of Zadock Bonner Sr. was Mahalia who married Lovick Pierce Clements. Lovick Pierce was probably the descendant of Charles Clements, the brother of James.
Zadock can be found in the early Jackson County, Georgia tax digests. He is shown to also have owned land in Hancock County, Georgia (Prosser Horton, grandfather of Jesse, also owned land in Hancock County). There are several Bonner men listed in the early Jackson County Tax Digests - they are likely brothers. - Permelia (Infant/minor in 1841)
Bonner Gold Mine, Carroll County, Georgia
(Newspapers.com)
Note: We now know that most of the above newspaper article is not factual. Zadock Bonner Jr. lived to the ripe old age of 87 in Carroll County, Georgia. The mine remained in the family until the 1940s._____________________________
[1] J.M.K. Guinn, Randolph County, Alabama, Sixty-Two Years Ago; The Red Man's Home, The White Man's Eden, (Transcribed from various issues of THE TOILER by the Library Project, Birmingham Public Library, 1937). Non Copyrighted work is available online from the Family Search website.
(This page was updated on 7/23/2021)