A Biography of Pemberton Claughton

Pemberton Claughton was a 6 th Generation Virginian. His family was prominent on the Northern Neck. His 3 rd Great Grandfather is listed as a Mariner in 1638 in Maryland . His Families first Virginia Land Grants were dated 1650 in Northumberland County . Pemberton was born ca. 1740 in Northumberland County , Virginia . He married Beheathland Myers and they had 5 children. He served the American Revolutionary Cause as a Captain in the Northumberland County Militia, as a Justice of the Peace and by furnishing supplies. He is referenced in the Northumberland County Historical Society Bulletin Vol 12 (1975) pages 33, 36, 37, 45, 48, 57. He died ca. 1783 in Northumberland County.