Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
Cleek, Dunmore, Gum, Hill, Stephenson, Suit Family - Person Sheet
NameJames Hickman Cleek 
2894,2895,2896,2897,465,2898,2899,2900,2901,2902,438,2903,2904,2905,2906,2907,2908,2909,2910,2911,2912,2913,469,2914,2915,2916,2917,2918,2919,2920,2921,2922,2923,446,2367,2368,2924,448,2925,2926,2927,2928,2929,2930,2931,2932,450,2933,2934,2373,2372,2935,2936,2937,2938,2939,2940,2941,457,2942
2894,2895,2896,2897,465,2898,2899,2900,2901,2902,438,2903,2904,2905,2906,2907,2908,2909,2910,2911,2912,2913,469,2914,2915,2916,2917,2918,2919,2920,2921,2922,2923,446,2367,2368,2924,448,2925,2926,2927,2928,2929,2930,2931,2932,450,2933,2934,2373,2372,2935,2936,2937,2938,2939,2940,2941,457,2942Birth1801, Pocahontas County, VA2894,2943,2896,2898,2900,2904,2944,2905,2907,2908,2909,2910,2911,2914,2913,2912,2915,2917,2945,2946,2947,2948,2949,2950,2951
Memobet 1790-1800? abt 1811 Bath Co, VA? abt 1805? abt 1816? 1796?
Census1840, Bath County, VA2900
MemoDistrict 8
Residenceca 1851, Thorny Draft, Bath County, VA2896
Land Purchase1853, Bath County, VA2409
MemoDeed Book 14 P. 328, Home, 7 miles west Warm Springs, VA, Route # 604 (Picture)
MemoCleek P.O.
Census1870, Cedar Creek, Bath County, VA2908
MemoNon-Population Census - Agriculture
Land Sold1878, Bath County, VA2409
MemoHome
MemoCause of death: Gravel
Will Filed1879, Bath County, VA2959
FatherPeter Cleek (1779-1856)
MotherJennie D. Corbett (<1783-)
Misc. Notes
VA Chronicle Staunton Spectator Vol 45 No. 25, 25 Feb 18682962
James Cleek et als., Plaintiffs against Thomas Sitlington, Adam Surber, et als., Defendants over estate of Richard Mayse, deceased [James Cleek’s wife’s Uncle]
James Cleek et als., Plaintiffs against Thomas Sitlington, Adam Surber, et als., Defendants over estate of Richard Mayse, deceased [James Cleek’s wife’s Uncle]
Research
Family Search International Genealogical Index v4.01 (Genealogy Data/Cleek Research 4/01)
JamesHickmanCleek b:abt 1812 Bath Co,VA,Father Peter Cleek,Mother Jennie Corbett Film 1903949
JamesHickmanCleek b:abt 1802 Bath,VA, Father Peter Cleek, Mother Jennie Corbett Film 1985290
James Cleek, Spouse Isabella Hoover, Marr 24 Mar 1821, Film 1760914
James Hickman Cleek, Spouse Isabella Freeman, Marr 24 Mar 1821 Bath Co, VA Film 1903949
James Hickman Cleek, Spouse Isabel Freeman, Marr abt 1825 VA no film # given
Not mentioned in Grandfather Jacob Cleek’s will Jul 1813249,2752,2017,2753
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 160 p.165 Inventory - Thomas Patton: Submitted Apr 22, 1833 by Henry Miller, A. B. Byrd, Elisha B. Williams.
... open accounts: Samuel S. Williams, Henry Miller, William Peyton, Marshall Ennis, Edmund P. Walton, George Eskridge, William Kaysor, James Cleek, Nicholas Gibson, Fleming Keyser, Henry Gross, John Shoemate; promissory notes: George Boon, Charles May, Solomon C. Bradley
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 167 p.234 Sale of estate of Thomas Patton, George Akeman, adm., Apr 23 & Nov 27, 1833:
Buyers: the widow Patton, ... John Hoover ... Nicholas Gibson ... George Hively .... James Cleek ...
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 173 p.282 Sale of estate of Joseph Oliver June 26, 1835 Margaret Oliver and Benjamin Thompson, adm.:
Buyers: ... James Cleek ... George Hively ... Nicholas F. Gibson
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 173 p.286 Bond and accounts of estate of Joseph Oliver, Dec 1835:
... James Cleek ... George Hively ... Jacob Hoover ... Nicholas F. Gibson ... James M. Walton
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 178 p.345 Sale of estate of Henry Markwood, Charles Bates, adm., Mar 3, 1837:
Buyers: ... James Cleek ... William Walton, George Hively ... Joseph M. Hoover ... William Richmond Walton ...
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 200 p.523 Sale of estate of William Keyser Jan 30, 1838:
Buyers: ... Nicholas Gibson ... James Cleek, Andrew Walton ...
Pg 33 Will Bk 5 p. 1822005 (Him? Jacob Hoover-Relationship? Father-in-law? Brother-in-law?)
Bond of James Freeman and James Cleek for $200 on 10 Nov 1846 for Freeman’s service as committee of the person and estate of Nancy Hoover, a lunatic* (* Nancy (Freeman) Hoover is shown later in this book to be the sister of James Freeman, the widow of Jacob Hoover, and the mother of Alexander Hoover.)
Bond of James Freeman and James Cleek for $400 on 10 Nov 1846 for Freeman to deliver estate to Alexander Hoover, orphan of Jacob Hoover dec’d
Pg 78 p. 519 Bond of James Cleek, John Shumate, William H. Revercomb, Adam G. McGuffin, James R. Ervin and James W. Bonner for $2,000 on 14 Jun 1853 for Cleek to be Constable (Him or another James Cleek?)
Library of VA, VA Memory2020
1. Bath Co, Index # 1880-002, Original Case # 030 & 031; Plaintiff(s): Charles D. Thomas & Wife, etc; Defendant(s): Eli Cleek etc; Surnames: Cleek, Hively, McCray, Thomas; Wills: 1879 James Cleek of Bath Co VA USA; Format: LVA Microfilm Reel # 42; Local Reel # 021, Image 0506
Pg 37 Peter Cleek & Jane (Jennie) Corbett ch:2473 (Not listed as a child of Peter Cleek)
JamesHickmanCleek b:abt 1812 Bath Co,VA,Father Peter Cleek,Mother Jennie Corbett Film 1903949
JamesHickmanCleek b:abt 1802 Bath,VA, Father Peter Cleek, Mother Jennie Corbett Film 1985290
James Cleek, Spouse Isabella Hoover, Marr 24 Mar 1821, Film 1760914
James Hickman Cleek, Spouse Isabella Freeman, Marr 24 Mar 1821 Bath Co, VA Film 1903949
James Hickman Cleek, Spouse Isabel Freeman, Marr abt 1825 VA no film # given
Not mentioned in Grandfather Jacob Cleek’s will Jul 1813249,2752,2017,2753
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 160 p.165 Inventory - Thomas Patton: Submitted Apr 22, 1833 by Henry Miller, A. B. Byrd, Elisha B. Williams.
... open accounts: Samuel S. Williams, Henry Miller, William Peyton, Marshall Ennis, Edmund P. Walton, George Eskridge, William Kaysor, James Cleek, Nicholas Gibson, Fleming Keyser, Henry Gross, John Shoemate; promissory notes: George Boon, Charles May, Solomon C. Bradley
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 167 p.234 Sale of estate of Thomas Patton, George Akeman, adm., Apr 23 & Nov 27, 1833:
Buyers: the widow Patton, ... John Hoover ... Nicholas Gibson ... George Hively .... James Cleek ...
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 173 p.282 Sale of estate of Joseph Oliver June 26, 1835 Margaret Oliver and Benjamin Thompson, adm.:
Buyers: ... James Cleek ... George Hively ... Nicholas F. Gibson
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 173 p.286 Bond and accounts of estate of Joseph Oliver, Dec 1835:
... James Cleek ... George Hively ... Jacob Hoover ... Nicholas F. Gibson ... James M. Walton
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 178 p.345 Sale of estate of Henry Markwood, Charles Bates, adm., Mar 3, 1837:
Buyers: ... James Cleek ... William Walton, George Hively ... Joseph M. Hoover ... William Richmond Walton ...
Wills Inventory, Bath Co, VA:2017
Book 4 Pg 200 p.523 Sale of estate of William Keyser Jan 30, 1838:
Buyers: ... Nicholas Gibson ... James Cleek, Andrew Walton ...
Pg 33 Will Bk 5 p. 1822005 (Him? Jacob Hoover-Relationship? Father-in-law? Brother-in-law?)
Bond of James Freeman and James Cleek for $200 on 10 Nov 1846 for Freeman’s service as committee of the person and estate of Nancy Hoover, a lunatic* (* Nancy (Freeman) Hoover is shown later in this book to be the sister of James Freeman, the widow of Jacob Hoover, and the mother of Alexander Hoover.)
Bond of James Freeman and James Cleek for $400 on 10 Nov 1846 for Freeman to deliver estate to Alexander Hoover, orphan of Jacob Hoover dec’d
Pg 78 p. 519 Bond of James Cleek, John Shumate, William H. Revercomb, Adam G. McGuffin, James R. Ervin and James W. Bonner for $2,000 on 14 Jun 1853 for Cleek to be Constable (Him or another James Cleek?)
Library of VA, VA Memory2020
1. Bath Co, Index # 1880-002, Original Case # 030 & 031; Plaintiff(s): Charles D. Thomas & Wife, etc; Defendant(s): Eli Cleek etc; Surnames: Cleek, Hively, McCray, Thomas; Wills: 1879 James Cleek of Bath Co VA USA; Format: LVA Microfilm Reel # 42; Local Reel # 021, Image 0506
Pg 37 Peter Cleek & Jane (Jennie) Corbett ch:2473 (Not listed as a child of Peter Cleek)
Spouses
1Isabella Hoover 2963,2943,2896,2964,465,2898,2899,2901,2902,438,2903,2965,2966,2906,2967,2968,2969,2970,2971,2972,2911,2913,469,2914,2973,2916,2918,2919,2920,2921,2923,2367,2368,2974,2975,2924,448,2925,2976,2977,2928,2929,2930,2978,2932,2979,450,2933,2934,2373,2372,2935,2936,2937,2938,2980,2939,2940,2981,2941,457,2942
2963,2943,2896,2964,465,2898,2899,2901,2902,438,2903,2965,2966,2906,2967,2968,2969,2970,2971,2972,2911,2913,469,2914,2973,2916,2918,2919,2920,2921,2923,2367,2368,2974,2975,2924,448,2925,2976,2977,2928,2929,2930,2978,2932,2979,450,2933,2934,2373,2372,2935,2936,2937,2938,2980,2939,2940,2981,2941,457,2942Birth11 Jan 1801, Bath County, VA2982,2963,2983,2984,2985,2965,2966,2967,2968,2969,2970,2971,2972,2973,2986,2974,2987,2988,2989,2979,2990,2991,2981,2992
Memo1800? Pocahantas County, VA formed in 1821
Census1810, Bath County, VA2970
Census1840, Bath County, VA2984
MemoCleek P.O.
Residenceca 1862, Thorny Draft, Bath County, VA2896
Census1870, Bath County, VA2969
MemoCedar Creek
Census1880, Bath County, VA2967
MemoCedar Creek
MemoParalysis, 83 yrs; See Research Note
Alias/AKAIbby2896
FatherJacob Hoover (1750-1844)
MotherJane Mays (~1778->1851)
Research
1850VABath8D116A Dwg 104 Fam 1042580 (Next line to James Cleek & Isabella Hoover - could this be Hoover misspelled? Related?)
Richard Hooker 30 M Laborer on Farm B: Bath, VA;
Nancy Hooker 31? F B: Bath;
William Hooker 7 M B: Bath;
Catharine Hooker 5 F B: Bath;
James Hooker 4 M B: Bath;
John Hooker 3 M B: Bath
Pg 94 Eli Cleek (25) s/o Rebecca Marr: 17 Nov 1864 Bath VA Elizabeth H. Cleek (22) Marr Recd 39485 (Mother Rebecca?)
Hoover Histories Volume 4, by Henry Hoover, Copyright 1987, 1997; I recently was looking through Family Group Sheets located in the LDS Church library in Sacramento, CA. The Family Group Sheets are filed as follows:2999 (Look for Family Group Sheet at FHL Center)
Not Mentioned3000 (Pg 9: 19 Jan 1824 Jacob Hoover has six (sic) children whose names and ages are as follows: Phebe, age 20 yrs; Jane age 19 yrs; Nancy, age 16 yrs; Madison, age 13 yrs; Polly, age 11 yr; Washington, age 6 yrs; and Drusilly Ann age 3 yrs.)
Richard Hooker 30 M Laborer on Farm B: Bath, VA;
Nancy Hooker 31? F B: Bath;
William Hooker 7 M B: Bath;
Catharine Hooker 5 F B: Bath;
James Hooker 4 M B: Bath;
John Hooker 3 M B: Bath
Pg 94 Eli Cleek (25) s/o Rebecca Marr: 17 Nov 1864 Bath VA Elizabeth H. Cleek (22) Marr Recd 39485 (Mother Rebecca?)
Hoover Histories Volume 4, by Henry Hoover, Copyright 1987, 1997; I recently was looking through Family Group Sheets located in the LDS Church library in Sacramento, CA. The Family Group Sheets are filed as follows:2999 (Look for Family Group Sheet at FHL Center)
Not Mentioned3000 (Pg 9: 19 Jan 1824 Jacob Hoover has six (sic) children whose names and ages are as follows: Phebe, age 20 yrs; Jane age 19 yrs; Nancy, age 16 yrs; Madison, age 13 yrs; Polly, age 11 yr; Washington, age 6 yrs; and Drusilly Ann age 3 yrs.)