Dear Gay,
Here's a copy of an e-mail from a Tom Jones,
who is also working on the Clyatt/Cliett
line. I am descended from Thomas Harvey Clyatt;
several of my family members are interested in the
Thomas Clyatt that fought at the Battle of Bloody
Marsh. At one time, these two Thomases
were thought to be the same person, but we
lack proof. The excert below contains the only
reference to Scotland that I have. I still
feel that the first Clyatts were part of a
religious movement, especially since many
of the men were chaplins or preachers.
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tom.jones@gallaudet.edu Tue Dec 14 23:52:15 1999
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 00:48:23 -0500
From: Tom Jones
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tom.jones@gallaudet.eduSubject: Jesse Cliett's Origins
Hi, Karen --I've done a lot of research on
the Cliett/Clyatt families in
Georgia. Although no record directly
specifies the relationship, it
appears that your Jesse Clyatt was one of
three probable sons of a James Clyatt
who,in 1766, petitioned for 200 acres “on
head of Kioka [Kiokee] Creek," in
Richmond (now Columbia and McDuffie) County, Georgia. James was the only
person in the right place at the right time
with the right surname to
have been the father of Isaac Clyatt, born
1750-60; Jonathan Cliett, born
1766-68; Jesse Cliett, born before 1769;
Orpha Cliett, born probably
before 1773; and Elizabeth Cliett, born
probably before 1776. There were many
associations between Jonathan Cliett (who
was my ancestor) and Jesse Clyatt and their
children.
I've tried without success to learn more
about the 1766 James Clyatt and his family,
and especially to identify his parents. One
possibility for the father of James (who
must have been born about 1740) is a John
Clyat,born about 1714, (a "barber and
peruke maker") from London, who was sent to
Maryland or Virginia as an indentured servant
about 1732. John is said to have been a son
of Edward Clyat. Many of the early settlers
in this part of Georgia came from Virginia
and Maryland. Another possibility, however,
is that James descended somehow from the
"Coulliette" or "Culliatt" family,
who were in colonial South Carolina. There
also was a Robert Clyat in South Carolina as
early as 1703. (He, however, is more likely
to have been ancestor of the Clyatts who
settled in south Georgia, than those who
settled near Augusta.) In any case, back
then spelling was not standardized
except perhaps for Biblical names), so there really is no "original spelling of
the name." The above, unfortunately, is all
I can tell you about Jesse's
ancestry and the origins of the Clietts. --
Tom
Thanks for your imput.
Karen Cliett Teesdale