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Where did the French Clement family come from? What is the French Clement family crest and coat of arms? When did the Clement family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Clement family history?

The distinguished surname Clement originated in the dynamic country of France. France has long been known for its powerful and eccentric royal dynasties. The surname Clement is derived from the popular French given name Clement. which is derived from the Latin word "clemens," which means "mild" or "merciful." This type of surname is known as a patronym, and comes from a broad class of surnames, called hereditary surnames.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Clément, Clement, Clemanceau, Clemancon, Clémence, Clémentin, Clémentel, Clémentet, Clémenceau, Clémencet, Clémençon, Clémenson, Clémançeau, Clémançon, Clémanson, Cléman, Clémendet, Clémendot, Clémençat, Clémensat and many more.

First found in Poitou, where this family was established in early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Clement research. Another 138 words(10 lines of text) covering the years 1498, 1663, 1698, and 1705 are included under the topic Early Clement History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Clement Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Clement Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Joreme Clement, who landed in Virginia in 1623
  • Elizabeth Clement, who arrived in Jamestown, Va in 1624
  • August Clement, who immigrated to Massachusetts in 1635
  • Edey Clement, who settled in Virginia in 1635
  • Margaret Clement, who arrived in Virginia in 1635


Clement Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Lucrece Clement, who landed in New York in 1731
  • Mich Clement, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738
  • Agnes Clement, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743
  • Miss Clement, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754
  • Moses Clement, who landed in New York in 1755


Clement Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • William Clement, who landed in America in 1801
  • David Clement, aged 22, arrived in New York, NY in 1803
  • Andrew Clement, aged 20, landed in New York, NY in 1803
  • James Clement, who arrived in Boston in 1847
  • Josepha Clement, aged 26, arrived in New York, NY in 1847


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  • John Henderson Clement (b. 1931), American singer, songwriter, and a record and film producer
  • Matthew Paul Clement (b. 1974), former American Major League Baseball starting pitcher
  • Frank Goad Clement (1920-1969), served as Governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1959, and again from 1963 to 1967
  • John Louis "Johnny" Clement (1919-1969), American football player
  • Robert Nelson "Bob" Clement (b. 1943), Tennessee politician
  • Michel Clément, company president, born in 1912 in Paris, titled Knight of the Legion of Honor and the society Merit, President-director general of Docks and Warehouses Chaumont (1975-)
  • René Clément (1913-1996), film-maker, a founding member of the Institute of Higher Cinematography Learning, made a member of the "Académie des beaux-arts" in 1981, Oscar winner in 1949, 1951 and 1984
  • Arnaud Clément (b. 1977), professional tennis player from France
  • Jérémy Clément (b. 1984), French professional footballer
  • Neil Clement (b. 1978), English former professional footballer

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  2. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  3. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  4. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  5. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  6. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  7. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  8. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  9. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  10. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
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The Clement Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Clement Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 16 March 2010 at 07:04.

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