Biographical Sketch of William CLOUD (1881); Chester County, PA

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From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881);

CLOUD, William, of Calne, in Wiltshire, England, purchased land cot. 7, 1682, 
which was afterwards laid out in Concord township.  The will of William Cloud, 
of Concord, "being aged and well stricken in years," was proved in 1702, in 
which he mentions his sons,-William, Jeremiah, Joseph, John, and Robert.  Of 
these, Joseph came over as a servant to John Bezer, and received his 50 acres of 
land in Caln township, where he was living in 1709.  John, William, and Jeremiah 
resided on Naaman's Creek for some time. William was living in Caln in 1715, and 
died there in 1720.  His eldest son, Joseph, was there in 1719, but probably at 
Pextang after this. 
Joseph, Sr., married Mary Moore, widow of Richard, and mother of Thomas and john 
Moore.  he died in 1739.
  Jeremiah Cloud died at Naaman's Creek, leaving children,-Jeremiah, Mordecai, 
Daniel, and others, of whom the first two settled in the eastern part of East 
Marlborough (now Pocopson) township.  Jeremiah married Ann Baily about 1710, and 
had children,-Elizabeth, Joel, William, Jeremiah, Benjamin, Mordecai, and 
Rachel.
  Mordecai, his brother, married, Feb. 12, 1714, Sarah Chads, daughter of 
Francis, and after her death married, 9,30,1738, Abigail, widow of Isaac Baily.  
He died in 1745, leaving children,-Mordecai, Abner, Betty (married William 
Baily), Sarah, Susanna (married -- Dougherty and Israel Taylor), Hannah (married 
Joseph Davis), and Joseph
  Abner Cloud married, about 1760, Amy Pyle, and had children,-Elizabeth, 
Abigail, b. 2,25,1765, m. Hadley Baldwin; Mary, Lydia, Joseph, Abner, Amos, 
Hannah, and Ann.
  Joseph, born Aug. 27, 1770, died July 3, 1845, married, Aug. 21, 1797, Eliza, 
daughter of Enoch and Elizabeth (Maris) Taylor, of West Bradford. 
he was at the head of the melting and refining department of the United States 
mint, at Philadelphia, from January, 1797, till Jan. 14, 1836, when he resigned 
on account of defective eyesight.  he died in Radnor, and was buried at Laurel 
Hill.  Besides two daughters, Eliza and Elizabeth, who died young, he had a son 
Joseph, born Dec. 17, 1800, died June 2, 1834, married Elizabeth Roberts.  He 
owned what was known as the Como farm, in West Bradford, and was familiarly 
spoken of as young Dr. Cloud.  His son, Edwin Cloud, resides in Franklin 
township.