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- William Gove Clampitt was the son of John Ezekiel and Elizabeth Judith Gove Clampitt. The Clampitt and Gove families were Huguenots. Elizabeth's family was from Scotland. John's family was from England. John was a mariner. The Clampitts settled in Kent Co, Delaware and later moved to Wilks County, North Carolina. On April 1, 1777, Gove enlisted in Capt. Andrew Vanois' Company of the Tenth N.C. Continental Line Regt. commanded by Col. Abraham Shepard. At this time Gove lived in Wilkes Co, North Carolina. They fought at the Battle of Monmouth and were with Gen. George Washington at Valley Forge, Penn. Oct 10, 1779. After this the 10th NC Regt was disbanded so Gove joined the Wilkes County Militia under Capt. Andrew Vanois (Huguenot) and Col. Ben Cleveland. On Oct. 7, 1780, Gove fought in the Battle of King's Mountain with Capt Andrew Vanois in Col. Ben Cleveland's Regiment. After the war, Gove lived in Wilkes Co, NC until about 1810 and then moved to Blount Co, Tenn. where he died and was buried in a small cemetery near his home in Cold Springs but it was latter destroyed.
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1749 - 1818 (69 years)
, d. Oct 1763, Kent County, Delaware 
