I represent John Clements (also seen as Clemmons). I was a drummer with the Maryland Loyalists Regiment that was raised in 1777. I enlisted in the company of Captain Caleb Jones. We saw action at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778 before being sent later that year to West Florida to defend Pensacola and Mobile against the Spanish. In late 1779, with both our corps depleted by disease and desertion, the Maryland and Pennsylvania Loyalist regiments were merged. During this time, I served in Captain Walter Dulany‘s company. The regiments separated again in December 1780, and I returned to serving under Captain Jones. After the surrender of Pensacola to the Spanish in May 1781, the survivors of the regiment were sent to New Town, Long Island as prisoners of war. I continue to appear on muster rolls for the regiment through the last one, August 1783. At the end of the Revolutionary War, I and many of my Loyalist comrades sought refuge and a fresh start in Canada. I received a land grant in York County, New Brunswick. I went on to serve as a drummer in the King’s New Brunswick Regiment from 1793-1802.
Sources: 129, 131, 140