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Abia Abraham "Abijiha" Clay 1747–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1747

Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1791

Death Location: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

Father: Henry II

Mother: Lucy Clay

Spouse(s): Sally Skinner

Children(s): Samuel Clay

The story of Abia Abraham "Abijiha" Clay began in 1747 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA. Abia Abraham "Abijiha" Clay married Sally Douglas Skinner, and had children including Samuel Clay. Abia Abraham "Abijiha" Clay passed away in 1791 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abia Abraham "Abijiha" Clay began in 1747 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA.
  • Abia Abraham "Abijiha" Clay married Sally Douglas Skinner, and had children including Samuel Clay.
  • Abia Abraham "Abijiha" Clay passed away in 1791 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry II
1711–1764
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
HI
Lucy Clay
1717–1764
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sally Skinner
1752–1810
Birth Location: Rutland, Massachusetts
SS

Children(s)

Samuel Clay
1780–1856
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, USA
SC

Abia Clay's Ancestors

Self
Abia Clay
1747–1791
Birth Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Clay II
1711–1764
Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Lucy (Marston Green) Clay
1717–1764
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Anne (Elizabeth) Marston
1672–1759
Cumberland, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Co.
1650–1729
Ann Marston
1650–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
10ggf America
1632–1707
Ann West
1632–1710

Abia Clay's Descendants

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Abia (Abraham "Abijiha") Clay (17 March 1747–25 Nov 1791) m. Sally (Douglas) Skinner (Mar 14, 1752–1810)
  1. 1. Samuel Clay 1780–1856
    1. 1. Tabitha Clay 1812–1880 m. William (C) Cooksey 1809–1875
      1. 1. Samuel (Jefferson) Cooksey 1843–1891 m. Eliza (Ann) Herring-Chesney-Cooksey 1837–1911
        1. 1. William (David) Cooksey 1867–1930 m. Laura (Melissa) Brand 1879–1933

Abia Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1747
17 March 1747
Birth of Abia Abraham "Abijiha" Clay in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
1791
25 Nov 1791
Age 44
Death of Abia Abraham "Abijiha" Clay in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA
Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1747
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1791
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA
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