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Alexander Clayton 1517 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1517

Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 25 Feb 1583

Death Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England

Father: John Clayton

Mother: Elizabeth Maude

Spouse(s): Margret Rawyn

Children(s): William Clayton, Henry Clayton, Margaret Clayton, Alice Clayton, Margary Clayton, Mary Clayton, Robert Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton

The story of Alexander Clayton began in 1517 in Whalley, Lancashire, England. Alexander Clayton married Margret Rawyn, and had children including William Clayton, Henry Clayton, Margaret Clayton, Alice Clayton, Margary Clayton, Mary Clayton, Robert Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton. Alexander Clayton passed away in 1583 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Clayton began in 1517 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.
  • Alexander Clayton married Margret Rawyn, and had children including William Clayton, Henry Clayton, Margaret Clayton, Alice Clayton, Margary Clayton, Mary Clayton, Robert Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton.
  • Alexander Clayton passed away in 1583 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Clayton's Ancestors

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Alexander Clayton
1517 – 1583
Birth Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Clayton
1505 –
Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Maude
1493 – 1564
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Robert Clayton
1470 – 1510
Clayton Manor, Lancashire, England.
Mary (Jane) Farrington
1483 – 1549
Farrington Hall, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1440 – 1470
Mary Mainwaring
1424 – 1488
William Farrington
1448 – 1482
Mary Henderson
1444 – 1490
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1405 – 1445
Mary Mainwaring
1420 – 1445
Robert Henderson
1420 – 1444
Ann Warren
1420 – 1512

Alexander Clayton's Descendants

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Alexander Clayton (1 Jan 1517 – 25 Feb 1583) m. Margret Rawyn (1520 – 19 Feb 1582)
  1. 1. William Clayton (1544 – )
  2. 2. Henry Clayton (1548 – 1595) m. Margaret Foster (1550 – 1608)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Clayton
    2. 2. Henry Clayton (25 Dec 1574 – 1626) m. Jane Cellar (1578 – 1634)
      1. 1. Jane Clayton (29 Mar 1601 – 1654) m. Robert Parker (1601 – 8 Jan 1661)
        1. 1. Christopher Parker (Apr 1624 – Bef 1661)
        2. 2. Xpofer Parker
        3. 3. Alexander Parker ( – 7 Jul 1690) m. Ellen (1636 – Aft 1690)
        4. 4. Mary Parker (1630 – 1680) m. John Bleasdell (1628 – 1678)
        5. 5. Clement Parker (Abt 1632 – Aft 1661) m. Susannah Salisbury (Abt 1654 – )
        6. 6. Anne Parker (Abt 1634 – 19 Nov 1668) m. Thomas Bond (Abt 1630 – 16 Oct 1683)
      2. 2. John Clayton m. Issabell Halstead
      3. 3. Henry Claiton ( – 29 May 1606)
      4. 4. Alice Clayton m. William Cassey
    3. 3. Joan Clayton (1575 – 1575)
    4. 4. Mary Clayton m. Roger Fields
    5. 5. Margaret Clayton (1582 – ) m. Martin Hull (Abt 1582 – )
    6. 6. John Clayton m. Ann Wilde (Abt 1599 – ) m. Alice Cockshutt (1592 – 1670)
    7. 7. Thomas Clayton (19 Jun 1594 – ) m. Margret Foster (Abt 1596 – )
    8. 8. Richard Clayton ( – 27 May 1600)
    9. 9. John Clayton (1657 – 1657)
  3. 3. Margaret Clayton (15 Mar 1550 – 20 Mar 1574) m. Lawrence Yates (Abt 1545 – )
  4. 4. Alice Clayton (1552 – 31 May 1620)
  5. 5. Margary Clayton (1554 – )
  6. 6. Mary Clayton (1556 – )
  7. 7. Robert Clayton (1559 – ) m. Dionis Martin (1559 – )
  8. 8. Elizabeth Clayton (1560 – )

Alexander Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1517
1 Jan 1517
Birth of Alexander Clayton in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England
1583
25 Feb 1583
Age 66
Death of Alexander Clayton in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1517
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1583
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England

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