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Charles Clay 1638–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1638

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 June 1686

Death Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States

Father: John Clay

Mother: *Elizabeth Nycholls

Spouse(s): Hannah Wilson

Children(s): Henry Clay, Charles Charles, Elizabeth Clay, Eliza Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Thomas Clay, Mary Clay, Martha CLAY, Charles Clay, Judith Clay

Charles Clay was born in 1638 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of John Thomas Clay And Elizabeth Ann Nichols Nycholls. Charles Clay married Hannah Wilson, and had children including Charles Charles, Charles Clay, Eliza Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Henry Clay, Judith Clay, Martha Clay, Mary Clay, Thomas Clay. Charles Clay passed away in 1686 in Henrico, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Charles Clay was born in 1638 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States, the child of John Thomas Clay And Elizabeth Ann Nichols Nycholls.
  • Charles Clay married Hannah Wilson, and had children including Charles Charles, Charles Clay, Eliza Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Henry Clay, Judith Clay, Martha Clay, Mary Clay, Thomas Clay.
  • Charles Clay passed away in 1686 in Henrico, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Clay
1587–1655
Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, England
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*Elizabeth Nycholls
1590–1660
Birth Location: Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Wilson
1638–1706
Birth Location: Henrico County, VA
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Children(s)

Henry Clay
1672–1760
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Bedford or Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Charles Charles
1684–1765
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Clay
1676–1738
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Henrico, Virginia, United States
EC
Eliza Clay
1680–1780
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Clay
1666–
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
EC
Thomas Clay
1668–1722
Birth Location: –
TC
Mary Clay
1664–1851
Birth Location: Probably, Henrico, Virginia, United States
MC
Martha CLAY
1660–1734
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
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Charles Clay
1675–1765
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Judith Clay
1676–1686
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Charles Clay's Ancestors

Self
Charles Clay
1638–1686
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Thomas Clay
1587–1655
Monmouthshire, Wales, England
*Elizabeth (Ann Nichols \) Nycholls
1590–1660
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of) Wales
1558–1632
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Mary (Anne) Carlton
1561–1588
Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
John Nichols
1542–1597
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England
Joan Nycholls
1542–1627
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Glouster
1527–1563
Mary
1530–1638
William Carlton
1538–1558
Thomas Nycholls
1510–1559
Elinor
1515–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Derbyshire
1502–1532

Charles Clay's Descendants

1.
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Charles Clay (1638–1 June 1686) m. Hannah Wilson (1638–2 August 1706)
  1. 1. Henry Clay 1672–1760 m. Mary Mitchell 1693–1777
    1. 1. Martha Clay 1713–1746
    2. 2. Charles (Clay) II 1716–1789
    3. 3. Henry Clay 1711–1764
    4. 4. William (Mitchell) Clay 1708–1774
    5. 5. Charles Clay 1638–1686
    6. 6. Guigues Albon 1068–1198
    7. 7. William (Mitchell, Sr Clay) * 1709–1774
    8. 8. Amey Clay 1709–1744
    9. 9. Mitchell Clay 1739–1812
    10. 10. Mary (Obedience) Clay 1710–1777 m. Richard Belcher 1678–1763
      1. 1. Isham (E.) Belcher 1732–1798
      2. 2. Richard Belcher 1734–1814
      3. 3. Obediah Belcher 1736–
      4. 4. Thomas Belcher 1744–1820
      5. 5. Robert Belcher 1746–1783
      6. 6. William Belcher 1748–1796
      7. 7. Phoebe Belcher 1740–1809
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Anne) Belcher 1742–1820 m. Richard (Peyton) Bailey 1735–1818
        1. 1. Richard (Payton) Bailey 1765–1845 m. Isabel (F) Ferguson 1766–1839 m. Jane Harmon 1765–1790
        2. 2. Eli Bailey 1777–1840
        3. 3. Elizabeth Bailey 1781–1866
        4. 4. Isham Bailey 1780–
        5. 5. MacAhan Bailey 1787–
        6. 6. Zachariah (Henry) Bailey 1782–1834
        7. 7. Rebecca Bailey 1796–
        8. 8. William Bailey 1762–
        9. 9. Naoma Bailey 1763–
        10. 10. John (P) Bailey 1764–
        11. 11. John Bailey 1764–1836
        12. 12. Sarah (Ann) Bailey 1750–
        13. 13. James Bailey 1766–1850
        14. 14. Micajah Bailey 1769–1833
        15. 15. Richard Bailey 1765–1845
        16. 16. Chloe Bailey 1767–1848
  2. 2. Charles Charles 1684–1765
  3. 3. Elizabeth Clay 1676–1738
  4. 4. Eliza Clay 1680–1780
  5. 5. Elizabeth Clay 1666–
  6. 6. Thomas Clay 1668–1722
  7. 7. Mary Clay 1664–1851
  8. 8. Martha CLAY 1660–1734
  9. 9. Charles Clay 1675–1765
  10. 10. Judith Clay 1676–1686

Charles Clay's Timeline

3 Records

1638
1638
Birth of Charles Clay in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
1667
1667
Age 29
Charles Clay was married in Henrico, VA
Henrico, VA
1686
1 June 1686
Age 48
Death of Charles Clay in Henrico, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Charles City; Birth state: VA
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 90840
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 312; SAR Membership Number: 62227
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] Family Data Collection - Births
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Charles; Birth state: VA
    [8] Family Data Collection - Births
    [9] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 328; SAR Membership Number: 65502
    [10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 68.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SFD
    [11] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1157.006; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 6

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Henrico, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Charles City; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1682; Page Number: 235

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1686
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Charles City; Birth state: VA
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 90840
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 312; SAR Membership Number: 62227
    [5] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [6] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [7] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Charles; Birth state: VA
    [8] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 328; SAR Membership Number: 65502
    [9] Family Data Collection - Deaths
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