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Edward Clayton 1719–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1719

Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: Mar 1772

Death Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

Father: Lt. Clayton

Mother: Rachel Smith

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Edward Clayton was born in 1719 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA, the child of Lt Solomon Clayton And Rachel Smith. Edward Clayton passed away in 1772 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Clayton was born in 1719 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA, the child of Lt Solomon Clayton And Rachel Smith.
  • Edward Clayton passed away in 1772 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA.

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Edward Clayton's Ancestors

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Edward Clayton
1719–1772
Birth Place: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Lt. Solomon Clayton
1685–1739
Sussex, Sussex, , England
Rachel Smith
1694–1729
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
William (Mickel) Clayton
1655–1727
Chichester, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Beezer
1666–1727
Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England
Edward Smith
1665–1699
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Anne Shepherd
1676–1735
Talbot County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Prudence Mickel
1631–1728
William Clayton
1625–1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1719
abt 1719
Birth of Edward Clayton in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
1772
Mar 1772
Age 53
Death of Edward Clayton in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1719
    Event Place: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1772
    Event Place: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

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