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Elijah Clay 1759 – 1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1759

Birth Location: Cumberland Co., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1836

Death Location: Edgar, Edgar Co., Illinois, USA

Father: Henry Clay

Mother: Lucy Green

Spouse(s): Martha McNeal

Children(s): Charles Clay, Catherine Clay

The story of Elijah Clay began in 1759 in Cumberland Co., Virginia, USA. Elijah Clay married Martha McNeal, and had children including Charles Clay, Catherine Clay. Elijah Clay passed away in 1836 in Edgar, Edgar Co., Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Clay began in 1759 in Cumberland Co., Virginia, USA.
  • Elijah Clay married Martha McNeal, and had children including Charles Clay, Catherine Clay.
  • Elijah Clay passed away in 1836 in Edgar, Edgar Co., Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah Clay's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Clay
1759 – 1836
Birth Place: Cumberland Co., Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Clay
1711 – 1764
Chesterfield Co., Virginia, USA
Lucy (Marston) Green
1717 – 1764
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Charles) Clay
1672 – 1760
Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Mary Hannah) Mitchell
1692 – 1777
Swift Creek, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony
Thomas (Abner) Green
1665 – 1730
So Ham Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Marston
1672 – 1759
James City Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dr Clay
1638 – 1686
Hanna Wilson
1642 – 1705
Captain Mitchell
1667 – 1725
Elizabeth Innes
1669 – 1777
Thomas Green
1635 – 1714
Martha Filmer
1640 – 1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clay
1587 – 1655
Anne Nichols
1594 – 1660
William Mitchell
1640 – 1695
Sarah Lovett
1618 – 1682
Thomas Green
1575 – 1635
Martha Malone
1600 – 1639

Elijah Clay's Descendants

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Elijah Clay (27 Aug 1759 – 1836) m. Martha McNeal (1762 – 1835)
  1. 1. Charles Clay (1785 – ) m. Lucinda (1798 – )
    1. 1. Lucinda Clay (23 NOV 1833 – 1879)
  2. 2. Catherine Clay (ABT 1802 – )

Elijah Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1759
27 Aug 1759
Birth of Elijah Clay in Cumberland Co., Virginia, USA
Cumberland Co., Virginia, USA
1836
1836
Age 77
Death of Elijah Clay in Edgar, Edgar Co., Illinois, USA
Edgar, Edgar Co., Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1759
    Event Place: Cumberland Co., Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Edgar, Edgar Co., Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    76-77

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