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Francis Clay 1567–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 6 October 1567

Birth Location: Hill Houses, Hagg Hill, Birkin Lane, North Wingfield, , Derbyshire, England

Death Date: abt 1644

Death Location: Hill Houses, North Wingfield, Birken Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Father: Thomas Clay

Mother: Alice Blackett

Spouse(s): Edith Hawley

Children(s): William Clay, Franciscus Clay, John Clay

The story of Francis Clay began in 1567 in Hill Houses, Hagg Hill, Birkin Lane, North Wingfield, , Derbyshire, England. Francis Clay married Edith Hawley, and had children including Franciscus Clay, John Clay, William Clay. Francis Clay passed away in 1644 in Hill Houses, North Wingfield, Birken Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Clay began in 1567 in Hill Houses, Hagg Hill, Birkin Lane, North Wingfield, , Derbyshire, England.
  • Francis Clay married Edith Hawley, and had children including Franciscus Clay, John Clay, William Clay.
  • Francis Clay passed away in 1644 in Hill Houses, North Wingfield, Birken Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

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Francis Clay's Ancestors

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Francis Clay
1567–1644
Birth Place: Hill Houses, Hagg Hill, Birkin Lane, North Wingfield, , Derbyshire, England
Parents
Thomas Clay
1530–1620
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Blackett
1545–1640
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
SIR (John Thomas Clay of) Gloucester
1500–1559
North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England
Helen Warren
1502–1555
Halstead, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Claye
1460–1557
Elizabeth Astley
1482–1552
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Clay's Descendants

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Francis Clay (abt 6 October 1567–abt 1644) m. Edith Hawley (abt 1580–)
  1. 1. William Clay 1621–1688 m. Ellen Pailing –1667 m. Rebecca 1621–1667 m. rebecca 1621–
    1. 1. anne clay 1647– m. Francis Bradshaw 1646–1720
      1. 1. jane bradshaw 1679– m. edward Vallence 1684–
        1. 1. Mary Valence 1706–1787 m. Richard Winch 1665–1730
    2. 2. Dorothy Clay 1652–1735
    3. 3. William Clay 1645–1677
    4. 4. Rebecca Clay 1650–1694
    5. 5. Isaac Clay 1660–1674
    6. 6. Francis Clay 1646–1709
    7. 7. Ellen (or Mary) Clay 1643–1714
    8. 8. John Clay 1657–1716
    9. 9. John Clay 1649–
  2. 2. Franciscus Clay 1616–1693
  3. 3. John Clay 1604–1680

Francis Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1567
abt 6 October 1567
Birth of Francis Clay in Hill Houses, Hagg Hill, Birkin Lane, North Wingfield, , Derbyshire, England
Hill Houses, Hagg Hill, Birkin Lane, North Wingfield, , Derbyshire, England
1644
abt 1644
Age 77
Death of Francis Clay in Hill Houses, North Wingfield, Birken Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Hill Houses, North Wingfield, Birken Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 6 October 1567
    Event Place: Hill Houses, Hagg Hill, Birkin Lane, North Wingfield, , Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1644
    Event Place: Hill Houses, North Wingfield, Birken Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

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