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Green Clay 1757–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 August 1757

Birth Location: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 31 October 1828

Death Location: Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Charles Clay

Mother: Martha Green

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elijah Clay, Cassius Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Brutus Clay, Sally Johnson, Sidney Clay, Paulina Rodes

The story of Green Clay began in 1757 in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America. Green Clay married Sally Lewis, and had children including Brutus Junius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Elijah Clay, Elizabeth Lewis Clay, Paulina Green Rodes, Sally Ann Johnson, Sidney Payne Clay. Green Clay passed away in 1828 in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Green Clay began in 1757 in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Green Clay married Sally Lewis, and had children including Brutus Junius Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Elijah Clay, Elizabeth Lewis Clay, Paulina Green Rodes, Sally Ann Johnson, Sidney Payne Clay.
  • Green Clay passed away in 1828 in Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Green Clay's Ancestors

Self
Green Clay
1757–1828
Birth Place: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Charles Clay
1716–1789
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Martha Green
1719–1792
Grandparents
Henry (Charles) Clay
1672–1760
Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America
Mary (Margaret "Hanna") Mitchell
1693–1777
Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Charles Clay
1638–1686
Hannah Wilson
1646–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clay
1586–1655

Green Clay's Descendants

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Green Clay (14 August 1757–31 October 1828)
  1. 1. Elijah Clay 1815–1885
  2. 2. Cassius (Marcellus) Clay 1810–1903
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Lewis) Clay 1798–1887 m. John (Speed) Smith 1792–1854
    1. 1. Curran (Cassius) Smith 1822–1896
    2. 2. Green (Clay) Smith 1826–1895
    3. 3. Sally (Ann Lewis) Smith 1818–1875
    4. 4. Pauline (Green) Smith 1829–1897 m. Guilford (O.) Talbot 1830–1896
      1. 1. Pauline (Smith) Musgrave 1861–1940
      2. 2. Charles (Henry) Talbot 1857–1941
      3. 3. Alberta (B.) Kizer 1859–1921
      4. 4. Maria (E.) Dunn 1852–1936
  4. 4. Brutus (Junius) Clay 1808–1878 m. Amelia Field 1812–1843
    1. 1. Cassius (Marcellus) Clay 1846–1913
    2. 2. Green Clay 1839–1912
    3. 3. Ezekiel (Field) Clay 1840–1920
    4. 4. Martha Clay 1832–1908
    5. 5. Christopher (Field) Clay 1835–1897
  5. 5. Sally (Ann) Johnson 1804–1829
  6. 6. Sidney (Payne) Clay 1800–1834
  7. 7. Paulina (Green) Rodes 1802–1886

Green Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1757
14 August 1757
Birth of Green Clay in Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America
Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America
1828
31 October 1828
Age 71
Death of Green Clay in Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 August 1757
    Event Place: Powhatan County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1828
    Event Place: Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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