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Henry Charles Clay 1672 – 1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1672

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 3 Aug 1760

Death Location: The Raells, Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia

Father: Dr Clay

Mother: Hanna Wilson

Spouse(s): Margaret Mitchell

Children(s): William Clay,, Mary Clay, Henry Clay, Martha Clay, Rev Clay, John Clay, Mary Clay, Percival Clay, Amey Clay, Thomas Clay, Mitchell Clay

Henry Charles Clay Sr. was born in 1672 in Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Virginia, USA, the child of Dr Charles Clay and Hanna Wilson. Henry Charles Clay Sr. married Margaret Mary Hannah Mitchell, and had children including William Mitchell Clay,, Mary Obedience Clay, Henry Clay, Martha Clay, Rev Charles Clay, John Clay, Mary Clay, Percival Clay, Amey Clay, Thomas Clay, Mitchell Clay. Henry Charles Clay Sr. passed away in 1760 in The Raells, Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia.

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Biography

  • Henry Charles Clay Sr. was born in 1672 in Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Virginia, USA, the child of Dr Charles Clay and Hanna Wilson.
  • Henry Charles Clay Sr. married Margaret Mary Hannah Mitchell, and had children including William Mitchell Clay,, Mary Obedience Clay, Henry Clay, Martha Clay, Rev Charles Clay, John Clay, Mary Clay, Percival Clay, Amey Clay, Thomas Clay, Mitchell Clay.
  • Henry Charles Clay Sr. passed away in 1760 in The Raells, Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr Clay
1638 – 1686
Birth Location: Charles City, Virginia Colony, British America
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Hanna Wilson
1642 – 1705
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia Colony
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Mitchell
1692 – 1777
Birth Location: Swift Creek, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony
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Children(s)

William Clay,
1708 – 1774
Birth Location: Dale, Chesterfield Co., VA
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Mary Clay
1710 – 1770
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Henry Clay
1711 – 1764
Birth Location: Chesterfield Co., Virginia, USA
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Martha Clay
1713 – 1744
Birth Location: Chesterfield Co., VA
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Rev Clay
1716 – 1789
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
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John Clay
1718 – 1762
Birth Location: Dale City, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Mary Clay
1719 – 1785
Birth Location: –
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Percival Clay
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: Yorkshire, UK
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Amey Clay
1720 – 1760
Birth Location: The Raells, Chesterfield Co., Virginia
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Thomas Clay
1724 –
Birth Location: Dale Parrish, Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Mitchell Clay
1739 – 1812
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia
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Henry Clay's Ancestors

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Henry Clay
1672 – 1760
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Virginia, USA
Parents
Dr Charles Clay
1638 – 1686
Charles City, Virginia Colony, British America
Hanna Wilson
1642 – 1705
Henrico, Virginia Colony
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Clay
1587 – 1655
Monmouthshire, Wales
Anne Nichols
1594 – 1660
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Clay
1558 – 1632
Mary Carlton
1566 – 1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Clay's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Charles) Clay (3 Aug 1672 – 3 Aug 1760) m. Margaret (Mary Hannah) Mitchell (16 Jan 1692 – 7 Aug 1777)
  1. 1. William (Mitchell) Clay, (15 JAN 1708 – 10 SEP 1774)
  2. 2. Mary (Obedience) Clay (1710 – 2 December 1770)
  3. 3. Henry Clay (3 Sep 1711 – 22 Oct 1764) m. Lucy (Marston) Green (19 Jul 1717 – 22 Oct 1764)
    1. 1. Dr (Henry) Clay, (19 Sep 1736 – 17 Jan 1820) m. Rachel ("Polly") Povall (15 NOV 1739 – 27 APR 1820)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Povall) Clay (13 Jan 1755 – 24 Feb 1832)
      2. 2. Rev (John) Clay, (28 Feb 1757 – 14 Jan 1814) m. Patsy Ingram (1760 – )
        1. 1. Samuel Clay (1780 – ) m. Rachel Finch
        2. 2. George (W) Clay (ABT 1782 – 1849) m. Rebecca Wynn (1781 – 16 September 1852)
        3. 3. Henry Clay
      3. 3. Rebekah Clay (17 MAR 1759 – 28 APR 1845) m. William Finch (17 MAY 1755 – 1 SEP 1823)
        1. 1. Henry Finch (1774 – 1816) m. Cynthia Collier (15 July 1789 – 18 August 1852)
        2. 2. William (Povall) Finch (1 APR 1781 – 15 JUN 1845) m. Elizabeth Scruggs (1 MAY 1795 – 10 NOV 1851)
        3. 3. Adam Finch (10 NOV 1798 – 12 DEC 1884) m. Mary Cotton (10 OCT 1800 – 19 AUG 1832)
        4. 4. Rachel Finch m. Samuel Clay (1780 – )
      4. 4. Samuel Clay (10 May 1761 – 9 April 1810) m. Ann (Nancy) Winn (2 February 1773 – 5 July 1810) m. Nancy Winn
        1. 1. Henry (C.) Clay (1791 – )
        2. 2. Letitia Clay (10 DEC 1792 – 9 OCT 1857) m. Edward (Barbour) Moran (18 MAR 1786 – 5 FEB 1845)
        3. 3. George Clay (1796 – 31 March 1859) m. Amira Clay (17 February 1800 – 8 September 1846)
        4. 4. Littleberry (Bedford) Clay (13 FEB 1799 – 5 AUG 1879) m. Arabella (Anne Tilford Clay) MacCoun (2 OCT 1802 – 30 MAY 1828)
        5. 5. John Clay (11 NOV 1800 – )
        6. 6. Richard (P.) Clay (1802 – )
        7. 7. Rachel Clay (1804 – )
        8. 8. William (Green) Clay (1 JAN 1810 – 17 APR 1855)
        9. 9. Thomas Clay ( – 16 MAY 1831)
      5. 5. Rachel Clay (19 Jun 1763 – 1849) m. Col (Barclay) Martin, (13 Jun 1756 – 16 Nov 1815)
        1. 1. Judge (John Henderson) Martin (7 December 1789 – September 15, 1841)
      6. 6. Sarah ("Sally") Clay, (16 Nov 1765 – 02 Jan 1842) m. Matthew (Martin) Sr, (26 Dec 1763 – 16 Oct 1846)
        1. 1. Mary (Clay "Polly") Martin (07 Jan 1788 – 12 Jul 1882) m. John Marshall (1776 – 17 Nov 1814)
        2. 2. Rachel (Povall) Martin (16 May 1789 – 10 Nov 1881) m. John Tillman (5 FEB 1786 – 3 OCT 1854)
        3. 3. Rebecca Martin (11 Jul 1791 – 1849) m. Thomas (Bedford) Moseley (12 APR 1788 – 7 JUL 1866)
        4. 4. Lucy (Green) Martin (06 Aug 1793 – 1846) m. Theoderick (Fowke) Bradford, (17 NOV 1789 – 1840)
        5. 5. Lettie (Clay) Martin (06 Apr 1795 – 09 Mar 1796)
        6. 6. Henrietta (Beddinger) Martin (10 MAY 1797 – AFT 1846)
        7. 7. Sallie (Clay) Martin (04 Nov 1797 – AFT 1846) m. John (Lambert Neill) Sr. (1789 – 1850)
        8. 8. Abram Martin (22 Nov 1800 – 12 Mar 1839) m. Elizabeth Lane (1810 – )
        9. 9. Barclay Martin (17 Dec 1802 – 08 Nov 1890) m. Scruggs (ABT 1810 – ) m. S. Times (ABT 1810 – ) m. Annabelle Burwell (13 MAR 1785 – ) m. Mariah Williams
        10. 10. Elizabeth (Marshall) Moseley (13 Dec 1804 – 09 Mar 1849) m. Edward (Archer) Moseley, (25 DEC 1801 – 1 SEP 1862)
        11. 11. Henry (Clay) Martin (25 Nov 1806 – 04 Sep 1835) m. Amanda (J.) Davenport (1810 – DEC 1834) m. Sarah (H.) Crowder (1820 – )
        12. 12. Martha ("Mattie" Bedford) Martin (02 Dec 1808 – 1835) m. Samuel (Reed) Ruckler (1805 – ABT 1850)
        13. 13. Matthew Martin (18 Jun 1812 – 1892)
      7. 7. Tabitha Clay (15 NOV 1767 – 1864)
      8. 8. Mary (Ann) Clay (10 MAR 1770 – 1845)
      9. 9. Martha Clay (8 SEP 1772 – 2 MAR 1864) m. Littleberry Bedford (1 JAN 1769 – 7 AUG 1829)
      10. 10. Henrietta Clay (10 FEB 1776 – 3 FEB 1853) m. Georg (Michael) Bedinger (10 DEC 1756 – 7 DEC 1843)
        1. 1. Henry (Clay) Bedinger (24 NOV 1793 – 1850)
        2. 2. Daniel (Paine) Bedinger (18 MAR 1795 – 22 OCT 1865)
        3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Bedinger (14 JUN 1797 – 7 SEP 1871)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Morgan) Bedinger (30 DEC 1798 – 12 NOV 1855) m. Robert Bedford
        5. 5. Soloman Bedinger (10 MAR 1801 – 12 APR 1828)
        6. 6. Olivia (Morgan) Bedinger (6 APR 1803 – 1823)
        7. 7. Henrietta Bedinger (30 OCT 1819 – 20 JUN 1833)
      11. 11. Col (Henry) Clay, (14 Sep 1779 – 9 Aug 1863) m. Margaret ('Peggy') Helm (21 JUN 1779 – 9 AUG 1863)
        1. 1. Letitia Clay (10 DEC 1792 – 9 OCT 1857)
        2. 2. Henry Clay (4 JUN 1798 – 20 JUN 1890) m. Henrietta (Olivia) Bittinger (ABT 1792 – 1823) m. Elizabeth Scott (ABT 1805 – 1834) m. Mary Chadwell (1815 – 1859)
        3. 3. John (C.) Clay (13 FEB 1800 – 5 DEC 1876) m. Nancy Blanton (13 AUG 1806 – 9 JAN 1883)
        4. 4. Sarah Clay (24 SEP 1801 – 12 OCT 1886) m. William (Thomas) Buckner (29 JAN 1786 – 15 AUG 1849)
        5. 5. Joseph (Helm) Clay (22 OCT 1803 – 23 JAN 1847) m. Amanda (FitzAllen) Scott (14 JUN 1810 – 16 JAN 1899)
        6. 6. Clay (ABT 1805 – ABT 1805)
        7. 7. Henrietta (Povall) Clay (1 MAR 1808 – 4 NOV 1866) m. Franklin (Povall) Bedfort (14 MAY 1804 – 28 JAN 1828) m. Elder (Eldred Simpkins) Dudley (28 JAN 1811 – 8 MAY 1891)
        8. 8. Rebecca Clay (10 APR 1810 – 10 JUL 1820)
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Payne) Clay (8 JUL 1812 – 1899) m. Douglas (Payne) Lewis (4 AUG 1804 – 26 OCT 1867)
        10. 10. Rachel (Elizabeth) Clay (8 JUL 1812 – 1902) m. Douglas (Payne) Lewis (4 AUG 1804 – 26 OCT 1867)
        11. 11. Samuel (H.) Clay (8 APR 1815 – 14 FEB 1888)
        12. 12. Mary (Ann) Clay (10 JUL 1817 – 20 NOV 1839) m. Elder (Eldred Simpkins) Dudley (28 JAN 1811 – 8 MAY 1891)
        13. 13. Francis (Povall) Clay (26 OCT 1819 – 17 MAR 1909) m. Susan Clay (12 Nov 1823 – 20 Jul 1903)
        14. 14. Matthew (Martin) Clay (12 DEC 1821 – 26 NOV 1883)
      12. 12. Letitia ("Letty") Clay (5 OCT 1782 – 5 OCT 1827) m. Archibald Bedford (7 NOV 1769 – 1 JAN 1827)
        1. 1. Thomas Bedford (1797 – ) m. Cordelia Thomas (1800 – 12 MAY 1854)
        2. 2. Benjamin Bedford (22 AUG 1798 – 12 MAY 1855) m. Sarah (West) Beasley (30 May 1799 – 29 AUG 1856)
        3. 3. Archibald (Coleman) Bedford (1800 – 17 DEC 1869) m. Susan Brynes ( – 22 FEB 1840) m. Lucinda Hedges (1819 – )
        4. 4. Hillary (Mosely) Bedford (1804 – 18 JUL 1884)
        5. 5. Nancy Bedford (1812 – ) m. Jonathan (F.) Payne m. G.P. (Dr.) Bryant
        6. 6. Patsy Bedford (3 Jul 1823 – 3 Jun 1896) m. Col (James Thompson) Ware, (23 Dec 1814 – 30 Sep 1871)
        7. 7. Asa (B.) Bedford
    2. 2. Lt (Colonel Charles) Clay, (3 Jul 1739 – 27 Dec 1814) m. Phebe (Cheatham) Clay (1742 – 1805)
      1. 1. Patience (Clay) Phillips (1765 – 1820)
      2. 2. Prudence (Clay) Lockett (1767 – 1796)
      3. 3. Charles (V) Clay (June 1768 – 16 January 1842)
      4. 4. Temperance (Clay) Black (1770 – )
      5. 5. Cleopatra (Clay) Turner (abt 1773 – abt 1850)
      6. 6. Hannibal Clay (abt 1778 – November 1806)
      7. 7. Britain Clay (1780 – September 1833)
      8. 8. Clarissa (H. Clay) Stewart (1781 – 7 May 1856)
      9. 9. Tabitha (Clay) Talbott (abt 1783 – September 1825)
    3. 3. Mitchell Clay (1743 – 1811)
    4. 4. Samuel (Green) Clay (16 May 1743 – 23 Jul 1809) m. Martha ('Patsy') Wall (1762 – 1810)
      1. 1. William (Henry) Clay (4 JUL 1784 – 6 MAY 1830)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Lewis "Betsy") Clay (1788 – 22 JUN 1836)
      3. 3. Samuel (Mitchell) Clay (9 OCT 1788 – 28 AUG 1844)
      4. 4. John (Marston) Clay (1794 – 25 AUG 1884)
      5. 5. Mary (Wall "Polly") Clay (12 OCT 1799 – 25 SEP 1882)
      6. 6. Sophia Clay (1 JAN 1803 – )
      7. 7. Albert (Green) Clay (1806 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Clay (17 Jan 1745 – 14 SEP 1812)
    6. 6. Abia (Abraham) Clay (17 MAR 1747 – 1814)
    7. 7. Thomas Clay (17 Mar 1747 – 25 Nov 1791)
    8. 8. Pvt (Marston Green) Clay, (4 Jan 1749 – 29 Dec 1804) m. Elizabeth Williams m. Sarah Comsry (ABT 1753 – )
      1. 1. Diana (Coleman) Clay
      2. 2. Lucinda Clay
      3. 3. Barnett (M.) Clay
      4. 4. Thomas Clay
    9. 9. Rebecca Clay (14 Nov 1752 – 1805)
    10. 10. Capt (John) Clay (12 Dec 1753 – 12 May 1835) m. Malison Eppes (1757 – 1840)
      1. 1. Jordan Clay (1777 – 1858)
      2. 2. Joshua Clay, (1782 – 1849) m. Sarah (Salley) Jennings (1782 – 1822)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Clay (1804 – 1829)
        2. 2. John (William) Clay (24 Oct 1813 – 19 Jun 1859)
        3. 3. Sally (Ann) Clay (28 Jan 1822 – 11 Jul 1905)
      3. 3. Samuel (T) Clay (1785 – )
    11. 11. Lucy (Clay) Jones (25 MAR 1754 – 6 Jun 1807)
    12. 12. 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 – )
  4. 4. Martha Clay (10 AUG 1713 – 1 MAR 1744)
  5. 5. Rev (Charles) Clay (31 Jan 1716 – 25 Feb 1789) m. Martha ("Patsy") Green (25 November 1719 – 6 September 1798)
    1. 1. Rev (Charles Green) Clay (24 December 1745 – 1819 or 1824)
    2. 2. Capt (Matthew) Clay, (25 March 1754 – 27 May 1815)
    3. 3. Brig. (Gen Green) Clay, (14 Aug 1757 – 31 Oct 1826) m. Sally Lewis (14 December 1776 – 7 July 1867)
      1. 1. Cassius (Marcellus) Clay, (10 Oct 1810 – 23 Jul 1903)
    4. 4. Martha ("Patsy") Clay (13 July 1761 – 1844) m. Hopkins Lewis (1760 – )
  6. 6. John Clay (1 JUL 1718 – 15 NOV 1762) m. Sarah Watkins (1725 – 1750)
    1. 1. Rev (John Moore) Clay (1740 – 31 May 1781) m. Elizabeth Hudson (1750 – 4 Dec 1829)
      1. 1. Betsy (Hudson) Clay (1765 – 1768)
      2. 2. George (Hudson) Clay (1768 – 1787)
      3. 3. Sarah ("Sally" Clay) Blankenship (1775 – 1830)
      4. 4. John (Bruce) Clay (1775 – 28 Nov 1827)
      5. 5. US (Senator Henry) Clay, (12 Apr 1777 – 29 Jun 1852) m. Lucretia Hart (18 MAR 1781 – 7 APR 1864)
        1. 1. Henrietta Clay (25 JUN 1800 – 14 Jun 1801)
        2. 2. Theodore (Wythe) Clay (3 Jul 1802 – 5 May 1870)
        3. 3. Thomas (Hart) Clay (1803 – 18 March 1871) m. Mary (Russell) Clay (30 Dec 1806 – 22 Feb 1891)
        4. 4. Susan Clay (14 Feb 1805 – 18 Sep 1825)
        5. 5. Anne Clay (15 APR 1807 – 10 Dec 1835)
        6. 6. Lucretia Clay (19 Jan 1809 – 18 Jun 1823)
        7. 7. LtCol (Henry Clay) Jr, (10 Apr 1811 – 23 Feb 1847) m. Maria (Julia) Prather (16 May 1814 – 13 Feb 1840)
        8. 8. Eliza Clay (1813 – 11 Aug 1825)
        9. 9. Laura Clay (October 1816 – December 1816)
        10. 10. James (Brown) Clay (9 NOV 1817 – 26 JAN 1864)
        11. 11. John (Morrison) Clay (21 FEB 1821 – 10 AUG 1887)
        12. 12. William (M) Clay (1825 – 18 Feb 1890)
      6. 6. Porter Clay (1779 – 16 Feb 1850)
    2. 2. Edward ((Edwin) C.) Clay (1744 – 1820)
  7. 7. Mary Clay (ABT 1719 – ABT 1785)
  8. 8. Percival Clay (1720 – 1800)
  9. 9. Amey Clay (ABT 1720 – AFT 1760)
  10. 10. Thomas Clay (1724 – )
  11. 11. Mitchell Clay (1739 – 1812)

Henry Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1672
3 Aug 1672
Birth of Henry Charles Clay Sr. in Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Virginia, USA
1760
3 Aug 1760
Age 88
Death of Henry Charles Clay Sr. in The Raells, Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia
The Raells, Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1672
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1760
    Event Place: The Raells, Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Age:
    87

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henry Clay Memorial, Midlothian, Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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