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Henry Clay 1672 – 1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1672

Birth Location: Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 03 Aug 1760

Death Location: The Raells, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Clay

Mother: Hannah (Clay)

Spouse(s): Margaret (Clay)

Children(s): William Clay, Mary (Belcher)

The story of Henry Clay began in 1672 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA. Henry Clay married Margaret Mitchell (Clay), and had children including William Mitchell Clay, Mary Margaret Clay (Belcher). Henry Clay passed away in 1760 in The Raells, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Clay began in 1672 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA.
  • Henry Clay married Margaret Mitchell (Clay), and had children including William Mitchell Clay, Mary Margaret Clay (Belcher).
  • Henry Clay passed away in 1760 in The Raells, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Clay
1638 – 1686
Birth Location: Charles City County, Virginia
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Hannah (Clay)
1642 – 1686
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret (Clay)
1693 – 1777
Birth Location: Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Clay
1708 – 1744
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
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Mary (Belcher)
1710 – 1770
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Henry Clay's Ancestors

Self
Henry Clay
1672 – 1760
Birth Place: Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Clay
1638 – 1686
Charles City County, Virginia
Hannah (Wilson) (Clay)
1642 – 1686
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Clay
1587 – 1655
Monmouthshire, Wales
Ann ((Nichols \ Nicholls)) Clay
1598 – 1650
England
John Wilson
1622 – 1686
Hannah (James) (Wilson)
1625 – 1703
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Clay's Descendants

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Henry Clay (3 Aug 1672 – 03 Aug 1760) m. Margaret (Mitchell) (Clay) (16 Jan 1693 – 7 Aug 1777)
  1. 1. William (Mitchell) Clay (15 Jan 1708 – 6 Sep 1744) m. Martha (Anne Lewis\ Runyon) (Clay) (14 February 1712 – 1 Jan 1764)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Clay) (Belcher) (17 Apr 1734 – 04 May 1793) m. Isham (\ Ishom) Belcher (1732 – 1798)
      1. 1. Mary (Sarah Belcher) (Perdue) (Abt. 1770 – Mar 1864) m. Isaiah (\ Josiah) Perdue (Abt. 1757 – Abt. 12 Aug 1819)
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Perdue (17 Jan 1813 – 26 Apr 1865) m. Margaret (Ann "Peggy" Ferguson) (Perdue) (14 Sep 1816 – ABT 1910)
  2. 2. Mary (Margaret Clay) (Belcher) (1710 – 2 December 1770) m. Richard ("Dick") Belcher (1710 – October 1763)
    1. 1. Isham (\ Ishom) Belcher (1732 – 1798) m. Mary (Elizabeth Clay) (Belcher) (17 Apr 1734 – 04 May 1793)

Henry Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1672
3 Aug 1672
Birth of Henry Clay in Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
1760
03 Aug 1760
Age 88
Death of Henry Clay in The Raells, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
The Raells, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1672
    Event Place: Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1760
    Event Place: The Raells, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
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