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Henry Clay Watkins 1672 – 1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1672

Birth Location: Swift Creek, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 3 Aug 1760

Death Location: Chesterfield County Virginia, Virginia

Father: Dr Clay

Mother: Hannah Wilson

Spouse(s): Mary Mitchell, Sarah Nichols

Children(s): William Clay, Henry Clay, Filmer Clay, Amy Clay, Amey CLAY, Martha Clay, Charles Clay, John Clay, Obedience Watkins, Percival Clay, Mary Clay, Thomas Clay, Francis Clay

According to available records, Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal was born in 1672 in Swift Creek, Virginia Colony, the child of Dr Charles Clay and Hannah Wilson. Following those early years, Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal married Mary Mitchell and Sarah Nichols, and their family grew to include William Mitchell Clay, Henry Clay, Filmer Clay, Amy Clay, Amey Green CLAY, Martha Clay, Charles Clay, John Clay, Obedience Biddy Watkins, Percival Clay, Mary Obedience Clay, Thomas Clay and Francis Clay. In the later years of life, Henry Clay Watkins Secretary to the Cardinal died in 1760 in Chesterfield County Virginia, Virginia.

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Parents

Dr Clay
1638 – 1686
Birth Location: Charles City, Virginia Colony, Virginia, USA
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Hannah Wilson
1642 – 1706
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mitchell
1693 – 1777
Birth Location: Swift Creek, Chesterfield, Virginia, The United States of America
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Sarah Nichols
1675 – 1754
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Clay
1708 – 1774
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
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Henry Clay
1711 – 1764
Birth Location: Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, Colonial America
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Filmer Clay
1712 –
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, British Colony, Virginia, USA
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Amy Clay
1713 – 1778
Birth Location: Cumberland, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Amey CLAY
1713 – 1774
Birth Location: X, Cumberland, Virginia, The United States of America
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Martha Clay
1713 – 1746
Birth Location: Cumberland, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Charles Clay
1716 – 1789
Birth Location: X, Cumberland, Virginia, The United States of America
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John Clay
1718 – 1762
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Chesterfield, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Obedience Watkins
1720 – 1825
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Percival Clay
1720 – 1800
Birth Location: Uk, United Kingdom
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Mary Clay
1722 – 1777
Birth Location: Chesterfield, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Clay
1724 –
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Chesterfield, The United States of America, Virginia, USA
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Francis Clay
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 August 1672
    Event Place: Swift Creek, Virginia Colony
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Volume: 312, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0539

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 Aug 1760
    Event Place: Chesterfield County Virginia, Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Volume: 312, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0539
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