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John Thomas CLAY 1587–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1587

Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 7 Apr 1655

Death Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America

Father: Sir Clay

Mother: Lady Wales

Spouse(s): Elizabeth NICHOLS, Anna Cramphorne, Elizabeth Frame

Children(s): Charles Clay

John Thomas CLAY was born in 1587 in Monmouthshire, Wales, the child of Sir John Knighted By Edward Iv Clay And Lady Mary Anne Carlton Baroness Of Wales. John Thomas CLAY married Anna Cramphorne, Elizabeth Ann Nichols, Elizabeth Frame, and had children including Charles Clay. John Thomas CLAY passed away in 1655 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • John Thomas CLAY was born in 1587 in Monmouthshire, Wales, the child of Sir John Knighted By Edward Iv Clay And Lady Mary Anne Carlton Baroness Of Wales.
  • John Thomas CLAY married Anna Cramphorne, Elizabeth Ann Nichols, Elizabeth Frame, and had children including Charles Clay.
  • John Thomas CLAY passed away in 1655 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America.

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John CLAY's Ancestors

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John CLAY
1587–1655
Birth Place: Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
Sir John ( Knighted by Edward IV) Clay
1558–1632
Westbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Lady (Mary Anne Carlton, Baroness of) Wales
1561–1587
Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
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John CLAY's Descendants

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John (Thomas) CLAY (1587–7 Apr 1655) m. Elizabeth (Ann) NICHOLS (1594–1660) m. Anna Cramphorne (May 1624–1660) m. Elizabeth Frame (1592–1686)
  1. 1. Charles Clay 1638–1686 m. Hannah Wilson 1642–1706
    1. 1. Martha (Hudson) Clay 1660–1734 m. Ralph (William Blankenship) Jr 1662–1714 m. Edward Stanley 1650–
      1. 1. John (Ralph "Buck") Blankenship 1695–1754 m. Elizabeth Hudson 1704–1789
        1. 1. Hudson Blankenship 1737–1813 m. Edith Wilkinson 1733–1826
        2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Farley 1730–1795

John CLAY's Timeline

3 Records

1587
1587
Birth of John Thomas CLAY in Monmouthshire, Wales
Monmouthshire, Wales
1632
1632
Age 45
John Thomas CLAY was married in Charles City, VA
Charles City, VA
1655
7 Apr 1655
Age 68
Death of John Thomas CLAY in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 337.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: NSG
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 105.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SFD
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Charles City, VA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1613
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1613; Page Number: 67

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1655
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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