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John Thomas Clay 1587–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1587

Birth Location: Montmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: Abt 1656

Death Location: Charles City Co, VA

Father: John Clay

Mother: Mary Carlton

Spouse(s): Ann Nichols, ELIZABETH CHALLIS

Children(s): Charles Clay, William Clay, Thomas Clay, Francis Clay, Frances Clay, Mary Clay, John Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Henry Clay, Thomas Clay, William Clay, Philip Challis, John Clay, Thomas Clay, John Clay, Thomas Clay

The story of John Thomas Clay began in 1587 in Montmouthshire, Wales. In 1645, John Thomas Clay resided in Virginia, USA. John Thomas Clay married Ann Nichols, Elizabeth Watson Challis, and had children including Charles Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Frances Clay, Francis Clay, Henry Clay, John Clay, John Thomas Clay, Mary Clay, Philip Watson Challis, Sarah Clay, Thomas Clay, William Clay. John Thomas Clay passed away in 1656 in Charles City Co, VA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomas Clay began in 1587 in Montmouthshire, Wales.
  • In 1645, John Thomas Clay resided in Virginia, USA.
  • John Thomas Clay married Ann Nichols, Elizabeth Watson Challis, and had children including Charles Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Frances Clay, Francis Clay, Henry Clay, John Clay, John Thomas Clay, Mary Clay, Philip Watson Challis, Sarah Clay, Thomas Clay, William Clay.
  • John Thomas Clay passed away in 1656 in Charles City Co, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Clay's Ancestors

Self
John Clay
1587–1656
Birth Place: Montmouthshire, Wales
Parents
John Clay
1558–1632
England, Monmouthshire, Wales
Mary Carlton
1561–1587
England
Grandparents
William Carlton
1538–1558
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Clay's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Clay (1587–Abt 1656) m. Ann Nichols (1594–Feb 1660) m. ELIZABETH (WATSON) CHALLIS (1645–)
  1. 1. Charles Clay 1638–1686 m. Hannah Wilson 1640–1706
    1. 1. Martha Hudson 1660–1734 m. Ralph Blankenship 1662–1714
      1. 1. James Blankenship 1698–1749 m. Mary Eanes 1698–1748
        1. 1. Nancy Blankenship 1730–1802 m. FRANCIS FARLEY 1726–1829 m. Francis Farley 1718–1797
        2. 2. Drury Blankenship 1720–1804
        3. 3. David Blankenship 1723–
        4. 4. Joel Blankenship 1729–1789
        5. 5. Susanna Blankenship 1730–
        6. 6. Fore Blankenship 1727–1798
        7. 7. James BLANKINSHIP 1736–
        8. 8. David Blankinship 1736–
        9. 9. Daniel Blankenship 1738–1807
        10. 10. George Blankenship 1740–
        11. 11. Isham Blankenship 1742–
        12. 12. David BLANKENSHIP 1746–
        13. 13. Mary Blankenship 1775–1826
        14. 14. William Blankenship 1690–1745
      2. 2. James BLANKENSHIP 1685–
      3. 3. William Blankenship 1690–1745
      4. 4. Richard Blankenship 1692–1768
      5. 5. William Blankenship 1694–1745
      6. 6. Ann Blankenship 1702–1763
      7. 7. Nancy Blankenship 1703–
      8. 8. Ralph Blankenship 1630–1734
      9. 9. Joseph Blankenship 1694–
    2. 2. Henry Clay 1672–1760
    3. 3. Martha CLAY 1660–1734
    4. 4. Mary Clay 1664–1851
    5. 5. Hanah Stanley 1666–
    6. 6. William Mitchell 1668–
    7. 7. Thomas Clay 1670–1726
    8. 8. Charles Clay 1675–1765
    9. 9. Judith Clay 1676–1686
    10. 10. Elizabeth Clay 1676–1738
    11. 11. Eliza Clay 1680–1780
    12. 12. Charles Charles 1684–1765
    13. 13. Mary Clay 1664–
    14. 14. Elizabeth Clay 1666–
    15. 15. Thomas Clay 1668–1722
    16. 16. Thomas Clay 1670–1726
  2. 2. William Clay 1634–1655
  3. 3. Thomas Clay 1636–1673
  4. 4. Francis Clay 1625–1667
  5. 5. Frances Clay 1625–1667
  6. 6. Mary Clay 1627–1675
  7. 7. John (Thomas) Clay –1675
  8. 8. Elizabeth Clay 1625–1675
  9. 9. Henry Clay 1629–1663
  10. 10. Thomas Clay 1617–1631
  11. 11. William Clay 1617–1655
  12. 12. Philip (Watson) Challis 1617–1681
  13. 13. John Clay 1627–1675
  14. 14. Thomas Clay 1630–1638
  15. 15. John (Thomas) Clay 1634–1655
  16. 16. Thomas Clay 1640–1673

John Clay's Timeline

4 Records

1587
1587
Birth of John Thomas Clay in Montmouthshire, Wales
Montmouthshire, Wales
1645
1645-1900
Age 58
John Thomas Clay resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1655
1655-1658
Age 68
John Thomas Clay resided here in Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles, Virginia, USA
1656
Abt 1656
Age 69
Death of John Thomas Clay in Charles City Co, VA
Charles City Co, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Montmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: ; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: ; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Charles; Birth state: VA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1642; Birth city: Henrico; Birth state: VA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1650; Birth city: Henrico; Birth state: VA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Charles City; Birth state: VA.
    [7] Family Data Collection - Births
    [8] Millennium File
    [9] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 337.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: NSG.
    [10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 54.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BHC.
    [11] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    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: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1645-1900
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Thomas Lockett of Virginia : genealogical memoir

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1655-1658
    Event Place: Charles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Charles City County court orders, 1655-1658

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s
    [2] Virginia Biography, Volume I-II

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1656
    Event Place: Charles City Co, VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: ; Birth state: VA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: ; Birth state: VA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Charles; Birth state: VA.
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1650; Birth city: Henrico; Birth state: VA.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Charles City; Birth state: VA.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [7] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [8] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [9] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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