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John Marston Clay 1794 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina

Death Date: 25 AUG 1884

Death Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas

Father: Samuel Clay

Mother: Martha Wall

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John Marston Clay was born in 1794 in Granville County, North Carolina, the child of Samuel Green Clay and Martha 'Patsy' Wall. John Marston Clay passed away in 1884 in Tyler, Smith, Texas.

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Biography

  • John Marston Clay was born in 1794 in Granville County, North Carolina, the child of Samuel Green Clay and Martha 'Patsy' Wall.
  • John Marston Clay passed away in 1884 in Tyler, Smith, Texas.

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John Clay's Ancestors

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John Clay
1794 – 1884
Birth Place: Granville County, North Carolina
Parents
Samuel Green Clay
1743 – 1809
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Martha ('Patsy') Wall
1762 – 1810
Virginia
Grandparents
Henry Clay
1711 – 1764
Chesterfield Co., Virginia, USA
Lucy (Marston) Green
1717 – 1764
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Clay
1672 – 1760
Margaret Mitchell
1692 – 1777
Thomas Green
1665 – 1730
Elizabeth Marston
1672 – 1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dr Clay
1638 – 1686
Hanna Wilson
1642 – 1705
Captain Mitchell
1667 – 1725
Elizabeth Innes
1669 – 1777
Thomas Green
1635 – 1714
Martha Filmer
1640 – 1715

John Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of John Marston Clay in Granville County, North Carolina
Granville County, North Carolina
1884
25 AUG 1884
Age 90
Death of John Marston Clay in Tyler, Smith, Texas
Tyler, Smith, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Granville County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 AUG 1884
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: Age:
    89-90

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