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John William Clay 1813 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1813

Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Jun 1859

Death Location: La Grange, Fayette, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joshua Clay,

Mother: Sarah Jennings

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In 1813, John William Clay entered the world in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, born to Joshua Clay, and Sarah Salley Jennings. John William Clay passed away in 1859 in La Grange, Fayette, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1813, John William Clay entered the world in Halifax County, Virginia, USA, born to Joshua Clay, and Sarah Salley Jennings.
  • John William Clay passed away in 1859 in La Grange, Fayette, Tennessee, USA.

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John Clay's Ancestors

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John Clay
1813 – 1859
Birth Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joshua Clay,
1782 – 1849
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Salley) Jennings
1782 – 1822
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Capt (John) Clay
1753 – 1835
Dinwiddie, or Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Malison Eppes
1757 – 1840
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry Clay
1711 – 1764
Lucy Green
1717 – 1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Clay
1672 – 1760
Margaret Mitchell
1692 – 1777
Thomas Green
1665 – 1730
Elizabeth Marston
1672 – 1759

John Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1813
24 Oct 1813
Birth of John William Clay in Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1859
19 Jun 1859
Age 46
Death of John William Clay in La Grange, Fayette, Tennessee, USA
La Grange, Fayette, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1813
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1859
    Event Place: La Grange, Fayette, Tennessee, USA

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