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John Clayton 1684–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1684

Birth Location: Fulham, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 13 Apr 1775

Death Location: Gloucester, St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England

Father: John Clayton

Mother: Anna Page

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whiting, Elizabeth Wright, Elizabeth Clay, Betsy Rucker

Children(s): Catherine Clayton, John Clayton, George Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Robert Clayton, John Clayton, Lucy Clayton, Ann Clayton, Rebecca Clayton, Ann Clayton, William Clayton, Joseph Clayton, Sara Clayton, Thomas Clayton, Mary Clayton, Jasper Clayton, Catherine Clayton

John Clayton was born in 1684 in Fulham, Middlesex, England, the child of John Clayton And Anna Page. John Clayton married Betsy Rucker, Elizabeth Catherine Whiting, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth Wright, and had children including Ann Clayton, Ann Colemen Clayton, Catherine Clayton, Catherine Elizabeth Whiting Clayton, Elizabeth Whiting Clayton, George Clayton, Jasper Clayton, John Clayton, John Whiting Clayton, Joseph Clayton, Lucy Clayton, Mary Ann Clayton, Rebecca Clayton, Robert Clayton, Sara Clayton, Thomas Clayton, William Beverly Clayton. John Clayton passed away in 1775 in Gloucester, St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • John Clayton was born in 1684 in Fulham, Middlesex, England, the child of John Clayton And Anna Page.
  • John Clayton married Betsy Rucker, Elizabeth Catherine Whiting, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth Wright, and had children including Ann Clayton, Ann Colemen Clayton, Catherine Clayton, Catherine Elizabeth Whiting Clayton, Elizabeth Whiting Clayton, George Clayton, Jasper Clayton, John Clayton, John Whiting Clayton, Joseph Clayton, Lucy Clayton, Mary Ann Clayton, Rebecca Clayton, Robert Clayton, Sara Clayton, Thomas Clayton, William Beverly Clayton.
  • John Clayton passed away in 1775 in Gloucester, St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Clayton's Ancestors

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John Clayton
1684–1775
Birth Place: Fulham, Middlesex, England
Parents
John Clayton
1665–1737
Parsons Green, Fulham, Middlesex County, England
Anna Page
1667–1702
Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Clayton
1642–1704
Fulham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Alice Bowyer
1644–1712
Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Jasper Clayton
1600–1703
Mary Thompson
1605–1691
William Bowyer
1612–1679
Margaret Weld
1612–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Clayton's Descendants

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John Clayton (29 Oct 1684–13 Apr 1775) m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Whiting (Abt 1705–28 Feb 1776) m. Elizabeth Wright (1680–1765) m. Elizabeth Clay (1680–1790) m. Betsy Rucker (1720–9 Dec 1831)
  1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth Whiting) Clayton 1724–1781 m. Nicholas Davies 1708–1794
    1. 1. Henry (Landen) Davies 1745–1808 m. Anne (Whiting) Clayton 1749–1784 m. Lucy (Whiting) Clayton 1755–1819
    2. 2. Phillip Davies 1755–1800
    3. 3. Simon Davies 1759–1856
    4. 4. George Davies 1761–
    5. 5. William (Westly) Davis 1741–1841 m. Mary Miller 1745– m. Frances (Maria) Carpenter 1771–1842 m. Elizabeth Fort 1731–1817 m. Marie (Phrone Frances) Carpenter 1771–1836
      1. 1. Jacob Davis 1800–1873 m. Elizabeth (Susannah) Miller 1808–1895
        1. 1. Mary (Matilda) Davis 1832–1896 m. Wesley Gibson 1832–1916
        2. 2. Cecelia (Lucinda) Davis 1827–1856 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Deaver 1824–1865
        3. 3. Isaac (Thomas) Davis 1828–1915
        4. 4. Frances (Malinda) Davis 1830–1909 m. Michael (Simpson) Sherrill 1828–1909
        5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Davis 1835–1927 m. William Carpenter 1830–1885
        6. 6. William (Harrison) Davis 1837–1863 m. Nancy (Elvira) Medlin 1839–1927
        7. 7. Sarah (J) Davis 1841–1841
        8. 8. Jonathan (Miller) Davis 1844–1909 m. Julia (Ann Elizabeth) Shepherd 1844–1905
        9. 9. Matthias (Washington) Davis 1846–1863
        10. 10. Marion (Taylor) Davis 1848–1901 m. Rebekah (Jane) Rice 1854–1907
        11. 11. Rachel (Elizabeth) Davis 1851–1926 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Ammons 1849–1926
      2. 2. Rachel Davis 1787–1852
  2. 2. John (Whiting) Clayton 1717–1778 m. Fergeson 1710–1772 m. Elizabeth Willis 1729–1782
  3. 3. George Clayton 1720–1765 m. Nancy Drake 1719–1750 m. Barbara Glass 1729–1756
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Whiting) Clayton 1725–1755 m. Thomas Miller 1730–1784
  5. 5. Robert Clayton 1725–1773
  6. 6. John Clayton 1725–1826
  7. 7. Lucy Clayton 1725– m. JAMES JONES 1706–1810 m. Crittenden 1722–1825 m. John (Henry) Hughes 1727–
  8. 8. Ann Clayton 1726–1790 m. Nathaniel Parker 1722–1797 m. Nathaniel Parker 1730–1811
  9. 9. Rebecca Clayton 1726–1782 m. James (Edward) Dews 1725–1782
  10. 10. Ann (Colemen) Clayton 1726–1790 m. Nathaniel Parker 1731–1803
  11. 11. William (Beverly) Clayton 1730–1797 m. Elvira Clayton 1730– m. Priscilla Briggs 1738–1786
  12. 12. Joseph Clayton 1732–
  13. 13. Sara Clayton 1732– m. John Hughes 1723–
  14. 14. Thomas Clayton 1732– m. Mary Herndon 1736–1785
  15. 15. Mary (Ann) Clayton 1734– m. James Taylor 1635–
  16. 16. Jasper Clayton 1735– m. Courtney Baylor 1758–1795
  17. 17. Catherine Clayton 1737–

John Clayton's Timeline

4 Records

1684
29 Oct 1684
Birth of John Clayton in Fulham, Middlesex, England
Fulham, Middlesex, England
1684
13 Nov 1684
John Clayton was christened in Blackburn, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England
1759
15 Jan 1759
Age 75
Death of John Clayton in Ware Magisterial District, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Ware Magisterial District, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
1775
13 Apr 1775
Age 91
Burial of John Clayton in Gloucester, St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England
Gloucester, St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1684
    Event Place: Fulham, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for John Clayton, person ID L6S4-L2D.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1684
    Event Place: Blackburn, St Mary the Virgin, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for John Clayton, person ID L6S4-L2D.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1759
    Event Place: Ware Magisterial District, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for John Clayton, person ID L6S4-L2D.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1775
    Event Place: Gloucester, St John the Baptist, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for John Clayton, person ID L6S4-L2D.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event

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