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John Clayton 1730 – 1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1730

Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Father: Stephen Clayton

Mother: Mary Denum

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The story of John Clayton began in 1730 in Surry, North Carolina, United States. John Clayton passed away in 1801 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Clayton began in 1730 in Surry, North Carolina, United States.
  • John Clayton passed away in 1801 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States.

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John Clayton's Ancestors

Self
John Clayton
1730 – 1801
Birth Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Stephen Clayton
1705 – 1784
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary Denum
1705 – 1800
Grandparents
William Clayton
1665 – 1706
Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary Dod
1652 – 1710
London, England
John Denham
– 1787
Rachel Burtoun
1689 –
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Clayton
1632 – 1680
Hannah Crosfield
1636 – 1701
Mary Wheeler
1615 – 1657
James Denham
1657 –
Elizabeth Walker
1655 –
John Burton
1675 –
Eleanor Brock
1676 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1599 – 1699
Ellen Gregson
1599 – 1685
Thomas Crosfield
1603 –
Elizabeth Georges
1608 – 1644
Samuel Denhame
1630 –
Bessie Alison
1636 –
Thomas Walker
Catharine Rynd
William Burton
– 1688
Rebecca Reeve
1654 –
James Brock
1638 –
Margaret Bowtell

John Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1730
Abt 1730
Birth of John Clayton in Surry, North Carolina, United States
Surry, North Carolina, United States
1801
1801
Age 71
Death of John Clayton in Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1730
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, United States

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