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John Thomas Clay VI 1587–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1587

Birth Location: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 7 April 1655

Death Location: Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Sir Wales

Mother: Lady #6465

Spouse(s): Anne Nichols

Children(s): Charles (Rev), Philip Challis, Elizebeth Clay, Margaret Clay-Allen, John Capt., Anna Clay, William Clay, Francis Clay, Sarah Clay, Henry Clay, John Clay

The story of John Thomas Clay VI began in 1587 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. John Thomas Clay VI married Anne Nichols, and had children including Anna Clay, Charles Chesterfield Clay Dr Rev, Elizebeth Clay, Francis Clay, Henry Clay, John Clay, John Thomas Clay Capt, Margaret Clay Allen, Philip Watson Challis, Richard Clay, Sarah Clay, William John Clay. John Thomas Clay VI passed away in 1655 in Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Thomas Clay VI began in 1587 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales.
  • John Thomas Clay VI married Anne Nichols, and had children including Anna Clay, Charles Chesterfield Clay Dr Rev, Elizebeth Clay, Francis Clay, Henry Clay, John Clay, John Thomas Clay Capt, Margaret Clay Allen, Philip Watson Challis, Richard Clay, Sarah Clay, William John Clay.
  • John Thomas Clay VI passed away in 1655 in Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John VI's Ancestors

Self
John VI
1587–1655
Birth Place: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
Sir John Thomas Clay, Knt, IV Esq Baron of Wales
1558–1632
Glocester, Wales, England
Lady (Mary Ann Carlton-Claye - Baroness of Wales) #6465
1566–1587
Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
William Calton
1500–1558
Calton Lees, Derbyshire, England
Elizabeth (George Boushell) (Calton)
1505–1560
London England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John VI's Descendants

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John (Thomas Clay) VI (Jan 1587–7 April 1655) m. Anne Nichols (5 Sep 1590–Feb 1660)
  1. 1. Charles (Chesterfield Clay Dr) (Rev) 1638–1686 m. Hannah (Harnett) Wilson 1642–1706
    1. 1. Henry (Clay) Watkins 1690–1760 m. Margaret Mitchell 1693–1777 m. Sarah Nichols 1675–1754
      1. 1. Obedience Watkins 1720–1825 m. (Native) (Andrew "Andy" Red Fox) Anderson 1720–1780
        1. 1. Keziah ((Cuzzie)) Anderson 1757–1833 m. John (Charles) Cole 1760–1862
      2. 2. Charles Clay 1716–1789
      3. 3. William (Mitchell) Clay 1708–1774
      4. 4. Henry (Clay) II 1711–1764
      5. 5. Martha Clay 1713–1746
      6. 6. John Clay 1718–1762
      7. 7. Mary (Obedience) Clay 1710–1770
      8. 8. Percival Clay 1720–1800
      9. 9. Thomas Clay 1719–1791
      10. 10. Filmer Clay 1712–
      11. 11. Amy Clay 1713–1774
    2. 2. Thomas Clay 1670–1726
    3. 3. Mary Clay 1664–1686
    4. 4. Judith Clay 1676–1686
    5. 5. John Clay 1668–1762
    6. 6. Elizabeth Clay 1666–1686
    7. 7. Charles Clay 1675–1765
    8. 8. Martha (Hudson) Blankenship 1660–1734
    9. 9. William (Mitchell) Captain 1667–1724 m. Elizabeth (Eggleston) Innes 1669–1777
      1. 1. Margaret Mitchell 1693–1777 m. Henry (Clay) Watkins 1690–1760
      2. 2. William Mitchell –1760
      3. 3. Dorothy Mitchell 1695–
      4. 4. James Mitchell 1706–1756
      5. 5. Phoebe (Clay) Mitchell 1703–
      6. 6. Hannah Mitchell 1716–1790
      7. 7. Christopher Mitchell 1710–1788
      8. 8. Peter (John) Mitchell 1701–1786
      9. 9. Job Mitchell 1720–
  2. 2. Philip (Watson) Challis 1617–1681
  3. 3. Elizebeth Clay 1625–1675
  4. 4. Margaret Clay-Allen 1630–1721
  5. 5. John (Thomas Clay) Capt. 1624–1656
  6. 6. Anna Clay 1640–1650
  7. 7. William (John) Clay 1640–1688
  8. 8. Francis Clay 1617–1675
  9. 9. Sarah Clay 1617–1681
  10. 10. Henry Clay 1630–1675
  11. 11. John Clay 1614–1660
    1. 1. Charles (Chesterfield Clay Dr) (Rev) 1638–1686

John VI's Timeline

2 Records

1587
Jan 1587
Birth of John Thomas Clay VI in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
1655
7 April 1655
Age 68
Death of John Thomas Clay VI in Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1587
    Event Place: Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 April 1655
    Event Place: Charles City County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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