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Joseph Helm Clay 1803–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 OCT 1803

Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 JAN 1847

Death Location: Centerville (Bourbon County), Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Col 1812

Mother: Margaret Helm

Spouse(s): Amanda Scott

Children(s): Sarah Clay, William Clay, Joseph Clay, Letitia Clay, Samuel Clay, Ann Clay, Mary Clay, Robert Clay, Isaac Clay

The story of Joseph Helm Clay began in 1803 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA. Joseph Helm Clay married Amanda Fitzallen Scott, and had children including Ann Rebecca Clay, Isaac Cunningham Clay, Joseph Larue Clay, Letitia C Lettie Clay, Mary Elizabeth Clay, Robert Henry Clay, Samuel Scott Clay, Sarah Margaret Clay, William H Clay. Joseph Helm Clay passed away in 1847 in Centerville (Bourbon County), Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Helm Clay began in 1803 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Joseph Helm Clay married Amanda Fitzallen Scott, and had children including Ann Rebecca Clay, Isaac Cunningham Clay, Joseph Larue Clay, Letitia C Lettie Clay, Mary Elizabeth Clay, Robert Henry Clay, Samuel Scott Clay, Sarah Margaret Clay, William H Clay.
  • Joseph Helm Clay passed away in 1847 in Centerville (Bourbon County), Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Clay's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Clay
1803–1847
Birth Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Col Henry Clay, War of 1812
1779–1863
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Margaret ('Peggy') Helm
1779–1863
Lincoln, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Dr (Henry Clay, US War for) Independence
1736–1820
Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Rachel ("Polly") Povall
1739–1820
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonies
Joseph Helm
–1834
Rebecca Larue
1760–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Henry II
1711–1764
Lucy (Clay)
1717–1764
Richard Povall
1710–1771
Tabitha Hudspeth
1723–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr.
1672–1760
Margaret Mitchell
1692–1777
Thomas Green
1665–1730
Elizabeth Marston
1672–1759
John Independence
1684–1749
Elizabeth Woodson
1689–1740

Joseph Clay's Descendants

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Joseph (Helm) Clay (22 OCT 1803–23 JAN 1847) m. Amanda (FitzAllen) Scott (14 JUN 1810–16 JAN 1899)
  1. 1. Sarah (Margaret) Clay 1842–1854
  2. 2. William (H) Clay 1846–1848
  3. 3. Joseph (LaRue) Clay 1839–1846
  4. 4. Letitia (C "Lettie") Clay 1844–1854
  5. 5. Samuel (Scott) Clay 1837–1869
  6. 6. Ann (Rebecca) Clay 1836–1854
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Clay 1834–1862
  8. 8. Robert (Henry) Clay 1832–1863
  9. 9. Isaac (Cunningham) Clay 1841–1922

Joseph Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1803
22 OCT 1803
Birth of Joseph Helm Clay in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
1847
23 JAN 1847
Age 44
Death of Joseph Helm Clay in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1803
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 222
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 JAN 1847
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 222
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Age:
    43

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centerville (Bourbon County), Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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