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Lt. Solomon Clayton 1685–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Sussex, Sussex, , England

Death Date: 13 Sep 1739

Death Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

Father: William Clayton

Mother: Elizabeth Beezer

Spouse(s): Rachel Smith

Children(s): Rachel Clayton, Charles Clayton, Edward Clayton, Solomon Jr.

Lt. Solomon Clayton was born in 1685 in Sussex, Sussex, , England, the child of William Mickel Clayton And Elizabeth Beezer. In 1732, Lt. Solomon Clayton resided in Militia, Queen Anne's County, MD. In 1739, Lt. Solomon Clayton resided in Queen Anne's, Maryland, British America. Lt. Solomon Clayton married Mary Chaires, Rachel Smith, and had children including Charles Clayton, Edward Clayton, Rachel Clayton, Solomon Clayton Jr. Lt. Solomon Clayton passed away in 1739 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Lt. Solomon Clayton was born in 1685 in Sussex, Sussex, , England, the child of William Mickel Clayton And Elizabeth Beezer.
  • In 1732, Lt. Solomon Clayton resided in Militia, Queen Anne's County, MD.
  • In 1739, Lt. Solomon Clayton resided in Queen Anne's, Maryland, British America.
  • Lt. Solomon Clayton married Mary Chaires, Rachel Smith, and had children including Charles Clayton, Edward Clayton, Rachel Clayton, Solomon Clayton Jr.
  • Lt. Solomon Clayton passed away in 1739 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clayton
1655–1727
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England
WC
Elizabeth Beezer
1666–1727
Birth Location: Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Rachel Smith
1694–1729
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
RS

Children(s)

Rachel Clayton
1702–1772
Birth Location: Queen Anne's Co., MD, USA
RC
Charles Clayton
1722–1749
Birth Location: , Queen Anne's, Maryland
CC
Edward Clayton
1719–1772
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
EC
Solomon Jr.
1721–1768
Birth Location: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
SJ

Lt. Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Clayton
1685–1739
Birth Place: Sussex, Sussex, , England
Parents
William Mickel Clayton
1655–1727
Chichester, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Beezer
1666–1727
Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Prudence Mickel
1631–1728
London, London, England
William Clayton
1625–1689
High Hoyland, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt. Clayton's Descendants

1.
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Lt. (Solomon) Clayton (1685–13 Sep 1739) m. Rachel Smith (abt 1694–Aug 1729)
  1. 1. Rachel Clayton 1702–1772 m. Lt. (William) Coursey 1703–1769
    1. 1. William Coursey 1664–1717 m. Winnifred Riddle 1739–1777 m. Mary Dunlap 1743–1817 m. Winifred Riddle 1739–1777
      1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Coursey 1762–1799 m. Joseph Surber 1749–1825
      2. 2. James Coursey 1761–1840 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Gay 1741–1785 m. Elizabeth Palmer 1805–
        1. 1. Sarah (Amanda Jane) Coursey 1835–1912 m. Jacob Tayman 1805–1890
        2. 2. James (F) Coursey 1839–1889
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Polly) Coursey 1770–1794 m. William Dunlop 1767–1834
      4. 4. Winifred Coursey 1763–1851 m. James ((Capt)) Frazier 1762–1850
      5. 5. Frances Coursey 1770–1851 m. Robert Mccutchen 1766–1859
      6. 6. Sally Coursey 1775–1799 m. Jacob White 1770–1820 m. James Mccutchen 1765–1851
      7. 7. Joanna Coursey 1755–1830 m. Braxton Eastham 1753–1802
      8. 8. Lewis Coursey 1770–1850 m. Susannah Hill 1789–1836
      9. 9. Sally Coursey 1757–1789
      10. 10. William Coursey 1766–1851
      11. 11. Mary ("Dolly") Coursey 1757–1789 m. Jacob Peck 1739–1827
        1. 1. Jacob (Peck) III 1784–1825
        2. 2. Winnifred Peck 1779–1800
        3. 3. John (H) Peck 1789–
    2. 2. William (Charles) Coursey 1728–1813
      1. 1. William Course 1784–1853
    3. 3. Rachel Coursey 1732–1800
    4. 4. Edward Coursey 1732–1827
    5. 5. Henry Coursey 1737–1815
    6. 6. Sarah Coursey 1738–1800
  2. 2. Charles Clayton 1722–1749
  3. 3. Edward Clayton 1719–1772
  4. 4. Solomon (Clayton) Jr. 1721–1768

Lt. Clayton's Timeline

4 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Lt. Solomon Clayton in Sussex, Sussex, , England
Sussex, Sussex, , England
1732
1732
Age 47
Lt. Solomon Clayton resided here in Militia, Queen Anne's County, MD
Militia, Queen Anne's County, MD
1739
14 Aug 1739
Age 54
Lt. Solomon Clayton resided here in Queen Anne's, Maryland, British America
Queen Anne's, Maryland, British America
1739
13 Sep 1739
Age 54
Death of Lt. Solomon Clayton in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Militia, Queen Anne's County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Queen Anne's, Maryland, British America
    Record Source: Maryland, Calendar of Wills, Volume: VIII, Wills from 1738 to 1743

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1739
    Event Place: Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, Calendar of Wills, Volume: VIII, Wills from 1738 to 1743
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