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Maj. Matthew Clay 1754–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1754

Birth Location: Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 27 May 1815

Death Location: Halifax, Virginia United States

Father: Rev. Clay

Mother: Mary Wiles

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In 1754, Maj. Matthew Clay entered the world in Cumberland, Virginia, United States, born to Rev Charles Clay And Mary Wiles. Maj. Matthew Clay passed away in 1815 in Halifax, Virginia United States.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Maj. Matthew Clay entered the world in Cumberland, Virginia, United States, born to Rev Charles Clay And Mary Wiles.
  • Maj. Matthew Clay passed away in 1815 in Halifax, Virginia United States.

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Maj. Clay's Ancestors

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Maj. Clay
1754–1815
Birth Place: Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Rev. Charles Clay
1716–1789
Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Mary Wiles
1710–1800
Brunswick Co., Virginia
Grandparents
Edward (Crighton) CLANTON
1690–1741
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Sarah EVANS
1685–1748
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
William Wiles
1680–1750
England
Elizabeth Maire
1680–1758
Hamsterly, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Evans
1705–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maj. Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1754
25 Mar 1754
Birth of Maj. Matthew Clay in Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Cumberland, Virginia, United States
1815
27 May 1815
Age 61
Death of Maj. Matthew Clay in Halifax, Virginia United States
Halifax, Virginia United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1754
    Event Place: Cumberland, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1815
    Event Place: Halifax, Virginia United States

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