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Margaret Clayton 1588 – 1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 September 1588

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: abt 1639

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Clayton

Mother: Elizabeth Brooke

Spouse(s): Lawrence Pearson

Children(s): Margaret Pearson

Margaret Clayton was born in 1588 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Clayton and Elizabeth Brooke. Margaret Clayton married Lawrence Pearson, and had children including Margaret Pearson. Margaret Clayton passed away in 1639 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Clayton was born in 1588 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Clayton and Elizabeth Brooke.
  • Margaret Clayton married Lawrence Pearson, and had children including Margaret Pearson.
  • Margaret Clayton passed away in 1639 in Yorkshire, England.

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Margaret Clayton's Ancestors

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Margaret Clayton
1588 – 1639
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Clayton
1564 – 1625
Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Brooke
1566 – 1630
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Brooke
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Clayton's Descendants

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Margaret Clayton (22 September 1588 – abt 1639) m. Lawrence Pearson (12 January 1588 – abt 1635)
  1. 1. Margaret Pearson (22 June 1617 – abt 1657) m. James (John) Rankeillor (1612 – 1645)
    1. 1. Janet Rankeilo (14 Feb 1646 – 10 Jan 1703) m. James Ratra (1642 – 31 Aug 1704)
      1. 1. Margaret Ratra (15 January 1669 – 14 Mar 1739) m. Robert Graves (14 Feb 1667 – 1747)
        1. 1. Margaret (Ann "Mattie") Graves (10 Aug 1708 – 17 Jul 1763) m. James (William) Cunningham (1695 – 19 Mar 1765)
    2. 2. Janet Rankeilor (1630 – ) m. Joanit Ratra (Abt. 1620 – 31 Aug 1704)
      1. 1. James Ratra (1642 – 31 Aug 1704) m. Janet Rankeilo (14 Feb 1646 – 10 Jan 1703)

Margaret Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1588
22 September 1588
Birth of Margaret Clayton in Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1639
abt 1639
Age 51
Death of Margaret Clayton in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 September 1588
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1639
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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