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Margaret Clayton 1612–1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1694

Death Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: William Clayton

Mother: Margaret Cholmondelay

Spouse(s): William Prior

Children(s): Robert Pryor, Margaret Pryor, John Pryor, Matthew Pryor, William Pryor, Mary Pryor

In 1612, Margaret Clayton entered the world in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England, born to William Clayton And Margaret Cholmondelay. Margaret Clayton married William Robert Prior, and had children including John Pryor, Margaret Pryor, Mary Pryor, Matthew Pryor, Robert Pryor, William Pryor. Margaret Clayton passed away in 1694 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1612, Margaret Clayton entered the world in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England, born to William Clayton And Margaret Cholmondelay.
  • Margaret Clayton married William Robert Prior, and had children including John Pryor, Margaret Pryor, Mary Pryor, Matthew Pryor, Robert Pryor, William Pryor.
  • Margaret Clayton passed away in 1694 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Margaret Clayton's Ancestors

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Margaret Clayton
1612–1694
Birth Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Clayton
1566–1627
of Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Cholmondelay
1570–1631
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Jasper Cholmondelay (Cholmeley)) *
1540–1587
of East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Margarett (Hand) Hound
1548–1574
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Clayton's Descendants

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Margaret Clayton (1612–1694) m. William (Robert) Prior (1610–1670)
  1. 1. Robert Pryor 1635–1720 m. Margaret (Patience) Lewis 1642–1689
    1. 1. Robert Pryor 1663–1757 m. Elizabeth ('Betty' Virginia Green -) Pryor 1666–1761
      1. 1. Colonel (Samuel) Pryor 1693–1763 m. Mary (Prudence) Thornton 1699–1745 m. Frances Meriwether 1720–1777 m. Margaret Gaines 1699–1778
        1. 1. Martha (Patsy) Pryor 1723–1780 m. John Gardner 1721–1800
        2. 2. Thornton Pryor 1726–1763
      2. 2. John Pryor 1695–1771
  2. 2. Margaret Pryor 1630–
  3. 3. John Pryor 1642–1670
  4. 4. Matthew Pryor 1633–1692
  5. 5. William Pryor 1640–
  6. 6. Mary Pryor 1631–

Margaret Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1612
1612
Birth of Margaret Clayton in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
1694
1694
Age 82
Death of Margaret Clayton in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1637; Page Number: 63

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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