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Martha Clayton 1670–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1750

Death Location: Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Clayton

Mother: Hannah Clayton

Spouse(s): Abraham Cooke

Children(s): Abraham Cook, Frances Cooke, William Cooke, Benjamin Cook, John Cooke

In 1670, Martha Clayton entered the world in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, born to William Clayton And Hannah Cleaton Clayton. Martha Clayton married Abraham Cooke, and had children including Abraham Cook, Benjamin Cook, Frances Cooke, John Cooke, William Cooke. Martha Clayton passed away in 1750 in Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1670, Martha Clayton entered the world in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States, born to William Clayton And Hannah Cleaton Clayton.
  • Martha Clayton married Abraham Cooke, and had children including Abraham Cook, Benjamin Cook, Frances Cooke, John Cooke, William Cooke.
  • Martha Clayton passed away in 1750 in Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clayton
1630–1706
Birth Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
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Hannah Clayton
–1638
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Abraham Cooke
1665–1748
Birth Location: New Kent, Scott, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Abraham Cook
1688–1748
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Frances Cooke
1700–1737
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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William Cooke
1700–1752
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Cook
1702–1759
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John Cooke
1703–1775
Birth Location: New Kent, Scott, Virginia, United States
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Martha Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Martha Clayton
1670–1750
Birth Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Clayton
1630–1706
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Hannah (Cleaton) Clayton
–1638
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Clayton
1599–1699
Clayton, Sussex, England
Ellen Gregson
1610–1705
England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Clayton
1570–1670
Elizabeth Hibbert
1570–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Clayton's Descendants

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Martha Clayton (1670–1750) m. Abraham Cooke (Jan 1665–1748)
  1. 1. Abraham Cook 1688–1748 m. Sarah McAllister 1668–1765
    1. 1. Barbara Cook 1720–1784 m. Robert (H Hester) Jr 1720–1770
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hester 1742–1832 m. William Tate 1738–1820
        1. 1. Jesse Tate 1768–1840
        2. 2. William (M. Tate) Jr 1762–1831 m. Mary Guyton 1763–1854
      2. 2. Sarah Hester 1739–1834 m. David Smith 1735–1815
        1. 1. Celia Smith 1760–1785 m. Robert Hester 1750–1837
        2. 2. Barbara Smith 1769–1791 m. Robert Hester 1758–1837
        3. 3. Elizabeth Smith 1774–1831
        4. 4. Joseph Smith 1778–1839
        5. 5. Charles Smith 1776–1850
      3. 3. Nathan Hester 1745–1835
      4. 4. Agnes Hester 1747–1821 m. Simeon Walton 1741–1798
        1. 1. Barbara Walton 1763–1792
        2. 2. John Walton 1765–1840
        3. 3. Ann (Hester) Walton 1767–1785
        4. 4. Simeon (Walton) Jr 1768–1839 m. Jemima Wootten 1772–1801 m. Judith McGehee 1780–1817
        5. 5. Agnes WALTON 1771–1789 m. William HARVEY 1766–1842
        6. 6. Tabitha Walton 1772–1797
        7. 7. Polly Walton 1774–1859
        8. 8. Nancy Walton 1777–1879
        9. 9. Elizabeth WALTON 1780–1853
        10. 10. Robert Walton 1782–1852
        11. 11. Edward WALTON 1785–1809
        12. 12. Josiah Walton 1787–1830
        13. 13. Susanna Walton 1790–1867
      5. 5. Samuel Hester 1748–1818
      6. 6. Barbara Hester 1749–1843 m. Edward Walton 1743–1819
        1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Walton 1771–1824
        2. 2. Susanna Walton 1775–1838
        3. 3. Mary Walton 1786–1869
      7. 7. Anne Hester 1752–1846
      8. 8. Susannah Hester 1754–1848 m. Edward Lewis 1750–1807
        1. 1. Benjamin Lewis 1770–1850
        2. 2. Thomas Lewis 1773–1860
        3. 3. Robert Lewis 1780–1805
        4. 4. Abraham Lewis 1784–
        5. 5. Alexander Lewis 1785–
        6. 6. Mary Lewis 1788–
      9. 9. Mary Hester 1756–1850
      10. 10. James Hester 1756–1817
      11. 11. Robert Hester 1758–1837 m. Barbara Smith 1769–1791
        1. 1. William (Columbus) Hester 1790–1860 m. Elizabeth Stone 1779–1870
        2. 2. Wyatt (Wilkerson) Hester 1791–1853
      12. 12. Francis Hester 1759–1821
      13. 13. Elizabeth Hester 1761–1855
      14. 14. Captain (James) Hester 1741–1786 m. Elizabeth Hix 1749–1820
        1. 1. James Hester 1749–1794
        2. 2. Zachariah Hester 1751–1837
        3. 3. Sarah Hester 1739–1834
        4. 4. Benjamin Hester 1760–1831
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hester 1747–
        6. 6. Francis Hester 1759–1821
        7. 7. Robert (B) Hester 1760–1827
        8. 8. James (Hester) Jr 1787–1870 m. Mary (Polly) Keeton 1793–1869
        9. 9. Robert Hester 1776–1837
        10. 10. Abner Hester 1795–1864
        11. 11. Nathaniel Hester 1792–1872 m. Nancy Overton 1795–1868 m. Catherine May 1818–1874
      15. 15. Charles Hester 1747–1833 m. Susannah Wash 1747–1833 m. Martha 1743–1773
        1. 1. William Hester 1768–1860
        2. 2. Mary Hester 1770–1847
        3. 3. Abraham Hester 1772–1844
        4. 4. John Hester 1773–1833
        5. 5. William Hester 1775–
        6. 6. Sally Hester 1776–1833
        7. 7. Lucy Hester 1778–1820
        8. 8. Nancy Hester 1780–1830
        9. 9. Robert Hester 1782–1833
        10. 10. Joseph Hester 1784–1829
        11. 11. Fanny Hester 1786–1862
        12. 12. William (Henry) Hester 1785–1860 m. Susan Crenshaw 1793–1876 m. Elizabeth Blackwell 1815–
      16. 16. Abraham Hester 1750–1844 m. Elizabeth (D) Norman 1787–1866 m. Sarah (Anderson) Carwell 1750–1799
        1. 1. Henry Hester 1780–1839
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hester 1795–1893
        3. 3. Carwell Hester 1796–1863
        4. 4. Emily Hester 1800–1880
        5. 5. Stephen Hester 1790–1858 m. Mary (Jane Phoebe) Johns 1801–1869
        6. 6. Alfred Hester 1779–1859 m. Edith (Catherine) Keith 1796–1871
        7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Hester 1813–1882 m. Thomas Edington 1776–1857
    2. 2. Frances Cook 1723–1769
    3. 3. Benjamin Cook 1723–1805
    4. 4. James Cook 1720–1812
    5. 5. Charles Cook 1721–1770
    6. 6. Shem Cook 1722–1792
    7. 7. Charles Cook 1750–1819
  2. 2. Frances Cooke 1700–1737
  3. 3. William Cooke 1700–1752
  4. 4. Benjamin Cook 1702–1759
  5. 5. John Cooke 1703–1775

Martha Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1670
1670
Birth of Martha Clayton in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1750
1750
Age 80
Death of Martha Clayton in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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