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Martha (Crosfield) Clayton 1670–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1670

Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia Colony

Death Date: 1750

Death Location: Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir. Pennsylvania

Mother: Prudence Lanckford

Spouse(s): Abraham Sr

Children(s): Abraham Jr

Martha (Crosfield) Clayton was born in 1670 in New Kent, Virginia Colony, the child of Sir William Mickel Clayton Immigrant Quaker Governor Of Pennsylvania Colony Founder Of The Pennsylvania Colony First Judge Of Pennsylvania And Prudence Mickel Lanckford. Martha (Crosfield) Clayton married Abraham Cooke Sr, and had children including Abraham Thomas Cooke Jr. Martha (Crosfield) Clayton passed away in 1750 in Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha (Crosfield) Clayton was born in 1670 in New Kent, Virginia Colony, the child of Sir William Mickel Clayton Immigrant Quaker Governor Of Pennsylvania Colony Founder Of The Pennsylvania Colony First Judge Of Pennsylvania And Prudence Mickel Lanckford.
  • Martha (Crosfield) Clayton married Abraham Cooke Sr, and had children including Abraham Thomas Cooke Jr.
  • Martha (Crosfield) Clayton passed away in 1750 in Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir. Pennsylvania
1632–1689
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England
SP
Prudence Lanckford
1631–1689
Birth Location: St. Peters the Less, Broughton Parish, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Abraham Sr
1669–1748
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, Colony
AS

Children(s)

Abraham Jr
1690–1748
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
AJ

Martha Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Martha Clayton
1670–1750
Birth Place: New Kent, Virginia Colony
Parents
Sir. William Mickel Clayton}, Immigrant Quaker, Governor of Pennsylvania Colony, Founder of the Pennsylvania Colony,First Judge of Pennsylvania
1632–1689
Chichester, Sussex, England
Prudence (Mickel) Lanckford
1631–1689
St. Peters the Less, Broughton Parish, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
William ((Immigrant, Ship "Kent")) Clayton
1598–1658
Chichester, Sussex, England
Joan\Joane (Smith\) Smythe
1610–1644
Chichester, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Smith\Smythe
1561–1653
Elizabeth Powell
1567–1647
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Clayton's Descendants

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Martha ((Crosfield)) Clayton (1670–1750) m. Abraham (Cooke) Sr (01 Dec 1669–4 Jul 1748)
  1. 1. Abraham (Thomas Cooke) Jr 1690–1748 m. Sarah (Hawthorne) McAllister 1691–1748
    1. 1. Edward (James) Cooke 1713–1812 m. Sarah (Patience) Rawls 1720–1820
      1. 1. Benjamin (COOK 2nd MGGF Pvt.) D.A.R. 1760–1846 m. Nancy ((Dixon)) Webb 1755–1827
        1. 1. James Cook 1776–1824 m. Rebecca Ridgell 1784–1870
        2. 2. Brittania Cook 1826–1880 m. Andrew (Jackson Austin) Sr 1815–1869

Martha Clayton's Timeline

3 Records

1660
1660
Birth of Martha (Crosfield) Clayton in New Kent, Virginia Colony
New Kent, Virginia Colony
1670
1670
Birth of Martha (Crosfield) Clayton in New Kent, Virginia Colony
New Kent, Virginia Colony
1750
1750
Age 80
Death of Martha (Crosfield) Clayton in Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: New Kent, Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: New Kent, Virginia Colony
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Putneys Mill, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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