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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: Virginia, United States

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, Frances Cooke, William Cooke, Benjamin Cook, John Cooke. Martha Clayton passed away in 1750 in Virginia, United States.

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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, Frances Cooke, William Cooke, Benjamin Cook, John Cooke.
  • Martha Clayton passed away in 1750 in Virginia, United States.

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 – 4 Jul 1748) m. Sarah McAllister (1668 – 1765)
    1. 1. Benjamin Cook (1723 – 1805)
    2. 2. Barbara Cook (1720 – 1784) m. Robert (H) Hester (1720 – 12 Mar 1770)
      1. 1. Sarah Hester (1739 – 1834) m. David Smith (1735 – 11 Sep 1815)
        1. 1. Celia Smith (1760 – 29 Apr 1785) m. Robert Hester (1750 – Jun 1837)
        2. 2. Barbara Smith (1769 – 12 Oct 1791) m. Robert Hester (20 Nov 1758 – Jun 1837)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Smith (19 Oct 1774 – 22 Dec 1831)
        4. 4. Charles Smith (1776 – 1850)
        5. 5. Joseph Smith (1778 – 1839)
        6. 6. Robert Smith
        7. 7. Sarah Smith
      2. 2. Captain (James) Hester (1741 – 8 Feb 1786) m. Elizabeth Hix (1749 – 16 Oct 1820)
        1. 1. Sarah Hester (1739 – 1834)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Hester (1747 – )
        3. 3. James Hester (1749 – 20 Oct 1794)
        4. 4. Zachariah Hester (1751 – 5 June 1837)
        5. 5. Francis Hester (21 September 1759 – 15 December 1821)
        6. 6. Benjamin Hester (1760 – 3 Apr 1831)
        7. 7. Robert (B) Hester (20 Nov 1760 – 22 Jun 1827)
        8. 8. Robert Hester (1776 – 1837)
        9. 9. James Hester (1787 – Sept 1870) m. Mary (Polly) Keeton (1793 – Aug 1869)
        10. 10. Nathaniel Hester (1792 – 4 Feb 1872) m. Nancy Overton (1795 – 1868) m. Catherine May (1818 – Mar 1874)
        11. 11. Abner Hester (1795 – Sep 1864)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Hester (1742 – 21 September 1832) m. William Tate (26 August 1738 – 1820)
        1. 1. William (M.) Tate (18 Dec 1762 – 17 Dec 1831) m. Mary Guyton (12 October 1763 – 19 January 1854)
        2. 2. Jesse Tate (1768 – 1840)
      4. 4. Nathan Hester (1745 – 1835)
      5. 5. Samuel Hester (1748 – 1818)
      6. 6. Agnes Hester (28 March 1747 – 10 Nov 1821) m. Simeon Walton (3 Sep 1741 – 23 Mar 1798)
        1. 1. Barbara Walton (1763 – 1792)
        2. 2. John Walton (17 Jul 1765 – 21 Mar 1840)
        3. 3. Ann (Hester) Walton (17 Jan 1767 – 14 Jul 1785)
        4. 4. Simeon Walton (31 Dec 1768 – 5 Jan 1839) m. Jemima Wootten (1772 – 16 Feb 1801) m. Judith McGehee (1780 – 18 Apr 1817)
        5. 5. Agnes WALTON (31 Jan 1771 – 18 Apr 1789) m. William HARVEY (1766 – 14 Nov 1842)
        6. 6. Tabitha Walton (10 Dec 1772 – 1797)
        7. 7. Polly Walton (21 Nov 1774 – 30 Mar 1859)
        8. 8. Nancy Walton (27 Feb 1777 – 1879)
        9. 9. Elizabeth WALTON (22 Jun 1780 – 8 Jan 1853)
        10. 10. Robert Walton (19 Jun 1782 – 18 Apr 1852)
        11. 11. Edward WALTON (15 Jun 1785 – 19 Aug 1809)
        12. 12. Josiah Walton (26 Sep 1787 – 28 Sep 1830)
        13. 13. Susanna Walton (29 May 1790 – 8 Jun 1867)
      7. 7. Charles Hester (16 Aug 1747 – 15 Apr 1833) m. Martha (1743 – 15 Apr 1773) m. Susannah Wash (1747 – 1833)
        1. 1. William Hester (1768 – Dec 1860)
        2. 2. Mary Hester (1770 – 1 Apr 1847)
        3. 3. Abraham Hester (1772 – 22 Nov 1844)
        4. 4. John Hester (1773 – 2 Sep 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. William (Henry) Hester (1785 – Dec 1860) m. Susan Crenshaw (1793 – Sep 1876) m. Elizabeth Blackwell (1815 – )
        12. 12. Fanny Hester (1786 – 12 Mar 1862)
      8. 8. Barbara Hester (1749 – 1843) m. Edward Walton (1743 – 14 Aug 1819)
        1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Walton (18 Aug 1771 – 23 Jun 1824)
        2. 2. Susanna Walton (15 Dec 1775 – 20 Apr 1838)
        3. 3. Mary Walton (20 Feb 1786 – 1 Aug 1869)
      9. 9. Abraham Hester (1750 – 22 Nov 1844) m. Sarah (Anderson) Carwell (1750 – 1799) m. Elizabeth (D) Norman (1787 – 1866)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hester (1795 – 1893)
        2. 2. Carwell Hester (1796 – 15 Mar 1863)
        3. 3. Emily Hester (1800 – 1880)
        4. 4. Alfred Hester (1779 – 1859) m. Edith (Catherine) Keith (1796 – 1871)
        5. 5. Henry Hester (1780 – 1839)
        6. 6. Stephen Hester (1790 – 1858) m. Mary (Jane Phoebe) Johns (1801 – Jul 1869)
        7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Hester (Jan 1813 – 16 Aug 1882) m. Thomas Edington (15 JUN 1776 – 23 NOV 1857)
      10. 10. Anne Hester (1752 – 1846)
      11. 11. Susannah Hester (1754 – 1848) m. Edward Lewis (1750 – 9 Jan 1807)
        1. 1. Benjamin Lewis (1770 – 1850)
        2. 2. Thomas Lewis (1773 – 1860)
        3. 3. Robert Lewis (1780 – Jul 1805)
        4. 4. Abraham Lewis (1784 – )
        5. 5. Alexander Lewis (1785 – )
        6. 6. Mary Lewis (1788 – )
      12. 12. Mary Hester (1756 – 1850)
      13. 13. James Hester (1756 – 1817)
      14. 14. Robert Hester (20 Nov 1758 – Jun 1837) m. Barbara Smith (1769 – 12 Oct 1791)
        1. 1. William (Columbus) Hester (1790 – 1860) m. Elizabeth Stone (1779 – 1870)
        2. 2. Wyatt (Wilkerson) Hester (12 Oct 1791 – 13 Mar 1853)
      15. 15. Francis Hester (21 Sep 1759 – 12 Dec 1821) m. Ann Greenwood
      16. 16. Elizabeth Hester (1761 – 1855)
    3. 3. James Cook (1720 – 11 Nov 1812)
    4. 4. Charles Cook (1721 – 1770)
    5. 5. Shem Cook (1722 – 1792)
    6. 6. Frances Cook (1723 – 20 Jun 1769)
    7. 7. Charles Cook (1750 – 7 May 1819)
  2. 2. Frances Cooke (1700 – 1737)
  3. 3. William Cooke (1700 – 1752) m. Ann Griffin
  4. 4. Benjamin Cook (1702 – 1759)
  5. 5. John Cooke (1703 – Sep 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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