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Rachel Clay 1763 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1763

Birth Location: Cumberland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1849

Death Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Dr Clay,

Mother: Rachel Povall

Spouse(s): Col Martin,

Children(s): Judge Martin

Rachel Clay heroine in the Revolutionary War when she and her sister Sally dressed in their husbands' clothes in order to warn the Rev. troo was born in 1763 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA, the child of Dr Henry Clay, and Rachel "Polly" Povall. Rachel Clay heroine in the Revolutionary War when she and her sister Sally dressed in their husbands' clothes in order to warn the Rev. troo married Col Barclay Martin,, and had children including Judge John Henderson Martin. Rachel Clay heroine in the Revolutionary War when she and her sister Sally dressed in their husbands' clothes in order to warn the Rev. troo passed away in 1849 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

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  • Rachel Clay heroine in the Revolutionary War when she and her sister Sally dressed in their husbands' clothes in order to warn the Rev. troo was born in 1763 in Cumberland, Virginia, USA, the child of Dr Henry Clay, and Rachel "Polly" Povall.
  • Rachel Clay heroine in the Revolutionary War when she and her sister Sally dressed in their husbands' clothes in order to warn the Rev. troo married Col Barclay Martin,, and had children including Judge John Henderson Martin.
  • Rachel Clay heroine in the Revolutionary War when she and her sister Sally dressed in their husbands' clothes in order to warn the Rev. troo passed away in 1849 in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Clay's Ancestors

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Rachel Clay
1763 – 1849
Birth Place: Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Parents
Dr Henry Clay,
1736 – 1820
Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Rachel ("Polly") Povall
1739 – 1820
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonies
Grandparents
Henry Clay
1711 – 1764
Chesterfield Co., Virginia, USA
Lucy (Marston) Green
1717 – 1764
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Richard Povall
1710 – 1771
Henrico, Virginia, British Colonies
Tabitha Hudspeth
1723 – 1767
Henrico, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Clay
1672 – 1760
Margaret Mitchell
1692 – 1777
Thomas Green
1665 – 1730
Elizabeth Marston
1672 – 1759
John Povall,
1684 – 1749
Elizabeth Woodson
1689 – 1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dr Clay
1638 – 1686
Hanna Wilson
1642 – 1705
Captain Mitchell
1667 – 1725
Elizabeth Innes
1669 – 1777
Thomas Green
1635 – 1714
Martha Filmer
1640 – 1715
Robert Povall
1653 – 1728
Elizabeth Hooker
1657 – 1728
Robert Woodson
1660 – 1729
Sarah Lewis
1664 – 1710

Rachel Clay's Descendants

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Rachel Clay (19 Jun 1763 – 1849) m. Col (Barclay) Martin, (13 Jun 1756 – 16 Nov 1815)
  1. 1. Judge (John Henderson) Martin (7 December 1789 – September 15, 1841)

Rachel Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1763
19 Jun 1763
Birth of Rachel Clay heroine in the Revolutionary War when she and her sister Sally dressed in their husbands' clothes in order to warn the Rev. troo in Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Cumberland, Virginia, USA
1849
1849
Age 86
Death of Rachel Clay heroine in the Revolutionary War when she and her sister Sally dressed in their husbands' clothes in order to warn the Rev. troo in Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Bedford County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1763
    Event Place: Cumberland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Age:
    85-86

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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