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Rebecca Finch Clay 1820–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 FEB 1820

Birth Location: Bell Buckle, Bedford Co., TN

Death Date: 22 DEC 1905

Death Location: Newville, Glenn County, California, United States of America

Father: Samuel Clay

Mother:

Spouse(s): Thomas Bedford

Children(s): Rachel Bedford, Thomas Bedford, Mary Bedford

Rebecca Finch Clay was born in 1820 in Bell Buckle, Bedford Co., TN, the child of Samuel Clay And Rachel Finch. Rebecca Finch Clay married Thomas Henry Long Tom Bedford, and had children including Mary Cynthia Bedford, Rachel Bedford, Thomas Henry Bedford. Rebecca Finch Clay passed away in 1905 in Newville, Glenn County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Finch Clay was born in 1820 in Bell Buckle, Bedford Co., TN, the child of Samuel Clay And Rachel Finch.
  • Rebecca Finch Clay married Thomas Henry Long Tom Bedford, and had children including Mary Cynthia Bedford, Rachel Bedford, Thomas Henry Bedford.
  • Rebecca Finch Clay passed away in 1905 in Newville, Glenn County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Clay
1780–
Birth Location: Thatcher Mill, Bourbon, Viginia, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

Thomas Bedford
1817–1900
Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
TB

Children(s)

Rachel Bedford
1842–
Birth Location: Paris, Bourbon, Ky
RB
Thomas Bedford
1848–1910
Birth Location: Greene, Mo
TB
Mary Bedford
1850–
Birth Location: Ca
MB

Rebecca Clay's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Clay
1820–1905
Birth Place: Bell Buckle, Bedford Co., TN
Parents
Samuel Clay
1780–
Thatcher Mill, Bourbon, Viginia, USA
Grandparents
Rev (John Clay, Lieut., US War for) Independence
1757–1814
Cumberland, Cumberland Co., Virginia, USA
Patsy Ingram
1760–
Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dr Independence
1736–1820
Rachel Povall
1739–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry II
1711–1764
Lucy (Clay)
1717–1764
Richard Povall
1710–1771
Tabitha Hudspeth
1723–1767

Rebecca Clay's Descendants

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Rebecca (Finch) Clay (16 FEB 1820–22 DEC 1905) m. Thomas (Henry "Long Tom") Bedford (6 JAN 1817–29 APR 1900)
  1. 1. Rachel Bedford 1842–
  2. 2. Thomas (Henry) Bedford 1848–1910 m. Susan (Rosina) Schoonover 1854–1951
    1. 1. Olive (Myra) Bedford 1873–1950
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Bedford 1851–
    3. 3. Emma Bedford 1880–1915
    4. 4. Henry (Eldon) Bedford 1882–1952 m. Viola (Lee) McCLELLAN 1890–1931
      1. 1. Verle (Teresa) BEDFORD 1906–1994
      2. 2. Elden (Burr) BEDFORD 1908–1970
    5. 5. Cora (Elda) BEDFORD 1876–1902
    6. 6. Ruby (Elva) BEDFORD 1888–1968
    7. 7. Grace (E.) BEDFORD 1884–1909
  3. 3. Mary (Cynthia) Bedford 1850–

Rebecca Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1820
16 FEB 1820
Birth of Rebecca Finch Clay in Bell Buckle, Bedford Co., TN
Bell Buckle, Bedford Co., TN
1905
22 DEC 1905
Age 85
Death of Rebecca Finch Clay in Orland, Glenn Co., CA
Orland, Glenn Co., CA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1820
    Event Place: Bell Buckle, Bedford Co., TN
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 DEC 1905
    Event Place: Orland, Glenn Co., CA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Age:
    85

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newville, Glenn County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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