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Rebecca Clayton 1726–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1726

Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: John Clayton

Mother: Elizabeth Whiting

Spouse(s): James Dews

Children(s):

Rebecca Clayton was born in 1726 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of John Clayton And Elizabeth Catherine Whiting. Rebecca Clayton married James Edward Dews. Rebecca Clayton passed away in 1782 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Clayton was born in 1726 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of John Clayton And Elizabeth Catherine Whiting.
  • Rebecca Clayton married James Edward Dews.
  • Rebecca Clayton passed away in 1782 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Rebecca Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Clayton
1726–1782
Birth Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
John Clayton
1684–1775
Fulham, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth (Catherine) Whiting
1705–1776
Elmington, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Clayton
1665–1737
Parsons Green, Fulham, Middlesex County, England
Anna Page
1667–1702
Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Henry Whiting
1640–1694
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Apphia (Wyatt) Bushrod
1657–1739
Bushfield, Westmoreland, Virginia United States
Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1642–1704
Alice Bowyer
1644–1712
James Whiting
1608–1658
Elizabeth
1622–1643
Richard Bushrod
1626–1672
Apphia Hughes
1631–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jasper Clayton
1600–1703
Mary Thompson
1605–1691
William Bowyer
1612–1679
Margaret Weld
1612–1678
Sarah
1560–
Richard Bushrod
1575–1628
Dorothy Watts
1582–1627
John Hughes
1600–1679
Martha Haynes
1600–1678

Rebecca Clayton's Timeline

3 Records

1726
5 Jun 1726
Birth of Rebecca Clayton in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
1726
5 Jun 1726
Rebecca Clayton was christened in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
1782
1782
Age 56
Death of Rebecca Clayton in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1726
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Rebecca Clayton, person ID 27J8-DGN.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1726
    Event Place: Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Rebecca Clayton, person ID 27J8-DGN.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch �, accessed 21 Oct 2024), entry for Rebecca Clayton, person ID 27J8-DGN.

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    Event Type: Custom Event

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