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Rev John Moore Clay 1740–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Henrico Co., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1781

Death Location: Hanover Co., Virginia USA

Father: John Clay

Mother: Sarah Watkins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hudson

Children(s): US 1812, Sarah Blankenship, Porter Clay, Betsy Clay, George Clay, John Clay

Rev John Moore Clay was born in 1740 in Henrico Co., Virginia, USA, the child of John Clay And Sarah Watkins. Rev John Moore Clay married Elizabeth Hudson, and had children including Betsy Hudson Clay, George Hudson Clay, John Bruce Clay, Porter Clay, Sarah Sally Clay Blankenship, Us Senator Henry Clay Great Compromiser Of Kentucky War Of 1812. Rev John Moore Clay passed away in 1781 in Hanover Co., Virginia USA.

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Biography

  • Rev John Moore Clay was born in 1740 in Henrico Co., Virginia, USA, the child of John Clay And Sarah Watkins.
  • Rev John Moore Clay married Elizabeth Hudson, and had children including Betsy Hudson Clay, George Hudson Clay, John Bruce Clay, Porter Clay, Sarah Sally Clay Blankenship, Us Senator Henry Clay Great Compromiser Of Kentucky War Of 1812.
  • Rev John Moore Clay passed away in 1781 in Hanover Co., Virginia USA.

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Rev Clay's Ancestors

Self
Rev Clay
1740–1781
Birth Place: Henrico Co., Virginia, USA
Parents
John Clay
1718–1762
Dale City, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Sarah Watkins
1725–1750
Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Charles Clay) Sr.
1672–1760
Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Mary Hannah) Mitchell
1692–1777
Swift Creek, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Dr Clay
1638–1686
Hanna Wilson
1642–1705
Captain Mitchell
1667–1725
Elizabeth Innes
1669–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clay
1587–1655
Anne Nichols
1594–1660
William Mitchell
1640–1695
Sarah Lovett
1618–1682

Rev Clay's Descendants

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Rev (John Moore) Clay (1740–31 May 1781) m. Elizabeth Hudson (1750–4 Dec 1829)
  1. 1. US (Senator Henry Clay, "Great Compromiser" of Kentucky, War of) 1812 1777–1852 m. Lucretia Hart 1781–1864
    1. 1. Henrietta Clay 1800–1801
    2. 2. Theodore (Wythe) Clay 1802–1870
    3. 3. Thomas (Hart) Clay 1803–1871 m. Mary (Russell) Clay 1806–1891
      1. 1. Mary (R) Clay 1848–1892
      2. 2. Thomas (Hart Clay) Jr 1843–1907
      3. 3. Lucretia (Clay) (Breckinridge) 1839–1860
    4. 4. Anne Clay 1807–1835
    5. 5. LtCol (Henry Clay Jr, West Point graduate, Mexican-American War: US Army, raised & led the 2nd Kentucky Volunteers) Reg't 1811–1847 m. Maria (Julia) Prather 1814–1840
      1. 1. Henry Clay 1833–1862
      2. 2. Thomas (Julian) Clay 1840–1863
      3. 3. Anne (Brown) Clay 1837–1917 m. Henry (Clay) McDowell 1832–1899
        1. 1. Nannette McDowell 1859–1948
        2. 2. Henry (Clay McDowell) Jr 1861–1933
        3. 3. Thomas (Clay McDowell) Jr 1866–1935
        4. 4. Julia (Prather) McDowell 1868–1942
        5. 5. Margaret (Madeline McDowell, Women's Suffrage) leader 1872–1920 m. Desha Breckinridge 1867–1935
        6. 6. Ballard McDowell 1877–1881
      4. 4. James (B) Clay 1832–1864
      5. 5. Joseph Clay 1833–
      6. 6. Matilda Clay 1835–1835
      7. 7. Martha Clay 1838–1838
      8. 8. Letitia Clay 1842–
      9. 9. George Clay 1844–1923
      10. 10. John (W) Clay 1846–
      11. 11. Julia Clay 1833–1833
    6. 6. Eliza Clay 1813–1825
    7. 7. James (Brown) Clay 1817–1864
    8. 8. John (Morrison) Clay 1821–1887
    9. 9. Susan Clay 1805–1825
    10. 10. Lucretia Clay 1809–1823
    11. 11. William (M) Clay 1825–1890
    12. 12. Laura Clay 1816–1816
  2. 2. Sarah ("Sally" Clay) Blankenship 1775–1830
  3. 3. Porter Clay 1779–1850
  4. 4. Betsy (Hudson) Clay 1765–1768
  5. 5. George (Hudson) Clay 1768–1787
  6. 6. John (Bruce) Clay 1775–1827

Rev Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Rev John Moore Clay in Henrico Co., Virginia, USA
Henrico Co., Virginia, USA
1781
31 May 1781
Age 41
Death of Rev John Moore Clay in Hanover Co., Virginia USA
Hanover Co., Virginia USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Henrico Co., Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Murfreesboro', Rutherford
    Record Source: American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1781
    Event Place: Hanover Co., Virginia USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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