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Samuel Clay 1778–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1778

Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Georgia, USA

Father: Jesse Clay

Mother: Miriam Royal

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Samuel Clay was born in 1778 in Sussex County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jesse Clay And Miriam Mirriam Mirium Marion Royall Royal. Samuel Clay passed away in 1861 in Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Clay was born in 1778 in Sussex County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jesse Clay And Miriam Mirriam Mirium Marion Royall Royal.
  • Samuel Clay passed away in 1861 in Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Clay
1745–1824
Birth Location: Cumberland Co, VA
JC
Miriam Royal
1750–1827
Birth Location: Maine, USA
MR

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Clay's Ancestors

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Samuel Clay
1778–1861
Birth Place: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jesse Clay
1745–1824
Cumberland Co, VA
Miriam (Mirriam Mirium Marion Royall) Royal
1750–1827
Maine, USA
Grandparents
William Clay
1708–1774
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Martha (ann) Runyan
1712–1774
Hopewell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Colony
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Runyan
1675–1745
Martha Dunn
1681–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Huge Dunn
1640–1694
Elizabeth Drake
1652–1711

Samuel Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1778
1778
Birth of Samuel Clay in Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
1861
1861
Age 83
Death of Samuel Clay in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Sussex County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
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