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Samuel Clay 1780–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 OCT 1780

Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Pine Springs, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Father: Abia Clay

Mother: Sarah Skinner

Spouse(s): Tabitha Clay

Children(s): Abia Clay, Hannah Clay, Jesse Clay, Stephen Clay, William Clay, Thomas Clay, Obediah Clay, Samuel Jr, Levinia Clay, Marium Clay, Tabitha Clay, Royal Clay

Samuel Clay was born in 1780 in Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of Abia Clay And Sarah Sally Skinner. Samuel Clay married Tabitha Clay, and had children including Abia Clay, Hannah G Clay, Jesse Clay, Levinia Clay, Marium G Clay, Obediah Clay, Royal G Clay, Samuel Sam Clay Jr, Stephen W Clay, Tabitha Clay, Thomas Jefferson Clay, William Wiley Clay. Samuel Clay passed away in 1856 in Pine Springs, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Clay was born in 1780 in Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of Abia Clay And Sarah Sally Skinner.
  • Samuel Clay married Tabitha Clay, and had children including Abia Clay, Hannah G Clay, Jesse Clay, Levinia Clay, Marium G Clay, Obediah Clay, Royal G Clay, Samuel Sam Clay Jr, Stephen W Clay, Tabitha Clay, Thomas Jefferson Clay, William Wiley Clay.
  • Samuel Clay passed away in 1856 in Pine Springs, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abia Clay
1746–1791
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Skinner
1751–1810
Birth Location: Rutland, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Tabitha Clay
1780–1840
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Treutlen, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Abia Clay
1802–1856
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Hannah Clay
1803–1882
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Jesse Clay
1804–1860
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Stephen Clay
1806–1887
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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William Clay
1808–1855
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Thomas Clay
1814–1880
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Obediah Clay
1815–1891
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Samuel Jr
1805–1873
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
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Levinia Clay
1799–1835
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Marium Clay
1818–1849
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Tabitha Clay
1811–1879
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Royal Clay
1812–1864
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Samuel Clay's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Clay
1780–1856
Birth Place: Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
Abia Clay
1746–1791
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Sally) Skinner
1751–1810
Rutland, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Henry (Clay) Jr
1711–1764
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Lucy Green
1717–1764
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Thomas Skinner
1706–1776
Hampton, Elizabeth City, Virginia, United States
Rebecca Howard
1710–1776
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1672–1760
Mary Mitchell
1691–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dr Clay
1638–1686
Hannah Wilson
1642–1706

Samuel Clay's Descendants

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Samuel Clay (03 OCT 1780–1856) m. Tabitha Clay (04 MAR 1780–SEP 1840)
  1. 1. Abia Clay 1802–1856
  2. 2. Hannah (G) Clay 1803–1882
  3. 3. Jesse Clay 1804–1860 m. Susannah Tubbs 1805–1866
    1. 1. Henry Clay 1836–
    2. 2. Jessie Clay 1840–
    3. 3. James Stewart 1765–
  4. 4. Stephen (W) Clay 1806–1887
  5. 5. William (Wiley) Clay 1808–1855
  6. 6. Thomas (Jefferson) Clay 1814–1880
  7. 7. Obediah Clay 1815–1891
  8. 8. Samuel ((Sam) Clay) Jr 1805–1873 m. Tabitha Haynes 1815–1875
    1. 1. Samantha Clay 1844–
    2. 2. James (L) Clay 1860–
    3. 3. Mary (J) Clay 1842–1916
    4. 4. Jeanetta Clay 1836–
    5. 5. Cemantha Clay 1844–1900
    6. 6. Adaline Clay 1840–1916
    7. 7. George (Washington) Clay 1852–1924
    8. 8. Marian Clay 1857–
    9. 9. William (Walter) Clay 1832–1876 m. Mary (A.) Wilmoth 1841– m. Minerva Clay 1837–
      1. 1. Alice (K) Clay 1868–1911 m. Edmond (G.) Green 1862–1946 m. Reuben (A.) Wilmoth 1843–
        1. 1. Iva Wilmoth 1882–1965
        2. 2. Minnie Green 1900–
        3. 3. Elic Green 1896–
        4. 4. Walter (F.) Green 1894–
        5. 5. Media (Caroline) Green 1891–1946
        6. 6. Manda Grisham 1889–
        7. 7. Rubin (Ambrose) Wilmoth 1886–1966
      2. 2. William (Walter) Clay 1875–1960 m. Annie (Lee) Brantley 1880–1940
        1. 1. George (Seale) Clay 1912–1989
        2. 2. Annie (Louella) Clay 1919–
        3. 3. William (Edward) Clay 1900–1968 m. Alma (Lee) Payne 1906–1943
        4. 4. Gussie (Adaline) Clay 1903–
        5. 5. Lou (Ella) Clay 1920–
        6. 6. Minnie (Lee) Clay 1897–1995
        7. 7. Artie (Frances) Clay 1904–2000
        8. 8. John (Henry) Clay 1906–1982
        9. 9. Dora (Bell) Clay 1908–1998
        10. 10. Walter (Leroy) Clay 1916–1916
      3. 3. M (Allas) Clay 1863–
      4. 4. John (Samuel) Clay 1871–1943 m. Caldonia (J) Vines 1873–1913 m. Mary (Emmie) Stone 1882–1946
        1. 1. Ella Barnes 1910–
        2. 2. Ruby Clay 1901–
        3. 3. Raymond Clay 1911–
        4. 4. Mary Clay 1893–1978
        5. 5. L (Roy) Clay 1904–1970
        6. 6. Caldonia (Izona) Clay 1906–1970 m. Baxter (B) Pierce 1902–1974
        7. 7. Bessie (Dalina) Clay 1897–1971
        8. 8. Ruby Clay 1900–1979
        9. 9. Lonnie (A) Clay 1895–1910
        10. 10. William (Temple) Clay 1905–1986
        11. 11. Viola (Rosa) Clay 1901–1996
        12. 12. Edward Clay 1923–
        13. 13. Floyd Clay 1920–
        14. 14. J (Edward) Clay 1923–1940
        15. 15. Maudie Clay 1909–
        16. 16. Woodrow Clay 1917–1978
        17. 17. Maudie Clay 1909–
        18. 18. Roy Clay 1904–
        19. 19. Temple Clay 1906–
        20. 20. Viola Clay 1902–
        21. 21. Edna Barnes 1908–
        22. 22. Woodrow Clay 1918–
        23. 23. Bessie Barnes 1905–
        24. 24. Raymond Clay 1911–
        25. 25. Hazel Clay 1913–
      5. 5. James (A) Clay 1859–
    10. 10. Jennette Clay 1850–
    11. 11. Jeanetta Johnson 1838–
    12. 12. Elizabeth Clay 1850–
    13. 13. Tannette Clay 1838–
    14. 14. Martha (Lucinda) Clay 1848–1881 m. John (Tyler) Bolt 1848–1880
      1. 1. Stephen (Washington) Bolt 1870–1951 m. Martha (Josephine) Allen 1877–1951
        1. 1. John (Mathew) Bolt 1893–1963
        2. 2. Johny Bolt 1893–
      2. 2. John (Samuel) Bolt 1872–1880
      3. 3. William (Andrew) Bolt 1875–1944
      4. 4. Thomas (A) Bolt 1879–1880
      5. 5. John (Samuel) Bolt 1872–1909
      6. 6. Lucienda (A.) Bolt 1878–1881
      7. 7. Missouri (Mae) Bolt 1876–1958
    15. 15. Souisa Clay 1836–
    16. 16. Louisa Clay 1836–
    17. 17. Mary (Jane) Clay 1805–1916 m. John (D) Sumner 1855– m. John (R) Newcomb 1835–1876
      1. 1. Henry (Jefferson) Newcomb 1862–1862
      2. 2. John (William) Newcomb 1873–1930
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Newcomb 1838–
      4. 4. Laura (Lucinda) Newcomb 1864–
      5. 5. James (Herbert) Newcomb 1870–1927
      6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Newcomb 1875–
      7. 7. Fairnette (Emeline) Newcomb 1869–
      8. 8. Farfairnette (Emma) Newcomb 1869–
      9. 9. Lewis (Franklin) Newcomb 1867–1877
    18. 18. Nancy (G) Clay 1846–1896
  9. 9. Levinia Clay 1799–1835
  10. 10. Marium (G) Clay 1818–1849
  11. 11. Tabitha Clay 1811–1879
  12. 12. Royal (G) Clay 1812–1864

Samuel Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1780
03 OCT 1780
Birth of Samuel Clay in Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, United States
1856
1856
Age 76
Death of Samuel Clay in Pine Springs, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Pine Springs, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 OCT 1780
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Pine Springs, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
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