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Samuel Clay 1780–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1780

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

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Pine Springs, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Father: Abia Clay

Mother: Sally Skinner

Spouse(s): Tabitha Clay

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

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Abia Clay
1747–1791
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
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Sally Skinner
1752–1810
Birth Location: Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Tabitha Clay
1778–1840
Birth Location: Olgethorpe, Macon County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Hannah Clay
1803–1882
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Abijah Clay
1802–1856
Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
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Jesse Clay
1804–1867
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Levinia Clay
1800–1847
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Marium Clay
1818–1849
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Obediah Clay
1812–1881
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Royal Clay
1812–1864
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Samuel Clay
1805–1873
Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, USA
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Stephen Clay
1806–1887
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Tabitha Clay
1811–1880
Birth Location: Richmond County, Georgia, USA
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Thomas Clay
1814–1880
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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William Clay
1808–1855
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Samuel Clay's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Clay
1780–1856
Birth Place: Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Parents
Abia Abraham Clay
1747–1791
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Sally (Douglas) Skinner
1752–1810
Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Clay) II
1711–1764
Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Lucy (Marston) Clay
1717–1805
Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Clay's Descendants

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Samuel Clay (3 Oct 1780–1856) m. Tabitha Clay (4 March 1778–September 1840)
  1. 1. Hannah (G.) Clay 1803–1882 m. Jeremiah (Samuel) BEESON 1799–1857
    1. 1. Hannah (A Beason) Boswell 1832–1879 m. Samuel (Madison) Boswell 1825–1907
      1. 1. Buena (A.) Casey 1856–1933 m. Anthony (B.) Casey 1838–1900
        1. 1. Albert (Byrd Casey) Jr. 1895–1965 m. Bessy Crell 1904–1968 m. Fannie (B) Parrish 1896–1930 m. Bessy Crell 1902–1968 m. Bessie (Elizabeth) Sumrall 1902–1968 m. Bessie (Elizabeth Sumrall *DNA Match's Line) (RLGB) 1904–1968
        2. 2. Aaron (Barney) Casey 1893–1964
        3. 3. James (Madison Dewey) Casey 1898–1993
        4. 4. Matison (D) Casey 1898–1960 m. Armendia Casey 1899–1991
        5. 5. Infant Casey –1920
        6. 6. Infant Casey –1920
      2. 2. Rufus (Middleton) Boswell 1863–1920
      3. 3. Horace (A.) Boswell 1853–1885
      4. 4. Kinsey (A) Boswell 1855–1923
      5. 5. Leonora (J) Boswell 1859–1929
      6. 6. Ida (Jefferson) Boswell 1861–
      7. 7. Alois (A) Boswell 1867–1923
      8. 8. Ula ((Ulalia)) Boswell 1869–1910
      9. 9. Megelmo Boswell 1873–1964
      10. 10. Clarisa Boswell 1871–1964
      11. 11. Stacy (B.) Boswell 1876–1933
      12. 12. Virginia (Anne Elizabeth) Boswell 1850–1917
      13. 13. William (L) Boswell 1848–1870
      14. 14. Delaney Boswell 1878–
      15. 15. Aleio (R.) Boswell 1868–1923
      16. 16. Stacy (B.) Boswell 1876–1933
      17. 17. Lorenzo Boswell 1864–1908
      18. 18. Ala Boswell 1868–1923
      19. 19. Apelonia Boswell 1870–
    2. 2. Samuel (A.) Beason 1823–1873
  2. 2. Abijah (Abia) Clay 1802–1856
  3. 3. Jesse Clay 1804–1867
  4. 4. Levinia Clay 1800–1847
  5. 5. Marium (G) Clay 1818–1849
  6. 6. Obediah Clay 1812–1881
  7. 7. Royal (G) Clay 1812–1864
  8. 8. Samuel Clay 1805–1873
  9. 9. Stephen (W) Clay 1806–1887
  10. 10. Tabitha Clay 1811–1880
  11. 11. Thomas (Jefferson) Clay 1814–1880
  12. 12. William (Wiley) Clay 1808–1855

Samuel Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1780
3 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, USA
Pine Springs, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1780
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Halifax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Pine Springs, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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