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Samuel Clay 1815 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1815

Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 14 February 1888

Death Location: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Henry Jr.

Mother: Margaret Clay

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Samuel Clay was born in 1815 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Henry CLAY Jr. and Margaret Clay. Samuel Clay passed away in 1888 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Clay was born in 1815 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Henry CLAY Jr. and Margaret Clay.
  • Samuel Clay passed away in 1888 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Samuel Clay's Ancestors

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Samuel Clay
1815 – 1888
Birth Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Henry CLAY Jr.
1779 – 1863
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, USA
Margaret Clay
1779 – 1854
Fauquier County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Henry (J Clay (War of 1812, Revolutionary) War)
1736 – 1820
Cumberland Co, VA
Rachel ("Polly") Povall
1739 – 1820
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Henry CLAY
1711 – 1764
Lucy GREEN
1717 – 1764
Richard Povall
1710 – 1771
Tabitha Hudspeth
1723 – 1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Clay
1675 – 1765
Sarah Nichols
1675 – 1754
John War)
1684 – 1766
Elizabeth Woodson
1690 – 1766
George Hudspeth
1690 – 1747
Elizabeth Hudspeth
1695 – 1737

Samuel Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1815
8 April 1815
Birth of Samuel Clay in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
1888
14 February 1888
Age 73
Death of Samuel Clay in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1815
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 February 1888
    Event Place: Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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