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Samuel Clayton 1738–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA

Father: Philip Major

Mother: Ann Coleman

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The story of Samuel Clayton began in 1738 in Essex County, Virginia, USA. Samuel Clayton passed away in 1799 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Clayton began in 1738 in Essex County, Virginia, USA.
  • Samuel Clayton passed away in 1799 in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA.

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Samuel Clayton's Ancestors

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Samuel Clayton
1738–1799
Birth Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Philip Clayton Major
1702–1786
Catalpa, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Ann Coleman
1703–1785
Caroline, Essex, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Clayton
1685–1735
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth
1684–1761
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of Samuel Clayton in Essex County, Virginia, USA
Essex County, Virginia, USA
1799
1799
Age 61
Death of Samuel Clayton in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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