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Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby 1502–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1502

Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1570

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir Derbyshire

Mother: Mary Clay

Spouse(s): Mary Unthank, Ann Claye

Children(s): Sir Glouchester, Richard Clay, Mary Onthank, Sir *

In 1502, Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby entered the world in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir John Thomas Knight Clay Of Derbyshire And Mary Ann Onthank Clay. Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby married Ann Claye, Mary Unthank, and had children including Mary Anne Onthank, Richard Clay, Sir John Thomas Clay Ii, Sir John Thomas Clay Iv Of Glouchester. Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby passed away in 1570 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1502, Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby entered the world in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, born to Sir John Thomas Knight Clay Of Derbyshire And Mary Ann Onthank Clay.
  • Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby married Ann Claye, Mary Unthank, and had children including Mary Anne Onthank, Richard Clay, Sir John Thomas Clay Ii, Sir John Thomas Clay Iv Of Glouchester.
  • Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby passed away in 1570 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Derbyshire
1480–1560
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Mary Clay
1491–1559
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Unthank
1502–1545
Birth Location: Ireland
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Ann Claye
–1617
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sir Glouchester
1526–1607
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Clay
–1766
Birth Location: of Waterloo Street
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Mary Onthank
1530–1558
Birth Location: Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir *
1526–1579
Birth Location: Elland, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Derby's Ancestors

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Sir Derby
1502–1570
Birth Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Sir John Thomas Knight Clay of Derbyshire
1480–1560
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Mary (Ann Onthank) Clay
1491–1559
Ireland, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Derby's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of) Derby (Oct 1502–1570) m. Mary Unthank (1502–1545) m. Ann Claye (–10 Sep 1617)
  1. 1. Sir (John Thomas Clay IV of) Glouchester 1526–1607 m. Lady (Margery Mariola Savile, Baroness) Clayton 1538–1568 m. Elizabeth Bridge 1515–1559 m. Lady (Mary Ann Carlton, Baroness of) Wales 1566–1587 m. Mary (John G) Clay 1530–1638
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Skene English) Clay 1564–1626 m. Major (Thomas Hayward Mitchell - "Separatist Movement" English immigrant to Plymouth. 12th) GGF 1566– m. Thomas Mitchell 1560–1588
      1. 1. Major ("Deacon" James Matthew Mitchell) (Thomas) 1590–1646 m. Sarah (Susan Wood (Butterfield,) Mitchell) 1578–1646 m. Marie Storre 1598–1629 m. Hazel Murgatroyd 1595–1646 m. Alice Seabrook* 1587–1635
        1. 1. William (Francis) Mitchell 1612–1701 m. Janet ((Jonet) Bryson) (Mitchell-married) 1615–1672 m. Sarah Lovett 1600– m. Marion Smith 1620–1684 m. Joan Mitchell –1672 m. Marion Smith 1633–
        2. 2. Sarah (Susan) Butterfield 1615–1670
        3. 3. Dorothy Mitchell 1616–1712
        4. 4. Abigail (Wheelwright) Mitchell 1618–1722
        5. 5. Sarah (Mary Mitchell) (Sherman) 1621–1665
        6. 6. Martha (Mitchell (GGA -) PP) 1623–1623
        7. 7. Abraham (Mitchell) (GGU-PP) 1618–1696
        8. 8. Matthew (Mitchell) (GGU-PP) 1629–1629
        9. 9. Susannah Mitchell 1631–1766
        10. 10. Reverend (Jonathan Mitchell "Harvard College) Graduate" 1624–1668
        11. 11. David (Mitchell) (immigrant) 1619–1686
        12. 12. Nathan Mitchell 1623–1723
        13. 13. Ensign (Jacob Mitchell) Sr 1645–1675
        14. 14. Thomas (Curry) Mitchell 1630–1709
        15. 15. Rev (Jonathan Mitchell (Borodell Shepard) I (Harvard) 1647) 1624–1668
        16. 16. Elizabeth Mitchell 1605–1684
        17. 17. Martha Mitchell 1623–1623
        18. 18. SUSAN (MITCHELL) (immigrant) 1627–1711
        19. 19. Maude Mitchell 1630–1670
        20. 20. John Mitchell 1636–1686
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Watts) Mitchell 1590–1607
      3. 3. John Mitchell 1589–1589
      4. 4. Elizabeth Mitchell 1593–1618
      5. 5. Elizabeth Mitchell 1883–1658
      6. 6. Elizabeth Mitchell –1607
      7. 7. John Mitchell 1594–1646
    2. 2. Constance James 1567–
    3. 3. Sir (John) Clay 1557–1743
    4. 4. Robert James 1567–1609
    5. 5. Thomas James 1562–1578
    6. 6. Lady (Elizabeth) Clay 1551–1570
    7. 7. Jane (Elizabeth) Clay 1568–1607
    8. 8. Edward Clay 1558–1632
    9. 9. Lady (Agnes) Herries 1553–1598
    10. 10. Richard Clay 1585–1655
    11. 11. Charles Clay 1587–1610
    12. 12. Penelope Clay 1585–1659
    13. 13. Charles Clay 1579–1585
    14. 14. Theopolis Clay 1583–1590
    15. 15. William (Claye,) Immigrant 1575–1655
    16. 16. Susanna Clay 1587–1611
    17. 17. Penelope (Clay) (Brailsford) 1585–1659
    18. 18. Theopolis Clay 1583–1590
    19. 19. Richard Clay 1585–1655
    20. 20. Lady (Margaret Clay) (Woodward) 1585–1625
    21. 21. Daniel Clay 1575–1655
    22. 22. Henry ('A' "Child-6") Clay 1579–1585
    23. 23. Mary (Claye) (Pusey) 1584–1601
    24. 24. Edward Clay 1558–1632
    25. 25. Charles Clay 1589–1611
    26. 26. George Clay 1571–
    27. 27. Henry Clay 1587–1675
    28. 28. Lawrence Bucke 1587–1675
    29. 29. Lucas Clay 1576–1615
    30. 30. Thomas James 1562–1632
    31. 31. Elizabeth ((Gray)) Mitchell 1565–1598
    32. 32. Grace Clay 1558–
    33. 33. Michael Clay 1562–1562
  2. 2. Richard Clay –1766
  3. 3. Mary (Anne) Onthank 1530–1558
  4. 4. Sir (John Thomas Clay II) * 1526–1579

Sir Derby's Timeline

6 Records

1502
Oct 1502
Birth of Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
1550
5 October 1550
Age 48
Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby was married
None
1562
6 Apr 1562
Age 60
Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby was baptized in Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
1570
1570
Age 68
Death of Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
1755
11 Jun 1755
Age 253
Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby was baptized in Welford, Northamptonshire, England
Welford, Northamptonshire, England
1846
18 Oct 1846
Age 344
Sir Knight John Thomas Claye VII, Sir Knight of Derby was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1502
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 54.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BHC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1562
    Event Place: Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1755
    Event Place: Welford, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 349P/502

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 October 1550

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1846

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Salhouse, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: VA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 54.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BHC

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1613
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1613; Page Number: 67

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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