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Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales 1558–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1558

Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1632

Death Location: St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England

Father: John Glouster

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Mary Carlton

Children(s): John Clay, Theopolis Clay, Penelope Clay, Richard Clay, Henry Clay, Charles Clay, William Clay

In 1558, Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales entered the world in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, born to John Claye The Iii Of Glouster And Mary. Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales married Mary Anne Carlton, and had children including Charles Clay, Henry Clay, John Thomas Clay, Mary Clay, Penelope Clay, Richard Clay, Susanna Clay, Theopolis Clay, William Clay. Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales passed away in 1632 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1558, Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales entered the world in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, born to John Claye The Iii Of Glouster And Mary.
  • Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales married Mary Anne Carlton, and had children including Charles Clay, Henry Clay, John Thomas Clay, Mary Clay, Penelope Clay, Richard Clay, Susanna Clay, Theopolis Clay, William Clay.
  • Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales passed away in 1632 in St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Glouster
1527–1563
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
JG
Mary None
1530–1638
Birth Location: , Derbyshire, , England
M

Spouses(s)

Mary Carlton
1561–1588
Birth Location: Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
MC

Children(s)

John Clay
1587–1655
Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, England
JC
Theopolis Clay
1583–1590
Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, England
TC
Penelope Clay
1585–1659
Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, England
PC
Richard Clay
1585–1655
Birth Location: Monmouth, England
RC
Henry Clay
1587–1675
Birth Location: England
HC
Charles Clay
1589–1611
Birth Location: Monmouthshire, Wales, England
CC
William Clay
1602–1655
Birth Location: Wales, England
WC

Sir Wales's Ancestors

Self
Sir Wales
1558–1632
Birth Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Claye the III of Glouster
1527–1563
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Mary
1530–1638
, Derbyshire, , England
Grandparents
John (Claye the II of) Derbyshire
1502–1532
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Clay
1530–1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Wales's Descendants

1.
SW
Sir (John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of) Wales (27 Nov 1558–22 Jan 1632) m. Mary (Anne) Carlton (1561–2 May 1588)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Clay 1587–1655 m. *Elizabeth (Ann Nichols \) Nycholls 1590–1660
    1. 1. Charles Clay 1638–1686 m. Hannah Wilson 1638–1706
      1. 1. Henry Clay 1672–1760 m. Mary Mitchell 1693–1777
        1. 1. Martha Clay 1713–1746
        2. 2. Charles (Clay) II 1716–1789
        3. 3. Henry Clay 1711–1764
        4. 4. William (Mitchell) Clay 1708–1774
        5. 5. Charles Clay 1638–1686
        6. 6. Guigues Albon 1068–1198
        7. 7. William (Mitchell, Sr Clay) * 1709–1774
        8. 8. Amey Clay 1709–1744
        9. 9. Mitchell Clay 1739–1812
        10. 10. Mary (Obedience) Clay 1710–1777 m. Richard Belcher 1678–1763
      2. 2. Charles Charles 1684–1765
      3. 3. Elizabeth Clay 1676–1738
      4. 4. Eliza Clay 1680–1780
      5. 5. Elizabeth Clay 1666–
      6. 6. Thomas Clay 1668–1722
      7. 7. Mary Clay 1664–1851
      8. 8. Martha CLAY 1660–1734
      9. 9. Charles Clay 1675–1765
      10. 10. Judith Clay 1676–1686
    2. 2. Francis Clay 1632–1667
    3. 3. Mary Clay 1627–1675
    4. 4. Thomas Clay 1614–1660
    5. 5. John Clay 1624–
    6. 6. Frances Clay 1625–1667
    7. 7. William Clay 1617–1631
  2. 2. Theopolis Clay 1583–1590
  3. 3. Penelope Clay 1585–1659
  4. 4. Richard Clay 1585–1655
  5. 5. Henry Clay 1587–1675
  6. 6. Charles Clay 1589–1611
  7. 7. William Clay 1602–1655

Sir Wales's Timeline

5 Records

1558
27 Nov 1558
Birth of Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales in Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
1562
6 Apr 1562
Age 4
Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales was baptized in Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
1601
1601
Age 43
Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales was married
None
1632
16 May 1632
Age 74
Death of Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales in Monmouthshire, Wales, England
Monmouthshire, Wales, England
1632
22 Jan 1632
Age 74
Burial of Sir John Thomas Claye, Esquire Coal Baron of Wales in St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1558
    Event Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 54.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BHC
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1562
    Event Place: Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England; Date Range: 1556 - 1577; Film Number: 1041039

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1601
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    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 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Wingerworth, Derbyshire, England; Date Range: 1556 - 1577; Film Number: 1041039

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Early Immigrants to Virginia from the 1500s and 1600s

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1632
    Event Place: Monmouthshire, Wales, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Botolph Aldgate, Register of burials, Aug 1625 - 1665, P69BOT2A015MS09222, Item 002

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1632
    Event Place: St Botolph, Aldgate, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives, St Botolph Aldgate, Register of burials, Aug 1625 - 1665, P69BOT2A015MS09222, Item 002
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