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Thomas Clay 1656 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1726

Death Location: Surry, Virginia, USA

Father: Clay None

Mother: Anne Nichols

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Thomas Clay was born in 1656 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, the child of Clay and Anne Nichols. Thomas Clay passed away in 1726 in Surry, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Clay was born in 1656 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, the child of Clay and Anne Nichols.
  • Thomas Clay passed away in 1726 in Surry, Virginia, USA.

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Thomas Clay's Ancestors

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Thomas Clay
1656 – 1726
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Parents
Clay
1587 – 1655
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Anne Nichols
1590 – 1665
Sedgberrow, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Thomas Clay,) Knt,
1558 – 1632
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
Sir (John (Johnes) Nichols of) Totteridge
1542 – 1597
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England
Joan Goodwith-Nicholls\Nichols
1542 – 1627
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Claye
1538 – 1632
Mary Onthank
1501 – 1558
Thomas Nicholls
1510 – 1559
Lady Ailswood\Norwood
1505 – 1592
Thomas Nichols
1501 – 1559
Lady Ailswood\Norwood
1505 – 1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jones
1480 – 1554

Thomas Clay's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Thomas Clay in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
1726
1726
Age 70
Death of Thomas Clay in Surry, Virginia, USA
Surry, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, USA

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