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Thomas Clayton 1500–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Sussex, England

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Reigate, Surrey, England

Father: Robert Clayton

Mother: Jane Farrington

Spouse(s): Margaret None

Children(s): John Clayton, Alice Clayton

Thomas Clayton was born in 1500 in Sussex, England, the child of Robert Clayton And Jane Farrington. Thomas Clayton married Margaret, and had children including Alice Clayton, John Clayton. Thomas Clayton passed away in 1557 in Reigate, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Clayton was born in 1500 in Sussex, England, the child of Robert Clayton And Jane Farrington.
  • Thomas Clayton married Margaret, and had children including Alice Clayton, John Clayton.
  • Thomas Clayton passed away in 1557 in Reigate, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Clayton
1460–1510
Birth Location: –
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Jane Farrington
1465–1508
Birth Location: –
JF

Spouses(s)

Margaret None
1536–1561
Birth Location: –
M

Children(s)

John Clayton
1520–1545
Birth Location: Sussex, England
JC
Alice Clayton
1525–1577
Birth Location: –
AC

Thomas Clayton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Clayton
1500–1557
Birth Place: Sussex, England
Parents
Robert Clayton
1460–1510
Jane Farrington
1465–1508
Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1440–1464
Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1419–1446
Mary Mainwaring
1399–1444
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Clayton's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Clayton (1500–1557) m. Margaret (Wft Est 1536-1556–Wft Est 1561-1630)
  1. 1. John Clayton 1520–1545 m. Jone Ouyngton 1520–1545
    1. 1. Thomas Clayton 1540–1631 m. Elizabeth Booker 1504–1590 m. Margaret 1536–1561
      1. 1. William Clayton 1568–1644 m. Elizabeth 1570–1638
        1. 1. William Clayton 1605–1658 m. Joan Smith 1605–1644 m. Elizabeth Simmons 1601–1660
        2. 2. Thomas Clayton 1600–1601
        3. 3. Walter Clayton 1607–1608
        4. 4. Mary Clayton 1609–1610
        5. 5. Joan Clayton 1611–1612
      2. 2. Jacob Clayton 1588–1589
      3. 3. Thomas Clayton 1561–1562
      4. 4. Mary Clayton 1561–1562
      5. 5. Richard Clayton 1561–1562
      6. 6. Matthewe Clayton 1561–1562
      7. 7. Elizabeth Clayton 1561–1562
      8. 8. Walter Clayton 1561–1562
    2. 2. John Clayton 1539–1540
    3. 3. Johanna Clayton 1539–1540
    4. 4. Elizabeth Clayton 1539–1540
    5. 5. Richard Clayton 1539–1540
    6. 6. Walter Clayton 1539–1540
  2. 2. Alice Clayton 1525–1577

Thomas Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Thomas Clayton in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1557
1557
Age 57
Death of Thomas Clayton in Reigate, Surrey, England
Reigate, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Sussex, England
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 24, Ed. 1, Tree #2391

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Reigate, Surrey, England
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 24, Ed. 1, Tree #2391
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