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Thomas Clayton 1540 – 1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Rudgwick, Sussex, , England

Death Date: 1631

Death Location: Chichester, Sussex, , England

Father: John Clayton

Mother: Jane Ouyngton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Booker

Children(s): William Clayton

In 1540, Thomas Clayton entered the world in Rudgwick, Sussex, , England, born to John Clayton and Jane Ouyngton. Thomas Clayton married Elizabeth Booker, and had children including William Clayton. Thomas Clayton passed away in 1631 in Chichester, Sussex, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Thomas Clayton entered the world in Rudgwick, Sussex, , England, born to John Clayton and Jane Ouyngton.
  • Thomas Clayton married Elizabeth Booker, and had children including William Clayton.
  • Thomas Clayton passed away in 1631 in Chichester, Sussex, , England.

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Thomas Clayton's Ancestors

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Thomas Clayton
1540 – 1631
Birth Place: Rudgwick, Sussex, , England
Parents
John Clayton
1530 – 1570
Rudgwick, Sussex, , England
Jane Ouyngton
1530 – 1570
city, , parish, England
Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1500 – 1557
Rudgwick, Sussex, , England
Margaret
1500 – 1557
, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Clayton
1470 – 1510
Jane Farrington
1465 – 1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1440 – 1510
Mary Mainwaring
1420 – 1445

Thomas Clayton's Descendants

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Thomas Clayton (1540 – 1631) m. Elizabeth Booker (1545 – 1590)
  1. 1. William Clayton (1588 – 18 Apr 1644) m. Margaret Cholmody (1560 – Apr 1631)
    1. 1. Thomas Clayton (1598 – 25 Apr 1666) m. Mary Thompson (1605 – 1666)
      1. 1. William Clayton (8 Dec 1632 – Apr 1689) m. Prudence Lanckford (8 Dec 1638 – 1 Apr 1689)
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Clayton (29 Jun 1665 – 26 Dec 1725) m. John Beals (24 Aug 1650 – 17 Dec 1726)

Thomas Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Thomas Clayton in Rudgwick, Sussex, , England
Rudgwick, Sussex, , England
1631
1631
Age 91
Death of Thomas Clayton in Chichester, Sussex, , England
Chichester, Sussex, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Rudgwick, Sussex, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Chichester, Sussex, , England

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