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William CLAY 1664 – 1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1664

Birth Location: Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, , England

Death Date: Dec 1724

Death Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Father: Edward Clay

Mother: Isabell Whitworth

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wilson

Children(s): John Clay

William CLAY was born in 1664 in Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, , England, the child of Edward Clay and Isabell Whitworth. William CLAY married Elizabeth Wilson, and had children including John Clay. William CLAY passed away in 1724 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • William CLAY was born in 1664 in Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, , England, the child of Edward Clay and Isabell Whitworth.
  • William CLAY married Elizabeth Wilson, and had children including John Clay.
  • William CLAY passed away in 1724 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.

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William CLAY's Ancestors

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William CLAY
1664 – 1724
Birth Place: Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, , England
Parents
Edward Clay
1643 – 1681
Heath, Derbyshire, England
Isabell Whitworth
1647 – 1712
Heath, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Clay
1608 – 1703
Heanor, Derbyshire, England
Grace Oldfield
1612 – 1654
Heanor, Derbyshire, England
Robert Whitworth
1620 –
Great-Grandparents
Richard Oldfield
1590 – 1651
Anna William
1592 – 1640
Nicholas Whitworth
1574 – 1655
Joan Rippon
1566 – 1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Whitworth
1551 – 1616
Agnes Bernington
1553 – 1603
John Rippon
1536 –

William CLAY's Descendants

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William CLAY (1664 – Dec 1724) m. Elizabeth Wilson (30 Aug 1675 – )
  1. 1. John Clay (26 Feb 1695 – 29 Apr 1773) m. Sarah Harris (14 Aug 1698 – )
    1. 1. Thomas Clay (27 Feb 1731 – ) m. Elizabeth Whitmore (04 jan 1740 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth Clay (5 October 1763 – abt 1816) m. John Hands (10 May 1761 – 30 December 1832)
        1. 1. Daniel Hand (1787 – ) m. Sarah Blatherwyck (1783 – )

William CLAY's Timeline

2 Records

1664
1664
Birth of William CLAY in Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, , England
Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, , England
1724
Dec 1724
Age 60
Death of William CLAY in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: Ault Hucknall, Derbyshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1724
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

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