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William Mitchell Clay 1708 – 1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1708

Birth Location: Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 6 Sep 1744

Death Location: Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia

Father: Henry Clay

Mother: Margaret (Clay)

Spouse(s): Martha (Clay)

Children(s): Mary (Belcher)

In 1708, William Mitchell Clay Sr entered the world in Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Clay and Margaret Mitchell (Clay). William Mitchell Clay Sr married Martha Anne Lewis\ Runyon (Clay), and had children including Mary Elizabeth Clay (Belcher). William Mitchell Clay Sr passed away in 1744 in Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1708, William Mitchell Clay Sr entered the world in Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA, born to Henry Clay and Margaret Mitchell (Clay).
  • William Mitchell Clay Sr married Martha Anne Lewis\ Runyon (Clay), and had children including Mary Elizabeth Clay (Belcher).
  • William Mitchell Clay Sr passed away in 1744 in Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Clay
1672 – 1760
Birth Location: Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret (Clay)
1693 – 1777
Birth Location: Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha (Clay)
1712 – 1764
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Mary (Belcher)
1734 – 1793
Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
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William Clay's Ancestors

Self
William Clay
1708 – 1744
Birth Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Clay
1672 – 1760
Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Mitchell) (Clay)
1693 – 1777
Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Charles Clay
1638 – 1686
Charles City County, Virginia
Hannah (Wilson) (Clay)
1642 – 1686
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
William Mitchell
1652 –
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Elspet" Innes) (Mitchell)
1673 – 1769
Tealing, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Clay
1587 – 1655
Ann Clay
1598 – 1650
John Wilson
1622 – 1686
Hannah (Wilson)
1625 – 1703
Alexander Innes
1632 – 1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Leuchars"
1587 – 1645
Elizabeth (Innes)
1598 – 1655

William Clay's Descendants

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William (Mitchell) Clay (15 Jan 1708 – 6 Sep 1744) m. Martha (Anne Lewis\ Runyon) (Clay) (14 February 1712 – 1 Jan 1764)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Clay) (Belcher) (17 Apr 1734 – 04 May 1793) m. Isham (\ Ishom) Belcher (1732 – 1798)
    1. 1. Mary (Sarah Belcher) (Perdue) (Abt. 1770 – Mar 1864) m. Isaiah (\ Josiah) Perdue (Abt. 1757 – Abt. 12 Aug 1819)
      1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Perdue (17 Jan 1813 – 26 Apr 1865) m. Margaret (Ann "Peggy" Ferguson) (Perdue) (14 Sep 1816 – ABT 1910)
        1. 1. Lily (Belle Perdue (Sutherland \) Edwards) (12 Apr 1860 – 11 Aug 1930) m. Isaac (\ Oscar Newton) Sutherland (6 Oct 1856 – 12 Dec 1891)

William Clay's Timeline

3 Records

1708
15 Jan 1708
Birth of William Mitchell Clay Sr in Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
1744
6 Sep 1744
Age 36
Death of William Mitchell Clay Sr in Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia
Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia
1774
06 Sep 1774
Age 66
Death of William Mitchell Clay Sr in Point Pleasant, Mason, Virginia
Point Pleasant, Mason, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1708
    Event Place: Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Sep 1774
    Event Place: Point Pleasant, Mason, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1744
    Event Place: Point Pleasant, Mason, West Virginia
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