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William Thomas Clayton 1566–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1566

Birth Location: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 13 Oct 1628

Death Location: London, England

Father: Thomas I

Mother: Agnes (Thornell)

Spouse(s): Margaret Cholmondeley\Cholmley

Children(s): William Clayton

The story of William Thomas Clayton began in 1566 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England. William Thomas Clayton married Margaret Cholmondeley Cholmley, and had children including William Clayton. William Thomas Clayton passed away in 1628 in London, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thomas Clayton began in 1566 in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Thomas Clayton married Margaret Cholmondeley Cholmley, and had children including William Clayton.
  • William Thomas Clayton passed away in 1628 in London, England.

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Children(s)

William Clayton's Ancestors

Self
William Clayton
1566–1628
Birth Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Clayton I
1525–1585
Clayton Hall, Lancashire, England
Agnes ((Anguis) Thornhill) (Thornell)
1529–1567
Fixby, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clayton's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Clayton (18 Mar 1566–13 Oct 1628) m. Margaret Cholmondeley\Cholmley (1560–28 Apr 1631)
  1. 1. William Clayton 1594–1658 m. Joan Smith 1610–1644
    1. 1. William Clayton 1632–1689 m. Prudence (Mickel) Lanckford 1631–1728
      1. 1. Honour Clayton 1662–1737 m. James Browne 1656–1716
        1. 1. Jeremiah Brown 1687–1767

William Clayton's Timeline

3 Records

1566
18 Mar 1566
Birth of William Thomas Clayton in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
1627
18 Apr 1627
Age 61
Death of William Thomas Clayton in Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
1628
13 Oct 1628
Age 62
Burial of William Thomas Clayton in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1566
    Event Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Our Kin : the Genealogies of Some of the Early Families Who Made History in the Founding and Development of Bedford County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Clayton family
    [2] One Ladd's Family

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1627
    Event Place: Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69DUN2A003MS010344
    [2] Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1628
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P69DUN2A003MS010344

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