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William Clayton 1590–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1590

Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England

Death Date: 01 FEB 1658

Death Location: Chichester, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Clayton

Mother: Margaret Cholmondy

Spouse(s): Joan Smith, Elizabeth Simmons

Children(s): Elizabeth Clayton, Joan Clayton, Joseph Clayton, Mary Clayton, Thomas Clayton, Richard Clayton, John Clayton, William Clayton

The story of William Clayton began in 1590 in Chichester, Sussex, England. William Clayton married Elizabeth Simmons, Joan Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Clayton, Joan Clayton, John Clayton, Joseph Clayton, Mary Clayton, Richard Clayton, Thomas Clayton, William Clayton. William Clayton passed away in 1658 in Chichester, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Clayton began in 1590 in Chichester, Sussex, England.
  • William Clayton married Elizabeth Simmons, Joan Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Clayton, Joan Clayton, John Clayton, Joseph Clayton, Mary Clayton, Richard Clayton, Thomas Clayton, William Clayton.
  • William Clayton passed away in 1658 in Chichester, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Clayton
1560–1631
Birth Location: , Sussex, , England
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Margaret Cholmondy
1560–1631
Birth Location: East Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Smith
1610–1644
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England
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Elizabeth Simmons
1610–1660
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Clayton
1637–1660
Birth Location: Boxgrove, Sussex, , England
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Joan Clayton
1635–1644
Birth Location: Boxgrove, Sussex, , England
JC
Joseph Clayton
1627–
Birth Location: England
JC
Mary Clayton
1644–
Birth Location: Blaisdon, Gloucestershire, , England
MC
Thomas Clayton
1642–1642
Birth Location: Boxgrove, Sussex, , England
TC
Richard Clayton
1640–1659
Birth Location: Boxgrove, Sussex, , England
RC
John Clayton
1631–1704
Birth Location: Aldingham Parish, Lancashire, , England
JC
William Clayton
1632–1691
Birth Location: Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England
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William Clayton's Ancestors

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William Clayton
1590–1658
Birth Place: Chichester, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Clayton
1560–1631
, Sussex, , England
Margaret Cholmondy
1560–1631
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Jasper Cholmley
1540–1587
East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
Margaret Hand
1557–1574
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Cholmley
1516–1579
Catherine Clifford
1518–1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Cholmley
1458–1538
Catherine Constable
1487–1530

William Clayton's Descendants

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William Clayton (1590–01 FEB 1658) m. Joan Smith (1610–25 APR 1644) m. Elizabeth Simmons (1610–06 OCT 1660)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Clayton 1637–1660
  2. 2. Joan Clayton 1635–1644
  3. 3. Joseph Clayton 1627–
  4. 4. Mary Clayton 1644–
  5. 5. Thomas Clayton 1642–1642
  6. 6. Richard Clayton 1640–1659
  7. 7. John Clayton 1631–1704
  8. 8. William Clayton 1632–1691 m. Prudence (Michelle) Lanckford 1638–1689
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Clayton 1665–1725 m. Richard Levick 1660– m. John (Jacob) Beale 1650–1726
      1. 1. John Beals 1685–1745 m. Sarah Bowater 1688–1777 m. Sarah Town 1695–1736 m. Hannah Rogers 1691–1745 m. Sarah (C Bowater) Underwood 1688–1765
        1. 1. Bowater Beales 1725–1781 m. Sarah (Ann) Cook 1732–1781
        2. 2. Thomas Beals 1719–1801 m. Sarah Ankrum 1724–1813
        3. 3. John Beals 1717–1796
        4. 4. Phebe Beals 1720–1805
        5. 5. Sarah Beals 1713–1800
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Beals 1722–1790
        7. 7. Sarah (Bowater) Beals 1688–1777
        8. 8. Elizabeth Beals 1725–1824
        9. 9. Thomas Beals 1725–
        10. 10. Rachel Beals 1730–1731
        11. 11. Prudence Beals 1730–1815
        12. 12. Sarah Beals 1729–1790
        13. 13. John Mills 1740–1815
        14. 14. Hannah Beals 1729–1808
        15. 15. Lydia Beals 1715–1781
        16. 16. Mary Beals 1698–
        17. 17. Phoebe Beals 1725–1781
        18. 18. Ann Beales 1719–
        19. 19. Sarah Beals 1745–1825
        20. 20. Sarah Beals 1713–1800
        21. 21. Phebe (Canada) Canaday 1725–1805
        22. 22. Ruth Beals 1726–
        23. 23. Rachel Beals 1730–1790
        24. 24. Phebe Beals 1720–1805
        25. 25. Mary (Ann Rachel) Beals 1722–1790
        26. 26. Thomas Beals 1725–
        27. 27. Thomas Beals 1714–1801
        28. 28. John (H) Beals 1717–1796
        29. 29. Phebe Beals 1720–1805
        30. 30. Hannah Pugh 1729–1808 m. AZARIAH Pugh 1721–1794
        31. 31. Prudence Beals 1730–1815
        32. 32. Phoebe Beals 1725–1781
        33. 33. Lydia BEALS 1715–1800
        34. 34. Sarah Beals 1713–1800
        35. 35. Phoebe (Bowater Beals) Canada-Sumner 1720–1805
        36. 36. Sarah (Bowater) Beals 1688–1777
        37. 37. Phebe (Canada) Canaday 1725–1805
        38. 38. Ruth Beals 1726–
        39. 39. Ann Beales 1719–
        40. 40. Phoebe Beals 1725–1781
        41. 41. Mary Beals 1698–
        42. 42. Elihu Underwood 1730–1801
        43. 43. Ruth Underwood 1734–1767
        44. 44. Olive Underwood 1726–1767
        45. 45. John Mills 1740–1815
        46. 46. Ann Underwood 1718–1767
        47. 47. William Underwood 1720–1785
        48. 48. John Beales 1737–
        49. 49. Benjamin Underwood 1728–1803
        50. 50. Rachel Beals 1730–1790
        51. 51. Lydia BEALS 1715–
        52. 52. Phebe Beals 1720–1805
        53. 53. JOHN (III) BEALS 1717–1796
        54. 54. Bowater Beals 1725–1781
        55. 55. Thomas Beals 1719–1801
      2. 2. Patience Beals 1695–1777
      3. 3. Jacob Beals 1689–1763 m. Mary Brooksley 1695–1763
      4. 4. Hannah Beals 1745–1806
      5. 5. Jacob Beales 1689–1726 m. Mary Brooksley 1689–1763
        1. 1. Mary Beals 1719–1720
        2. 2. William Beals 1721–1740
        3. 3. John Beals 1715–1765
        4. 4. Rachel Beals 1726–1813
      6. 6. Mary Beals 1690–1692
      7. 7. Grace Beals 1697–1726
      8. 8. Mary (Ann) Beals 1692–1740
      9. 9. Alexander Beals 1697–1807
      10. 10. William Beals 1687–1742 m. Rebecca Chambers 1687–1763
        1. 1. Ruth Beals 1721–1789
        2. 2. Mary Beals 1715–1819
        3. 3. Caleb Beals 1721–1805
        4. 4. Rachel Beals 1728–1776
        5. 5. Hannah Beals 1729–
        6. 6. Lydia Beals 1719–1735
        7. 7. Mary Beals 1726–1807
      11. 11. Ruth Beals 1721–1789
      12. 12. Jacob Beals 1669–1719
      13. 13. Jacob Beals 1717–1786
      14. 14. Hannah Beals 1683–
      15. 15. Alexander Beals 1692–1754
      16. 16. Alexander Beals 1691–1726
      17. 17. Sarah Beals 1713–1800
      18. 18. Phebe Beals 1690–
      19. 19. Children 1690–
      20. 20. Mary (Ann) Beals 1692–1730
      21. 21. Grace Beals 1697–1698
      22. 22. Grace Beals 1697–1726
    2. 2. Prudence Clayton 1657–1728
    3. 3. William (Mickel) Clayton 1654–1727
    4. 4. Elizabeth Clayton 1660–1660
    5. 5. Patience Clayton 1662–1679
    6. 6. Hanover Clayton 1660–
    7. 7. Hannah Clayton 1667–1668
    8. 8. Elizabeth Clayton 1665–1665
    9. 9. Joseph Clayton 1659–1683
    10. 10. Honour Clayton 1661–1679

William Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1590
1590
Birth of William Clayton in Chichester, Sussex, England
Chichester, Sussex, England
1658
01 FEB 1658
Age 68
Death of William Clayton in Chichester, Sussex, England
Chichester, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Chichester, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 500.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CGA
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6019.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 FEB 1658
    Event Place: Chichester, Sussex, England
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