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William Clayton 1605–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1658

Death Location: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania

Father: William Clayton

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Joan Smith, Elizabeth Simmons

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

The story of William Clayton began in 1605 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania. William Clayton married Elizabeth Simmons, Joan Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Clayton, Joan Clayton, Mary Clayton, Richard Clayton, Thomas Clayton, William Clayton. William Clayton passed away in 1658 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of William Clayton began in 1605 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania.
  • William Clayton married Elizabeth Simmons, Joan Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Clayton, Joan Clayton, Mary Clayton, Richard Clayton, Thomas Clayton, William Clayton.
  • William Clayton passed away in 1658 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania.

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William Clayton's Ancestors

Self
William Clayton
1605–1658
Birth Place: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania
Parents
William Clayton
1568–1644
Rudgwick Parish, Sussex, England
Elizabeth
1570–1638
Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1540–1631
England
Elizabeth Booker
1504–1590
Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1520–1545
Jone Ouyngton
1520–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1500–1557
Margaret
1536–1561

William Clayton's Descendants

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William Clayton (1605–1658) m. Joan Smith (1605–25 APR 1644) m. Elizabeth Simmons (Wft Est 1601-1624–6 OCT 1660)
  1. 1. William Clayton 1632–1689 m. Prudence Lanckford 1631–1689
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Clayton 1665–1726 m. John (Jacob) Beals 1665–1726
      1. 1. John Beals 1684–1745 m. Sarah Bowater 1688–1765
        1. 1. Sarah Beals 1713–1800
        2. 2. Lydia Beals 1715–
        3. 3. Phebe Beals 1725–1805 m. Charles Canaday 1715–1746 m. Robert Sumner 1716–1779
        4. 4. John Beals 1716–1796
        5. 5. Ann Beals 1722–1790
        6. 6. Prudence Beals 1723–1811
        7. 7. Phoebe Beals 1720–1805
        8. 8. Rachel Beals 1730–
        9. 9. Bowater Beals 1725–1781
        10. 10. Thomas Beals 1719–1801
        11. 11. Mary (Ann) Beals 1715–1790
      2. 2. William Beals 1687–1742
      3. 3. Mary Beals 1692–1740
      4. 4. Jacob (B.) Beals 1689–1763
      5. 5. Alexander Beals 1691–
      6. 6. Patience Beals 1695–1777
      7. 7. Grace Beals 1697–1698
    2. 2. William (Mickel) Clayton 1654–1725
    3. 3. Prudence Clayton 1657–1728
    4. 4. Joseph Clayton 1659–1689
    5. 5. Honour Clayton 1660–1715
    6. 6. Elizabeth Clayton 1665–1665
    7. 7. Hannah Clayton 1667–1668
  2. 2. Richard Clayton 1640–1672
  3. 3. Elizabeth Clayton 1636–1638
  4. 4. Thomas Clayton 1641–1643
  5. 5. Joan Clayton 1635–1659
  6. 6. Mary Clayton 1644–1645

William Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of William Clayton in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania
Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania
1658
1658
Age 53
Death of William Clayton in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania
Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 24, Ed. 1, Tree #2391

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 24, Ed. 1, Tree #2391

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