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William Clayton 1630–1706 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1630

Birth Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1706

Death Location: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Father: John Clayton

Mother: Ellen Gregson

Spouse(s): Hannah Clayton, Elizabeth None, Prudence Mickel

Children(s): Martha Clayton, Ann Clayton, Martha Cleaton, Henry Clayton, Mary Clayton, William Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Alexander Clayton, Stephen Clayton

The story of William Clayton began in 1630 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. William Clayton married Elizabeth, Hannah Cleaton Clayton, Prudence Mickel, and had children including Alexander Clayton, Ann Cleaton Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Henry Clayton, Martha Clayton, Martha Clayton Cleaton, Mary Jane Clayton, Stephen Clayton, William Clayton. William Clayton passed away in 1706 in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Clayton began in 1630 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
  • William Clayton married Elizabeth, Hannah Cleaton Clayton, Prudence Mickel, and had children including Alexander Clayton, Ann Cleaton Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Henry Clayton, Martha Clayton, Martha Clayton Cleaton, Mary Jane Clayton, Stephen Clayton, William Clayton.
  • William Clayton passed away in 1706 in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Clayton's Ancestors

Self
William Clayton
1630–1706
Birth Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Clayton
1599–1699
Clayton, Sussex, England
Ellen Gregson
1610–1705
England
Grandparents
Nicholas Clayton
1570–1670
England
Elizabeth Hibbert
1570–1670
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clayton's Descendants

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William Clayton (Jan 1630–1706) m. Hannah (Cleaton) Clayton (–18 Oct 1638) m. Elizabeth (1635–) m. Prudence Mickel (1638–1689)
  1. 1. Martha Clayton 1670–1750 m. Abraham Cooke 1665–1748
    1. 1. Abraham Cook 1688–1748 m. Sarah McAllister 1668–1765
      1. 1. Barbara Cook 1720–1784 m. Robert (H Hester) Jr 1720–1770
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hester 1742–1832 m. William Tate 1738–1820
        2. 2. Sarah Hester 1739–1834 m. David Smith 1735–1815
        3. 3. Nathan Hester 1745–1835
        4. 4. Agnes Hester 1747–1821 m. Simeon Walton 1741–1798
        5. 5. Samuel Hester 1748–1818
        6. 6. Barbara Hester 1749–1843 m. Edward Walton 1743–1819
        7. 7. Anne Hester 1752–1846
        8. 8. Susannah Hester 1754–1848 m. Edward Lewis 1750–1807
        9. 9. Mary Hester 1756–1850
        10. 10. James Hester 1756–1817
        11. 11. Robert Hester 1758–1837 m. Barbara Smith 1769–1791
        12. 12. Francis Hester 1759–1821
        13. 13. Elizabeth Hester 1761–1855
        14. 14. Captain (James) Hester 1741–1786 m. Elizabeth Hix 1749–1820
        15. 15. Charles Hester 1747–1833 m. Susannah Wash 1747–1833 m. Martha 1743–1773
        16. 16. Abraham Hester 1750–1844 m. Elizabeth (D) Norman 1787–1866 m. Sarah (Anderson) Carwell 1750–1799
      2. 2. Frances Cook 1723–1769
      3. 3. Benjamin Cook 1723–1805
      4. 4. James Cook 1720–1812
      5. 5. Charles Cook 1721–1770
      6. 6. Shem Cook 1722–1792
      7. 7. Charles Cook 1750–1819
    2. 2. Frances Cooke 1700–1737
    3. 3. William Cooke 1700–1752
    4. 4. Benjamin Cook 1702–1759
    5. 5. John Cooke 1703–1775
  2. 2. Ann (Cleaton) Clayton 1667–
  3. 3. Martha (Clayton) Cleaton 1665–1750
  4. 4. Henry Clayton 1658–
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Clayton 1665–1682
  6. 6. William Clayton 1667–1706
  7. 7. Elizabeth Clayton 1697–
  8. 8. Alexander Clayton 1701–1790
  9. 9. Stephen Clayton 1705–1784

William Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1630
Jan 1630
Birth of William Clayton in Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
1706
1706
Age 76
Death of William Clayton in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1630
    Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1651; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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