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William Clayton 1632 – 1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1632

Birth Location: Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1689

Death Location: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: William Clayton

Mother: Joan Smith

Spouse(s): Prudence Lanckford

Children(s): Mary Clayton

The story of William Clayton began in 1632 in Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England. William Clayton married Prudence Lanckford, and had children including Mary Jane Clayton. William Clayton passed away in 1689 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Clayton began in 1632 in Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England.
  • William Clayton married Prudence Lanckford, and had children including Mary Jane Clayton.
  • William Clayton passed away in 1689 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Clayton
1590 – 1658
Birth Location: –
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Joan Smith
1610 – 1644
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Prudence Lanckford
1638 – 1689
Birth Location: Of St Peters, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Mary Clayton
1665 – 1725
Birth Location: Rumbaldsweek County, Sussex Parish, Chichester, England
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William Clayton's Ancestors

Self
William Clayton
1632 – 1689
Birth Place: Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England
Parents
William Clayton
1590 – 1658
Joan Smith
1610 – 1644
Grandparents
William (Thomas) CLAYTON
1566 – 1627
Oakenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Cholmondelay
1560 – 1631
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
William Smith
1561 – 1653
Elizabeth Powell
1567 – 1647
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1525 – 1585
Angius Thornhill
1529 – 1567
Sir Cholmondelay
1540 – 1587
Margaret Hand
1540 – 1607
John Smythe
1540 – 1586
Agnes Feldon
1534 – 1614
Robert Powell
1539 – 1598
Agnes Pechy
1544 – 1588
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clayton
1499 – 1550
Mary Tomson
1502 – 1564
John Thornhill
1490 – 1529
Andrew Smythe
1523 – 1596
Joan Burre
1526 – 1576

William Clayton's Descendants

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William Clayton (1632 – 1689) m. Prudence Lanckford (1638 – 1689)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Clayton (1665 – 1725) m. John (Jacob) Beals (1650 – 1726)
    1. 1. Patience Beals (1695 – 1777) m. Joseph Jones (1695 – 1778)
      1. 1. Ann Jones (1714 – 8 Jun 1795) m. Michael Raybold (Abt. 1710 – 19 Dec 1758)
        1. 1. Michael Rabone (16 Nov 1740 – 31 Dec 1817) m. Elizabeth Smith (1743 – Jan 1780)

William Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1632
1632
Birth of William Clayton in Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England
Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England
1689
1689
Age 57
Death of William Clayton in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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