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William Clayton 1632 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 DEC 1632

Birth Location: Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England

Death Date: 01 AUG 1691

Death Location: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Clayton

Mother: Joan Smith

Spouse(s): Prudence Lanckford

Children(s): William Clayton, Prudence Clayton, Joseph Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Hanover Clayton, Honour Clayton, Patience Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Mary Clayton, Hannah Clayton

The story of William Clayton began in 1632 in Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England. William Clayton married Prudence Michelle Lanckford, and had children including William Mickel Clayton, Prudence Clayton, Joseph Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Hanover Clayton, Honour Clayton, Patience Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Mary Jane Clayton, Hannah Clayton. William Clayton passed away in 1691 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Clayton began in 1632 in Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England.
  • William Clayton married Prudence Michelle Lanckford, and had children including William Mickel Clayton, Prudence Clayton, Joseph Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Hanover Clayton, Honour Clayton, Patience Clayton, Elizabeth Clayton, Mary Jane Clayton, Hannah Clayton.
  • William Clayton passed away in 1691 in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

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

William Clayton
1654 – 1727
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England
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Prudence Clayton
1657 – 1728
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, , England
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Joseph Clayton
1659 – 1683
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England
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Elizabeth Clayton
1660 – 1660
Birth Location: England
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Hanover Clayton
1660 –
Birth Location: Rumboldswicke, Sussexshire, England
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Honour Clayton
1661 – 1679
Birth Location: near Chichester, Sussex, , England
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Patience Clayton
1662 – 1679
Birth Location: 1677985, Sussex, England
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Elizabeth Clayton
1665 – 1665
Birth Location: Chichester, Sussex, England
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Mary Clayton
1665 – 1725
Birth Location: Rumbaldaweeke, Chichester, Sussex, England
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Hannah Clayton
1667 – 1668
Birth Location: Rumboldswycke, Sussex, , England
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William Clayton's Ancestors

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William Clayton
1632 – 1691
Birth Place: Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England
Parents
William Clayton
1590 – 1658
Chichester, Sussex, England
Joan Smith
1610 – 1644
Chichester, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Clayton
1560 – 1631
, Sussex, , England
Margaret Cholmondy
1560 – 1631
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jasper Cholmley
1540 – 1587
Margaret Hand
1557 – 1574
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cholmley
1516 – 1579
Catherine Clifford
1518 – 1598

William Clayton's Descendants

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William Clayton (08 DEC 1632 – 01 AUG 1691) m. Prudence (Michelle) Lanckford (08 DEC 1638 – 01 APR 1689)
  1. 1. William (Mickel) Clayton (11 MAR 1654 – 22 APR 1727)
  2. 2. Prudence Clayton (20 AUG 1657 – 02 APR 1728)
  3. 3. Joseph Clayton (12 DEC 1659 – 05 FEB 1683)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Clayton (1660 – 1660)
  5. 5. Hanover Clayton (18 JAN 1660 – )
  6. 6. Honour Clayton (16 MAR 1661 – 08 AUG 1679)
  7. 7. Patience Clayton (29 NOV 1662 – 08 AUG 1679)
  8. 8. Elizabeth Clayton (20 JUN 1665 – 30 JUN 1665)
  9. 9. Mary (Jane) Clayton (29 Aug 1665 – 26 Dec 1725) m. Richard Levick (1660 – ) m. John (Jacob) Beals (27 MAY 1650 – 11 October 1726)
    1. 1. Jacob Beals (28 JUL 1669 – 1719)
    2. 2. Hannah Beals (1683 – )
    3. 3. John Beals (28 Nov 1685 or 20 March 1685 – 12 Dec 1745) m. Hannah Rogers (1691 – 1745) m. Sarah Bowater (17 Aug 1688 – 26 DEC 1777) m. Sarah Bowater (17 AUG 1688 – 27 DEC 1765) m. Sarah Town (22 JAN 1695 – 1736)
      1. 1. Sarah (Bowater) Beals (17 AUG 1688 – 26 DEC 1777) m. Alexander Underwood m. John Beals
        1. 1. Sarah Beals (29 MAY 1713 – 09 SEP 1800)
      2. 2. Mary Beals (1698 – )
      3. 3. Thomas Beals (14 JAN 1714 – 29 AUG 1801)
      4. 4. Lydia BEALS (1715 – 09 SEP 1800)
      5. 5. Lydia BEALS (12 AUG 1715 – )
      6. 6. JOHN (III) BEALS (17 FEB 1717 – 17 APR 1796)
      7. 7. Ann Underwood (1718 – 1767)
      8. 8. Ann Beales (1719 – )
      9. 9. Thomas Beals (14 JAN 1719 – 29 AUG 1801)
      10. 10. Phebe Beals (1720 – 19 AUG 1805)
      11. 11. William Underwood (1720 – 18 MAY 1785)
      12. 12. Phebe Beals (1720 – 19 AUG 1805)
      13. 13. Mary (Ann Rachel) Beals (1722 – 10 JUL 1790)
      14. 14. Thomas Beals (1725 – )
      15. 15. Phoebe Beals (1725 – 09 FEB 1781)
      16. 16. Phoebe Beals (1725 – 09 FEB 1781)
      17. 17. Bowater Beals (1725 – 09 FEB 1781)
      18. 18. Phebe (Canada) Canaday (03 OCT 1725 – 19 AUG 1805)
      19. 19. Ruth Beals (1726 – )
      20. 20. Olive Underwood (1726 – 1767)
      21. 21. Benjamin Underwood (1728 – 18 DEC 1803)
      22. 22. Hannah Beals (31 JAN 1729 – 1808) m. AZARIAH Pugh (27 OCT 1721 – 24 OCT 1794)
        1. 1. Ellis Pugh (AUG 1656 – 03 DEC 1718)
        2. 2. RUTH Pugh (26 APR 1746 – 1794)
        3. 3. Ellis PUGH (21 JAN 1748 – MAR 1836)
        4. 4. Jesse Pugh (25 JAN 1750 – 1811)
        5. 5. Jesse PUGH (25 JAN 1751 – 1811)
        6. 6. Mary PUGH (16 DEC 1754 – 1780)
        7. 7. Mary Pugh (16 DEC 1754 – 1780)
        8. 8. Hannah Pugh (26 AUG 1758 – 1807)
        9. 9. William PUGH (26 AUG 1758 – 1819)
        10. 10. David PUGH (26 AUG 1758 – 03 NOV 1819)
        11. 11. Hannah PUGH (09 MAR 1762 – 11 APR 1820)
        12. 12. Azariah PUGH (10 MAR 1763 – ABT 1850)
        13. 13. Azariah Pugh (10 MAR 1763 – 1850)
        14. 14. Thomas PUGH (1771 – 1840)
        15. 15. Jesse Pugh (1771 – 1806)
        16. 16. Thomas Boggs (1772 – 09 APR 1794)
        17. 17. Thomas Pugh (1772 – 09 APR 1794)
        18. 18. Thomas Pugh (1772 – 09 APR 1794)
        19. 19. William Pugh (31 JAN 1799 – )
      23. 23. Elihu Underwood (1730 – 1801)
      24. 24. Rachel Beals (1730 – 10 JUL 1790)
      25. 25. Prudence Beals (01 MAR 1730 – 25 JUN 1815)
      26. 26. Ruth Underwood (1734 – 1767)
      27. 27. John Beales (17 FEB 1737 – )
      28. 28. John Mills (1740 – 06 MAR 1815)
      29. 29. Sarah (Bowater) Beals (17 AUG 1688 – 26 DEC 1777)
      30. 30. Mary Beals (1698 – )
      31. 31. Sarah Beals (29 MAY 1713 – 09 SEP 1800)
      32. 32. Sarah Beals (29 MAY 1713 – 09 SEP 1800)
      33. 33. Sarah Beals (20 JUL 1713 – 09 SEP 1800)
      34. 34. Lydia Beals (12 AUG 1715 – 19 AUG 1781)
      35. 35. John Beals (17 FEB 1717 – 17 APR 1796)
      36. 36. John (H) Beals (17 FEB 1717 – 17 APR 1796)
      37. 37. Ann Beales (1719 – )
      38. 38. Thomas Beals (14 JUN 1719 – 19 OCT 1801) m. Sarah Antirm (13 SEP 1724 – 06 JUL 1813)
        1. 1. Richard Beals (1740 – )
        2. 2. Sarah ((Twin)) Beals (15 JUN 1742 – 1795)
        3. 3. Mary Beals (15 AUG 1742 – 1742)
        4. 4. Mary Beals (30 AUG 1743 – 18 AUG 1822)
        5. 5. Patience Beals (09 DEC 1747 – 1842)
        6. 6. William Beals (13 JUN 1750 – 1814)
        7. 7. Daniel Beals (15 FEB 1753 – 1834)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Beals (25 APR 1755 – 13 APR 1848)
        9. 9. Margaret Beals (12 OCT 1757 – 18 NOV 1833)
        10. 10. Hannah Beals (13 DEC 1759 – 1828)
        11. 11. Rachel Beals (09 MAR 1763 – 1799)
        12. 12. John Beals (09 MAR 1763 – 05 JUL 1848) m. Mary Johnson
        13. 13. Jacob Beals (28 OCT 1768 – 12 FEB 1853)
      39. 39. Phebe Beals (1720 – 19 AUG 1805)
      40. 40. Phebe Beals (1720 – 19 AUG 1805)
      41. 41. Mary (Ann) Beals (1722 – 10 JUL 1790)
      42. 42. Elizabeth Beals (1725 – 1824)
      43. 43. Thomas Beals (1725 – )
      44. 44. Phoebe Beals (1725 – 09 FEB 1781)
      45. 45. Phebe (Canada) Canaday (03 OCT 1725 – 19 AUG 1805)
      46. 46. Bowater Beals (12 Oct 1725 – 09 Feb 1781) m. Sarah (Ann) Cook (12 OCT 1732 – 09 FEB 1781)
        1. 1. Ann Beals (1754 – 1796)
        2. 2. Ann Beals (03 SEP 1755 – 27 AUG 1835)
        3. 3. Ruth Beals (17 JUN 1757 – 1819)
        4. 4. Phebe Beals (23 MAR 1759 – 1830)
        5. 5. Thomas Beals (12 JUN 1762 – 1763)
        6. 6. Thomas Beals (12 JUN 1762 – 1819)
        7. 7. Thomas Beals (12 JUN 1762 – 1819)
        8. 8. Thomas Beals (12 JUN 1762 – 1819)
        9. 9. Thomas Beales (12 JUN 1762 – 1763)
        10. 10. John (Bowater) Beales (26 MAY 1764 – 24 APR 1809)
        11. 11. Thomas Beals (26 MAY 1764 – 24 APR 1809)
        12. 12. John (Bowater) Beals (26 MAY 1764 – 24 APR 1809)
        13. 13. John (Bowater) Beals (26 MAY 1764 – 1837)
        14. 14. John (Bowater) Beals (26 MAY 1764 – 1765)
        15. 15. John (Bowater) Beals (26 MAY 1764 – 24 APR 1809)
        16. 16. John (Bowater) Beals (26 MAY 1764 – 24 APR 1809)
        17. 17. John (Bowter) Beals (26 MAY 1764 – 24 APR 1809)
        18. 18. John (Bowater) Beales (26 MAY 1764 – 24 APR 1809)
        19. 19. John (Bowter) Beals (26 MAY 1764 – 1765)
        20. 20. John (Bowater) Beals (26 MAY 1764 – 1837)
        21. 21. Jacob Beals (28 OCT 1768 – 12 FEB 1853) m. Mary Horton (1770 – FEB 1846)
        22. 22. Jacob Beals (27 NOV 1766 – 1767)
        23. 23. Nathan Beals (25 JAN 1769 – 13 AUG 1858)
        24. 24. Mary Beals (17 JAN 1771 – 1772)
        25. 25. Mary Beals (17 JAN 1771 – 1772)
        26. 26. Mary Beals (17 JAN 1771 – 1843)
        27. 27. Sarah Beals (17 AUG 1776 – 09 SEP 1829)
        28. 28. Charity Beals (17 AUG 1776 – 09 SEP 1829)
        29. 29. Sarah Beals (17 AUG 1776 – 1777)
        30. 30. Sarah Beals (17 AUG 1776 – 1777)
        31. 31. Sarah Beales (17 AUG 1776 – 09 SEP 1829)
      47. 47. Ruth Beals (1726 – )
      48. 48. Sarah Beals (31 JAN 1729 – 10 JUL 1790)
      49. 49. Hannah Beals (31 JAN 1729 – 1808)
      50. 50. Rachel Beals (1730 – 1731)
      51. 51. Rachel Beals (1730 – 10 JUL 1790)
      52. 52. Prudence Beals (01 MAR 1730 – 25 JUN 1815)
      53. 53. John Mills (1740 – 06 MAR 1815)
      54. 54. Sarah Beals (17 AUG 1745 – 01 NOV 1825)
      55. 55. Phoebe (Bowater Beals) Canada-Sumner (1720 – 19 AUG 1805)
    4. 4. William Beals (01 FEB 1687 – 02 JAN 1742) m. Rebecca Chambers (1687 – 11 MAY 1763)
      1. 1. Mary Beals (1715 – 1819)
      2. 2. Lydia Beals (01 JUN 1719 – 1735)
      3. 3. Ruth Beals (1721 – 14 NOV 1789)
      4. 4. Caleb Beals (1721 – 1805)
      5. 5. Mary Beals (1726 – 1807)
      6. 6. Rachel Beals (1728 – 15 AUG 1776)
      7. 7. Hannah Beals (31 MAR 1729 – )
    5. 5. Jacob Beals (28 Jul 1689 – 11 May 1763) m. Mary Brooksby (1695 – 3 Nov 1763)
    6. 6. Jacob Beales (28 JUL 1689 – 1726) m. Mary Brooksley (1689 – 03 NOV 1763)
      1. 1. John Beals (11 JUL 1715 – 1765)
      2. 2. Mary Beals (10 SEP 1719 – 1720)
      3. 3. William Beals (21 SEP 1721 – 1740)
      4. 4. Rachel Beals (1726 – 1813)
    7. 7. Mary Beals (1690 – 24 APR 1692)
    8. 8. Phebe Beals (1690 – )
    9. 9. Children (1690 – )
    10. 10. Alexander Beals (1691 – BEF 1726)
    11. 11. Alexander Beals (05 JAN 1692 – 13 MAY 1754)
    12. 12. Mary (Ann) Beals (24 FEB 1692 – 1740)
    13. 13. Mary (Ann) Beals (24 APR 1692 – 1730)
    14. 14. Patience Beals (16 APR 1695 – SEP 1777)
    15. 15. Alexander Beals (1697 – 1807)
    16. 16. Grace Beals (1697 – 1726)
    17. 17. Grace Beals (16 APR 1697 – 1726)
    18. 18. Grace Beals (16 APR 1697 – 1698)
    19. 19. Sarah Beals (29 MAY 1713 – 09 SEP 1800)
    20. 20. Jacob Beals (18 JUL 1717 – APR 1786)
    21. 21. Ruth Beals (1721 – 14 NOV 1789)
    22. 22. Hannah Beals (1745 – 26 JAN 1806)
  10. 10. Hannah Clayton (12 DEC 1667 – 12 OCT 1668)

William Clayton's Timeline

2 Records

1632
08 DEC 1632
Birth of William Clayton in Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England
Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England
1691
01 AUG 1691
Age 59
Death of William Clayton in Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 DEC 1632
    Event Place: Rumbaldsweekchi, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4898.020; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2595.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MSL
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 320.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RGY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1677
    Event Place: New Castle, Delaware
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1677-1678; Page Number: 120
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New Castle, Delaware; Year: 1677; Page Number: 99

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 AUG 1691
    Event Place: Chichester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1671; Page Number: 40
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