Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Date:
January 1967
Individuals Mentioned:
Gerritt Henry Albers, A. B. Alexander, Sara Elizabeth Alexander, Jesse Alkere, [first name illegible] Anderson, Amanda Andrews, Columbus Bean, Angeline Bean, Frank P. Bedford, Olivia Bedinger, Patsy Bedford, Nancy Blanton, Mrs. Irene Brandau, Mary Jane Breckenridge, Marennia Emeline Breckenridge, Carl Clay Brim, Ellen Louise Brim, Frank Brim, John Bruce, Richard Bruce, Walter Buckner, William Buckner, Mary F. Burruss, Jan Everse Claes, Lysbeth Claes, Merritje Claes, Gerbrante Claese, Tryntje Claesje, Cornelis Claesz, [C. Y.?] Clay, [Coleste?] Clay, [Eleazus?] Clay, [Gordon?] Clay, [Wiglow?] Clay, Abijah Clay, Abraham Clay, Abraham C. Clay, Alfred Clay, Alice Clay, Alice M. Clay, Alicy Clay, Amanda Clay, Anderson Clay, Ann Clay, Ann E. Clay, Ann L. Clay, Ann Rebecca Clay, Anne Rebecca Clay, Anna M. Clay, [Arthy?] Clay, Bartly Clay, Bell Brent Clay, Benjamin Clay, Benjamin M. Clay, Bert C. Clay, Bishop Clay, Caleb Clay, Carlos Green Clay, Carlos Green Clay Sr., Caroline Clay, Catherine Clay, Celestia Clay, Charles Clay, Charlton Alexander Clay, Christopher Clay, Christopher Columbus Clay, Clement Clay, Clementine Clay, Clifford Charles Clay, Cordelia Clay, Daniel Clay, David Clay, Edward Clay, Eleazar Clay, Eleazer Clay, Eleazer Green Clay, Elijah Clay, Elijah Clayes, Elemus Clay, Eleanor Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Emma Clay, Eunice Clay, Eva Clay, Ezekial Clay, Feargus H. Clay, Frances G. Clay, Frances Povall Clay, Frank Clay, Frank Povall Clay, G. C. Clay, G. R. Clay, George Clay, George B. L. Clay, George Monroe Clay, George William Clay, Green Clay, Greenbury Clay, Hampson Clay, Hampson Strother Clay, Harkless Clay, Harry B. Clay, Harrison Blanton Clay, Henry Clay, Henry C. Clay, Henry Scott Clay, Henrietta Clay, Henrietta Povall Clay, Hiriam Clay, Isaac C. Clay, Isaac Clay, J. D. W. Clay, J. Frank Clay, J. M. Clay, James Clay, James E. Clay, James Franklin Clay, James G. Clay, James Green Clay, James M. Clay, James Madison Clay, James Munro Clay, James William Clay, Jeremiah Clay, Jeremiah Walker Clay, Jerry Clay, Joe Anderson Clay, John Clay, John C. Clay, John Calvin Clay, John Carter Clay, John D. Clay, John G. Clay, John Gardner Clay, John M. Clay, John Matt. Clay, John Moore Clay, John S. Clay, John Spears Clay, Johnson Clay, Jonas Clay, Joseph Clay, Joseph Helm Clay, Joseph J. Clay, Joseph Johnson Clay, Joseph K. Clay, Joseph Kemal Clay, Joseph Larue Clay, Joseph Scott Clay, Josephine Clay, Julia Clay, L. A. Clay, Lettie L. Clay, Letitia Clay, Littleberry Bedford Clay, Lobrina Clay, Louisa Clay, Lucinda Clay, Lucy Clay, Mahala Clay, Mahala M. Clay, Malva Clay, Margaret Clay, Margaret Catherine Clay, Margaret Elizabeth Clay, Margaret Ellen Clay, Margaret Helm Clay, Marian Clay, Mariza Clay, Mariza J. Clay, Mariza Jane Clay, Martha Clay, Martha N. Clay, Marston Clay, Mary Clay, Mary A. Clay, Mary Ann Clay, Mary C. Clay, Mary Caroline Clay, Mary E. Clay, Mary Geneva Clay, Mary Lucinda Clay, Mary Whittington Clay, Mathew Clay, Matthew Hume Clay, Matthew M. Clay, Matt Martin Clay, Morgan S. Clay, Nancy Clay, Nancy E. Clay, Nancy G. Clay, Nancy Jane Clay, Nancy Tucker Clay, Nannie Clay, Nannine Clay, Noah Clay, O. G. Clay, Olive Perry Clay, Orlena Clay, Paul I. Clay, Paul Jennings Clay, Permelia Clay, Rachel Clay, Rachel Elizabeth Clay, Rebecca Clay, Richard Clay, Richard Henry Clay, Richard P. Clay, Robert Clay, Robert Henry Clay, Robert Joseph Clay, Robert M. Clay, Robert Shanklin Clay, Robert Young Clay, Roby Wornall Clay, Roger Franklin Clay, Sadie McDonald Clay, Salamon Clay, Sallie Clay, Sally Clay, Samuel Clay, Samuel Scott Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah E. Clay, Sarah Elizabeth Clay, Sarah Margaret Clay, Sarah T. Clay, Sidney B. Clay, Stephen Clay, Susan Clay, Susan Elizabeth Clay, Susan Frances Clay, Susan M. Clay, Susan Ryan Clay, Susanna Clay, Susanna F. Clay, Sythe Blanton Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas Ewing Clay, Thomas Helm Clay, Thomas Henry Clay, Timothy Clay, Vinita Eileen Clay, Volney C. Clay, Wade H. Clay, Wade Hampton Clay, Waide Clay, Waide H. Clay, William Clay, William C. M. Clay, William Green Clay, William H. Clay, William Munro Clay, William S. Clay, William Spradling Clay, Woodson Hobson Clay, Nancy Thompson Colver, George Herbert Colver, Mrs. George H. Colver, Sarah Collett, Mrs. Mollie Collins, Ruthe Conrad, Phebe Cox, Edna Marie Davis, John C. C. Davis, Mary Geneva Davis, William B. Davis, Eathalenta Denton, Lucy Ann Detherage, Francis H. Donaldson, Alvira Dudley, E. S. Dudley, Mary Dumville, Phoebe Durant, Will Durant, Mrs. E. C. Englebrecht, James Erwin, Josephine Erwin, Neattie Malinda Everman, Richard Fitz Randolph, General N. B. Forest, John W. Fraser, Henry Gaitskill, Bettie Gass, A. J. Gilliam, Frances Althea Goodman, Genl. U. S. Grant, Faithful Grimes, Mary Grimes, Sarah Hancock, Lucretia Hart, Francis B. Heitman, Margaret Helm, Squire Hickman, S. W. Holland, Henry Clay Howard, Fannie Ellen Hudson, Susan Hunt, Jacobus Jansen, Phillip Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Margaret Johnson, Helen Keller, James J. Kimberlain, Isaac Kimbrough, Lizzie D. Kimbrough, John King, [first name illegible] Landrum, Genl. R. E. Lee, Douglas Payne Lewis, Peter Hanger Lewis, John McClanahan, Robert McCoun, Jacob S. McGee, Mary McHenry, William Smith McClenny, Amanda Moore, John Moore, Permelia Moore, Presley Moore, Sally Moran, Edward D. Moran, Ann Morris, Francis A. Muench, Mrs. William Muench, William N. Muench, Nancy Murdock, Malva Musick, Emile F. Nelson, Robert North, Mrs. John T. Officer, T. S. Osborne, Nancy Thompson Ott, Mrs. Richard Paddock, Richard Paddock, Olivia Parsons, Charles Reuben Phares, George E. Phares, George Emory Phares, Pleasant Pews, Adora Pulins, [first name illegible] Reese, Mark Renfrou, L. W. Rigsby, Henry Riggin, Teunis Roelfse, [first name illegible] Rogers, Hugh Ross, Henry Ruple, Amanda Fitz Allen Scott, Elizabeth Scott, Robert Scott, Mrs. Richard Seeds, [first name illegible] Shaner, Mrs. Ervin Shaw, John L. Shelton, John Lee Shelton, Susan Shelton, [first name illegible] Shouse, Darling Smith, Catharina Soldaat, Mary Ann Spradling, Fannie Stagners, Jno. R. Steele, Gerret Steynmets, Mary E. Sutherland, [first name illegible] Swerengen, Hettie M. Talbot, Selene Caroline Taylor, Mary W. Thomas, Catherine Thorn, Hannah Thorn, Thomas Thorne, Mrs. Wortham M. Thompson, Nancy Tucker, Lucille Turney, Maggie Turney, C. B. Vaughn, Lawrence Vangall, Frederick Wallis, Nanine Clay Wallis, Eliza Ward, Mrs. Charles E. Ward, William Waterfill, Washington Webb, Fannie Conn Williams, Rebecca J. Williams, Ann (Nancy) Winn, Rebecca Wood, Susan Ryan Wornall, Nancy Tucker Wornall, Michael Wright
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Summary
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, January 1967
Clay Line: Genealogy
Asset
Source Citation
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 2 No. 1, (January 1967): 25 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1967-01.
Historical Context
Name Origins: Genealogists trace the Clay surname to multiple roots, including the Scots evolution (Lea to Mac O Lea to Maclay to Clay) and English topographical roots denoting soil type, with variations like Cley, Le Cley, and the Saxon equivalent Claeg. At least one family line originally arrived in America with the surname Klee.
Early Immigrants: John Claye arrived at Jamestown, Virginia prior to 1611. Other early immigrant arrivals include William (1638), Jon (1646), Thomas (1646), and Francis (1649) in Virginia; Stephen, Jonas, Thomas (1630s–1640s) in Massachusetts; Humphrey in Connecticut (1666); Henry in North Carolina (1693); Robert in Pennsylvania (early 18th century); and Joseph in Georgia (mid-18th century).
Military Service: Multiple family members served in the Revolutionary War. Pension records list individuals such as Benjamin (MA), Daniel (NH), David (NC), Elijah (VA), John (MA, NH), Matthew (VA), Samuel (MA), and William (VA).
Westward Migration: Several branches migrated from Virginia into newly opened territories. Notably, lines traced through Samuel and Henry Clay moved into Bourbon County, Kentucky. Additionally, three sons of James Clay migrated to Missouri shortly after 1800, establishing extensive family lineages across the state.
Regional Census Records: Documented public records track subsequent generations throughout the 19th century across Virginia, Arkansas, and various Missouri counties, including Moniteau, Cole, Platte, St. Charles, and Sullivan.
25 pages.