Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Date:
April 1968
Individuals Mentioned:
Susie Akry, Daniel C. Arnold, Catherine Bailey, Katherine Bell Benton, William C. Benton, Mary Judy Brown, Estill C. Chenault, Abia Clay, Addie Clay, Agnes Allen Clay, Albert Arlington Clay, Albert Gladwin Clay, Albert J. Clay, Alex Clay, Alice Clay, Alice Zuleita Clay, Allen Clay, Alonza Clay, Ann Clay, Anna Clay, Annie Clay, Annie E. Clay, Annie L. Clay, Annie Lou Clay, Annie Pearl Clay, Annie V. Clay, Annis Clay, Archer Clay, Arlington Clay, Arthur Clay, Arthur I. Clay, Augusta Clay, Barbara A. Clay, Beatrice Clay, Bell Clay, Belle Clay, Benjamin Clay, Bernice Clay, Beulah L. Clay, Bridget Agnes Allen Clay, Brutus J. Clay, Brutus Junius Clay, Cassie Harrison J. M. Clay, Cassius Clay, Cassius M. Clay, Charity Clay, Charity Melvina Clay, Rev. Charles Clay, Charles C. Clay, Charles J. Clay, Charles W. Clay, Charlie Clay, Charlie Green Clay, Christopher Field Clay, Claibourne Clay, Clara Clay, Clement Clay, Clement C. Clay, Clementine [OCR: Clemintine] Clay, Clinton Clay, Comer Clay, Con A. G. Clay, Cora Clay, Cornelius Clay, Curtis A. Clay, Daisy Irene Clay, Daniel Clay, David D. Clay, Dennis Clay, Du Pe M. D. Clay, Edith E. Clay, Edward R. Clay, Edwin Arlington Clay, Edwin Lincoln Clay, Eleazar [OCR: Eleazor] Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth Williams Clay, Elmer B. Clay, Emerson G. Clay, Emma P. Clay, Ephraim [OCR: Ephriam] Clay, Eugene Bouton Clay, Eugene Herbert Clay, Eva C. H. Clay, Evelyn Clay, Evyline Clay, Fannia Clay, Fannie M. Clay, Fayette A. J. Clay, Florence Clay, Florene Clay, Floyd Clay, Forrest Clay, Fran [possibly Frank] Green Clay, Frances Clay, Francis M. Clay, Frank Clay, Frederic Clay, Frederick Clay, Furbush Clay, Garret Clay, Garrett Clay, George Clay, George L. Clay, George M. Clay, George R. Clay, George Regina Thomas Clay, George Reginald Clay, George S. Clay, George W. Clay, Germany B. Clay, Governor C. C. Clay, Grace D. Clay, Green Clay, Hal A. Clay, Harriet Salome Heagy Clay, Harrison Clay, Harrison J. M. Clay, Harry Clay, Harry C. Clay, Harry L. Clay, Helen Clay, Henry Clay Sr., Henry Forrest Clay, Henry Lee Clay, Henry Madison Clay, Herbert Clay, Hiland Henry Clay, Horace Sawyer Clay, Horace W. Clay, Ida M. Clay, Ira E. Clay, Irene Clay, Issac Clay, Issac C. Clay, J. Clay, J. A. Clay, J. C. Clay, J. Charles Clay, J. F. Clay, J. H. Clay, J. M. Clay, J. P. Clay, J. T. Clay, Jackson M. Clay, Jacob N. Clay, James Clay, James E. Clay, James Green Clay, James R. Clay, James S. Clay, James T. Clay, Jennie L. Clay, Jesse Clay, John Clay, John A. Clay, John Allen Clay, John C. Clay, John Clifford Clay, John G. Clay, John H. Clay, John Harris Clay, John I. Clay, John M. Clay, John N. Clay, John R. Clay, John W. Clay, Johnnie Clay, Johnson Clay, Joseph Clay, Joseph E. H. Clay, Joseph I. Clay, Joseph T. Clay, Joseph W. Clay, Josephine Clay, Joshua Clay, Julia Clay, Julia A. R. Clay, Julia Taylor Johnson Clay, Julius Clay, Kate Clay, Katherine Clay, Kenneth Heagy Clay, King J. M. Clay, Lee Clay, Lewis Clay, Lincoln Clay, Lizzie Clay, Lois C. Clay, Lou Clay, Lu Monroe Clay, Lucille M. Clay, Lula Clay, Lydia Clay, Mabel Clay, Madison Clay, Maggie E. Clay, Malvy Clay, Margaret Fran Green Clay, Margaret J. Clay, Marion Clay, Marsto P. H. Clay, Marston Clay, Martha Clay, Martha M. Clay, Martha West Clay, Mary Clay, Mary Lewis Clay, Mary M. Clay, Mary Polly Anderson Clay, Mary Rogers Clay, Matt Clay, Matthew Clay, Michael Clay, Michall Clay, Michall Eleazor Clay, Mildred Clay, Minnie Clay, Monroe Clay, Morgan Lucille M. Clay, Moses Clay, My Moses Clay, Myrtice Clay, Myrtle Frances Clay, Nicholas Clay, Noah Clay, Nora Clay, Odelle Clay, Odin G. Clay, Olive Clay, Om Webster Lee Clay, Orval M. Clay, Pattie Amelia Field Clay, Paul Clay, Paul C. Clay, Paul Carrlngton Clay, Pearl Clay, Pearl Elizabeth Clay, Pearl Evyline Clay, Peter Clay, Plyant Lizzie Clay, Polly Anderson Clay, Powell J. H. Clay, Priscilla Clay, Priscilla Reese Clay, R. Y. Clay, Rachel Clay, Ralph E. Clay, Randolph Clay, Reese Clay, Regina Thomas Clay, Reginald Clay, Reuben Clay, Richard Washburn Clay, Robert H. Clay, Robert L. Clay, Robert M. Clay, Robert Samuel Clay, Robert T. Clay, Robert W. Clay, Robert Young Clay, Rogers Clay, Roxie Belle Clay, Ruby Clay, Russell Clay, Ruth C. Clay, Sabrina Clay, Sally Clay, Sally E. Clay, Samuel Clay, Samuel T. Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah Annis Clay, Sarah B. Clay, Sarah C. Clay, Sarah Charity Clay, Sarah M. Clay, Sarda Stovel Clay, Savannah Clay, Smith W. Clay, Stella Clay, Susan Clay, Susan Smith W. Clay, Susanna Clay, Susanna Claibourne Clay, Susanna Withers Clay, Taylor Johnson Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas Hart Clay, Vida Clay, Viola Vida Clay, Warren Cleve Clay, Webster Lee Clay, West Clay, William Clay, William C. Clay, William Frederick Clay, William H. Clay, William Henry Clay, William Herr Clay, William Lewis Clay, William R. Clay, William S. Clay, William W. Clay, Willie Clay, Willie A. Clay, Wilson C. Clay, Young Clay, Zuleita Clay, George H. Colver, Robert M. Conner, Edna Perry Deckler, Anne Threasa Deihl, Ignatus Fennison, Vera M. Foster, Lillian May Furbush, Trinidad Garcia, Dorcus Graves, David Gussler, Mary Harris, Elizabeth Johns, Sarah Kasner, F. A. Kennedy, E. E. Landers, Harold Langdon, Nellie McCarthy, Maggie McDonald, James Addison Meriwether, Henry Mickleberry, James D. Mogar, Betty Murray, Magiana A. Pulliam, William Rathfon, Christian Rathford, H. M. Russ, Julia Sanders, S. R. Seeds, Jeremiah Standley, John E. Stanford, Elizabeth Stanton, J. W. Stites, Mary Frances Thoan, Minnie L. Thomas, Pearl M. Tomlinson, Annie Tuggle, Jean Halden Walker, Sarah J. Walker, M. J. Ward, Elinor Wise
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Summary
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, April 1968
Clay Line: Genealogy
Asset
Source Citation
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 3 No. 2, (April 1968): 28 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1968-02.
Historical Context
Name Evolutions: Several branches of the family altered the spelling of their surnames over generations, commonly transitioning from the Germanic variations Kley or Klee to Clay.
European Origins: Lineages are traced back to European roots, specifically citing ancestors originating from England, Ireland, and Germany/Bavaria.
Migration Patterns: Upon arriving in America during the 18th and 19th centuries, early family members primarily established roots in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New England. Over time, descendants migrated westward and southward, settling extensively across Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and eventually reaching California.
Historical Highlights:
* Jonas Clay’s New England line included Daniel Clay, a notable cabinet maker.
* During the Revolutionary War, Sally and Rachel Clay famously disguised themselves in their husbands’ clothes to intercept a British courier, successfully delivering critical military dispatches to General Greene.
* Henry Clay, the famous statesman, is linked to family lore in Ohio and documented via family bible records tracked by the Pennsylvania State Library.
* Numerous family members are documented as serving in both the Confederate and Union forces during the Civil War.
28 pages.