Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Date:
June 1968
Individuals Mentioned:
Daniel C. Arnold, Alfred L. Clay, Ann Clay, Ann Maria Clay, Archer Clay, Augusta Clay, Augustus Clay, B. Clay, Bert Moses Clay, Bethel [OCR: Behetel] L. Clay, Betsy Clay, C. Clay, C. M. Clay, Captain Daniel Clay, Captain Jonas Clay, Captain Stephen Clay, Cassius M. Clay, Charles Clay, Charles Clifford Clay, Charles G. Clay, Charles M. Clay, Charlotte Orcutt Clay, Christopher F. Clay, Clarissa Clay, Clifford Clay, Curtis A. Clay, Dan A. Clay, Daniel Clay, E. Clay, E. L. Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Ellis Clay, Elwood R. Clay, Emanuel Clay, Ernest Clay, Eroe [OCR uncertain] Clay, Estar [OCR uncertain] Clay, Estelle Clay, Eugene F. Clay, Ezekial Clay, Ezekial F. Clay, F. Clay, F. Henry B. Clay, Fan Ezekial F. Clay, Fanny Clay, Fred Ernest Clay, G. Clay, G. R. Clay, George Marston Clay, George W. Clay, Green Clay, Greenberry Clay, Greenberry Cla Mastin Clay, H. Clay, H. C. Clay, Hannibal Clay, Harold T. Clay, Harriet A. Clay, Henrietta Clay, Henry Clay, Henry B. Clay, Henry J. Clay, Hiland Henry Clay, Humphrey Clay, J. Clay, J. F. Clay, Jack H. Clay, Jack L. Clay, Jack Lynn Clay, Jackson Clay, Jacob N. Clay, James Clay, James E. Clay, James G. Clay, James L. Clay, Jasper Jefferson Clay, Jasper Jesse Clay, Jefferson Clay, Jennie E. Clay, Jesse Clay, Joane Clay, John Clay, John A. Clay, John B. Clay, John C. Clay, John T. Clay, John W. Clay, Johnson E. Clay, Jonas Clay, Jonas Wenham Clay, Jonathon Clay, Jordan Clay, Joseph Clay, Joseph H. Clay, Mr Josiah Clay, Kalb Royal Clay, Kitty Clay, L. Clay, Larkin Clay, Letitia [OCR: Letltia] Clay, Louisiana H. Clay, Luc Mathew Clay, Luiza Clay, Luther Clay, Lynn Clay, M. Clay, Mack Clay, Madlson William Clay, Maggie B. Clay, Maria Clay, Maria E. Clay, Marston Clay, Martha Clay, Martha N. Clay, Martin Clay, Mary Clay, Mary Ann Clay, Mary E. Clay, Mary Obedience Clay, Maryan Clay, Massachuset Clay, [Cla?] Mastin Clay, Mathew Clay, Matthew Clay, Matthew H. Clay, Mattie G. Clay, Mattie V. Clay, Matty Clay, Mitchell Clay, Mittie Clay, Morgan Greenberry Clay, Morgan Maryan Clay, Moses Clay, N. Clay, Na Nancy Clay, Nancy Clay, Nannie Clay, Nannie Clay Maggie B. Clay, Nehemiah Clay, Nicholas Clay, Obedience Clay, Octo Clay, Orcutt Clay, Pat Martha N. Clay, Patsy Clay, Pauline Clay, Peter Clay, Pierce Clay, Polly Clay, R. Clay, Rebecca Clay, Reuben Clay, Rhoda Clay, Ri Mary E. Clay, Ri Ruth Clay, Richard Clay, Richmond James Clay, Rob C. M. Clay, Robert Clay, Robert Luther Clay, Robert Young Clay, Rockeyan Clay, Royal Clay, Ruben Clay, Ruby Clay, Ruth Clay, Sabrina Clay, Sally Clay, Samuel Clay, Dr. Sarah Clay, Simeon Clay, Stephen Clay, Sue E. Clay, Sumner Martha Clay, T. Clay, T. C. Clay, T. H. Clay, T. J. Clay, T. T. Clay, Tabitha Clay, Tex E. L. Clay, Th Letltia Clay, Th William G. Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas C. Clay, Thomas Clay Morgan Maryan Clay, Thomas Clay Thomas N. Clay, Thomas H. Clay, Thomas J. Clay, Thomas N. Clay, Thomas T. Clay, Timothy Clay, V. Clay, Vailiam H. Clay, W. Clay, W. B. Clay, W. H. Clay, W. Pauline Clay, Wal Maggie B. Clay, Walter Pierce Clay, Warren Henry Clay, Washington Pierce Clay, We Sabrina Clay, Weakley Joseph Clay, Wenham Clay, Wil Nannie Clay, Wilkinson Eroe Clay, William Clay, William A. Clay, William G. Clay, William Henry Clay, Williamson James G. Clay, Wilson Archer Clay, Woody Clay, Wooten John W. Clay, Young Clay, George H. Colver, Robert M. Conner, Edna Perry Deckler, Vera M. Foster, Harold Langdon, H. M. Russ, S. R. Seeds, J. W. Stites, Jean Halden Walker
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Summary
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, June 1968
Clay Line: Genealogy
Asset
Source Citation
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 3 No. 3, (June 1968): 26 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1968-03.
Historical Context
Early New England Immigrants: Stephen, Jonas, and Thomas Clay arrived from England (likely Derby and Nottingham) and settled in Salem, Massachusetts, between 1630 and 1640. Captain Jonas Clay (d. 1704) and his brother, Captain Stephen Clay, are prominent early figures. Additionally, Jonas Clay arrived in Massachusetts in 1643.
Humphrey Clay: An early Puritan settler in New London, Connecticut, Humphrey and his wife Katherine were convicted of running a disorderly house and faced a £40 fine or banishment in 1664.
Daniel Clay, Cabinetmaker: Born in New London, Daniel served an apprenticeship in Middletown and established a cabinet business in Greenfield, Massachusetts.
The Mitchell Clay Pioneer Lineage: Mitchell Clay, a descendant of John Clay, became the first white settler in Mercer County, West Virginia, in 1775. Following a violent 1783 Shawnee Indian raid that resulted in the deaths of his children Tabitha and Bartley (and the capture/rescue of Ezekiel), the family relocated to New River. His descendants became prominent local figures, including Raleigh County’s first sheriff.
Clay-Bass Family Connection: Bible records detail the marriage of Martha Clay (daughter of Henry and Mary Clay) to William Bass Jr. on May 6, 1731, outlining multiple generations of children.
Southern Branches: Extensive documentation traces later generations across Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas, cataloged via early 19th-century tax rolls, land lotteries, military service records, and marriage indices.
26 pages.
