Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Date:
October 1968
Individuals Mentioned:
Catherine Adkins, Mary Polly Anderson, Daniel C. Arnold, John Arnold, Mary Arnold, Naomi Austin, C. H. Bennett, Issac Blankenship, John A. Brandau, William Brazile, Daniel Brinegar, Elizabeth Brown, Mary A. Campbell, Lupita Carrasco, Mary Carter, A. M. Clay, Abia Clay, Abraham Melvin Clay, Ada Clay, Agesilaus B. Clay, Albert Clay, Albert G. Clay, Albert Harrison Clay, Albert Nathaniel Clay, Alec Clay, Alfred Payne Clay, Alice Clay, Alice Pearl Clay, Alpheus A. Clay, Amanda [Mauda] Clay, Amanda A. Clay, Ann Clay, Annie Clay, Annie Lizzie Clay, April Jesse Clay, Archie R. Clay, Atreus Mc Creery Clay, Barbara Clay, Bedford Clay, Benjamin Clay, Bertie Clay, Betsy Clay, Betty Jo Clay, Brown Clay, Burk Clay, C. Clay, C. J. Clay, C. L. Clay, Caleb Clay, Calvin Clay, Carlos Green Clay, Carolina Clay, Caroline Clay, Carolyn Diane Clay, Carolyn Diane Carlos Green Clay, Carry Clay, Carter Clay, Catherine Y. Clay, Cecil Sveret Clay, Lieutenant Charles Clay, Charles A. Clay, Charles Andrew Clay, Charles B. Clay, Charles Crawford Clay, Charles E. Clay, Dr. Charles L. Clay, Charley Bob Clay, Chester C. Clay, Clara Estelle Clay, Clara Frances Clay, Clem Amos Clay, Clement C. Clay, Clementine [OCR: Clemintine] Clay, Cleta Clay, Clifford Brown Clay, Code John Clay, Comer Clay, Coon Clay, Creery Clay, Cynthia Clay, D. Clay, David Clay, David Lynn Clay, Dilmus J. Clay, Dock Clay, Dora Clay, Dora Alice Clay, Dorothy Clay, Doshia Clay, Douglas Clay, E. Clay, E. J. Clay Jr., Earl Maxwell Clay, Eaton B. Clay, Edna Clay, Edward Albert Clay, Edwin Clay, Effie Clay, Effie Jane Clay, Eleanor Frances Clay, Eleazar [OCR: Eloazor] Clay, Elijah Clay, Eliza S. Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth Ann Clay, Elizabeth Burk Clay, Ella Clay, Elner L. Clay, Emily Clay, Ephraim [OCR: Ephriam] Clay, Ermitt [OCR: Ernmltt] Clay, Ernest Clay, Ernest L. Clay, Ernest Winfred Clay, Ernie Clay, Etta Clay, Fannie Clay, Florence Clay, Frances Clay, Frances L. Clay, Frances Woods Jane Clay, Francis (Frank) Williams Clay, Frank Clay, Frank W. Clay, Fred Clay, G. Clay, G. B. Clay, G. R. Clay, Gannett Clay, Gary Reed Clay, Gayle Kathleen Clay, Gene Clay, Geneil Clay, George Clay, George H. Clay, George Lee Clay, George Rubin Clay, George W. Clay, Georgia Ann Clay, Gerald Clay, Gerald R. Clay, Gerald Stuard Clay, Gillem Clay, Gordon Clay, Greenberry Clay, Greenville Clay, H. Clay, H. F. Clay, H. Pepper Clay, Hart Clay, Hassle Clay, Henrietta Clay, Honorable Henry Clay, Henry Christopher Clay, Henry Franklin Clay, Henry J. Clay, Henry L. Clay, Henry Livingston Clay, Henry Nowlin Clay, Henry Pa Clay, Henry Paton Clay, Henry Phillip Clay, Henry W. Clay, Hensley Clay, Herman Louis Clay, Hettie Ann Clay, Hezekiah Nathaniel Clay, Hillary P. Clay, Hiriam Clay, Ida Clay, Irene Clay, Irene Will Clay, Isom Clay, Issac C. Clay, Ivan Webb Clay, J. Clay, J. E. Clay, Jacob Clay, Jacob B. Clay, Jacobs Clay, James Clay, James Brown Clay, James Burk Clay, James Clinton Clay, James David Clay, James Edward Clay, James Ellis Clay, James Henry Clay, James T. Clay, James Taylor Clay, Jamie Ruth Clay, Jane Clay, Jasper Edward Clay, Jenifer Ruth Clay, Jenny Clay, Jeremiah Clay, Jerry Paul Clay, Jesse Clay, Jesse W. Clay, John Clay, John A. Clay, John B. Clay, John C. Clay, John C. J. Clay, John F. Clay, John Gillem Clay, John Harvey Clay, John Henry Clay, John K. Clay, John M. Clay, John Mitchell Clay, John R. Clay, John W. Clay, John William Clay, Jordan Clay, Joseph [OCR: Joseeh] Clay, Joseph A. Clay, Joseph Clinton Clay, Joseph D. Clay, Joseph F. Clay, Joseph Scott Clay, Josephine Clay, Josiah Clay, Judith Clay, June Porter Clay, K. Clay, Kamikov Henry Clay, Kay Clay, Kelta L. Clay, Kelvine Clay, L. Clay, L. Dawson Clay, Lackington Randolph Clay, Larry Lynn Clay, Laura Clay, Laura L. Clay, Lee Clay, Lela Mae Clay, Lester Clay, Lester Lee Clay, Letitia [OCR: Letltia] Clay, Levi Clay, Levi M. Clay, Levi Martin Clay, Lewis Clay, Lida Beth Clay, Loucinda Clay, Lucien Henry Clay, Lucille Clay, Miss Lucretia Clay, Lucretia Hart Clay, Lucy Clay, Lucy Alice Clay, Lucy Emile Clay, Lucy Jacobs Clay, Lulu Clay, Lydia Clay, Lynnwood Thomas Clay, M. Clay, M. Myrtle Clay, Maacah Clay, Mad John Gillem Clay, Mae Clay, Malcolm Reed Clay, Malinda Clay, Mamie Clay, Margaret Clay, Margaret Louise Clay, Margaret M. Clay, Margaret Tennessee Clay, Margie Mildred Clay, Marguritte Lucille Clay, Maria H. Pepper Clay, Marie [OCR: Manie] Clay, Marion Clay, Marjorie Clay, Mark L. Clay, Marquis de Lafayette Clay, Martha Clay, Martha A. Clay, Martha Ann Clay, Martin Clay, Marvin Ralph Clay, Mary Clay, Mary A. Clay, Mary Ann Clay, Mary Burk Clay, Mary Caroline Clay, Mary Catherine Clay, Mary F. Clay, Mary Frances Clay, Mary J. C. Clay, Mary Jane Clay, Mary Rebecca Clay, Mary W. Clay, Mastin Clay, Maston Clay, Mathew Reid Clay, Mathias Clay, Matthew Clay, Maudie Lee Clay, Maurice Alton Clay, Merlal Hensley Clay, Michael R. Clay, Mildred Elizabeth Clay, Milton C. Clay, Milton L. Clay, Minnie Clay, Minnie R. Clay, Mitchel Clay, Mitchell Clay, Mollie Clay, Mollie E. Clay, Mortality Schedule Jane Clay, Mullens Clay, Myrtle May Clay, N. Clay, Nancy Clay, Nancy Louise Clay, Nancye Lynne Clay, Nannie Clay, Narcissa Jane Clay, Nora M. Clay, Nowlin Clay, Obed Clay, Obediah Daniel Clay, Ocla Clay, Oct Henry Clay, Odin Clay, Odist Clay, Oliver Clay, Oliver Sydney Clay, Oliver Sydney Oliver Sydney Clay, Ollie Willburn Clay, Paton Clay, Patsy Bedford Clay, Paul B. Clay, Pearl Clay, Pepper Clay, Pepper John M. Clay, Permelia D. Clay, Peter Clay, Phillip Clay, Phoebe Clay, Plot Patsy Bedford Clay, Polly Clay, Polly Mitchel Clay, Porter Clay, Priscilla Clay, R. Clay, Rebecca Clay, Rebecca Burk Clay, Rebecca Comer Clay, Referenc Clay, Rhoda Shrewsbury Clay, Richard Clay, Richard Daryl Clay, Richard Franklyn Clay, Richard Lee Clay, Robert Clay, Robert Charles Clay, Robert Ferguson Clay, Robert Floyd Clay, Robert Hatton Clay, Robert Mitchell Clay, Robert Pat Clay, Robert V. Clay, Robert Young Clay, Rosa Lois Clay, Rose Anna Clay, Roy Clay, Royal Clay, Ruby Clay, Rupert V. Clay, Ruth Clay, Ruth Anna Clay, Ruth Marie Clay, S. Clay, S. L. Clay, S. Pearl Clay, Sadie Clementine Clay, Sadie E. Clay, Sallie Clay, Samuel Clay, Samuel C. Clay, Samuel Christopher Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah Elizabeth Clay, Sarah Ellen Clay, Schedule Jane Clay, Scott Clay, Sheila Joe Clay, Sheriff Mark L. Clay, Shirley Clay, Shrewsbury Clay, Silas Clay, Simeon Clay, Simon Clay, Solomon Clay, Stella Clay, Stephen Clay, Suda Clay, Sude Clay, Supe Jesse Clay, Susan Jacob Clay, Susan Jacobs Clay, Susan Paralee Clay, Sydney Clay, Sydney Oliver Sydney Clay, Terri Lee Clay, Theodore W. Clay, Thoma Merlal Hensley Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas B. Clay, Thomas Elgin Clay, Thomas J. Clay, First Lieutenant Thomas Jacob Clay, Thomas N. Clay, Tobe Clay, Tony Clay, Van Clay, Vera Lee Clay, Vernon Floyd Clay, Vic Clay, Vina Jane Clay, Violet Clay, Volum William G. Clay, W. Clay, W. C. Clay, Wiley Clay, Wiley Davis Clay, Will Clay, William Clay, William B. Clay, William Benjamin Clay, William Bowen Clay, William Carlos Clay, William Coon Clay, William Frank Clay, William G. Clay, William Henry Clay, William Martin Clay, William Robert Clay, William W. Clay, Woodrow Clay, Woods Jane Clay, Woodson Clay, Woodson Hobson Clay, Young Clay, Effie M. Cochran, George H. Colver, Robert M. Conner, Rodney Clement Cook, Addie Alta Darnell, Edna Perry Deckler, Mary Mahalie Dooley, Lizzie Miles Dubose, Sam W. Easter, Dorothy J. Eattenburg, Mary Ann Edwards, Jackson Farley, Rebecca Farley, Margaret L. Fiches, Hollis Emery Fish, Mary Elizabeth Fish, Elizabeth Forman, Calvin Dubose Foster, Robert Freeman Foster, Thomas Calvin Foster, Vera M. Foster, Ella Gadd, Martin Gay, Catherine Lynn Gentry, Felix Gipson, Katie Gipson, David E. Glasco, Rose Goes, Bettie Goff, Hannah Gosby, Esse Greer, D. L. Hadley, Catherine Hamilton, Bessie Hammons, Paul Hayne, Minnie A. M. Holcumb, H. W. T. Holman, George Houston, Mrs. Ruth E. Hudspeth, Marie Jolly, George Jones, Orlen Hubert Karst, Mary Keefer, Betty Jean Kelley, Almeda Kelly, Levi Kelly, John Y. King, Helen Kingsland, Russel Kirk, John Ladson, Harold Langdon, Nancy Ella Lawson, Eduardo Lebron, Rebecca Ann Little, Eugenia Tennessee Malory, Joseph Martin, Minnie Eudora Martin, Antnet Massengale, Henry Massey, James W. Master, Hugh McCarty, Louis McCarty, Nancy McKinney, A. P. McMurry, Delores Melchi, Marcelle Michaels, Ruth Jean Miller, Katherine Milligan, Vera A. Mitchell, Price V. Monroe, Catherine Montague, Robert Mosely, Elizabeth Mullins, Edith Newsom, Marinda Newsom, John Northcoate, Daniel Nuss, Alice Beatrice Osborne, Lydia Paschal, Nannie Peebles, Mary Phillips, Edda Plummer, C. C. Powell, Percy D. Preston, Al Reade, Blanche Reichart, Charles Reichart, Daniel C. Reichart, Mrs. Joseph J. Reid, Calvin Clay Richardson, John Henry Richardson, Juanita Richardson, Mattie Joe Roberts, Susie Robertson, Adelia Robinson, John Rogers, Flo Dell Ross, Eulilia June Rusk, H. M. Russ, S. R. Seeds, Eva Shell, Elizabeth Hannah Shrout, John M. Sizemore, Charles Wells Skinner, Dorothy May Skinner, Benjamin Spaulding, Ruth Speries, Ruby May Spray, Lucille Ann Squires, Tom L. W. Squires, Helen Stephen, Martelia Stewart, Robert King Stiles, J. W. Stites, Blue Belle Stuard, Thomas Sullivan, Mary Paralee Tally, Katherine Pauline Thornhill, Mary Irene Tilley, William Riley Tilley, Mollie Tribble, Mrs. Judith D. Voss, Jean Halden Walker, Richard Walton, Agnes Wamwell, R. W. Ward, Georgia Webb, Ruth Whiton, Nancy Susan Williams, Orpha Williams, Ada Florence Stephens Wolfe, Mrs. Clay David Woolfolk, Sarah J. Workman, Nancy Young, Anna May Zelber
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Summary
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, October 1968
Clay Line: Genealogy
Asset
Source Citation
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 3 No. 4, (October 1968): 48 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1968-04.
Historical Context
Emigration and Land Claims: Early records note Henry Clay, a tailor from Surrey, indentured in 1736 for service in North Carolina. Land claims and patent records for various Clay family members were registered across the Missouri Territory, Louisiana, and Mississippi between 1679 and 1835.
Military Service: Several individuals served in historical conflicts. Elijah Clay enlisted from Virginia in 1780 and fought at the Guilford Courthouse. Henry Clay served in the Virginia Militia during the War of 1812. Multiple family members served in the Civil War (CSA), including William Coon Clay (13th Tennessee Regiment), Wm. S. Clay (killed near Richmond in 1862), and Atreus McCreery Clay (Hood’s Texas Brigade).
Family Lineages and Relocations:
* Jordan Clay (b. 1777, Virginia) married Mary Carter and moved his family to Lawrence County, Kentucky.
* Maston Clay (1796–1838) was born in Virginia, lived in Georgia, and moved his family to Arkansas. His son, Lackington Randolph, later moved to Paris, Texas.
* Thomas Jefferson Clay (b. 1819, Virginia) married in Alabama, and his son, Dr. John Gillem Clay, was educated in Texas before practicing medicine in Tennessee.
* Mathias Clay (1808–1853) raised a large family residing in Perry and Cumberland Counties, Pennsylvania.
Notable Historical Mentions: Mitchell Clay is recognized as the first white settler in Mercer County, West Virginia, where two of his children were killed by Shawnee Indians in 1783.
48 pages.