Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Date:
April 1969
Individuals Mentioned:
Mary Allen, Ellen Arnett, Abb Aust, Martha E. Barrett, Mary E. Barrett, Lucinda Bazell, Sopronia Beaky, Ivy Laverne Bee, Rebecca Bentley, Lillas Louise Birch, William H. Bisphain, Sarah Booson [OCR uncertain], Robert W. Bradbury, Bobby Joe Brandon, Peter Briggs, Abigail Brown, Henry C. Bruce, Arthur John Burk, Tennie Selby Burk, Jenne Rebecca B. Campbell, Roy Charts [OCR uncertain], A. E. Clay, Abie Clay, Abraham Clay, Adam Clay, Aisley Clay, Alan Ray Clay, Alexander Campbell Clay, Anna Mariah Clay, Augustus M. Clay, Barbara Sue Clay, Barnet Marston Clay, Bertie Clay, Betsy Clay, Betty Jean Clay, Borden Clay, Bruce Clay, Bulloc Clay, C. Clay, Calvin Clay, Carolina Mary Clay, Caroline Clay, Caroline Amelia Clay, Catheoat Johnston Clay, Catherine Clay, Cecil B. Clay, Centre Jeremiah Clay, Charles Clay, Charles Albert Clay, Charles Clay Clay, Charles Lewis Clay, Charles R. Clay, Charles Randall Clay, Childre Clay, Christian Clay, Christina Clay, Christopher Clay, Christopher L. Clay, Cindy Lee Clay, Claud Clay, Clement C. Clay, Clifford Charles Clay, Clifford Charles Clay Clay, Colbert Clay, Cooke John Clay, Cora M. Clay, D. Clay, Daniel Clay, David Clay, Diana Christine Clay, Doctor Green Clay, Donita Faye Clay, Dorie M. Clay, Dorothy Diane Clay, Dubert Malone Clay, E. Clay, Edmund Clay, Edward John Clay, Effie Brunnette Clay, Elijah Clay, Eliza Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth Lewis Clay, Elizabeth Wood Clay, Ella Jackson Clay, Elvy Clay, Emery B. Clay, Emma A. Clay, Emma Eenjie Clay, Euphemy [Effie] Clay, Fetty Clay, Flo Matthew Clay, Francis M. Clay, Frank Clay, Frederick Clay, G. Clay, G. R. Clay, Garnette Clay, Gary Clay, George Clay, George Anthony Clay, George Christopher Clay, George Marston Clay, George Noacker Susanah Clay, George W. Clay, George William Clay, Gertrude Helen Clay, Glen Clay, Harriet Adeline Clay, Hazel Clay, Henrietta Jane Clay, Henry Clay, Henry B. Clay, Henry Clinton Clay, Henry J. Clay, Henry Moore Clay, Henry Morrison Clay, Henry Quinton Clay, Henry T. Clay, Henry W. Clay, Homer Walter Clay, Honor Clay, Honor Clay Clay, Irene Clay, Isom Clay, Issac Clay, Iva May Clay, Izaack Clay, J. Clay, J. B. Clay, J. Borden Clay, J. M. Clay, J. P. Clay, Jack Clay, Jack Marston Clay, Jackson W. Clay, Jacob Nidoch Jeremiah Clay, Jairret Clay, James Clay, James Arther Clay, James D. Clay, James Henry Clay, James R. Clay, Jane Clay, Janet Ann Clay, Jeremiah Clay, Jerry Katherine Clay, Jimmy Alan Clay, John Clay, John A. Clay, John Albert Clay, John Bruce Clay, John C. Clay, John Catheoat Johnston Clay, John Claud Clay, John G. Clay, John Ingram Clay, John M. Clay, John Milton Clay, John Mitchell Clay, Jonas Clay, Juanita Clay, Julia Clay, Laura Ellen Clay, Levi Clay, Levi D. Clay, Lewis Clay, Lillie J. Clay, Lily D. Clay, Louisiana John C. Clay, Lucy Clay, Lucy Emma Clay, Lure Jane Clay, M. Clay, M. J. Clay, Mabel Alma Clay, Mamie Clay, Manerva A. Clay, Margaret Clay, Margaret M. Clay, Margarett Clay, Marian Barbara Clay, Marion Lloyd Clay, Marston Clay, Martha Clay, Martha Eldridge Clay, Martha Ingram Clay, Mary Clay, Mary Amelia Clay, Mary Christina Clay, Mary M. Clay, Mary Margaret Clay, Mary Pierce Clay, Mary Scott Clay, Marybelle Clay, Masten Clay, Master Henry W. Clay, Mathals Clay, Mathew Clay, Mathews Clay, Mathias Clay, Matthew Clay, Matthias Clay, Mattie Clay, Maud Clay, Mellie Clay, Melvina Clay, Mention Thadeus E. Clay, Mentioned J. M. Clay, Milton B. Clay, Milton Bailey Clay, Milton Birch Clay, Missie Clay, Mitchell Clay, Molly Clay, Moore Clay, Myrtle S. Clay, Nidoch Jeremiah Clay, Nina Clay, Noacker Susanah Clay, P. Clay, P. G. Clay, Patsy Clay, Peter Clay, Polly Clay, Polly A. Clay, Polly Mary Clay, R. Clay, R. A. Clay, Raleigh McKinley Clay, Ralph Clay, Richard Owen Clay, Robert P. Clay, Robert Young Clay, Ruhama [Jennie] Clay, Russel W. Clay, Russell Jeremiah Clay, S. Clay, S. B. Clay, S. C. Clay, Sally Clay, Sam Clay, Samuel Clay, Samuel Green Clay, Samuel Mitchell Clay, Samuel Peyton Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah Jane Clay, Scott Clay, Senator Henry Clay, Shield Henry Clay, Simon Clay, Solomon Clay, Dr Sophia Clay, Stella Katherine Clay, Stella Zoe Clay, Stephen Oscar Clay, Steven Clay, Stewart William Clay, Tami Renae Clay, Teresa Lynn Clay, Thadeus E. Clay, This Samuel Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas C. Clay, Thomas Jefferson Clay, Tollie Melton Clay, Valentine Clay, Vina Jane Clay, W. Clay, Walter Clay, Watter Clay, William Clay, William Alan Clay, William Cooke John Clay, William H. Clay, William Henry Clay, William Jeremiah Clay, William Mitchell Clay, William Russell Clay, William Thomas Clay, Willie Isom Clay, Winnie Jewel Clay, Young Clay, Zela Clay, Ollie Collins, Ama Combs, Arabella Craig, Asberry Daniel, Walter Albert Davis, Hiram Decker, Sue Olive Dossett, Ural M. Dossett, W. K. P. Dow, Darleno Duckwater, James Edison, Martha Alice Eldridge, Henry Fields, Rachel Finch, H. R. Fleming, Emma Goble, Henry Hanslon, Vernon Hanson, Mary Lena Hatcher, Lila Faye Henry, Olive Hazel Hockett, Frances M. Hutchinson, Chas. Hymas, Patty Ingram, Benjamin Kell, Emily Kell, William Kell, Gertrude Kendrick, Millison Kingsbury, Amalia Klement, Charles William Long, Eleanor Susan Long, Sarah Elizabeth Long, William Long, Genevia Malone, Philip Mann, James W. Master, Thomas McQuire, Olan Melton, John Mosher, Jennie Muir, James Murphy, Van Ness, Daniel Nuss, James Parker, Mary Pomeroy, Earl Preston, William H. Preston, Mary Susan Read, Ethel Reed, John Robie, John Rogers, Almira E. Seaman, Hiram Selby, James C. Sharp, Adam Shelies, Sue D. Skinner, William Thomas Skinner, Emeline Smith, Patty Smith, Virginia Lou Stewart, Winnifred Alice Stuart, Elizabeth Sullivan, John S. Tinsley, Joyce Celeste Wiley, Elizabeth Williams, Emma Sudle Williams, Pamela Cay Williams, Sarah Williams, Rebecca Winn, Addie Woodruff, George V. T. Wynn
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Summary
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, April 1969
Clay Line: Genealogy
Asset
Source Citation
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 4 No. 2, (April 1969): 21 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1969-02.
Historical Context
The Klee-Clay Connection: Johan Nicholas Klee immigrated from Germany to Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1739. Because “Klee” means clover in German and is pronounced like “clay,” English court clerks frequently transcribed the name as Clay. This led some branches, including descendants who migrated westward to Stark County, Ohio, to officially adopt the Clay surname.
The Samuel Clay Lineage: Newly uncovered equity records from 1812 in Granville County, North Carolina, resolved a major genealogical puzzle by detailing the family of Samuel Clay. He was proven to be a direct descendant of the original immigrant John Clay (1558–1632). Samuel’s descendants later spread to Georgia and Alabama.
William Henry Clay Lineage: Records show William Henry Clay (born in Lawrence, Kentucky) was a direct descendant of the original immigrant John Clay. His family migrated from Ohio to Missouri, with later generations moving further west to Nebraska and Colorado.
Public Census and Migration Records:
* Ohio census records from 1820 and 1830 document numerous Clay families settling across counties like Stark, Richland, Pike, and Trumbull.
* Alabama records from 1840 and 1850 place Clay families in Greene, Chambers, Jackson, and Madison counties.
* West Virginia census data from 1850 to 1870 tracks the family of Henry Clay (born in North Carolina/Virginia) and his descendants living in Wyoming County.
Early Member Lineages: Multiple association members successfully traced their direct lineage back to the original immigrant John Clay, including lines running through Marston Clay (b. 1749) and John Clay (b. 1757).
21 pages.