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CFQ-1969-04_Vol_4_No_4

Record Summary


Evidence Category:
Published Source

Record Type:
Newsletter

Date:
October 1969

Individuals Mentioned:
Hezekiah Adkins, Mary Allen, Daniel C. Arnold, Clifford C. Ball, Lucinda Bazell, Sopronia Beaky, Rebecca Bentley, Robert W. Bradbury, Bobby Joe Brandon, Peter Briggs, Abigail Brown, Henry C. Bruce, Arthur John Burk, Tennie Selby Burk, Roy Lee Callahan, McKinley Chapman, Roy Charts [OCR uncertain], Capt Clay, Acker Clay, Ada Clay, Ada M. Clay, Adelia Clay, Agness Clay, Akers John Clay, Alan Ray Clay, Alexander Clay, Alexander Campbell Clay, Alford Clay, Alice Runkles Clay, Amanda Clay, Amanda Hillsman Clay, Ambrose Clay, Ambrose Riley Clay, Amelia Count Elizabeth F. Clay, Ann Clay, Anne Clay, Annie Clay, Annie May Clay, Apri Tobitha Clay, Araminta Clay, Archer Clay, Archer Maria A. Clay, Archibald Clay, Armistead Clay, Arthur Clay, Atlanta Constitution Clifford C. Clay, Au Theodore Clay, Audrey Bulah Clay, Aug Rebecca Clay, Augustus M. Clay, B. Clay, Bagwell Clay, Baker Gwynne Clay, Bar Caleb Clay, Barbara Lee Clay, Barbara Sue Clay, Barnet Marston Clay, Belcher Clay, Benjamin Clay, Benson Clay, Bert A. Clay, Bertha Clay, Bertha M. Clay, Bertie Clay, Bertrand Clay, Bessie Clay, Betty Claire Clay, Blanche Clay, Boyd D. Clay, Bradbury Clay, Brooks Clay, Broun? Sidney Payne Clay, Bulah Margaret Clay, C. Clay, C. C. Clay, C. S. Clay, C. V. Roberts Francis Clay, Cabaniss Clay, Cal Clay, Caleb Clay, Calvin Henry Clay, Captain John Clay, Carl Clay, Carlas G. Clay, Carole Clay, Caroline Araminta Clay, Carroll Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Catherine Clay, Champain Fulfer John Clay, Charity H. Clay, Charles Clay, Charles B. Clay, Charles City William Clay, Charles Clifton Clay, Charles Harding Clay, Charles Mandeville Clay, Charles R. Clay, Charles S. Clay, Chefm Jimmy Clay, Chefman Jimmy Clay, Chester William Clay, Chronicle Senator Steve Clay, City William Clay, Cl Kenneth Joe Clay, Clancy Elwyn Clay, Clemon C. Clay, Cleo Clay, Cleo Josephine Clay, Clifford C. Clay, Clifford Charles Clay, Clifford Clarence Clay, Clyde Clay, Co Sarah Clay, Columbus Clay, Connie Clay, Constitution Clifford C. Clay, Count Elizabeth F. Clay, Curtis Clay, Curtis A. Clay, Curtis Wayne Clay, Cynthia Clay, D. Clay, Daniel Clay, Date Clay, David Clay, David S. Clay, Deal Clay, Deaths Jimmie Clay, Delcie Jean Clay, Dennis Clay, Denver Clay, Destinatio Clay, Dianne Clay, Dianne David S. Clay, Dixie Lee Clay, Docia W. Clay, Donald Clay, Donita Faye Clay, Doris B. Clay, Dorothy Clay, Dorothy Diane Clay, Dorothy Lee Clay, Douglas W. Clay, Drlggers Clay, Dwight Moody Clay, E. Clay, E. H. Clay, Eaden B. Clay, Ealy Clay, Earl Clay, Edith Clay, Edith C. Clay, Edna Grace Clay, Edward Clay, Edward Fresno Clay, Edward John Clay, Effie Elizabeth Clay, Eleanor Acker Clay, Eliza Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth Belcher Clay, Elizabeth F. Clay, Elizabeth I. Clay, Elizabeth Wood Clay, Elizth A. Clay, Ella Jackson Clay, Ellis Obed Clay, Emlin Clay, Emma Eenjie Clay, Emma J. Clay, Emory Clay, Enliste Jonathon Clay, Eramett E. Clay, Ernest Clay, Estelle Clay, Ethel Clay, Eugen Clay, Eugene Clay, Euphemy [Effie] Clay, Ezekel Clay, Ezekiel Clay, Ezekiel Field Clay, Ezikel Clay, F. Clay, F. Chefm Jimmy Clay, F. Chefman Jimmy Clay, Fay Clay, Faye Clay, Field Clay, Fleming J. G. Clay, Flippin Clay, Florence Clay, Frances Clay, Francis Clay, Frank Clay, Frank L. Clay, Frederic Leon Clay, Freida Clay, Fulfer John Clay, G. Clay, George Clay, George Anthony Clay, George Christopher Clay, George David Clay, George Marston Clay, George R. Clay, George W. Clay, George Williams Clay, Gertrude Clay, Glen Clay, Glenn Clay, Green Clay, Griffith Clay, Grisham Clay, H. Clay, H. C. Clay, H. Jessie Clay, H. M. Clay, H. Pryse Signed William Clay, Hadden Hillsman Clay, Hall Clay, Hannah Clay, Harley Clay, Harry Bascom Clay, Hattie West Clay, Henery Clay, Henrietta Jane Clay, Henry Clay, Henry B. Clay, Henry Bagwell Clay, Henry Clinton Clay, Henry M. Clay, Henry May Mitchell Clay, Henry W. Clay, Herschel Clay, Hillsman Clay, Homer Mitchell Clay, Honor Clay, Horace Clay, How Mary Clay, Howard Clay, Howard William Clay, Hubert Leon Clay, Humphrey Clay, Humphry Clay, I. Clay, Ima Clay, Isham Clay, Isom Clay, J. Clay, J. B. Clay, J. E. Clay, J. F. Clay, J. G. Clay, J. M. Clay, Jack Clay, Jack Brooks Clay, Jack Marston Clay, Jack S. Clay, Jack W. Clay, Jackson W. Clay, James Clay, James H. Clay, James M. Clay, James McKinley Clay, James N. Clay, James P. Clay, James W. Clay, Jane Clay, Janet Ann Clay, Jean Grisham Clay, Jeremiah Clay, Jerusha Clay, Jesse Clay, Jessie Clay, Jessie Preston Clay, Jimmie Clay, Jimmy Clay, Jimmy Alan Clay, Joan Ann Clay, Joe Clay, Joe Alford Clay, Joe Thomas Clay, John Clay, John Albert Clay, John B. Clay, John Cecil Clay, John Henry Clay, John Ingram Clay, John L. Clay, John Mitchell Clay, John Randolph Clay, John W. Clay, John William Clay, Jonas Clay, Jonathon Clay, Jones Senator Steve Clay, Jordan Clay, Joseph Clay, Joseph A. Clay, Josiah W. How Mary Clay, Juanita Clay, Jul Clay, June Martha Clay, Kathryn Augusta Clay, Kathryn Rosalie Clay, Katie R. Clay, Keith Clay, Kelsey Clay, Kenneth Joe Clay, Kentu Clay, Kermit Clay, L. Clay, Lackington Clay, Larry Clay, Laura B. Clay, Laura Ellen Clay, Laverne Clay, Lawrence B. Clay, Leander Bascom Clay, Leander S. Clay, Lee Ola Clay, Leo Emerson Clay, Leona Clay, Leonard M. Clay, Leonidas Claud Clay, Leonidas Hamlin Clay, Levi D. Clay, Lillian Clay, Lists Thomas Clay, Lizza [OCR uncertain] Clay, Logene Clay, Lonnie H. Clay, Lottie Eva Clay, Louetta Clay, Louise Clay, Lovetta Clay, Lowell Thomas Clay, Lucille Clay, Lucinda Clay, Lucinda Emma Clay, Luella Clay, Lynn George R. Clay, Lynnwood Thomas Clay, M. Clay, M. Matt Clay, M. N. Strickl George Clay, M. N. Strickland George Clay, M. Unnamed Mitchell Clay, Madge D. Clay, Malcolm Clay, Mandeville Green Clay, Mantel Clay, Mar Jane Clay, Marc William Clay, Marcellus Clay, Marguerite Clay, Maria A. Clay, Mariam Clay, Marie Clay, Marion Lloyd Clay, Marlene Clay, Marriages C. C. Clay, Marsten Clay, Marston Clay, Martha Clay, Martha Eldridge Clay, Martha Ingram Clay, Martha's Clay, Martrew Clay, Mary Clay, Mary Agness Clay, Mary Amelia Clay, Mary Ann Clay, Mary Flippin Clay, Mary I. Clay, Mary Jean Grisham Clay, Mary Margaret Clay, Mary Marlene Clay, Mary Pierce Clay, Mary Tilley Clay, Marybelle Clay, Mathis Joe Thomas Clay, Matt Clay, Matthew Clay, Maud Clay, Maude Estelle Clay, May Clay, May Mitchell Clay, Melvin L. Clay, Mexico Clay, Miles Clay, Millard G. Clay, Mitchell Clay, Molly Clay, Monroe Eden Clay, Myrtle Clay, N. Clay, N. Strickl George Clay, N. Strickland George Clay, Na William S. Clay, Name Destinatio Clay, Nannie Josephine Clay, Nas Joe Alford Clay, Ned P. Clay, Nep Clay, Nina Clay, Noble Amanda Hillsman Clay, Obed Clay, Octavia Clay, Octo Nep Clay, Orphey Clay, Oscar Clay, P. Clay, Paralee Clay, Patricia Ann Clay, Patsy Clay, Pauline Clay, Payne Clay, Peggy Lee Clay, Pennell Clay, Peter Clay, Peter Reaves Daniel Clay, Preston Clay, Pryse Signed William Clay, R. Clay, Rachel Clay, Rachel Pennell Clay, Ralph Clay, Randolph Clay, Rankin Eugen Clay, Raym D. Clay, Raymond Clay, Raymond E. Clay, Reaves Daniel Clay, Richard Clay, Richard E. Clay, Richard Keith Clay, Richard Owen Clay, Riley Clay, Riley C. Clay, Rita Mae Clay, Robert Clay, Robert Martin Clay, Robert P. Clay, Robert T. Clay, Robert Young Clay, Roberta Clay, Roberts Francis Clay, Rosa Clay, Rose Clay, Roselyn Clay, Ruby Mae Clay, Ruhama [Jennie] Clay, Runkles Clay, Russell Clay, Mrs Ruth Clay, S. Clay, Sally Clay, Sam Clay, Samuel Clay, Samuel Peyton Clay, Sara Clemon C. Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah B. Clay, Sarah E. Clay, Sarah S. Clay, Senator Steve Clay, Sevier E. H. Clay, Shirley Ann Clay, Sidney Payne Clay, Signed Henry Clay, Signed William Clay, Solomon Clay, Sophie P. Clay, Stephen Clay, Steve Clay, Stewart William Clay, Strickl George Clay, Strickland George Clay, Survived Clay, Susan Adelia Clay, T. Clay, Tami Renae Clay, Teresa Lynn Clay, Terry Clay, Th Jonas Clay, Thadeus E. Clay, Thelma Clay, Theodore Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas C. Clay, Tilley Clay, Tobitha Clay, Tolbina Clay, Trib Clay, Unnamed Mitchell Clay, V. Roberts Francis Clay, Vanho Martha Clay, Vickie Carole Clay, Vienna Luella Clay, Vina Jane Clay, Virginia Clay, W. Clay, W. G. Clay, W. How Mary Clay, W. M. Clay, W. M. Matt Clay, Wade Caroline Araminta Clay, Walter Clay, Walter Blaine Clay, Walter C. Clay, Wayne Clay, Willard Clay, William Clay, William A. Clay, William Alan Clay, William B. Clay, William C. Clay, William Ellis Obed Clay, William Green Clay, William Hall Clay, William Henry Clay, William S. Clay, Willm Clay, Writi Clay, Young Clay, Zelpha Akers John Clay, Arabella Craig, Asberry Daniel, Stella Lee Davis, Hiram Decker, Sue Olive Dossett, Ural M. Dossett, W. K. P. Dow, Martha Alice Eldridge, Henry Fields, Rachel Finch, H. R. Fleming, William W. Gardner, Lucretia Hall, Henry Hanslon, Lila Faye Henry, Patty Ingram, Benjamin Kell, Emily Kell, William Kell, Ella Kingery, Millison Kingsbury, June Lockhart, Eleanor Susan Long, William Long, Mamie Malcolm, Henry Marcum, James W. Master, Lenna McCoy, John Mosher, James Murphy, Vernie Neace, Dixie Newsom, Meldie Newsom, R. N. Nicholas, Edna Pack, James Amos Page, Eva Parsley, Stanley Patterson, Oscar Payne, Stella Pemberton, Harvey L. Ramsey, Mary Susan Read, Ethel Reed, John Rice, Bessie Roark, John Robie, Almira E. Seaman, Hiram Selby, William Thomas Skinner, Emeline Smith, Patty Smith, James D. Spaulding, Mary Spaulding, Virginia Lou Stewart, Winnifred Alice Stuart, Elizabeth Sullivan, Lunda Taylor, Ellen Townley, Mary Vance, Jean Halden Walker, Sarah Elizabeth Waller, Henry Walser, Audrey Watts, Joyce Celeste Wiley, Elizabeth Williams, John Delbert Williams, Pamela Cay Williams, Sarah Williams, Margaret Wilson, Rebecca Winn, Addie Woodruff

Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives


Summary

The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, October 1969


Clay Line: Genealogy


Asset


Source Citation

The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 4 No. 4, (October 1969): 53 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1969-04.


Historical Context

Early Immigrants & Settlers: John Clay arrived in Jamestown in 1613, followed by his wife Ann in 1623. John Clayes, a mariner from Watertown (1637), later relocated to Maine and was killed by Indians in 1676.

Early Lineages: The family tree of John Clay includes descendants Thomas, John, and William, tracking branches into families like Brantly and Barlow. In Massachusetts, Peter Clayes (son of John) married Sarah (Towne) Bridges in 1682, establishing a prominent family branch in Framingham.

Prominent Connections: Hannah Clay, granddaughter of Thomas Clay, married Matthew Cabaniss around the mid-1700s, connecting the lineage directly to the orator and statesman Henry Clay.

Vital & Public Records: Extensive birth, marriage, and death data are preserved for the Clayes/Clay lines in Framingham, Massachusetts, through the 1700s and 1800s. The 1830 Virginia census tracks multi-generational Clay households across Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Mecklenberg counties.

Regional Migrations: Mid-19th-century census records document families moving westward and southward into Kentucky, Mississippi, and various Tennessee counties, including Rutherford, Wilson, and Haywood.

Bible Records: Family Bibles—such as the Archer Clay Bible (married 1807), the John Gay Bible, and the Clemon C. Clay Bible—track detailed birth, marriage, and death timelines extending into the mid-20th century.
53 pages.