Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Date:
January 1970
Individuals Mentioned:
John W. Akin, Jeremiah Beeson, Georgia Black, Abia Clay, Adam M. Clay, Addie Lee Clay, Adeline Clay, Ala Clay, Albert Clay, Alexander Campbell Clay, Alice Clay, Allen Clay, Allie Mae Clay, Amanda E. Clay, Amey Clay, And Barber Clay, Angylyne Clay, Ann Clay, Miss Ann B. Clay, Ann Cook Auda Lee Clay, Ann Sawyer Clay, Anne Clay, Annie Clay, Ap Charles Leonidas Clay, Archer Clay, Archer M. Clay, Arthur Clay, Auda Lee Clay, B. Clay, Baptisms Ephriam Clay, Baptist Minister Polly Clay, Barbara Anne Clay, Barbary Clay, Barber Clay, Barbery Clay, Bartow Clay, Beid Clay, Bessie Clay, Betired List Clay, Betsey J. Clay, Betsey Long Clay, Betsey' Sanborn Clay, Betsy Long Clay, Bettie Sue Clay, Betty Jean Clay, Births Chamberlain Threat Clay, Bobby Jean Clay, Bosa Clay, Bourbon Count Brutus J. Clay, Boy Franklin Clay, Brannon Clay, Brenda Joyce Clay, Brookie Renee Clay, Brutus J. Clay, Buena Vi Clay, C. Clay, Caleb L. Clay, Callie Clay, Carolyn Regina Clay, Carrie Lula Clay, Cassius Clay, Cassius M. Clay, Chamberlain Clay, Chamberlain Threat Clay, Chamberlaine T. Clay, Charl Clay, Charles Clay, Charles Leonidas Clay, Charles Polly Clay, Charles S. Clay, Charm T. Clay, Claude Daniel Clay, Clays Charles Clay, Clifford Clay, Clifford Earl Clay, Clift Porter Clay, Clyde Clay, Columbus C. Clay, Congregation Ephriam Clay, Congregation James Clay, Cook Auda Lee Clay, Corps Clay, Cou Allen Clay, Coun Cypian Clay, Count Brutus J. Clay, Coweta Cou Allen Clay, Curtis Clay, Cypian Clay, D. Clay, Daniel Clay, David Clay, David S. Clay, Deaths Chamberlain Threat Clay, Dolly Robie Clay, Donald Noble Clay, Dosha Clay, Doshe Clay, Douglas W. Clay, Douglas Wesley Clay, E. Clay, E. H. Clay, Edgar T. Clay, Edmund M. Clay, Edward Clay, Edwin Morris Clay, Eeulah Clay, Elias Quitman Clay, Eliza Clay, Eliza Helen Clay, Miss Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth Wood Clay, Ella Clay, Ellen L. Clay, Emmett Lee Clay, Ernest W. Clay, Ester Clay, Eugene Francis Clay, Eunice Clay, Eunicy Caroline Clay, Fayette Coun Cypian Clay, Frances Clay, Frances Ernestine Clay, Francis Frank Williams Clay, Francis Ruth Clay, Frank W. Clay, Frank Williams Clay, Franklin Elliot Clay, Fred B. Clay, Frederic S. Clay, G. Clay, G. Glenn Clift Porter Clay, G. R. Clay, Gazette Clay, George Christopher Clay, George H. Clay, George W. Clay, Georgiana Clay, Glenn Clift Porter Clay, Green Clay, H. Clay, H. B. Clay, H. C. Clay, Hampton Clay, Hannah Clay, Harriet Clay, Harriet S. Clay, Harriet S. Lancaster Clay, Harriett Clay, Hattie Clay, Hazel June Clay, Helen Clay, Helen Louise Clay, Henrietta Jane Clay, Honorable Henry Clay, Henry Hampton Clay, Henry J. Clay, Henry Kyle Clay, Henry Milton Clay, Henry Walter Clay, Herbert Henry Clay, Herman Wesley Clay, Horace Bartow Clay, Horace S. Clay, Horace Sanborn Clay, Hubert Clay, Ingram Clay, Ingram Samuel Clay, Inn Clay, Isabella Clay, J. Clay, J. T. Clay, Jack Clay, Jack Smith Clay, Jack W. Clay, Jacob Clay, Jacob F. Clay, James Clay, James C. Clay, James M. Clay, James Newton Clay, James P. Clay, James Powell Clay, James Ralph Clay, James Russell Clay, James Thomas Clay, James W. Clay, James Willis Clay, Jane M. Clay, Jasper Lewis Clay, Jerome Edison Clay, Jesse Clay, Jesse J. Clay, Jesse Thomas Clay, Jim Clay, Jimmy Lewis Clay, Joe Jackson Clay, John Clay, John A. Clay, John Beverly Clay, John Burrell Clay, John C. Clay, John Chamberlain Clay, John Charles Clay, John Hampton Clay, John Henry Clay, John Ingram Clay, John Roily Clay, John T. Clay, John Wesley Clay, Johnnie Clay, Johnnie Mae Clay, Jonas Clay, Jonathon L. Clay, Joseph Clay, Joseph H. Clay, Jossie Elizabeth Clay, Juanita Clay, Judith Ann Clay, Judy Ann Clay, Julia Clay, Jun Millicent Clay, L. Clay, Ladocia Kern Clay, Lafayette Clay, Lamar Bosebud Clay, Lancaster Clay, Laura Clay, Laura Ellen Clay, Leah Helene Clay, Lee Clay, Leon Clay, Leonidas Clay, Lerry Clay, Leslie Morris Clay, Levi Clay, Levina Clay, Lewis Clay, Lexington Cassius M. Clay, Liggett Clay, Lillian Clay, Lillian Matilda Clay, Lincoln's Inn Clay, Lisa Andrea Clay, List Clay, Littleha Clay, Long Clay, Lorenzo Clay, Lottie Clay, Lou Radah Clay, Louise Clay, Louisia Mark W. Clay, Lucinda Clay, Lucinda Catherine Clay, Miss Lucretia Clay, Lucretia Adelaide Clay, Lula Clay, Lydia Clay, Lydia Dianna Clay, M. Clay, Miss Maacha Clay, Maggie Clay, Males No Clays Charles Clay, Malissa Clay, Maloy Clay, Mrs Mantel Clay, Margaret Elizabeth Clay, Margaret Louise Clay, Margaret V. Clay, Margie May Clay, Marium G. Clay, Martha Clay, Martha Beatrice Clay, Martha Ingraham Clay, Martha Lucille Clay, Martha M. Clay, Martha S. Clay, Mary Clay, Miss Mary Ann Clay, Mary Ann Sawyer Clay, Mary Christine Clay, Miss Mary E. Clay, Mary Elizabeth Clay, Mary Emmaline Clay, Mary Euphemia Clay, Miss Mary H. Clay, Mary L. Clay, Mary Pierce Clay, Mary Queen Clay, Mary Thomas C. Clay, Mastin Clay, Mathew Beid Clay, Matilda Clay, Maude Clay, May Clay, Mellicent Clay, Melvin K. Clay, Melvin Lee Clay, Membership James Clay, Meriam Clay, Mildred Clay, Millicent Clay, Minister Polly Clay, Minneso Martha S. Clay, Minnie Clay, Mitchell Clay, Morris Clay, Mose Clay, Moses Clay, Myrtle Florence Clay, N. C. Clay, Nancy Clay, Nancy B. Clay, Miss Nannie Clay, Nanny Maloy Clay, Nat Clay, Natchez Weekly Gazette Clay, Nellie Ruth Clay, Newman Congregation Ephriam Clay, Newman Congregation James Clay, Nina Clay, Noble Clay, Obediah Clay, Observor Mary Ann Clay, Ola Lee Clay, Ola Mae Clay, Oliver Clay, Oliver Sydney Clay, Oliver Wright Clay, P. Clay, P. E. Clay, P. G. Clay, P. Thoraa Pleasant Clay, Patty Ingram Samuel Clay, Miss Paulina G. Clay, Peter Clay, Pleasant Clay, Polly Clay, Porter Clay, Powell Clay, Prank W. Clay, Q. Clay, R. Clay, Ralph Thomas Clay, Ray Clay, Rebecca Clay, Reginald Dewey Clay, Reh Sarah Clay, Rehoboth Sarah Clay, Richard Clay, Richard Lerry Clay, Robert Coleman Clay, Robert Hampton Clay, Robert Jennings Clay, Robert Kyle Clay, Robert Lee Clay, Robert Moses Clay, Robert Nelms Clay, Robert P. Clay, Robert Young Clay, Robie Clay, Roger Clay, Roily Clay, Rosa Clay, Rosalind E. Clay, Roscoe Melvin Clay, Rose A. Clay, Royal G. Clay, Ruby M. Clay, Rufus P. Clay, Russell Clay, Ruth Clay, Ruth Elizabeth Clay, S. Clay, S. Lancaster Clay, Sally Clay, Samue Clay, Samuel Clay, Samuel D. Clay, Samuel H. Clay, Samuel Peyton Clay, Samuel S. Clay, Sanborn Clay, Sanho Mary Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah A. Clay, Sawyer Clay, Sebastian Henry Clay, Sharon Clay, Shelia Marie Clay, Shirley Ann Clay, Sidney P. Clay, Sonny Lewis Clay, Sophan H. Clay, Staff Corps Clay, Stella Clay, Stephen G. Clay, Stephen Greene Clay, Stephen W. Clay, Sterling Lewis Clay, Steve Clay, Sumpter Clay, Miss Susan Clay, Miss Susan H. Clay, Sydney Clay, Sydney P. Clay, T. Clay, Tabitha Clay, Temple Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas C. Clay, Thomas Charles Clay, Thomas H. Clay, Thomas Jefferson Clay, Thomas Liggett Clay, Thomas Oliver Clay, Thoraa Pleasant Clay, Threat Clay, Tina Ann Clay, Tommie Lee Clay, V. Clay, Vera Clay, Vickie Jean Clay, Villag James P. Clay, Violet Leon Clay, Virginia Diane Clay, W. Clay, W. G. Clay, W. Green Clay, Wade Hampton Clay, Warren Clay, Waymon T. Clay, Weekly Gazette Clay, Wesley Clay, William Clay, William Fonzo Clay, William H. Clay, William Henry Clay, William Madison Clay, William P. Clay, William Wiley Clay, Williams Clay, Yor Clay, Young Clay, William Cooksey, Lydia Luella Dow, William K. P. Dow, Martha Alice Eldridge, Martha N. Gary, I. D. Gordy Sr., William Gordy, Ara J. Grimes, Chester Gwin, Clarissa H. Hannah, David William Harris, Samuel C. Hatcher, Samuel T. Hatcher, Patty Ingram, Lucinda Jones, Nancy Jones, Emily Kell, W. P. Kendrick, Lizzie Kimbrough, Jane Eleanor McGraw, Martha Richardson, John Sims, Sally Skinner, Charles E. Trimble, Dorothy Louise Trimble, Susannah Tubbs
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Summary
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, January1970
Clay Line: Genealogy
Asset
Source Citation
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 5 No. 1, (January 1970): 30 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1970-01.
Historical Context
Early Migrations and Immigrants: John Clay, the original immigrant, held a land patent at Ward’s Creek, Virginia, along the south shore of the James River. Early family migrations generally traced from the eastern seaboard to Texas, following historic pathways like the Great Indian Warpath, Boone’s Trace, the Natchez Trace, and the Old Spanish Road.
Regional Family Branches:
* New England: A branch rooted in Candia and Sanbornton, New Hampshire, produced lines that later settled in Andover, Plymouth, and Massachusetts, as well as Winona, Minnesota.
* Virginia and Kentucky: Pioneering brothers Thomas and Green Clay migrated from Virginia alongside Daniel Boone to settle in Boonesboro, Madison County, Kentucky. Other prominent Kentucky lines include those of Henry Clay of Ashland and Cassius Clay of White Hall.
* Southern States: Multiple families were heavily documented via the 1880 census across Alabama (including Calhoun, Cherokee, and Franklin counties), originating from earlier generations in Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.
Key Lineages: Complete multi-generational lineage tracks are preserved for prominent member branches, including lines descending from the original immigrant John Clay through John Clay (1757–1814), Abia Clay (1747–1791), and Thomas Clay (b. 1738).
Vital Records: Extensive registers detail marriage and death dates from the 1700s through the mid-1900s spanning Rhode Island, Maine, North Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, and Tennessee.
30 pages.