Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Date:
October 1971
Individuals Mentioned:
Lloyd C. Abernathy, Ora Alexander, Alice [surname unknown], Joseph B. Barden, Annie Bates, Didama A. Bishop, Margaret Yates Boyd, Henrietta M. Bradley, John Williams Bradley, Lewis Alexander Bradley, William Pearman Bradley, Carrie Brown, John Bruce, Ruth Clay Burrell, Mary F. Burruss, Texola Carreker, Alma Brook Carter, John Cary, Aar Patsey Clay, Abia Clay, Ace Clay, Ada Justice David Clay, Ada Kennedy Albertine Clay, Ada Kennedy Pauline Clay, Adair Clay, Adam Clay, Adam Clay John Clay, Addie Kennedy Clay, Albert Franklin Clay, Albert French Clay, Albertine Clay, Alice Clay, Allen Clay, Allen Author Clay, Allen Beatrice Clay, Allen Beryl Clay, Allen Frank H. Clay, Alvida Clay, Amelia J. W. Clay, Amissa Clay, Ann Clay, Ann A. Clay, Ann Charles Clay, Ann Cumming Clay, Ann Legardere Joseph Clay, Ann Savage James Clay, Anne Lewi Mitchell Clay, Annie Clay, Anthony Clay, Archer L. Clay, Archibald Clifton Clay, Arnol John Clay, Arnold Clay, Arvah A. Clay, August Clay, Augusta Ishom Clay, Augustus Clay, Author Clay, B. Clay, B. J. Clay, B. Warren Abia Clay, Ballard Lafayette Clay, Bannon Edward W. Clay, Barbee Patsey Clay, Barnard Clay, Basil H. Clay, Bass Clay, Beatrice Clay, Beckey Clay, Belle Clay, Benja Sarah Ann Clay, Benton Christopher Field Clay, Bernice Clay, Bertha May Clay, Beryl Clay, Betsy Clay, Betsy Clay Sarah Clay, Billy Joe Clay, Biography Cassius Marcellus Clay, Bird Clay, Boisfeillet Clay, Boisfeuillet Catherine Clay, Bonnie Clay, Box Young James Clay, Brake- Gillis Henry Clay, Brenda Gail Clay, Brother Edward Clay, Brother Harmon M. Clay, Brother James Clay, Brother Joseph Clay, Brother Ralph Augustus Clay, Bruce Jerry Clay, Brunswic J. H. Clay, Brutus Junius Clay, Burruss Henry C. Clay, C. Clay, C. A. Clay, C. B. Clay, C. Krugh Clay, C. M. Clay, C. R. Clay, Carolina Lucy Clay, Carolina Mary G. Clay, Caroline Clay, Caroline G. Clay, Carrie W. W. Clay, Carshell Sara Clay, Cassius Clay, Cassius M. Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Catherine Clay, Celia Clay, Chalender Clay, Char Elizabeth Clay, Charles Clay, Mrs. Charles Clay, Che Clay, Children James Clay, Christia Clay, Christian Clay, Christopher Field Clay, Churc James J. Clay, Cicero A. Clay, Cl Clay, Cl Eve Hardin Clay, Cl Jesse Clay, Cl Ralph Clay, Cla Clay, Cla James Clay, Cla Mary Clay, Claib Joe Clay, Claiburn R. Clay, Clara Clay, Clarinda Clay, Clay A. Clay, Clay Clarinda Clay, Clay Edward Clay, Clay Elizabeth Clay, Clay Elizabeth James Clay, Clay Eva Clay, Clay James Thomas Clay, Clay John Clay, Clay Kitty Clay, Clay Marion H. Clay, Clay Mary Clay, Clay Sara Clay, Clay Sarah Clay, Claybura R. Clay, Clayton Clay, Cloyd Clay, Cloyd Cla Clay, Co Clay, Columbian Mary Clay, Conte Clay, Cumber Clay, Cumming Clay, Curtis Clay, Cyprian? Clay, Cyrian (Cyprian?) Clay, Daisy Clay, Daisy Miller Clay, Daniel Clay, Daniel V. Clay, David Clay, David Clay Sara Clay, Davis Clay, Dillon Clay, Dillon Cl Clay, Dixie Clay, Douglas Boger Clay, Duff Neola Magda Clay, E. Clay, E. Elizabeth Clay, E. Henry Clay, E. P. Ellsberry Porter Clay, E. S. Clay, E. W. Clay, Earheart Clay, Earl Clay, Edd Clay, Edd Clay James Thomas Clay, Eden Bass Clay, Edith Clay, Edna Clay, Edna Mable Clay, Edward Clay, Edward W. Clay, Elbert R. Clay, Eleasar Clay, Eleazar Clay, Eli W. Clay, Elijah Clay, Elinor Clay, Elinor Wise Katherine Belle Clay, Eliza Clay, Eliza Cobb Clay, Elizab Moses Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth A. Clay, Elizabeth James Clay, Elizabeth S. Clay, Elizabeth Singley Normanda Clay, Elizabeth Stevens Clay, Elizabeth Stevens Narcissus Clay, Ella Stout Clay, Ellen Clay, Ellsberry Porter Clay, Elroy Clay, Elton Duane Clay, Elton Franklin Clay, Emily Clay, Emma Clay, Emma Spears Clay, Emmons Clara Clay, Emons Clay, Ernest Clay, Ethel Clay, Eva Clay, Eve Clay, Eve Hardin Clay, Everett Chester Clay, Eye Hardin Sara Clay, F. Clay, F. M. Clay, F. P. Clay, Famili Pirce Clay, Fannie Land Clay, Father Ralph Clay, Fellowship Churc James J. Clay, Fern Clay, Fern May Clay, Field Clay, Field Christopher Field Clay, Frances Clay, Frances A. S. C. Gibbs Clay, Frances Ruth Clay, Francis Clay, Francis M. Clay, Francis P. Clay, Frank Clay, Frank H. Clay, Frankey Clay, Franklin Clay, Fultz Jermiah Walker Clay, G. Clay, G. R. Clay, Gabriel Barbee Patsey Clay, Gandrud Robert Clay, Georg Eleazar Clay, George Clay, George Boyd Clay, George Goodhue Clay, George L. Clay, Gillis Henry Clay, General Green Clay, Green Clay, Green Thomas Clay, Gurdavis Clay, Gusdavis Clay, Gust Davis Clay, H. Clay, Haber J. Clay, Hannah Wilson Henry Clay, Hardin Clay, Hardin Sara Clay, Hargrove Clay, Harmon M. Clay, Harriet Goodhue Clay, Harriett E. Clay, Harry Gibbs Clay, Hayden H. Clay, Heattie Tingley Edith Clay, Helen Maude Clay, Helm Clay, Henr Isabella Clay, Henrietta Clay, Henrietta Clay Clarinda Clay, Henry Clay, Henry C. Clay, Henry D. Clay, Henry Edwin Clay, Henry M. Clay, Henry Milton Clay, Henry Nichols Clay, Hettie Kesler Clay, Hettie Kesler Joe Clay, Hettie Kesler Lucy Clay, Hettie Kesler Mary C. Clay, Hettie Kesler V. Clay, Hezekiah Clay, Hiram Clay, Homer J. Clay, House Isabella Clay, Hubert Clay, I. Clay, Ida L. Clay, Ida Rebecca Clay, Ida Stump Clay, Ila Louise Clay, Ira Clay, Irvin Anderson Clay, Isabella Clay, Isham Clay, Ishom Clay, Isom Clay, Issac Clay, Issac Jeffriss Clay, J. Clay, J. C. Clay, J. D. W. Clay, J. H. Clay, J. N. Clay, J. P. Clay, J. Pa M. S. Clay, J. T. Clay, J. W. Clay, Jackson Henry Clay, James Clay, James Box Young James Clay, James Clay Edward Clay, James Clay Mary Clay, James J. Clay, James Leslie Clay, James M. Clay, James Thomas Clay, James W. Clay, James Washington Clay, Jeane Melanie Ralph Clay, Jeffriss Clay, Jenney Duff Neola Magda Clay, Jennie Mitchell Clay, Jeremiah Clay, Jeremiah Walker Clay, Jermiah Walker Clay, Jerry Clay, Jess Clay, Jesse Clay, Jesse C. Clay, Jessie Joseph Clay, Joe Clay, John Clay, Sir John Clay, John B. Clay, John Bruce Jerry Clay, John C. Clay, John Clay Eva Clay, John D. Clay, John Da Pheabe Clay, John H. Clay, John M. Clay, John Mary Clay, John N. Clay, John Randolph Clay, John Spea Clay, John Spears Clay, John W. Clay, Johnson Clay, Joseph Clay, Rev. Joseph Clay, Joseph Cl Jesse Clay, Joseph Cla James Clay, Joseph Earl Clay, Joseph Goodhue Clay, Joseph J. Clay, Joseph Nicholson Clay, Josephine Clay, Joshua Clay, Juanita Clay, Judah Clay, June William He Clay, Junius Clay, Justice David Clay, Katherine Belle Clay, Kathy Clay, Katy Clay, Kennedy Clay, Kennedy Albertine Clay, Kennedy Pauline Clay, Kesler Clay, Kesler Joe Clay, Kesler Lucy Clay, Kesler Mary C. Clay, Kesler V. Clay, Kitty Clay, Krugh Clay, L. Clay, L. E. Clay, Lafayette Clay, Lambert Clay, Larkin Clay, Lauderdale J. T. Clay, Laura Clay, Laura A. Clay, Lavinia Clay, Lawrence Clay, Legardere Joseph Clay, Lela Clay, Lela Clay A. Clay, Leslie Clay, Leslie F. Clay, Lewi Mitchell Clay, Lidia Barnard Clay, Linda Lee Clay, Linton Hargrove Clay, Lloyd Clay, Lloyd C. Clay, Lo William Henry Clay, Loftin James Clay, Lone Moun Ballard Lafayette Clay, Lord Lawrence Clay, Louisa Clay, Louisa Jackson Henry Clay, Luci Patrick Clay, Lucy Clay, Lucy Green Thomas Clay, Luisa Clay, Lydia Clay, Lydia Emmons Clara Clay, Lydia Emons Clay, Lydia Yocum Clay, M. Clay, M. A. Clay, M. R. Clay, M. R. (Matthew) Clay, M. S. Clay, Macedonia Clay, Magda Clay, Malissa M. Clay, Marcellus Clay, Margaret E. Clay, Margaret (Helm) Clay, Marianne Clay, Marion Clay, Marion H. Clay, Marion W. Clay, Martha Clay, Martha A. Clay, Martha W. Clay, Mary Clay, Mary A. Clay, Mary Ann Clay, Mary Arnold Clay, Mary B. Warren Abia Clay, Mary C. Clay, Mary E. Clay, Mary Eliza Clay, Mary Ellen Clay, Mary Frances Randolph Clay, Mary G. Clay, Mary Jeane Melanie Ralph Clay, Mary Lou Clay, Mary Middlemiss Clay, Mary Mitchell Henry Clay, Mary S. Clay, Mastin Clay, Mathias Clay, Matthew Clay, Matthew Carshell Sara Clay, Matthew Martin Clay, May Clay, May Ann Savage James Clay, May Robert Clay, Melanie Ralph Clay, Mendon Kennedy Clay, Michael C. M. Clay, Microfilm Richard S. Clay, Middleton W. Clay, Mildred Panthea Clay, Milinda Clay, Milton Clay, Mingo Clay, Minnie Belle Clay, Missi Henry Clay, Mississ Clay, Mitchell Clay, Mitchell Henry Clay, Monticello James J. Clay, Moses Clay, Moses Clay Elizabeth Clay, Mother Katy Clay, Moun Ballard Lafayette Clay, My Brother Edward Clay, My Brother James Clay, My Brother Joseph Clay, My Brother Ralph Augustus Clay, My Father Ralph Clay, My Sister Marianne Clay, My Uncle Joseph Clay, N. Clay, Nancy Clay, Nancy E. Clay, Narcissus Clay, Neola Magda Clay, Nestor Clay, Nicholson Clay, Noah Spears Clay, Normanda Clay, Not Clay, Nottoway Richard S. Clay, Obed Clay, Oliver Clay, Ophia Lena Clay, Oran A. Clay, Orphan's House Isabella Clay, Orville Clay, Oscar E. Clay, Otice Clay, P. Clay, P. Ellsberry Porter Clay, P. M. Clay, P. W. Clay, Parnell Clay, Parnell Cl Ralph Clay, Patrick Clay, Patsey Clay, Patty Clay, Pauline Clay, Pearl Clay, Pearl Winans Clay, Peralie Winings Fern Clay, Peyton Clay, Pheabe Clay, Pico Clay, Pierce Clay, Pirce Clay, Polly Clay, Polly Clay Kitty Clay, Porter Clay, R. Clay, R. E. Elizabeth Clay, R. Matthew Clay, Rachel Clay, Raleigh Clay, Ralph Clay, Ralph Augustus Clay, Raymond Clay, Rebecca Clay, Republican James Clay, Reuben Clay, Richard C. Clay, Richard S. Clay, Richmond Co Clay, Risk Jermiah Walker Clay, Robert Clay, Robert Blaine Clay, Robert H. Clay, Robert Lewis Clay, Robert M. Clay, Robert Young Clay, Roby W. Clay, Rockf Pearl Winans Clay, Romans Marion W. Clay, Roy Clay, Roy William Henry Clay, Ruben Clay, Ruby Clay, S. Clay, S. A. Clay, S. B. Clay, Sallie Wilson Clay, Sally Clay, Sam'l Clay, Samuel Clay, Sara Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah A. Allen Clay, Sarah A. Allen Beatrice Clay, Sarah Allen Clay, Sarah Allen Author Clay, Sarah Allen Beryl Clay, Sarah Ann Clay, Sarah Caroline Clay, Sarah E. Clay, Sarah Elizabeth Clay, Sarah Helen Clay, Sarah Walker Alice Clay, Savage James Clay, Savannah Republican James Clay, Senator Henry Clay, Sevella Eva Clay, Shawn Clay, Simeon Clay, Simon Clay, Singley Normanda Clay, Sister Marianne Clay, Smith Clay, Spea Clay, Spears Clay, Stephen Clay, Stephen Lord Lawrence Clay, Stevens Clay, Stevens Narcissus Clay, Stump Clay, Stump Homer J. Clay, Susan Clay, Sussannah Watkins Marston Clay, T. Clay, T. H. Clay, Tacitus M. Clay, Tazwell Taylor Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas C. Clay, Thomas Green Clay, Thomas Judah Clay, Tingley Edith Clay, Township Clay, Township Fern Clay, Township Lela Clay, Township Lloyd Clay, Township Samuel Clay, Township Sarah Clay, Ty Savannah Republican James Clay, Un Clay, Uncle Joseph Clay, Union Clay, Union E. Clay, Union N. Clay, Union Township Fern Clay, Union Township Lela Clay, Union Township Lloyd Clay, Union Township Samuel Clay, Union Township Sarah Clay, Urban Clay, V. Clay, Valentine V. Clay, Verna Clay, Viola Clay, Viola Belle Clay, Virginia Clay, Virginia Scott Clay, W. Clay, W. E. Clay, W. H. Clay, W. I. Clay, W. P. Clay, W. W. Clay, Wade W. Clay, Walker Clay, Walker Alice Clay, Wallace Adair Clay, Wallace Gordon Clay, Warner H. Clay, Warren Abia Clay, Washington Clay, Watkins Marston Clay, White Ha Clay, Wi James W. Clay, Wilbur Clay, Wiley J. Clay, Wilkens Clay, Wilkinson E. W. Clay, Willi Susan Clay, William Clay, William A. Clay, William E. Clay, William H. Clay, William He Clay, William Henry Clay, William M. Clay, William Mitchell Clay, William W. Clay, Willis Clay, Wills William Clay, Wilma Mary Clay, Wilso J. C. Clay, Wilson Clay, Wilson Henry Clay, Winans Clay, Winings Fern Clay, Wise Katherine Belle Clay, Yocum Clay, Young Clay, Young James Clay, Zeta Fern Clay, Zoa Clay, Daisy Mae Coates, Rebecca Collett, Sarah Collett, Charlotte Temple Cox, Jo Kaye Dunfield, Hattie M. Elliot, Octavia Eskew, Susan Felts, Elmer Fieselman, Anna Louisa Franklin, Florence Irene Fultz, Angeline Gallamore, Mrs. Dale Gardner, Frances Gardner, Leonard Dale Gardner, Patsy Gearhart, Rachel Goad, Sarah Buel Goodhue, Bertha Gordon, Lydia Gore, Wm. T. Gore, Helen Handley, Calvin F. Hansen, Elizabeth Hatcher, Josiah Hatcher, Mattie Lee Herning, Harvey J. Hollister, Nancy A. Horton, James F. Housley, Allen Howell, Iaraerle [surname unknown], Harvey M. Jeppsen, Blanche Johnson, Phillip Johnson, Sarah Elizabeth Johnson, John T. Jones, Elliot E. Judd, Joseph E. Keller, Ruth A. W. Larrabee, Lois Lester, Joseph T. Maddox, George J. Marshall Jr., Linda Marshall, Rebecca Ellen Maxwell, William Morehead, Margaret Muse, Mary Ann Myers, Flossie New, B. B. Nunn, John A. Orange, Nancy Gardner Ott, Pamela [surname unknown], Laura G. Patterson, Pleasant Pew, Jewell Pounds, Issac P. Powell, Nathaniel Quesenberry, George E. Rabey, David Risk, Edwin S. Risk, Edwin Shouse Risk, Zena Russ, Eva Sexton, Ethel Shirley, Benjamin F. Shouse, Ida May Shouse, Anna Slater, Hattie Smith, Mary Smith, S. J. Stafford, Fannie Stagner, Corte K. Stewart, R. Wayne Stewart, Mrs. Wortham M. Thompson, Mary E. Turner, Laura May Vance, Caswell B. Vaughn, Charles Vinton, Will Wallace, Allan Lamar Webb, Eliza J. Weddle, David E. West, Mildred P. West, Basil Lamont Widener, Henry Harrison Widener, Wanda Lucine Widener, Ethel Wilmot, Archie Wright, Richard Wright, Rachel Zuhr
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Summary
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, October 1971
Clay Line: Genealogy
Asset
Source Citation
The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 6 No. 4, (October 1971): 55 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1971-04.
Historical Context
Founding Lineages: Many family segments map back to John Clay, an English Grenadier who arrived in the Jamestown colony prior to 1613. Notable descendants include General Green Clay and his son, Major-General Cassius Marcellus Clay. Another prominent branch tracks from Mathias Clay, a German native who originally settled in Pennsylvania.
Regional Transitions: Lineage tracing documents a prominent shift of families over generations from early settlements in Pennsylvania and Virginia into Ohio (specifically Mercer County), Kentucky (such as Bourbon and Nicholas counties), and Georgia.
Vital Record Abstracts: Extensive public registries detail data groups spanning the 18th to early 20th centuries across multiple states:
* Ohio: Vital statistics for Mercer County record a high density of births, marriages, and deaths in Union Township starting around 1860.
* Georgia: 1850 census records and early wills (such as Abia and Ann Clay’s in Richmond County) provide structural outlines for southern branches.
* Kentucky: Biographical records trace families who came from Virginia in 1787 to settle in Bourbon County, alongside detailed lineage maps tracking from Isaac Clay to later generations in Nicholas County.
* North Carolina & Virginia: Military land warrants and revolutionary muster rolls verify service records for figures like David, Elijah, and John Clay. Land deeds from Chesterfield and Cumberland counties record property transfers between early figures, including Henry Clay and his sons.
55 pages.