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CFQ-1973-01_Vol_8_No_1

Record Summary


Evidence Category:
Published Source

Record Type:
Newsletter

Date:
January 1973

Individuals Mentioned:
Harriet Anderson [Andrews?], Virginia Bare, Clarissa Margaret Berry, Margaret Yates Boyd, Ruth Clay Burrell, Betty Cann, Miss Clay, Abea Clay, Abijah Clay, Abijah Clay Alvin Clay, Absolem Clay, Absolem Clay Green Clay, Addison Young Clay, Agesilaus Brown Clay, Agesilaus Brown Clay Jr., Aleric Clay, Alexander Clay, Alexander Stephens Clay, Alice Clay, Alice Bradley Clay, Alice Elizabeth Clay, Allison Clay, Alrich Alice Elizabeth Clay, Alta Simpson Clay, Alvin Clay, Ambrose W. W. Clay, Ambrose Whitlock Winston Clay, Andrew Clay, Ann Clay, Anna Clay, Annie Inez Clay, Aubrey Clay, B. Clay, B. M. Clay, Baldwin Clay, Bama Eunice Clay, Bartley Clay, Belcher Clay, Benetta Clay, Benjamin Foster Hill Clay, Benjamin Franklin Clay, Benjamin G. Clay, Bernadette Robinson J. W. Clay, Bernice Clay, Bessie Clay, Bessie Eaves Clay, Betsey Clay, Betsy Clay, Beverly Clay, Biddeford Sarah Clay, Birth Winston Clark Clay, Both Sidney Clay, Bradl Henry M. Clay, Bradle John Bradley Clay, Bradlev Was Henry M. Clay, Bradley Clay, Bradley John Bradley Clay, Brown Clay, Brutus J. Clay, Butner Clay, C. Clay, C. Clay Absolem Clay, C. John W. Clay, C. William H. Clay, Calhoun Clay, Calowe Mary Clay, Candice Gates Clay, Miss Candice Gates Clay, Candice William Eaves Clay, Caroline Clay, Carrie Clay, Carter Jesse Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Catherine Clay, Catherine Lcc Clay, Catherine Lee Clay, Catherine Thompson Clay, Catherine Thompson John William Clay, Cemete Moses Clay, Charles Clay, Charles C. Clay, Charley C. Clay, Ches E. H. Clay, Chest Richard Clay, Christopher C. Clay, Cla Clay, Cla Rachel Clay, Cla T. S. Clay, Clarence Leslie Clay, Clark Clay, Clary May Clay, Clay Absolem Clay, Clay Alvin Clay, Clay Bartley Clay, Clay Both Sidney Clay, Clay Clevland Gerry Clay, Clay Elijah Clay, Clay Evans P. Clay, Clay Green Clay, Clay H. C. Clay, Clay Hennie M. Clay, Clay Henry Clay, Clay J. W. Clay, Clay James Clay, Clay Jesse Clay, Clay John Clay, Clay John P. Clay, Clay Matthew Clay, Clay Mitchell Clay, Clay Naragansett Sarah Clay, Clay Pat Clay, Clay Peter Clay, Clay R. R. Clay, Clement C. Clay, Cleoland Gerry Clay, Clevland Gerry Clay, Cola Clay, Coles Clay, Condoll Clay, Constance Clay, Continued Winston Clark Clay, Cordell Clay, Crodfrid Clay, Cumberland Absolem Clay, Cyril Mantel Clay, D. Clay, D. C. John W. Clay, Dandridge Clay, David Clay, Dear Clay, Denise Elizabeth Clay, Dorothea D. Clay, Dorothy Clay, Dorothy Dandridge Clay, E. Clay, E. C. William H. Clay, E. H. Clay, E. Henry Clay, E. P. Clay, E. W. Clay, Eaves Clay, Edmund Clay, Edward Clay, Edward Eugene Gast Clay, Edward Isabella Clay, Edward Jones Clay, Edward W. Clay, Edwarde Peter Clay, Effie Clay, Elbert Clay, Eleasor Clay, Elijah Clay, Eliza Henry M. Clay, Eliza Lewis Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth Stevens Clay, Elizabeth Watkins Volney Clay, Ells J. Clay, Ethel Clay, Eugene Clay, Eugene Herbert Clay, Eugenia Mallory Clay, Eunice Clay, Eva Kline Clay, Evans P. Clay, Eve Hardin Clay, F. Clay, Fay Haggard Clay, Fayette Clay, Fiction Ruth Clay, Floyd James Clay, Floyd John Clay, Floyd Martha Clay, Floyd Peter Clay, Floyd Solomon Clay, For Captain John Clay, Francis Clay, Francis A. Clay, Frank B. Clay, Frank Butner Clay, Fred C. Clay, G. Clay, G. A. Clay, G. E. Clay, Gates Clay, Genealogical Greenbury Clay, George Clay, George Paris Clay, George R. Clay, George W. Clay, Georgi Pioneers Genealogical Greenbury Clay, Gerry Clay, Gertrude Lee Clay, Gladys Clay, Godfre Alice Clay, Godfrey Clay, Golden Clay, Grantor John Clay, Green Clay, Greenbury Clay, Guilford Clay, H. Clay, H. B. Clay, H. C. Clay, H. M. Clay, Haggard Clay, Handle John Clay, Hardin Clay, Harlan Elijah Clay, Harlan Green Clay, Harlan H. C. Clay, Harlan John Clay, Harmon Clay, Harris Aubrey Clay, Harry Gibbs Clay, Harvey Bernard Clay, Helen Clay, Henderson Matthew Clay, Hennie M. Clay, Henri Clay, Henrietta M. Clay, Henry Clay, Henry Calhoun Clay, Henry Clay Bartley Clay, Henry H. Clay, Henry M. Clay, Henry Milton Clay, Herbert Clay, Hercules Clay, Hill Thomas Clay, Horace J. Clay, Howard Clay, Huck Robert Clay, Ind John Clay, Inez Clay, Irene Clay, Irene Eaves Clay, Isaac Clay, Isabella Clay, Isam Clay, Isam Clay James Clay, Issac Clay, Issac J. R. Clay, Ivey Ethel Clay, J. Clay, J. A. Clay, J. C. Clay, J. Coles Clay, J. D. Clay, J. E. Clay, J. Golden Clay, J. H. Clay, J. R. Clay, J. T. Clay, J. W. Clay, Jacob Clay, James Clay, James B. Clay, James F. Clay, James M. Clay, James N. Clay, James Newton Clay, James Oliver Clay, James P. Clay, James T. Clay, James W. Clay, James William Clay, Jasper L. Clay, Jennie Clay, Jennie Clay Pat Clay, Jennie E. Clay, Jesse Clay, Jesse Clay Elijah Clay, Joan Clay, Captain John Clay, John Clay, John B. Clay, John Beverly Clay, John Bradley Clay, John C. Clay, John Clay John Clay, John Coles Clay, John David Clay, John F. Clay, John H. Clay, John Henry Clay Sr., John Isam Clay, John P. Clay, John W. Clay, John William Clay, John Williams Bradley Clay, Johnnie N. Clay, Johnson Clay, Johnson Peter Clay, Johnson William B. Clay, Jonas Clay, Jones Clay, Josep David Clay, Joseph Clay, Joseph M. Clay, Joseph T. Maddox David Clay, Jour Eva Kline Clay, Jun Francis Clay, K. Clay, Kathern E. Clay, Kline Clay, L. Clay, L. H. Clay, Lancelott Clay, Landreth John P. Clay, Laura Seward Tho (Johnson) Clay, Lawrence Clay, Lawrence Andrew Clay, Lawrence Bartley Clay, Lawrence Henry Clay, Lawrence John Clay, Lawrence John H. Clay, Lcc Clay, Leah Clay, Lee Clay, Letcher Elijah Clay, Letcher W. C. Clay, Lewis Clay, Lewis Alexander Clay, Lillian Clay, Linda Clay, Miss Linda Clay, Lizzie Clay, Louisa Clay, Louisa Jackson Clay, Lucile C. Clay, M. Clay, Maddox David Clay, Mainard Martha Clay, Mallory Clay, Mantel Clay, Mar Clay, Margare Clay, Margaret Clay, Margaret Marston Clay, Mariah C. Clay, Marietta R. H. Clay, Marjorie Clay, Mark Clay, Marston Clay, Martha Clay, Martha Clay John Clay, Martin Clay, Mary Clay, Mary E. Clay, Mary Lizzie Clay, Mary Swineford Thomas Clay, Marysvi Winston Clark Clay, Matt Clay, Matthew Clay, Maud M. Clay, Maurine Clay, Melvin Clay, Mervin Condoll Clay, Michael Eugene Clay, Michaell Clay, Milford Cordell Clay, Milton Clay, Minnie A. Patten Clay, Mitchell Clay, Mitchell Clay John Clay, Morris Clay, Moses Clay, Motz Joseph Clay, N. Clay, N. Samuel Clay, Nancy Clay, Nancy Caroline Clay, Nancy (Johnson) Clay, Nancy Jones Clay, Naragansett Sarah Clay, Nestor Clay, Newbo Philip Clay, Newton Clay, Nicholas Clay, Normant John Clay, Norr Robert Clay, Office Clay, Ola E. Clay, Oliver Clay, Ora Clay, P. Clay, Parish Recor Anna Clay, Parish Recor Elizabeth Clay, Parish Regist Alice Clay, Parish Register Alice Clay, Parish Rese Clay, Parks Clay, Pat Clay, Patten Clay, Mr Paul Morris Clay, Paul Morris Clay, Paulina G. Clay, Pearman Clay, Peter Clay, Peter Clay James Clay, Peter Clay Peter Clay, Peyton Clay, Philip Clay, Phoebe Clay, Phoebe Belcher Clay, Pike Evans P. Clay, Pike Henry Clay, Pike John Clay, Pike Mitchell Clay, Pike Peter Clay, Pils Thomas Clay, Pioneers Genealogical Greenbury Clay, Pleasley Parish Register Alice Clay, Posey Clay, R. Clay, R. A. Clay, R. A. Cla Clay, R. H. Clay, R. K. Clay, R. R. Clay, Rachel Clay, Rachel Cla Rachel Clay, Ralph Clay, Ralph S. Clay, Randolp Benetta Clay, Recor Anna Clay, Recor Elizabeth Clay, Regist Alice Clay, Register Alice Clay, Rese Clay, Richard Clay, Richard Eaves Clay, Robert Clay, Robert E. Clay, Robert Edward Clay, Robert Joan Clay, Robert Parks Clay, Robert T. Clay, Robert Youne Clay, Robert Young Clay, Robinson J. W. Clay, Rodes Lewis Clay, Rodolphus Clay, Rosalie Clay, Roscoe Melvin Clay, Rosebud Clay, Roy U. Clay, Ruth Clay, S. Clay, Sally Ann Clay, Samll Clay, Samuel Clay, Sanders Eaves Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah A. Clay, Sarah Clay Naragansett Sarah Clay, Sarauell John Clay, Seward Tho Johnson Clay, Sidney Clay, Sidney William Clay, Simeon Clay, Simpson Clay, Solomon Clay, Stephens Clay, Stevens Clay, Susan Clay, Susan Irene Clay, Susanna K. Clay, Swineford Thomas Clay, T. Clay, T. C. Clay, T. Maddox David Clay, T. S. Clay, Tacitus Clay [Tacitus?], Temple John Clay, Theodore Clay, Tho Johnson Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas C. Clay, Thomas Guilford Clay, Thomas J. Clay, Thomas W. Clay, Thompson Clay, Thompson John William Clay, Toomsboro Elizabeth Stevens Clay, Troth Clay, Tupton John Clay, Virg Maud M. Clay, Volney Clay, W. Clay, W. C. Clay, W. Clay Matthew Clay, W. H. Clay, W. M. Clay, W. P. Clay, W. W. Clay, Wade H. Clay, Wallace Adair Clay, Walter Cola Clay, Walter Lee Clay, Was Henry M. Clay, Watkins Clay, Watkins Volney Clay, Waug Catherine Lee Clay, Whitlock Winston Clay, Wiley Allison Clay, Willia Joseph M. Clay, William Clay, William B. Clay, William Baldwin Clay, William Eaves Clay, William F. Clay, William H. Clay, William Harmon Clay, William James Clay, William Pearman Clay, William Rodes Lewis Clay, Williams Bradley Clay, Mr Williams Eaves Clay, Williams Eaves Clay, Wilmoth A. Clay, Win Francis Clay, Win William Clay, Wingfield Parish Recor Anna Clay, Wins Cleoland Gerry Clay, Winst Birth Winston Clark Clay, Winst John William Clay, Winston Clay, Winston Clark Clay, Youne Clay, Young Clay, Annie Cleggett, Dorothy Cook, Harriet Susan Clay Crispin, Mary Barnett Curtis, N. E. Deans, Edna Perry Deckler, Clara Duncan, Elizabeth Eaves, James Otis Evans Jr., Elizabeth Caroline Gast, Mary Lottie Green, Margaret A. Grier, Juanita Hall, Helen Handley, Alberta Harris, Laura Hewett, Reavis Hickox, Samantha Hill, Ada Justice, Lois Lester, Mary Clay Lewis, Rosanna Lewis, Cathy Mays, Frank McCawley, Carolyn Elizabeth McCreery, Decius McCreery, Susan McMillion, Mrs. R. Minder, Vernice Mayo Nunley, Frank Owens, Emily Pike, George Pressee, Zena Russ, Joseph William Short, Leslie Eaves Short, Margaret Lee Short, Lucile Smith, Lenna Mary Stevens, Lottie G. Telford, Herbert Jene Wilson, Virginia Workman

Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives


Summary

The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, January 1973


Clay Line: Genealogy


Asset


Source Citation

The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 8 No. 1, (January 1973): 26 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1973-01.


Historical Context

English Origins: Extensive research in Derbyshire parish records (including Chesterfield, Dronfield, Matlock, Morton Holy Cross, Pleasley, and Wingfield) successfully traced numerous Clay individuals, marriages, and births dating from the mid-1500s to the mid-1600s.

Early American Colonization: Captain John Claye arrived in Jamestown in February 1613 aboard the privateer ship *Treasurer* as a musketeer, later transitioning into a permanent settler and farmer.

Early Land Grants: In July 1635, John Clay acquired 1,200 acres in Charles City County, Virginia, for transporting 22 persons. His son, William Clay, later inherited and sold a portion of this land at Ward’s Creek in 1655.

Virginia Migrations: Multiple family members, including Ann, Edward, Francis, Henry, and Thomas Clay, were documented as early transportees or landholders in various Virginia counties (Northampton, Stafford, Northumberland, and Westmoreland) during the mid-1600s. John F. Clay was noted as born in Virginia before migrating to Tennessee.

U.S. Census & Regional Records:** Compiled 19th-century public data traces branches of the Clay family across several states, including:
* Alabama: Family groups documented in Franklin and Marshall counties (1860–1870), alongside cemetery records in Madison County.
* Kentucky: Multiple land grants were recorded between 1839 and 1913 across counties such as Henderson, Floyd, Pike, Harlan, and Lawrence.
* Georgia: Records identify early pioneer families, civil servants, and military personnel in Cobb and Wilkinson counties, including Revolutionary War militia member David Clay (died 1818).
* Other States: Additional lineages and individuals were identified via census records in Arkansas (1850), Illinois (1830–1860), Indiana (1880), and Missouri (1860).

26 pages.