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CFQ-1973-02_Vol_8_No_2

Record Summary


Evidence Category:
Published Source

Record Type:
Newsletter

Date:
April 1973

Individuals Mentioned:
Emma Allen, Harriet Anderson [Andrews?], Mary Frances Bailey, Nettie Jamime Bailey, Virginia Bare, Sarah West Beasley, Archibald Bedford, Benjamin Bedford, Letitia Clay Bedford, Peter Jacob Boone, Henrietta M. Bradley, Hillsman Branton, Ruth Bruce, Ruth Clay Burrell, James Butler, Hannah Buxton, Mary Cabaniss, Mrs Clay, Abia Clay, Abner Clay, Addition Frederick Clay, Addition Milly Clay, Agesilaus Brown Clay, Agnes Clay, Agnes (Clardy) Clay, Albert Clay, Albert Tobias Clay, Alice Clay, Alice Bradley Clay, Alice Co Henrietta Clay, Alice Elizabeth Clay, Allen Clay, Allen Co Frank E. Clay, Allen P. Clay, American Publisher's Amos Clay, Ann Clay, Ann Catherine (Thumma) Clay, Ann W. Clay, Anna Clay, Anna Elizabeth Clay, Anne Clay, Annie Inez Clay, Annie May Clay, Anton Alice Clay, Argus Burwell Clay, Arthur Clay, Aves Clay, B. Clay, Barbara Clay, Benjamin Foster Hill Clay, Benjamin G. Clay, Bernard Clay, Bernice Clay, Bessie Clay, Betsey Clay, Betsy Clay, Beverly Clay, Boyd Clay, Boyd Abner Clay, Brake Daniel Clay, Branton Nettie Holmes Clay, Brown Clay, Bruce Clay, Bryce Clay, Burwell Clay, Butler Mary Ann Clay, Butts Clay, C. Clay, C. James Clay, Cabaniss Clay, Cabaniss Lyne Cabaniss Clay, Caroline Clay, Casper Clay, Cassius M. Clay, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Catharine Clay, Catherine E. Clay, Catherine (Thumma) Clay, Cemete W. H. Clay, Charles Clay, Rev. Charles Clay, Charles V. Clay, Charles Watkins Clay, Chest Joseph Clay, Chester Clay, Claiborne Clay, Clarinda Clay, Clement Claiborne Clay, Clement Comer Clay, Comer Clay, Congre Clay, Courtney Mallory Clay, D. Clay, Daniel Clay, Danner Henry Clay, David Clay, Denise Elizabeth Clay, Dewitt C. Clay, E. Clay, Edd Clay, Edgar Clay, Edward Clay, Edward Eugene Gast Clay, Edward R. Clay, Edward W. Clay, Elbert Clay, Eleazar Clay, Elija Clay, Elijah Clay, Elijah Albert Clay, Eliza (Bruce) Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elizabeth B. Clay, Elizabeth Tingley Clay, Ellen Clay, Ellen Hudson Clay, Emma Allen Clay, Emma Louise Clay, Ephriam Clay, Esse Clay, Esther Clay, Ethel Beverly Clay, Eve Mary Clay, F. Clay, Fanny Ellen (Hudson) Clay, Fayette Clay, Foster James Clay, Frances Clay, Francis Clay, Frank E. Clay, Frank T. Clay, Fred C. Clay, Frederick Clay, Fredricka Clay, G. Clay, G. R. Clay, Georg Nathan Clay, George Clay, George Hudson Clay, George W. Clay, Gladys Clay, Gladys V. Brown Clay, Godfrey Clay, Grace Clay, Green Clay, H. Clay, H. Brake Daniel Clay, H. Danner Henry Clay, Hanna C. Clay, Hannah Clay, Harris Aubrey Clay, Harry Casper Clay, Harry Lee Clay, Harry Snider Clay, Hart Clay, Hellina Clay, Henrietta Clay, Henry Clay, Henry Calhoun Clay, Henry M. Clay, Henry Milton Clay, Henry Watkins Clay, Henry Yancey Clay, Holmes Clay, Howard Clay, Hudson Clay, Hugh Clay, Ira Clay, Irene Clay, Ishom Clay, Isom Clay, Ivey Ethel Clay, J. Clay, J. E. Clay, J. M. Clay, Jackson Clay, Jacob Clay, Capt. James Clay, James Clay, James B. Clay, James Brown Clay, James Clay, James M. Clay, James Thomas Clay, Jasper Clay, Jesse Clay, Joan Clay, John Casper Clay, John Clay, John B. Clay, John C. Clay, John David Clay, John F. Clay, John Martin Clay, John P. Clay, John William Clay, Jon Clay, Joseph Clay, Joyce Clay, Katey Clay, Kingston Clay, Knifton Clay, Kniveton Clay, L. Clay, L. B. Clay, L. Foster James Clay, Lee Clay, Leila Yancey Clay, Lena Marshall Clay, Leon Clay, Leona Clay, Leonidas Hugh Clay, Letitia Clay, Lewis Alexander Clay, Linda Clay, Louisa Clay, Louise Clay, Louisiana Clay, Lucetta Clay, Lucretia Hart Clay, Luther Clay, Lydia Clay, Lynch Clay, Lyne Cabaniss Clay, M. Clay, M. J. Clay, M. W. Clay, Magdalena Clay, Maggie Leona Clay, Mahala Clay, Mallory Clay, Mallory Mary Volina Clay, Marcellus Clay, Marcus Clay, Margaret Clay, Margaret A. Clay, Marie Esse Clay, Marshall Clay, Marston Clay, Martha Clay, Martha C. Clay, Martha Jane Clay, Martin Clay, Martin Luther Clay, Mary Clay, Mary Ann Clay, Mary C. Clay, Mary Ellen Clay, Mary Joyce Clay, Mary Lucetta Clay, Mary T. Clay, Mary Virginia Clay, Mary Volina Clay, Matthew Clay, Matthias Clay, Maurine Clay, May Clay, Meeting Clay, Melodia Clay, Mervin Condoll Clay, Michael Clay, Michael Eugene Clay, Milford Cordell Clay, Milley Clay, Milly Clay, Mina Clay, Mulkev Clay, Mulkey Clay, Myrtle Lee Clay, N. C. James Clay, Nancey Clay, Nancy Clay, Nancy J. Clay, Nathan Clay, Nettie Holmes Clay, Nettie Viola Clay, Nicholas Clay, Oliver C. Clay, P. Clay, Patsy Clay, Permelia Clay, Perry D. Clay, Pleasant G. Clay, Polly Clay, Polly (Hatheman) Clay, Porter Clay, R. Clay, R. H. Clay, R. M. Clay, Ralph Clay, Ralphe Clay, Ramsey Stephen Marston Clay, Rebecca (Winn) Clay, Richard Clay, Robert Clay, Robert E. Clay, Robert Edward Clay, Robert H. Clay, Robert Ira Clay, Robert Young Clay, Roger Clay, Rosebud Clay, Roy U. Clay, Royal Clay, Russell William Allen Clay, Ruth Clay, Ruth Jane Clay, S. Clay, Saline Clay, Saline Emma Allen Clay, Sally Clay, Sally Thomas Clay, Capt. Samuel Clay, Samuel J. Clay, Samuel Watkins Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah A. Clay, Sidney William Clay, Simon T. Clay, Snider Clay, Solomon Clay, Stephen Clay, Stephen Marston Clay, Stephen Porter Clay, Susan Clay, Susan Irene Clay, Susanna Watkins Thomas Clay, Sydney Clay, T. Clay, T. E. Clay, T. S. Clay, Theodore Clay, Thomas Clay, Thomas Guilford Clay, Thomas Mulkev Clay, Thomas Mulkey Clay, Thomas S. Clay, Thumma Clay, Tingley Clay, Tobias Clay, Tom Clay, Troth Clay, V. Clay, V. Brown Clay, V. Leon Clay, Viola Clay, Virgil Clay, Virgil Leon Clay, Virginia Clary Clay, Volina Clay, W. Clay, W. A. Clay, W. Boyd Clay, W. H. Clay, W. T. Clay, W. W. Clay, Watkins Clay, Watkins Thomas Clay, Wesley W. Clay, Wiley Allison Clay, William Clay, William A. Clay, William Allen Clay, William B. Clay, William Boyd Clay, William Boyd Abner Clay, William G. Clay, William Henry Clay, William L. Clay, William Pearman Clay, Winn Clay, Yancey Clay, Young Clay, Dorothy Cook, Mary Barnett Curtis, Arthur Dann, Marilyn Ann Davis, N. E. Deans, Elizabeth Deering, Sarah Deering, John Sibley Denton, Margaret Clay Denton, Clara Duncan, William R. Elliot, Nancy Ellis, William L. Foster, Beverley Allen Freeman, Samuel Rutherford Freeman, Elizabeth Caroline Gast, Sarah Alice Godwin, Martha Green, Mary Lottie Green, Margaret A. Grier, Claude Hagy, Harry H. Hahn, Richard Neal Hahn, Helen Handley, Alberta Harris, Turner Ashby Hawes, William A. Henderson, Claude Lumpkin Henley, Laura Hewett, Reavis Hickox, D. O. M. Hill, Samantha Hill, Anna Maie Hudgins, Otho Crabtree Hudgins, Alice Luella Johnston, Sydney Bruce Jones, Luther H. Joy, Maude M. Karner, Samuel George Krauss, Emma Alice Leslie, Lois Lester, Lucy M., Mose Magan, Samuel A. Mahler Jr., Ada Courtney Mallory, Henry Marks, Cathy Mays, Elizabeth McCafferty, Mrs. P. E. McGuyre, Rhoda Melton, Charles Findley Milton, Sarah West Milton, Mrs. R. Minder, Mrs. William Muench, Alexander Murray, Mary Ann Reynolds Murray, E. F. Newell, Vernice Mayo Nunley, James Mitchell Pearson, Sarah Emma Pearson, George Penfield, Martha Jane Petit, Martha Porter, George Pressee, Josephine Pulliam, Richard H. Ramsey, Zena Russ, Louis C. Russell, Mary Barbara Sharp, Melinda Ellen Short, Anna Slater, Lucile Smith, Lee Snell, Lucy Snider, John W. Teague, Emily Louise Thompson, Wesley Dee Thompson, Lottie J. Tolford, Susanna Watkins, J. E. Webb, Herbert Jene Wilson

Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives


Summary

The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, April 1973


Clay Line: Genealogy


Asset


Source Citation

The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Vol. 8 No. 2, (April 1973): 32 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1973-02.


Historical Context

British Roots & Wills: Parish records from Wingerworth (dating back to 1538) and abstracts of over forty 15th-to-17th-century Lichfield wills outline early family structures in Derbyshire, England. These documents track marriages, baptisms, and property distributions among prominent early figures like John, Robert, and Thomas Clay.

Prominent American Lineages: Multi-generational lineages connect early American Clays across several states. Notable figures include Virginia-born statesman Clement Comer Clay (later of Alabama), Kentucky politician Cassius Marcellus Clay, and statesman Henry Clay of Washington, D.C.. Additionally, a distinct line traces back to immigrants John Casper Clay and John Martin Clay, who arrived from Saxony, Germany.

Geographic Migration and Vital Statistics: Public census records, land transactions, and marriage indexes track the family’s westward expansion throughout the 19th century. Extensive records trace branches settling across Georgia, Virginia, Ohio, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Missouri.

Historical and Ecclesiastical Records: Local records reveal the family’s civic and social footprint. In Virginia, Lower Banister Baptist Church records trace the fellowship, baptisms, and dismissals of members like Frederick and Charles Clay between 1801 and 1834. Historically, James Clay served as a Committee of Safety Chairman during the Revolutionary era, navigating land disputes in the territory that became Vermont.
32 pages.