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CFQ-1975-02_Ser_II_Vol_1_No_2

Record Summary


Evidence Category:
Published Source

Record Type:
Newsletter

Date:
May 1975

Individuals Mentioned:
Elizabeth Adams, Eric Allen, Nina A. Allen, Stanley Allen, William R. Allen, Joseph Ashmead, Littleberry Bedford, Patsy Povall Bedford, Charles Peter Caesar Picot De Boifeuillet, Jeanne Mary Boifeuillet, Mary Anna Larmandie Boifeuillet, Marie Louisa Brenner, Charles Brummer, George Charles Brummer, Albert Harrison Burgess, Mary Burgner, Tennie Selby Burk, Gid A. Burrell, [Gardner?] Clay, Abraham Clay, Abraham Collett Clay, Adam Clay, Alexander Clay, Alice Emma Clay, Alice Stokes Clay, Allen Clay, Alvin Clay, Alvin J. Clay, Andrew Jackson Clay, Andrew Jefferson Clay, Ann Clay, Ann B. Clay, Anne Clay, Armistead M. Clay, Asa Clay, Augustus Clay, Austin Clay, B[?] Clay, Mrs. B. D. Clay, Baker Clay, Benjamin Clay, Bud Clay, Catherine Clay, Charles Clay, Charles V. Clay, Charley Clay, Christian Clay, Christine Clay, Claude A. Clay, Clifford E. Clay, Curtis Clay, Daniel Clay, David Clay, David S. Clay, Delbert Berlin Clay, Delia Clay, Delia Mae Clay, Dennis Benton Clay, Deward Belmont Clay, Dianna Clay, Don Clay, Edward Clay, Edwin C. Clay, Eliza Ann Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elsie Clay, Emanuel F. Clay, Emanuel F. J. Clay, Emma Clay, Eric Clay, Eric Allen Clay, Ernest P. Clay, Ferris Clay, Ferris Armistead M. Clay, Floyd B. Clay, Frances Green Clay, Frank Clay, Fred Clay, Pvt. Frederick Clay, Freeman Clay, Mrs. G. R. Clay, Galena Clay, Garret Thomas Clay, Garrett Thomas Clay, Gary Clay, George Clay, George R. Clay, Capt. George W. Clay, Gerald Clay, Green Clay, Hal A. Clay, Hammond Clay, Hannah Clay, Harriet Clay, Haskell R. Clay, Henry Clay, Henry C. Clay, Henry St. Clay, Hezekiah Clay, Horace W. Clay, Hugh Clay, Icie Clay, Irvin Clay, Irvin Lee Clay, Dr. J. E. Clay, J. Horace W. Clay, Jack S. Clay, Jack W. Clay, Capt. Jacob Clay, James Clay, James E. Clay, James Lee Clay, James M. Clay, James Monro Clay, Jane Clay, Jane E. Clay, Jean Clay, Jefferson Clay, Jefferson Henry Clay, Jennie Clay, Jennie Hammond Clay, Jeraline Clay, Jeremiah Clay, Jesse Clay, Jesse P. Clay, Jesse W. Clay, Jim D. Clay, Joe Clay, Capt. John Clay, John Hough Clay, John Truman Clay, John Warren Clay, Johnson Clay, Jonathan Clay, Jordan Clay, Capt. Joseph Clay, Joseph I. Clay, Joseph I. W. Clay, Joshua Clay, Juana Clay, Kay Clay, Lamb Clay, Lebron Gary Clay, Lee Clay, Leon Clay, Leonard Clay, Lettie Clay, Levi Clay, Lewis W. Clay, Lillie Clay, Lou Clay, Louisana Clay, Louise Clay, Lucy Clay, Lula Clay, Capt. Luther Clay, Luther W. Clay, Luther W. Bud Clay, Mae Clay, Mahala Clay, Mantel Clay, Margaret Clay, Margaret Muse Clay, Maria Ferris Clay, Marie Clay, Marion F. Clay, Mark Clay, Marston Clay, Martha Clay, Martha Jane Clay, Martin B. Clay, Mary Clay, Mary Ann Clay, Mary G. Clay, Mary J. Clay, Mary Jane Clay, Maryum Clay, Mastin Clay, Mathias Clay, Matt Clay, Matthew Clay, Mattie Clay, May [surname/reading uncertain] Clay, Melaine Kay Clay, Melvin Clay, Mildred Clay, Mildred Elsie Clay, Miles Clay, Minnie Nabors Clay, Nancy Clay, Nancy A. Clay, Nancy J. Clay, Nancy Jones Clay, Nancy Lamb Clay, Nancy S. Clay, Nancy Sue Clay, Nannie Lou Clay, Nathan Clay, Nehemiah Clay, [Lorraine? Tora[i]no] Clay, Olan Clay, Paul Clay, Perkins Clay, Permelia Clay, Philip Clay, Phineas Clay, Polly Clay, Priscilla Clay, Ralph Clay, Rebecca Clay, Mrs. Richard Clay, Robert Clay, Robert C. Clay, Robert E. Clay, Robert Young Clay, Royal Clay, Royal L. Clay, Sabrina Clay, Samuel Clay, Samuel A. Clay, Samuel D. Clay, Samuel Jr. Clay, Sarah Clay, Sarah B. Clay, Sarah B. Austin Clay, Sarah F. Clay, Sarah Maria Ferris Clay, Sarah Thompson Clay, Schuyler Clay, Sharon Clay, Slator Clay, Solomon Clay, Sophia Clay, Squire Clay, Stanley Allen Clay, Stephen Clay, Steve Clay, Stokes Clay, Sue Clay, Susan E. Clay, Susannah M. Clay, Talmage Clay, Thelma Perkins Clay, Capt. Thomas Clay, Thomas Hatcher Clay, Trabue E. Clay, Truman Clay, Uriah Clay, V. Leon Clay, W. D. S. Clay, Walter Clay, Wanda Jean Clay, Wesley Clay, Whitchurch Clay, William Clay, William C. Clay, William D. Clay, William Henry Clay, Winston Clay, Samuel May Clay?, John Coleman, Abraham Collett, Rebecca Collett, James Colson, Ann Curtis, George Darden, Byrd Davis, Frances Byrd Davis, J. C. C. Davis, Jacob Davis, John C. C. Davis, Edna Perry Deckler, Ralph E. Elliot, Millicent Epes, Millison Epes, Maria Ferris, Sarah Maria Ferris, Cornelia Fletcher, Frances Gardner, Garaner Gardner, John Garaner Gardner, Thomas C. Garret, Hannah Garrett, Thomas Garrett, Thomas C. Garrett, Andrew J. Gilliam, Alfred Glover, Anne Glover, Middleton Haith, James Hamersham, Helen Handley, Signor Hanrick, Hugh A. Harlon, Samuel Hatcher, Bob Herold, Samuel W. Holland, Washington Holland, Nannie E. Hurt, Armand De Larmandie, Henrietta De Lavardie, Mary L. Lyon, Samuel May, John McDowell, James McKemie, Mary Alice McNeil, R. C. McNett, Sarah Maria McRee, Sarah McWilliams, Margaret Miller, Worthy Miller, Mary Mitchell, Clement Mollaire, Margaret Muse, Thomas J. Osburn, Wilson Parks, Thelma Perkins, Elizabeth Pollard, Henry Pollard, Kenneth Henry Pollard, Kenneth Jeffery Pollard, Margaret Elizabeth Pollard, Sarah M. Pollard, Sharon Pollard, Sharon M. Pollard, Susan Elizabeth Pollard, Zena Russ, Charley Scott, Sara Seeds, D. L. Sellers, Rachael Snyder, Thomas Sparks, J. W. Stites, Alice Stokes, Permelia Stone, Verna A. Trevison, John H. Wainbush, James D. Walker, Mary Williams, Catherine Wolf, Edgar Wright, Michael Wright, Margaret Yarn, Margaret C. Yarn

Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives


Summary

The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, May 1975


Clay Line: Genealogy


Asset


Source Citation

The Clay Family Quarterly, The Clay Family Association, Ser. II Vol. 1 No. 2, (May 1975): 29 pages; CFS Archive ID CFQ-1975-02.


Historical Context

Francis Epes Lineage: Traces eight generations, including Millison Epes marrying John Clay (1739–1835) and their descendants.

Royal Descent: Marie Elaine Griffiths (Mrs. George Charles Brummer) is documented as a descendant of King Henry III of England through the Thomas Lygon line, which intersects with Mattie Clay and William Green Clay.

Jacob Hesse/Clay Lineage: Jacob Hesse migrated from Germany to Pennsylvania, changing the name to Clay (Klee). His grandson John Clay migrated to Ohio in 1828 with his family.

The Slator Clay Branch: Records a extensive family lineage stemming from Slator Clay (1711–1767) and Ann Curtis, detailing multiple generations of descendants spanning from 1740 through the late 1800s.

Christian Clay Family: Christian Clay (1786–1844) married Catherine Wolf in 1812 and moved to Ohio. Their son Jacob Clay, born in 1821, later relocated to Illinois and Missouri.

Johan Nicholas Klee (Clay): He emigrated from Rotterdam to Philadelphia in 1739, settling in Berks County, Pennsylvania. His descendants are noted as likely eligible for membership in Revolutionary Societies like the DAR.

Bible Records:
* Jeremiah Clay’s Bible (born 1756) lists his marriages to Frances Gardner (1795) and Nancy (1804), along with the births of 13 children.
* Johnson Clay’s Bible (born 1798) tracks his marriage to Rebecca Collett (1820) and their nine children.

Public and Military Service: Federal censuses, marriage files, land grants, and extensive military indexes track various Clay family lines across states including Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, and California.
29 pages.