Record Summary
Evidence Category:
Published Source
Record Type:
Newsletter
Individuals Mentioned:
Don Adkins, Gary Adkins, Ron Adkins, Phyllis Alexander, Lindsey Apple, Katrina Armeni, Anthony Babbington, Jody Bakos, Julia Brock, Caroline Alexander Bryant, Johanna Bryant, Larry Bryant, Stephen Alexander Bryant, Winstead Thomas Buckner, Mary Calton, William Calton, Rebekah Adams Chambless, Eleanor Shobel Cheeks, Eric Cheeks, John B. Cheeks, Mark Cheeks, Sherry Kim Cheeks, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Christine B. Clay, Edward [Ted] Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Emery Donald Clay, Gerald Clay, Green Clay, Henry Clay, J. G. Clay, John Clay, Maria Clay, Mark Smith Clay Jr, Marston Clay, Mary Clay, Mary Willis Rice Clay, Penelope Clay, Rachel Clay, Richard Clay, Robert Clay, Sampson Clay, Susan Clay, Theophillus Clay, William Clay, Connie Collins, Anne Congleton, Louise Copenhaver, Donnie Culpepper, Patricia Culpepper, Mike Davis, Pat Dunford, Guy Fawkes, Katherine Flegal, Tom Flegal, Richard St. George, Christine Glevins, Lucy Green, Martha Green, Thomas Green, Joan Eleanor Griffies, Bridgette Hall, Helen Mayhew Handley, Ray Handley, Patricia Hasson, Greg Hatcher, Charles Herrick, Shirley Herrick, Martha S. Hoagland, Marcia Hovenden, Hazel Helen Hyde, Iva Jessee, Charles Knighton, Joan Lathbury, Kavanaugh Leseur, Debra Lynn Lindenmuth, John B. Lindenmuth, Tara A. Lindenmuth, Tiffany N. Lindenmuth, Ruth Longo, Elizabeth Marston, Thomas Marston, Thomas Clay Mayhew, Frances T. McGuire, James Emerson Miller, Mary Virginia Millikin, Jeannie Neff, Orene Phillips, Linda Cheeks Pittano, German Pole, Margaret Pole, Walter Raleigh, Deon Sheffield, Aiden Shobel, Ashley Dawn Shobel, Brian William Shobel, Don Shobel, Eleanor Shobel, Jason Paul Shobel, Jayce Shobel, Jessica Ann Shobel, Jessica Rae Shobel, John Shobel, John Jack Shobel II, Jonathon Shobel, Jordan Shobel, Joshua Shobel, Justin Lee Shobel, Mary Virginia Ford Shobel, Megan Shobel, Nathan Shobel, Quentin Shobel, Richard Shobel, Robbie Shobel, Sadie Shobel, Shana Marie Shobel, Tara Ann Shobel, Thomas Shobel, Tiffany Shobel, Todd Shobel, Zoe Shobel, Frances Showalter, Elizabeth Countess of Shrewsbury, Nancy Smith, Elena Spitzer, Ira Spitzer, John Spitzer, Leyla Spitzer, Dick Stevens, Mary Ann Tauriac, Corrine Weaver, Betty Clay Witt, Emma Wood, Simon Wood, Alisha Yanniello
Repository:
Clay Family Society Digital Archives
Archive Reference:
Folder 01_Pieces_of_Clay/2007_2025
Summary
Focused on Story Telling, Clay–Marston–Williams, News From ‘The Shoulder Of Mutton’, England, Clay Discusses Love of Teaching, Find your Ancestor in Cyberspace – Linda Cheeks Pittano, Chair.
Clay Line: Board
Asset
Source Citation
Pieces of Clay, Clay Family Society, (Spring 2009): 4 pages; CFS Archive ID POC-2009-02.
Historical Context
Key genealogical findings include the tracing of the Clay family lineage to Henry Clay and Charles Clay of Virginia, who married sisters Lucy and Martha Green in the 18th century, linking the Clay, Green, and Marston families. The Marston name persisted through Marston Clay, who later altered the spelling of his surname. The English Clay branch is highlighted by Sampson Clay of Derbyshire, England, a farmer and publican with thirteen children, whose descendants emigrated to the USA. The document also features personal stories, such as Mary Willis Rice Clay’s long teaching career and her marriage to J.G. Clay, and includes obituaries that document multi-generational family connections. Additionally, there are references to land records and resources for further genealogical research, as well as ongoing efforts to update family directories and encourage the preservation of family heritage.
