POC-2023-04 – POC, 2023 Qtr 4, Fall
Record Summary
Summary
Focused on CFS DNA & Genealogy, The Art World Was Never the Same: the Vassili Sawitzky Story, Q&A: The Clay Y-DNA Project and Why It Matters, Clay Day in Lexington, Kentucky: a Joyful CFS Field trip – Ned Boyajian, President
Asset
Source Citation
Pieces of Clay, Clay Family Society, (Fall 2023): 15 pages; CFS Archive ID POC-2023-04.
Historical Context
Y-DNA Ancestral Migration: Genetic testing for two Clay Y-DNA testers traced their direct paternal lineage back to “Y-Adam” in Africa approximately 200,000 years ago.
Terminal Haplogroup R-BY188998: The testers share a terminal Haplogroup of R-BY188998, which has a mean birth year of 1730 (with a 95% probability range spanning 1510 to 1880).
William Clay Connection: By integrating paper genealogy and Y-DNA, researchers confirmed that this specific Haplogroup corresponds to William Clay, who was born in Virginia in 1709 and lived until 1774.
John Clay (1613 Lineage): The documentary *Clay 1613* details the history of both Black and white descendants of John Clay, an “ancient planter” who arrived in Jamestown in 1613.
Muhammad Ali Lineage: Genealogical research has successfully established a definitive family lineage tracing back from boxing legend Muhammad Ali to the original 1613 Jamestown settler, John Clay.