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POC-2018-01 – POC, 2018 Qtr 1, Vol. XV Issue 1

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Record Summary

Evidence Category:

Published Source

Record Type:

Newsletter

Date:

1st Quarter 2018

Individuals Mentioned:

Mary Akers, Leigh Bacevich, Phoebe Belcher, Richard Belcher, Fay Bishop, Jamie Bosket, Sir William [Cavendish], Mary Chappell, King Charles I, Charles Clay, Daniel Clay, David Clay, Hannah Clay, Henry Clay, Hercules Clay, Jaquelin Clay, Jean [Clay], Jerry Clay, Jesse Clay, John Clay, John Clay of the Hill, Sir John Clay, John B. Clay, Judith Clay, Maj. Gen. Clay, Martha Clay, Mary Obedience Clay, Matthew Clay, Mitchell Clay, Mitchell Clay Jr., Obediah Clay, Richard Clay, Robert Clay Esq., Samuel Clay, William Clay, S. Douglas Cline, Connie Collins, Rebecca Comer, William the Conqueror, Nancy Cook, Nancy Clay Cook, Christine Clay Dabbs, Sue Dexheimer, Pat Dunford, Mary Dyer, Queen Elizabeth I, Thomas Farley, Lucy Green, Bess of Hardwick, Charles Herrick, Robin Hood, Marcia Hovenden, King James, Debbie Johnson, Elizabeth Passela, Linda Pittano, Mary Richardson, Richard Robinson, Mary Theobald, Susannah Tubbs, Elizabeth "Betsy" Clay Turner, Hannah Wilson

Repository:

Clay Family Society Digital Archives

Archive Reference:

Folder: 01_Pieces_of_Clay/2007-2025

Summary

Focused on John Clay 1613, David Clay’s Search for English John Clays, Gathering 2018, Virginia Tidbits – Doug Cline President

Clay Line: Board

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Source Citation

Pieces of Clay, Clay Family Society, (Winter 2018): 5 pages; CFS Archive ID POC-2018-01.

Historical Context

* John Clay (1613): The largest portion of the Clay Family Society membership can trace their genealogy back to John Clay, who arrived in Jamestown in 1613. His descendants include prominent American legislators, military leaders, ambassadors, and scientists.

* Historical English Records: Search efforts at The National Archives in England for records on John Clay located information on other individuals, including a John Clay (age 36) and his wife Jean who traveled to Amsterdam in 1624, as well as two soldiers named John Clay who went to Holland in 1620 and 1621.

* Other Early Clays: Samuel Clay, a purser who died in Batavia in 1629, left a will naming his father William Clay (a London merchant tailor) and sister Martha. Additionally, Richard Clay, an East India Company cooper, executed a will in 1640 mentioning his wife in Kent.

* Notable UK Ancestors and Graves: Historical sites in England connect to several lines, including Sir John Clay (buried at St. Mary’s Church), William Clay (who hid his wife during the Civil War), Royalist Hercules Clay (former mayor of Newark), and Robert Clay Esq. of Bonsall.

* Virginia Land Ownership: Parts of Richmond’s Brandermill community were historically owned by the Clay family, and protected Clay graves remain nestled between houses in the neighborhood.

* Member Lineages:** Recent society findings link members to distinct lines, such as Mitchell Clay and Phoebe Belcher, Jesse Clay and Susannah Tubbs, and Thomas Farley and Judith Clay.