POC-2017-03 – POC, 2017 Qtr 3, Vol. XIV Issue 3
Record Summary
Summary
Focused on Advance Trip to England (2018 Gathering Site), The Mere Distinction of Color – Doug Cline President
Asset
Source Citation
Pieces of Clay, Clay Family Society, (Summer 2017): 5 pages; CFS Archive ID POC-2017-03.
Historical Context
* John Claye of Jamestown:** Meticulous research in Derbyshire, England, identified a John Clay from Tupton who disappeared from local records without a marriage bond or death date. His birth year makes him a strong candidate for John Claye, the celebrated English immigrant who arrived in Jamestown in 1613 and later married and died in the colonies.
* DNA Project Connection:** DNA testing revealed a match between a Clay man living in England and another living in the United States. This particular match does not appear to be related to the Jamestown immigrant, and the U.S. descendant has currently only documented his pedigree back to the early 1800s.
* Hagg Hill Hall Line:** Researchers established that the last gentleman Clay to reside at Hagg Hill Hall in Tupton moved to Australia and left behind numerous posterity. Efforts are actively underway to trace and locate living descendants of this specific line.
* Leontyne Clay Peck’s Ancestry:** Member Leontyne Clay Peck uncovered ancestral connections spanning a 14-year research journey. Her discoveries link her family to Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky, President Thomas Jefferson, and the enslaved community of President James Madison at Montpelier. Additionally, she discovered a connection to her third great-grandfather, Job Gaiter, who served in the United States Colored Troops.
* Lineage of John Stewart Clay:** A new member shared documentation tracing his lineage back to William Clay, Sr. and Esther (Barber) Clay of New Hampshire.