POC-2022-03 – POC, 2022 Qtr 3, Summer
Record Summary
Summary
Focused on 2022 Gathering, Land Grants, Westward Expansion and Pioneering Clays, Botherum House: A Memorial to Sally Ann Clay, Research reminder: Mothers can’t be born after their children (but they could have been married at 13)– Ned Boyajian, Vice President
Asset
Source Citation
Pieces of Clay, Clay Family Society, (Summer 2022): 7 pages; CFS Archive ID POC-2022-03.
Historical Context
Rachel Findlay Information: The Huntsville History site has surfaced intriguing genealogical information regarding Rachel Findlay in Alabama.
William Mitchell Clay, Sr. Will: A probate document dated July 6, 1810, reveals that William Mitchell Clay, Sr. bequeathed land located on the northeast side of the New River, adjacent to Mitchell Clay the younger’s property, as well as an enslaved girl named Rachel.
Sally Ann Clay Memorial: A republished article from the Kentucky Genealogical Society, available on the CFS website, details the Botherum House as a memorial to Sally Ann Clay.
Maternal Age Insights: Genealogical researchers are reminded to watch for errors in Ancestry.com trees, such as biologically impossible timelines (e.g., mothers born after their children). However, historical legal records indicate that some young mothers could have legally married as early as age 13, depending on state laws derived from England.
Lineage of Doris J. Floyd Rolland: It was noted that the late Doris J. Floyd Rolland was a confirmed descendant of Gen. Green Clay.