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POC-2025-01 – POC, 2025 Qtr 1, Winter

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Evidence Category:

Published Source

Record Type:

Newsletter

Date:

Jan-Mar 2025

Individuals Mentioned:

A1C Wilbur Adkisson, Mary Akers, Captain Samuel Argall, 1st Lt John Bechacek, Lucille ‘Lucy’ Walston Bowen, Ned Boyajian, Roberta Brooks, Ann Clay, Bartholomew Clay, Staff Sgt. Cecil Lindburg Clay, Charles Clay, Charlie Clay, Collin Clay, Edward Clay, Eleazar Clay, Elizabeth Clay, Elner Leola Clay, Harry L. Clay Sr., Harry Lee Clay Jr., Henry Clay, Sen. Henry Clay, James ‘Tony’ Clay, Jesse Clay, Jim Clay, John Clay [or Claye], Kennerly Clay, Marquis de Lafayette Clay Jr., Mary Rogers Clay, Mary Smith Clay, Paul Clay, Phineas Clay, Robert Lee Clay, Thomas Clay, William L. Clay, Gregg Clemmer, Nancy Cook, Pat Dunford, Susan E. Hillier, James F. Hopkins, Mildred White Hughes, Mrs. James Jones, Charles Knighton, Laura Lane, Barbara Linxwiler, Steve Little, A1C Lucious Lunnie, Robin Clay Oliver, Luanne Ormsbee, Mrs. Ernest Parrish, Leontyne (Clay) Peck, Jarrett Pierce, Rachel Powall, Mary Richardson, Paul Richardson, Bill Schultz, 1st Lt David Scovill, Sophia Elizabeth (Bear) Sherlock, Cpt. William Shinn, Mrs. Ray Simmons, Mark Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth [unknown], Hannah Wilson, Ken Wilson

Repository:

Clay Family Society Digital Archives

Archive Reference:

Folder: 01_Pieces_of_Clay/2007-2025

Summary

Focused on a New Year and Change, Bespoke Clay Tour 19Nov24, HMS Treasurer, Computers & Genealogy, Clays Who Served (Sgt. Cecil Lindburg Clay), Was Henry Clay (1735/6 – 1820) a Doctor? – Ned Boyajian President

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Source Citation

Pieces of Clay, Clay Family Society, (Winter 2025): 12 pages; CFS Archive ID POC-2025-01.

Historical Context

Henry Clay (1735/36–1820) Title Debate: Research suggests that “Bourbon County Henry Clay” was likely not a doctor. The “Dr.” title used in historical papers likely stood for “dr” meaning “debtor,” or “dear” in other contexts, rather than a medical title. No contemporaneous or official documents have been found to support him being a doctor.

Eleazar Clay (1744–1836): He was a prominent Baptist minister who established the first Baptist church in Chesterfield County (Rehoboth Meeting House/Clay’s Church) in 1773. He published Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1793 and is a kinsman of statesman Henry Clay. His grandfather was Henry Clay, and his son was Phineas Clay.

John Clay (1613) Immigrant Line: John Clay immigrated to the colonies in February 1613 aboard the ship Treasurer. His wife, Ann, arrived on an unknown ship in August 1623. Multiple Clay Family Society members share John Clay (1613) as their Earliest Known Clay Ancestor (EKCA).

Warwickshire Clay Line: Member Paul Clay belongs to a long line of Warwickshire Clays that dates back to at least Bartholomew Clay (1570–1628).

Staff Sgt. Cecil Lindburg Clay (1928–1966)*: He was the 11th and final child of Robert Lee Clay and Lucille “Lucy” Walston Bowen. He lied about his age to enlist in the U.S. Navy in 1944 at age 16, later served in the Air Force starting in 1950, and married Mildred White Hughes in 1951 before tragically dying in a 1966 military plane crash in Taiwan.