Workgroups Directory

Using the latest technology to efficiently organize and incentivize members to participate, record and preserve the records that create historical context and connections of all surname Clays – no matter the branch or spelling variant.

Preserving Clay burial sites through documentation, cleaning, and restoration of stones and plots.

Coordinating Clay related DNA testing, haplogroup analysis, and paternal-line evidence review.

Preserving membership trees and branches to make connections and extend the knowledge of all clays.

Identifying the English origins of colonial New England’s earliest Clay immigrant Jonas Clay – through coordinated documentary and genetic evidence.

Identifying people, dates and thing in CFS-significant photographs, creating appropriate Archive Item and citation for each photograph submitted to The Library of Virginia for posterity.

The CFS newsletter that encourages, entices and informs membership as well as promotes Clay researching and archiving of items that extend and connect the various Clay branched into a uniform whole.

Collecting and analyzing global census records to identify Clay households and infer lineage relationships.

Compiling and analyzing all records related to John Clay to support member lineage connections.

Discovering Clay lineages through land transactions, deeds, and property records across regions.

Documenting Clays who served in military roles to preserve service history and identify lineage links.

Analyzing wills and probate records to establish family relationships and uncover new Clay branches.