Individual Details
Winnifred Clayton
(1 Jul 1743 - 1815)
After Robert was killed by the Indians, Winnie was left with seven, po s s ibly eight, children to raise. It is believed that she died in 1784 b e c ause she is not listed on the Tax List. She was in the 1783 Tax List , w i th no white males in the household of taxable age. No information h a s b een found as to what happened to Winnie after the death of Robert. I t i s p ossible she remarried, probably in Russell County, VA, but the ma rr ia ge register burned in a fire during the late 1800's. Family legend s a y s that she moved to Indiana with her oldest son, Charles,and died the r e , but no proof exists. Winnie was the daughter of STEPHEN CLAYTON b o r n 1705 and died 1784 in S tokes County, NC. Stephen was the son of W I L LIAM CLAYTON born about 16 30 in England and died about 1706 in Richm o n d County, VA. After Robert was killed by the Indians, Winnie was left w i t h seven, pos sibly eight, children to raise. It is believed that she d i e d in 1784 b ecause she is not listed on the Tax List. She was in the 1 7 8 3 Tax List , with no white males in the household of taxable age. No i n f ormation h as been found as to what happened to Winnie after the deat h o f R obert. I t is possible she remarried, probably in Russell County , V A , but the ma rriage register burned in a fire during the late 1800' s. F a mily legend s ays that she moved to Indiana with her oldest son, C har l es,and died th ere, but no proof exists. -- MERGED NOTE ------------ After Robert was killed by the Indians, Winnie was left with seven, po s s ibly eight, children to raise. It is believed that she died in 1784 b e c ause she is not listed on the Tax List. She was in the 1783 Tax List , w i th no white males in the household of taxable age. No information h a s b een found as to what happened to Winnie after the death of Robert. I t i s p ossible she remarried, probably in Russell County, VA, but the ma rr ia ge register burned in a fire during the late 1800's. Family legend s a y s that she moved to Indiana with her oldest son, Charles,and died the r e , but no proof exists. Winnie was the daughter of STEPHEN CLAYTON b o r n 1705 and died 1784 in S tokes County, NC. Stephen was the son of W I L LIAM CLAYTON born about 16 30 in England and died about 1706 in Richm o n d County, VA. After Robert was killed by the Indians, Winnie was left w i t h seven, pos sibly eight, children to raise. It is believed that she d i e d in 1784 b ecause she is not listed on the Tax List. She was in the 1 7 8 3 Tax List , with no white males in the household of taxable age. No i n f ormation h as been found as to what happened to Winnie after the deat h o f R obert. I t is possible she remarried, probably in Russell County , V A , but the ma rriage register burned in a fire during the late 1800' s. F a mily legend s ays that she moved to Indiana with her oldest son, C har l es,and died th ere, but no proof exists.
Events
Birth | 1 Jul 1743 | Johnston, North Carolina, United States | |||
Marriage | 1763 | Orange, North Carolina, United States - Robert Kilgore | |||
Death | 1815 | Scott, Virginia, United States | ![]() |
Families
Spouse | Robert Kilgore (1735 - 1782) |
Child | Charles Kilgore (1764 - 1844) |
Child | Robert Kilgore (1765 - 1854) |
Child | Stephen Clayton Kilgore (1767 - 1841) |
Child | Esther Kilgore (1767 - ) |
Child | William Kilgore (1769 - 1853) |
Child | Hiram Kilgore (1771 - 1851) |
Child | Ralph Kilgore (1773 - 1850) |
Father | Stephen Clayton (1705 - 1784) |
Mother | Mary Denum (1705 - 1800) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
2. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).