Individual Details
John "Coal Baron of Wales" Claye V, Knight
(27 Nov 1558 - 16 May 1632)
Coal baron
Sir John Claye (Tradition) Coal Baron of Wales; Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I, and given lands in Monmouthshire, Wales; said to be the son of John Claye of Glouchester, who was the son of John Claye of Derby, Knighted by Edward IV at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471; b. ca 1565, probably Glouchester Co., England; d. ca 1632, probably Monmouthshire, Wales; wife unknown; the traditional names of his three sons were: Richard, William, JOHN (Called "The English Grenadier")
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Allegedly knighted by Queen Elizabeth. His occupation is listed as a "coal Baron"? He was the great grandson of John Clay, allegedly knighted by King Edward IV for action in the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. Following Knighthood he was awarded lands in Monmouthshire Wales
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From http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/clay.htm
Generation No. 3
SIR JOHN3 CLAY I (JOHN "OF GLOUCHESTER"2, JOHN "OF DERBY"1) was born 1558 in Wales, England, and died May 16, 1632 in England. He married ?MARY CARLTON, daughter of WILLIAM CARLTON. She was born Abt 1566 in England, and died in England.
Children of SIR CLAY and ?MARY CARLTON are:
# ?THEOPOLIS4 CLAY, b. England; d. England.
# RICHARD CLAY, b. 1585, England.
# JOHN CLAY, b. Abt 1592, Monmouthshire, Wales; d. Abt 1638, Charles City County, Virginia.
# ?CHARLES CLAY, b. Aft. 1587, England; d. 1610, England.
# ?HENRY CLAY, b. Aft. 1587, England.
# WILLIAM CLAY, b. Aft. 1602, England.
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Sources:
of ENG;d. Yorkshire. ENG !http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Carlin-D-Conrad/GENE2-0007.html - Ancestors of Warren Lemuel Conrad-d. Monmouthshire, WALES. !AF-d. of Yorkshire, ENG !http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/a/t/Jeannie--Watts/GENE1-0016-html-Ancestors of Richard Allen Watts, Jr.-Sir John Clay I, b. 1558 Wales, ENG, d. 16 May 1732 s/o John "of Glouchester" Clay. !Desc. of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales by Jeannie C. Watts 1st Edition -pg. 5-Sir John Clay b. 1558 in WALES, d. 1632 WALES, md. Mary CARLTON d/o William CARLTON/_____ ____. John Clay, coal baron of Wales, Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I and given lands in Monmouthshire, WALES, The great grandson of John CLAYE, Knighted by Edward IV, Battle of Jewkenburg in May 1471. The Clay Lineage complied by Ruth Clay Burrell, Peggy Carswell Peacock, and Shirley Langdon Wilcox dated 7 Nov 1983 based on the Clay Family Ass. Quarterlies published by George R. CLAY, 1966-73, 1975 Houston, TX. !PRF CD # 50 - John CLAY was a coal baron of WALES, he was knighted by Elizabeth I, and a great grandson of John CLAY who was knighted by Edward IV at the Battle of Jewkenburg in May 1471.
Citing This Record
"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9ZZW-DMM : accessed 2013-06-20), entry for John Clay(e) I, Sir, Knight.
Submission
submission id:MM9R-WK8
contributor:ckirn2810809 date:Friday, February 27, 2004
contributor:ckirn904891 date:Friday, February 27, 200
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Knighted by Queen Elizabeth
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John Clay was a coal baron from Wales. He was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I. He was the great-grandson of John Claye, who was knighted by King Edward IV, after the Battle of Tewkesburg in May of 1471. Sir John Claye, (Tradition) Coal Baron of Wales; Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I, and given lands in Monmouthshire, Wales; said to be the son of JOHN CLAYE of Glouchester, who was the son of John Claye of Derby, Knighted by Edward IV at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471; b. ca 1565, probably Glouchester Co., England; d. ca 1632, probably Monmouthshire, Wales; wife unknown; the traditional names of his three sons were: Richard, William, John (Called "The English Grenadier")
The Clay Family: Genealogy of the Clays by Mrs Mary Rogers Clay Louisville, Ky John P. Morton & Co 1899 call# 976.9 F489c pg 65
"Patent 210 grants John Clay twelve hundred acres in Charles City County, Virginia, beginning at the lands granted by order of Court to Francis Hooke, up to the head of Wards' Creek, and bounded on the north by James River. Due one hundred acres to him as an old planter before the government of Sir Thomas Dale, and the other eleven hundred for the transportation of twenty-two persns by the "West" July 13, 1635. (Ledger I page 230) These lands granted John Clay were near the present City Point only a few miles from what is now Chesterfield County. Children:
Francis Clay, whose name appears on the records of NorthumberlandCo Va from Oct 19, 1652 in the grants of lands, until June 8,
1658, and in Westmoreland Co. on May 21, 1666.
About 1580 when Sir John I was 22, he married Mary Carlton, in England.
They had the following children:
John Thomas II (1587-1655)
Charles born after 1587 in Wales, England. Charles died in unknown about 1610, he was 23.
Henry Clay born on August 3, 1672 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co Va.4,3 Henry died in The Raells, Chesterfield Co Va on August 3, 1760, he was 88.6
Sir John Claye (Tradition) Coal Baron of Wales; Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I, and given lands in Monmouthshire, Wales; said to be the son of John Claye of Glouchester, who was the son of John Claye of Derby, Knighted by Edward IV at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471; b. ca 1565, probably Glouchester Co., England; d. ca 1632, probably Monmouthshire, Wales; wife unknown; the traditional names of his three sons were: Richard, William, JOHN (Called "The English Grenadier")
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Allegedly knighted by Queen Elizabeth. His occupation is listed as a "coal Baron"? He was the great grandson of John Clay, allegedly knighted by King Edward IV for action in the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471. Following Knighthood he was awarded lands in Monmouthshire Wales
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From http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/clay.htm
Generation No. 3
SIR JOHN3 CLAY I (JOHN "OF GLOUCHESTER"2, JOHN "OF DERBY"1) was born 1558 in Wales, England, and died May 16, 1632 in England. He married ?MARY CARLTON, daughter of WILLIAM CARLTON. She was born Abt 1566 in England, and died in England.
Children of SIR CLAY and ?MARY CARLTON are:
# ?THEOPOLIS4 CLAY, b. England; d. England.
# RICHARD CLAY, b. 1585, England.
# JOHN CLAY, b. Abt 1592, Monmouthshire, Wales; d. Abt 1638, Charles City County, Virginia.
# ?CHARLES CLAY, b. Aft. 1587, England; d. 1610, England.
# ?HENRY CLAY, b. Aft. 1587, England.
# WILLIAM CLAY, b. Aft. 1602, England.
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Sources:
of ENG;d. Yorkshire. ENG !http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Carlin-D-Conrad/GENE2-0007.html - Ancestors of Warren Lemuel Conrad-d. Monmouthshire, WALES. !AF-d. of Yorkshire, ENG !http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/a/t/Jeannie--Watts/GENE1-0016-html-Ancestors of Richard Allen Watts, Jr.-Sir John Clay I, b. 1558 Wales, ENG, d. 16 May 1732 s/o John "of Glouchester" Clay. !Desc. of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales by Jeannie C. Watts 1st Edition -pg. 5-Sir John Clay b. 1558 in WALES, d. 1632 WALES, md. Mary CARLTON d/o William CARLTON/_____ ____. John Clay, coal baron of Wales, Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I and given lands in Monmouthshire, WALES, The great grandson of John CLAYE, Knighted by Edward IV, Battle of Jewkenburg in May 1471. The Clay Lineage complied by Ruth Clay Burrell, Peggy Carswell Peacock, and Shirley Langdon Wilcox dated 7 Nov 1983 based on the Clay Family Ass. Quarterlies published by George R. CLAY, 1966-73, 1975 Houston, TX. !PRF CD # 50 - John CLAY was a coal baron of WALES, he was knighted by Elizabeth I, and a great grandson of John CLAY who was knighted by Edward IV at the Battle of Jewkenburg in May 1471.
Citing This Record
"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9ZZW-DMM : accessed 2013-06-20), entry for John Clay(e) I, Sir, Knight.
Submission
submission id:MM9R-WK8
contributor:ckirn2810809 date:Friday, February 27, 2004
contributor:ckirn904891 date:Friday, February 27, 200
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* Updated from [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees?itemId=187643152-1-536&action=showRecord&indId=externalindividual-b446667e7c1d9ea23437b024263a24b2&mrid=b4473950e17656d9dd67eb4e6035dcf2 MyHeritage Family Trees] via daughter [http://www.geni.com/profile-34667656627 Mary Pusey (born Claye)] by [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Dec 16 2014, 19:22:57 UTC''
* Updated from [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-1/myheritage-family-trees?itemId=187643152-1-536&action=showRecord&indId=externalindividual-b446667e7c1d9ea23437b024263a24b2&mrid=b4473950e17656d9dd67eb4e6035dcf2 MyHeritage Family Trees] by [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Dec 16 2014, 19:27:16 UTC''
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth
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[MARYOBEDIENCECLAY.FTW]
John Clay was a coal baron from Wales. He was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I. He was the great-grandson of John Claye, who was knighted by King Edward IV, after the Battle of Tewkesburg in May of 1471. Sir John Claye, (Tradition) Coal Baron of Wales; Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I, and given lands in Monmouthshire, Wales; said to be the son of JOHN CLAYE of Glouchester, who was the son of John Claye of Derby, Knighted by Edward IV at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471; b. ca 1565, probably Glouchester Co., England; d. ca 1632, probably Monmouthshire, Wales; wife unknown; the traditional names of his three sons were: Richard, William, John (Called "The English Grenadier")
The Clay Family: Genealogy of the Clays by Mrs Mary Rogers Clay Louisville, Ky John P. Morton & Co 1899 call# 976.9 F489c pg 65
"Patent 210 grants John Clay twelve hundred acres in Charles City County, Virginia, beginning at the lands granted by order of Court to Francis Hooke, up to the head of Wards' Creek, and bounded on the north by James River. Due one hundred acres to him as an old planter before the government of Sir Thomas Dale, and the other eleven hundred for the transportation of twenty-two persns by the "West" July 13, 1635. (Ledger I page 230) These lands granted John Clay were near the present City Point only a few miles from what is now Chesterfield County. Children:
Francis Clay, whose name appears on the records of NorthumberlandCo Va from Oct 19, 1652 in the grants of lands, until June 8,
1658, and in Westmoreland Co. on May 21, 1666.
About 1580 when Sir John I was 22, he married Mary Carlton, in England.
They had the following children:
John Thomas II (1587-1655)
Charles born after 1587 in Wales, England. Charles died in unknown about 1610, he was 23.
Henry Clay born on August 3, 1672 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co Va.4,3 Henry died in The Raells, Chesterfield Co Va on August 3, 1760, he was 88.6
Events
| Birth | 27 Nov 1558 | Wales, or | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1580 | England - Mary Carlton | |||
| Death | 16 May 1632 | ||||
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Families
| Spouse | Mary Carlton (1566 - 1588) |
| Child | Capt John Clay VI (1587 - 1655) |
| Father | John Claye IV (1510 - 1576) |
| Mother | unknown "Elizabeth" unknown (1530 - 1559) |