Individual Details

Henry Charles Clay

(3 Aug 1672 - 3 Aug 1760)

== Biography == == Sources == * rootweb.ancestry

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[[Category:Henrico County, Virginia]][[Image:Maria s Photobox-5.gif|120px]] [[:Project :Scottish Clans|Scottish Clans Project]] [[Category: Clan Clay]] [[Category: Our Family Heritage]]
[[Category: Henry Clay Memorial, Midlothian, Virginia]]
[[Category: Chesterfield County, Virginia]]
=== Biography ===

:Henry Clay was born in 3 Aug 1672 in Dale Parish, VA.

Parents:
*Charles Clay (1638 - 1686)
*Hannah Wilson Clay (1642 - 1686)

Spouse:
*Mary Mitchell Clay (1693 - 1777)

Children:
*Amey Clay Green (1708 - 1774)*
*William Mitchell Clay (1708 - 1774)*
*Mary Obedience Clay Belcher (1710 - 1770)*
*Henry Clay (1711 - 1764)*
*Martha Clay Bass (1713 - 1744)*
*Charles Clay (1716 - 1789)*
*John Clay (1718 - 1761)*

Sibling:
*Henry Clay (1672 - 1760)
*Charles Clay (1675 - 1765)*

=== Will ===:Transcript of Henry Clay's will, "signed March 28, 1749, and probated at the September term of Chesterfield court, 1760",[https://archive.org/stream/clayfamily00smit#page/69/mode/1up/search/mary p 69], ''The Clay Family'' includes the following:
* to "son William Clay ... and my land and plantation on Deep Creek, in Henrico County, whereon Richard Belcher now lives..."
* son Henry Clay
* son Charles Clay
* son John Clay* daughter [[Clay-245|Amey Williamson]]text for [[Green-1729|William Marston Green]] m Amey Clay says "later Williamson"
* daughter Mary Watkins* grandson Henry Clayin parentheses, "Dr. Henry Clay of Ky."* granddaughter Mary Clay, daughter of Charles Clayin parentheses "afterwards Mrs. Stephen Lockett"
* wife Mary

: Slaves named in will:* Phoebe (willed to granddaughter Mary Clay): "one negro girl, named Phoebe"* Lewis, Jo, Sue, Nann, Jenny, and Sarah (willed to Mary, his wife): "my negroes Lewis, Jo, Sue, Nann, Jenny and Sarah"
* other slaves mentioned, but not by name
: The four sons, named executors, were "granted letters of administration on the oaths of George Farrar and Allyson Clarke, witnesses. B. Watkins was clerk of Chesterfield County at that time."

=== Sources ===

:See Also:*[https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid= 7711025 Find A Grave] Memorial# 7711025*Burial: Henry Clay Memorial - Midlothian. Chesterfield County Virginia, USA*Inscription: Henry Clay, The Elder, born 1672 Chesterfield County, was the Gr. Grandfather of the Statesman. His tomb one-fourth mile east bears the inscription In Memory of Henry Clay Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760". - Presented by Richmond Chapter, Colonial Dames of The 17th Century .1957.
*Photo: Has a photo of gravestone on gravesite
[http://claycemetery.org/2014/07/11/clay-cemetery-geneology/ Clay Cemetery Geneology]
[https://archive.org/stream/clayfamily00smit/clayfamily00smit_djvu.txt "The Clay family;" FILSON CLUB PUBLICATIONS NO 14]
[http://jshaputis.tripod.com/ClayArticles/ChasClay_HannaWilson_descendants.htm Corrections of the lineage of Rev. Charles Green Clay]

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*This person was created on 04 March 2011 through the import of THWEATT43.GED.
* [[Belcher-413 | Richard Belcher]], firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Richard and others.

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"Henry died suddenly of 'nattles' at the Roells during his annual birthday dinner."
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Henry Clay I, was born 02 August 1672 in Henrico, Virginia. He died 03 August, 1760 in Nattles, Chesterfield, Virginia. He married, about 1708 in Henrico County, Virginia, Mary M. Mitchell born 16 January 1692, Chesterfield, Virginia and died 07 August 1777 Chesterfield, Virginia. Their children were; William Mitchell Clay; Charles Clay; John Clay; Martha Clay; Henry Clay II; Amey Clay.

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Henry Clay died suddenly at the supper table at the mature age of 92 years. Family tradition said that he died "of Nattles at the Raells" - this is believed to mean an allergic reaction to eating nettle greens. "The Raells" is believed to be the name of the family home. General Green Clay says that Henry Clay married Mary Mitchell daughter of William and Elizabeth Mitchell. They lived and died in Chesterfield County, Virginia at the old place on the West side of Swift Creek. They had several daughters and four sons, William, Henry, Charles and John. John was the grandfather of Henry Clay, who was a member of the U.S. Congress and two time Whig candidate for U.S. President, negotiator of the treaty of Ghent, this Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser.

Mary Mitchell Clay wife of Henry Clay was born July 1693 and died August 7, 1777 at the age of 84 years. (Acquired many years ago by Mr. Brutus Clay, son of General Green Clay to Dr. Matthew Clay. )

Some researchers say Henry Clay and his wife Mary Mitchell Clay died in Henrico County, VA. Others say in Chesterfield County, VA. Possibly the county boundaries changed and a portion of Chesterfield County was taken into Henrico County and a later researcher found records of them in Henrico County.

Henry Clay, 1672-1760 (?), son of Charles Clay was a supporter of Bacon's Rebellion. Henry married Mary Mitchell in 1709. He was left executor of his brother Thomas' estate. Henry owned large tracts of land in Henrico, Goochland, Chesterfield and Cumberland Counties, Virginia. He died of Nattles at the "Raells" during his annual birthday dinner to his descendants. He is buried at Morrimont, nine miles southwest of Richmond, Virginia.

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I have a picture of the stone and site "where Henry Clay isn't buried." The stone reads:

In
Memory of
HENRY CLAY
Who died
At dinner with
His Children &
Grand Children
At an annual
Festival given to
them in August
1760

The Colonial Dames plaque says:

HENRY CLAY
Henry Clay, The Elder, born 1672,
Chesterfield County, was the Gr. Grandfather of the statesman.

His tomb one-fourth mile east

Bears the inscription
In Memory of
Henry Clay
"Who Died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual
festival given for them on August 3, 1760."

Presented by
Richmond Chapter, Colonial Dames of the 17th Century
1957

I don't have my notes from 2006, but I think the school is:

Manchester High School
13200 Bailey Bridge Rd
Midlothian, VA 23112

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Sources:

"Find A Grave" & Familysearch.org
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His tombstones reads: In Memory of Henry Clay "Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760".

Also placed at this site is a Memorial Marker it reads:

Henry Clay

Henry Clay, The Elder, born 1672 Chesterfield County, was the Gr. Grandfather of the Stateman. His tomb one-fourth mile east bears the inscription In Memory of Henry Clay
"Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760".

Presented by Richmond Chapter, Colonial Dames of The 17th Century .1957.
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Location: Next to the new Manchester High School, on Bailey Bridge Road, in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

His tombstones reads: In Memory of Henry Clay "Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760".

Also placed at this site is a Memorial Marker it reads:

Henry Clay

Henry Clay, The Elder, born 1672 Chesterfield County, was the Gr. Grandfather of the Stateman. His tomb one-fourth mile east bears the inscription In Memory of Henry Clay
"Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760".

Presented by Richmond Chapter, Colonial Dames of The 17th Century .1957.

Henry Clay, the grandson of, Capt. John Thomas Clay
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NOTE:
I believe this Henry Clay is also the father of William Mitchell Clay who was born abt 1710 in Henrico (Chesterfield) County, Virginia and died 10 Sep 1774. Source: Donna Sue Homes 1/7/2011.
NOTE:
Mary Obedience married Richard BELCHER. Her daughter, married Richard Bailey (Elizabeth, and her sister Phoebe Belcher married Mitchell Clay.) Source: aye ain't, 6/5/2012.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7711025
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* Reference: [http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clay-84 WikiTree Genealogy] - [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Jan 12 2017, 0:04:34 UTC''

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* Reference: [http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clay-84 WikiTree Genealogy] - [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Jan 15 2017, 4:23:52 UTC''

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His tombstones reads: In Memory of Henry Clay "Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760".

Also placed at this site is a Memorial Marker it reads:

Henry Clay

Henry Clay, The Elder, born 1672 Chesterfield County, was the Gr. Grandfather of the Stateman. His tomb one-fourth mile east bears the inscription In Memory of Henry Clay
"Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760".

REFN: 6430

_P_CCINFO 3-107

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1 BURI
2 DATE WP SEP 1760

!AFN: 2VJT-75 ;

!SOURCE:
page 195-6 of
ADVENTURERS OF pURSE AND PERSON VIRGINIA 1607-1625 3RD ED 1987
revised and edited by virginia M. meyer and John Frederick Dorman;
a typewritten Clay descednacy mostly of Gen Green Clay of KY family,
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham NC special collections library, the Clement
Claiborne Clay papers - leter from Wm Erwin, Sr Ref librarian Jan1995;
Filson Club Publication #14 by Mary Rogers Clay 1899 on the Clay and
related families. Unfortunately it is on LDS film 1011852 item 5 and they won't
circulate that to local Family History Centers;
Clay Family Genealogical Notes: Green Clay Manuscript [Library of Virginia
item # 32301], especially page 4 for my families;
Robert Young Clay at Library of Virginia 11st&Capitol Sq,Richmond Va
23219-3491 MAY BE AN EXPERT ON MANY CLAY FAMILIES;
Chesterfield co wb 1 page 544 entered about 1761/4 , as in ch co wills p.55
will of 28 March 1749 dtr amy williamson 5 pounds
names wm henry charles john amy williamson mary watkins grandson henry clay
granddtr mary clay dtr of chas,
WIFE MARY;
LDS FHC microfilm 1322493 at end of the roll cites this source:
(for this family group) Genealogy of Joseph Peck... by George B.
Roberts 1955. and apparently a different book Filson Club Pub #14;
his will in Chesterfield Co VA, Va County deeds and other books;
Filson Club Publication #14 by Mary Rogers Clay 1899 on the Clay and
related families. Unfortunately it on LDS film 1011852 item 5 but they won't
circulate that to local Family History Centers;
MARR: etc:
Annie Mahaffay's ca. 1980 genealogy of Matt Martin Moseley b. 1828or so and
a little about his wife Jones Elizabeth Chilcoat--a copy sent to me about
1985 by T.B. Moseley Jr. Rt2 Box 47A, Clifton TX 76634
Tillman genealogy
by George Newton Tillman 1905 pub by McQuidy, Nashville TN has a section
which it says is based upon a Mary Rodgers Clay genealogy;

HenryClay1672
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5493162c-af5b-4c51-82ef-bd6b71329f99&tid=7377174&pid=-1090844553

[Master.FTW]

[Master.FTW]

[MARYOBEDIENCECLAY.FTW]

Henry signed a Will on March 28, 1749 in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
"I Henry Clay, of Henrico County, being of perfect health, mind, and
memory, thanks be to God therefor, and calling to mind my mortality, and knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, princably and first of all I give my soul into the hands of God that gave it, and as for my body I commend it to the earth, to be buried in a Christian like and decent form at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by mighty power of God; and as touching my worldly goods where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise, and dispose of the same in manner and form following:
I give and bequeath unto my son, William Clay the land and plantation whereon he now lives, and my land and plantation on Deep Creek, in Henrico County, whereon Richard Belcher now lives, to him, his
heirs and assigns forever.
I give and bequeath unto my son, Charles Clay, the plantation
whereon he now lives and all of the land on the north side of Swift Creek and the lioner side of Nettree Run to me belonging and also four hundred acres at Latalone, it being my Upper Survey at Letalone, to him and his heirs forever.
I give and bequeath unto my son, John Clay, the plantatioin
whereon he now lives and all my land on the north side of Swift Creek and upper side of Nuttree Run to him and his heirs forever.
I likewise give and bequeath my grist mill on Nuttree Run to be
equally divided between my son Charles and my son John Clay, to be held in joint tenancy, to them and their heirs forever.
I give to my daughter, Amey Williamson, five pounds, current money.
I give to my daughter, Mary Watkins, five pounds, current money.
I give to my grandson, Henry Clay 240 acres adjoining the lands of
James Hill.
I give and bequeath to my granddaughter, May Clay, daughter of Charles Clay, one negro girl named Pheobe.
I give unto Mary, my well beloved wife, the plantation whereon I
now live, during her natural life, and my negroes, Lewis, Jo, Sue, Nann, Jenny and Sarah, during her natural life, and what stock and household goods she pleases to have or make use of, of mine.
I devise that the rest of my slaves not heretofore given, and my
stock and household goods, be given and equally divided among my four
sons aforementioned, at their discretion, and also the negroes above
written, and gave my wife, may be equally divided after my wife's decease.
I give to my four sons, above written, and to my wife, to be
equally divided, all the ready money and money out at use, that I shall be possessed with at my death.
After my wife's decease I give my plantation, whereon I now live
to my son John Clay and his heirs forever, together with the adjacent
lands thereunto belonging and I do hereby give, constitute and ordain my four sons, above written, to be my only and sole executors of this, my last will and testament.
Signed sealed and acknowledged
before us Henry Clay
-LS-
George Farrar
his
Alison X Clark
mark
George Reny Turner"
His will (Will Book #2, pp. 244-247, Henrico County, Virginia) was probated in September 1760 by the Chesterfield County Court which named his wife and children.
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Morrimont, 9 miles southwest of Richmond, VA
Note:
HENRY CLAY (CHARLES6, JOHN5, JOHN4, SIR JOHN3, JOHN "OF GLOUCHESTER"2, JOHN "OF DERBY"1) was born August 03, 1672 in Henrico Co, VA, and died August 03, 1760 in Henrico Co, VA. He married MARY MITCHELL 1709 in Henrico Co, VA, daughter of WILLIAM MITCHELL and ELIZABETH. She was born January 16, 1692/93 in Chesterfield Co, Va, and died August 07, 1777 " of flux' in Chesterfield Co. VA
Children of HENRY CLAY and MARY MITCHELL are:
WILLIAM MITCHELL8 CLAY, d. 1774.
HENRY CLAY, b. September 03, 1711; d. 1764; m. LUCY GREEN; b. July 19, 1717.
MARTHA CLAY, d. March 01, 1745/46; m. WILLIAM BASS, May 06, 1731; d. 1775.
CHARLES CLAY, b. January 31, 1716/17; d. February 25, 1789, Powhatan County, Va; m. MARTHA GREEN; b. November 25, 1719; d. September 06, 1793.
JOHN CLAY, b. 1718, Chesterfield Co., Va; d. Bet. 1761 - 1762, Dale Parish, Chesterfield Co, Va; m. (1) SARAH WATKINS, 1740, Henrico Co, VA; m. (2) MARY BASS, 1759, Goochland Co, Va; b. February 02, 1733/34.
MARTHA CLAY, m. CAPT. THOMAS WOOLDRIDGE, October 1772.
AMEY CLAY, m. (1) WILLIAM GREEN; d. 1747; m. (2) BENJAMIN WILLIAMSON, June 1748.
MARY CLAY, m. WATKINS.

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Henry Clay born about 1672 died 8-3-1760 married Mary Mitchell born Jan 1693 and died "of flux" 8-7-1777.
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Reverand Henry Clay died suddenly at the supper table at the age of 92. General Green Clay says that Henry married Mary Mitchell, daughter of William and Elizabeth Mitchell. They lived and died in Chesterfield County, Virginia at the old place on the West side of Swift Creek. They had four sons, William, Henry, Charles, and John, who was the grandfather of Henry Clay, late member of the U.S. Congress and two time Whig candidate for U.S. President, negotitator of the treaty of Ghent, he was known as the Great Compromiser. Henry was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Henry died of Nattles at the "Roells" during his annual birthday dinner with his descendants. He is buried at Morrimont, 9 miles southwest of Richmond, VA.
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In 1709 when Henry was 36, he married Mary Mitchell, daughter of William Mitchell & Elizabeth Innes, in Henrico Co Va. Born in July 1693 in Swift Creek, Chesterfield Co Va. Mary died in Chesterfield Co Va on August 7, 1777, she was 84.
They had the following children:
i. William Mitchell (~1710-1774)
ii. Henry (1711-1764)
iii. Mary Obedience (~1716-)
iv. Charles (1715-1789)
v. John (1718-1762)
vi. Amy, 6G Aunt. Born in 1720 in Cumberland Co, Va.

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Henry's head and footstone were moved a quarter mile west of the original burial location, now surrounded by a wrought iron fence with a marker placed by the DAR.
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Another prominent citizen who died in 1760 was Henry Clay, ancestor of the famous statesman of the same name.[findem2.ged]

!pages 645-654 of Vol. 1 of 4th ed (vols. pub. Gen Pub Co aprx2004-2007) of
Adventurers of Purse and Person by John Frederick Dorman: ;
!clay family compilation usual procedures followed by your compiler Forsythe:
ORDER of KIDS IS ORDER OF LISTING IN PARENT'S PROBATE, or however the above
"Adventurers" book 4th ed. decided to order the children (not just birth order)
ERRORS IN THAT BIRTH ORDER ONLY CORRECTED IN BIRTH DATES, NOT REARRANGING KIDS;

SOURCE: Adventurers of Purse and Person 1607-1625, 3rd ed. 1987 revised and
edited by Virginia M. Meyer and John Frederick Dorman, p. 192-6 says John was
the brother of Amey Clay (3920), their parents were Henry Clay born 1672 VA
and Mary Mitchell born Jan 1692/3 probably VA.

!pages 643-646 of Vol. 1 of 4th ed (vols. pub. Gen Pub Co aprx2004-2007) of
Adventurers of Purse and Person by John Frederick Dorman: ;
BUT THEY MISREPRESENT Contents of Henrico Co. Will & Deed Book (1677-): 462-463
of 1 Oct 1687 recorded 1 oct 1687: ALL OF Hannah [willson] clay's kids were
apparently UNDER AGE!! verbatim it says:
" I give to John Clay, Thomas Clay, Henry Clay, Charles Clay my sons each 1 cow
4 years old with calf by her side, at attaining age, also one well-fixed gun.
To my daughter Judith Clay 6 pewter plates at the marriage or of age.
Hannah (H) Clay" ;

?? Line 396: (New PAF RIN=23232)
1 BIRT
2 PLAC , Bedford Or Henrico, VA

!CURLES,VA area MAP:
16 july 2002 internet http://www.stanscrib.50megs.com/curles.html
(presumably readily available at Library of VA, if you ask for it?)
showed an early 1600's land patent names map of area from what is now
southeastern suburbs of Richmond, about 30 miles Southeastward and about
20 miles straight south almost as far as petersburg VA:
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THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF TODAY'S CHESTERFIELD CO. WAS IN CHARLES CITY CO IN
EARLY 1600'S! East of the following line was in Charles city Co. then, not in
Henrico Co.!: roughly from 2 miles west of Interstate 295 on today's northern
boundary of Chesterfield Co. (Farrar's Island in the James River)
down to a point 3 miles west of Interstate 95 at
today's southern boundary of chesterfield Co. at west edge of Petersburg VA;
More technically the line was a radius presumably drawn from some point 25
miles east near the present-day 3 county boundary of Prince George Co/ Surry
Co./ Charles City co. VA and the line was drawn southward from the SE corner
of Farrar's Island on the James River, but the above method using straight-line
estimates from modern Interstate locations is better,without the old Curles map
to look at;

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[[Category:Henrico County, Virginia Colony]]
[[Category: Chesterfield County, Virginia Colony]]
[[Category: Pack Name Study]]
[[Category: Henry Clay Memorial, Midlothian, Virginia]]
== Biography ==
} Henry Charles Clay was '''born''' in 3 Aug 1672 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, son of [[Clay-11|Charles Clay]] and [[Wilson-449|Hannah Wilson]]. Dorman, "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5", 4th ed., 2004, v1, pp. 643-4, 646,
Henry '''married''' Mary Mitchell Clay (1693-1777).Wulfeck, "Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800", GPO, 1986, vI, p96
Will of Henry Clay. Chesterfield County, Virginia. March 28, 1749; probate at the September term of Chesterfield court, 1760 Virginia Will Book 2, pp244-7; Order Book 3, p78 * '''son William Clay'''...my land and plantation on Deep Creek, in Henrico County, whereon Richard Belcher now lives...* '''son Henry Clay''' land and plantation he now lives on, and two hundred acres of land at "Let Alone", in Goochland County, it being the Lower Survey belonging to me...
* '''son Charles Clay'''
* '''son John Clay'''* '''daughter [[Clay-245|Amey Williamson]]''' (m.[[Green-1729|William Marston Green]],later Williamson,
* '''daughter Mary Watkins'''
* '''grandson Henry Clay''' ("Dr. Henry Clay of Ky") * '''granddaughter Mary Clay, daughter of Charles Clay''' Mary Mitchell Clay (1693-1777),(afterwards Mrs. Stephen Lockett)
* '''wife Mary'''

'''Children'''
*Amey Clay Green (1708 - 1774)
*William Mitchell Clay (1708 - 1774)
*Mary Clay Watkins Belcher (1710 - 1770)
*Henry Clay (1711 - 1764)
*Martha Clay Bass (1713 - 1744) (died before father wrote will)
*Charles Clay (1716 - 1789)
*John Clay (1718 - 1761): His four sons, named executors of the will, were "granted letters of administration on the oaths of George Farrar and Allyson Clarke, witnesses. B. Watkins was clerk of Chesterfield County at that time."

: Slaves named in will:
* Phoebe (willed to granddaughter Mary Clay):
* Lewis, Jo, Sue, Nann, Jenny, and Sarah (willed to wife Mary:
* other slaves mentioned, but not by name.
Henry Charles Clay, Sr. '''died''' 3 Aug 1760 (aged 87–88) at The Raells, Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia. Find-Grave Memorial ID ##7711025. :Burial: Henry Clay Memorial. Midlothian, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA::His Tombstones reads: "In Memory of Henry Clay Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760".:The Memorial Marker reads: "Henry Clay, The Elder, born 1672 Chesterfield County, was the Gr. Grandfather of the Stateman (sic). His tomb one-fourth mile east bears the inscription In Memory of Henry Clay Who died at dinner with his children and grandchildren at an annual festival given them on August 3, 1760". Presented by Richmond Chapter, Colonial Dames of The 17th Century .1957.

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'''Will'''Henry Clay's will was signed March 28, 1749, and probated at the September term of Chesterfield Court, 1760. The following extracts from it may be interesting:
I, Henry Clay, of Henrico County, being of perfect health, mind, and memory, thanks be to God....
* Primis. I give and bequeath unto my son, William Clay, the land and plantation whereon he now lives, and my land and plantation on Deep Creek, in Henrico County, whereon Richard Belcher now lives, to him, his heirs, and assigns forever.
* I give and bequeath to my son, Henry Clay, the land and plantation he now lives on, and two hundred acres of land at Letalone, in Goochland County, it being the Lower Survey belonging to me at the said Letalone, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.
* Item. I give and bequeath unto my son, Charles Clay, the plantation whereon he now lives and all of the land on the north side of Swift Creek and the lower side of Nuttree Run to me belonging, and also four hundred acres at Letalone, it being my Upper Survey at Letalone, to him and his heirs forever.
* Item. I give and bequeath unto my son, John Clay, the plantation whereon he now lives and all my land on the north side of Swift Creek and upper side of Nuttree Run, to him and his heirs forever.
* Item. I likewise give and bequeath my Grist Mill on Nuttree Run to be equally divided between my son Charles and my son John Clay, to be held in joint tenancy, to them and their heirs forever.
* Item. I give to my daughter, Amey Williamson, five pounds, current money.
* Item. I give to my daughter, Mary Watkins, five pounds, current money.
* Item. I give to my grandson, Henry Clay [Dr. Henry Clay, of Ky.], 240 acres adjoining the lands of James Hill &c.
* Item. I give and bequeath to my granddaughter, Mary Clay, daughter of Charles Clay [afterwards Mrs. Stephen Lockett], one negro girl, named Phoebe.
* Item. I give unto Mary, my well-beloved wife, the plantation whereon I now live, during her natural life, and my negroes, Lewis, Jo, Sue, Nann, Jenny and Sarah, during her natural life, and what stock and household goods she pleases to have or make use of, of mine.
* Item. I devise that the rest of my slaves not heretofore given, and my stock and household goods, be given and equally divided among my four sons aforementioned, at their discretion, and also the negroes above written, and gave my wife, may be equally divided after my wife's decease.
* Item. I give to my four sons, above written, and to my wife, to be equally divided, all the ready money and money out at use, that I shall be possessed with at my death.
* Item. After my wife's decease I give my plantation, whereon I now live, to my son John Clay and his heirs forever, together with the adjacent lands thereunto belonging,
and I do hereby make, constitute and ordain my four sons, above written, to be my only and sole executors of this, my last Will and Testament.

== Research Notes =='''Location Notes''': Dale Parish was formed in 1735 and served Henrico County (to 1749) and Chesterfield County, which was formed in 1749 (to after 1785).Spradlin, Freddie. [http://vagenweb.org/parishes.htm Parishes of Virginia] (accessed 19 September 2020).

== Sources ==

See also:

* }
* https://archive.org/stream/clayfamily00smit/clayfamily00smit_djvu.txt "The Clay family;" Filson Club Publications n14.
* http://jshaputis.tripod.com/ClayArticles/ChasClay_HannaWilson_descendants.htm Corrections of the lineage of Rev. Charles Green Clay
* Not found [http://claycemetery.org/2014/07/11/clay-cemetery-geneology/ Clay Cemetery Geneology]

Events

Birth	3 Aug 1672	Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Birth	3 Aug 1672	Dale Parrish, Henrico, Virginia, United States
Birth	3 Aug 1672	Henrico, Virginia, USA
Birth	3 Aug 1672
Birth	3 Aug 1672	Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia
Marriage	1690	Chesterfield Co Va -
Marriage	1690	Chesterfield Co Va - Phoebe Belcher
Marriage	1707	Henrico County, Province of Virginia - Margaret Mitchell
Marriage	1709	Mary Mitchell
Marriage	1709	Henrico, Virginia, USA - Mary Mitchell
Burial	Aug 1760	Henry Clay Memorial, Midlothian, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Death	3 Aug 1760	Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Death	3 Aug 1760	Raells, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Death	3 Aug 1760	Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Death	3 Aug 1760	The Raells, VA (Chesterfield Co), USA
Death	3 Aug 1760
Death	3 Aug 1760	The Raells, Chesterfield, Dale Parish, Province of Virginia
Alt name		Unknown Clay
Alt name		Henry Charles Clay I
Alt name		Henry Clay
Residence		USA
Residence		USA
Residence		USA
Residence		USA
Reference No		1051386
Reference No		1073347
Reference No		60
Reference No
Burial		Henry Clay Memorial

Families

Spouse	Mary Mitchell (1693 - 1777)
Child	William Mitchell Clay (1709 - 1774)
Child	Henry Clay (1711 - 1764)
Child	Martha Clay (1713 - 1746)
Child	Charles Clay (1715 - 1789)
Child	Amey Clay (1720 - )
Child	John Clay (1721 - 1762)
Child	Mitchell Clay (1736 - 1811)

Spouse	Phoebe Belcher (1673 - 1783)
Child	Mary Obedience Clay (1710 - 1770)

Child

Amey Clay (1711 - 1774)

Spouse	Margaret Mitchell (1693 - 1777)
Child	Mary Obedience Clay (1710 - 1770)
Child	Mary Clay (1719 - 1785)
Child	Amey Clay (1708 - 1774)
Child	William Mitchell Clay (1709 - 1774)
Child	Henry Clay (1711 - 1764)
Child	Martha Clay (1713 - 1744)
Child	Charles Clay (1716 - 1789)
Child	John Clay (1718 - 1762)

Spouse	Mary Mitchell (1693 - 1777)
Child	Mary Obedience Clay (1710 - 1770)

Father	Dr Charles Clay (1638 - 1686)
Mother	Hannah Wilson (1642 - 1706)
Sibling	Martha Clay (1660 - 1734)
Sibling	Mary Clay (1664 - 1734)
Sibling	Elizabeth Clay (1666 - 1686)
Sibling	John Clay (1668 - 1723)
Sibling	Thomas Clay (1670 - 1726)
Sibling	Judith Clay (1673 - 1687)
Sibling	Charles Clay (1674 - 1765)

Father

Dr Charles Clay (1638 - 1686)

Individual Details

Henry Charles Clay

Events

Families

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