Individual Details
Dr Charles Clay
(Bet Abt 1638 and 1645 - Abt May 1686)
[[Category:Rebels - Bacon's Rebellion]]
===Biography===Dr. Charles Clay, son of Capt John Thomas Clay and Ann (possibly the son of Elizabeth, 2nd wife of John Clay, and not Ann) [http://www.clayfamilysociety.org/ui38.htadJohn Clay - Fact and Fiction] an address to the Jamestowne Society, May 6, 1995 by the late Robert Young Clay, (4 September 1936-6 May 2010), renowned Clay researcher and speaker, Archivist for the Library of Virginia, and artist.] born abt 1638 at Charles City, Virginia Colony, married Hannah Wilson abt 1667 at Henrico, Co., Virginia Colony and died abt May/June, 1686 at Henrico, Co., Virginia Colony Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Ancestry.com [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=limbsandtwigs&id=P464435951 Charles Clay 1638 in Charles City] [http://www.genealogy.com/forum/general/topics/ai/28737/] Charles married HANNAH WILSON 1667 in Henrico County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN WILSON, SR ,she was born 1642 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died 1706 in Henrico County, Virginia. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sassytazzy/index.html Clay Family Scroll Transcription] Find A Grave Memorial# 59355840 Created by: David Reese, unsourced http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59355840
:Note: Dr Clay's Find A Grave Memorial Find A Grave Memorial# 59355840 gives his birth date as 1638 while another source states that Dr Clay gave a deposition dated 2 September, 1682, Henrico Co., Va., and in sworn testimony he stated that he was "about 37 years old". That would make his year of birth about 1645. [http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/charles_clay_&_hannah_wilson.htm Charles Clay & Hannah Wilson, Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976] Based on other evidence the 1638 date of birth appears to be most accurate.
In 1657 Charles apprenticed himself to Stephen Tickner, "Chyrugion," of Surry County, who was to "Employ him about the way of Chyrurgery or Phissake, for & during the terms of Seven yeares…" Ibid
===Bacon's Rebellion===
A rebel participant in Bacon's Rebellion. Charles Clay was an officer under Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley, Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html A List of the Names and some of the Residences of the Rebel Participants in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Colonial Virginia]
===Marriage===
CHARLES CLAYE married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., and sister of John Wilson, Jr., to whom he gave a receipt for his wife��s full share of her father’s estate, 18 Feb. 1685/6. Shortly thereafter CHARLES died intestate about May, 1686. 1 June 1686 his widow HANNAH was granted letters of administration on his estate. An inventory of Dr Clay's estate was returned 15 June, 1686. Ibid
On 1 Oct. 1787 HANNAH CLAY made a deed of gift of cattle and personality to "John Clay, Thomas Clay, Henry Clay and Charles Clay, my sonnes" and to "my daughter Judith." She married (2nd) before 10 April 1696, Edward Stanley. She probably died before 20 Aug. 1706 when Edward Stanley was ordered "to bring the remaining orphans of CHARLES CLAY to the next Court to discharge the securities of their estates."
===Children===
Children named in Charles will: Mary , named in the inventory of her father’s estate; Elizabeth named in the inventory of her father’s estate; John , Thomas , Henry , Charles , Judith .
===DNA Match===
:There is a 8 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 47.4 cM between kit T824570 (David Douglas) GEDCOM ID:1537834 and kit T783064 (*Ross) GEDCOM ID:6638451
:There is a 7 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 25.0 cM between Kit T824570 (David Douglas) and A539559 (*M Golden) 5th cousins, 2x removed
:There is a 5 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 18.3 cM between kit T824570 (David Douglas) and T653907 (Charles Tatum) 5th cousins, 2x removed
=== Sources ===
:See Also:
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=-omPLYeCtsQC&pg=PA742&lpg=PA742&dq=charles+clay+charles+city+virginia&source=bl&ots=QJhTQJ9Fd4&sig=2InYenDQi7jpGdYiWH-62CSec9g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj71Iq7mMvTAhUC5IMKHawIC-I4FBDoAQgfMAE#v=onepage&q=charles%20clay%20charles%20city%20virginia&f=false Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 31]
*[http://www.clayfamilysociety.org/ui38.htm John Clay - Fact and Fiction] Father of Dr Charles Clay
*[http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/charles_clay_&_hannah_wilson.htm Charles Clay & Hannah Wilson, Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976]
*[http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html A List of the Names and some of the Residences of the Rebel Participants in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Colonial Virginia]
=== Notes===
: Will: October 01, 1687, Recorded in Henrico County, Virginia
: Children of CHARLES CLAY and HANNAH WILSON are:
:i.MARY CLAY, b. 1664, Henrico County, Virginia.
:ii. ELIZABETH CLAY, b. 1666, Henrico County, Virginia.
:iii. JOHN CLAY, b. 1668, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1723,
:Prince George County, Virginia.
:Joined in Bacon's Rebellion. Charles Clay was an officer under
:Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley,
:Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. He was a man of great wealth
:and scholarly tastes and possessed the finest library in the colony.
:Occupation was as a Chyrurgion (Surgeon) .
:Birth may have been 1645 -"In a deposition dated 2 Sep 1682,:Henrico, VA, he stated he was "about 37 years old". This does not seem likely as he began his training in medicine in 1657.
:iv. COL. THOMAS CLAY 8, b. 1670, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1726,
:Prince George County, Virginia; m. MARY HANNAH MUNNS , Aft. 1690.
:Notes for COL. THOMAS CLAY:
:Will probated November 8, 1726
:More About THOMAS CLAY and MARY MUNNS:
:Marriage: Aft. 1690
:v. HENRY CLAY I b. August 03, 1672, Henrico County, Virginia; :d. August 03, 1760, "The Raells, Bailey, Chesterfield County, Virginia; :m. MARY MITCHELL, 1708, Chesterfield County, Virginia 15; b. July 1693,:Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. August 07, 1777, Chesterfield County, Virginia.
:vi. CHARLES CLAY, JR., b. 1675, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1764,
:Chesterfield County, Virginia; m. SARAH MITCHELL?, 1710,
:Chesterfield County, Virginia.
:Notes
:Charles Clay (1675-1764) deeded his land in Amelia County, Virginia
:in 1752 to his children as follows::Thomas 150 acres, Charles and William 52 acres each, Judith 50 acres.
:Henry a minister died in 1751, his daughter Mary received his part.
:James inherited the home place at his mother Sarah's death.
:Dr. Grady Clay of Atlanta has the original deed from King George to
:Charles Clay for 304 acres dated 1737.
:Marriage: 1710, Chesterfield County, Virginia:vii. JUDITH CLAY, b. Bet. 1676 - 1677, Henrico County, Virginia.''''''
===Acknowledgements===
This person was created through the import of LaBach Family Tree April 28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.
Clay-1613 was created by [[Bailey-8057 | Paul Bailey]] through the import of Bailey Family Tree.ged on Dec 14, 2014.
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Physician
Charles Clay, born between 1638 and 1645 in Charles City, Virginia. Charles died 01 June 1686 Henrico, Virginia. He was probably the son of the 2nd John Clay (son ancient planter John Clay & Ann) and his wife Elizabeth.
Charles married Hannah Wilson born 1642 and died 1706, daughter of John Wilson, Jr. and Hannah Jones. She (probably) married 2nd to Edward Stanley.
Children of Charles and Hannah:
# John born 1668, Henrico, Virginia;
#Thomas born 1770 Henrico, Virginia;
# Henry Clay I born 02 August 1672, Henrico, Virginia;
# Charles B. born 1674 Henrico, Virginia;
# Mary born 1676 Henrico,Virginia;
# Judith Clay born about 1778 Henrico, Virginia; and
# Elizabeth born 1678 Henrico, Virginia. .
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===Notes===
Charles Clay was an officer under Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley, Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. He was a man of great wealth and scholarly tastes and possessed the finest library in the colony.
Charles Clay died before 1 June 1686 in Henrico County, Virginia. Hanna died before 2 August 1706 in Henrico County, Virginia
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Charles Clay was involved in Bacon's Rebellion, led by Nathaniel Bacon in the Virginia colony.
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Treesearching with Doris Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976
CHARLES CLAY (1638-1686) son of Capt. John Clay, married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., of Henrico County, where they also lived, near the site of present Petersburg. CHARLES distinguished himself by serving in Bacon’s Rebellion.
Times were hard in Virginia in the 1670s. Tobacco prices were low, taxes were high and Indians were attacking frontier settlements. Governor Berkeley did little toward protecting border settlers; colonists thought his inaction due either to fear of a war or his reluctance to disturb his profitable fur trade with the Indians. When Nathaniel Bacon assumed leadership in defense of the frontier against its attackers, Governor Berkeley proclaimed that Bacon and all fighting under him were rebels and mutineers. Men who had taken oath under Bacon soon found themselves fighting the very men they were trying to protect. Then Bacon died from swamp fever and the rebellion fell apart. A number of lesser leaders were hanged on Governor Berkeley’s orders.
The very fact that CHARLES CLAY fought under Bacon in this early uprising against English rule indicates that he was a man of courage and determination. He and HANNAH had seven children: Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Charles, and Judith.
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Clay Tentative Lineage by Ruth Clay Burrell, Peggy Carswell Peacock, and Shirley Langdon Wilcox September 22, 1983
Elizabeth _____ who survived him [John Clay] to marry (2) John Wall and (3) John Tate. … In the Virginia Records is a "Deed of Gift", dated 3 October 1660, whereby John Wall conveyed 2 ewes to his "son-in-law" (step-son) CHARLES CLAY; and at Westover Court, 1663, "Elizabeth Clay Wall", widow and Joseph Wall, son of John Wall, Dec’d., were authorized by Court to choose three or four persons from Martin’s Brandon to settle the estate of John Wall, according tot he provisions of his will. (Ref: Virginia County Records, Vol. II, pp 78 and 245, Congressional Library, Washington, D. C.).
CHARLES CLAY b 1645, Charles City Co., Va.; (In a Deposition dated 2 September, 1682, Henrico Co., Va., he stated that he was "about 37 years old".); d. ca May, 1686, Henrico Co., Va.; md. ca 1667, Henrico Co., Va. to HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr. of Henrico Co, Va.
In the Henrico Co., Va. "Deeds and Wills, 1677-1697, Part 1" pp359-360 can be found the inventory of John Wilson, Sr.’s estate, and the following is recorded:
"Upon agreement with John Wilson, the Administrator, and my wife’s brother, in paying and defraying debts & charges, I acknowledge in right of my wife to have received a full share & satisfaction, and therefore forever discharging him, his executors and administrators. Witness my hand the 18th day of February 1685
Witnesses: Peter Field CHARLES CLAY
Henry Randolph
"Proved in Court by Testimony of ye witnesses & recorded as it is endorsed on ye back of ye inventory of ye sd estate of John Wilson, Senr., dec’d.
Teste: Henry Randolph, Clerk of Court
1 April 1686"
Then on page 378 is the inventory of CHARLES CLAY, dated 15 June, 1686.
And on p 463 is the "Deed of Gift" from HANNAH (WILSON) CLAY to some of her children: I give to John Clay, Thomas Clay, Henry Clay and Charles Clay, my sons, each of them one cow of four years old with calf, or calf by her side, to be paid in attainment of age, and for John, Thomas, Henry, each of them, one well fixed gunn at the same time. And to my daughter Judith, six new 3 lb. Puter dishes, at her marriage or attainment of age. Witness my hand this first day of October, 1687.
===biography===
Charles Clay, the son of John Clay, was in arms under Nathaniel Bacon in his celebrated rebellion against sir William Berkeley, the royal governor of Virginia, in 1676. he was a man of great wealth and scholarly tastes, and possessed the finest library in the colony.
Charles, who was the son of John Clay the II., married Hannah Wilson.
He had several sons, whose names are mentioned in the record above, entitled but the eldest was Henry Clay.
It was from this Charles, numbered 3 in this line, that senator Clement Comer Clay, of Huntsville, descended, also the famous Henry Clay of Kentucky.
"His motives were as exalted as his life was pure, and his virtues as noted as his abilities were great. His ambition was for the public welfare, and his passions were only excited against the enemies of his country." From the descendants of this couple came a line of descendants destined to wield a mighty influence in the great new nation which was shortly to arise from the next "Rebellion" and in which their descendants were so well represented. Before proceeding to our line proper, it is fitting to consider some of the related branches of the family here. Charles Clay died in 1686, when only forty eight years old, without having made a will. His wife Hannah was appointed administrator of his estate and it is from the inventory and the will of Hannah made later, that we are able to determine the names of their children. One item in the will of Hannah Clay is illustrative of the period in which she lived. She willed to sons, "John, Thomas and Henry, each of them, one well-fixed gun." The question arises here, was it. from her that the Clays inherited their courage, and tendency for pioneering?
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Sources:
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Carlin-D-Conrad/GENE2-0007.html - Ancestors of Warren Lemuel Conrad. !http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/a/t/Jeannie--Watts/GENE2-0040.html - (Source #1 WFT CD) (Source: Blankenship Ancestors by Gayle K. BLANKENSHIP) Note: This source seems t/h the best documentation; so am accepting it as most correct for now. !WFT CD #6-b. 1645 Charles Co., VA, d. May 1686 Amelia Co., VA, md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA, s/o John Clay V/ Mary Ann _____. !CLAY Family #6047163- pg. 83-The Journal of Mississippi History V XXIII #- Jan. 1961-The Cabaniss Family of the Old Southwest by Allen CABANISS. (furnished by Mrs. Mantel CLAY) !Gene. Helper -July/Aug 1981 pg. 88 - Burrell, Ruth CLAY Route 3 Box 498, Amarillo, TX 79107 (Potter) - Researching John CLAY & Thomas CLAY (sons of Charles and Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, John b. ca. 1668 and Thomas b. 1670 Henrico Co., VA. John d. ca. 1723 and Thomas d. 1726, both in Prince George Co., VA, desc need to be sorted and identified; all researchers please write. !Desc. of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant-Jeanie C. Watts-pg. 1, 6 - Charles CLAY, Youngest son of Capt. John CLAY, a common ancestor of the desc. pertaining hereto, was b. 1638 and d. 1686. He joined BACON in "THE GREAT REBELLION OF 1676" and must have beean a man of action, wealth, and attainment during his 48 yrs. of life. He md. Hanna WILSON, s/o John WILSON, who was one of the first settlers on a vast land grant in Henrico Co., VA. In his will, me mentions considerable property and that he had left Hannah's father part of the estate. Their children were: Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Charles, Judith. His occupation: Court Recorder. !PRF CD #2-Charles CLAY b. 1645 Charles City, Henrico, VA, d. May 1686 Henrico Co., VA md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA; s/o John CLAY/Elizabeth _____. (Note: I bel his parents were John Thomas CLAY/Anne NICHOLS) Death: Will dated 1 Oct 1687 Henrico Co.; Military: Soldier in the Great Rebellion in VA 1676 in arms with Nathaniel BACON. !PRF CD #4-Charles CLAY b. 1645 Charles City, Henrico, VA, d. May 1686 Henrico Co., VA md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA to Hannah WILSON s/o John CLAY/Elizabeth ______. !WFT CD (#39 ?) -A son Charles was b. of John and Ann in 1638. Charles md. Hannah WILSON and lived in Henric Co., VA until he d. abt. 1686. !WFT CD #39-Charles CLAY b. 1638, d. 1686 (Intestate). He md. Hannah WILSON, d/o John WILSON, senior of Henrico Co., VA, and stated in Court, Apr 1686, that he has received his wife's part of her father's estate (1688-1697-pg. 360). Charles CLAY was a soldier in the "Great Relellion of 1676," one of those "good housekeepers, well armed" that followed the gallant BACON in his effort to free VA. Of this service the family traditions are fully verified by the records of the Henrico Court. Depositions are there regarding the confiscation and killing of cattle by General BACON's soldiers. In this list is the name of Charles CLAY. (Bk 1677-92.) We know he was a gallant soldier, for his worthy descendants have been such wherever they have fought, whether at Ninety-Six, New Orleans, Buena Vista, Chickamauga or Santiaago; yet we wonder (Is it disloyal to wonder?) if he were one of the rebels at work on the breastworks in front of the palisades that bright September night when Madam BRAY, Madam PAGE, Madam BALLARD, the "white apron" guard, sat in the forefront? Hannah (Wilson) CLAY was granted administration of the estate of Charles CLAY by order of Court, 1 Jun 1686 (Bk. 1677-1692, pg. 168.) Charles CLAYS's estate was settled and debts paid by Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, 12 Oct 1688. (Bk. 1688-1697, pg. 8). By the following extract from the will of Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, the statement made by General Green CLAY concerning the age of her son Henry is verified: I give to John CLAY, Thomas CLAY, Henry CLAY, and Charles CLAY, my sons, each of them, one cow of four years old, with calf, of calf by her side, to be paid at at AT TAINMENT OF AGE, and to John, Thomas and Henry, each of them, one well-fixed gun, and at ye same time and to my daughter, Judith, six new three-pound pewter dishes, at her marriage or Time of age. The two daugthers, Mary and Elizabeth were probably the only children of age. Colonial Wills of Henrico Co. acquits John WILSON "Administrator My wife's brother" of all claims in the above estate, 1 Apr 1686 (pg. 368). Charles d. intestate and his wife Hannah is appointed. Adm'x 1 Jun 1686 pg. 378 Inventory of Charles CLAY appraised 15 Jun 1686, Value; 9392 lbs. tabacco, by George WORSHAM, Godfrey REGSDALE, Nich. DISON. !PRF CD #10- Charles CLAY b. abt 1645 ,, VA, d. bef. 1 Jun 1686. Family: Adventures of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5, published by the Order of First Families of Virginia [third edition 1987], pg. 193-197. Also see Fislon Club Publications #14, The CLAY Family [1899]. Apprenticed himself to Stephen TUCKER, "Chyrurgion" of Surry County in 1657 for a term of 7 yrs. Was "about 37 years old" in Oct 1682. !PRF CD #10 - Family: Adventures of Purse and Person, VA 1607-1624/5, published by the Order of First Families of VA [third edition 1987]. p. 193-197. Also see Filson Club Publications #14, The CLAY Family [1899]. Apprenticed himselp to Stephen TICKNER "Chyrurgion"of Surry County in 1657 for a term of 7 yrs. Was "about 37 years old" in Oct 1682.
Citing This Record
"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9ZZW-819 : accessed 2013-06-20), entry for Charles Clay.
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Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976
CHARLES CLAY (1638-1686) son of Capt. John Clay, married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., of Henrico County, where they also lived, near the site of present Petersburg. CHARLES distinguished himself by serving in Bacon’s Rebellion.
Times were hard in Virginia in the 1670s. Tobacco prices were low, taxes were high and Indians were attacking frontier settlements. Governor Berkeley did little toward protecting border settlers; colonists thought his inaction due either to fear of a war or his reluctance to disturb his profitable fur trade with the Indians. When Nathaniel Bacon assumed leadership in defense of the frontier against its attackers, Governor Berkeley proclaimed that Bacon and all fighting under him were rebels and mutineers. Men who had taken oath under Bacon soon found themselves fighting the very men they were trying to protect. Then Bacon died from swamp fever and the rebellion fell apart. A number of lesser leaders were hanged on Governor Berkeley’s orders.
The very fact that CHARLES CLAY fought under Bacon in this early uprising against English rule indicates that he was a man of courage and determination
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On the 18th of February, 1663 Anthony Spilltimber of Surry and wife Mary daughter of Robert Harris, formerly of Isle of Wright, sold 250 acres on Lawne's Creek to John Clay of Surry. In 1688 this land was the subject of a suit between Anthony Spilltimber and John Jennings who married his wife's sister. Spilltimber said that he had sold his rights to John Clay, Sr., "upon which he now liveth."
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John Clay made his will in 1675 as "John Clay the elder", and gave his son William the land he had bought of Anthony Spilltimber. If not he and any brothers may be the ancestors of the Clay family of Kentucky, otherwise the first mentioned William Clay was their probable ancestor.[findem4.ged]
On the 18th of February, 1663 Anthony Spilltimber of Surry and wife Mary daughter of Robert Harris, formerly of Isle of Wright, sold 250 acres on Lawne's Creek to John Clay of Surry. In 1688 this land was the subject of a suit between Anthony Spilltimber and John Jennings who married his wife's sister. Spilltimber said that he had sold his rights to John Clay, Sr., "upon which he now liveth."
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John Clay made his will in 1675 as "John Clay the elder", and gave his son William the land he had bought of Anthony Spilltimber. If not he and any brothers may be the ancestors of the Clay family of Kentucky, otherwise the first mentioned William Clay was their probable ancestor.
Youngest son of Captain John Thomas Clay. He joined Nathaniel Bacon in "The Great Rebellion of 1676". Bacon's Rebellion was a short-lived revolt in colonial Virgina. It began in May 1676 with Nathaniel Bacon led a small army of his fellow colonists in combat against both the royal governor and the Indians on the frontier.
!email dec 2002 james wall jewall@wisc.edu in 2006
is researching clay, wall and farrar in 1600's henrico & chas city co Va.
near the border with is now Surry co VA, then part of james city co--or may
have actually been on the surry co. side of the prince george/surry co line
ANYWAY 23 aug 1643 john wall patented 1791 acres on chippoakes cr between john
hacker and john pilkington, adjacent john claye and john freme (Frame?);
!AFN: 2ZN9-B3 and 2VJT-9H :
!MERGE THESE RECORDS PLEASE;
!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" ;
!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;
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In a deed of gift from October 3, 1660, John Wall gives to his son-in-law (step-son) Charles Clay, 2 ewes. (Congressional Library, Washington, DC.
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Virginia County Records, Vol. 2, p. 78 and 245). He served in the
Revolutionary War about 1673 in Virginia. He served under Bacon in
Bacon's Rebellion when about thirty five years of age.
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Treesearching with Doris Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976
CHARLES CLAY (1638-1686) son of Capt. John Clay, married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., of Henrico County, where they also lived, near the site of present Petersburg. CHARLES distinguished himself by serving in Bacons Rebellion.
Times were hard in Virginia in the 1670s. Tobacco prices were low, taxes were high and Indians were attacking frontier settlements. Governor Berkeley did little toward protecting border settlers; colonists thought his inaction due either to fear of a war or his reluctance to disturb his profitable fur trade with the Indians. When Nathaniel Bacon assumed leadership in defense of the frontier against its attackers, Governor Berkeley proclaimed that Bacon and all fighting under him were rebels and mutineers. Men who had taken oath under Bacon soon found themselves fighting the very men they were trying to protect. Then Bacon died from swamp fever and the rebellion fell apart. A number of lesser leaders were hanged on Governor Berkeleys orders.
The very fact that CHARLES CLAY fought under Bacon in this early uprising against English rule indicates that he was a man of courage and determination.
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Charles Clay born in 1638 in Charles City Co, Va. Charles died in Henrico Co Va on June 1, 1686, he was 48.5,4
Charles Clay was a wealthy man, who fought with Nathaniel Bacon at Bacon's Rebellion. He was a leader in the Rebellion and died leaving a widow, Hannah, and several children.
In 1663 when Charles was 25, he married Hannah Wilson, born in Henrico Co Va. Born in 1640 in Henrico Co Va. Hannah died in Henrico Co, Va on August 2, 1706, she was 66.
They had the following children:
i. Mary born in 1664 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield VA. Mary died in Unknown about 1758, she was 94.
ii. Elizabeth born in 1666 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield VA. Elizabeth died in Unknown about 1758, she was 92.
iii. John (1668-1722)
iv. Thomas (1670-1726)
v. Henry (1672-1760)
vi. Judith born in 1673 in Henrico Co Va. Judith died in Unknown about 1765, she was 92.
vii. Charles IIborn in 1675 in Henrico Co Va. Charles II died in Va in 1765, he was 90.[findem3.ged]
!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;
!SOURCE:
pages 192-196 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,
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;
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 almost end the end of the roll:
her family group sheet cites Charles Clay probate
case begun 1 Jun 1686 Henrico Co VA, 1687 Henrico
Co Deeds, filson Club #14, membership applications
for Colonial Dames 17th century, VA grants, County
records, other VA books;
LDS FHC microfilm 1035535, item 2, page 282 or so ;
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;
George Norbury MCKenzie, Colonial Families of the USA
1912, reprinted Gen Pub Co Baltimore MD 1966,1995, see pages 171-176 of Vol 4;
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;
"The Great Pacifacator"
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=a5ac91d1-136c-44ae-b156-798a61e9081c&tid=699646&pid=-1076251001
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[[Category:Rebels - Bacon's Rebellion]]
==Biography==
Dr. Charles Clay, said to be the son of Capt John Clay and Ann '''(possibly the son of Elizabeth, 2nd wife of John Clay, and not Ann)''' [http://www.clayfamilysociety.org/ui38.htad John Clay - Fact and Fiction] an address to the Jamestowne Society, May 6, 1995 by the late Robert Young Clay, (4 September 1936-6 May 2010), a renowned Clay researcher and speaker, Archivist for the Library of Virginia, and artist. born 1638-1645 at Charles City, Virginia Colony, married Hannah Wilson abt 1667 at Henrico, Co., Virginia Colony and died abt May/June, 1686 at Henrico, Co., Virginia Colony [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=limbsandtwigs&id=P464435951 Charles Clay 1638 in Charles City] Charles married HANNAH WILSON 1667 in Henrico County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN WILSON, SR ,she was born 1642 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died 1706 in Henrico County, Virginia. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sassytazzy/index.html Clay Family Scroll Transcription] [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59355840 Find A Grave Memorial# 59355840] Created by: David Reese, unsourced
:Note: Dr Clay's Find A Grave Memorial Find A Grave Memorial # 59355840 gives his birth date as 1638 while another source states that Dr Clay gave a deposition dated 2 September, 1682, Henrico Co., Va., and in sworn testimony he stated that he was "about 37 years old". That would make his year of birth about 1645. [http://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/BOOK_ClayBruceKavanaugh_2013_CH1.pdf Clay of the Old Dominion], Shirley Langdon Wilcox, Chapter 1, Pg 5 [http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/charles_clay_&_hannah_wilson.htm Charles Clay & Hannah Wilson, Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976] There are also some sources that suggest that Charles Clay may have been the son of John Clay Jr, the son of John Clay Sr. [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924102201641/cu31924102201641_djvu.txt Early Settlers of Alabama], Part 1 by James Edmonds Saunders If Charles Clay was born c 1645, this would lend support to the idea that he may have been the grandson and not son of John Clay Sr. The evidence however, seems to indicate a date of birth of about 1645 which would place his birth during the period of time that John Clay was married to his 2nd wife, Elizabeth. This date however, seems to conflict with the date that Charles was apprenticed as a "Chyrugeon. A more likely date of birth would seem to be between 1638 to 1640.
About 1657 Charles apprenticed himself to Stephen Tickner, "Chyrugion," of Surry County, who was to "Employ him about the way of Chyrurgery or Phissake, for & during the terms of Seven yeares…"
Married to Hannah Wilson daughter of John Wilson. Charles mother was Elizabeth who first married John Clay, then Captain John Wall, a neighbor of the Clay's and finally John Tate.
Charles Clay died intestate and his wife Hannah (Wilson) Clay was appointed administrator June 1,1686Oct 1 1687 Hannah made gift of cattle and personal things to "John Clay,Thomas Clay, Henry Clay, Charles Clay, my sonnes " and to " my daughter Judieth"
Henrico Co Order Book. 1694- 1701, p. 106After Charles died, Hannah married in 1686 to Edward Stanley. Hannah and Edward had one daughter Hannah Stanley.Hannah Clay died shortly afterward and Edward Married Martha Blankinship.
===Bacon's Rebellion===
A rebel participant in Bacon's Rebellion. Charles Clay was an officer under Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley, Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html A List of the Names and some of the Residences of the Rebel Participants in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Colonial Virginia]
===Marriage===
CHARLES CLAYE married [[Wilson-449|HANNAH WILSON]], daughter of [[Wilson-450|John Wilson, Sr]]., and sister of [[Wilson-2826|John Wilson, Jr]]., to whom he gave a receipt for his wife’s full share of her father’s estate, 18 Feb. 1685/6. Shortly thereafter CHARLES died intestate about May, 1686. 1 June 1686 his widow HANNAH was granted letters of administration on his estate. An inventory of Dr Clay's estate was returned 15 June, 1686. Ibid
On 1 Oct. 1687 HANNAH CLAY made a deed of gift of cattle and personality to "John Clay, Thomas Clay, Henry Clay and Charles Clay, my sonnes" and to "my daughter Judith." She married (2nd) before 10 April 1696, Edward Stanley. She probably died before 20 Aug. 1706 when Edward Stanley was ordered "to bring the remaining orphans of CHARLES CLAY to the next Court to discharge the securities of their estates."
===Children===
Children named in Charles will: #Mary , named in the inventory of her father’s estate;
#Elizabeth named in the inventory of her father’s estate;
#John
#Thomas ,
#Henry ,
#Charles ,
#Judith .
______________
Married Hannah Wilson about 1662 in Henrico Co., VA. Hannah Wilson was the daughter of John Wilson, Sr. of Henrico Co., VA. (Her mother is thought to be Hannah James, daughter of Roger James of Henrico Co., VA. Hannah was born about 1644 in Henrico Co., VA. and died prior to 1705, Henrico Co., VA. (See Orphan Court Paper, Henrico Co., VA.
''I think the marriage date being 1662, it makes more sense since Mary was born in 1664.''
Children of Charles Clay and Hannah (James):
* 1. Mary Clay, born about 1664 in Henrico Co., VA.
* 2. Elizabeth Clay, born about 1666 in Henrico Co., VA.
* 3. John Clay, born about 1668, Henrico Co., VA.; died about 1722 in Prince George Co., VA.
* 4. Thomas Clay, born about 1670, Henrico Co. VA.; died about 1726 in Prince George Co., VA.
* 5. Henry Clay, born about 1672, Henrico Co., VA.; married Mary Mitchell
* 6. Charles Clay, born about 1674, Henrico Co., VA.; died about 1765, married Sarah (?)
* 7. Judith Clay, born about 1678, Henrico Co., VA.
From: http://jcsisle.com/clay.html
===DNA Matches===
:There is a 8 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 47.4 cM between kit T824570 (David Douglas) GEDCOM ID:1537834 and kit T783064 (*Ross) GEDCOM ID:6638451
:There is a 7 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 25.0 cM between Kit T824570 (David Douglas) and A539559 (*M Golden) 5th cousins, 2x removed
:There is a 5 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 18.3 cM between kit T824570 (David Douglas) and T653907 (Charles Tatum) 5th cousins, 2x removed
== Sources ==
:See Also:*See his profile at [https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/5394487/person/25786704289/ Ancestry.com]*[https://books.google.com/books?id=-omPLYeCtsQC&pg=PA742&lpg=PA742&dq=charles+clay+charles+city+virginia&source=bl&ots=QJhTQJ9Fd4&sig=2InYenDQi7jpGdYiWH-62CSec9g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj71Iq7mMvTAhUC5IMKHawIC-I4FBDoAQgfMAE#v=onepage&q=charles%20clay%20charles%20city%20virginia&f=false Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 31]
*[http://www.clayfamilysociety.org/ui38.htm John Clay - Fact and Fiction] Father of Dr Charles Clay
*[http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/charles_clay_&_hannah_wilson.htm Charles Clay & Hannah Wilson, Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976]
*[http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html A List of the Names and some of the Residences of the Rebel Participants in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Colonial Virginia]
== Notes==
: Will: October 01, 1687, Recorded in Henrico County, Virginia
: Children of CHARLES CLAY and HANNAH WILSON are:
:i.MARY CLAY, b. 1664, Henrico County, Virginia.
:ii. ELIZABETH CLAY, b. 1666, Henrico County, Virginia.
:iii. JOHN CLAY, b. 1668, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1723,
:Prince George County, Virginia.
:Joined in Bacon's Rebellion. Charles Clay was an officer under
:Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley,
:Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. He was a man of great wealth
:and scholarly tastes and possessed the finest library in the colony.
:Occupation was as a Chyrurgion (Surgeon) .
:Birth may have been 1645 -"In a deposition dated 2 Sep 1682,:Henrico, VA, he stated he was "about 37 years old". This does not seem likely as he began his training in medicine in 1657.
:iv. COL. THOMAS CLAY 8, b. 1670, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1726,
:Prince George County, Virginia; m. MARY HANNAH MUNNS , Aft. 1690.
:Notes for COL. THOMAS CLAY:
:Will probated November 8, 1726
:More About THOMAS CLAY and MARY MUNNS:
:Marriage: Aft. 1690
:v. HENRY CLAY I b. August 03, 1672, Henrico County, Virginia; :d. August 03, 1760, "The Raells, Bailey, Chesterfield County, Virginia; :m. MARY MITCHELL, 1708, Chesterfield County, Virginia 15; b. July 1693,:Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. August 07, 1777, Chesterfield County, Virginia.
:vi. CHARLES CLAY, JR., b. 1675, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1764,
:Chesterfield County, Virginia; m. SARAH MITCHELL?, 1710,
:Chesterfield County, Virginia.
:Notes
:Charles Clay (1675-1764) deeded his land in Amelia County, Virginia
:in 1752 to his children as follows::Thomas 150 acres, Charles and William 52 acres each, Judith 50 acres.
:Henry a minister died in 1751, his daughter Mary received his part.
:James inherited the home place at his mother Sarah's death.
:Dr. Grady Clay of Atlanta has the original deed from King George to
:Charles Clay for 304 acres dated 1737.
:Marriage: 1710, Chesterfield County, Virginia:vii. JUDITH CLAY, b. Bet. 1676 - 1677, Henrico County, Virginia.''''''
==Contributors==
This person was created through the import of LaBach Family Tree April 28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.
Clay-1613 was created by [[Bailey-8057 | Paul Bailey]] through the import of Bailey Family Tree.ged on Dec 14, 2014.
''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Clay-1326 was created by [[Bedinger-28 | George Bedinger]] through the import of Clay1.ged on Jan 28, 2014. ''
===Biography===Dr. Charles Clay, son of Capt John Thomas Clay and Ann (possibly the son of Elizabeth, 2nd wife of John Clay, and not Ann) [http://www.clayfamilysociety.org/ui38.htadJohn Clay - Fact and Fiction] an address to the Jamestowne Society, May 6, 1995 by the late Robert Young Clay, (4 September 1936-6 May 2010), renowned Clay researcher and speaker, Archivist for the Library of Virginia, and artist.] born abt 1638 at Charles City, Virginia Colony, married Hannah Wilson abt 1667 at Henrico, Co., Virginia Colony and died abt May/June, 1686 at Henrico, Co., Virginia Colony Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Ancestry.com [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=limbsandtwigs&id=P464435951 Charles Clay 1638 in Charles City] [http://www.genealogy.com/forum/general/topics/ai/28737/] Charles married HANNAH WILSON 1667 in Henrico County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN WILSON, SR ,she was born 1642 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died 1706 in Henrico County, Virginia. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sassytazzy/index.html Clay Family Scroll Transcription] Find A Grave Memorial# 59355840 Created by: David Reese, unsourced http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59355840
:Note: Dr Clay's Find A Grave Memorial Find A Grave Memorial# 59355840 gives his birth date as 1638 while another source states that Dr Clay gave a deposition dated 2 September, 1682, Henrico Co., Va., and in sworn testimony he stated that he was "about 37 years old". That would make his year of birth about 1645. [http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/charles_clay_&_hannah_wilson.htm Charles Clay & Hannah Wilson, Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976] Based on other evidence the 1638 date of birth appears to be most accurate.
In 1657 Charles apprenticed himself to Stephen Tickner, "Chyrugion," of Surry County, who was to "Employ him about the way of Chyrurgery or Phissake, for & during the terms of Seven yeares…" Ibid
===Bacon's Rebellion===
A rebel participant in Bacon's Rebellion. Charles Clay was an officer under Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley, Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html A List of the Names and some of the Residences of the Rebel Participants in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Colonial Virginia]
===Marriage===
CHARLES CLAYE married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., and sister of John Wilson, Jr., to whom he gave a receipt for his wife��s full share of her father’s estate, 18 Feb. 1685/6. Shortly thereafter CHARLES died intestate about May, 1686. 1 June 1686 his widow HANNAH was granted letters of administration on his estate. An inventory of Dr Clay's estate was returned 15 June, 1686. Ibid
On 1 Oct. 1787 HANNAH CLAY made a deed of gift of cattle and personality to "John Clay, Thomas Clay, Henry Clay and Charles Clay, my sonnes" and to "my daughter Judith." She married (2nd) before 10 April 1696, Edward Stanley. She probably died before 20 Aug. 1706 when Edward Stanley was ordered "to bring the remaining orphans of CHARLES CLAY to the next Court to discharge the securities of their estates."
===Children===
Children named in Charles will: Mary , named in the inventory of her father’s estate; Elizabeth named in the inventory of her father’s estate; John , Thomas , Henry , Charles , Judith .
===DNA Match===
:There is a 8 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 47.4 cM between kit T824570 (David Douglas) GEDCOM ID:1537834 and kit T783064 (*Ross) GEDCOM ID:6638451
:There is a 7 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 25.0 cM between Kit T824570 (David Douglas) and A539559 (*M Golden) 5th cousins, 2x removed
:There is a 5 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 18.3 cM between kit T824570 (David Douglas) and T653907 (Charles Tatum) 5th cousins, 2x removed
=== Sources ===
:See Also:
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=-omPLYeCtsQC&pg=PA742&lpg=PA742&dq=charles+clay+charles+city+virginia&source=bl&ots=QJhTQJ9Fd4&sig=2InYenDQi7jpGdYiWH-62CSec9g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj71Iq7mMvTAhUC5IMKHawIC-I4FBDoAQgfMAE#v=onepage&q=charles%20clay%20charles%20city%20virginia&f=false Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 31]
*[http://www.clayfamilysociety.org/ui38.htm John Clay - Fact and Fiction] Father of Dr Charles Clay
*[http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/charles_clay_&_hannah_wilson.htm Charles Clay & Hannah Wilson, Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976]
*[http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html A List of the Names and some of the Residences of the Rebel Participants in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Colonial Virginia]
=== Notes===
: Will: October 01, 1687, Recorded in Henrico County, Virginia
: Children of CHARLES CLAY and HANNAH WILSON are:
:i.MARY CLAY, b. 1664, Henrico County, Virginia.
:ii. ELIZABETH CLAY, b. 1666, Henrico County, Virginia.
:iii. JOHN CLAY, b. 1668, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1723,
:Prince George County, Virginia.
:Joined in Bacon's Rebellion. Charles Clay was an officer under
:Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley,
:Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. He was a man of great wealth
:and scholarly tastes and possessed the finest library in the colony.
:Occupation was as a Chyrurgion (Surgeon) .
:Birth may have been 1645 -"In a deposition dated 2 Sep 1682,:Henrico, VA, he stated he was "about 37 years old". This does not seem likely as he began his training in medicine in 1657.
:iv. COL. THOMAS CLAY 8, b. 1670, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1726,
:Prince George County, Virginia; m. MARY HANNAH MUNNS , Aft. 1690.
:Notes for COL. THOMAS CLAY:
:Will probated November 8, 1726
:More About THOMAS CLAY and MARY MUNNS:
:Marriage: Aft. 1690
:v. HENRY CLAY I b. August 03, 1672, Henrico County, Virginia; :d. August 03, 1760, "The Raells, Bailey, Chesterfield County, Virginia; :m. MARY MITCHELL, 1708, Chesterfield County, Virginia 15; b. July 1693,:Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. August 07, 1777, Chesterfield County, Virginia.
:vi. CHARLES CLAY, JR., b. 1675, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1764,
:Chesterfield County, Virginia; m. SARAH MITCHELL?, 1710,
:Chesterfield County, Virginia.
:Notes
:Charles Clay (1675-1764) deeded his land in Amelia County, Virginia
:in 1752 to his children as follows::Thomas 150 acres, Charles and William 52 acres each, Judith 50 acres.
:Henry a minister died in 1751, his daughter Mary received his part.
:James inherited the home place at his mother Sarah's death.
:Dr. Grady Clay of Atlanta has the original deed from King George to
:Charles Clay for 304 acres dated 1737.
:Marriage: 1710, Chesterfield County, Virginia:vii. JUDITH CLAY, b. Bet. 1676 - 1677, Henrico County, Virginia.''''''
===Acknowledgements===
This person was created through the import of LaBach Family Tree April 28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.
Clay-1613 was created by [[Bailey-8057 | Paul Bailey]] through the import of Bailey Family Tree.ged on Dec 14, 2014.
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Physician
Charles Clay, born between 1638 and 1645 in Charles City, Virginia. Charles died 01 June 1686 Henrico, Virginia. He was probably the son of the 2nd John Clay (son ancient planter John Clay & Ann) and his wife Elizabeth.
Charles married Hannah Wilson born 1642 and died 1706, daughter of John Wilson, Jr. and Hannah Jones. She (probably) married 2nd to Edward Stanley.
Children of Charles and Hannah:
# John born 1668, Henrico, Virginia;
#Thomas born 1770 Henrico, Virginia;
# Henry Clay I born 02 August 1672, Henrico, Virginia;
# Charles B. born 1674 Henrico, Virginia;
# Mary born 1676 Henrico,Virginia;
# Judith Clay born about 1778 Henrico, Virginia; and
# Elizabeth born 1678 Henrico, Virginia. .
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===Notes===
Charles Clay was an officer under Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley, Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. He was a man of great wealth and scholarly tastes and possessed the finest library in the colony.
Charles Clay died before 1 June 1686 in Henrico County, Virginia. Hanna died before 2 August 1706 in Henrico County, Virginia
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Charles Clay was involved in Bacon's Rebellion, led by Nathaniel Bacon in the Virginia colony.
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Treesearching with Doris Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976
CHARLES CLAY (1638-1686) son of Capt. John Clay, married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., of Henrico County, where they also lived, near the site of present Petersburg. CHARLES distinguished himself by serving in Bacon’s Rebellion.
Times were hard in Virginia in the 1670s. Tobacco prices were low, taxes were high and Indians were attacking frontier settlements. Governor Berkeley did little toward protecting border settlers; colonists thought his inaction due either to fear of a war or his reluctance to disturb his profitable fur trade with the Indians. When Nathaniel Bacon assumed leadership in defense of the frontier against its attackers, Governor Berkeley proclaimed that Bacon and all fighting under him were rebels and mutineers. Men who had taken oath under Bacon soon found themselves fighting the very men they were trying to protect. Then Bacon died from swamp fever and the rebellion fell apart. A number of lesser leaders were hanged on Governor Berkeley’s orders.
The very fact that CHARLES CLAY fought under Bacon in this early uprising against English rule indicates that he was a man of courage and determination. He and HANNAH had seven children: Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Charles, and Judith.
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Clay Tentative Lineage by Ruth Clay Burrell, Peggy Carswell Peacock, and Shirley Langdon Wilcox September 22, 1983
Elizabeth _____ who survived him [John Clay] to marry (2) John Wall and (3) John Tate. … In the Virginia Records is a "Deed of Gift", dated 3 October 1660, whereby John Wall conveyed 2 ewes to his "son-in-law" (step-son) CHARLES CLAY; and at Westover Court, 1663, "Elizabeth Clay Wall", widow and Joseph Wall, son of John Wall, Dec’d., were authorized by Court to choose three or four persons from Martin’s Brandon to settle the estate of John Wall, according tot he provisions of his will. (Ref: Virginia County Records, Vol. II, pp 78 and 245, Congressional Library, Washington, D. C.).
CHARLES CLAY b 1645, Charles City Co., Va.; (In a Deposition dated 2 September, 1682, Henrico Co., Va., he stated that he was "about 37 years old".); d. ca May, 1686, Henrico Co., Va.; md. ca 1667, Henrico Co., Va. to HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr. of Henrico Co, Va.
In the Henrico Co., Va. "Deeds and Wills, 1677-1697, Part 1" pp359-360 can be found the inventory of John Wilson, Sr.’s estate, and the following is recorded:
"Upon agreement with John Wilson, the Administrator, and my wife’s brother, in paying and defraying debts & charges, I acknowledge in right of my wife to have received a full share & satisfaction, and therefore forever discharging him, his executors and administrators. Witness my hand the 18th day of February 1685
Witnesses: Peter Field CHARLES CLAY
Henry Randolph
"Proved in Court by Testimony of ye witnesses & recorded as it is endorsed on ye back of ye inventory of ye sd estate of John Wilson, Senr., dec’d.
Teste: Henry Randolph, Clerk of Court
1 April 1686"
Then on page 378 is the inventory of CHARLES CLAY, dated 15 June, 1686.
And on p 463 is the "Deed of Gift" from HANNAH (WILSON) CLAY to some of her children: I give to John Clay, Thomas Clay, Henry Clay and Charles Clay, my sons, each of them one cow of four years old with calf, or calf by her side, to be paid in attainment of age, and for John, Thomas, Henry, each of them, one well fixed gunn at the same time. And to my daughter Judith, six new 3 lb. Puter dishes, at her marriage or attainment of age. Witness my hand this first day of October, 1687.
===biography===
Charles Clay, the son of John Clay, was in arms under Nathaniel Bacon in his celebrated rebellion against sir William Berkeley, the royal governor of Virginia, in 1676. he was a man of great wealth and scholarly tastes, and possessed the finest library in the colony.
Charles, who was the son of John Clay the II., married Hannah Wilson.
He had several sons, whose names are mentioned in the record above, entitled but the eldest was Henry Clay.
It was from this Charles, numbered 3 in this line, that senator Clement Comer Clay, of Huntsville, descended, also the famous Henry Clay of Kentucky.
"His motives were as exalted as his life was pure, and his virtues as noted as his abilities were great. His ambition was for the public welfare, and his passions were only excited against the enemies of his country." From the descendants of this couple came a line of descendants destined to wield a mighty influence in the great new nation which was shortly to arise from the next "Rebellion" and in which their descendants were so well represented. Before proceeding to our line proper, it is fitting to consider some of the related branches of the family here. Charles Clay died in 1686, when only forty eight years old, without having made a will. His wife Hannah was appointed administrator of his estate and it is from the inventory and the will of Hannah made later, that we are able to determine the names of their children. One item in the will of Hannah Clay is illustrative of the period in which she lived. She willed to sons, "John, Thomas and Henry, each of them, one well-fixed gun." The question arises here, was it. from her that the Clays inherited their courage, and tendency for pioneering?
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Sources:
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Carlin-D-Conrad/GENE2-0007.html - Ancestors of Warren Lemuel Conrad. !http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/a/t/Jeannie--Watts/GENE2-0040.html - (Source #1 WFT CD) (Source: Blankenship Ancestors by Gayle K. BLANKENSHIP) Note: This source seems t/h the best documentation; so am accepting it as most correct for now. !WFT CD #6-b. 1645 Charles Co., VA, d. May 1686 Amelia Co., VA, md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA, s/o John Clay V/ Mary Ann _____. !CLAY Family #6047163- pg. 83-The Journal of Mississippi History V XXIII #- Jan. 1961-The Cabaniss Family of the Old Southwest by Allen CABANISS. (furnished by Mrs. Mantel CLAY) !Gene. Helper -July/Aug 1981 pg. 88 - Burrell, Ruth CLAY Route 3 Box 498, Amarillo, TX 79107 (Potter) - Researching John CLAY & Thomas CLAY (sons of Charles and Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, John b. ca. 1668 and Thomas b. 1670 Henrico Co., VA. John d. ca. 1723 and Thomas d. 1726, both in Prince George Co., VA, desc need to be sorted and identified; all researchers please write. !Desc. of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant-Jeanie C. Watts-pg. 1, 6 - Charles CLAY, Youngest son of Capt. John CLAY, a common ancestor of the desc. pertaining hereto, was b. 1638 and d. 1686. He joined BACON in "THE GREAT REBELLION OF 1676" and must have beean a man of action, wealth, and attainment during his 48 yrs. of life. He md. Hanna WILSON, s/o John WILSON, who was one of the first settlers on a vast land grant in Henrico Co., VA. In his will, me mentions considerable property and that he had left Hannah's father part of the estate. Their children were: Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Charles, Judith. His occupation: Court Recorder. !PRF CD #2-Charles CLAY b. 1645 Charles City, Henrico, VA, d. May 1686 Henrico Co., VA md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA; s/o John CLAY/Elizabeth _____. (Note: I bel his parents were John Thomas CLAY/Anne NICHOLS) Death: Will dated 1 Oct 1687 Henrico Co.; Military: Soldier in the Great Rebellion in VA 1676 in arms with Nathaniel BACON. !PRF CD #4-Charles CLAY b. 1645 Charles City, Henrico, VA, d. May 1686 Henrico Co., VA md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA to Hannah WILSON s/o John CLAY/Elizabeth ______. !WFT CD (#39 ?) -A son Charles was b. of John and Ann in 1638. Charles md. Hannah WILSON and lived in Henric Co., VA until he d. abt. 1686. !WFT CD #39-Charles CLAY b. 1638, d. 1686 (Intestate). He md. Hannah WILSON, d/o John WILSON, senior of Henrico Co., VA, and stated in Court, Apr 1686, that he has received his wife's part of her father's estate (1688-1697-pg. 360). Charles CLAY was a soldier in the "Great Relellion of 1676," one of those "good housekeepers, well armed" that followed the gallant BACON in his effort to free VA. Of this service the family traditions are fully verified by the records of the Henrico Court. Depositions are there regarding the confiscation and killing of cattle by General BACON's soldiers. In this list is the name of Charles CLAY. (Bk 1677-92.) We know he was a gallant soldier, for his worthy descendants have been such wherever they have fought, whether at Ninety-Six, New Orleans, Buena Vista, Chickamauga or Santiaago; yet we wonder (Is it disloyal to wonder?) if he were one of the rebels at work on the breastworks in front of the palisades that bright September night when Madam BRAY, Madam PAGE, Madam BALLARD, the "white apron" guard, sat in the forefront? Hannah (Wilson) CLAY was granted administration of the estate of Charles CLAY by order of Court, 1 Jun 1686 (Bk. 1677-1692, pg. 168.) Charles CLAYS's estate was settled and debts paid by Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, 12 Oct 1688. (Bk. 1688-1697, pg. 8). By the following extract from the will of Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, the statement made by General Green CLAY concerning the age of her son Henry is verified: I give to John CLAY, Thomas CLAY, Henry CLAY, and Charles CLAY, my sons, each of them, one cow of four years old, with calf, of calf by her side, to be paid at at AT TAINMENT OF AGE, and to John, Thomas and Henry, each of them, one well-fixed gun, and at ye same time and to my daughter, Judith, six new three-pound pewter dishes, at her marriage or Time of age. The two daugthers, Mary and Elizabeth were probably the only children of age. Colonial Wills of Henrico Co. acquits John WILSON "Administrator My wife's brother" of all claims in the above estate, 1 Apr 1686 (pg. 368). Charles d. intestate and his wife Hannah is appointed. Adm'x 1 Jun 1686 pg. 378 Inventory of Charles CLAY appraised 15 Jun 1686, Value; 9392 lbs. tabacco, by George WORSHAM, Godfrey REGSDALE, Nich. DISON. !PRF CD #10- Charles CLAY b. abt 1645 ,, VA, d. bef. 1 Jun 1686. Family: Adventures of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5, published by the Order of First Families of Virginia [third edition 1987], pg. 193-197. Also see Fislon Club Publications #14, The CLAY Family [1899]. Apprenticed himself to Stephen TUCKER, "Chyrurgion" of Surry County in 1657 for a term of 7 yrs. Was "about 37 years old" in Oct 1682. !PRF CD #10 - Family: Adventures of Purse and Person, VA 1607-1624/5, published by the Order of First Families of VA [third edition 1987]. p. 193-197. Also see Filson Club Publications #14, The CLAY Family [1899]. Apprenticed himselp to Stephen TICKNER "Chyrurgion"of Surry County in 1657 for a term of 7 yrs. Was "about 37 years old" in Oct 1682.
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"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/9ZZW-819 : accessed 2013-06-20), entry for Charles Clay.
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Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976
CHARLES CLAY (1638-1686) son of Capt. John Clay, married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., of Henrico County, where they also lived, near the site of present Petersburg. CHARLES distinguished himself by serving in Bacon’s Rebellion.
Times were hard in Virginia in the 1670s. Tobacco prices were low, taxes were high and Indians were attacking frontier settlements. Governor Berkeley did little toward protecting border settlers; colonists thought his inaction due either to fear of a war or his reluctance to disturb his profitable fur trade with the Indians. When Nathaniel Bacon assumed leadership in defense of the frontier against its attackers, Governor Berkeley proclaimed that Bacon and all fighting under him were rebels and mutineers. Men who had taken oath under Bacon soon found themselves fighting the very men they were trying to protect. Then Bacon died from swamp fever and the rebellion fell apart. A number of lesser leaders were hanged on Governor Berkeley’s orders.
The very fact that CHARLES CLAY fought under Bacon in this early uprising against English rule indicates that he was a man of courage and determination
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On the 18th of February, 1663 Anthony Spilltimber of Surry and wife Mary daughter of Robert Harris, formerly of Isle of Wright, sold 250 acres on Lawne's Creek to John Clay of Surry. In 1688 this land was the subject of a suit between Anthony Spilltimber and John Jennings who married his wife's sister. Spilltimber said that he had sold his rights to John Clay, Sr., "upon which he now liveth."
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John Clay made his will in 1675 as "John Clay the elder", and gave his son William the land he had bought of Anthony Spilltimber. If not he and any brothers may be the ancestors of the Clay family of Kentucky, otherwise the first mentioned William Clay was their probable ancestor.[findem4.ged]
On the 18th of February, 1663 Anthony Spilltimber of Surry and wife Mary daughter of Robert Harris, formerly of Isle of Wright, sold 250 acres on Lawne's Creek to John Clay of Surry. In 1688 this land was the subject of a suit between Anthony Spilltimber and John Jennings who married his wife's sister. Spilltimber said that he had sold his rights to John Clay, Sr., "upon which he now liveth."
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John Clay made his will in 1675 as "John Clay the elder", and gave his son William the land he had bought of Anthony Spilltimber. If not he and any brothers may be the ancestors of the Clay family of Kentucky, otherwise the first mentioned William Clay was their probable ancestor.
Youngest son of Captain John Thomas Clay. He joined Nathaniel Bacon in "The Great Rebellion of 1676". Bacon's Rebellion was a short-lived revolt in colonial Virgina. It began in May 1676 with Nathaniel Bacon led a small army of his fellow colonists in combat against both the royal governor and the Indians on the frontier.
!email dec 2002 james wall jewall@wisc.edu in 2006
is researching clay, wall and farrar in 1600's henrico & chas city co Va.
near the border with is now Surry co VA, then part of james city co--or may
have actually been on the surry co. side of the prince george/surry co line
ANYWAY 23 aug 1643 john wall patented 1791 acres on chippoakes cr between john
hacker and john pilkington, adjacent john claye and john freme (Frame?);
!AFN: 2ZN9-B3 and 2VJT-9H :
!MERGE THESE RECORDS PLEASE;
!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" ;
!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;
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In a deed of gift from October 3, 1660, John Wall gives to his son-in-law (step-son) Charles Clay, 2 ewes. (Congressional Library, Washington, DC.
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Virginia County Records, Vol. 2, p. 78 and 245). He served in the
Revolutionary War about 1673 in Virginia. He served under Bacon in
Bacon's Rebellion when about thirty five years of age.
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Treesearching with Doris Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976
CHARLES CLAY (1638-1686) son of Capt. John Clay, married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., of Henrico County, where they also lived, near the site of present Petersburg. CHARLES distinguished himself by serving in Bacons Rebellion.
Times were hard in Virginia in the 1670s. Tobacco prices were low, taxes were high and Indians were attacking frontier settlements. Governor Berkeley did little toward protecting border settlers; colonists thought his inaction due either to fear of a war or his reluctance to disturb his profitable fur trade with the Indians. When Nathaniel Bacon assumed leadership in defense of the frontier against its attackers, Governor Berkeley proclaimed that Bacon and all fighting under him were rebels and mutineers. Men who had taken oath under Bacon soon found themselves fighting the very men they were trying to protect. Then Bacon died from swamp fever and the rebellion fell apart. A number of lesser leaders were hanged on Governor Berkeleys orders.
The very fact that CHARLES CLAY fought under Bacon in this early uprising against English rule indicates that he was a man of courage and determination.
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Charles Clay born in 1638 in Charles City Co, Va. Charles died in Henrico Co Va on June 1, 1686, he was 48.5,4
Charles Clay was a wealthy man, who fought with Nathaniel Bacon at Bacon's Rebellion. He was a leader in the Rebellion and died leaving a widow, Hannah, and several children.
In 1663 when Charles was 25, he married Hannah Wilson, born in Henrico Co Va. Born in 1640 in Henrico Co Va. Hannah died in Henrico Co, Va on August 2, 1706, she was 66.
They had the following children:
i. Mary born in 1664 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield VA. Mary died in Unknown about 1758, she was 94.
ii. Elizabeth born in 1666 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield VA. Elizabeth died in Unknown about 1758, she was 92.
iii. John (1668-1722)
iv. Thomas (1670-1726)
v. Henry (1672-1760)
vi. Judith born in 1673 in Henrico Co Va. Judith died in Unknown about 1765, she was 92.
vii. Charles IIborn in 1675 in Henrico Co Va. Charles II died in Va in 1765, he was 90.[findem3.ged]
!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;
!SOURCE:
pages 192-196 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,
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;
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 almost end the end of the roll:
her family group sheet cites Charles Clay probate
case begun 1 Jun 1686 Henrico Co VA, 1687 Henrico
Co Deeds, filson Club #14, membership applications
for Colonial Dames 17th century, VA grants, County
records, other VA books;
LDS FHC microfilm 1035535, item 2, page 282 or so ;
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;
George Norbury MCKenzie, Colonial Families of the USA
1912, reprinted Gen Pub Co Baltimore MD 1966,1995, see pages 171-176 of Vol 4;
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;
"The Great Pacifacator"
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=a5ac91d1-136c-44ae-b156-798a61e9081c&tid=699646&pid=-1076251001
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[[Category:Rebels - Bacon's Rebellion]]
==Biography==
Dr. Charles Clay, said to be the son of Capt John Clay and Ann '''(possibly the son of Elizabeth, 2nd wife of John Clay, and not Ann)''' [http://www.clayfamilysociety.org/ui38.htad John Clay - Fact and Fiction] an address to the Jamestowne Society, May 6, 1995 by the late Robert Young Clay, (4 September 1936-6 May 2010), a renowned Clay researcher and speaker, Archivist for the Library of Virginia, and artist. born 1638-1645 at Charles City, Virginia Colony, married Hannah Wilson abt 1667 at Henrico, Co., Virginia Colony and died abt May/June, 1686 at Henrico, Co., Virginia Colony [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=limbsandtwigs&id=P464435951 Charles Clay 1638 in Charles City] Charles married HANNAH WILSON 1667 in Henrico County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN WILSON, SR ,she was born 1642 in Henrico County, Virginia, and died 1706 in Henrico County, Virginia. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sassytazzy/index.html Clay Family Scroll Transcription] [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59355840 Find A Grave Memorial# 59355840] Created by: David Reese, unsourced
:Note: Dr Clay's Find A Grave Memorial Find A Grave Memorial # 59355840 gives his birth date as 1638 while another source states that Dr Clay gave a deposition dated 2 September, 1682, Henrico Co., Va., and in sworn testimony he stated that he was "about 37 years old". That would make his year of birth about 1645. [http://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/BOOK_ClayBruceKavanaugh_2013_CH1.pdf Clay of the Old Dominion], Shirley Langdon Wilcox, Chapter 1, Pg 5 [http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/charles_clay_&_hannah_wilson.htm Charles Clay & Hannah Wilson, Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976] There are also some sources that suggest that Charles Clay may have been the son of John Clay Jr, the son of John Clay Sr. [https://archive.org/stream/cu31924102201641/cu31924102201641_djvu.txt Early Settlers of Alabama], Part 1 by James Edmonds Saunders If Charles Clay was born c 1645, this would lend support to the idea that he may have been the grandson and not son of John Clay Sr. The evidence however, seems to indicate a date of birth of about 1645 which would place his birth during the period of time that John Clay was married to his 2nd wife, Elizabeth. This date however, seems to conflict with the date that Charles was apprenticed as a "Chyrugeon. A more likely date of birth would seem to be between 1638 to 1640.
About 1657 Charles apprenticed himself to Stephen Tickner, "Chyrugion," of Surry County, who was to "Employ him about the way of Chyrurgery or Phissake, for & during the terms of Seven yeares…"
Married to Hannah Wilson daughter of John Wilson. Charles mother was Elizabeth who first married John Clay, then Captain John Wall, a neighbor of the Clay's and finally John Tate.
Charles Clay died intestate and his wife Hannah (Wilson) Clay was appointed administrator June 1,1686Oct 1 1687 Hannah made gift of cattle and personal things to "John Clay,Thomas Clay, Henry Clay, Charles Clay, my sonnes " and to " my daughter Judieth"
Henrico Co Order Book. 1694- 1701, p. 106After Charles died, Hannah married in 1686 to Edward Stanley. Hannah and Edward had one daughter Hannah Stanley.Hannah Clay died shortly afterward and Edward Married Martha Blankinship.
===Bacon's Rebellion===
A rebel participant in Bacon's Rebellion. Charles Clay was an officer under Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley, Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. [http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html A List of the Names and some of the Residences of the Rebel Participants in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Colonial Virginia]
===Marriage===
CHARLES CLAYE married [[Wilson-449|HANNAH WILSON]], daughter of [[Wilson-450|John Wilson, Sr]]., and sister of [[Wilson-2826|John Wilson, Jr]]., to whom he gave a receipt for his wife’s full share of her father’s estate, 18 Feb. 1685/6. Shortly thereafter CHARLES died intestate about May, 1686. 1 June 1686 his widow HANNAH was granted letters of administration on his estate. An inventory of Dr Clay's estate was returned 15 June, 1686. Ibid
On 1 Oct. 1687 HANNAH CLAY made a deed of gift of cattle and personality to "John Clay, Thomas Clay, Henry Clay and Charles Clay, my sonnes" and to "my daughter Judith." She married (2nd) before 10 April 1696, Edward Stanley. She probably died before 20 Aug. 1706 when Edward Stanley was ordered "to bring the remaining orphans of CHARLES CLAY to the next Court to discharge the securities of their estates."
===Children===
Children named in Charles will: #Mary , named in the inventory of her father’s estate;
#Elizabeth named in the inventory of her father’s estate;
#John
#Thomas ,
#Henry ,
#Charles ,
#Judith .
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Married Hannah Wilson about 1662 in Henrico Co., VA. Hannah Wilson was the daughter of John Wilson, Sr. of Henrico Co., VA. (Her mother is thought to be Hannah James, daughter of Roger James of Henrico Co., VA. Hannah was born about 1644 in Henrico Co., VA. and died prior to 1705, Henrico Co., VA. (See Orphan Court Paper, Henrico Co., VA.
''I think the marriage date being 1662, it makes more sense since Mary was born in 1664.''
Children of Charles Clay and Hannah (James):
* 1. Mary Clay, born about 1664 in Henrico Co., VA.
* 2. Elizabeth Clay, born about 1666 in Henrico Co., VA.
* 3. John Clay, born about 1668, Henrico Co., VA.; died about 1722 in Prince George Co., VA.
* 4. Thomas Clay, born about 1670, Henrico Co. VA.; died about 1726 in Prince George Co., VA.
* 5. Henry Clay, born about 1672, Henrico Co., VA.; married Mary Mitchell
* 6. Charles Clay, born about 1674, Henrico Co., VA.; died about 1765, married Sarah (?)
* 7. Judith Clay, born about 1678, Henrico Co., VA.
From: http://jcsisle.com/clay.html
===DNA Matches===
:There is a 8 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 47.4 cM between kit T824570 (David Douglas) GEDCOM ID:1537834 and kit T783064 (*Ross) GEDCOM ID:6638451
:There is a 7 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 25.0 cM between Kit T824570 (David Douglas) and A539559 (*M Golden) 5th cousins, 2x removed
:There is a 5 segment auDNA match for a total segment size of 18.3 cM between kit T824570 (David Douglas) and T653907 (Charles Tatum) 5th cousins, 2x removed
== Sources ==
:See Also:*See his profile at [https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/5394487/person/25786704289/ Ancestry.com]*[https://books.google.com/books?id=-omPLYeCtsQC&pg=PA742&lpg=PA742&dq=charles+clay+charles+city+virginia&source=bl&ots=QJhTQJ9Fd4&sig=2InYenDQi7jpGdYiWH-62CSec9g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj71Iq7mMvTAhUC5IMKHawIC-I4FBDoAQgfMAE#v=onepage&q=charles%20clay%20charles%20city%20virginia&f=false Genealogies of Virginia Families: From the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 31]
*[http://www.clayfamilysociety.org/ui38.htm John Clay - Fact and Fiction] Father of Dr Charles Clay
*[http://www.blankensteingenealogy.net/charles_clay_&_hannah_wilson.htm Charles Clay & Hannah Wilson, Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976]
*[http://www.vagenweb.org/shenandoah/wars/bacons_rebellion.html A List of the Names and some of the Residences of the Rebel Participants in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 in Colonial Virginia]
== Notes==
: Will: October 01, 1687, Recorded in Henrico County, Virginia
: Children of CHARLES CLAY and HANNAH WILSON are:
:i.MARY CLAY, b. 1664, Henrico County, Virginia.
:ii. ELIZABETH CLAY, b. 1666, Henrico County, Virginia.
:iii. JOHN CLAY, b. 1668, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1723,
:Prince George County, Virginia.
:Joined in Bacon's Rebellion. Charles Clay was an officer under
:Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley,
:Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. He was a man of great wealth
:and scholarly tastes and possessed the finest library in the colony.
:Occupation was as a Chyrurgion (Surgeon) .
:Birth may have been 1645 -"In a deposition dated 2 Sep 1682,:Henrico, VA, he stated he was "about 37 years old". This does not seem likely as he began his training in medicine in 1657.
:iv. COL. THOMAS CLAY 8, b. 1670, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1726,
:Prince George County, Virginia; m. MARY HANNAH MUNNS , Aft. 1690.
:Notes for COL. THOMAS CLAY:
:Will probated November 8, 1726
:More About THOMAS CLAY and MARY MUNNS:
:Marriage: Aft. 1690
:v. HENRY CLAY I b. August 03, 1672, Henrico County, Virginia; :d. August 03, 1760, "The Raells, Bailey, Chesterfield County, Virginia; :m. MARY MITCHELL, 1708, Chesterfield County, Virginia 15; b. July 1693,:Swift Creek, Chesterfield County, Virginia; d. August 07, 1777, Chesterfield County, Virginia.
:vi. CHARLES CLAY, JR., b. 1675, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1764,
:Chesterfield County, Virginia; m. SARAH MITCHELL?, 1710,
:Chesterfield County, Virginia.
:Notes
:Charles Clay (1675-1764) deeded his land in Amelia County, Virginia
:in 1752 to his children as follows::Thomas 150 acres, Charles and William 52 acres each, Judith 50 acres.
:Henry a minister died in 1751, his daughter Mary received his part.
:James inherited the home place at his mother Sarah's death.
:Dr. Grady Clay of Atlanta has the original deed from King George to
:Charles Clay for 304 acres dated 1737.
:Marriage: 1710, Chesterfield County, Virginia:vii. JUDITH CLAY, b. Bet. 1676 - 1677, Henrico County, Virginia.''''''
==Contributors==
This person was created through the import of LaBach Family Tree April 28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.
Clay-1613 was created by [[Bailey-8057 | Paul Bailey]] through the import of Bailey Family Tree.ged on Dec 14, 2014.
''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Clay-1326 was created by [[Bedinger-28 | George Bedinger]] through the import of Clay1.ged on Jan 28, 2014. ''
Events
| Birth | Bet Abt 1638 and 1645 |  | |||
| Birth | 1638 | Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, Colony of England | | ||
| Birth | Abt 1638 | Charles City, Virginia Colony | |||
| Marriage | 1667 | Henrico, , Virginia Colony - Hannah Wilson | |||
| Marriage | 1667 | Henrico, , Virginia, USA - Hannah Wilson | |||
| Death | Abt May 1686 | Henrico, Virginia Colony | | ||
| Burial | May 1686 | | |||
| Death | 1 Jun 1686 | Henrico, Virginia, Colony of England | | ||
| Death | Abt 1 Jun 1686 | Henrico, Virginia Colony | |||
| Alt name | Charles Clay | ||||
| Reference No | 184169 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 | ||||
| Reference No | 198879 |
Families
| Spouse | Hannah Wilson (1642 - 1706) |
| Child | Henry Charles Clay (1672 - 1760) |
| Child | Martha Clay (1660 - 1734) |
| Child | Mary Clay (1664 - 1734) |
| Child | Elizabeth Clay (1666 - 1686) |
| Child | John Clay (1668 - 1723) |
| Child | Thomas Clay (1670 - 1726) |
| Child | Judith Clay (1673 - 1687) |
| Child | Charles Clay (1674 - 1765) |
| Child | Henry Charles Clay (1672 - 1760) |
| Father | Capt John Clay VI (1587 - 1655) |
| Mother | Ann Nichols (1590 - 1660) |
| Sibling | Ann Clay (1610 - 1650) |
| Sibling | John Clay (1624 - 1656) |
| Sibling | William Clay (1630 - 1663) |
| Father | Capt John Clay VI (1587 - 1655) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Elizabeth Clay Wall" unknown (1625 - 1666) |
| Father | Capt John Clay VI (1587 - 1655) |
| Mother | Ann Unknown (1590 - 1645) |
| Sibling | Ann Clay (1610 - 1650) |
| Sibling | William Clay (1630 - 1663) |
Endnotes
1. Available on Family Search - Books Call Number: 929.273 C579wj Title Number: 983805.
2. "Charles Clay - Geni World Family Tree - MyHeritage." Charles Clay - Geni World Family Tree - MyHeritage. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jun. 2017.
3. "Dr Charles Clay (1638 - 1686) - Find A Grave Memorial." Dr Charles Clay (1638 - 1686) - Find A Grave Memorial. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Aug. 2015.
4. Find a Grave.
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