Dr. Charles Clay

Notes:

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.

Charles married Hannah Wilson. Hannah (daughter of John Wilson, I and Hannah Jones) was born 1642, Virginia; died 12 Oct 1686, Henrico Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

1. Henry Clay was born 1672, Chesterfield Co. VA; died 03 Aug 1760, Chesterfield Co. VA; was buried , Henry Clay Memorial, Midlothian, Chesterfield Co. VA.

Notes:

John Clay landed at Jamestowne, VA in February 1613 and settled in Charles City County, Virginia. He paid for the importation of 32 people on the good ship 'West' which arrived July 13, 1635. He was granted 1200 acres of land 13 July 1675 at the head of Wards Creek. His wife, Anne Nichols arrived from England, 10 years later.

Captain John Clay, the "British Grenadier" (hired soldier in the King's army) arrived in the new world in February 1613 according to the muster on the 'Treasurer'. The Treasurer, sent to protect the settlers in Jamestowne, was commanded and partially owned by Captain Samuel Argall, who was a brother of Elizabeth Argall Filmer, ancestress of Martha & Lucy Green Clay (wife of Henry Clay 1711-1764). It is stated in his muster that he (John Clay) was a planter before the government of Sir Thomas Dale.

John married Elizabeth Ann Nichols. Elizabeth (daughter of John Nichols and Joan Goodwith) was born 05 Sep 1590, Sedgberrow, Worcestershire, England; died 1660, Charles City Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

OLDHAM, PETER WILSON. The Complete Book of Emigrants: A Comprehensive Listing Compiled from English Public Records of Those Who Took Ship to the Americas for Political, Religious, and Economic Reasons; of Those Who Were Deported for Vagrancy, Roguery, or Non-Conformity; and of Those Who Were Sold to Labour in the New Colonies. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. 1607-1660. 1988. Page: 51

Name: Ann Claye
Arrival Year: 1623
Arrival Place: Virginia

Notes:

Sedgeberrow is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, about 3 miles south of Evesham. It stands beside the River Isbourne, a tributary of the River Avon.

It is an ancient Anglo Saxon manor from around 777 AD. The Domesday Book recorded that Seggesbarwe was held by the monks of Worcester Priory. In 1539-40, around the time of John's birth the Crown dissolved the Priory and in 1542 it granted Segebarowe to the Dean and Chapter of Worcester Cathedral.



Birth:
Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813
Name Johana Nicholas [John]
Father Thome Nicholas
Baptism 4 Nov 1542 - Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England
[Note: Winchcombe about 6 miles from Sedgeberrow.]

John married Joan Goodwith. Joan was born ca 1542, Sedgberrow, Worcestershire, England; died 29 Nov 1627, Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Name given on his son's baptismal record.

Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813
Name Johana Nicholas [John]
Father Thome Nicholas
Baptism 4 Nov 1542 - Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England