Johann Nicholas (Clay) Klee (1735 - 1803)

Born 11 Sep 1735 in Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Wegerlin — married 1758 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1803 at about age 67 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Biography

Born 11 Sep 1735 in Rheinland, Preußen, Germany to Johann and Elizabeth Klee.
Immigrated 9 Sep 1738 to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States From Rehweiler, Germany. Aboard the ship Glasgow, Rotterdam via Cowes, Eng to Philadelphia, PA.
Married Anna Catherine Wegerlin in 1758 in Pennsylvania, US.
Children of Johan Nicholas Clay and Catherine Wegerlin:

• Anna Margaretha (1741-)
  
• Barbara Susanah (1752-1801)
  
• Elizabeth (-)
  
• Mary (-)
  
• Daniel H (1755-1819)
  
• Abraham (1765-1832)
  
• Martha (1763-1819)
  
• Isaac (1767-1813)
  
• Susanah (1772-1801)
  
• Jacob (1776-)
  

Residences

Property: 6 Jan 1767 • Lincoln Co., NC John Potts & wife Mary of Tryon Co. leased to Nicholas Clay (lease s5 t20 proc. money)...land on s side s fork Catawba River adj to his own land on the s side of Potts Creek 456 acres; ^[1]

Property: Lancaster County, PA deeds: Land originally owned by Paulus Wegerlin, conveyed to Nicholas Clay/Clea, August 1766. 89 acres in Warwick Twp.^[2]

The following records are from Lincoln County, NC Deeds:

• Jan 6, 1769: Nicholas Clay of Cumberland in province of PA purchased from John & Mary Potts of Tryon County, NC, 150 acres on South side of South Fork of the Catawba on south side of Potts Creek.
• Jan 7, 1769: Nicholas Clay of Cumberland, PA & John & Mary Potts of Tryon, NC., 100 pounds paid for land
• Jan 6, 1769: Nicholas Clay of Cumberland PA purchased from John & Mary Potts 446 acres on south west side of the South Fork of the Catawba River.
• Jan 7, 1769: Nicholas Clay paid 100 pounds for the above acreage.

• Sept 20, 1772: Nicholas Clay of Tryon paid 25 pounds to John Potts for 100 acres on south side of Potts Creek
• April 5, 1776: Nicholas Clay sold to Hugh Montgomery of Salisbury, 456 acres on south west side of South Fork of Catawva, borders Schoolhouse land to Stother's line to Warlicks, for 150 pounds. Signed by Nicholas Clay (in German script)
• July 1777: Nicholas Clay & Peter Stother both of Tryon purchased from Martin & Henry Greider of Augusta Co, VA for 100 pounds money of VA, farm animals and goods, a man servant named Highland, Household items.
• 1789 : Nicholas Clay purchased 150 acres from Christian Sabough. Land borders Potts Creek and the Catawba.
• Feb 27, 1791: Nicholas Clay claims 50 acres on waters of Howards Creek

• Mar 2, 1793: Nicholas Clay claims 80 acres on South side of South Fork and borders his own land
• Feb 7, 1794: Nicholas Clay claims 50 acres on Potts Creek bordering his own land.

• 1796: Nicholas Clay sells to Henry Hook, 150 acres (part of the Potts property purchased in 1769)

Tax Lists: Cumberland County, PA: by Merri Lou Scribner Schaumann, 1988 1753: Nicholas Clay, Antrim Township^[3][4]

1762: Nicholas Clay, Antrim Township 150 acres 1764: Nicholas Cleay, Antrim Township 150 acres 1765: Nicholas Clay, Antrim Township 150 acres 1766: Nicholas Cleay, Antrim Township, 2 horses, 5 cows, 10 sheep, 120 acres

Sources

1. ↑ Deeds & Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln & Rutherford Cos. NC 1766-1786, p144
2. ↑ Lancaster County, PA deeds, Lincoln County, NC Deeds
3. ↑ Tax Lists: Cumberland County, PA: Merri Lou Scribner Schaumann, 1988 1753: Nicholas Clay, Antrim Township
4. ↑ Found in The Lincoln County News in Lincolnton, North Carolina on Fri, Sep 2, 1910. Deeds of Nicholas Clay. Found at: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1766693/deeds_of_nicholas_clay/?xid=637

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• Find a Grave Memorial # 20467032. Found at: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20467032