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William Mitchell Clay III (1777 - 1842)

William Mitchell Clay III
Born in Clover Bottom, Mercer County, Virginia, USAmap
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Son of and
Brother of , [half], , , , , , , , , , , , , , and [half]
Husband of — married 1 Apr 1803 in Montgomery County, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died at age 64 in Lawrence Co., Kentucky USAmap
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Biography

Parents:

Mitchell Clay (1736 - 1811)
Phoebe Belcher Clay (1740 - 1809)

Spouse:

Rebecca Cecil Clay (1782 - 1866)

Children:

Elizabeth Clay Riffe (1802 - 1885)*
John Mitchell Clay (1821 - 1902)*
Keziah Byce Clay Burns (1825 - 1896)*
Two "illegitimate" children with Malinda Diamond[1]

Siblings:

Rebecca Clay Peters (1764 - 1844)*
Bartley Clay (1765 - 1783)*
Ezekiel Clay (1767 - 1783)*
Tabitha Clay (1767 - 1783)*
Obedience Clay French (1769 - 1810)*
Mary Obedience Clay Stewart (1771 - 1850)*
Mitchell Clay (1772 - 1850)*
William Mitchell Clay (1777 - 1842)
Henry J. Clay (1781 - 1866)*

Birth

Birth:
Date: 1 Sep 1777
Place: Bedford Co., VA
Source: #S-2084770904

Death

Death:
Date: 12 Jan 1842
Place: Lawrence Co., Kentucky
Source: #S-2084770904

Marriage

Husband: William Clay
Wife: Rebecca Cecil
Marriage:
Date: Apr
Place: Montgomery Co, WV


Husband: Mitchell Clay
Wife: Phebe Belcher
Child: Patience Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: David Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Tabitha Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Rebecca Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Bartley Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Ezekiel Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Obedience Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Mitchell Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Mary Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Nannie Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Charles L. Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: William Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Henry J. Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Sarah Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Polly Clay
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 1760
Place: Franklin Co, VA
Source: #S-2084770900
Source:
Note: Surety:0

Sources

  1. ↑ Mitchell Clay also had two children with Malinda Diamond who were born "out of wedlock." Court documents show that he was taken to court and ordered to pay some support for the children. The names of the children weren't named in the court documents. We only know at this time that it had to be two children who were born prior to the court proceedings.
  • #CLAY Henry J. 1781 Mitchell/Phoebe Belcher
  1. CLAY Mitchell 1770 Mitchell/Phoebe Belcher
  2. .CLAY Rebecca 1768 Mitchell/Phoebe Belcher
  3. CLAY William Nov 7, 1777 Mitchel/Phoebe Belcher

Early Mercer County Virginia Births

  • Publication: 1987 Mercer County History Book
  • Publication: 1984 Mercer Cty History Book
  • Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 March 2019), memorial page for William Mitchell Clay (7 Nov 1777–12 Jan 1842), Find A Grave: Memorial #80648939, citing Stewart - Fannin Cemetery, Lawrence County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by JanisCJ (contributor 47095198) .
  • This person was created through the import of LaBach Family Tree April 28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.
  • Thank you to Betty Tindle for creating Clay-1191 on 24 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Betty and others.




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Marcia Hasson
William Mitchell Clay was my 4th great grandfather. His daughter Julina Whitten Clay married John Carter Ball in 1832 in Lawrence County Kentucky. Their daughter Sallie Married Warren Harris DeVore and he murdered his brother-in-law on Christmas Eve 1872 over Whiskey and was still at large 3 weeks later as he told his wife when he came down the stairs that she had better check on her brother because I just shot him. She went upstairs and he slipped out the door went to his parents and disappeared. From his Military Records he had a daughter born in 1874 from Emma Havens. They got married in 1875 and so did Sallie To James Washington Bevins. Warren had two more children with Emma and Sallie had three more Children with Bevins. Sallie had three daughters with Warren. The middle daughter was my great grandmother, Julina. She married John Offord two of her children died as infants. One was still born and the other died at 6 weeks the same day that Sallie died. Grayson was my grandfather who was trained to serve in World War I. Got as far as New Jersey when they got word that the war was over. He married my Grandmother Elsie Stein. Was only married 4 years when they divorced. My grandfather married 3 more times, Virginia, Gladys and Freida. Had my mother and Aunt with Elsie.
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Sabrina (K) Combs
William Mitchell Clay and Malinda Diamond were never married, so I removed her as his spouse. They did have children together, though. She took him to court and sued him for child support for at least two of her children. Their names were not mentioned in court documents, though.
posted by Sabrina (K) Combs
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Clay-2561 and Clay-372 do not represent the same person because: siblings
posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen

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