No proven evidence for Martha's maiden name, speculative only at this time.
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Martha Ann Lewis was born about 1712, and died in 1764 in Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia.[1]
Christening: 14 FEB 1712 Abingden Parish, Glouchester Co, Virginia
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Martha Clay
Birth Date: 1708
Birth Place: Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Death Date: 1 Jan 1764
Death Place: Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y
URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148500221/martha-clay
Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
Also can we look in to who/ whom is connecting this family as she did NOT marry both William and his son nor vice versa (William and his father). Plus there are children who keep getting connected and disconnected from these various couples. Perhaps a Notes section would help?
I just adopted a profile for Rebecca Clay Tiller and after some (quick and simple) research was able to identify her as NOT a duplicate of the actual daughter Rebecca of William Mitchell Clay and definitely not a daughter of Martha since she was born nearly 30 years after Martha passed. I have removed her as a child but please message me if you feel this is an error. Her wiki-id is Clay-867 . I feel someone connected other siblings in error as well because I am a descendant of Wm and Phoebe but not the Rebecca I adopted; however I am testing her profile as if I were a relative and it will be respected and filled out.
Cheers!
Becky Elizabeth
Simmons-11603
I stopped my wiki tree for this line because of the controversy of Martha's maiden name. I have her as Martha Anne Lewis d/o John Lewis III & Elizabeth Warner, some are saying her maiden name is Runyon. There is also a ftdna page Martha Runyon Clay #148500221. My maternal direct line mother to mother to mother so on, myself Sheila Akins-650 DNA tested Ancestry. ftdna FF & mtfull (with other family tested also) d/o Edna Murphy-15194 d/o Ruby Shinn-1077 d/o Mary Reagin-45 d/o Mary Wiggins-2263 d/o Martha Kitchens-750 d/o Elizabeth Lumsden-484 d/o Elizabeth Belcher ? d/o Elizabeth Clay ? d/o Martha Anne Lewis ??? d/o Elizabeth Warner ??? d/o Mildred Reade ??? d/o Elizabeth Martiau ??? d/o Elizabeth Page ???. Now if any one else has a direct maternal line with one of these ladies you could test mtfull and see if we match.
there is no documentation available to prove who parents were. the source you quote in the bio called
Young-Murphy of Virginia and West Virginia - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gnu2222&id=I4375
for this person says her parents were,
Father:
John Lewis: Birth: 1685 in Donegal, Ireland. Death: 01 FEB 1762 in Stauton, Augusta Co, VA
Mother:
Margaret Lynn: Birth: in Ireland.
these are not the same people you have wikitree links for in the bio.
your source you quote in her bio called
anamericanfamilyhistory.com
a someone's personal web page and contains no documentation to support a relationship to the parents wikitree links you have listed in the bio. this is an error that is copied over and over.
the source you quote in her bio called
Our Family History lists her parents as unknown.
Runyan-103 and Runyon-407 are not ready to be merged because: The birthdates are different. Need to make sure there aren't two Martha Clay at about that time/location.
I have Martha born Henrico County, Province of Virginia.
I have Martha Died Cumberland County, Province of Virginia.
Children were Elizabeth, Mitchell, William Mitchell, Judith, Pearce, Obediah, David, Meredith, Hannah, Nancy
Thanks for reading and considering- Becky
I just adopted a profile for Rebecca Clay Tiller and after some (quick and simple) research was able to identify her as NOT a duplicate of the actual daughter Rebecca of William Mitchell Clay and definitely not a daughter of Martha since she was born nearly 30 years after Martha passed. I have removed her as a child but please message me if you feel this is an error. Her wiki-id is Clay-867 . I feel someone connected other siblings in error as well because I am a descendant of Wm and Phoebe but not the Rebecca I adopted; however I am testing her profile as if I were a relative and it will be respected and filled out. Cheers! Becky Elizabeth Simmons-11603
We match our DNA with Lewis
This is crazy.....
https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Virginia%20Early%20Families/Clay%20Family/ClayWilliam%201709.html
edited by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Young-Murphy of Virginia and West Virginia - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=gnu2222&id=I4375 for this person says her parents were, Father: John Lewis: Birth: 1685 in Donegal, Ireland. Death: 01 FEB 1762 in Stauton, Augusta Co, VA Mother: Margaret Lynn: Birth: in Ireland. these are not the same people you have wikitree links for in the bio.
your source you quote in her bio called anamericanfamilyhistory.com a someone's personal web page and contains no documentation to support a relationship to the parents wikitree links you have listed in the bio. this is an error that is copied over and over.
the source you quote in her bio called Our Family History lists her parents as unknown.
edited by Wendy Browne
I have Martha Died Cumberland County, Province of Virginia. Children were Elizabeth, Mitchell, William Mitchell, Judith, Pearce, Obediah, David, Meredith, Hannah, Nancy