Margaret Hannah (Mitchell) Clay (abt. 1693 - 1777)

Born about 16 Jan 1693 in Aberdeen, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Clay — married 1707 in Henrico County, Province of Virginia

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1777 at about age 84 in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Scottish Clans Project

Margaret Mitchell was born to parents William Mitchell and Elizabeth Innes on either January 16, 1693^[1] or July (15 ?) 1683^[2] in Aberdeen, Scotland (NOT in Swift Creek, Henrico County, Virginia). ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Margaret married Henry Charles Clay about 1707 and their children (probably) included:

1. Amey Clay (1708, married William Green)
2. William Mitchell (1708/09, married Martha),
3. Mary (1710, married Richard Belcher),
4. Henry (1711, married Lucy Green),
5. Martha (1713, married William Bass),
6. Charles (1716, married Martha Green),
7. John (1718, married Elizabeth Hudson).

Margaret and Henry lived in a part of Henrico County, Virginia that became Chesterfield County in 1749. Henry owned land on Deep Creek, Swift Creek, and Nut Tree Branch in Chesterfield County as well as land on Let Alone Branch in Goochland County, Virginia.

Deep Creek, Swift Creek, and Nut Tree Branch are southwest of Richmond, Virginia and Let Alone Branch is a bit more southwest. He also owned a grist mill on Nut Tree Branch. The family enslaved many people.

Henry died on August 3, 1760 at Nattles at the Raells. Margaret Mary lived almost two decades longer; she passed away on August 7, 1777 at The Raells, Chesterfield County, Virginia. ^{[3] [4]}

Random Facts

Born

16 January 1693; Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. alt. location. Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 16 January 1693

• In 1726 Henry witnessed Ralph Blankenship's will.

Research Notes

Regarding her mother:
Please see the Marriage Info citation before changing her mother to a different Elizabeth Mitchell. There are TWO Elizabeth (Innes) Mitchells, and apparently both married men named William. But they are different women:

1. Elizabeth "Bettie" (Innes) Mitchell, the proper mother on this profile, born in Scotland, daughter of Andrew Innes.
2. Elizabeth Eggleston (Innes) Mitchell, born in Virginia, daughter of Hugh Innes Sr. and Hannah (Eggleston) Innes.

• • Also**

Baptismal Record possibly found, since all her siblings were born in Scotland and she was the middle child. She had to have been born in Scotland and not in Virginia. As previously thought it has been proven her parents were born and married in Scotland per their marriage record. They must have migrated to America as a family when the children were very young.

Sources

1. ↑ [1]
2. ↑ [2]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015 Ancestry.com
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Volume: 312
5. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing, Ancestry.com Operations Inc
6. ↑ District of Columbia, Select Births and Christenings, 1830-1955 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc
7. ↑ Family Data Collection - Individual Records Edmund West, comp. Ancestry.com Operations Inc Birth year: 1672; Birth city: Henrico; Birth state: VA

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBQ6-VXV : 12 February 2020), Margt Mitchel, 1693.

• Link to online version of "An American Family History..."

[3]

• Find A Grave: Memorial #42731442, page for Mary Mitchell Clay (16 Jan 1693–7 Aug 1777), Unknown grave location; accessed 1 August 2020; Maintained by Peggy Patrick Wallace (contributor 46876949)

• This was a link to a "Rootsweb World Connect Family Tree" but they are being discontinued and "moved to Ancestry.com as a Free resource later in 2024":[4]

[5]

• Chapter 6: "Ancestors of Mitchell and Phoebe Belcher Clay": [6]

• Family Genealogy by RJ Sadlon, sources include wills, family bible, Chronicles of Border Warfare by Withers, Marriages of Amelia Co. VA-Knorr.

• See Also:

* FamilySearch profile:

[7]

* GENEANET Profile but it is largely unsourced and has conflicting data:

* [8]

* Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Trees.

Acknowledgements

• Created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.

• Mitchell-2577 created through the import of Mimi.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper.

• Mitchell-4164 and 4165 created through the import of Ehrbar Family Tree.ged on Oct 2012 by Jeffery Owens.

• Mitchell Clay-1 was created by Paul Bailey through the import of Bailey Family Tree.ged on Dec 14, 2014.

• Mitchell-9880 created by Hank Dillon through the import of Dillon.ged on Jan 21, 2015.

• Becky Elizabeth

• Richard Belcher

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