Green Clay (1757 - 1828)

Born 14 Aug 1757 in Cumberland County, Colony of Virginia

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Descendants

Died 21 Oct 1828 at age 71 in White Hall, Madison County, Kentucky, USA

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Green Clay is Notable.

Descendant of John Clay, a Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestor.

Biography

Note: His biography from politicalgraveyard.com follows:

Clay, Green (1757-1826) Brother of Matthew Clay (1754-1815); first cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1777-1852) and Porter Clay; second cousin once removed of Clement Comer Clay; uncle of Matthew Clay (1795?-1827); first cousin twice removed of Thomas Hart Clay and James Brown Clay; father of Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; second cousin twice removed of Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr.; granduncle of Thomas Clay McCreery <http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mccorquodale-mccuiston.html>; grandfather of Green Clay Smith <http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith4.html> and Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); first cousin thrice removed of Henry Clay (1849-1884). Born August 14 <http://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/born-aug-14.html>, 1757 <http://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/born-1757.html>. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Virginia state legislature, 1788-89; member of Kentucky state legislature, 1793-94; member of Kentucky state senate <http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/stsen.html>, 1795-98, 1807; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention <http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/ofc/cncn.html>, 1799; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Member, Freemasons <http://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html>. Died October 31 <http://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/died-oct-31.html>, 1826 <http://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/died-1826.html>. Interment at White Hall Family Cemetery <http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/MD.html>, Richmond, Ky. Clay County, Ky. <http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/KY/CY.html> is named for him.

Legacy

• Clay County, Kentucky is named in Gen. Clay's honor.

Sources

• Wikipedia
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13442595/green-clay
• Ancestry trees

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.
• Clay-1328 was created by George Bedinger through the import of Clay1.ged on Jan 28, 2014.