Jesse Clay, son of Charles Clay, Sr. and Mary Chappell, was born about 1740 in Amelia County, Virginia. He married Miss Ann Tanner of Amelia in 1769. She died in 1789. His second wife was Miss Hannah Coleman. He passed away in 1819.
Jesse Clay of Amelia died in 1819 leaving issue:
by Ann Tanner Edward b. 1775 William b. 1773 Nancy Clay (Mrs. William Coleman) b. 1779 John b. 1781 Daniel b. 1783 Frances Archer Clay (Mrs. James Sadler) b. 1787 Mary G. Dolly Clay (Mrs John Coleman, Mrs. Henry Jones Wells) b. 1789
by Hannah Coleman: Cary Jones b. 1793 Anderson T. b. 1795
Will of Jesse Clay DESCRIPTION: Will of Jesse Clay ATTACHED TO: Jesse Clay (1740-1819)
Adams, John Elizabeth R. Clay, spinster, daughter of Charles Clay, Sr., who consents. 16 Dec 1809 Witness to consent, Wm. Curry and Jesse Clay. Sur: Wm. C. Avery pg A-2. (Amelia County VA Marriage Bonds, Consents, and Minister Returns 1816-1852 Submitted by: Bea. Adams King)
Jesse Clay United States Census, 1810 Name Jesse Clay Event Type Census Event Date 1810 Event Place Virginia, United States Page 244 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJ1N-3NZ : accessed 1 December 2017), Jesse Clay, Virginia, United States; citing p. 244, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 66; FHL microfilm 181,426.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=moseley1&id=I10728 Birth: ABT 1746 in probably, Amelia, VA Death: BEF 25 NOV 1819 in Will Bk 9:139-40, Amelia, VA
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