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$£~ 2L///32 f THE CLAY FAMILY ASSOCIATION P. O. Box 35254 Houston, Texas 77035 FOREWORD The Clay Family Association, a cooperative non-profit group, was formed in 1965 and is dedicated to the gathering, preserving and disseminating genealogical material on the many branches of the several Clay families. The Clay Family Quarterly exists solely to distribute the genealogical material to interested researchers. This volume of the Clay Family Quarterly should be regarded as a directory to the sources of Clay family information. As with all printed material, the information herein must be considered as secondary evidence, subject to proof. An index will be found following the fourth issue of this volume. The index lists Clay individual's forenames, allied surnames and place names. Happy hunting. DATE MICROFICHED PROJECT and FICHE # CALL # GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE CHURCi •: OF JZSUS CHRIST OF LATTfiK-OAV THE CLAY FAMILY QUARTERLY ê^r~ °\ S3 <gSS Volume 2 Number 1 « , January, 1967 CONTENTS The Editor's Notes 1 Clay Family Bibliography "Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications" 3 "Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army Apr. 1775-Dec. 1783" "Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia" "index of Interments Nashville City Cemetery" "New Hampshire State Papers" 4 "Official Roster, Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio" "Clays of Bourbon County Kentucky" 5 Public Records jøensus: Virginia 1830 7 Arkansas 1830, 1840 8 Missouri 1830 Missouri 1840 9 Missouri 1850 10 Missouri 1860 11 Missouri 1870, 1880 12 Marriages: Missouri 12 New Jersey 13 Wills and/or Estate Settlements: New Jersey 13 Death Records and/or Cemetery Inscriptions: Missouri 14 Association Member Lineages Combined lineage of Mrs. William Muench, Mrs. Richard Paddock, Mr. George E. Phares, Mrs George H. Colver and Mrs. John L. Shelton 15 Requests for Information 18 The Clay Family Register 18 Vignette- Carlos Green Clay 20 New Members of Clay Family Association 21 Miscellany 22 Family Information form - attached. A publication of the Clay Family Association, G. R. Clay, Editor. Address: P. 0. Box 35254, Houston, Texas 77035 THE CLAY FAMILY QUARTERLY Volume 2 Number 1 . January 1967 THE EDITOR'S NOTES Publication of the quarterly was initiated one year ago with the stated purpose, '\o furnish genealogical Information to all bearers of the CLAY name and/or their descendants and to foster pride of family through knowledge of our common heritage." To a very limited degree we have accomplished this purpose, however, It is our sincere New Year's wish that, with your help, we will be able to reach many additional Clay descendants who are inter ested in their family origins. The success of the quarterly is in the hands of the membership, as indeed it should be. In addition to new members, we need all of the Clay family data you are willing to share. CLAY Name Origin— In the first issue of the quarterly the Scots version of the family name was shown to be evolved as: Lea to Mac 0 Lea to Maclay to Clay. Genealogists differ as to the origin of the family name, as the following quotation from L.W. Rigsby1s "The Georgia Branch of the Virginia Clays and Their Celebrated Cousins" will show: "Several localaties in England were named because of the nature of the soil about them, and some of the people in these localities took the name as their own. So there arose families called Clay, Cley, Le Cley, Del Clay and De la Clay. The name appears in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 under some curious forms worth quoting, as Cley, Clai, Del Clay, de la Cley and le Clay. A still more singular form of it appears on a record of 1327 as att Cleygh. The name dates from Saxon times, the Saxon equivalent being Claeg.'' The spelling of family names changed up until very recent times when they were established by law, or rather a change now requires a process of law. Whether or not the variations of Claes listed on page 13 evolved to Clay is open to question, however, one Clay correspondent states that his forebears arrived in America with the surname of Klee. WILL DURANT said it, "Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, steal ing, shouting and doing things historians usually record, while on the banks, unnoticed, people build homes make love, raise children, sing songs, write poetry and even whittle statues. The story of civilization is the story of what happened on the banks. Historians are pessimists because they ignore the banks for the river." Genealogists would be the first to agree with this state ment, for their research deals with the teeming activity on the banks of the stream. FRONTIERSMEN CLAYS Even a brief research into county and local histories will reveal the adventureous spirit of the Clays. Individuals of the clan are recorded as being in the forefront of the westward expansion in this country, and many of them lost their lives in the struggle to push the frontier ever westward. In forthcoming issues of the quarterly we intend to retell as many of these stories as we are able to collect. If your branch of the family has a frontier history we will be glad of the opportunity to recount it. ORIGINAL IMMIGRANT CLAYS While much of the material published in the quarterly to date has dealt with the descendants of the Virginia Clays this is due to the fact that most of the data received has been on this branch of the family rather than any Intent to limit coverage. As previously stated we hope to be able to develop family connections for all of the original immigrants. In addition to John Claye 2-1, who arrived at Jamestown, Virginia prior to l6ll we have information on the following early arrivals from various sources. They will be considered as original immigrants unless further research reveals an error. William Clays, Charles River County, Virginia, I638; Francis Clay, Northumberland County, Virginia, 1649; Jon Clay, James City County, Virginia, 1646; Thomas Clay, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, 1646; John Clay, Westmoreland County, Virginia. 1654; Stephen, Jonas and Thomas Clay, Salem, Mass achusetts, 1630-1640; Thomas Clay, Scinate, Massachusetts, 1643; Humphrey Clay, New London,Connecticut, 1666; Henry Clay, North Carolina, 1693; Robert Clay 2-30, Pennsylvania, early eighteenth century* Joseph Clay 2-20, Savannah, Georgia, mid eighteenth century. Any data or additions to this list will be appreciated. VIGNETTES While the family lineages, which have made up the bulk of the previous quarterlies, are important to the con sideration of family history they do not reveal traits and characteristics. Vignettes, the first of which appears in this issue, is an attempt to discover the Clay character. They will not be records of wealth and importance, but will attempt to reveal the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of our forebears characters. It has been said that he who brags of the accomplishments of his ancestors is admiting that they are better off dead than alive. We have no intention of compounding this error. TENNESSEE RESEARCH The editor spent three days, November 10-12, in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee doing research on all branches of his family history and,as expected,he obtained a considerable amount of data. Information on the Clay family will be published in forthcoming issues. A trip to this institution is well worthwhile for anyone having Tennessee connections. REMEMBER, help keep the quarterly worthwhile. Send in your data and family history information. Copies will be made and the originals returned unless you indicate otherwise. Also, help build up the membership of interested Clays and Clay descendants. Send all data and correspondence to: G. R. Clay, P. 0. Box 35254, Houston, Texas 77035. CLAY FAMILY BIBLIOGRAPHY "index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications" VA Archives Clay, Benjamin, Mass., S36978 Daniel, N. H., S42128 David, N. C, Eva, W6690; BÍ Wt 5001-160-55 Elijah, Va., S32178 John, Mass, N. H., S10446 John, Va., Melison, R2029 Matthew, Va., BÍ Wt 456-200 Lieut., Issued May 20, 1797 Samuel, Mass., S38615 Thomas, , S9319 William, Va., Rebecca, W 156 S- survivor, W-widow, R-rejected, BÍ Wt 5001-160-55 Bounty land warrant 5001 for 160 acres prior to 1855 "Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army Ap. 1775-Dec. 1783" Francis B. Keitman, Wash. D. C. 1914 Clay, Abijah (Va.) 1st lieutenant 6th Virginia, 26 Feb., 1776- John (Va.) Cadet 6th Virginia, 30 Mar., 1777- Joseph (Ga.) Lieut. Col. Dpty Paymaster General Southern Department, 6th August, 1777; elected to congress, 26th Feb., 1778, retired from army. (Died 16th January, 1805. Matthew (Va.) Ensign 9th Virginia, 1st October, 1776, 2nd Lt. 16th March, 1777, 1st Lt., 23 Ap., 1778, Regimental Quartermaster, 1 Dec. 1778, transferred to 5th Virginia, 12 Feb., 1781, retired 1st Jan., 1783 (Died 1815) Thomas (Va.) Cant, a Virginia State Regiment 1778-1781 Clayes, Elijah (N. H. ) 1st Lt. 3rd New Hampshire, 23 Ap.-Dec. 1775, 1st Lt. 2d Continental Inf., January, 1776, Capt. 2d New Hampshire, 8 Nov., 1776, died 30 Nov. 1779 of wounds received at Chamung, 29 Aug., 1779. Peter (Mass.) Sgt. of Nixon's Mass. Rgt., May- Dec., 1775, Ensign 4tn Continental Inf., 1 Jan., 1776, 2nd Lt. 6th Mass., 1 Jan. 1777, Capt. Lt., 11 Nov., 1779, Capt. 11 Ap., 1780- June 1783 (Died 8 Sept. 1834) "Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia- Extracted From the Original Court Records of Augusta County 1745-1800" Vol. II Pg. 5. Sept. 1794 Elizabeth Clay, administrix Richard Clay vs Philip, son and heir of Robert North.