Henry Clay II (1711 - 1764)

Biography

Descendant of John Clay, a Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestor.

Henry Clay was born 3 Sep 1711 in Virginia, the son of Henry Clay and Mary Mitchell.^[1]

He married Lucy Green in 1735.^[2]

Land

July 28, 1750, Thomas Green, of Amelia, deeds to Henry Clay, of Cumberland, two hundred acres of said Green's Patent of February 10, 1748.

November 4, 1760, Henry Clay, senior, and Lucy, his wife, deed to Henry Clay, junior (Doctor Henry, of Kentucky), two hundred acres on the north side of the Appomattox, formerly granted "to my father, Henry Clay, deceased, July 9, 1724, whereon my son Henry now lives."

In deeds of November, 1758, and 1760, Lucy, the wife of Henry Clay, and Martha, the wife of Charles Clay, are identified as the daughters of Elizabeth Green, deceased, whose will was probated January 24, 1760, in Amelia County.

Will

He left a will dated 8 March 1764 and died in Virginia, his will being proved in Cumberland County, VA on 28 May 1764.^[3]

Henry Clay mentions as the legatees of his will his wife, Lucy, and their ten children.

Name: Henry Clay. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Born 3 Sep 1711. Chesterfield County, Virginia. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Died 22 Oct 1764. Southam Parish, Cumberland, Virginia. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

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Marriage Husband @P407@. Wife @P542@. Child: @P546@. Child: @P104@. Child: @P545@. Marriage 1735 Cumberland County, Virginia. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Dorman, "Adventurers of Purse and Person - 1607-1624/5", 4th ed. Vol. 1, p. 649
2. ↑ Wulfeck, "Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800", GPO 1986, vol. I, p. 96.
3. ↑ Reynolds, "Abstracts of Cumberland County, Virginia Will Books 1 and 2, 1749-1782", 1985, p. 24: Will of Henry Clay of Southam Parish, Will book 1, p. 289
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Source: #S-898278071 Ancestry Record 60541 #1252632
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Source: #S-898695821 Ancestry Record 60525 #118319050
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Source: #S-897271374 Ancestry Record 9289 #32295421
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Source: #S-897271374 Ancestry Record 9289 #13720587
8. ↑ Source: #S1505148451 Ancestry Record 61175 #450073141
9. ↑ Source: #S1505148451 Ancestry Record 61175 #450073141

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #66733917
• Ancestry Profile: #-599461313
• Library of Virginia Online Catalog; Title Clay, Henry. Publication 1764; Gen. note Part of index to Cumberland County Wills and Administrations (1749 - 1810); Note p. 299-300. Inv. rec. 24 Dec. 1764. p. 346-347. Account current, rec. 23 May 1768. p. 289-292. Will, pro. 28 May 1764. Note Will Book No. 1, 1749-1769 (Reel 17); Subject - Personal Clay, Henry. Subject -Geographic Cumberland County (Va.); Genre/Form Wills. Added Title Virginia wills and administrations. System Number 000533973.
• Source: S-897271374 Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 9289

• Source: S-898278071 International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60541

• Source: S-898695821 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60525

• Source: S1505148451 Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 61175