Charles Clay, born in 1638, in Charles City, Virginia. He married Hannah Wilson born 1642 and died 1706, daughter of John Wilson, Jr. and Hannah Jones. Children of Charles and Hannah: John born 1668, Henrico, Virginia; Thomas born 1770 Henrico, Virginia; Henry Clay I born 02 August 1672, Henrico, Virginia; Charles B. born 1674 Henrico, Virginia; Mary born 1676 Henrico,Virginia; Judith Clay born about 1778 Henrico, Virginia; and Elizabeth born 1678 Henrico, Virginia. Charles died 01 June 1686 Henrico, Virginia.

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Charles Clay was an officer under Nathaniel Bacon in his rebellion against Sir William Berkeley, Royal Governor of Virginia in 1676. He was a man of great wealth and scholarly tastes and possessed the finest library in the colony.

Charles Clay died before 1 June 1686 in Henrico County, Virginia. Hanna died before 2 August 1706 in Henrico County, Virginia

-------------------- Charles Clay was involved in Bacon's Rebellion, led by Nathaniel Bacon in the Virginia colony. -------------------- Charles Clay, the son of John Clay, was in arms under Nathaniel Bacon in his celebrated rebellion against sir William Berkeley, the royal governor of Virginia, in 1676. he was a man of great wealth and scholarly tastes, and possessed the finest library in the colony Charles, who was the son of John Clay the II., married Hannah Wilson. He had several sons, whose names are mentioned in the record above, entitled but the eldest was Henry Clay. It was from this Charles, numbered 3 in this line, that senator Clement Comer Clay, of Huntsville, descended, also the famous Henry Clay of Kentucky. "His motives were as exalted as his life was pure, and his virtues as noted as his abilities were great. His ambition was for the public welfare, and his passions were only excited against the enemies of his country." From the descendants of this couple came a line of descendants destined to wield a mighty influence in the great new nation which was shortly to arise from the next "Rebellion" and in which their descendants were so well represented. Before proceeding to our line proper, it is fitting to consider some of the related branches of the family here. Charles Clay died in 1686, when only forty eight years old, without having made a will. His wife Hannah was appointed administrator of his estate and it is from the inventory and the will of Hannah made later, that we are able to determine the names of their children. One item in the will of Hannah Clay is illustrative of the period in which she lived. She willed to sons, "John, Thomas and Henry, each of them, one well-fixed gun." The question arises here, was it. from her that the Clays inherited their courage, and tendency for pioneering?