Charles Clay, of Charles City & Henrico

Charles Clay, born between 1638 and 1645 in Charles City, Virginia. Charles died 01 June 1686 Henrico, Virginia. He was probably the son of the 2nd John Clay (son ancient planter John Clay & Ann) and his wife Elizabeth.

Charles married Hannah Wilson born 1642 and died 1706, daughter of John Wilson, Jr. and Hannah Jones. She (probably) married 2nd to Edward Stanley.

Children of Charles and Hannah:

1. John born 1668, Henrico, Virginia;
2. Thomas born 1670 Henrico, Virginia;
3. Henry Clay I born 02 August 1672, Henrico, Virginia;
4. Charles B. born 1674 Henrico, Virginia;
5. Mary born 1676 Henrico,Virginia;
6. Judith Clay born about 1778 Henrico, Virginia; and
7. Elizabeth born 1678 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.

Treesearching with Doris       Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976

CHARLES CLAY (1638-1686) son of Capt. John Clay, married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., of Henrico County, where they also lived, near the site of present Petersburg. CHARLES distinguished himself by serving in Bacon’s Rebellion.

Times were hard in Virginia in the 1670s. Tobacco prices were low, taxes were high and Indians were attacking frontier settlements. Governor Berkeley did little toward protecting border settlers; colonists thought his inaction due either to fear of a war or his reluctance to disturb his profitable fur trade with the Indians. When Nathaniel Bacon assumed leadership in defense of the frontier against its attackers, Governor Berkeley proclaimed that Bacon and all fighting under him were rebels and mutineers. Men who had taken oath under Bacon soon found themselves fighting the very men they were trying to protect. Then Bacon died from swamp fever and the rebellion fell apart. A number of lesser leaders were hanged on Governor Berkeley’s orders.

The very fact that CHARLES CLAY fought under Bacon in this early uprising against English rule indicates that he was a man of courage and determination. He and HANNAH had seven children: Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Charles, and Judith.

Clay Tentative Lineage by Ruth Clay Burrell, Peggy Carswell Peacock, and Shirley Langdon Wilcox September 22, 1983

Elizabeth _____ who survived him [John Clay] to marry (2) John Wall and (3) John Tate. … In the Virginia Records is a "Deed of Gift", dated 3 October 1660, whereby John Wall conveyed 2 ewes to his "son-in-law" (step-son) CHARLES CLAY; and at Westover Court, 1663, "Elizabeth Clay Wall", widow and Joseph Wall, son of John Wall, Dec’d., were authorized by Court to choose three or four persons from Martin’s Brandon to settle the estate of John Wall, according tot he provisions of his will. (Ref: Virginia County Records, Vol. II, pp 78 and 245, Congressional Library, Washington, D. C.).

CHARLES CLAY b 1645, Charles City Co., Va.; (In a Deposition dated 2 September, 1682, Henrico Co., Va., he stated that he was "about 37 years old".); d. ca May, 1686, Henrico Co., Va.; md. ca 1667, Henrico Co., Va. to HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr. of Henrico Co, Va.

In the Henrico Co., Va. "Deeds and Wills, 1677-1697, Part 1" pp359-360 can be found the inventory of John Wilson, Sr.’s estate, and the following is recorded:

"Upon agreement with John Wilson, the Administrator, and my wife’s brother, in paying and defraying debts & charges, I acknowledge in right of my wife to have received a full share & satisfaction, and therefore forever discharging him, his executors and administrators. Witness my hand the 18th day of February 1685

Witnesses: Peter Field CHARLES CLAY

Henry Randolph

"Proved in Court by Testimony of ye witnesses & recorded as it is endorsed on ye back of ye inventory of ye sd estate of John Wilson, Senr., dec’d.

Teste: Henry Randolph, Clerk of Court

1 April 1686"

Then on page 378 is the inventory of CHARLES CLAY, dated 15 June, 1686.

And on p 463 is the "Deed of Gift" from HANNAH (WILSON) CLAY to some of her children: I give to John Clay, Thomas Clay, Henry Clay and Charles Clay, my sons, each of them one cow of four years old with calf, or calf by her side, to be paid in attainment of age, and for John, Thomas, Henry, each of them, one well fixed gunn at the same time. And to my daughter Judith, six new 3 lb. Puter dishes, at her marriage or attainment of age. Witness my hand this first day of October, 1687.

biography

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?

http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Carlin-D-Conrad/GENE2-00... - Ancestors of Warren Lemuel Conrad. !http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/a/t/Jeannie--Watts/GENE2-004... - (Source #1 WFT CD) (Source: Blankenship Ancestors by Gayle K. BLANKENSHIP) Note: This source seems t/h the best documentation; so am accepting it as most correct for now. !WFT CD #6-b. 1645 Charles Co., VA, d. May 1686 Amelia Co., VA, md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA, s/o John Clay V/ Mary Ann _____. !CLAY Family #6047163- pg. 83-The Journal of Mississippi History V XXIII #- Jan. 1961-The Cabaniss Family of the Old Southwest by Allen CABANISS. (furnished by Mrs. Mantel CLAY) !Gene. Helper -July/Aug 1981 pg. 88 - Burrell, Ruth CLAY Route 3 Box 498, Amarillo, TX 79107 (Potter) - Researching John CLAY & Thomas CLAY (sons of Charles and Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, John b. ca. 1668 and Thomas b. 1670 Henrico Co., VA. John d. ca. 1723 and Thomas d. 1726, both in Prince George Co., VA, desc need to be sorted and identified; all researchers please write. !Desc. of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant-Jeanie C. Watts-pg. 1, 6 - Charles CLAY, Youngest son of Capt. John CLAY, a common ancestor of the desc. pertaining hereto, was b. 1638 and d. 1686. He joined BACON in "THE GREAT REBELLION OF 1676" and must have beean a man of action, wealth, and attainment during his 48 yrs. of life. He md. Hanna WILSON, s/o John WILSON, who was one of the first settlers on a vast land grant in Henrico Co., VA. In his will, me mentions considerable property and that he had left Hannah's father part of the estate. Their children were: Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Charles, Judith. His occupation: Court Recorder. !PRF CD #2-Charles CLAY b. 1645 Charles City, Henrico, VA, d. May 1686 Henrico Co., VA md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA; s/o John CLAY/Elizabeth _____. (Note: I bel his parents were John Thomas CLAY/Anne NICHOLS) Death: Will dated 1 Oct 1687 Henrico Co.; Military: Soldier in the Great Rebellion in VA 1676 in arms with Nathaniel BACON. !PRF CD #4-Charles CLAY b. 1645 Charles City, Henrico, VA, d. May 1686 Henrico Co., VA md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA to Hannah WILSON s/o John CLAY/Elizabeth ______. !WFT CD (#39 ?) -A son Charles was b. of John and Ann in 1638. Charles md. Hannah WILSON and lived in Henric Co., VA until he d. abt. 1686. !WFT CD #39-Charles CLAY b. 1638, d. 1686 (Intestate). He md. Hannah WILSON, d/o John WILSON, senior of Henrico Co., VA, and stated in Court, Apr 1686, that he has received his wife's part of her father's estate (1688-1697-pg. 360). Charles CLAY was a soldier in the "Great Relellion of 1676," one of those "good housekeepers, well armed" that followed the gallant BACON in his effort to free VA. Of this service the family traditions are fully verified by the records of the Henrico Court. Depositions are there regarding the confiscation and killing of cattle by General BACON's soldiers. In this list is the name of Charles CLAY. (Bk 1677-92.) We know he was a gallant soldier, for his worthy descendants have been such wherever they have fought, whether at Ninety-Six, New Orleans, Buena Vista, Chickamauga or Santiaago; yet we wonder (Is it disloyal to wonder?) if he were one of the rebels at work on the breastworks in front of the palisades that bright September night when Madam BRAY, Madam PAGE, Madam BALLARD, the "white apron" guard, sat in the forefront? Hannah (Wilson) CLAY was granted administration of the estate of Charles CLAY by order of Court, 1 Jun 1686 (Bk. 1677-1692, pg. 168.) Charles CLAYS's estate was settled and debts paid by Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, 12 Oct 1688. (Bk. 1688-1697, pg. 8). By the following extract from the will of Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, the statement made by General Green CLAY concerning the age of her son Henry is verified: I give to John CLAY, Thomas CLAY, Henry CLAY, and Charles CLAY, my sons, each of them, one cow of four years old, with calf, of calf by her side, to be paid at at AT TAINMENT OF AGE, and to John, Thomas and Henry, each of them, one well-fixed gun, and at ye same time and to my daughter, Judith, six new three-pound pewter dishes, at her marriage or Time of age. The two daugthers, Mary and Elizabeth were probably the only children of age. Colonial Wills of Henrico Co. acquits John WILSON "Administrator My wife's brother" of all claims in the above estate, 1 Apr 1686 (pg. 368). Charles d. intestate and his wife Hannah is appointed. Adm'x 1 Jun 1686 pg. 378 Inventory of Charles CLAY appraised 15 Jun 1686, Value; 9392 lbs. tabacco, by George WORSHAM, Godfrey REGSDALE, Nich. DISON. !PRF CD #10- Charles CLAY b. abt 1645 ,, VA, d. bef. 1 Jun 1686. Family: Adventures of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5, published by the Order of First Families of Virginia [third edition 1987], pg. 193-197. Also see Fislon Club Publications #14, The CLAY Family [1899]. Apprenticed himself to Stephen TUCKER, "Chyrurgion" of Surry County in 1657 for a term of 7 yrs. Was "about 37 years old" in Oct 1682. !PRF CD #10 - Family: Adventures of Purse and Person, VA 1607-1624/5, published by the Order of First Families of VA [third edition 1987]. p. 193-197. Also see Filson Club Publications #14, The CLAY Family [1899]. Apprenticed himselp to Stephen TICKNER "Chyrurgion"of Surry County in 1657 for a term of 7 yrs. Was "about 37 years old" in Oct 1682.

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Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976

CHARLES CLAY (1638-1686) son of Capt. John Clay, married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., of Henrico County, where they also lived, near the site of present Petersburg. CHARLES distinguished himself by serving in Bacon’s Rebellion.

Times were hard in Virginia in the 1670s. Tobacco prices were low, taxes were high and Indians were attacking frontier settlements. Governor Berkeley did little toward protecting border settlers; colonists thought his inaction due either to fear of a war or his reluctance to disturb his profitable fur trade with the Indians. When Nathaniel Bacon assumed leadership in defense of the frontier against its attackers, Governor Berkeley proclaimed that Bacon and all fighting under him were rebels and mutineers. Men who had taken oath under Bacon soon found themselves fighting the very men they were trying to protect. Then Bacon died from swamp fever and the rebellion fell apart. A number of lesser leaders were hanged on Governor Berkeley’s orders.

The very fact that CHARLES CLAY fought under Bacon in this early uprising against English rule indicates that he was a man of courage and determination

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Charles Clay Male 1645 - 1686 (41 years) Individual Family Ancestors Descendants Relationship Timeline GEDCOM Suggest Personal Information | All | PDF Name Charles Clay Born 1645 Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at

Charles Clay Male 1645 - 1686 (41 years)

Individual Family Ancestors Descendants Relationship Timeline GEDCOM Suggest Personal Information | All | PDF

Name Charles Clay Born 1645 Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location Gender Male Died 1 Jun 1686 Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location Person ID I044663 Tree1 Last Modified 1 Sep 2017

Father John Clay, b. Bef 1594, England Find all individuals with events at this location, d. Bef 4 Feb 1664/65, Jordan's Journey, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 71 years) Mother Anne MNU Clay, b. Bef 1607, England Find all individuals with events at this location, d. Abt 1644, Jordan's Journey, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 37 years) Married Abt 1624 Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location Family ID F24762 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family Hannah Willson, b. Bef 1649, d. Bef 20 Aug 1706, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 57 years) Married Abt 1665 Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location Children 1. Henry Clay, b. 1672, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 3 Aug 1760, Chesterfield County, Viriginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) Last Modified 1 Sep 2017 Family ID F24761 Group Sheet | Family Cha

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Father is actually grandfather

Missing a John Clay born after 1613 Source: https://colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I051294&t...

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!DEATH:WILL DATED 1 OCT 1687, HENRICO C

!DEATH:WILL DATED 1 OCT 1687, HENRICO CO. !MILTARY:SOLDIER IN THE GREAT REBELLION IN VA. 1676 IN ARMS WITH NATHANIEL BACON.

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Charles Clay, Sr. fought under Bacon in

Charles Clay, Sr. fought under Bacon in "Bacon's Rebellion" in Virginia about 1673. (Opposite side of present day Petersburg). [Burcham.FTW.FTW] [Burcham.1.FTW] Charles Clay, Sr. fought under Bacon in "Bacon's Rebellion" in Virginia about 1673. (Opposite side of present day Petersburg).

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Charles Clay Male 1645 - 1686 (41 years)

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Name Charles Clay Born 1645 Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location Gender Male Died 1 Jun 1686 Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location Person ID I044663 Tree1 Last Modified 1 Sep 2017

Father John Clay, b. Bef 1594, England Find all individuals with events at this location, d. Bef 4 Feb 1664/65, Jordan's Journey, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 71 years) Mother Anne MNU Clay, b. Bef 1607, England Find all individuals with events at this location, d. Abt 1644, Jordan's Journey, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 37 years) Married Abt 1624 Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location Family ID F24762 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family Hannah Willson, b. Bef 1649, d. Bef 20 Aug 1706, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 57 years) Married Abt 1665 Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location Children 1. Henry Clay, b. 1672, Charles City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location, d. 3 Aug 1760, Chesterfield County, Viriginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) Last Modified 1 Sep 2017 Family ID F24761 Group Sheet | Family Char

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Charles Clay is the father of the first

Charles Clay is the father of the first named Henry Clay in America and is the son of Captain John Clay, the grenadier, who is claimed as the first Clay in America. Charles married Hannah Wilson.

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Why is there an immigration date if born and died in VA?

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Charles Clay Swift Creek Land Grant

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[145831.ftw] [Langston Family File.FBK.FTW] Colonial Wills of Henrico County,Virginia, Par t one 1654-1737 Page 15. Page 360 Charles Clay acquits John Wilson "Administr ator My Wife's brother" of all claims in the above estate. 1April 1686. Pa ge 368. Charles Clay died intestate and his wife Hannah Clay is appointed, A dm'x 1 June 1686. page 378 Inventory of Charles Clay appraised 15 June 168 6. Value: 9392 Lbs. tobacco. by George Worsham, Godfrey Ragsdale, Nich. Diso n.

[145831.ftw] [Langston Family File.FBK.FTW] Colonial Wills of Henrico County,Virginia, Par t one 1654-1737 Page 15. Page 360 Charles Clay acquits John Wilson "Administr ator My Wife's brother" of all claims in the above estate. 1April 1686. Pa ge 368. Charles Clay died intestate and his wife Hannah Clay is appointed, A dm'x 1 June 1686. page 378 Inventory of Charles Clay appraised 15 June 168 6. Value: 9392 Lbs. tobacco. by George Worsham, Godfrey Ragsdale, Nich. Diso n.

[145831.ftw] [Langston Family File.FBK.FTW] Colonial Wills of Henrico County,Virginia, Par t one 1654-1737 Page 15. Page 360 Charles Clay acquits John Wilson "Administr ator My Wife's brother" of all claims in the above estate. 1April 1686. Pa ge 368. Charles Clay died intestate and his wife Hannah Clay is appointed, A dm'x 1 June 1686. page 378 Inventory of Charles Clay appraised 15 June 168 6. Value: 9392 Lbs. tobacco. by George Worsham, Godfrey Ragsdale, Nich. Diso n.

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!DEATH:WILL DATED 1 OCT 1687, HENRICO C ===

!DEATH:WILL DATED 1 OCT 1687, HENRICO CO. !MILTARY:SOLDIER IN THE GREAT REBELLION IN VA. 1676 IN ARMS WITH NATHANIEL BACON. In his will he mentions "My wife's brother John Wilson"

!DEATH:WILL DATED 1 OCT 1687, HENRICO CO. !MILTARY:SOLDIER IN THE GREAT REBELLION IN VA. 1676 IN ARMS WITH NATHANIEL BACON. In his will he mentions "My wife's brother John Wilson"

Source 101 says 1636

[family1.FTW] See Historical Document. See Historical Document.

[green2.FTW] [family1.FTW] See Historical Document. See Historical Document.

Charles Clay was one of the eleven men who met in a small church inJamestown and planned what became the Bacon Rebellion. (See source:Robert Young Clay)

Source: james d davis <jddavis16@home.com> - November 30, 2001 Participated in Bacon's Rebellion in 1676.

Name Suffix:<NSFX> Dr. Charles Clay, Sr. fought under Bacon in "Bacon's Rebellion" in Virginiaabout 1673. (Opposite side of present day Petersburg).[Burcham.FTW.FTW] [Burcham.1.FTW] Charles Clay, Sr. fought under Bacon in "Bacon's Rebellion" in Virginiaabout 1673. (Opposite side of present day Petersburg).

Event: Military 1676 Bacon's Rebellion Married: BEF. 1664 Children Elizabeth CLAY b: ABT. 1664 Mary CLAY b: 1664 John CLAY b: ABT. 1668 Thomas CLAYb: ABT. 1670 Henry CLAY I b: 3 AUG 1672 in Henrico Co., VA Charles CLAY b:ABT. 1674 Judith CLAY b: ABT. 1676

On October 3, 1660 John Wall conveyed two ewes to his "sonne-in-law" (step-son) Charles Clay. Wall had patented land, 1629, adjacent to John Clay.2 He joined Nathaniel Bacon in "The Great Rebellion of 1676". Bacon's Rebellion was a short-lived revolt in colonial Virginia. It began in May 1676 when Nathaniel Bacon led a small army of his fellow colonists in combat against both the royal governor and the Indians on the frontier.

BIOGRAPHY: Part of Bacon's Rebellion BIOGRAPHY: Bacon's Rebellion by Robert Beverley 1704 BIOGRAPHY: The occasion of this rebellion is not easy to be discovered: but tis certain there were many things that concurred towards it. For it cannot be imagined, that upon the instigation of two or three traders only, who aimed at a monopoly of the Indian trade, as some pretend to say, the whole country would have fallen into so much distraction; in which people did not only hazard their necks by rebellion, but endeavored to ruin a governor, whom they all entirely loved,and had unanimously chosen; a gentleman who had devoted his whole life and estate to the service of the country, and against whom in thirty- five years experience there had never been one single complaint. Neither can it be supposed, thatupon so slight grounds, they would make choice of a leader they hardly knew, to oppose a gentleman that had been so long and so deservedly the darling of the people. So that in all probability there was something else in the wind, without which the body of the country had never been engaged in that insurrection. BIOGRAPHY: Four things may be reckoned to have been the main ingredients towards this intestine commotion, viz., First, The extreme low price of tobacco, and the ill usage of the planters in the exchange of goods for it, which the country,with all their earnest endeavors, could not remedy. Secondly, The splitting the colony into proprieties, contrary to the original charters; and the extravagant taxes they were forced to undergo, to relieve themselves from those grants. Thirdly, The heavy restraints and burdens laid upon their trade by act of Parliament in England. Fourthly, The disturbance given by the Indians. Of all which in their order. BIOGRAPHY: First, Of the low price of tobacco, and the disappointment of all sort of remedy, I have spoken sufficiently before. Secondly, Of splitting the country into proprieties. BIOGRAPHY: King Charles the Second, to gratify some nobles about him, made two great grants out of that country. These grants were not of the uncultivated wood land only, but also of plantations, which for many years had been seated and improved, under the encouragement of several charters granted by his royal ancestors to that colony. Those grants were distinguished by the names of the Northern and Southern grants of Virginia, and the same men were concerned in both. They were kept dormant some years after they were made, and in the year 1674 begun to be put in execution. As soon as ever the country came to know this, they remonstrated against them; and the assembly drew up an humble address to his majesty, complaining of the said grants, as derogatory to the previous charters and privileges granted to that colony, by his majesty and his royal progenitors. They sent to England Mr. Secretary Ludwell and Colonel Park, as their agents to address the king, to vacate those grants. And the better to defray that charge, they laid a tax of fifty pounds of tobacco per poll, for two years together, over and above all other taxes, which was an excessive burden. They likewise laid amercements of seventy, fifty, or thirty pounds of tobacco, as the cause was on every law case tried throughout the country. Besides all this, they applied the balance, remaining due upon accOunt Of the two shilling per hogshead, and fort duties, tothis use. Which taxes and amercements fell heaviest on the poor people, the effect of whose labor would not clothe their wives and children. This made them desperately uneasy, especially when, after a whole year's patience under all these pressures, they had no encouragement from their agents in England, to hope for remedy; nor any certainty when they should be eased of those heavy impositions. BIOGRAPHY: Thirdly, Upon the back of all these misfortunes came out the act of 25 Car. II. for better securing the plantation trade. By this act several duties were laid on the trade from one plantation to another. This was a new hardship,and the rather, because the revenue arising by this act was not applied to the use of the plantations wherein it was raised: but given clear away; nay, in that country it seemed to be of no other use, but to burden the trade, or create a good income to the officers; for the collector had half, the comptroller a quarter, and the remaining quarter was subdivided into salaries; till it was lost. BIOGRAPHY: By the same act also very great duties were laid on the fisheries of the plantations, if manufactured by the English inhabitants there; while the people of England were absolutely free from all customs. Nay, though the oil, blubber and whale bone, which were made by the inhabitants of the plantations, were carried to England by Englishmen, and in English built ships, yet it was held to a considerable duty, more than the inhabitants of England paid. BIOGRAPHY: These were the afflictions that country labored under when the fourth accident happened, viz., the disturbance offered by the Indians to the frontiers. . . . BIOGRAPHY: This addition of mischief to minds already full of discontent, made people ready to vent all their resentment against the poor Indians. There was nothing to be got by tobacco; neither could they turn any other manufacture to advantage; so that most of the poorer sort were willing to quit their unprofitable employments, and go volunteers against the Indians. BIOGRAPHY: At first they flocked together tumultuously, running in troops from one plantation to another without a head, till at last the seditious humor of Colonel Nathaniel Bacon led him to be of the party. This gentleman had been brought up at one of the Inns of court in England, and had a moderate fortune. He was young, bold, active, of an inviting aspect, and powerful elocution. In a word, he was every way qualified to head a giddy and unthinking multitude. Before he had been three years in the country, he was, for his extraordinary qualifications, made one of the council, and in great honor and esteem among the people. For this reason he no sooner gave countenance to this riotous mob, but they all presently fixed their eyes upon him for their general, and accordingly made their addresses to him. As soon as he found this, he harangued them publicly. He aggravated the Indian mischiefs, complaining that they were occasioned for want of a dueregulation of their trade. He recounted particularly the other grievances and pressures they lay under, and pretended that he accepted of their command with no other intention but to do them and the country service, in which he was willingto encounter the greatest difficulties and dangers. He farther assured them he would never lay down his arms till he had revenged their sufferings upon the Indians, and redressed all their other grievances. BIOGRAPHY: By these insinuations he wrought his men into so perfect an unanimity, that they were one and all at his devotion. He took care to exasperate them to the utmost, by representing all their misfortunes. After he had begun to muster them, he dispatched a messenger to the governor, by whom he aggravated the mischiefs done by the Indians, and desired a commission of general to go out against them. This gentleman was in so great esteem at that time with the council, that the governor did not think fit to give him a flat refusal; but sent him word he would consult the council, and return him a farther answer. BIOGRAPHY: In the mean time Bacon was expeditious in his preparations, and having all things in readiness, began his march, depending on the authority the people had given him. He would not lose so much time as to stay for his commission;but dispatched several messengers to the governor to hasten it. On the other hand, the governor, instead of a commission, sent positive orders to him to disperse his men and come down in person to him, upon pain of being declared a rebel. BIOGRAPHY: This unexpected order was a great surprise to Bacon, and not a little trouble to his men. However, he was resolved to prosecute his first intentions, de

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1638

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Charles Clay fought in Bacon's Rebel

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!HUSBAND: Charles Clay Reference

!HUSBAND: Charles Clay Reference to his given in the William and Mary magazine, Vol 24, page 142. Family given in the " Clay Family" by Mary Katharine Clay !WIFE: Hanna Wilson Listed in the will of her father, John Wilson, who died 1686. !CHILDREN: Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Charles, and Judith. 17th Century Colonial Ancestors Members of the National Society of Colonial Dames" by Mary Louise Marshall Hutton; Clay, Charles (1638-1686) Va; m Hannah Wilson; Ann

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Charles Clay, the son of John Clay, was

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.

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.

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Charles Clay (b. 1638, d. June 01, 1686)

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Family: Adventurers of Purse and Person,

Family: Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5, published by the Order of First Families of Virginia [third edition 1987]. p. 193-197. Also see Filson Club Publications #14, The Clay Family [1899] Apprenticed himself to Stephen Tickner, "Chyrurgion" of Surry County in 1657 for a term of 7 years. Was "about 37 years old" in Oct 1682.

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(1638)

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Life Sketch

Charles Clay

Henrico County was established in 1634 as one Virginia's eight original shires. Its boundaries incorporated an area from which ten Virginia counties were later formed.

Chesterfield County, Virginia was organized in 1749 when the territory south of the James River was separated from Henrico County. Bacon's Rebellion was in 1676. Nathaniel Bacon, Jr. led Virginia settlers in attacks against local indigenous people and Governor William Berkeley. The rebels burned Jamestown. The rebellion was suppressed by British forces and loyalists.

Charles Clay was born about 1640 in Virginia. He was probably the son of the John Clay. In 1682 he deposed that he was about 37 years old.

In 1657, he apprenticed himself to Stephen Tickner, "Chyrurgion", or Phissiake, for & duringe the terms of Seaven years. . . . ."

Charles married Hannah Wilson. Hannah was daughter of John Wilson, Jr. and Hannah Jones.

Charles and Hannah's children included:

Martha Clay (1660, may have married Ralph Blankenship and Edward Stanley), John Clay (1668), Thomas Clay (1670) Henry Clay (1672, married Mary Mitchell), Charles Clay (1674), Mary Clay (1676 ) Judith Clay (1778 ), and Elizabeth Clay (1678).

Charles' land was in Chesterfield (was Henrico) County, Virginia. In 1676, Charles Clay participated in Bacon's Rebellion against Governor William Berkeley.

Charles Clay appeared on the 1679 tax list for Henrico County in the Turkey Island list. They were neighbors of Ralph Blankenship.

Charles died in 1686 in Henrico County.

Henrico County Order Book p.378, Inventory of estate of Charles Clay deceased 15 June 1686. One Indian girl a dwarf and decrepid 550 pounds tobacco.

After Charles, Hannah made a deed of gift:

I give to John Clay, Thomas Clay, Henry Clay and Charles Clay, my sons, each of them one cow of four years old with calf, or calf by her side, to be paid in attainment of age, and for John, Thomas, Henry, each of them, one well fixed gun at the same time. And to my daughter Judith, six new 3 lb. Puter dishes, at her marriage or attainment of age.

Witness my hand this first day of October, 1687. Hannah Clay

Hannah probably married Edward Stanley after her husband Charles died.

On August 20, 1706 Edward Stanley was ordered to bring the remaining orphans of Charles Clay to the next court to discharge the securities of their estates.

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Direct Descendant

Direct Descendant

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Charles Clay was born in 1638 in what wa

Charles Clay was born in 1638 in what was then the Colony of Virginia. According to records Charles occupation was a surgeon. In 1657 at the tender age of nineteen, he bound hiimself to Stephen Tichner of Surry Co., Virginia for seven years service in learning physics.

A leader with Bacon in the Great Rebellion of 1676 On Oct 3, 1660 John Wall conveyed two ewes to his "sonne-in-law"(step-son) Charles Clay. Wall had patented land, 1629 adjacent to JohnClay. He joined Nathaniel Bacon in "The Great Rebellion of 1676". Bacon'sRebellion was a short-lived revolt in colonial Virginia. It bean in May1676 when Nathaniel Bacon led a small army of his fellow colonists incombat against both the royal governor (William Berkeley) and the indianson the frontier. Died in 1686, when only forty eight years old, without having made awill. His wife Hannah was appointed administraton of his estate and it isfrom the inventory and the will of Hannah made later, that we are able todetermine the names of their children. One item in the will of HannahClay is illustrative of the period in which she lived. She willed to sons, John, Thomas and Henry each of them, one well-fixed gun.1. Charles Clay, born en 1638 in Charles City County, Virginia, (son of John ‘The English Grenadier’ Clay and Elizabeth) occupation Chyrurgion (Surgeon), died June 1. 1686 in Henrieo County, Virginia.

In 1657 he apprenticed himself to Stephen Tichner, “Chyrurgion”, of Surry County who was to ‘Employ him about the way of Churgery or Phissiake, for and duringe the terms of Seaven years Surry County Virginia Records, Book 1, 1652 - 1672, page 109.

From: “Marriages of Some Virginia Residents 1607-1800’. CLAY, Charles, physician, b ca 1645; mbef 1686, Hannah Wilson, dau of John Wilson, Sr.; whose estate settlement proves it.

CHARLES CLAY deposed 2 October 1682 that he was about 37 years old.

1679 Tythables For Henrico County Att a Court holden att Varina for the County of Henrico the second day of June Anno Dom 1679... An account of ye several fortye Tythables ordered by this Wor’ll Court to fltt out men and horse armes &c. according to act, vis: Ben Hatcher is ordered to noti~’ Charles Clay, (who has I thithable), about his taxes.

From Genealogy of the Clays, by Mary Rogers Clay: Charles Clay was a soldier in the “Great Rebellion of 1676;’ one of those “good housekeepers, well-armed” that followed the gallant Bacon in his effort to free Virginia from the tyranny of Sir William Berkeley, the Royal Governor of Virginia. Of this service the family traditions are JUly verified by the records of Henrico Court. Depositions are there regarding the confiscation and killing of cattle by General Nathaniel Bacon’s soldiers, in this list is the name of Charles Clay. (Henrico County Bk. 1677-1692) We know he was a gallant soldier, for his worthy descendants have been such whenever they fought, whether at Ninety-Six, New Orleans, Buena Vista, Chickamauga, or Santiago

HENR1CO COUNTY, VIRGINIA: BEGINNINGS OF ITS FAMILIES. Part I. By WILLIAM CLAYTON TORRENCE.

Au a Court holden att Varina for the County of Henrico the second day of June Aim Dom 1679.. An account of ye several fortye Tythables ordered by this Wor’ll Court to fltt out men horse armes &c. according to act, viz: Mr Richd Lygon is ordered to give notice to these Jno Farloe 1 [Farley7] Peter Rowlett 3 Charles Clay I

Of the remaining 83 names in the list for 1679 all that can be positively said in this connection is that their representatives were certainly living in Henrico at the time the records begin in 1677. It is no doubt true, however, that many of them, or their fathers, were in the colony at a considerably earlier date; this seems circumstantially true of the Watkinses, Jeffersons, Strattons, Childerses, Clays(1) and several others.

He was man of great wealth, a great scholar, and was said to possess the finest library in the Colony.

Charles Clay died interstate (without a will) and his wife Hannah Wilson Clay was granted administration on the estate of Charles Clay by order of Court, June 1, 1686. Bk. 1677-1692, page 368 Henrico County, Virginia.

His estate was settled and debts paid by Hannah Clay, October 12, 1688. Bk. 1688-1697, pageS

Extracts from the inventory and appraisement of the estate of Charles Clay, deceased, presented June 15, 1686, by Hannah Wilson, administratrix: Cows &c belonging to Mary Clay, one of ye orphans, which were given her by her God-father. Cows &c belonging to Elizabeth Clay, one of ye orphans, which were given her by her grandfather. Horses &c set apart by Charles Clay for ye children in lieu of two mares with increase, given them by their grandfather, John Wilson, Sen. deed

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Seven Children: Thomas, John, Elizabeth,

Seven Children: Thomas, John, Elizabeth, Henry, Charles, Mary, & Judith.

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!Clay Mrs. Mary Rogers ( For the Filson

!Clay Mrs. Mary Rogers ( For the Filson club )The Clay family, page 68 or 72 INFORMATION SECURED FROM: "Reminiscences of Western Virginia", Page 124 Charles Clay of Henrico County, Virginia appears to have been in arms with Nathaniel Bacon (Bacon's Rebellion) and died in 1686, leaving a widow, Hannah (whose will is in Henrico County) and several children. "Genealogy of the Clay's" Judge John C. Ferris, Nashville, TN, Author Charles Clay was a leader with Bacon in the great rebellion of 1676.

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!Data from Anthony Hope Clay of Memphis,

!Data from Anthony Hope Clay of Memphis, TN.

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"The Great Pacifacator"

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Charles Clay fought under Bacon in Baco

Charles Clay fought under Bacon in Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in 1673, in Virginia's Great Rebellion of 1676 against Charles the Second's royal governor. He died at the age of 48 without a will. His wife Hannah was appointed administrator. (Histroric Georgia Families, L. W. Rigsby, 1969, p. 23)

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!A Leader in Bacon's Rebellion.

!A Leader in Bacon's Rebellion.

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Charles Clay Swift Creek Land Grant

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Treesearching with Doris Boyd Co,

Treesearching with Doris Boyd Co, Press Observer Jan 29, 1976 CHARLES CLAY(1638-1686) son of Capt John Clay, married HANNAH WILSON, daughter of John Wilson, Sr., of Henrico County, where they also lived, near the site of present Petersburg. CHARLES distinguished himself by serving in Bacon’s Rebellion. Times were hard in Virginia in the 1670s. Tobacco prices were low, taxes were high and Indians were attacking frontier settlements. Governor Berkeley did little toward protecting border settlers; colonists thought his inaction due either to fear of a war or his reluctance to disturb his profitable fur trade with the Indians. When Nathaniel Bacon assumed leadership in defense of the frontier against its attackers, Governor Berkeley proclaimed that Bacon & all fighting under him were rebels & mutineers. Men who had taken oath under Bacon soon found themselves fighting the very men they were trying to protect. Then Bacon died from swamp fever and the rebellion fell apart. A number of lesser leaders were hanged on Governor Berkeley’s orders. The very fact that CHARLES CLAY fought under Bacon in this early uprising against English rule indicates that he was a man of courage and determination. He and HANNAH had seven children: Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Charles, and Judith. --- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~virginians/virginians%20bo... Charles Clay I (ca.1635-) of Henrico County, son of John Clay of Charles City County. The Clays spread throughout Southside Virginia including Chesterfield, Prince George, Amelia, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Cumberland, and Halifax Counties.

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Quoting, "The Georgia Branch of the Virg

Quoting, "The Georgia Branch of the Virginia Clays And Their Celebrated Cousins", P.23. Our line begins with certainty with Charles Clay above, sons of Cap. John Clay and wife Annie, of Charles River County, Virginia. He was born in 1638, married Hannah Wilson, daughter of John Wilson, Senior of Henrico County, VA. He fought under Bacon in Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia about 1673, when about thirty-five years of age, where he no doubt rendered faithful service." Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, Wulfeck, page 96, states that Charles was a physician.

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Charles Clay & Hannah Wilson

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Related to Henry Clay the Great Compromi

Related to Henry Clay the Great Compromiser http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=134b6235-53ad-4465-9df...

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[Rodericks Fam Tree.FTW] [Br%C3%B8derbund WF

[Rodericks Fam Tree.FTW] [Br%C3%B8derbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1093, Date of Import: Oct 2, 1999] Served in Bacon's Rebellion of 1676

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!AF, IGI - !http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/n/Carlin-D-Conrad/GENE2-00... - Ancestors of Warren Lemuel Conrad. !http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/a/t/Jeannie--Watts/GENE2-004... - (Source #1 WFT CD) (Source: Blankenship Ancestors by Gayle K. BLANKENSHIP) Note: This source seems t/h the best documentation; so am accepting it as most correct for now. !WFT CD #6-b. 1645 Charles Co., VA, d. May 1686 Amelia Co., VA, md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA, s/o John Clay V/ Mary Ann _____. !CLAY Family #6047163- pg. 83-The Journal of Mississippi History V XXIII #- Jan. 1961-The Cabaniss Family of the Old Southwest by Allen CABANISS. (furnished by Mrs. Mantel CLAY) !Gene. Helper -July/Aug 1981 pg. 88 - Burrell, Ruth CLAY Route 3 Box 498, Amarillo, TX 79107 (Potter) - Researching John CLAY & Thomas CLAY (sons of Charles and Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, John b. ca. 1668 and Thomas b. 1670 Henrico Co., VA. John d. ca. 1723 and Thomas d. 1726, both in Prince George Co., VA, desc need to be sorted and identified; all researchers please write. !Desc. of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant-Jeanie C. Watts-pg. 1, 6 - Charles CLAY, Youngest son of Capt. John CLAY, a common ancestor of the desc. pertaining hereto, was b. 1638 and d. 1686. He joined BACON in "THE GREAT REBELLION OF 1676" and must have beean a man of action, wealth, and attainment during his 48 yrs. of life. He md. Hanna WILSON, s/o John WILSON, who was one of the first settlers on a vast land grant in Henrico Co., VA. In his will, me mentions considerable property and that he had left Hannah's father part of the estate. Their children were: Mary, Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Charles, Judith. His occupation: Court Recorder. !PRF CD #2-Charles CLAY b. 1645 Charles City, Henrico, VA, d. May 1686 Henrico Co., VA md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA; s/o John CLAY/Elizabeth _____. (Note: I bel his parents were John Thomas CLAY/Anne NICHOLS) Death: Will dated 1 Oct 1687 Henrico Co.; Military: Soldier in the Great Rebellion in VA 1676 in arms with Nathaniel BACON. !PRF CD #4-Charles CLAY b. 1645 Charles City, Henrico, VA, d. May 1686 Henrico Co., VA md. 1667 Henrico Co., VA to Hannah WILSON s/o John CLAY/Elizabeth ______. !WFT CD (#39 ?) -A son Charles was b. of John and Ann in 1638. Charles md. Hannah WILSON and lived in Henric Co., VA until he d. abt. 1686. !WFT CD #39-Charles CLAY b. 1638, d. 1686 (Intestate). He md. Hannah WILSON, d/o John WILSON, senior of Henrico Co., VA, and stated in Court, Apr 1686, that he has received his wife's part of her father's estate (1688-1697-pg. 360). Charles CLAY was a soldier in the "Great Relellion of 1676," one of those "good housekeepers, well armed" that followed the gallant BACON in his effort to free VA. Of this service the family traditions are fully verified by the records of the Henrico Court. Depositions are there regarding the confiscation and killing of cattle by General BACON's soldiers. In this list is the name of Charles CLAY. (Bk 1677-92.) We know he was a gallant soldier, for his worthy descendants have been such wherever they have fought, whether at Ninety-Six, New Orleans, Buena Vista, Chickamauga or Santiaago; yet we wonder (Is it disloyal to wonder?) if he were one of the rebels at work on the breastworks in front of the palisades that bright September night when Madam BRAY, Madam PAGE, Madam BALLARD, the "white apron" guard, sat in the forefront? Hannah (Wilson) CLAY was granted administration of the estate of Charles CLAY by order of Court, 1 Jun 1686 (Bk. 1677-1692, pg. 168.) Charles CLAYS's estate was settled and debts paid by Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, 12 Oct 1688. (Bk. 1688-1697, pg. 8). By the following extract from the will of Hannah (Wilson) CLAY, the statement made by General Green CLAY concerning the age of her son Henry is verified: I give to John CLAY, Thomas CLAY, Henry CLAY, and Charles CLAY, my sons, each of them, one cow of four years old, with calf, of calf by her side, to be paid at at AT TAINMENT OF AGE, and to John, Thomas and Henry, each of them, one well-fixed gun, and at ye same time and to my daughter, Judith, six new three-pound pewter dishes, at her marriage or Time of age. The two daugthers, Mary and Elizabeth were probably the only children of age. Colonial Wills of Henrico Co. acquits John WILSON "Administrator My wife's brother" of all claims in the above estate, 1 Apr 1686 (pg. 368). Charles d. intestate and his wife Hannah is appointed. Adm'x 1 Jun 1686 pg. 378 Inventory of Charles CLAY appraised 15 Jun 1686, Value; 9392 lbs. tabacco, by George WORSHAM, Godfrey REGSDALE, Nich. DISON. !PRF CD #10- Charles CLAY b. abt 1645 ,, VA, d. bef. 1 Jun 1686. Family: Adventures of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5, published by the Order of First Families of Virginia [third edition 1987], pg. 193-197. Also see Fislon Club Publications #14, The CLAY Family [1899]. Apprenticed himself to Stephen TUCKER, "Chyrurgion" of Surry County in 1657 for a term of 7 yrs. Was "about 37 years old" in Oct 1682. !PRF CD #10 - Family: Adventures of Purse and Person, VA 1607-1624/5, published by the Order of First Families of VA [third edition 1987]. p. 193-197. Also see Filson Club Publications #14, The CLAY Family [1899]. Apprenticed himselp to Stephen TICKNER "Chyrurgion"of Surry County in 1657 for a term of 7 yrs. Was "about 37 years old" in Oct 1682.

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[145831.ftw] [Langston Family File.FBK.FTW] Colonial Wills of Henrico County,Virginia, Par t one 1654-1737 Page 15. Page 360 Charles Clay acquits John Wilson "Administr ator My Wife's brother" of all claims in the above estate. 1April 1686. Pa ge 368. Charles Clay died intestate and his wife Hannah Clay is appointed, A dm'x 1 June 1686. page 378 Inventory of Charles Clay appraised 15 June 168 6. Value: 9392 Lbs. tobacco. by George Worsham, Godfrey Ragsdale, Nich. Diso n.