John Clayton

Written History- (Papers of the Historical Society of Delaware, The Clayton Family, By Henry K. Hepburn)

Thomas Clayton, the eldest son of John Clayton of Clayton Hall, Lancashire (*), married Anguis, daughter of John Thornhill of Fixby, County York, and died about the year 1585, having had issue two sons:

(1) John Clayton of Clayton Hall, who died in 16 18. His will is dated the 13th day of April, 1618. He married a daughter of .... . Barnby, of Barnby Hall, and had one son, Thomas, of Clayton Hall, who married Alice, daughter of . . . Burdette of Dunly, and sold Clayton Hall to Sir George Cook of Wheatly. This "John" is called Richard in some of the works, but it must be a mistake.