John Clayton

Source 1: Families of Person County, North Carolina & Lawrence County, Tennessee; by Mary Nell Hollis Franks Source 2: Descent of Some Quarkers From Adam; by James Bellant, Chapter 43, page 83

Boddie; Historical Southern Families, Vol. VII, page 18 - 19:

Smith, page 19, The Quit Rents of Virginia 1704 "From Quit Rent lists of King & Queen Co, VA 1704 (Sheriff Robert Bird) John Clayton had 400 acres of land near his mother, widow Susannah Clayton."

2 May 1705, Essex County, Virginia; Augustine Smith used a John Clayton as one of the headrights to acquire his patent of 2,359 acres along the Rappahannock and Mattapony Rivers (Essex county Order Book 1723-1725)

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John Clayton Print Family Tree Sosa : 896

   Born about 1675 - Gloucester, Virginia, USA

   Deceased 22 January 1722 (Thursday) - King and Queen, Virginia, USA, aged about 47 years old

Parents

   sosa Samuel Clayton, born about 1640 - Gloucester, Virginia, USA, deceased between 1702 and 1704 - King and Queen, Virginia, USA

   With

   sosa Susannah Morris, born about 1660 - Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, deceased 4 November 1710 (Tuesday) - King and Queen, Virginia, USA aged about 50 years old

Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren

   Married about 1694, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, to sosa Mary Sadler, born about 1676 - Gloucester, Virginia, USA, deceased after 1712 (Parents : M sosa John Sadler /1658- &  F sosa ? ?) with

       M John D. Clayton ca 1695-

       F Rebecca Clayton ca 1696-  With x Fisher

       M George Clayton ca 1698-ca 1767  Married, King and Queen, Virginia, USA, to Ann Read

       M sosa Daniel Clayton ca 1705-ca 1746  Married about 1732, Virginia, USA, to sosa Ann Clark 1707-1781 with

           M sosa John Clayton 1740-1785/ Married about 1792 to sosa Elizabeth Coleman /1739-ca 1806 with :

               M sosa Coleman Clayton ca 1750-1839

               M John Clayton ca 1758-ca 1833

               M Daniel Clayton ca 1780-ca 1839

               M William Clayton ca 1783-ca 1840

               M sosa Solomon Coleman Clayton ca 1785-1849

               F Betsey Coleman Clayton 1785/-

           F Rebeccah Clayton ca 1742- Married 9 March 1763 (Wednesday), Virginia, USA, to Julius Allen Burton

           M Daniel Clayton /1743-ca 1808 Married 13 November 1758 (Monday), Virginia, USA, to Mary Barnett

           M Thomas Clayton /1744-1799 Married about 1759, Virginia, USA, to Sarah Coleman †ca 1823

           M Richard Clayton /1745-ca 1777 Married about 1760, Virginia, USA, to Susannah Coleman

       M William Clayton ca 1710-

       M Thomas Clayton ca 1712-

 Siblings

   M sosa John Clayton ca 1675-1722 Married about 1694, Gloucester, Virginia, USA, to sosa Mary Sadler ca 1676-1712/

   M Jeremy Clayton /1686-1704/

   M Samuel Clayton †1734..1735 With Elizabeth Pendleton

   M Thomas Clayton †ca 1720

   M Morris Clayton †ca 1737

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Events about 1675 : 	Birth - Gloucester, Virginia, USA Sources: - Boddie, John Bennett, Historical Southern Families - oddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families: Volume VII. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Bros., Inc., 1963. - pp. 18--19, 41 & 42 Text in square brackets [] are my own, not from the book. - [pp. 18-19] CLAYTON - ORR LINEAGES Compiled by: Lillian May (Putnam) Clayton; 1312 N 6th Street, Durant, Oklahoma (1962) (From Va. Archive) Virginia became a royal colony in 1624. The first counties or shires formed in 1634. First Clayton headright was Thomas Clayton named by Wm. Spencer of Lawnes Creek, dated 6/19/1635. Since the headrights were named for the land, it appears that there were Clayton there, by the time of shire formations. Samuel Clayton, (1640 - d before 1704), lived in Gloucester Co., Va., wife was Susannah. (From the Quit rent list, by 1704 most of the counties show a Quit Rent Census). The Robert Bird, Sheriff of King and Queen, Quit Rent list of 1704, shows his widow Susannah in that county, with 700 acres of land. Nearby, John Clayton had 400 a. Jeremy Clayton had 365. Chn of Samuel Clayton (1640-1702) (order of birth not shown.) 1. Samuel Clayton left a will in Essex Co., Va. 1734-1735. m Elizabeth Pendleton. 2. John Clayton (1675-1737) m Mary. Lived in King and Queen Co. (see again) 3. Thomas Clayton d in Westmorland Co., ca 1720. 4. Morris Clayton, estate in Caroline Co., Va., 1737, James Bowie, Adm. 5. Jeremy Clayton (above). John Clayton (1675-1737) m. in Gloucester Co., Va. ca 1694 to Mary (thought to be dau of John Sadler of Gloucester Co.) From Quit Rent lists of King and Queen Co., Va. 1704 (Sherriff Robert Bird) John Clayton had 400 acres of land near his mother, widow Susannah Clayton. Chn (probable) 1. Rebecca Fisher b 1696. 2. George Clayton (1698-1767) Lived in Sturgeon Run, St. Andrews Parish in Brunswick Co., Va. after 1739. m Ann Read in King and Queen Co., Va. 3. Thomas Clayton 4. John Clayton 5. William Clayton In this section of King and Queen Co., the following persons owned land (Quit Rent list of 1704): Thomas Coleman 300 a; Daniel Coleman 470 a; Edward Griffin 100 a; David Griffin 100 a; James Ferguson 300 a; John King 150 a; Edward King 200 a; Robert King 100 a; John Loveing 100 a; Cornelius Vaughn 500 a; Benj. Wilson on Wyat's land; Thomas White 200 a; Mrs Elizabeth Read 550 a; John Dunkley 380 a; Philip Pendleton 300 a; Henry Pendleton 700 a; Roger Shackleford 250 a; Peter Rollins (Rawlins) 150 a; Henry Morris 100 a. From this record, it is shown, the descendents of some of the above persons were the Clayton Allied family (in Brunswick Co., Va. 1745; in Mecklenburg and Rowan Cos of N C after 1760. ... [p. 41] King and Queen County Court Orders by Beverley Fleet. p 7-k (46) Land Deed 5/12/1702 - From John Hill and Jane his wife to John Walker. Wit: Robert Robinson, Samuel Clayton, Philip Pendleton. 1704 - King and Queen co, Va - Land owners taken by Robert Bird, Sherriff. Susannah Clayton, widow - 700 a.; Jeremy Clyton 365 a.; John Clayton - 400 a. 1706 - William Clayton was in Tobacco business. Officers in Va: 1714 - John Clayton was Attorney General. He came to Va after 1700. Was the son of Sir John of England. He m Ann Page. 1714 - John Claughton, Justice of the Peace, Northumberland Co. 1714 - John Clayton appointed to receive grievances and proposition. 1726 - John Clayton appointed Judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty. 1726 - John Clayton of Gloucester Co Va, appointed Clerk of Court. Thomas Cook - surveyor. 1726 - John Clayton, Burgess of James City Co. 1726 to 1729 - Arthur Clayton a surveyor in Hanover Co,Va. 1720-22 - John Clayton and Richard Hickman land grant 4000 a. in Spotsylvania Co, Va (Maybe the same land as held in trust for Gov. Spotswood.) ... [p. 42] Virkus Comp. Vol 7, page 715. I--Samuel Clayton (d ante 1704) of Gloucester Co, Va; m Susanna (living in 1704 in King and Queen Co, Va) II--Samuel (1689-1735) King and Queen Co (and Essex Co) m Elizabeth Pendleton. d 1761. (His will names a son George) III--Major Philip (1712 to 85 of Culpeper Co, Va m Ann Coleman. The Will of Samuel Clayton, Essex Co, Va dated 1/16/1734 proved 8/16/1735 names 6 chn - George Clayton, Philip Clayton, Samuel Clayton, John Clayton, Elizabeth Anderson, Lucy Clayton. Wit: Rebecca Piles, John Vass, John Pendleton. - Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. - American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) - Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; - Ancestry.com - - odfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. - Database online. - Record for John Clayton about 1694 : 	Marriage (with Mary Sadler) - Gloucester, Virginia, USA Sources: Boddie, John Bennett, Historical Southern Families - oddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families: Volume VII. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Bros., Inc., 1963. - pp. 18--19, 41 & 42 Text in square brackets [] are my own, not from the book. - [pp. 18-19] CLAYTON - ORR LINEAGES Compiled by: Lillian May (Putnam) Clayton; 1312 N 6th Street, Durant, Oklahoma (1962) (From Va. Archive) Virginia became a royal colony in 1624. The first counties or shires formed in 1634. First Clayton headright was Thomas Clayton named by Wm. Spencer of Lawnes Creek, dated 6/19/1635. Since the headrights were named for the land, it appears that there were Clayton there, by the time of shire formations. Samuel Clayton, (1640 - d before 1704), lived in Gloucester Co., Va., wife was Susannah. (From the Quit rent list, by 1704 most of the counties show a Quit Rent Census). The Robert Bird, Sheriff of King and Queen, Quit Rent list of 1704, shows his widow Susannah in that county, with 700 acres of land. Nearby, John Clayton had 400 a. Jeremy Clayton had 365. Chn of Samuel Clayton (1640-1702) (order of birth not shown.) 1. Samuel Clayton left a will in Essex Co., Va. 1734-1735. m Elizabeth Pendleton. 2. John Clayton (1675-1737) m Mary. Lived in King and Queen Co. (see again) 3. Thomas Clayton d in Westmorland Co., ca 1720. 4. Morris Clayton, estate in Caroline Co., Va., 1737, James Bowie, Adm. 5. Jeremy Clayton (above). John Clayton (1675-1737) m. in Gloucester Co., Va. ca 1694 to Mary (thought to be dau of John Sadler of Gloucester Co.) From Quit Rent lists of King and Queen Co., Va. 1704 (Sherriff Robert Bird) John Clayton had 400 acres of land near his mother, widow Susannah Clayton. Chn (probable) 1. Rebecca Fisher b 1696. 2. George Clayton (1698-1767) Lived in Sturgeon Run, St. Andrews Parish in Brunswick Co., Va. after 1739. m Ann Read in King and Queen Co., Va. 3. Thomas Clayton 4. John Clayton 5. William Clayton In this section of King and Queen Co., the following persons owned land (Quit Rent list of 1704): Thomas Coleman 300 a; Daniel Coleman 470 a; Edward Griffin 100 a; David Griffin 100 a; James Ferguson 300 a; John King 150 a; Edward King 200 a; Robert King 100 a; John Loveing 100 a; Cornelius Vaughn 500 a; Benj. Wilson on Wyat's land; Thomas White 200 a; Mrs Elizabeth Read 550 a; John Dunkley 380 a; Philip Pendleton 300 a; Henry Pendleton 700 a; Roger Shackleford 250 a; Peter Rollins (Rawlins) 150 a; Henry Morris 100 a. From this record, it is shown, the descendents of some of the above persons were the Clayton Allied family (in Brunswick Co., Va. 1745; in Mecklenburg and Rowan Cos of N C after 1760. ... [p. 41] King and Queen County Court Orders by Beverley Fleet. p 7-k (46) Land Deed 5/12/1702 - From John Hill and Jane his wife to John Walker. Wit: Robert Robinson, Samuel Clayton, Philip Pendleton. 1704 - King and Queen co, Va - Land owners taken by Robert Bird, Sherriff. Susannah Clayton, widow - 700 a.; Jeremy Clyton 365 a.; John Clayton - 400 a. 1706 - William Clayton was in Tobacco business. Officers in Va: 1714 - John Clayton was Attorney General. He came to Va after 1700. Was the son of Sir John of England. He m Ann Page. 1714 - John Claughton, Justice of the Peace, Northumberland Co. 1714 - John Clayton appointed to receive grievances and proposition. 1726 - John Clayton appointed Judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty. 1726 - John Clayton of Gloucester Co Va, appointed Clerk of Court. Thomas Cook - surveyor. 1726 - John Clayton, Burgess of James City Co. 1726 to 1729 - Arthur Clayton a surveyor in Hanover Co,Va. 1720-22 - John Clayton and Richard Hickman land grant 4000 a. in Spotsylvania Co, Va (Maybe the same land as held in trust for Gov. Spotswood.) ... [p. 42] Virkus Comp. Vol 7, page 715. I--Samuel Clayton (d ante 1704) of Gloucester Co, Va; m Susanna (living in 1704 in King and Queen Co, Va) II--Samuel (1689-1735) King and Queen Co (and Essex Co) m Elizabeth Pendleton. d 1761. (His will names a son George) III--Major Philip (1712 to 85 of Culpeper Co, Va m Ann Coleman. The Will of Samuel Clayton, Essex Co, Va dated 1/16/1734 proved 8/16/1735 names 6 chn - George Clayton, Philip Clayton, Samuel Clayton, John Clayton, Elizabeth Anderson, Lucy Clayton. Wit: Rebecca Piles, John Vass, John Pendleton. 22 January 1722 : 	Death - King and Queen, Virginia, USA about 1737 : 	Death - King and Queen, Virginia, USA Sources: Boddie, John Bennett, Historical Southern Families - oddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families: Volume VII. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Bros., Inc., 1963. - pp. 18--19, 41 & 42 Text in square brackets [] are my own, not from the book. - [pp. 18-19] CLAYTON - ORR LINEAGES Compiled by: Lillian May (Putnam) Clayton; 1312 N 6th Street, Durant, Oklahoma (1962) (From Va. Archive) Virginia became a royal colony in 1624. The first counties or shires formed in 1634. First Clayton headright was Thomas Clayton named by Wm. Spencer of Lawnes Creek, dated 6/19/1635. Since the headrights were named for the land, it appears that there were Clayton there, by the time of shire formations. Samuel Clayton, (1640 - d before 1704), lived in Gloucester Co., Va., wife was Susannah. (From the Quit rent list, by 1704 most of the counties show a Quit Rent Census). The Robert Bird, Sheriff of King and Queen, Quit Rent list of 1704, shows his widow Susannah in that county, with 700 acres of land. Nearby, John Clayton had 400 a. Jeremy Clayton had 365. Chn of Samuel Clayton (1640-1702) (order of birth not shown.) 1. Samuel Clayton left a will in Essex Co., Va. 1734-1735. m Elizabeth Pendleton. 2. John Clayton (1675-1737) m Mary. Lived in King and Queen Co. (see again) 3. Thomas Clayton d in Westmorland Co., ca 1720. 4. Morris Clayton, estate in Caroline Co., Va., 1737, James Bowie, Adm. 5. Jeremy Clayton (above). John Clayton (1675-1737) m. in Gloucester Co., Va. ca 1694 to Mary (thought to be dau of John Sadler of Gloucester Co.) From Quit Rent lists of King and Queen Co., Va. 1704 (Sherriff Robert Bird) John Clayton had 400 acres of land near his mother, widow Susannah Clayton. Chn (probable) 1. Rebecca Fisher b 1696. 2. George Clayton (1698-1767) Lived in Sturgeon Run, St. Andrews Parish in Brunswick Co., Va. after 1739. m Ann Read in King and Queen Co., Va. 3. Thomas Clayton 4. John Clayton 5. William Clayton In this section of King and Queen Co., the following persons owned land (Quit Rent list of 1704): Thomas Coleman 300 a; Daniel Coleman 470 a; Edward Griffin 100 a; David Griffin 100 a; James Ferguson 300 a; John King 150 a; Edward King 200 a; Robert King 100 a; John Loveing 100 a; Cornelius Vaughn 500 a; Benj. Wilson on Wyat's land; Thomas White 200 a; Mrs Elizabeth Read 550 a; John Dunkley 380 a; Philip Pendleton 300 a; Henry Pendleton 700 a; Roger Shackleford 250 a; Peter Rollins (Rawlins) 150 a; Henry Morris 100 a. From this record, it is shown, the descendents of some of the above persons were the Clayton Allied family (in Brunswick Co., Va. 1745; in Mecklenburg and Rowan Cos of N C after 1760. ... [p. 41] King and Queen County Court Orders by Beverley Fleet. p 7-k (46) Land Deed 5/12/1702 - From John Hill and Jane his wife to John Walker. Wit: Robert Robinson, Samuel Clayton, Philip Pendleton. 1704 - King and Queen co, Va - Land owners taken by Robert Bird, Sherriff. Susannah Clayton, widow - 700 a.; Jeremy Clyton 365 a.; John Clayton - 400 a. 1706 - William Clayton was in Tobacco business. Officers in Va: 1714 - John Clayton was Attorney General. He came to Va after 1700. Was the son of Sir John of England. He m Ann Page. 1714 - John Claughton, Justice of the Peace, Northumberland Co. 1714 - John Clayton appointed to receive grievances and proposition. 1726 - John Clayton appointed Judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty. 1726 - John Clayton of Gloucester Co Va, appointed Clerk of Court. Thomas Cook - surveyor. 1726 - John Clayton, Burgess of James City Co. 1726 to 1729 - Arthur Clayton a surveyor in Hanover Co,Va. 1720-22 - John Clayton and Richard Hickman land grant 4000 a. in Spotsylvania Co, Va (Maybe the same land as held in trust for Gov. Spotswood.) ... [p. 42] Virkus Comp. Vol 7, page 715. I--Samuel Clayton (d ante 1704) of Gloucester Co, Va; m Susanna (living in 1704 in King and Queen Co, Va) II--Samuel (1689-1735) King and Queen Co (and Essex Co) m Elizabeth Pendleton. d 1761. (His will names a son George) III--Major Philip (1712 to 85 of Culpeper Co, Va m Ann Coleman. The Will of Samuel Clayton, Essex Co, Va dated 1/16/1734 proved 8/16/1735 names 6 chn - George Clayton, Philip Clayton, Samuel Clayton, John Clayton, Elizabeth Anderson, Lucy Clayton. Wit: Rebecca Piles, John Vass, John Pendleton.

Notes Individual Note Name Source: Boddie, John Bennett, Historical Southern Families - oddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families: Volume VII. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Bros., Inc., 1963. pp. 18--19, 41 & 42 Text in square brackets [] are my own, not from the book. [pp. 18-19] CLAYTON - ORR LINEAGES Compiled by: Lillian May (Putnam) Clayton; 1312 N 6th Street, Durant, Oklahoma (1962) (From Va. Archive) Virginia became a royal colony in 1624. The first counties or shires formed in 1634. First Clayton headright was Thomas Clayton named by Wm. Spencer of Lawnes Creek, dated 6/19/1635. Since the headrights were named for the land, it appears that there were Clayton there, by the time of shire formations. Samuel Clayton, (1640 - d before 1704), lived in Gloucester Co., Va., wife was Susannah. (From the Quit rent list, by 1704 most of the counties show a Quit Rent Census). The Robert Bird, Sheriff of King and Queen, Quit Rent list of 1704, shows his widow Susannah in that county, with 700 acres of land. Nearby, John Clayton had 400 a. Jeremy Clayton had 365. Chn of Samuel Clayton (1640-1702) (order of birth not shown.) 1. Samuel Clayton left a will in Essex Co., Va. 1734-1735. m Elizabeth Pendleton. 2. John Clayton (1675-1737) m Mary. Lived in King and Queen Co. (see again) 3. Thomas Clayton d in Westmorland Co., ca 1720. 4. Morris Clayton, estate in Caroline Co., Va., 1737, James Bowie, Adm. 5. Jeremy Clayton (above). John Clayton (1675-1737) m. in Gloucester Co., Va. ca 1694 to Mary (thought to be dau of John Sadler of Gloucester Co.) From Quit Rent lists of King and Queen Co., Va. 1704 (Sherriff Robert Bird) John Clayton had 400 acres of land near his mother, widow Susannah Clayton. Chn (probable) 1. Rebecca Fisher b 1696. 2. George Clayton (1698-1767) Lived in Sturgeon Run, St. Andrews Parish in Brunswick Co., Va. after 1739. m Ann Read in King and Queen Co., Va. 3. Thomas Clayton 4. John Clayton 5. William Clayton In this section of King and Queen Co., the following persons owned land (Quit Rent list of 1704): Thomas Coleman 300 a; Daniel Coleman 470 a; Edward Griffin 100 a; David Griffin 100 a; James Ferguson 300 a; John King 150 a; Edward King 200 a; Robert King 100 a; John Loveing 100 a; Cornelius Vaughn 500 a; Benj. Wilson on Wyat's land; Thomas White 200 a; Mrs Elizabeth Read 550 a; John Dunkley 380 a; Philip Pendleton 300 a; Henry Pendleton 700 a; Roger Shackleford 250 a; Peter Rollins (Rawlins) 150 a; Henry Morris 100 a. From this record, it is shown, the descendents of some of the above persons were the Clayton Allied family (in Brunswick Co., Va. 1745; in Mecklenburg and Rowan Cos of N C after 1760. ... [p. 41] King and Queen County Court Orders by Beverley Fleet. p 7-k (46) Land Deed 5/12/1702 - From John Hill and Jane his wife to John Walker. Wit: Robert Robinson, Samuel Clayton, Philip Pendleton. 1704 - King and Queen co, Va - Land owners taken by Robert Bird, Sherriff. Susannah Clayton, widow - 700 a.; Jeremy Clyton 365 a.; John Clayton - 400 a. 1706 - William Clayton was in Tobacco business. Officers in Va: 1714 - John Clayton was Attorney General. He came to Va after 1700. Was the son of Sir John of England. He m Ann Page. 1714 - John Claughton, Justice of the Peace, Northumberland Co. 1714 - John Clayton appointed to receive grievances and proposition. 1726 - John Clayton appointed Judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty. 1726 - John Clayton of Gloucester Co Va, appointed Clerk of Court. Thomas Cook - surveyor. 1726 - John Clayton, Burgess of James City Co. 1726 to 1729 - Arthur Clayton a surveyor in Hanover Co,Va. 1720-22 - John Clayton and Richard Hickman land grant 4000 a. in Spotsylvania Co, Va (Maybe the same land as held in trust for Gov. Spotswood.) ... [p. 42] Virkus Comp. Vol 7, page 715. I--Samuel Clayton (d ante 1704) of Gloucester Co, Va; m Susanna (living in 1704 in King and Queen Co, Va) II--Samuel (1689-1735) King and Queen Co (and Essex Co) m Elizabeth Pendleton. d 1761. (His will names a son George) III--Major Philip (1712 to 85 of Culpeper Co, Va m Ann Coleman. The Will of Samuel Clayton, Essex Co, Va dated 1/16/1734 proved 8/16/1735 names 6 chn - George Clayton, Philip Clayton, Samuel Clayton, John Clayton, Elizabeth Anderson, Lucy Clayton. Wit: Rebecca Piles, John Vass, John Pendleton. Name Source: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. - American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) - Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; - Ancestry.com - - odfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library. Database online. Record for John Clayton

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