William Clayton, of Oakenshaw

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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.

William Clayton, of Oakenshaw, County York, and of the Inner Temple, Barrister at Law, married Margaret, daughter of Jasper Cholmley of East Riding, and died 1627, having had issue eight sons and three daughters.

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

William Clayton, of Oakenshaw, County York, and of the Inner Temple, Barrister at Law, married Margaret, daughter of Jasper Cholmley of East Riding, and died 1627, having had issue eight sons and three daughters. John Clayton, Esq., of the Inner Temple, Barrister at law in 1626, born April 15, 1592, died April, 1 67 1. He married and had issue.

John Clayton, of- the Inner Temple and a Barrister at Iaw, born 1620; (2) James Clayton, born 1624. John, the eldest son d. s. p., and James, the second son, became a D. D., and the issue of that branch of the family produced many ministers and lawyers.

2. William, the second son of William Clayton of Oaken- shaw, has no record.

3. Thomas, the third son, settled in the City of London, and had issue five sons and two daughters. ,

4. Sir Jasper Clayton married Mary Thompson. He was an alderman of London and knighted at Guild Hall, July 5, 1660. He married at St. Faith's, London, May i, 1624, Mary, daughter of William Thompson of Timouth Castle, Northumberland. The "issue of this family was as follows:

(i) "Sir John, of London and Parson's Green, Fulham, "Middlesex, admitted to Inner Temple, July 22, 1650, "knighted 1664; married Alice, daughter of Sir William "North Crey, Esq.;

(2) George, of London, haberdasher, " born in St. Edmunds, Lombard street, December 24, 1639; "was at Merchant Taylor's School, married Hester, ' ' daughter of Sir Thomas, and sister of Sir Henry " Palmer, of Wingham, Kent, Baronets

(3) Mary, married Peter Nourse, of Woodeaton, Oxfordshire; (4) "Prudence; (5) Rebecca married Robert Paston, Earl of " Yarmouth."

. . . William Clayton, of Oakenshaw, in addition to the above- named, left four other sons: 5, Edward; 6, Daniel, of Norwich, clerk; 7, George, slain at Bois-leduc, and 8, Nathaniel, of London.

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

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M9RK-CFH Legacy NFS Source: William Clayton - Ackerly, Mary D. and Parker, Lula E. J. OUR KIN. Lynchburg, VA.; J.P. Bell, Co. Inc., 1930; 1850-1860 ,Bedford,VA Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2669500733

William Clayton

• Born about 1566 in Yorkshire, England
• Died about 1627 in England
• Son of Thomas Clayton and Agnes (Thornhill) Clayton
• Brother of Thomas Clayton and John Clayton
• Husband of Margaret (Cholmondeley) Clayton — married [date unknown] in Bently, Yorkshire, England
• Father of John Clayton, Thomas Clayton, Jasper Clayton, Edward Clayton, Daniel Clayton, George Clayton, Nathaniel Clayton, Frances Clayton and Margaret Clayton (list unverified)

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Incorrect descendant connection

Note: This profile was previously linked to son William Clayton. Research by Winton-Misch of the National Society of Descendants of Early Quakers (NSDEQ) and Charles Hanson have disproven these links. Please see the discussion thread for specifics. https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/628663/william-clayton-1632-governor-p....

Margaret was born to father Jasper Cholmundleigh of Highgate Midds., Esquire.[1]. Margaret was married to William Clayton of the Inner Temple & of Okenshaw.[1]

Children include

Sir Jasper Clayton, Alderman of London was born to William and Margaret.[1]

Biography

From Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography

William Clayton, of Okenshaw, county of York, England, son of Thomas and Agnes (Thornell) Clayton, and of the Inner Temple, heir to the family estate married the daughter of Cholmely, of the East Riding, county of York. He died in 1627.

Children include

• 1. John, of Okenshaw, barrister of the Inner Temple, 1660, and a member of the northern circuit; married Elizabeth Citterne, of Kent; he was aged seventy-four years, April 6, 1666.
• 2. Sir Jasper, see forward.

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