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Descendants of John Clay


Generation No. 5


5. WILLIAM MITCHELL5 CLAY (HENRY4, CHARLES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1710 in Cumberland County, Virginia, and died September 06, 1774 in Bedford County, Virginia. He married (1) AGNES ?. He married (2) MARTHA ANNE LEWIS 1732 in Bedford County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN LEWIS and ELIZABETH WARNER.

Notes for W
ILLIAM MITCHELL CLAY:
Married and settled in Bedford Co., VA. now Franklin Co., VA.
He is listed by David Johnston in his history of Middle New River Settlement, page 396.
Tradition says he was killed in 1774 at "The Battle of Point Pleasent" (Governor Dunsmore's last fight against the Indians). According to researchers on this line his wife Agnes deserted him for no wife appears on deeds from 1771 "on". He lived in Henrico, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Bedford, and Pittsylvania Counties, Virginia.
     
Children of W
ILLIAM CLAY and MARTHA LEWIS are:
6. i.   MITCHELL6 CLAY, SR., b. March 20, 1734/35, Henrico County, Virginia; d. March 20, 1811, New River Farm, Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia.
7. ii.   WILLIAM CLAY, JR., b. 1733, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1810.
8. iii.   JUDITH CLAY, b. 1736, Henrico County, Virginia; d. 1809, Montgomery County, Virginia.
9. iv.   OBEDIAH CLAY, b. 1737; d. November 09, 1815.
  v.   DAVID CLAY, b. 1740.
  vi.   MEREDITH CLAY, b. 1742.
  vii.   HATCHER CLAY, b. 1744.
  viii.   NANCY CLAY, b. 1744.


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