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!BIOGRAPHY: Madison Co., Fenner twp, New York- " In the west part of town, near Chittenango Falls, two Merriam brothers took up large farms.
Thomas Clay took up Lot No. 8, now the farm of Calvin Mead. He had the road laid out from the Falls (Chittenango) over the hill , past his farm. At the Falls, Mr. Asaph Hummiston, who came from Litchfield.
Conn., in the year 1818, took up 100 acres of Lot No. 7, and 100 acres of an adjoining lot in Cazenovia. His land embraced the site of the Falls village." (1). In 1992 I located the road which is now known as Carry Hill Rd. which goes east from Chittenango Falls village and up a steep incline to the top of the mountain side. We found and old wood house in ruin in the same location that Calvin Meads house was on the 1857 map of the county.This is probably the same location as the Clay homestead and over looks Lake Oneida. "Clay, Thomas. Owned Lot 8 in Fenner very early. Died March 1852 aged 75. Wife Polly died April 1852 aged 76"(2). The census records for this area between the years 1810 and 1850 show only the above mentioned Clays and their families. I believe Elijah, Ira and John where the sons and Mary and Phebe the daughters of Thomas and Polly. In another History of the area it is mentioned that Thomas Clay and Asaph Hummiston helped build a Church in Chittenango Falls, even though they belonged to another church (3) In the Early records for the First Presbyterian Church of Cazenovia,Madison County New York there is baptism records for Thomas Clay and wife , Jan. 27, 1811, and their three children Mar. 15, 1811... youngest child, Aug. 8, 1813 (4). In the 1850 Census we see Thomas Clay age 73, born in New Jersey; Farmer with property worth $2,800, Polly Clay age 74 born in Conn.,Henry Reynolds(son-in-law) age 27 born in Mass., Farmer born in Mass. and his wife Mary (Clay) Reynolds age 36 born in New York and their children and Charles Howard age 5, Thomas and Polly's deceased daughter Phebe's son. all living with Thomas & Polly. Thomas died March 31, 1852 and his estate was settled at the Madison Co. Courthouse and reads as thus.
Title Page(1)
No.1507
In the Matter of the Estate of
Thomas Clay, deceased
Town of Fenner
Polly Clay
Henry Reynolds
James Stanley
Administrators
Petition Apr 7, 1852
Bond April 8 /52 $600.00
Letters Apr 7, 1852 B-48
Inventory June 26/52
Page(2)
To the Hon. Sidney L. Holmes, Surrogate of the County of Madison:
The petition of the subscriber, Polly Clay, of Fenner in the county of Madison and the State of New York, Respectfully showith: 1st that Thomas Clay, deceased, died at the town of Fenner aforesaid, in said county of Madison on the 31st day of March 1852, a natural death; and that the said town of Fenner was the place of residence of the said Thomas Clay, at the time of his death as aforesaid.
2d: That the said Thomas Clay, deceased, died in Estate, leaving no will; and that no last will and testament has been found or discovered.
3d: That the probable amount of the personal property, left by the deceased, the said Thomas Clay, is three hundred dollars, consisting of cattle, grain, farming utensils.
4th: That your petitioner is the widow of the said Thomas Clay, deceased; that Elijah D. Clay of Fenner, and Mary Reynolds, wife of Henry Reynolds of Fenner, are the only adult children of the said Thomas Clay, deceased, now living.
Your petition therefore prays that letters of Administration of the goods, Chattels & credits of the said Thomas Clay, deceased, may be issued and granted to her, as widow of the said intestate; and she further prays that Henry Reynolds, the son-in-law of the said inrestate, of Fenner aforesaid, and James Stanley of Cazenovia in said County, may both be joined with her, your petitioner, in the administration of said Estate, and that said letters of Administration may be granted to (Page 3)your petitioner, and to the said Henry Reynolds and said James Stanley jointly.
And your petitioner will ever pray -C
Dated April 6, 1852. Polly Clay (5)
Thomas Clay was followed in death by Polly Clay who died on April 25, 1852 both are buried at Chittenango Falls Cemetery Madison Co. New York. I saw the graves in 1992 on a visit. The whole cemetery is badly over growen with weeds and it took a while to finally locate them.
Thomas's grave is a light sandstone type and is totally worn down.
Polly's stone was broken and I found the top section moved several graves to the right. I put the top half on the bottom and the information read correctly except the Clay name which was on a missing piece. I saw a piece which matched it in size which was wedged under Thomas's stone. I could not losen it so I left it alone. As you face the enterance stairs to the cemetery they are in the first row directly to the right of the enterance. The foot markers TC & PC can still be read.
!RESIDENCE: (1) History of Madison County State of NY, Hammond, Mrs.
L.M. ,1872; page 352
!RESIDENCE: (2) Name and Sketches of the Pioneer Settlers of Madison County, New York, William H. Tuttle, ed. by Isabel Bracy ,on page 56. !RESIDENCE: (3) History of Chenango and Madison Counties NY.; Smith, James; 1880; Vol.2; page 702.
!CHURCH-BAPTISM: (4) First Presbyterian Church, Cazenovia, Madison Co.
NY, List of Members; The Christine Atwell Collection ;page 151 !COURTHOUSE-DEATH-ESTATE-MARRIAGE-: (5)Madison County, New York, Courthouse ;Estate of Thomas Clay;Thomas Clay 1852 ; Registar A file#1507, page 278.
!CENSUS NY 1810: 1810 NY. Madison County, Cazenovia, Page 134 : T. Clay/ males
:3 under 10; 1 between 26 and 40 /females: 1 under 10; 1 of 10 and under 16; 1 between 26 and 40.
!CENSUS NY 1820: 1820 NY. Madison County, Cazenovia, Page 26 : Thomas Clay / males: 1 between 16 and 18; 1 of 16 and under 20; 2 between 26 and 40 / females:1 under 10; 1 of 10 and under 16 ; 1 between 26 and 40;3 persons engaged in agriculture.
!CENSUS NY 1830: 1830 NY. Madison County, Fenner, Page 269 : Thomas Clay/males:1 of 50 but not 60 / females:1 of 15 but not 20; 1 of 20 but not 30; 1 of 50 but not 60.
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!CENSUS NY 1850: 1850 NY. Madison County, Fenner, Page 118 : line 23 Thomas Clay age 73 M Farmer prpty value $2,800 born in New Jersey, Polly Clay age 74 F born in Conn., Henry Reynolds age 27 Farmer born in Mass., Mary Reynolds age 36 F born in NY, Phebe C. Reynolds age 8 born in NY, James W. Reynolds age 2 M born in NY, John H. Reynolds age 1/12 M born in NY, Charles H Howard age 5 M born in NY.
!COURTHOUSE:Madison County Courthouse:Grantee Records Date Grantee Grantor Book Page 1823 Jul 1 Thomas Clay Henry Nicholas T 350 1834 Feb 3 Thomas Clay Enoch Dikeman AH 390 1839 Jan 2 Thomas Clay Jonathan Ledyard AS 287 !NEWSPAPER: Pilot (Cazenovia Newspaper) Index ; letters in Post Office list. Found on micro-film at the Cazenovia Public Library. Thomas Clay- 1809 Oct 4; 1815 Apr 5; 1820 Jan 5;1821 Nov 11./Polly Clay-1813 Apr 14. !NEWSPAPER-DEATH: ABSTRACTS FROM MADISON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS in the Cazenovia, NY Public Library, Mary Keysor Meyer 1991.,page 52. Clay, Thomas, d. at Fenner 31 Mar. 1852, ae 75 yrs. Madison County Eagle; April 14, 1852 also in the Cazenovia Gazzette of the same date.
also...
Polly Clay, wife of the late Thomas Clay, d. at Fenner 25 Apr. 1852, ae 76 yrs. Cazenovia Gazzette April 28, 1852.
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