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According to the records I have, the parents of Clement Comer Clay are William Clay and Rebecca Comer, who was the daughter of Samuel Comer. This comes from a copy of a document entitled, "The Georgia Branch of the Virginia Clays and Their Celebrated Cousins, With Harden and Jones Genealogies and Notes of Related Families," Written and Published by L.W. Rigsby. The chapter with the information about Clement is entitled, " Charles Clay and His Descendants Who Settled in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Missouri," By Frences Powell Otken.
Here are a couple passages which may be of interest to you. The first one is complete, but I just listed the children on the second one (minus some extra text), as your question was more directed to the parents of Clement:
William Clay
William Clay, son of James Clay and Margaret Muse Clay, b Aug. 11, 1760, Chesterfield C., Va., d Aug. 4, 1841 in Grainger county, Tenn. December 30, 1788, he was married to Rebecca Comer in Halifax, Co., Va. Rebecca Comer was a daughter of Samuel Comer, b 1766. William Clay enlisted in the Revolutionary War at the age of sixteen, applied for pension October 10, 1832, at which time he was residing in Grainger Co., Tenn. Pension granted for seven months service as private under Capt. Henry Cheatham, Col. Robt. Goode and Capt. Ed. Mosely and for one months service as s'gt. in Virginia troops. His wife, Rebecca Comer Clay was allowed a pension on application executed May 3, 1843, while a resident of Grainger county, Tenn., age 77 years. Issue:
a Clement Comer Clay
b Margaret Muse Clay, b February 14, 1792, married John Bunch.
c Nancy Clay, b Sept. 18, 1794, m Mr. Hightower.
d William Clay, b July 18 1797, d before 1830. No issue.
e Cynthia Clay
f Micajah Clay, b June 18, 1802, m Kendricks.
g Samuel Anderson Clay, b March 29, 1805.
Clement Comer Clay
Clement Comer Clay, son of William and Rebecca Clay, married Susannah Claiborne Withers in 1815. He was born December 17, 1789 in Halifax Co., Va., died September 7, 1866, in Alabama. Mr. Clay attended college at Knoxville, Tenn., and read law under Hon. Hugh Lawson White receiving his license to practice his chosen profession 1809. Soon after being admitted to the bar he moved to Huntsville, Ala., where he resided till his death. He served in the war of 1812, represented his county in the territorial legislature in 1817, sereving the only two sessions of that body. He also served his state as Supreme Court Judge, Congressman, United States Senator and Governor of the state. He "was of medium size, but erect and with dark and restless eyes. His bearing was naturally austere and although sociable with a few, he was intimate with none. He was honorable in all the relations of life and sensitive of the slightest imputation derogatory thereto." Issue:
1' Clement Claiborne Clay, b Dec. 1817, d Jan 4, 1882, Madison county, Ala., m Virginia Caroline Tunstall, Feb. 1, 1843.
2' John Withers Clay, b Jan. 11, 1820, m Mary Fenwick Lewis Nov. 11, 1847
3' Hugh Lawson White Clay married Celeste Comer.
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