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Re: Caleb Clay b ca 1746 Amelia Co., VA
Posted by: Robin Clay Oliver Date: June 15, 1998 at 23:45:21
In Reply to: Caleb Clay by Ama Combs of 4006

Ama, the following is the information I have regarding Caleb Clay, Sr. Hope this helps.
15 Jun 1998 Family Group Sheet

Caleb Clay, Sr.
Born: ca 1746 in: Amelia Co., Virginia
Died: 1786 in: Halifax Co., Virginia
Ref: Occupation: Constable
Father: Thomas Clay
Mother: Ann Powell
He moved from Amelia Co., VA to Halifax Co., VA; where he is listed on the
1782 and 1785 tax lists shown with seven (7) in his household.

M Child 1 Marston Green "Mastin" Clay
Born: ca 1770 in: Amelia or Halifax Co., VA
Died: post 1815 in: possibly, Louisiana
Family tradition states he married an Indian woman named Jane.
M Child 2 Solomon Clay
Born: 1771/72 in: Amelia or Halifax Co., VA
Died: Post 1860 in: Floyd Co., KY
Spouse: Mary Polly Hancock d. bef 1840
Married: 20 June 1806 in: Patrick County, Virginia
Other: Minister in: William H. Robertson, Sur.John Hancock
Kentucky Land Grants, Bk 8, page 362, dated 11/5/1840, 100 acres in Floyd
Co., KY.
M Child 3 Jordan Clay
Born: 1777 in: Amelia or Halifax Co., VA
Died: 1856 in: Wayne Co., WV
Buried: Camp Creek in: Wayne Co., WV
Spouse: Mary Cartier b. ca 1779 d. 1840
Married: May 5, 1796 in: Halifax County, Virginia
Spouse: Olivia Carr
Married: Jan. 13, 1840 in: Lawrence Co., KY
He served in the War of 1812. Jordan and his brothers and sisters moved to
Patrick Co., VA between 1796 and1806. He is the only Clay listed in the 1810
tax list of Patrick Co., VA. By 1820 he and brother Caleb were in Floyd Co.,
KY. In 1823 he is listed with his son John in the 1823 tax list of Pike Co.,
KY. In 1855 Jordan and his second wife, move to Wayne Co., Va where they
both die the following year.
M Child 4 Caleb Clay
Born: 1786/87 in: Halifax Co., VA
Died: ca 1855 in: Johnson Co., Arkanas
Spouse: Sarah Morrison b. ca 1793 d. bef 1850
Married: 26 Nov 1808 in: Patrick County, Virginia
Other: Minister in: John Connor, Sur. Thomas Morrison
Spouse: Jane Sorrels
Married: 22 Sept 1845 in: Greene Co., Missouri
F Child 5 Elizabeth Clay
Born: ca 1780 in: Halifax Co., VA
Died: in:
Spouse: Lawrence Morrison b. abt 1780
Married: 31 Dec 1806 in: Patrick County, Virginia
Other: Minister in: Stephen Hubbard, Sur. Archibald Barnard
F Child 6 Susanah Clay
Born: ca 1782 in:
Died: in:
Spouse: Henry Reynolds
Married: 4 Feb 1808 in: Patrick County, Virginia
Other: Minister in: Thomas Whitlock, Sur. Daniel Edmonds.



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