Clay, Green

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Title: Clay, Green
Gender: Male
Biography: The census index shows Green Clay living in Madison County (Ky.) as early as 1789, though officially Kentucky was still part of Virginia at that time.
Member: Clay family
Birth date: 14 Aug 1757
Place of birth: Powhatan County (Va.)
Father: Clay, Charles
Mother: Green, Martha
Life event(s): Marriage: 14 Mar 1795; Virginia; Virginia
Spouse(s): Lewis, Sally
Child(ren): Clay, Elizabeth Lewis; Clay, Sidney Payne; Clay, Paulina Green; Clay, Sally Ann; Clay, Brutus Junius, Sr.; Clay, Cassius Marcellus; Clay, Sophia
Death date: 31 Oct 1828
Place of death: Madison County (Ky.)
Death and burial information: Green Clay Cemetery (Madison County, Ky.) (burial site); Richmond Cemetery (Richmond, Ky.) (cenotaph)
Occupation(s): Army officer; Surveyor; Farmer
Military service: Captain William McCracken's Company, Clark's Illinois Regiment of Virginia Militia; Continental Army; 1st Brigade, Kentucky Militia
Allegiance: United States of America
Held rank: Private; Lieutenant; Brigadier General
Place of enlistment: Virginia
Service began: 1781; 1813
Service ended: 1782; 1814
Related resource: White Hall State Historic Site; Finding aid for the Green Clay Collection at the University of Michigan
Relationship: Known enslaved: unknown, Aaron; unknown, Adam; unknown, Adier; unknown, Alsey; unknown, Amey; unknown, Arbell; unknown, Arrey; unknown, Belinda; unknown, Bob; unknown, Bodin; unknown, Caroline; unknown, Cassy; unknown, Charles; unknown, Clark; unknown, Comfort; unknown, Daniel; unknown, David; unknown, Dean; unknown, Delphie; unknown, Dick; unknown, Dicy; unknown, Edy; unknown, Ellen; unknown, Emeley; unknown, Ester [1]; unknown, Ester [2]; unknown, Fanny; unknown, Frank; unknown, Gabe; unknown, Gabriella; unknown, George [59]; unknown, George [60]; unknown, Grace; unknown, Hamp; unknown, Hannah [21]; unknown, Hannah [22]; unknown, Henry [54]; unknown, Henry [55]; unknown, Hensley; unknown, Hildee; unknown, Isabella; unknown, Israel; unknown, Jack; unknown, Jackson [7]; unknown, Jackson [8]; unknown, Jane; unknown, Jefferson; unknown, Jim; unknown, Joc; unknown, John [62]; unknown, John [65]; unknown, Jourdon; unknown, Kitty; unknown, Lafayette; unknown, Levin; unknown, Lincey; unknown, Lindie; unknown, Linney; unknown, Lucy; unknown, Luke; unknown, Macklin; unknown, male; unknown, Malvena; unknown, Margarette; unknown, Mariah; unknown, Martha; unknown, Mary [91]; unknown, Mary [93]; unknown, Matt; unknown, Milley; unknown, Minerva; unknown, Mingo; unknown, Nancy [28]; unknown, Nancy [29]; unknown, Nanney; unknown, Ned; unknown, Ophelia; unknown, Padd; unknown, Parthenia; unknown, Peter; unknown, Phill; unknown, Pomp; unknown, Presley; unknown, Rachel [24]; unknown, Raney; unknown, Riley; unknown, Sarah [39]; unknown, Sarah [40]; unknown, Scott; unknown, Scotty; unknown, Sealey; unknown, Simon; unknown, Solomon; unknown, Squire; unknown, Stephen; unknown, Sue; unknown, Tabb; unknown, Teagle; unknown, Tom; unknown, unknown; unknown, Aaron [14]; unknown, Adam [11]; unknown, Adier; unknown, Alsey; unknown, Amey; unknown, Arbell; unknown, Arrey; unknown, Belinda; unknown, Bob [13]; unknown, Bodin; unknown, Caroline [8]; unknown, Cassy [2]; unknown, Charles [26]; unknown, Clark; unknown, Comfort; unknown, Daniel [13]; unknown, David [15]; unknown, Dean; unknown, Delphie; unknown, Dick [16]; unknown, Dicy; unknown, Edy; unknown, Ellen [16]; unknown, Emeley; unknown, Ester [1]; unknown, Ester [2]; unknown, Fanny [32]; unknown, Frank [13]; unknown, Gabe; unknown, Gabriella; unknown, George [59]; unknown, George [60]; unknown, Grace [2]; unknown, Hamp; unknown, Hannah [21]; unknown, Hannah [22]; unknown, Henry [54]; unknown, Henry [55]; unknown, Hensley; unknown, Hildee; unknown, Isabella [5]; unknown, Israel [2]; unknown, Jack [20]; unknown, Jackson [7]; unknown, Jackson [8]; unknown, Jane [52]; unknown, Jefferson [7]; unknown, Jim [25]; unknown, Joc; unknown, John [62]; unknown, John [65]; unknown, Jourdon; unknown, Kitty [10]; unknown, Lafayette [2]; unknown, Levin; unknown, Lincey; unknown, Lindie; unknown, Linney; unknown, Lucy [40]; unknown, Luke [2]; unknown, Macklin; unknown, male [84]; unknown, Malvena; unknown, Margarette; unknown, Mariah [18]; unknown, Martha [21]; unknown, Mary [91]; unknown, Mary [93]; unknown, Matt [2]; unknown, Milley [6]; unknown, Minerva [4]; unknown, Mingo; unknown, Nancy [28]; unknown, Nancy [29]; unknown, Nanney [2]; unknown, Ned [9]; unknown, Ophelia [2]; unknown, Padd; unknown, Parthenia [2]; unknown, Peter [21]; unknown, Phill [4]; unknown, Pomp; unknown, Presley [2]; unknown, Rachel [24]; unknown, Raney; unknown, Riley; unknown, Sarah [39]; unknown, Sarah [40]; unknown, Scott [3]; unknown, Scotty; unknown, Sealey; unknown, Simon [5]; unknown, Solomon [4]; unknown, Squire [8]; unknown, Stephen [11]; unknown, Sue; unknown, Tabb; unknown, Teagle; unknown, Tom [38]; unknown, unknown [4]
Description: Enslaved held in 1810: TOTAL: 76; Enslaved held in 1820: Males, under 14, twenty-seven; Males, 14 thru 25, eight; Males, 26 thru 44, five; Males, 45 and over, one; Females, under 14, fourteen; Females, 14 thru 25, nine; Females, 26 thru 44, six; Females, 45 and over, three; Foreigners not naturalized, twenty-five (The "foreigners" are included in the total count of enslaved people.). TOTAL: 73
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #13442595 (burial site); FindAGrave.com, memorial #82189392 (cenotaph); Madison County, KY, Will Book D, pages 461-469; D.A.R. Ancestor #A022843
Source(s): U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1787-1890; Third Census of the United States, 1810; U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815; Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Madison County, Kentucky Tax Books 1808-1809; 1811-1820; Find A Grave.com; Kentucky Probate records, 1797-1990; U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Other counties; Revolution, 1775-1783--Veterans--Kentucky-Other counties; War of 1812--Veterans--Kentucky--Other counties

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Items with "Relationship: Clay, Green"
Title	Class
unknown, Aaron [14]	Person
unknown, Adam [11]	Person
unknown, Adier	Person
unknown, Alsey	Person
unknown, Amey	Person
unknown, Arbell	Person
unknown, Arrey	Person
unknown, Belinda	Person
unknown, Bob [13]	Person
unknown, Bodin	Person
unknown, Caroline [8]	Person
unknown, Cassy [2]	Person
unknown, Charles [26]	Person
unknown, Clark	Person
unknown, Comfort	Person
unknown, Daniel [13]	Person
unknown, David [15]	Person
unknown, Dean	Person
unknown, Delphie	Person
unknown, Dick [16]	Person
unknown, Dicy	Person
unknown, Edy	Person
unknown, Ellen [16]	Person
unknown, Emeley	Person
unknown, Ester [1]	Person