Henry CLAY I

August 3, 1672-August 3, 1760

Father: John CLAY (1638-May 1686)
Mother: Hannah WILSON (1642-1706)

Wife: Mary MITCHELL (January 1692-August 17, 1777)


Children:
Mary CLAY (?-?) *married WATKINS
Martha CLAY (?-?) *not named in the will
William Mitchell CLAY (c.1710-September 10, 1774)
"Doctor" Henry CLAY II (October 3, 1711-October 12, 1764)
Charles CLAY (January 31, 1715-February 25, 1789)
John CLAY (November 27, 1738-1761)
Amey CLAY (1747-?) *married WILLIAMSON
Pedigree: 
                             John CLAY
|Charles CLAY|
|                           |Elizabeth UNKNOWN
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|--Henry CLAY I
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|                            ______________________
|Hannah WILSON     |
                            |______________________
Henry Clay was born about 1672 and died at "The Raells," August 3, 1760, of t"the Nattles," aged 88 years. He was married about 1708-09 to Mary Mitchell, daughter of William and Elizabeth Mitchell, who lived and died and were buried in Chesterfield County, on the west side of Swift Creek, on the farm afterward occupied by Reverend Eleazer Clay. Mary Mitchell was born January, 1693. and died "of Flux," August 7, 1777. (General Green Clay's manuscript>)
Henry Clay's will was signed March 28, 1749, and probated at the September term of Chesterfield Court, 1760. The following extracts from it imay be interesting;


I Henry Clay, of Henrico County, being of perfect health, mind, and memory, thanks be to God therefore, and calling to mind my mortality, and knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, princably and first of all I give my soul into the hands of God that, gave it, and as for my body I comment it to the earth, to be buried in a Christian-like and decent form at the discretion of my executors, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by mighty power of God; and as touching my worldly goods wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise, and dispose of the same in manner and form following:
Primis. I give and bequeath unto my son, William Clay, the land and plantation where on he now lives, and my land and plantation on Deep Creek, in Henrico County, whereon Richard Belcher now lives to him, his heirs, and assigns forever.
Item I give and bequeath to my son, Henry Clay the land and Plantation he now lives on and two hundred acres of land at Letalone, In Goochland County, it being the Lower Surbey belonging to me at the said Letalone. to him his heirs and assigns forever
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Charles Clay, the plantation where on he now lives and allof the land on the north side of Swift Creek and the lower side of Nutree to the belonging , and also four hundred acres at Letalone it being the upper Survey at Letalone to him and his heir forever
Item I give and bequearth unto my son John Clay the plantation where on he now lives and allmy land on the north side of Swift Creek and uper side of Nuttree Run to hmi and his heirs foreever
Item I likewise give and bequeath my Grist Mill on Nuttree Run to be equally divided between my son Charles and my Son John Clay, to be held in joint tenatentcy to them and there heirs forever
Item I give to my daughter Amey Williamson five poundes current money
Item I give to my daughter Mary Watkins five pounds current money
Item I give to my grandson Henry Clay (Dr. Henry Clay of Kentucky). 240 Acres adjoining the landes of James Hill.
Item I give and bequeath to my granddaughter Mary Clay daughter of Charles Clay (afterwards, Mrs. Stephen Lockett) one negro girl named Phebe.
Item I give unto Mary, my well-beloved wife, the plantation where Inow live, during her natural life, and my negroes, Lewis, Jo Slike , Nann Jenny and Sarah. During her natural Life and what stock and household goods she pleases to have or make use of of mine.
Item I devise that the rest of my slaves not heretofore given, and my stock and household goods, be given and equally divided among my four sons aforementioned, at their discrestion and also the negroes above written, and gave my wife, may be equally divided after my wifes decease.
Item I give mto my four sons, abouve written, and to my wife to be equally divided allthe ready money and money out at use, that I shall be possessed with at my daeath.
Item after my wife's decease I give my plantation, whereon I now live, to y son John clay and his heirs forever, toghter withthe adjacent lands there unto belonging, and I do herelby make, constitute and ordain my four sons, about written to be my only and sole exectuors of this my last Will and Testament.

Henry clay of this will, is the common ancestor of the Clays of Kentucky, being the grandfather of Doctor Henry Clay, of Bourbon, of Honorable Henry Clay of shland, of General Green Clay, of madison, and of Captain Thomas Clay of Daviess County, Kentucky.,
Doctor Henry and General Green Clay were also first cousins, through their mothers, Lucy and martha Green, who were sisters, and the duahers of Thomas and Elizabeth (Marston) Green, of Amelia County, Virginia, (See Eliabeth Green's will, probated January, 1760, in Amelia.)

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