John Clay 
John was born in 1587 in England.1 John's father was John Clay. He had two brothers named Richard and William. He died at the age of 68 in 1655 in Charles City, Virginia.1 General Notes
[LWRigsbyHistGaFamilies.FTW] and [Roberts, George Braden, Genealogy of Joseph Peck and Some Related Families, 1955, Clayton Library, Houston, Texas]
The Clays are of Welsh descent, the first of the Clays to America being Captain John Clay, a Gentleman, lesser gentry but not royalty. John is the ancestor of the Georgia Branch of the Virginia Clays.
John Claye came to Jamestown Colony in Virginia in 1613 on the ship Treasurer. He received 100 acres of land as an old planter before the government of Sir Thomas Dale and 1100 acres for the transportation of 23 persons on the ship West 13 July 1635. During the early years, starvation and death were common; twice the population of 500 fell below 60. It was not until 1623 that John felt he could bring his wife Ann across the Atlantic to join him. She arrived in August 1623 aboard the Ann.
They married in 1623 in Jordan's Journey, Charles River County, Virginia.
John and Anne were married in a religious ceremony in 1623 in Jordan's Journey, Charles City, Virginia.1 They had four sons named Charles, Francis, William and Thomas.
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Charles Clay
Charles was born in 1638 in Charles City, Virginia.2 He died at the age of 48 in 1686 in Henrico, Virginia. He was buried in 1686.1 2
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