William Clay 
William was born about 1617 in Charles City Co., Virginia.1 William's father was JOHN Thomas Clay and his mother was ANNE. His paternal grandparents were JOHN Clay and MARY Anne Carlton. He had four brothers named Thomas, John, Francis and CHARLES. He was the second oldest of the five children. He died after 1675 in Virginia.1 General Notes
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William, son of John the elder, married Judith daughter of Captain William Corker, Burgess of James City in 1655-66. William Corker was the son of John Corker, Burgess for James City in 1633 and 1645. He was Clerk of the House of Burgesses, 1645-1653 and Married Dorcas born in 1601.
William Corker, Burgess for James City 1655-56 and Captain of militia, married Lucy, sister of Captain John White, and made his will in Surry, September 4, 1677 naming children, Susanna, wife of George Branch of Surry, Judith wife of William Clay, and Lucy, wife of Thomas Jordan.
William Clay died in 1675 an left two daughters, Elizabeth who married John Brantly and Sarah who married George Barlow. John Brantly died in 1730 leaving a son Clay Brantly and grandsons John and Thomas Brantly sons of Clay. George Barlow was the son of Thomas Barlow who died in 1679. George made his will in which he mentions sons, George and Thomas, and three daughters. (see will)
Thomas Clay his eldest son was given the other land and John was given stock and cattle. Thomas was then living in Surry fro he was a tithable in Lawne's Creek Parish in 1668. In 1673 Thomas was accused of unlawful assembly and of declaring he could not pay his public taxes. He made his will in Surry in 1679 and gave all of property to his wife Elizabeth, no children mentioned. However he had a son Thomas who was mentioned in the will of his brother William in 1676, but Thomas may have died before his father's will was made.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1450 in Derbyshire, England
- b.~ 1502 in Derbyshire, England
- b.~ 1527 in Gloucestershire, England d.~ 1632
- b.27 Nov 1558 in Glouceshire, England d.16 May 1632 in Monmouthshire, England
- b.~ 1587 in Monmouthshire, England d.07 Apr 1655 in Jamestown, Charles City Co., Virginia
- b.~ 1561 in England d.> 1587 in England
- b.~ 1617 in Charles City Co., Virginia d.> 1675 in Virginia
- b.~ 1590 in Wales d.~ 1638 in Charles City Co., Virginia
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‌William and Judith were married in a religious ceremony.1 They had two daughters named Elizabeth and Sarah.
