Clement Comer Clay 
Clement Comer was born on December 17th, 1789 in , Halifax, Virginia.1 Clement Comer's father was William Clay and his mother was Rebecca Comer. His paternal grandparents were James Clay and Margaret Muse; his maternal grandfather was Samuel Comer. He had five brothers and five sisters, named William, Micajah, Samuel Anderson, Samuel, Anderson, Margaret Muse, Nancy, Cynthia, Margaret and Nancy. He died at the age of 76 on September 7th, 1866 in , , Alabama.1 General Notes
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Clement Clay, son of William Clay and Rebecca Comer Clay, attended college in Knoxville, Tennessee and read law under the Hon. Hugh Lawson White, receiving his license to practice in 1809.
Soon after being admitted to the bar, he moved to Alabama, where he resided until his death in 1866.
He served in the War of 1812, represented his county in the territorial legislature in 1817...He also served his state as Supreme Court Judge, Congressman and Governor of the state. He 'was of medium size, but erect and with dark and restless eyes,His bearing was naturally austere and although sociable with a few, he was intimate with none. He was honorable in all the relations of life and sensitive to the slightest imputation of derogatory thereto.'"
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1587 in England d.1655 in Charles City, Virginia
- b.1638 in Charles City, Virginia d.1686 in Henrico, Virginia
- b.1675 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia d.1765 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia
- b. in of Henrico County, Virginia
- b.1730 in ,Hanover, d.1790 in Halifax County, VA
- b.11 Aug 1760 in , Chesterfield, Virginia d.04 Aug 1841 in , Grainger, Tennessee
- b.13 Oct 1633 in Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England d.10 Aug 1723 in , Westmoreland, Virginia
- b.~ 1673 in , Westmoreland, Virginia d.26 Dec 1722 in , Westmoreland, Virginia
- b.~ 1644 in , Westmoreland, Virginia d. in Y
- b.9 JAN 1700/01 in , Westmoreland, Virginia d. in , Prince William, Virginia
- b.~ 1675 in , Westmoreland, Virginia d.14 JAN 1724/25 in , Westmoreland, Virginia
- b.03 Apr 1737 in Chesterfield, Virginia d.13 Feb 1821 in Amite, Mississippi
- b.1645 in , Westmoreland, VA d.1695 in Westmoreland Co, Virginia
- b.~ 1671 in Old Rappahannoc, Richmond, Virginia d.1733 in Westmoreland Co, VA
- b.Jun 1667 in , Westmoreland, Virginia d.1717 in , Westmoreland, Virginia
- b.~ 1682 in , Westmoreland, Virginia d. in Y
- b.17 Dec 1789 in , Halifax, Virginia d.07 Sep 1866 in , , Alabama
- b.1766
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‌Clement Comer and Susannah Claiborne were married in a religious ceremony in 1815.1 They had three sons named Clement Claiborne, John Withers and Hugh Lawson White.
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