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William A. LaBach
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Ultimate Family Tree, ver 2.9
LABACH Project Version 449
December 2, 1998
Bass, Clay, Giles, Gurgany,
Harris, Hudson, Jennings, Jennings,, Mitchell, Pulliam, Smythe, Watkins, Wilson
1. Henry1 Clay (John2, John3, Henry4, Charles5, John6), son of John Clay and Elizabeth Hudson, was born in Hanover County, VA April 12, 1777. Henry died June 29, 1852 in Washington, DC, at 75 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.
He married Lucretia Hart in Lexington, KY, April 11, 1799. Lucretia was born March 18, 1781. Lucretia was the daughter of Thomas Hart and Susanna Gray. Lucretia died April 7, 1864 in Fayette Co., KY, at 83 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Henry Clay was born in Hanover County, Virginia and moved to Kentucky in 1797 where he practicied law until his death in 1852. Among other things he was Speaker of the House, Speaker of the Senate, Secretary of State and ran for President several times. He is listed in The Kentucky Encyclopedia. His biography from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress follows: CLAY, Henry (father of James Brown Clay), a Senator and a Representative from Kentucky; born in the district known as "the Slashes," Hanover County, Va., April 12, 1777; attended the public schools; studied law in Richmond, Va.; was admitted to the bar in 1797 and commenced practice in Lexington, Ky.; member of the State house of representatives in 1803; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Adair and served from November 19, 1806, to March 3, 1807, which service was rendered in contravention of the thirty-year age requirement of the Constitution; again a member of the State house of representatives in 1808 and 1809 and served as speaker the last year; elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Buckner Thruston and served from January 4, 1810, to March 3, 1811; elected to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1811, to January 19, 1814, when he resigned; served as Speaker from November 4, 1811, until his resignation; appointed one of the commissioners to negotiate the treaty of peace with Great Britain in 1814; reelected to the Fourteenth, [p.987] Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Congresses (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1821); elected Speaker of the House on December 4, 1815, and served until October 28, 1820, when he resigned the office; elected to the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Congresses and served from March 3, 1823, to March 6, 1825, when he resigned; again served as Speaker from December 1, 1823, until the close of the Eighteenth Congress; appointed Secretary of State by President John Quincy Adams and served from March 7, 1825, to March 3, 1829; elected to the United States Senate on November 10, 1831, to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1831; reelected in 1836 and served until March 31, 1842, when he resigned; unsuccessful candidate on the Whig ticket for President of the United States in 1824, 1832, and again in 1844; again elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1849, until his death in Washington, D.C., June 29, 1852; interment in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
Henry Clay and Lucretia Hart had the following children:
2 i. Henrietta Clay was born June 25, 1800. Henrietta died June 14, 1801 at
less than one year of age.
3 ii. Theodore Wythe Clay was born July 3, 1802. Theodore died May 5, 1870
Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, at 67 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington
Cemetery. Theodore Clay spent most of his adult life at the Eastern Kentucky Lunatic
Asylum and died without issue.
4 iii. Thomas Hart Clay was born September 22, 1803. Thomas died March 18, 1871
in Fayette Co., KY, at 67 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. He married Marie R. Mentelle in Fayette Co., KY, October 5, 1837. Marie
was born 1806. Marie was the daughter of Waldemar Mentelle and Charlotte LeClerc. Marie
died 1891 in Fayette Co., KY, at 85 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington
Cemetery. Marie's occupation: Housewife.
Thomas's occupation: Farmer.
5 iv. Susan Hart Clay was born February 14, 1805. Susan died September 18, 1825
at 20 years of age. Her body was interred. She married Martin Duralde
in Fayette Co., KY, April 22, 1822.
Susan's occupation: Housewife.
6 v. Anne Brown Clay was born April 15, 1807. Anne died December 10, 1835 at 28
years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. She married
James Erwin in Fayette Co., KY, October 21, 1823. James was born in Wilkesboro, NC October
21, 1796. James was the son of Andrew Erwin and Jane Patton. James died June 1, 1851 in
Lexington, KY, at 54 years of age. His body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. James's
occupation: Attorney.
Anne's occupation: Housewife.
7 vi. Lucretia Hart Clay was born February 1809. Lucretia died June 18, 1823 in
Fayette Co., KY, at 14 years of age.
8 vii. Henry Clay, Jr. was born April 10, 1811. Henry died February 22, 1847 at
35 years of age. His body was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY. He married Julia Prather October 10, 1832. Julia was born May 16, 1814.
Julia was the daughter of Thomas Prather and Matilda Fontaine. Julia died February 13,
1840 at 25 years of age. Julia's occupation: Housewife.
9 viii. Eliza H. Clay was born July 5, 1813. Eliza died August 11, 1825 at 12
years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.
10 ix. Laura Clay was born October 16, 1815. Laura died January 5, 1817 at 1 year
of age.
11 x. James Brown Clay was born in Washington, DC November 9, 1817. James died
January 26, 1864 in Montreal, Canada, at 46 years of age. His body was interred in
Lexington Cemetery. He married Susanna Maria Jacob October 12, 1843.
Susanna was born January 17, 1823. Susanna died February 25, 1905 in Fayette Co., KY, at
82 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery. Susanna's occupation:
Housewife.
James's occupation: Attorney. His biography from the Biographical Directory of the American Congress follows: CLAY, James Brown (son of Henry Clay), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Washington, D.C., November 9, 1817; pursued preparatory studies; attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky., and Kenyon College, Gambler, Ohio; clerk in a countinghouse in Boston 1832-1834; studied law at Lexington Law School; was admitted to the bar and practiced with his father in Lexington; Chargéé d'Affaires to Portugal from August 1, 1849, to July 19, 1850; was a resident of Missouri in 1851 and 1852, when he returned to Lexington, Ky.; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1857-March 3, 1859); was not a candidate for renomination in 1858; declined the appointment by President Buchanan to a mission to Germany; member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war; during the Civil War identified himself with the Confederacy; died in Montreal, Canada, January 26, 1864, where he had gone for his health; interment in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
12 xi. John Morrison Clay was born in Fayette Co., KY February 21,
1821. John died August 10, 1887 in Fayette Co., KY, at 66 years of age. His body was
interred in Lexington Cemetery. He married Josephine Deborah Russell in
Fayette Co., KY, July 7, 1866. Josephine was born in Fulton, MO December 7, 1835.
Josephine was the daughter of William Henry Russell and Zaenett Freeland. Josephine died
March 29, 1920 in Fayette Co., KY, at 84 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington
Cemetery. John M. Clay owned and operated a horse farm on the outskirts of Lexington known
as the Ashland Stud. He died without issue. Josephine was first married to Andrew Eugene
Erwin, a grandson of Henry Clay who was killed at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863.
13. John2 Clay (John3, Henry4, Charles5, John6) was born circa 1742. John died 1781 in Hanover County, VA, at 39 years of age. His body was interred in Hanover County, VA.
He married Elizabeth Hudson in unknown, 1765. Elizabeth was born in Hanover County, VA 1750. Elizabeth was the daughter of George Hudson and Sarah Elizabeth Jennings. Elizabeth died December 4, 1829 in Woodford Co., KY, at 79 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.
John's occupation: Baptist Preacher.
John Clay and Elizabeth Hudson had the following children:
15 ii. Betty Hudson Clay was born in Hanover County, VA before 1771. Betty died
before 1781 in Hanover County, VA.
16 iii. Henry Clay was born in Hanover County, VA before 1771. Henry died before
1778 in Hanover County, VA.
17 iv. George Hudson Clay was born in Hanover County, VA before 1771.
18 v. Sarah "Salley" Clay was born ca 1774. Sarah died 1795 at 21
years of age. She married John Watkins, Jr. in Woodford Co., KY, June
12, 1795.
19 vi. John Clay was born in Hanover County, VA circa 1775. John died November
19, 1829 at 54 years of age. His body was interred. He married Julie
Duralde. Julie's occupation: Housewife. John Clay was a businessman in New Orleans, LA. It
is believed he died without issue.
+ 1 vii. Henry Clay was born April 12, 1777.
20 viii. Porter Clay was born 1779. Porter died February 16, 1850 at 70 years of
age. He married twice. He married Mrs. Hardin. Mrs.'s occupation:
Housewife. He married Sophia Grosch in Fayette Co., KY, April 11,
1804. Sophia was born in Hagerstown, MD. Sophia died September 28, 1829. Sophia's
occupation: Housewife. Porter Clay had six children who all predeceased him. By 1852 he
only had one heir, Clay Taylor, of St. Louis, MO. Porter was State Auditor of Kentucky for
many years and then became a Baptist preacher in later life.
21. Elizabeth2 Hudson (George3, John4) was born in Hanover County, VA 1750. Elizabeth died December 4, 1829 in Woodford Co., KY, at 79 years of age. Her body was interred in Lexington Cemetery.
She married twice. She married John Clay in unknown, 1765. John was born circa 1742. John was the son of John Clay and Sarah Watkins. John died 1781 in Hanover County, VA, at 39 years of age. His body was interred in Hanover County, VA. John's occupation: Baptist Preacher. She married Henry Watkins in unknown, 1784. Henry was born in Cumberland Co., VA December 26, 1758. Henry was the son of John Watkins and Phebe Hancock. Henry died November 25, 1829 in Woodford Co., KY, at 70 years of age. Elizabeth Hudson was born in Virginia and first married John Clay who died in 1781. She secondly married Henry Watkins in 1784. They moved to what is now Woodford County, Kentucky in 1791 and engaged in a tavern business next to the Courthouse in Versailles. Elizabeth had 16 children and not all of them are identified. The unknown ones are from her second marriage.
Elizabeth Hudson and Henry Watkins had the following children:
22 i. Martha1 Watkins was born in
Hanover County, VA circa 1785. Martha died March 7, 1836 in Woodford Co., KY, at 50 years
of age. She married William Berry Blackburn before 1811. William was
born circa 1774. William died 1843 at 69 years of age.
23 ii. John Hancock Watkins was born in Hanover County, VA October 1, 1785. John
died September 11, 1845 in Scott Co., MO, at 59 years of age. He
married Caroline Taylor Milton in Fayette Co., KY, February 1, 1812. Caroline was born
1794. Caroline died 1868 at 74 years of age. Caroline's occupation: Housewife.
24 iii. Francis Hudson Watkins was born in Woodford Co., KY January 14, 1792.
Francis died September 10, 1852 in Boone Co., MO, at 60 years of age. He married twice. He married Mary Kinkead in Woodford Co., KY, February 11, 1812. Mary was
born circa 1792. Mary died circa 1835. Mary's occupation: Housewife. He
married Margaret Jane Kinkead in Pendleton Co., VA (now WV), October 27, 1835. Margaret
was born 1810. Margaret died 1860 at 50 years of age. Margaret's occupation: Housewife.
25 iv. Nathaniel W. Watkins was born in Woodford Co., KY January 28,
1796. Nathaniel died March 20, 1876 in Scott Co., MO, at 80 years of age. He
married Eliza M. Watson circa 1830. Eliza was born 1810. Eliza died 1878 at 68 years of
age. Eliza's occupation: Housewife.
26. John3 Clay (Henry4, Charles5, John6) was born about 1721. John died 1762 in Chesterfield Co., VA, at 41 years of age.
He married twice. He married Sarah Watkins Goochland Co., VA, about 1740. Sarah was born in Henrico Co., VA before 1726. Sarah was the daughter of Edward Watkins. Sarah died circa 1750 in Chesterfield Co., VA. He married Mary Bass about 1760. Mary was born February 2, 1733/34. Mary was the daughter of William Bass and Martha Clay. Mary died about 1772.
John Clay and Sarah Watkins had the following children:
+ 13 i. John2
Clay was born circa 1742.
27 ii. Edward Clay was born in Henrico Co., VA circa 1745. Edward died 1820
Person Co., NC, at 75 years of age. He married twice. He married Jean
Dupuy. Jean's occupation: Housewife. He married Magdalena Trabue in
Cumberland Co., VA, circa 1770. Magdalena was born 1748 1748. Magdalena was the daughter
of John James Trabue and Olympia Dupuy. Magdalena died circa 1815.
John Clay and Mary Bass had the following children:
28 iii. Jeremiah Bass was born about 1759. Jeremiah died before December 7, 1781
at approximately 22 years of age.
29 iv. Fanny Clay was born about 1760. Fanny died before September 16, 1801 at
approximately 41 years of age. She married William Wooldridge.
30. Sarah3 Watkins (Edward4, Henry5) was born in Henrico Co., VA before 1726. Sarah died circa 1750 in Chesterfield Co., VA.
She married John Clay Goochland Co., VA, about 1740. John was born about 1721. John was the son of Henry Clay and Mary Mitchell. John died 1762 in Chesterfield Co., VA, at 41 years of age. (See John Clay for the children resulting from this marriage.)
31. George3 Hudson (John4) was born in Hanover County, VA. George died 1773 in Hanover County, VA.
He married Sarah Elizabeth Jennings circa 1748. Sarah was born in Hanover County, VA 1729. Sarah was the daughter of William Jennings, Jr. and Mary Jane Pulliam. Sarah died circa 1782.
George Hudson and Sarah Elizabeth Jennings had the following child:
+ 21 i. Elizabeth2
Hudson was born 1750.
32. Sarah Elizabeth3 Jennings (William4 Jennings,, William5 Jennings) was born in Hanover County, VA 1729. Sarah died circa 1782.
She married George Hudson circa 1748. George was born in Hanover County, VA. George was the son of John Hudson and Elizabeth Harris. George died 1773 in Hanover County, VA. (See George Hudson for the children resulting from this marriage.)
33. Henry4 Clay (Charles5, John6) was born in VA 1672. Henry died 1760 in Chesterfield Co., VA, at 88 years of age.
He married Mary Mitchell in VA. Mary was born in VA 1693. Mary was the daughter of William Mitchell and Elizabeth. Mary died 1777 in Chesterfield Co., VA, at 84 years of age.
Henry Clay and Mary Mitchell had the following children:
34 i. Martha3 Clay was born 10 Aug
1713. She married William Bass. William was born December 5, 1705.
35 ii. William Mitchell Clay was born about 1709. William died 1774 at 65 years
of age. He married an unknown person.
36 iii. Amey Clay was born about 1711.
37 iv. Henry Clay was born September 3, 1711.
38 v. Charles Clay was born January 31, 1715/16. Charles died February 25, 1789
in Powhatan Cnty, Va, at 73 years of age. He married Martha Green
November 11, 1741. Martha was born November 25, 1719. Martha died September 6, 1793 at 73
years of age.
39 vi. Mary Clay was born about 1720. She married Thomas
Watkins. Thomas was born before 1720. Thomas died about 1780.
+ 26 vii. John Clay was born about 1721.
40. Mary4 Mitchell (William5) was born in VA 1693. Mary died 1777 in Chesterfield Co., VA, at 84 years of age.
She married Henry Clay in VA. Henry was born in VA 1672. Henry was the son of Charles Clay and Hannah Wilson. Henry died 1760 in Chesterfield Co., VA, at 88 years of age. (See Henry Clay for the children resulting from this marriage.)
41. Edward4 Watkins (Henry5) was born circa 1676. Edward died 1771 in Cumberland Co., VA, at 95 years of age.
Edward Watkins had the following children:
42 i. John3 Watkins was born circa
1710. John died January 1765 in Cumberland Co., VA, at 54 years of age. He
married Phebe Hancock circa 1734. Phebe was born May 10, 1719. Phebe was the daughter of
Samuel Hancock. Phebe died circa 1777.
John's occupation: Planter.
+ 30 ii. Sarah Watkins was born before 1726.
43. John4 Hudson was born circa 1680. John died 1733 in Hanover County, VA, at 53 years of age.
He married Elizabeth Harris 1714. Elizabeth was born November 27, 1698. Elizabeth was the daughter of William Harris and Mary Giles. Elizabeth died after 1770.
John Hudson and Elizabeth Harris had the following child:
+ 31 i. George3
Hudson.
44. Elizabeth4 Harris (William5, Maj. William6, Capt. Thomas7, Sir William8) was born November 27, 1698. Elizabeth died after 1770.
She married John Hudson 1714. John was born circa 1680. John died 1733 in Hanover County, VA, at 53 years of age. (See John Hudson for the children resulting from this marriage.)
45. William4 Jennings, Jr. (William5 Jennings) was born July 5, 1702. William died after 1782.
William Jennings, Jr. and Mary Jane Pulliam had the following child:
+ 32 i. Sarah Elizabeth3
Jennings was born 1729.
46. Mary Jane4 Pulliam birth date unknown.
She married William Jennings, Jr. William was born July 5, 1702. William was the son of William Jennings. William died after 1782. (See William Jennings, Jr. for the children resulting from this marriage.)
47. Charles5 Clay (John6) was born in VA circa 1645. Charles died 1686 in Henrico Co., VA, at 41 years of age.
He married Hannah Wilson. Hannah was born 1645. Hannah was the daughter of John Wilson. Hannah died before 1706.
Charles Clay and Hannah Wilson had the following children:
52 v. Charles Clay. He married Sarah.
+ 33 vii. Henry Clay was born 1672.
54. Hannah5 Wilson (John6) was born 1645. Hannah died before 1706.
She married Charles Clay. Charles was born in VA circa 1645. Charles was the son of John Clay and Elizabeth. Charles died 1686 in Henrico Co., VA, at 41 years of age. (See Charles Clay for the children resulting from this marriage.)
55. William5 Mitchell birth date unknown.
William Mitchell and Elizabeth had the following child:
+ 40 i. Mary4
Mitchell was born 1693.
56. Elizabeth5 birth date unknown.
She married William Mitchell. (See William Mitchell for the children resulting from this marriage.)
57. Henry5 Watkins was born circa 1638. Henry died after 1714/5.
He married Catherine after 1679/0. Catherine's occupation: Housewife.
Henry Watkins had the following child:
+ 41 i. Edward4
Watkins was born circa 1676.
58. William5 Harris (Maj. William6, Capt. Thomas7, Sir William8) was born circa 1672. William died circa 1745 in Hanover County, VA.
William Harris and Mary Giles had the following child:
+ 44 i. Elizabeth4
Harris was born November 27, 1698.
59. Mary5 Giles birth date unknown.
She married William Harris 1694. William was born circa 1672. William was the son of Maj. William Harris and Alice. William died circa 1745 in Hanover County, VA. (See William Harris for the children resulting from this marriage.)
60. William5 Jennings birth date unknown.
William Jennings had the following child:
+
45 i. William4
Jennings, Jr. was born July 5, 1702.
61. John6 Clay birth date unknown. John died before 1655 in Virginia.
He married twice. He married Ann. He married Elizabeth in unknown, before 1645.
John immigrated, 1612. Destination: Virginia.
John Clay and Ann had the following child:
62 i. William5 Clay. William died
1663. He married Emlin.
John Clay and Elizabeth had the following child:
+ 47 ii. Charles Clay was born circa 1645.
63. Elizabeth6 birth date unknown.
She married three times. She married John Wall. She married John Tate. She married John Clay in unknown, before 1645. John died before 1655 in Virginia. John immigrated, 1612. Destination: Virginia.
64. John6 Wilson was born 1606. John died 1685 at 79 years of age.
John Wilson had the following children:
66 ii. John Wilson was born 1643. John died 1716 at 73 years of age. He married Elizabeth Chambers.
+ 54 iii. Hannah Wilson was born 1645.
67. Maj. William6 Harris (Capt. Thomas7, Sir William8) was born 1629. Maj. died 1687 at 58 years of age.
Maj. William Harris and Alice had the following child:
+ 58 i. William5
Harris was born circa 1672.
68. Alice6 birth date unknown.
She married Maj. William Harris. Maj. was born 1629. Maj. was the son of Capt. Thomas Harris and Joan Gurgany. Maj. died 1687 at 58 years of age. (See Maj. William Harris for the children resulting from this marriage.)
69. Capt. Thomas7 Harris (Sir William8) was born 1585. Capt. died 1658 at 73 years of age.
Capt. Thomas Harris and Joan Gurgany had the following child:
+ 67 i. Maj. William6
Harris was born 1629.
70. Joan7 Gurgany birth date unknown.
She married Capt. Thomas Harris. Capt. was born 1585. Capt. was the son of Sir William Harris and Alice Smythe. Capt. died 1658 at 73 years of age. (See Capt. Thomas Harris for the children resulting from this marriage.)
71. Sir William8 Harris was born circa 1550. Sir died 1616 at 66 years of age.
Sir William Harris and Alice Smythe had the following child:
+ 69 i. Capt. Thomas7
Harris was born 1585.
72. Alice8 Smythe birth date unknown.
She married Sir William Harris 1582. Sir was born circa 1550. Sir died 1616 at 66 years of age. (See Sir William Harris for the children resulting from this marriage.)
Alice
(i825)Bass, Jeremiah
(i1604), b.1759-d.1781Blackburn, William Berry (marriage to Martha Watkins)
(i928), b.1774-d.1843Catherine (marriage to Henry Watkins)
(i289)Chambers, Elizabeth (marriage to John Wilson)
(i1110)Clay, Amey
(i1610), b.1711-Dupuy, Jean (marriage to Edward Clay)
(i974)Duralde, Julie (marriage to John Clay)
(i939)Elizabeth
(i299)Erwin, James (marriage to Anne Brown Clay)
(i52), b.1796-d.1851Giles, Mary
(i823)Green, Martha (marriage to Charles Clay)
(i1499), b.1719-d.1793Grosch, Sophia (marriage to Porter Clay)
(i940), d.1829Gurgany, Joan
(i827)Hancock, Phebe (marriage to John Watkins)
(i291), b.1719-d.1777Hardin, Mrs. (marriage to Porter Clay)
(i941)Harris, Capt. Thomas
(i826), b.1585-d.1658Hart, Lucretia (marriage to Henry Clay)
(i107), b.1781-d.1864Hudson, Elizabeth
(i202), b.1750-d.1829Jacob, Susanna Maria (marriage to James Brown Clay)
(i144), b.1823-d.1905Jennings, Sarah Elizabeth
(i293), b.1729-d.1782Jennings,, William, Jr.
(i819), b.1702-d.1782Kinkead, Margaret Jane (marriage to Francis Hudson Watkins)
(i930), b.1810-d.1860Mentelle, Marie R. (marriage to Thomas Hart Clay)
(i135), b.1806-d.1891Milton, Caroline Taylor (marriage to John Hancock Watkins)
(i927), b.1794-d.1868Mitchell, Mary
(i1479), b.1693-d.1777Prather, Julia (marriage to Henry Clay, Jr.)
(i140), b.1814-d.1840Pulliam, Mary Jane
(i820)Russell, Josephine Deborah (marriage to John Morrison Clay)
(i27), b.1835-d.1920Sarah (marriage to Charles Clay)
(i1421)Smythe, Alice
(i829)Tate, John (marriage to Elizabeth)
(i1414)Trabue, Magdalena (marriage to Edward Clay)
(i973), b.1748-d.1815Wall, John (marriage to Elizabeth)
(i1413)Watkins, Edward
(i273), b.1676-d.1771Watson, Eliza M. (marriage to Nathaniel W. Watkins)
(i931), b.1810-d.1878Wilson, Hannah
(i297), b.1645-d.1706Wooldridge, William (marriage to Fanny Clay)
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