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William "Mitchell" Clay Jr. Veteran

Birth: 24 Mar 1736
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Death: 20 Mar 1811 (aged 74)
Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia, USA
Burial: Birchlawn Burial Park

Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 37.3257167, Longitude: -80.7103778
Memorial ID: 10162828 View Source

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Mitchell was married to Phoebe BELCHER and they had 14 children:

Rebecca, Charles, Obedience, Patience, David, Bartley, Ezekiel, Mitchell Jr. Sarah "Sally", Mary, Naomia "Nannie" William, Tabitha,and Henry J.

# 52867675. Link to his father.

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William Mitchell Clay Sr

1708–1774
Martha Runyon Clay

1712–1764

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Phoebe Belcher Clay

1740–1809

Siblings

Mary Elizabeth Clay Belcher

1734–1793
Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Clay Shrewsbury

1755–1810

Children

Elizabeth "Betsy" Clay Hodges

1763–1836
Rebecca Clay Pearis Peters

1764–1844
Bartley Clay

1765–1783
Tabitha Clay

1767–1783
Ezekiel Clay

1767–1783
Obedience Clay French

1769–1810
Mary Obedience Clay Stewart

1771–1850
Patience Clay Chapman

1772–1844
Mitchell Clay Jr

1772–1851
William Mitchell Clay

1777–1842
Henry J. Clay

1781–1866
Sarah Clay Peters

1783 – unknown

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Originally Created by: Marieda Mae DERRICK Edens
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Cemetery Marker for the family of Mitchell Clay, to include his children killed in the Shawnee Indian Massacre in August of 1783 (Bartley, Tabitha, and Ezekiel). Their parents, Mitchell Clay and Phoebe Belcher are also buried here. They were removed from their original resting place at the Celanese Plant, formerly their own land, ultimately donated to the Celanese Corporation.

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Family Members

William Mitchell Clay Sr

Martha Runyon Clay

Phoebe Belcher Clay

Mary Elizabeth Clay Belcher

Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Clay Shrewsbury

Elizabeth "Betsy" Clay Hodges

Rebecca Clay Pearis Peters

Bartley Clay

Tabitha Clay

Ezekiel Clay

Obedience Clay French

Mary Obedience Clay Stewart

Patience Clay Chapman

Mitchell Clay Jr