The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

6ndiy ---- eaunderA and died at Hplikax 70. n. in 1915: Gen. Qgeehe Clay ofz k$n- !tncky, born August |, 1zbs. died octopeF !. Scvs. Mag, VOL vrr.,s page 114. ! f.harles and Mary Clay were living in Bristol Parish in 17s2. and thetr snn. J0nq Clay. was born Ja1nsry 4 IF, Tnsm4as ,ls94s
 Tnis Tinii is not 6oi. Thornae Clay sot the Revolution, as the date b too carry. ,"Early Settlers of Alabama E1yes '. Clay record which we pess,a'iy ,a,p c"ps' x,s s Ssye Sssns s.sn Ml'a came me to % %Virsinis in isis
 | |. John Clay was the common ancestor pf the Gsys of AmeEica- According to shs rscord n the M virka3s sd s ssa,ne son VII. n,. Eas .s oSS s es 'st a HsS 5sssasl @ sons. but ~s scsiy know tks. nasiies of two. Henry and not not follow the line of Henry. but take j '?.s s. Charles ch Clay married Hannah ----s
 He ip the Charles desctibed aboves as iighting g rnder Nathaniel Bacon m ,ni ana ,E aying scns so cf rhis Charles Clay that e. c. Clay Iof Huntsville, descended. He had several lsonG His oldest son,
 Is, i7Si. He married Mary Mitchell. dangh- ter of William and Elizabeth Mitchell
 gust r '171 They lived ana died in ss vest sas cf swis sss crsss sa ses and John. the, latter was the grandfather of the famous Henry Clay. They also 1 s. cnaries cay was born January sl. i7is, and 'dtsd Februnry- 2S. trss. He mar
 ried Martha Green. Noyember H.. Nn:
 noEn SsyssSser sSs F: 2 i5s HE ssSsSts9 sSa ss1 of Th6mas Green apd .Eljss Marston, and their line on the family tree fs. extended back for. generatIons, Including the Ffl-
 Charles Clay and his wife Martha Green
 had eleven ckildren: Mary Lockett. borp September 2. 17xz: Eliza, born August | TIA: Charles, born December 2E 1745; Henry born March arch 5; IFS: Thomas. porn ,, 2i, f7s2; Lucy Thaxton and Matthew
 Nwins). born March 25.. 1754; Green, born August .14, 1757: Priscilla, born April 90. IFS srs.S. snS MHTha Tpdaa. .eCs csy e9sn ss ss @ wes col. Thomas. Clay of the Revolution. k Many Aiatamians are descended from this famHy. and win be interested In these facts Johp sscrn,1v Morron nI,:ned G1,; o
 'a'Thes Clay Family" which is very highly commehded as an accurate and well pre-
 s5s.. RoBINs-va. Mas, Vol. K. page zss. :. .sives a letter from, John burg. asking about the Virginia Society of the Cincinnati, expressing An ardent desire to become . member. He claims that he has been a lieutenant In the ser vice for seven years. There are -four
 other names signed to the letter. also
 msk,ns appsaten urf,s smsy Ksnda Mssqr s;,p
 geon Edward Dun, Lieut., Nathaniel Dar- by. They recommend the Rev. Samuel 8. McCrosKey also for an honorary member Cafi this be John Purnell Robins?
 
 As. PITTs-DANDRIDGE. etc.--If w.
 l.. P. will, state more definitely what Is desired perhaps some information may
 be given. To ask merely for infornaa-
 too wide a range. Some of the nAfnes given have quite large genealegies pub
 iished about them and. 1t would be imT possible to select from such wealth or
 1t may, however, be of interest to say that Col John Dandridge of New Kent County. was the father of Mrs. George
 Washington, who was Martha Dandridge.
 His wife was Frances Jones, Ndaughter
 was the son of Rev, Rowland Jones,
 Ci644-16SS), Minister of B-iton Parish. Va.
 Orlando Jones was born, according to his tomb in the churchyard there, De-
 camber 31 1881. and died June l2. 171s. Martha Macon was the daughter of Gid
 con Macon. (va. Mag. Vol. VIII. page
 w, Winiam. Dandridee belonged to the 7th Battalion of Virginia Militia during the William Dandridge, Sr.. was one of the comrniesioners from Virginia in TIPS, to settle the dividing line between North Carolina and Virginia.