Clayton family

TheClayton familyis an oldQuakerfamily that came toAmericawithWilliam Pennin 1682 and has been prominent politically, particularly inPennsylvaniaandDelaware.

In 1682William Pennsailed forAmericawith a large fleet of ships carrying immigrants. Perhaps most of these people were Quakers, but many were not.William Pennhimself landed atNew Castle,but at least one of his fleet made its way intoChesapeake Bay:theSubmission,out ofLiverpoolandBristol.TheSubmissionarrived atChoptank,on theChoptank RiverinDorchester Countyon theEastern ShoreofMarylandin November 1682. The "ship's log" lists her passengers, among them James and Jane Clayton and their six children. They were fromMiddlewich,in theCheshire County,England.

Many or most of the passengers of theSubmissiondisembarked at Choptank and traveled overland toBucks County,Pennsylvania,on the west side of theDelaware Rivera few miles abovePhiladelphia.It may be assumed that James Clayton and his family were in this number. Neither is it difficult to imagine that some of the party found desirable home sites along the way. Each of the three Clayton sons of James Clayton, as he reached his majority, appeared in the records ofKent County,Delaware.^[1]

The listing below is not a genealogy of the family, and is missing many branches of a very large posterity. It is rather intended to an index, providing a guide for the relationships among the many members who are notable and are mentioned in other articles. Presently it is focused on the family in the state ofDelaware.As with many family histories, attempts have been made to trace the lineage in the past based on incomplete or inaccurate information, and so therefore, older sources may have information inconsistent with later research.

Family members

James Clayton (1632–1684), m. Jane, to America with Penn’s fleet, 1682

James (1666–1697), m. Mary Bedwell Webb, res. Kent County, DE
- John (c1692- 1759)
  - John Clayton
    - John Edmund Clayton
  - James Clayton (c1720- ), m. Grace, miller near Wyoming, Delaware
    - Dr.Joshua Clayton(1744–1798), m. Rachel McCleary
      - James Lawson Clayton 1769-1833), m. Elizabeth Polk
      - Richard Clayton (1774–1836), m. Mary Richardson, Sarah Lawrenson & Araminta Lewis
      - Thomas Clayton(1777–1854), m. Jennette Macomb
    - John Clayton (1749–1802), Judge, m. Mary Manson Manlove
      - James Clayton, m. Sarah Medford
      - Edward Clayton, m. Rachel H. Manlove
    - Thomas Clayton, m. Elizabeth Wharton
      - Charles Clayton
      - John Clayton
    - Lydia Clayton, m. Joseph Hanson
      - James Hanson
    - Grace Clayton
    - Miriam Clayton
    - Amelia Clayton
    - James (George) Clayton (1761–1820), m. Sarah Middleton
      - Lydia Clayton, m. John Kellum
      - John M. Clayton(1796–1856), m. Sallie Ann Fisher
        James Clayton (1823–1851)
        
        Charles McClyment Clayton (1825–1849)
      - Harriet M. Clayton, m. Walter Douglass & Harry W. Peterson
        John Clayton Douglass (1817–1875), m. Ellen
        Clayton Douglass (died at 18)
        
        Constance Margaret Douglass (1852–1926), m. Francis Nixon Buck (1842–1926)
        Clayton Douglass Buck(1890–1965), m. Alice du Pont (Wilson) (1891–1967)
        Clayton Douglass Buck Jnr. ( -1986), m. Mary Biddle Sinclair ( -2009)
      - Elizabeth Clayton, unmarried
      - Mary Anne Clayton, m. George T. Fisher
        James Clayton Fisher
        
        John Clayton Fisher
      - James H. M. Clayton, unmarried
- James (1695–1761) to North Carolina 1738
Sarah (1668- )
John (1671-c1718 ), m. Mary Smith & Mary Wilson
- Mary (1)
- Joshua (1)
- Susanna, m. Abraham Vanhoy
- Hannah, m. John Levick, & Henry Stevens
- Elizabeth, m. Mark Manlove, Jr)
- Daniel
- Jonathan
- John
Mary (1674- )
Joshua (1677-c1760), m. Mary & Sarah
- Sarah, m. Thomas Cowgills
- Lydia, m. John Cowgills
- Lewis
- Jordan
Lydia (c1677- )

John Clayton
Joe Clayton
Francesca Clayton

Notes

^"The Clayton Family of Middlewich".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-23.Retrieved2009-10-25.

References

Scharf, John Thomas (1888).History of Delaware 1609-1888. 2 vols.Philadelphia: L. J. Richards & Co.
Conrad, Henry C. (1908).History of the State of Delaware, 3 vols.Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Wickersham Company.

External links

The Clayton Family of Middlewich[1]
History of Delaware 1609-1888[2]

Places with more information

Delaware Historical Society [3]505 Market St., Wilmington, Delaware (302) 655-7161.
University of DelawareLibrary[4]181 South College Ave., Newark, Delaware (302) 831-2965.

[1] "The Clayton Family of Middlewich".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-23.Retrieved2009-10-25.

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