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William Clayton:
!RELATIONSHIP: THE QUAKER YEOMEN.
Vol. 9-2. July 1982.
p. 4. "From Our Readers:" Mr Louis E Jones, 36 East Hickory Road, Lombard, IL
60148.
Has provided material that establishes the parentage of William Clayton of
Chichester and his wife Prudence without a doubt.
This material seems to, temporarily at least, break our line from William
Clayton of Chichester to Robert de Clayton, Companion of william the
Conqueror. Vol. 9-4. Jan 1983.
p. 5. "From Our Readers:" Louis E Jones of 36 East Hickory Road, Lombard, IL
60148 ha sprovided a copy of the will of William Clayton, father of William
of Chichester below:
CHICHESTER MISCELLANEIOUS WILLS 1653 TO 1668. Vol. 21B Consistory Court Will
Register 1653-1668 (ST61/21B) (in West Sussex Record Offices, Chichester,
England 16 April 1982 - copied by Louis E Jones)
William Clayton. In ye name of God I Will Clayton of ye Parish of Pancras
without ye East Gate of Chichester in ye County of Sussex Timberman being
sick & weak in body yet of perfect memory Lord to be thanked doe make &
ordaine this my last will & Testamt in form following That I give and beq.
my Souls into ye hand of Alm. God and my body to ye earth. It. I give unto
my sonne Will Clayton ye sum of 12 d to be pd within one whole year after my
deceas. I. I give unto my grandchildren Will Clayton Prudence Clayton ye
children of my sonne Will Clayton ye sume of 20 s a piece to be pd unto them
after they shall accomplish ye age of 21 s yeares. It. I give unto my son
Ric Clayton ye sum of 20 s to be pd him once he shall accomplish ye age of
21 ty yeares. It. I give unto my son Thos Clayton ye summe of 20 s to be pai
him once he shall accomplish ye age of 21 ty years age. It. I give and
appoint that he be pd for ye planing to my sonne tho. above sd between Feb
and ye first da of May respensing? ye date whereof unto Tho. Coby. It. I giv
& appoint my daughter Elizabeth Clayton ye sum of 40 s to be pd her when one
whole year - -. It. I give unto my daughter Mary Clayton ye sume of 5 s to b
pd her when she shall attayne to ye age of 20 & 1 yeares. All the rest of m
goods I give unto my loving wif Elizabeth Clayton after my debts and funera
expenses be discharged for her well being and for ye bringing up of my
youngest daughter Mary Clayton And doe ordaine and make her my testor
of this my last will & Testamt. _________ _________ will & ______
_______ _______ for as much as my wife may be unable to manage my
estate to ye best _______ _______ And for as much as my loving friend John
Peele of Pagham __________ __________ ___________ doe ordain and appoint my
friend John Peele and doe give him full power and authority __________
Standing my ______ aforesaid as prove this my last will & meaning and to tak
an invy of all my goods and to _________ ye same until such time my debts
________.
& I give my 2 friends William Stele & John Avery 2 s apiece for their care
and pains.
1st Feb 1658 /s/ William Vlayton
wit:
Thomas Hopkin
John Rogers
Vol. 11-4. Jan 1985.
p. 1. "William Clayton of Chichester" by Louis E Jones.
William Clayton, b. ca 1590, will dated ca 1658 copied by Louis E Jones,
1982-Apr-16 (Chichester Mischellaneous Wills 1653-1658, Vol. 21B, p. 59,
Consistory Court Will Register 1653-1658 STC1/21B, in West Sussex Record
Office, Chichester), no probate located. Married (1), 1631-Oct-30, Boxgrove
parish, Joan Smith who was buried 1644-Apr-27 (A Calendar of the Parish of
Boxgrove, Sussex 1560-1812, by W D Peckham, 1946). Married (2), 1644,
Elizabeth Simmons. His will indicates that he was a timberman (lumber
dealer), residing in the Parish of Pancras without the East Gate of
Chichester, Sussex. It lists sons William, Richard (not yet 21 years of age,
placed with Thomas Coby until the first day of May next enusing the date of
his 21st birthday); daughters Elizabeth who received a bequest of 40 shilling
one year after his decease, possibly as a dowery for an anticipated marriage,
and youngest daughter Mary, his child by his second marriage; and
grandchildren William and Prudence Clayton, children of William. Also named:
John Peele of Pegham as bondsman; Will Steele a miller living without the Eas
Gate of Chichester and John Avery formerly of Chichester as auditors; and
Thomas Hopkins and John Rogers as witnesses. Total bequests over the ensuing
twenty years totalled 161 shillings, a sizeable estate at that time.
!RESEARCHER: B A Morris file.
Letter 26 March 1994.
Pedigree chart from Ancestral file - ver 4.12.
William Clayton Sr (AFN:D28T-4P)
b. 1590 England; d. 1658 Chichester,S, England; m 30 Oct 1631 Sussex,
England to
Joan Smith (AFN:KSDN-7F)
b. abt 1610 England; d. 25 Apr 1644
!RESEARCHER: Ardeth Hawthorne file.
Letter 23 Aug 1987.
Pedigree chart..
12. Thomas Clayton b 1598; d 1666; settled in London; settled in London; m
10/30/1631
13. Joan Smith buried 4/27/1644.
Thomas Clayton m2 1644 Elizabeth Simmons.
24. William Clayton b ca1570; d 1627; a lawyer in England; m
25. Margaret Chomley (Chomondely)
!RESEARCHER: Karmen Hatchett (via download from KCGeneSplicer 4/1/95) file.
Descendancy Chart dated 13 Jan 1990. [from PAF-SLC]
1. William Clayton
sp--Joan Smith
2. William Clayton (1632)
2. Elizabeth Clayton (1637)
2. Richard Clayton (1640)
2. Thomas Clayton (1642) m Elizabeth (1610)
2. Mary Clayton
William Clayton b Pancras, Sussex, Eng; d bef 1659 Sussex, Eng.
m1 Joan Smith 30 Oct 1631
m2 Elizabeth -- 2nd wife
Notes for William Clayton--
"The Quaker Yeomen" Vol 10 #1 Apr 1983 will refers to him as a carpenter
- sources include Consistory Court Will Register, Quaker Church Records,
English Parish Registers.
!RESEARCHER: Carin Vance of Lebanon, OH file.
Downloaded SWVA3.GED file from AOL in July 1995.
William Clayton b abt 1590 Sussex, England; d abt 1658; m1 Joan Smith on 3
Oct 1631 Chichester, Sussex, England; Joan d 27 Apr 1644 Boxgrove, Sussex,
England.
Had: William Clayton
Elizabeth b 11 Feb 1636
Richard b 13 Sep 1640
Thomas b 26 Feb 1641
William m2 Elizabeth Simmons abt 1644; she b ca 1590.
Had: Mary Clayton.
!RESEARCHER: CHESKA file
Printed from above on 7 November 1996.
"Beware Of Erroneous Clayton Research!"
From Cheska Wheatley on Fidonet Genealogy Conference, 1994/95.
(in part...wei)
The line tracing a William Clayton back to Charlemagne was first published
in: The Clayton Family / by Henry F Hepburn. Wilmington:The Historical
Society of Delaware, 1904 (Wilington, Del:The J.M. Rogers Press). I have als
seen this attributed to a Major Frank Beals but I do not have the full title
of his work. However, it doesn't really matter since the william Clayton tha
Hepburn traced back is ---not--- our William Clayton? Unfortunately, back in
the 1970s, the late Jim Bellarts who was publishing the "Quaker Yeoman" got
hold of this and he also published it as our William's ancestry and since
then it's been hard to keep it from spreading around as the gospel truth!
Louis E Jones, in 1982, went to England and uncovered the will of a
William Clayton dated ca 1658 in Chichester [England] Miscellaneous Wills
1653-1658, vol. 21B, p. 59, Consistory Court Will Register in the West Susse
Record Office, Chichester. I don't have a copy of this will myself, but
apparently this William identifies himself as a timberman residing in the
Parish of Pancras without the East Gate of Chichester, Sussex. It lists sons
William, Richard (not yet 21 years of age), Thomas (not yet 21 years of age)
daughter Elizabeth and youngest daughter Mary; and *grandchildren William an
Prudence Clayton, children of William.*
[Since our William's daughter Prudence was born 20 8m 1657, seems more
than likely that she is the same Prudence referred to as his grandchild!]
This William married 30 Oct 1631 Boxgrove Parish to Joan SMITH who was burie
27 Apr 1644. Their children baptized at Boxgrove, Sussex were: William 9 Dec
1632 (our William); Elizabeth 11 Feb 1637; Richard 13 Sep 1640; and Thomas
26 Feb 1642.
Daughter Mary is supposedly from a second marriage after 1644 to Elizabeth
SIMMONS whose death was recorded 6 Oct 1660 in the Lewes & Chichester
Monthly Meeting records.
William Clayton (our William), son of William & Joan Smith, married 7 Nov
1653 st. Pancras Parish, Chichester to Prudence Lanckford of St. Peters the
Less, daughter of William Lanckford of Broughton Parish, Hampshire. This
marriage was copied again by Louis E Jones in 1982 from the St. Pancras
Parish, Chichester, Sussex Parish Register Calendar by V. London, 1945.
This new information was publsihed, oddly enough, by Bellarts in the
Quaker Yeoman in Jan. 1985.
Apparently there is a will for a Thomas Clayton dated 10 Sep 1630 and
proved 28 Apr 1631 (Consistory Court of Chichester) which names a wife
Margaret, sons Walter, William, Mathew, Richard and Thomas, daughters Mary
wife of Richard Martin and Elizabeth. Bellarts felt this might be the
grandfather of our William which is definitely a possibility but I haven't
added him to my tree yet without seeing some supportive evidence. Bellarts
took it one more step and speculated that this Thoams was POSSIBLY the son o
a John b ca. 1530 who was the son of a Thomas born ca 1500 who made his will
in Rudgwich parish 4 Jul 1557.
Personally, I think we are on pretty thin ice when birthdates start
appearing as "about" at 30 years intervals! The English clergy kept very
thorough records and there should be more definitive dates in the early
parish registers so one shouldn't have to resort to "ca." dates.
Bellarts does say that the will of William ca 1658 proves conclusively
that William of Chichester was not the "son of a London lawyer" but never
admits that he led us up the wrong tree! AND he goes right on to say that
Thomas Clayton MAY have been the grandson of Thomas de Clayton b ca 1440,
eldest son of John de Clayton & Mary Mainwaring who was disinherited by his
parents and it is likely having been disinherited Thomas would have left
Lancashire perhaps settling in London or Sussex, a days journey south of
London at that time....and he goes on! ...
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