| Birth: | 1625 in Chichester, Sussex, , England |
| Death: | 1 AUG 1691 in Marcus Hook, Chester, PA |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | William Clayton b. ABT 1590 in , , Sussex, England |
| Mother: | Joan Smith b. ABT 1610 in , , , England |
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| Prudence Lanckford (Wife) b. BET 1625 AND 1638 in , Surrey, , England | |
| Marriage: 7 NOV 1653 in Chichester, Sussex, , England | |
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William Clayton:
!RESIDENCES: J P Burke. AMERICAN FAMILIES WITH BRITISH ANCESTRY. (Baltimore:GPC (original London 1939), 1975) [B176] p. 2554. William Clayton Sr of Burlington, NJ.
!RELATIONSHIP: James E Bellarts. THE QUAKER YEOMEN. [B192. I own...wei] p. 26. William Clayton of Chichester, 1625. Third son of Thomas Clayton. Married Prudence Mickels. p. 31. Children of William Clayton of Chichester. Joseph Clayton, b. 12 12mo 1659 England, md 5 2mo 1683 Elizabeth Balzer.
!COURT: Bart Anderson & Dorothy B Lapp & Marwood Darlington. INDEX TO CHESTER CO., PA WILLS AND INTESTATES RECORDS 1713-1850. (Danboro, PA: , 1970) [B198] p. 31.
!RELATIONSHIP: Elaine Rowland. WILLIAM HUNT AND SARAH MILLS THEIR ANCESTORS AND OURS ESSAYS AND GENEALOGIES. (ca1980) [B249] p. 83. William Clayton Sr b. 1623 Parish of High Hayland, Yorkshire Co., Eng, d. Aug 1689 Chester Co., PA. He brought his family to America on the ship "Kent" in 1677. Landing in the Delaware River north of Salem, West Jersey. Lived in Burlington, NJ, moved t Chichester twp., Chester Co., PA in 1681, was a judge in Phila. He was acting Governor of PA in 1684-85. William and Pruddence witnessed the first recorded marriage in Burlington Co., West (New) Jersey Quaker Mtgs on Aug 6, 1678 to Thomas Leeds and Margaret Collier.
!RELATIONSHIP: THE QUAKER YEOMEN. Vol. ___ (1975). Page ?. (...this is October in the old style calendar before it was reformed in 1752) 1657' and there are four supplemental entries: "Joseph Clayton, son of W. and P.C. etc. (as above) born 12th day of 12th month (Febrary O.S.) 1659: Honor Clayton, daughter of W. and P.C., etc, born 18th day of 1st month (March O.S.) 1662: Mary and Elizabeth Clayton, twin daughters of W and P C., etc, born 29th o 6th month (August O.S.) 1665: Hannah Clayton, dau of W and P C in the parish of St Pancras without the East Gate of the City of Chichester, born 12th of 10th month (December, O.S.) 1667." (more info here, but some missing from my duped sheets...wei Vol. 9-1. April 1982. p. 6. "From the Editors Notebook" A letter from Louis E Jones, 36 E Hickory Road, Lombard, IL 60148 cites a reference "Genealogy of the Gordon-Macy, Middleton-Curtis and Allied Families" for his claim that the wife of William Clayton of Chichester was Proudence Lanckford of St. Peter's the less, daughter of William Lackford of Broughton parish, Hampshire, England, and that she was possibly born in County Surrey. He also states that William Clayton of Chichester was of the Parish of Rumbaldswick, near Chichester, Sussex, that he was baptized 1632-Dec-09, Boxgrove, Sussex, citing various seemingly valid references. Vol. 10-1. April 1983. p. 1. "William Clayton of Chichester". Vol. 11-4. Jan 1985. p. 1. "William Clayton of Chichester" by Louis E Jones. William Clayton b. 1625, Parish of Rumbaldswick, near Chichester, Sussex, England, baptized 1632 Dec 09, Boxgrove, Sussex. Married 1653 Nov 07, St Pancras Parish, Chichester, County Sussex, England (Parish and vital records listings, LDS Church, London, England; and St Pancras Parish, Chichester, Sussex, Parish Register Calendar, by V. London, 1945, copied by Louis E Jones, 1982), Prudence Lanckford of St Peters the less, dau of William Lanckford of Broughton Parish, Hampshire. She was prob. b. in Surrey according to THE GENEALOGY OF THE GORDON-MACY, MIDDLETON-CURTIS AND ALLIED FAMILIES. Prudence Lanckford may have married first _______ Mickles who died prior to 1653. Shows parents of William to be William Clayton and Joan Smith
!RESEARCHER: Inez Givens file. Data received 1 Oct 1978. Information sent by Mrs David W Wheatley, Whittier, CA. [looks like from THE QUAKER YEOMEN book, plus another writeup re the Clayton lineage....note...old version...not copied here at this time...wei] FGS of William Clayton and Prudence Mickel--- William Clayton, s/o Thomas Clayton (d 1666 London), b 1625 England; d 1689 came on KENT ship; a carpenter and a Quaker; m Prudence Mickel, living 1689.
!RESEARCHER: Dorothy Knauff file. Data received from a meeting 8 Jan 1980. [copy of material from Greene County] CLAYTON William Clayton, father of Mary Clayton is said to be a descendant of Charlemagne of France; of Ranulphus, who accompanied william the Conqueror against King Harold; of Robert, Lord of the Manor of Clayton, who was born i Candebec, Normandy France, and who fought with William the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings; of Earls, Lords, Dukes, Knights, Crusaders, Bishops, Justices and other nobility and servants of the Crown. He arrived in the New World on the good ship "Kent", out of London with his wife Prudence and children in 1677. He was one of the Commissioners sent out by the Fenwick Proprietary of New Jersey to purchase land from the Indians. Until this task was completed he lived in Burlington NJ then he settled on 500 acres of land at Chichester PA., which had been granted him b the Crown. He was a personal friend of William Penn, and highly respected by the Quakers, he himself being a Friend. He presided over the first court under the Proprietary Government held at Upland in Chester County on Sept 13 1681. In 1683/4 he was a member of Penn's Council and served as acting Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania during 1684-1685. He died in 1691. His daughter Mary married John Beals Sr. in 1682. (I copied the above from some book and failed to copy the source, however I thought you might enjoy it.) Bellarts gives his deat date as 1689. William Clayton 1625-1689 son of Thomas Clayton Prudence (Mikels) ch: Prudence Clayton born 1657 married Francis Reynolds Joseph 1659 Elizabeth died in infancy Honour born 1662 married James Brown Mary Clayton 1665 aobut 1724 married John Beals (our ancestors) Elizabeth 2nd also died in infancy Hannah William m Elizabeth Some genealogists think that William's wife Prudence was a widow of Mikels and that her maiden name was Miller, the daughter of Robert Miller and his wife Margaret Braithwaite Miller. Others disagree, so I have not used that o my charts. William Clayton was indeed acting Governor of Pennsylvania according to records, although the office was not as it is now. He was the first named of 12 Burgesses by Governor Markham, therefore when the Governor was absent Clayton presided. The records show that he presided during the years 1684/5.
!RESEARCHER: Carolyn R Elder file. Letter 11 Nov 1981. FGS of William Clayton - William Clayton, carpenter, b 1625 York, Eng; d 1689 Marcus Hook, Chester Co., PA; s/o Thomas Clayton and Mary Thompson; m Prudence Michael Mickel(s), living 1689. Sailed from Chicester, Eng. in the "Kent" to NJ 1677, settled at Burlington, NJ. Moved to Chester, PA. Acting Governor of PA 1684-1685. Ref: Compendium of American Gen. Vol. 1, p. 708; Vol. 3, p. 219. Fred Reinbold Notes: William died at Chicester, Chester Co., PA Prudence died at Chicester, Chester Co., PA
!RESEARCHER: Galen Hinshaw file. 1982. FGS of William Clayton and Prudence: William Clayton b 1625 Chichester, England; d 1689 Chester Co., PA; settle 1677 at Burlington, NJ; resided at Philadelphia, PA; Govr. of PA 1684-85; wa a judge, Governor; a Quaker; s/o Thomas Clayton (of London, Eng.) and Mary Tompson; m Prudence Mikell, d after 1689; d/o William Mikell. ch: Mary b 6/29/1665/6 Chichester, Sussex, Eng; d 2/22/1727; m 1682 John Beals Sr, d 12/171726. Honour b 11/29/1662 Chichester, Eng; m 6/8/1679 James Brown, s/o Richard of Markers Hook, NJ. Prudence b 1647 Sussex, Eng; d 1728 Chester Co., Pa; m 11/10/1678 Henry Reynolds at Burlington Mtg, VA, b 1655, d 1714. William b 3/2/1665 Chichester, Eng; d 1/9/1758; m1 Elizabeth Beyer; m2 Mary Martin (Walter?) Joseph b 12/12/1659 Eng; m 2/5/1683 Elizabeth Balzer. Elizabeth b 1660; died in infancy Elizabeth (twin to Mary) b 6/29/1666 Eng; d in infancy Hannah b 11/2/1667; d in infancy Notes: Wm Clayton, descendant of Charlamagne came from Chichester, Eng in the "Kent" to New Jersey in 16______________. Settled in Burlington, was active in Friends Meeting moved to Philadelphia County. Became one of the first of two judges for that county. Presided at the first meeting of the Provincial council under government of William Penn. Was Governor of Pennsylvania in 1684. "At ye mont: meeting of Friends in burlington ye 2d of ye 11th mo. 1678. Henry Reynolds and Prudence Cleyton proposed their intentions of ye 2nd time which said meeting pmitted" Minutes of Burlington NJ M Mtg. Wm Tallack, Frndly Sktchs in Am. Lon. A. W. Burnett Bishoprgot Without. --Clayton of Chester's-- 1. John Clayton of Clayton Hall, in the parish of High Hoyland, Yorks had issue, 2. Thomas Clayton of Clayton Hall, m Angius, dau of John Thornhill of Fixby, Yorks and died aobut the year 1585, had issue, 3. William Clayton of Oahenshaw, Yorks and of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law, m Margaret, dau of Jasper Chlomley of the East Riding, d. about 1627, had eight sons, three daughters: 1. John m Elizabeth Fitzwilliam and died April 1671, age 79 2. William 3. Thomas m Mary Tompson (see below) 4. Jasper (Sir) of London, Kent 5. Edward 6. Daniel of Norwich 7. George, slain at bois-le-Duc 8. Nathaniel of London 1. Frances m William Greaves of York 2. Margaret m ___ Prior of London 3. Jane d. unm. 4. Thomas Clayton of London m Mary, dau of Wm Tompson, of Tinmouth Castle, had five sons and two daughters, 1. Mary, m Peter Nourse of Woodeaton, Oxford 2. Rebecca m Robert Paston, Earl of Yarmouth and d. Feb 16, 1693/4 [--Burke, THE LANDED GENTRY OF GREAT BRITAIN, Vol. 1, p. 425] 5. William Clayton, son of Thomas (see above FGS)
!RESEARCHER: Ruth Cate file 16 Jul 1984. Data from Ralph Reavis of Memphis, TN.-- The enclosed Bales/Adamson records were sent to me by Nancy Jacobs of MO, who husband is a descendant of John C Cate, mentioned on chart, and Mary Harrington Cate. Showing the ancestry of William Bales back to the immigrant John BEALS (pronounced BALES). William Clayton. b. England, arrived inKent 1677, md Prudence Miller/Miker had: Mary Clayton... William Clayton, Sr., my g-9 grandfather was a personal imissary of William Penn sent to purchase land from the Indians.
!RESEARCHER: B A Morris file. Letter 26 March 1994. Pedigree chart from Ancestral File - ver 4.12. William Clayton (AFN:594P-QV) b. 8 Dec 1632; m Prudence Mickel (AFN:8MJH-FJ) b. abt 1638 Pedigree chart from Ancestral File - ver 4.12. William Clayton (AFN:594P-QV) b. 8 Dec 1632 England; d. 1688/89 Chester Co., PA; s/o William Clayton Sr and Joan Smith.
!RESEARCHER: Ardeth Hawthorne letter 23 Aug 1987. Pedigree chart. 6. William Clayton b 1625 London; d 1691; Came in "Kent" 1677 and settled Burlington, NJ, later Chester Co., PA; was a carpenter; m 1656 7. Prudence Lanckford Mickels, a widow, b 1625
!RESEARCHER: Karmen Hatchett (via download from KCGeneSplicer 4/1/95) file. Descendancy Chart dated 13 Jan 1990. [from PAF-SLC] 2. William Clayton (1632) sp-- Prudence Lackford (md 1st a Mickles) 3. William Clayton (1655) m Elizabeth Bezer 3. Prudence O Clayton (1657) m Henry Reynolds (1655) 3. Joseph Clayton (1659) 3. Elizabeth Clayton 3. Honor Clayton (1662) m James Brown 3. Mary Clayton (1665) my line 3. Elizabeth Clayton (1665) 3. Hannah Clayton (1667) William Clayton b Eng; Chr: 8 Dec 1632 Rumbaldswick, Sussex, Eng (s/o William Clayton and Joan Smith) m 7 Nov 1653 Prudence Lackford Notes for William Clayton-- "Quaker Yeomen Vol 10 #1 April 1983" work of Louis E Jones (done in England) from original documents including Quaker Records, English Parish Registers and Wills .. Will calls him a Timberman (carpenter) dated 1 Feb 1658. NOTE--Sealed to WRONG parents 6 Jan 1964 Salt Lake on Salt Lake Archive Sheet William Clayton arrived from England on the ship "Kent", Gregory Marlow, Master, and arrived at New Castle on the Delaware on the "16th of th 6th month O.S. 1677". The 6th month was August at that time. The "Kent" anchored and discharged here passengers at the mouth of the Racoon Creek, which empties into the Delaware River at Bridgeport nearly opposite Chester Pa. De Cou's "Burlington: A Provincial Capital" pg 19-20 Among the 200 passengers we find William Clayton, Most of the passengers were Quakers. William Clayton's family evidently came with him... William Clayton purchase land from Hans Oelson, one of the original granters of Maracus Hook (now Delaware Co) Pa. which set off from Chester Co. Pa. and settled there. He wa a member of Gov. Markham's Council Etc. and on the 8th month 24th day., was elected President of the Provincial Council. He wed Prudence Michael. Source "Our Family Ancestors" by Thomas Maxwell Potts 1895.
!RESEARCHER: Carin Vance of Lebanon, OH file. Downloaded SWVA3.GED file from AOL in July 1995. William Clayton b ca 1625 Rumbaldswick, Sussex, England; d 1 Aug 1691 Marcus Hook, Chester, Pa; m 7 Nov 1653 Chicester, Sussex, England to Prudenc Lanckford; she b ca 1625 Surrey, England; d aft 1689.
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