Elizabeth Clay1,2
#1563, b. 13 January 1755, d. 1832
| Father* | Henry Clay b. 19 Sep 1736, d. 17 Jan 1820 |
| Mother* | Rachel Povall b. c 1738/39, d. 27 Jun 1820 |
Elizabeth Clay was born on 13 January 1755 Cumberland County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Henry Clay and Rachel Povall. Elizabeth and John Bruce, son of John Bruce and Margaret Jones, were married 28 June 1775 Charlotte County, Virginia, John Bruce and Elizabeth Clay, sec. Jno Clay.3 Elizabeth Clay died 1832, Garrard County, Kentucky at age 76 years.
Children of Elizabeth and John
- John Bruce+ b. c 1776, d. 23 Dec 1855
- Henry Clay Bruce b. 25 May 1777, d. 14 Aug 1815
- Richard Preston Bruce+ b. c 1780
- Elizabeth Green Bruce+ b. c 1780, d. c 1806
- Sophia Bruce+4 b. c 1782, d. b 1820
- General George Washington Bruce b. 20 Jul 1784, d. 29 Aug 1842
- Claricy Bruce5 b. s 1786
- Peregrine Pickle Bruce b. c 1790, d. say bef 1800
- Rebecca Bruce+4 b. 6 Oct 1792, d. 2 Mar 1846
- Horatio Bruce+ b. 14 Dec 1793, d. 1857
- Constantine Bruce b. c 1797, d. a 1850
- Alexander Bruce+ b. 13 Apr 1797, d. 1851
- Tabitha Clay Bruce b. 14 Jul 1800, d. 17 Sep 1878
- Brunetta Bruce b. c 1803
- Charts
- J Denton Palmer
Lenora Glover
Bruce, John #403 b ca 1724, Kinnard, Scotland d ca 1752, Orange County, Virginia
Claye, John #1523, b ca 1588, England, d bef 1660, Virginia
Ferris, Richard # 2074, b say 1620 or so, immi 1636, d Virginia
Green, Thomas # 2060 b 1700. d Virginia
Hooker, Thomas # 3118 d bef 1637, London
Lewis, John # 2831, b ca 1620, d Virginia
Marston?, Thomas # 2756, No further information
Povall, Robert # 409 b 1653, England d 1728, Virginia
Wilson, John # 417, b say 1620s, England or Henrico County, Virginia
Woodson, John (Dr.) # 133 b ca 1586, England, d 18 Apr 1644, Burmuda Hundred, Virginia
Bruce, John #403 b ca 1724 d ca 1752
Claye, John #1523 b ca 1588
Ferris, Richard # 2074
Green, Thomas # 2060 b 1700
Hooker, Thomas # 3118 d bef 1637
Lewis, John # 2831
Marston?, Thomas # 2756
Povall, Robert # 409 b 1653 d 1728
Wilson, John # 417
Woodson, John (Dr.) # 133 b ca 1586 d 18 Apr 1644
Last Edited=1 Sep 2022
Citations
- [S44] Mary Rogers Clay and the Hon Zachary F Smith, The Clay Family Part Second: The Genealogy of the Clays (Louisville, KY: John P Morton & Company, 1899).
- [S109] Library of Virginia Archives and Manuscripts, online http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F, Clay family Bible record, 1755-1782.; Archives and Manuscript Database.
- [S63] Jordan R, et. al. Dodd, Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1800 (Bountiful, UT: Precision Indexing Publishers, n.d.), from Ancestry.com, Virginia
Charlotte County
Bruce, John married Clay, Elizabeth on 28 Jun 1775 in Charlotte County, Virginia. - [S175] Interview with Wanza Jo Baker Campbell (California), by Pat Dunford, 1/1998. Patricia L Dunford Files (Patricia L Dunford, 1550 E River Road, Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, 85718).
- [S391] Bruce King, manuscript, June 2010, unknown repository, unknown repository address.